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The Washington times., 1934-01-29
John Powell, Pianist, Is SoIoist at
National Symphony Concert

with the mad syncopation, but
they have vanished before the bril-
liant climax, a magnificent Gre
Scendo. Powell is popular in Wash
ington, and his Interpretation of
the rhapsodie. with the finest CO.
operation by DR.. Kinder and the
orchestra, was extraordinarily ef-
fective.
FRANCESCA da Rimini" is a
standard feature of orchestral
programs, but it is seldom pre-
Sented with more vivid emotional
effect than by DR.. Kinder and
the National Symphony yesterday.
The program began with
"Chorale on Theme by HaSs-
ler," by Templeton Strong, a num-
ber never before played here.
Special interest, however, attached
to Montana Sketches" by Ed
ward Potter, and Impressions of
the Bowery," by LaSalle Spier,
both Washingtonians.
Totally unlike in their content,
both these works nevertheless
p. wed impressive. "Montana a
Sketches" revealed two movements
Of a Suite-"In the Forest" and
Wind Over the Prairie" which,
as their titles indicate, are musi-
cal descriptions of the Northwest.
Impressions of the Bowery"
are compounded of the sounds of
the famous thoroughfare. Par
ticularly effective were the rep
reSentationS of the clatter of
elevated trains, the jazz dance
hall, the Salvation Army refuge
and Chinatown.
The Washington times., 1934-01-29
Georgia Sothern
Gayety Star

"Laughland Girls" current at
the Gayety, bring with them that
vivacious star, Georgia Sothern.
The show is somewhat spicy
without being offensive and it is
tuneful and snappy. Some of
the ensemble numbers are quite
good.
The show also serves to intro
duce new comic. Billy Foster,
who has not played the Gayety
before. He does a number from
the audience and proves just as
amusing behind the footlightS. He
is aided and abetted from time
to time by Benny Bernard and
Jack Ormsby.
The feminine contingent, in
addition to Miss Sothern, is COM
posed of Bebbe Tobin, Evelyn
Murray, Fanny McEVoy, and
Agnes Nichols. The vocal inter-
polations from off stage are
furnished by Charley Dane.
Jackie Burns and Lew Wallace
also appear in some very good
tap dancing.
The show is weak on sketches.
Speciality numbers by the princi-
pals fill the major portion Of the
bill, giving the production a
vaudeville air. Full stage is used
mostly for the chorus numbers,
which, by the way, are most ef-
fective. Few full stage scenes are
used otherwise, however.
The settings are up to the
average and the costuming quite
good. Some of the chorus tab
leaux are extraordinary.
Ieaux are extraordinary.-R. s.
The Washington times., 1934-01-29

Honor Bright" over at Para
mount.
And speaking of Paramount,
Nanny Cohen, it's studio head, and
Adolph Zukor, it's president, are
probably the two shortest execu-
tiVes in the movie business. In
fact, there's the old gag about
Cohen and Zukor going for walks
under ping-pong tables-though
Mervyn LIE Roy and Eddie Buzzell
have often COINED them for a
stroll"
Well, what we started to say was
that the other day the local papers
carried big pictures taken at the
belated wedding party which
Nanny Cohen gave for Gary Coop
er and his bride. The photos
showed Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper,
Cohen and Zukor, standing be-
hind a table, cutting the wedding
cake-and in the pictures both
Cohen and Zukor were only q
couple of inches shorter than Gary
who is over six feet tall! So for
two days Hollywood has been try
ing to figure out whether the
movie bosses were hanging from
wires or just standing on lot Of
books!
Random Shots
AL Jolson leaves for N. Y. any
minute-but Ruby Keeler remains
in Hollywood. They may be apart
for several months. Katharine
Cornell and party at the Grove
to hear Lombardo-and the auto
graph hounds went. mad. Her
man Mackiewicz will script Gene
Fowler's 'Timberline" for M.-G.-M.
.. .Albertina Rasch will stage the
dance numbers for "The Merry
Widow" starring Maurice Cheva-
lier.
The Washington times., 1934-01-29
BY Feg Murray

De Mile Lavish Again
Cecil B. DeMille plans to make
his next picture, cleopatra" the
most colorful and lavish spectacle
of his entire career. Claudette
Colbert hes been chosen to play
the stellar role.
The Washington times., 1934-01-29
MURRAY STOPS THE SHOW
Composer Joseph M. DAILY Serves
As Brilliant Accompanist;
"Dodsworth" Coming
By ANDREW z. KELLEY

