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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-22
Socialism, Is Impossible
N01U, Bauer Told Workers
Stopped the PrOlefmial Revolution in 1919
and Sared austrian Capitalism

-e5arisU Of other countries, Just as, for
example. the methods Of the French
.J2cCbins were not obligatory fer the
b0Urge0isie in the bourgeois Teyolu-
ton of the last century. The work.
ing class in Austria grew IN in a
constitutional atmosphere. Within
the framework Of capitalism, it OBJ
tanned such victories on the basis of
general electoral rights as the So
clalist municipality Of Vienna. And
if now heavy blows are nevertheless
being struck at Austrian social-de-
mocracy, it is because the working
class does not defend this democracy
enough. The basic task Of the Au-
s-ian working class is to make Au-
stria into a democratic island in
the surrounding ring Of Central Eu-
ropean fascism."
This is just how Otto Bauer re-
piled to the Austrian working class
at the last SOcial-DemoCratic Party
Conference. And the task of the
Communists is to give their answer
to the proletarian masses Of Austria,
to tear the arguments Of the Austro-
WarXists to shreds, point by point.
Could the Revolution in Central
Europe Have CONQUERED in
1918 as PrOletarian
Revolution? e..
Otto Bauer replies in the negative
to this question, Drawing a historical
parallel with the Russian revolution
Of 1917. According to Bauer, the Rus
sian revolution was able to CONQUER
IS a prolstarian revolution owing to
three ba-ic reasons. Firstly. the peas
ants of Russia defended the p-oleta-
ian revolution owing to their low
level Of political consciousness and
lack Of organization. the result Of the
economic backWardness Of Russia
9econdly, because agrarian Russia
which had sources Of raw material
was able to feed itself without the
help Of the imperislist states. Third
y, because Russia's enormous extent
has doomed to defeat all armed in
Prevention Of capitalist powers since
he days Of Napoleon.
L We examine these arguments
produced by the 1882 edition of Au-
-trian social-democracy, it would fol-
low from them that the proletarian
revolution in Russia was able to win
owing to its economic backwardness;
that the higher the industrial devel-
opmentS Of the advanced capitalist
countries, the further they are from
a proletarian revolution. Otto Bauer
is now turning the main argument
nut forward by international social
democracy in the first years after
the october Revolution inside out
proving that the proletarian revolu-
ton could not win in Russia owing
to its economic backwardness. The
eocial-democratic press at that time
wrote that what the Bolsheviks
called the October Revolution was
only "mutiny of the DECEASED SOL
diery." that Russia with its low pro-
3uctive forces was not capable of q
proletarian revolution, that highly
iodustrialized Europe stood nearer tc
a socialist revolution than Russia
which had only just abolished tsar-
ism. Now everything is reversed.
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NOTE:

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A LITERATURE CLUB

st. Louis, Mo.
Comrade Editor:
Seven unemployed workers here
have organized a Revolutionary Lit
erature Club to send papers, such as
the Daily Worker, The Liberator, ETC.,
to the workers down in the Black Belt
of Arkansas and other Southern
States, These seven Negro comrades
buy and distribute literature in the
Negro sections of st. Louis. The Or
ganizer used to run a newspaper in
Arkansas and he is sending literature
to the South now for four months
and Is getting wonderful answers.
"A. M,
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Tells Faker to keep Going"

zas' 80 Reno, NevadR
Dear Comrades:
Here is hot one. While was
writing to you about my subscrip-
ton, book peddler came to the
door to sell me some book about
making everybody rich and happy.
So I asked him, who was behind this
power. He said some name that
sounded like "Jehovah" or some-
thing like from the bible. told him
the only power to destroy capitalism
would be Communism. He said Com
munism could never destroy cap
italism because the capitalists are
too powerful. So l told him to keep
going, ] had no use for faker like
him. 9''
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Lu-NDsge4As4s 81
HELEN LUKE

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P. S.-We hope you will raise that
little son of yours to have a speak,
ing acquaintance with housework,
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LIKED why COMMUNISM
Meridien, Conn.

Merldlen, Conn.
Dear Comrades:
I am thanking you for sending me
why Communism Otherwise I
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my own losses and value.
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review was badly garbled in the COM
posing room yesterday, we are re-
printing 1t here In fully
"The Yard Voice, issued by the Com
munist Party, Navy Yard Unit,
Vol. L., No. i, February, 1884. No
address.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
F|REMEN FREED
Of OVERTIME

Compelling firemen to serve
extra hours of duty as a punish
ment for violating department
rules was held illegal today by
the District commissioners.
The Commissioners approved
an opinion by Corporation Coun-
sci w. w. Bride which held that
assessment of extra duty was
not authorized by law.
The question arose some weeks
ago when Private Charles Co.
megys, of the department, sought
a court order to prevent the Com
missioners from carrying out a
decision of the Trial Board order
ing him to serve extra time.
The Commissioners also passed
on a bill to permit firemen and
policemen to live outside the
District and to increase annual
leave in the department. The
bill was returned to the House
District Committee with an ad-
verse report.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
DIES
IN FLAMES

While scores of Mortified spec
tators looked on helplessly, a
coIored chauffeur was burned
fatally after his car crashed into
trolley car at Connecticut Ave
nue. and Albemarle Street North
west last night.
Fifteen persons in the street car
which was derailed by the auto
mobile said to have been travelling
at so miles an hour escaped in
jury.
James Ragland, %. the chauf-
feur, was dragged from the liam
ing mass of wreckage and taken
to Emergency Hospital where he
died an hour later. He was driV-
ing the car of his employer, Rob
ert Patterson, of the 5000 block
Highland Terrace N. w.
Motorman of the street car,
Ollie B. Brookman. 27. of Ross
lyn. Va, sustained a slight arm
injury as a result of the impact.
Traffic on Connecticut Avenue
was tied up for more than two
hours. A wrecking crew was
called to place the trolley back on
the tracks. A special detail of
police were called out to direct
traffic.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
KING PROMISES
QUICK ACTION
ON AIRPORT
GraveIIy Point Up Soon in
Committee; Senator Is for
Civic Center Program

Immediate action on Gravelly
Point as a municipal airport site
by the Senate District Commit
tee was promised today by Sena-
tor William H. King, chairman
of the committee.
Senator King, a member of
the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, told that
body at its regular monthly meet
ing today that he is arranging
a meeting of the Senate District
Committee for a "thrashing out"
of the Gibson bill, which pro-
vides for the development of
Gravally Point.
The Senator also expressed
himself in favor of pushing the
municipal center development
here.
A report on the District hous-
ing program was made to the
planning body by John Nolen, jr.,
one of its members, and a plan
approved for the demolishing Of
all old and unsafe buildings in
the District as part of the pro-
gram.
Senator King offered to Spon-
Sor any legislation in the Sen
ate for a Government program Of
clearing Federal buildings in this
category.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
MISS BENTLEY.
To TAKE OATH

At 1870 a. m. tomorrow Miss
Fay l.. Bentley will take the oath
of office as judge of the Juvenile
Court, succeeding Judge Kath-
ryn Sellers.
Her nomination confirmed yes
terday by the Senate, Miss Bent
ley today submitted her resigna-
ton as director of school at
tendance and work permits to
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superin-
tendent of schools.
The new judge held a lengthy
conference this morning with the
retiring jurist, later explaining
that there was nothing official
about their discussion.
The nomination of the new
judge was confirmed without op-
position after subcommittee Of
the Senate Judiciary Committee
reported it favorably.
Lengthy hearings were held last
week on Miss Bentley's nominal
ton, during which she was op-
posed on the one hand by women
lawyers who contended she was
not learned in the law" and was
defended by social workers and
others as a woman of vast ur-
derStanding and sympathy for
children.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
Man in Fight Turns
In Alarm for Helm

Horace Huyck. %, of the 1900
block of Third St. N. w., who
pulled a fire box as the only
means he knew of attracting Of
ficial attention to a fight in
which he was engaged, was fined
$50 in Police Court today.
When arraigned before Judge
Gus A. Schuldt, he pleaded guilty
to charges of 'intoxication and
pulling a false fire alarm.
He explained that several men
started fight with him early
today and he pulled an alarm at
First and Bates Streets North
west to get help. No. II engine
company responded to the alarm
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
NAMES
EIGHT LIQUOR
INSPECTORS
Temporary Staff Appointed to
Speed Up Issuance of
D. c. Licenses