Baritone j. Harold Murray stopped the Fox show cold
Saturday afternoon with Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," hit
from Jerome Kerns Roberta" They flashed tne
the curtain, but the applause persisted and
finally the singer out took couple of bows but the
applause still persisted.
Pianist Composer Joseph NJ DAILY obliged to climb
down into the pit he stage set for the next ac and
play the Murray from Tommy Gannon regular perch
It Romance" think Mr.. Murray would be a
tion with the mcrophone. but he declines to it.
The Washington times., 1934-01-29

Singers appear to think it is a
reflection to utilize the mechanical
an1plification. AS though their
voices were not vigorous enough to
fill the vast Fox auditorium. Per-
Sonally 1 felt that Everett Mar
shall should have used it and
Frank Crummit certainly needed
It all the time. The Fox has a
magnificent loud speaker system
and q good voice should never
feel humbled by calling it into
use.
Sensational Song
About Smoke Gets in Your
Eyes" This song has made "Rob-
Orta" the operetta which is now
doing turnaway business at the
New Amsterdam.
Composer Kern was not espe-
pecially proud of it when Rob
erta" opened and so it was gen.
orally released to the broadcast
ing studios. Imagine the surprise
The Washington times., 1934-01-29

when radio orchestraS made it
the outstanding tune of the air
and audiences demanded encore
after encore in the theater.
At the Fox the applause begins
Just as soon as Mr.. Murray an
nounces he will sing it. He sings
It, by the way, much better than
It is sung in Roberta"
loe Cot a Thrill
Pianist DAILY, who is the ace ivory
ticker of vaudeville, has toured
with Grace Moore, Adele Row.
land, Everett Marshall, Nora
Bayes and Grace La Rue. He
spent two years in Europe as &C.
companist for Jose Collins. John
Mccormack ranks him next to his
own pet Edwin Schneider. Notice
his technique in the beautifully
played Victor Herbert medley.
AS a high school student Joe
DAILY composed the High School
Cadets March" for the young BoS-
ton soldiers and had the kick of
his life marching down fremont
Street to Boston Common for the
annual prize drill with the band
playing his own composition.
Since then some 40 compositions
bear the DAILY label but nothing
has given him a thrill to equal
that bright May day morning.
How to Spell 1t
In that very interesting Roose-
velt short on the Earle Theater
screen, narrated by Edwin c.
Hill, they place Mrs. Curtis B.
Dali on the ancestral tree with
the name spelled DAHL. The
White House has unofficially
notified the society editors and
others interested the name should
be spelled DALI. That Mary
The Washington times., 1934-01-29

Pickford- Buddy Rogers romance
is absolutely sizzling. For q
face that is the concentrated
essence of character I recon-
mend the features of the eminent
Austrian surgeon, DR.. Lorenz,
who is in the news reel this week
telling people not to get fat. He
would make a marvellous subject
for the right painters brush. .
o. SogloW and his Little King"
lose some of the droll quality by
transfer to the cartoon screen at
RKO Keith's but he is still very,
very funny. Burton Holmes talks
tomorrow afternoon at the Ma
tional on "Circling the Globe"
Scanning the Washington Times
files for 1907, 1 find he was
Columbia Theater headliner with
his travelogueS in the first
Roosevelt administration. What
a recorder years a star and go
ing as strong, if not stronger,
than ever.
"Dodsworth" Coming
Sinclair Lewis "Dodsworth": with
Walter Huston and Fay BANTER
is coming to the National Theater
after all. It was penciled out a
fortnight ago but it has been
penciled in again for the week of
February 26. incidentally Fay
Banter has clicked in her first
picture with Lionel Barrymore and
the Hollywood shooting galleries
are hot on her trail for more fea-
lures Charlotte Mayo, society
girl from old Georgetown, makes
her Broadway debut in Hotel
Alimony," a farce by A. w. Pezet
which opens at the Royale Thea
ter. She has a small part and
underStudieS Nancy Evans in the
lead role. One who resents this
departments criticism of Francis
Lederer as an Eskimo hunter
wants to know what actor could
have played it better. Only an
Eskimo I suspect.
WI OII lIlOdVS
"Let EN- Eat Cake" folded Sat
urday night in Philadelphia. =.
The Actors Equity is joining with
other interests in the theater to op-
pose the free shows of radio. The
protest will go to the Film Code
Authority and the Radio Code
Authority. Columbia has just
leased the Hudson Theater in New
York for its free broadcasts. On
some nights the studio attendance
for these free attractions is as high
as 10000. After you get through
honoring President Roosevelt to-
morrow give Carter Barron the
glad hand. For the Loew city
manager observes birthday, too.
A good way to pay tribute to both
is to toss 81 through the ticket
window at the Fox Theater tomor-
row and see a special all-star show
that will be a whlz bang. The
Warm Springs Foundation gets
the complete receipts.
The Washington times., 1934-01-29