Acting to speed up the issuance
Of liquor licenses. Major Ernest
w. Brown, superintendent of po-
lice. today named eight policemen
to act as temporary inspectors for
the District Alcohol Beverage Con-
troll Board.
Those named were: F. M.
| White, First precinct; Frank Ash
ley, Second precinct; R. T. Tai
burt, Third precinct; J. P. Day,
Fourth precinct; R. j. Felber
Sixth precinct; w. R. C. Wrenn
Seventh precinct: P. E. Peterson,
Tenth precinct and w. H. Hen
son, Elventh precinct.
Start Work at Once
The temporary inspectors re-
ported to the District Building
this morning and will start on
their duties at once.
Under the District liquor law,
all places applying for a license
must be visited and approved by
inspectors before license can be
granted.
Thirteen applications for IL
censes were denied today by the
liquor board because the places
for which the licenses are sought
are in residential zones. The local
law forbids sale of liquor by a
store in a residential area.
Those denied were Abraham
PAUL, 900 K st. N. E.; Samuel
Rosin, 17O1 Monroe st. N. E.;
Morris Bassin, SO D st. S. E.;
Hyman Kopit, 100 Thirteenth st.
S. E.; David Rothberg, 1909 T st.
N. W.; Louis Sacks, 21O1 Six
teenth st. N. W.; Solomon Gold
man, 331 V st. N. E.; Samuel
Sacks, 2O16 First St. N. W.;
Thomas A. Burke. 625 Third ST..
S. W.; Leo Colodny, 1852 Cali
fornia st. N. W.; Bernard Bobb,
521 M st. N. E.; Meyer Hoffman,
619 Sixteenth st. N. E.; and
DldS4O AlLlO1OS1' 900 1CllOUG 1SIdIlO
Avenue.
Miss Davis Gets Job
Miss Margaret A. Davis. a
Treasury Department worker, was
named confidential secretary of
the liquor board at a salary of
$4,000 a year.
Two stenographers appointed
are William E. Chase of the Dis
trict Highway Department, and
Miss Margaret A. Cecil of the Dis
trict Purchasing Agents office.
Their salaries will be $500 a
year.
Two clerks named are Edward
Dent, son of the District Surveyor,
and Miss Minnie A. Overby, at
$1,440 a year.
Christin Whittingham, colored
elevator operator at the District
Building, was named messenger
at a salary of $1,000 year.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
ROBBER SE|ZES
PURSE, So

Continuing the wave of laundry
holdups that have mounted to over
a score in the last few weeks,
we'll dressed colored man made
off with S. and the managers
pocket book at the Frazee -Poto-
mac branch in the 1900 block of
Seventeenth st. N. w., early
today.
Mrs. Laura Mays, manager, re-
ported to police that the man
entered the establishment and
asked for a suit. While her back
was turned he took her pocket
book and money.
Police said the same man is
thought to be respor< BILE for the
series of holdups in local laun-
dries. He was described as being
tall, we'll dressed and soft spoken.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
SENATE To GET
MILK REPORT

Whether or not the Senate
District Committee will recon-
mend specific legislation as a
result of the Investigations which
have been made into the local
milk and bread industries is ex-
pected to be determined during
the coming week.
Reports containing findings in
regard to both of these investiga-
tions, which were carried on dur
ing the past summer and fall.
have been drafted and will be
presented to the full committee
at its next meeting.
The reports themselves propose
no definite legislation but give a
general explanation of what the
situation is at present, based on
information obtained from the
local bakeries, dairieS farmers and
house keepers.
Senator William H. King CD
OF Utah, chairman of the District
Committee, who had the District
corporation counsel'S office make
an inquiry into the bread in
dustry and who headed the sub
committee which held hearings
on the milk price increases, has
explained the reports will be sub
mitted at the next meeting of
the committee and it will be up
to the committee whether or not
corrective legislation shall be
offered in the Senate.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
F|NAL|STS
IN PLAY TILT