Baritone AS Fox HeadIiner Forced
BY Audience to More Encores
The Washington times., 1934-01-29
Film Serves Church

Cecil B. DeMille's king of
Kings" was used in the place of
divine services in the Catholic
Churches in Mexico during the
time that these places of worship
were under a government ban.
The Washington times., 1934-01-29
- HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP
HUI F.: :: From,
HOLLYWOOD!
By GWYNN


HOLLYWOOD, JAM 29-Attempting to get the ee-
mens which made Bird of Paradse such for him
at Radio, David Selznck producing at MGM is negot
atng with King Vdor who directed the former picture to
handle similar type story for him more.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
Breaking Down Illusions
Creates Basis for j..
United Front

misguided workers to the correct
revolutionary position. Those Com
munists who do not exhibit the
necessary patience and persistence
in dealing with workers who still
follow the social fascist leaders,
whether in the trade unions or in
the Socialist Party, are doing a dis
service to the cause of the workers,
to the cause of the united front, to
the cause of Communism.
This does not at all mean that
Communist workers and sympa-
thiaefs should fail to take issue with
the reforn1ist workers on all The
questions Of the class struggle. On
the contrary, we must always and
everywhere approach our Shop
mates, neighbors and co-members
of the unions who follow the social
fascist leaders, with our program
and policies and proposals for
united front actions. In doing so,
1t must be our aim to develop fully
the arguments for our complete
program, remembering always the
masses learn from their own expert
ences AMI that each gain that we
make among the reforfnist workers
to win them for joint &C ion on
immediate partial struggles, opens
the way for greater conquests, for
the eventual winning of these work
ers to the full program of the so
cialist revolution and the prole-
tartan dicta orship.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28

Communists or what have you, we
agree on our demands. We agree
even with different ideas about
unions. We agree as marine work
ers. 1 want to state for my union
that we are ready to go in with
any other union on the basis of
your decisions here tonight. We
will stop criticism of anyone who
holds to these decisions. But we will
ruthlsssly expose anyone who fails
to live up to these as our enemy.
We do not see where this fails to
grant the right of each union to
recruit independently.
"a word about division. I am a
Communist. I hope in time that
many of you will become convinced
to my way of thinking. (Applause).
But don't let anybody tell you that
this strike can't be won because Of
Reds" We agreed on demands.
The strike will end when those de-
mands are granted. We did not talk
about our politics. But the bosses
will try to split our ranks by raising
a red" scare. just as we decided
with codes, that we will write them
not in Washington but in the picket
line, so with our politics.
How to finance the strike. Some
fellow-workers raise this question.
They say we have not the money
to strike with. First say, We will
fight to force the federal govern
ment to give us relief applause.
Second, we are members of the
working class, not just seamen. Fer
"a days our brothers on the Pacific
Coast held out. 1t wasn't easy but
they got by, aided by their class
brothers. If we waited until we
had enough money to strike, we
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28

would neve-' strike. Some official,
and you all know this, would dis
appear" with our rich treasury.
we are powerful because we can
hold back the labor power from the
ship owners to run their ships. Bay
onets and machine guns won't take
our place. (Applause). We are
powerful if the occasion calls for
it, then it is possible that our
brothers of our class will respond
to our need and tie the city up in
a general strike. cloud applause).
I'VE hope the longshoremen strike
on Monday, Oct l, then we will
strike. If not, then on Oct. 8 and
We hope that we will be able to pull
the lockers with us. They want
to go. SThey are up against the
same problem some of us are. Of
flcials who negotiate and arbitrate
when strike is the language the
shipping bosses understand. We will
get together. We must.
Go back, each of you, to organ
ize the action outlined l.ere tonight
by yourselves. We are fighting for
our self-respeot, for decent living
conditions and that is all. Anyone
who says otherwise is our enemy.
We will build our union by convic-
ton. We will prevent scabbing by
mass picket lines and action. We
are responsible to you, the rank and
file of seamen. Without your vote
not a decision of Importance can
be made. With the scabs you will
throw out those who think tAat
there is any other way to end the
strike. Tonight we have created
strength. 1t is the strength to win
all we want and need. Victory
now is up to you"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
" orkers Are Honest But
Deceived by Leaders
Social-F ascism
BY ALEX BITTELMAN