Following presentation Of the
fifth and final installment OF
plays in the one-act play tour
nament sponsored by the Com
munity Center Department, the
judges have announced finaliSts
for Saturday night.
The last group of plays we're
staged last night at the Roose-
velt High School. Those selected
for the finals are:
The Chinese Waterwheel," of
the Troupers of the East WASH
ington Community Center; The
Giants Stair" of the Columbia
Players; THE Man From the
Mutual" of the Cadoan Players,
and "a Trio of Triangles," of the
Shoestring Production Company.
These plays will be presented
for final judging at $50 p. m.
tomorrow at Roosevelt High
School.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
Two Washington Visitors
Dead in Dixie Crash

Two women we're instantly kill
ed in an automobile accident in
Kittrell. NJ c.. Wednesday night
following a visit with relatives
here. it was learned today.
The women, Mrs. George Baum
eister and Mrs. Arthur Breaslin,
left their homes in West Brighton,
N. Y, to drive to Florida. After
visiting here with Mrs. BaumeiS-
ter's brother-in-law, J. A. McNally,
of the petroleum planning and CO.
ordination committee. they con-
tinued on their journey.
At Kittrell their small coupe
collided with car on the high
way. overturned and they were
both killed.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
HEARINGS NEAR
On DC. RACES

Public hearings will be held by
the District Commissioners on a
bill to establish race tracks here
and legalize pari-mutual betting,
it was decided today.
The bill was sent to the Com
missioners by Representative Mary
T. Norton (DO of New Jersey,
chairman of the House District
Committee, for recommendation.
In view of the controversial ma
ture of the bill, the Commissions
ers decided upon the public hear
ingS so they may ascertain the
public sentiment.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
HOPKINS HOPES
To PROLONG
ACTIVITY
Staff Will Be Cut Gradually
With NeedieSt Cases on
Preferred List

With termination of the CWA
program definitely set for May L,
plans of local projects being done
under the Government program
we're being held in allegiance to-
day.
The District quota of CWA
workers will be cut down each
week, preparatory to abolition Of
the program here. according to
instructions sent to Capt. Howard
F. Clark, chairman of the work
planning committee.
Few Lay-Offs Now
Few workers will be laid off at
this time, it was said, but the
number will be increased so that
when the CWA program is com,
pletely ended none will be left
on the pay rolls.
The first to be dismissed,
Captain Clark said, will be those
persons living in households
where other persons are employed
or where the person has an out
side source of income.
Commenting on the plans, Fed
eral Relief Administrator Hop
kins said:
cit is our intention to main
tain the CWA at its present
strength in the District as long
as possible, and to provide ade-
quate relief until the severe
winter weather is over"
100000 to Go
About 100000 workers will be-
dropped from the CWA rolls next
Friday, Mr.. Hopkins said. This
will not affect the District, he exs
planned, the workers to be cut off
coming from the rural districts.
The 30-cent minimum wage
scale will be kept in effect until
the program is ended, Mr.. Hop
kinS said, and the specialized
lines of work will be paid at the
prevailing rate of wages o. local
communities.
Many Jobs Saved
About 200 workers will be
Gmong the first to go here, Cap
tain Clark said. Close to 5000
would have been dismissed except
for the fact that they had been
transferred to the District CWA
rolls from the Federal jobs.
One of the projects that will
be finished before the program is
completed will be the erection Of
new animal houses at the Zoo.
Captain Clark will confer with
DR.. William Mann, director of the
Zoo. this week, in regard to this
program.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
Citizens Federation
UrQeS NeU Brid0e

Submitting three resolutions to
the House District Committee
today, the Federation of Citizens
Associations urged replacement of
Chain Bridge, construction of
branch libraries in Petworth and
Georgetown, and the filling of
D. C. offices with bona fide Dis
trict residents.
Another communication received
by the committee revealed the
Northeast Citizens Association op-
posed passage of the Smith gas
tax bill, but favored enactment
of a bill settling claims along the
Potomac and Anacostia rivers
ind Rock Greek.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
Senate


The Senate District Committee did not meet.
The Senate in adjournment the weekend will take
up the pay proposal Monday with advocates Of full
restoration hopeful of winning their battle. (Story
page -
Reports the local milk and bread industry investigation
will be presented the Senate District Committee At its
next meeting at which time the committee will decide
whether not recommend corrective legislation (Story
this pagc)
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
MURAL TO BE PRESENTED

A mural by James A. Porter. in.
structor of art at Howard Univer-
sity, will be presented to the
Twelfth Street branch of the Y. M.
c. A. Sunday afternoon. The mural
depicts the service of the organiza-
| ton.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
Board of Commissioners

Meeting board in three-hour session. the Commits
sioner ordered investigation of charges of maadmnsra
tion at Loron Reformatory (Story on Page ~
The Commissioners decided to hold public hearings
bill to license tracks in the District. (Story this
page)
Demobization of the District CWA ordered to begin
within two weeks. (Story this page)
The Commissioners returned Congress with adverse
report bill to permit fremen and policemen to live outside
the District and also ruled against requiring remen to
extra duty punishment. (Story on this page)
The Commissioners acting recommendation of Chairman
Offutt of the liquor board appointed six clerical aides to
the board. (Story this page.)
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
MISSION FOR LENT

A Lenten mission will be held
by the Marist Fathers starting
next Sunday in the Church of the
Nativity, 5000 Georgia Ave. N. w.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
To
Type
Those Hard to Please
Communists
Admired
By GILBERT SELDES

By GILBERT SELDES
I think I would like to be a
Communist, so that I could get
sore on principle, and not by
accident. In the airplane in
vestigation it was reported that
one company, supplying planes
to the Government, made a
profit of As per cent-and I
do not have to wait six months
for the answer: that it was all
legal and nothing serious will
happen.
Also I have given up the idea
that people who make As per
cent profit on sales to the Gov
eminent are necessarily more
intelligent than those who make
6 per cent profit selling to me.
am not a very bood business
man, but in comparison, the
Government is a pushover.
This sort of thing makes me
angry, but I have no solid set
Of principles behind me. I
only happen to like people who
are not too eager to make a lot
Of money. I get just as angry
at the sight of a Woman-Shov-
ing swine in the subway; my
indignation is not controlled
and directed and I cannot see
every wrong in the world as
proof that the capitalist syS-
tenn and the New Deal are
about to collapse.
To me, people who gyp the
Government would be better off
dead. But before I can work
myself into action I think of a
man I once met who had sold
dope for a few months-and he
wasn't deSpicable at all. He
was the kindest of human beings
and his family had been starv-
ing when he began to sell CO.
caine. If I had principle, my
feelings wouldn't matter, and I
envy the Communist whose
anger goes right into action.
Small Time Murder
I note that The New Masses,
which has become a weekly
Outspokesman for Communism,
is angry at the way the daily
newspapers have been treating
various cases of murder and
banditry. Dillinger, for in
stance, was only "a small time
stick-up man and bank robber"
who was magnified into a des-
perado by the press with head
lines screeching from coast to
coast, and in general we have
been making Popeyes out of
Krazy Kats.
OF course, you know the sim
lister reason: to take your mind
off the depression. just as in
England, according to John
Strachey in the same paper,
the sea monster in Scotland
was only gag, a device of the
English press to distract at
tention from the distress of
the unemployed. (Something
must have gone wrong in
France-the papers missed a
three-legged rooster and what
was the result? Riots and
strikes.)
There is no pleasing the
Communists. If the newspa-
pers play down crime the rea-
son is just as sinister: because
they are afraid to confess that
the capitalist system is break
ing down. It is hard to be an
editor these days; always on
the defensive, and whatever
you do is wrong But I would
like to know the answer to one
question how criminal must a
criminal be before the Com
munists will let us put him in
the headlines?
No More Morals
I notice one thing about The
New Masses. 1t hates liberals
as much as it hates reactionary
old capitalists. but its pages
of editorial comment might ap-
pear in half a dozen liberal
publications. 1t is for strikers
and against war. 1t is protest.
ing against injustice. Who
isn't?
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
NEW X-RAY FOR HOSPITAL

New equipment has been in
stalled in the X-ray department of
the Columbia Hospital which has
. been closed for some time while
the department has been re-
modelled.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16

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