There is still considerable lack Of
understanding of the purpose ane
nature of the united front struggle
Of the Communist Party. This ap-
pears very clearly from a letter adj
dressed to us, which we publish in
full below:
August 10, 1884.
Dear COmrades:-
"Will you kindly clear this up
for me. I have been a synpa-
thizer for a long time and am
thinking of joining the Party.
81 cannot, however, understand
the idea of forming united fronts
with people your members berate
as sooial-fascists. If they are fas-
cists, then no united front with
them. If you do want a united
trent against fascism, then they
are not fascists, but misguided
workers, honestly desiring social
ism and not faScism.
I'm my fraternal club we
openly discuss joining a revcIu-
ticnary movement, but honestly
there is too much confusion in The
u. s. Communist program. We all
want TO join some party that will
be able eventually to unite al
workers, but how can it be done
by hnrlir- epithcts at all workers
who disagree:
"Fraternally ycur-.
"R. S. SMALL"
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district strike committees, from the
first day of the strike protested
against the use of armed forces.
military and mercenary, against
strikers who were exercising their
constitutional rights - the rights
to organize, strike and picket.
I'VE propose for your immediate
attention and action the following
demands which we feel are in the
interests of the textile strikers:
81. That your department imme-
diately take steps to end the black
listing and discrimination on the
basis of union membership against
militant textile strikers who were
exercising their legal right to Or
ganize, strike, and picket.
%. Complete withdrawal of all
armed forces, police, special depu
ties, thugs, used against textile
workers.
%. Provision made for the I'M
restricted right of textile workers
to organize into unions of their
own choosing.
q. Arrest and punishment of all
those responsible for the Is muir
ders during the three weeks of
the strike.
%. Release of all those arrested,
including Sylvia Crouch and Belle
Weaver in Gastonia, N. c., all those
still held in Rhode Island under
Governor Green's illegal order to
arrest all Communists; Anna Mae
feathers and Leah Young, Georgia
textile pickets, held under the
same constitutional slave law of
1861, used against Angelo Herndon.
and the Atlanta Six and carrying
the death penalty for melting to
insurrection.
&C. Indemnity to the families of
all those murdered, wounded, and
injured. Adequate relief for all
those blacklisted and locked out.
~. Immediate withdrawal of all
immigration agents from the strike
areas and orders to them to cease
terrorizing all foreign born with
the threat of deportation.
Respectfully yours,
SASHA SMALL,
international Labor Defense;
MANNING JOHNSON.
Trade Union Unity League"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
DELEGATES ON VISIT
TOPERKINS DEMAND
END OF BLACKLISTS

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 81
Placing the responsibility for the
blacklisting of textile strikers and
the reign of terror in the strike
areas on the shoulders of the
Roosevelt administration, a trade
union delegation headed by the
International Labor Defense today
pesented a series of demands to
Secretary of Labor Perkins to pro-
tect the rights of the textile strik-
ers.
The delegation, consisting of
Manning Johnson, of the Trade
Union Unity League, and Sasha
Small, of the International Labor
Defense, represents several hun
dred thousand workers organized
in the Trade Union Unity League,
Needle Trades Workers Industrial
Union, United Shoe and Leather
Workers UnieG, Food Workers
Industrial Union, Marine WORKERS
Industrial Union, National Stu
dents League, Taxi Drivers Union
and the International Labor De-
fense.
Their spokesman are Manning
johnson for the Trade Union
Unity League and Sasha Small for
the International Labor Defense.
The statement follows:
Madame Secretary:
This labor delegation repre-
senting several hundred thousand
workers organized into trade
unions, was brought here by tie
international Labor Defense, itseif
representing 100000 members and
affiliates, to protest against the
wholesale discrimination and
olackist!ng practised against over
10000 textile strikers all over the
country and especially in the
South. The strike was called OF
on the basis of the Winant Board
Report, which was hailed by your
self and President Roosevelt as a
sweeping victory for the textile
workers. This victory in reality
has been the most complete be-
trayal and defeat of the textile
strikers who face starvation, I'M
employment after thirteen weeks Of
militant strike struggle against the
most Brutal array OF military, ma
chine guns, armed thugs, force and
violence ever seen in this country.
Sixteen murdered, the last VIC
tim, 1S-year- Leo Rouette, died
in Woonsocket, r. l., last Monday.
Over hundred were driven into
a concentration camp in Georgia.
Hundreds were arrested. Nine
states had the National Guard out
against the textile strikers. Fifteen
thousand troops were on active
duty, arrayed in Federal U. S.
Army equipment, against the tex
tile strikers who demanded living
wages, decent hours, an end to the
brutal stretchout system and
recognition of their union.
1.-THE International Labor De-
Tense, which offered defense of all
arrested textile strikers to the ma
tional strike committee in Wash
ington as we'll as to all local and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
Baltimore Seamen Hasten
To Sign Strike Pledge Cards

BALTIMORE, Md, Sept. 81. -
More than three hundred seamen
came to the union hall and signed
strike pledge cards within two hours
after the Marine Workers Industrial
Union, 100 South Broadway, had
issued them on Tuesday night.
Baltimore seamen are rallying
around the strike call of the M. w.
I. U. and ready to hit the picket
line to fight for the demands that
were drawn up at the Baltimore
United Action Conference, includ-
ing a centralized shipping bureau
controlled by elected committees Of
seamen.
The program of united strike Of
all seamen under the leadership Of
one strike committee, elected by the
members Of the various unions and
the unorganized, is hailed by the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28

seamen as real rank and file pro-
gram that will be the basis of
militant struggle for the victory OF
all seamen's and longsho-enen's de-
mands.
The NJ, w. I. U. issued a leafet
calling on all seamen organized and
unorganized regardless of union af-
flliations to attend the union meet
ing last night and take part in set
ting up a strike apparatus and the
election of rank and file strike
preparations COMMITTEES.
A meeting was held yesterday
morning in front of the I. l.. A.
locals at Locust Point and members
of the M w. I. U. pointed out to
the members Of the I. L. A. the
necessity of setting up rank and file
strike committees.
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gle, the struggle for socialism.
Thus we see that a united front
with the Socialist Party, for which
the Communist Party is fighting,
becomes possible only to the extent
that the workers in the Socialist
Party are becoming disillusioned
with the reforn1ist and social fas-
cist policies and programs. If that
was not the case, if the workers in
the refornist organizations were
not becoming radicalized, the strug-
gle of the Communis5 arty for the
united front with these workers
would make little Roadway, indeed.
1t is, therefore, the parting of ways
of the workers in the refornist Or
ganizations from the ideologies and
policies of social fascism that Gre
ates the basis for successful
struggle, for united front in joint
action Of all workers regardless of
political affiliations against the
common enemy.
Communist Members Mistakes
1t is true that here and there
Communist or Communist Party
sympathizer would brand the work.
ers of the reformist organizations
as social-fascists. In the heat of
argument, meeting resistance from
the reformist workers to agree to
the position of he Communists, the
latter lo-es patience, becomes angry
and hurls at his class brother, the
misguided worker, the epithet of
social fs5cist. This is wrong. Com
munists and Communist Party sym
psthizers must arm themselves not
only vi h good, convincing ar5u-
noatS, bit also VITA considerable
patience in order to win over the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
Why A United Front With Social Fascists?

The first question that has to be
answered is this; Does the Com
munist Party berate the rank and
file workers of reforfnist organiza-
tons as social fascists? The an
swer is: No. Communist propa-
ganda and agitation clearly distin-
guishes between the theology of
social faScisrn, i. E., its theories, its
programs, policies and tactics, and
the rank and file members, working
class members, of the social fascist
organizations. Our position is that
the working class members of the
social fascist organizations "are not
fascists, bu5 misguided workers,
honestly desiring socialism and not
fascism." In this respect We fully
agree with our correspondent and
it is precisely because we believe
that the workers who follow the re-
formists and social fascists are mis-
guided by their leaders and hon
estly desiring socialism-it is pre-
ClS2ly 1Or CnlS reason JnaJ we carry
on a struggle for a united front
with these workers.
The Leaders and the Masses
1t is an entirely different matter,
however, when we discuss the
theology and leadership of the
social fascist organizations. This
sr~oIoo,, ~ VIZ bo1ra rboy,yY, ,,oorv
and many times, being an theology
of class collaboration wi h The
leads, in the present
period. to policy Of combating
the revolutionary struggles of the
workers and paving the way Tor
fa-cisE,. This VIC must expose and
Failure to do 50 would
mean abandoning the class strug-