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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
BY MALCOLM COWLEY

THE October Revolution meant
l very little to me in 1917. I was
on slow boat from Liverpool to
New York, and was passing through
the submarine zone north of Ire
land when the ship got two wire
les flashes: near Cambria the Brit
ish had advanced on an eight-miIe
front, and in Petrograd there had
been another revolution. One dis
patch meant scarcely more to me
than the other That was sixteen
years ago, and it's hard to believe
now that I once came out of the
ships smoking room whistling hap
PLY because several thousand Eng
lishmen and Germans, had killed
each other in a war of which they
knew neither the real cause nor
the results.
The Russian Revolution means
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
w H A T. S ON

fremont Prog. Club, ss6 E. fremont Ave
Chorus Paul Glass. violinist, Jack Kainen
of John Reed Club, Chalk Talk, WILT.
Swell time promised.
E. DE sARTES Rally. Chorus, Dram
Group. Dancing. frolic, refreshments, $3.50
at Boro Park Cultural Center, 1880 56th
St. Brooklyn.
LAST DAYS of registration for Fall
Term. 1855 Pitkin Ave, Brownsville Work
ers School.
AFFAIR, Entertainment. benefit Elec-
ton Campaign at Red Sparks Club, 81
Second Ave. pm. Plenty of entertain
ment and dancing. Auspices, Post 1871 WE.
81. Hat check 25c.
WEST SIDE Br. F.S.U. announce OPEN
ing fall season. Gala Entertainment Dance
at $50 at Hotel Newton, cath and Broad
way. Adm. 35c,
Sunday
WAR Clouds in Far East" $3.50 at
Central Opera House, 205 E. 67th st.
Speakers. General Victor A. Yakhontoff,
former General in Czarist Army, author Of
Chinese Soviets Corliss Lamont; DR.. Ham
SUI Han, editor China Today; Frank Pal
mer Of Federated Press. Chairman. Adm.
Csc. Auspices, Friends Soviet Union.
LEWIS COREY speaks on The Decline
of Modern Capitalism" at Student Review
headquarters, ia W. i4th ST.. pm.
Adm. zoe Auspices, Student Review.
Boston, Mass.
HARVEST Picnic at weinekenen Estate,
Gushing St, bingham, Mass. Route 3 from
Quincy, Mass. Sunday, Sept. 23. Cars
leave International Hall. Wenonah St,
Roxbury, II am. transportation 2Sc. Aus
pices John Reed Br. LID
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
PhiLudeIphia, Pa.

MASS MEETING and send-off Of Phila-
delphia Delegation to Chicago Anti-War
Congress. Speakers, Maxwell S. Stewart
Foreign Policy Assn; Mary Winsor and
others. Y.M.CA. Building, 1925 Arch ST.,
Tuesday, Sept. IS, pm.
WINGDING (meaning damned good
timel and Dance at Film and Photo
League. 1876 S. 9th St, Sunday night. $50
pm. Also film showing, entertainment and
refreshments. Adm. zoe. Gene and have
a S-vfl time
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
STAGE AND SCREEN
Midnight ShOW of ThaeImann
Film at 28th Street Theatre

A special youth midnight show
ing Of the stirring anti-faT3ist
film Ernst Thaelmann - Fighter
Against FaScism," will be held on
Saturday night, at the 28th Street
Theatre, 18th ST., at Broadway,
James Wechsler, editor of the
Columbia Spectator" will speak at
the performance. Tickets are 40
cents and can be purchased in ad-
vance at the Workers Bookshop,
so E. 18th st., and at the Ameri-
can League offices, 213 Fourth Ave.
Blocks of tickets for organizations
can be bought at special rates.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
Suggestions Are Welcome

DERHAPs Fchandler suggest
how Miss Eingr the support
an invalid brother to parties theatres
sports take hobbies becoming
Perhaps Miss Ettnger has long developed ondn for
cer books golf number of other things
has either the whereUthal the
pleasant activities at the
Nor Miss Etngr alone this situation
have been given jobs projects by the Works Division the
Public Welfare Department the
only ysuerance that
they considered charity They oath
before notary that they before they
Moreover applicant certify relatives
acquaintance who could possibly assist the family without
funds Should be discovered that member of the family
the OF So in the bank the applicant considered
tted msdmeanor and is liable Jail sentence
Marriage penaized the husban
teacher is fired much for equality of rights
During the when teachers vacation their
0ganizationa activities necessarily limited the Legislature
over the Ives Bill compelling teachers to Loyalty OATH
part of the campaign
enables educational authorities militant
those fired automatically
Does Dr. Fichander know that several hundred
Project SO have recently had their hours heightened that
threat is made that will be further slashed?
With families support quite
afford to extensive Of parties theatres
dances sports take hobbies becoming clothes
Fichandr suggests
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
CHANGE
THE
WORLD!
By SENDER GARLIN

I LEARN from an editorial in Mr.. Hearsts New York
Journal that happy school teacher is successful
than gloomy one shouldn't be surprised if this
true particularly since the Journal cites its authority
principal of P. S. 1885, Brooklyn, whose name is Dr.
Alexander Fichandler.
That Fichandler familiar
That in those days when looked August the
Socialist pender profound political thinker Fchandler
known prominent Socialist.
1t that during these years managed
to maintain cheerful despite the crisis according
the Journal he that
to parties theatres dances sports take hobbies
becoming clothes"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
His Song of India

UNLESS memory faulty Dr. Ffchander is the gentleman
who at public meeting of the Teachers Union the
American Federation of Teachers reported impressions
India following Conditions hopeless India
learned Socialist educator that the only
poverty stricken population die the only mercu thing
hoped for.
The Journal that DR. Fchand is not alone advocating
these activities the school teachers editorial
asserts that h idea brought by President
Warren of Sarah College,"
Idea is important only teachers but
editorial written with the characteristic
press concludes with the following injunction Study what
you pleasure be concerts baseball books golf number
Of other things"
know at least teacher who would like nothing better
to take DR. Fchandler She from Brooklyn
that's the only thing in with Fichande
the principals job be quite judging by his
advocacy of hobbies for teachers the girl
very much out of job
Her Sylvia Etnger in column
described the which she fired the relief
in the New York public schools because she fed children
had no tickets 1t made difference that six weeks Miss Eng
sought in vain to obtain tickets
school rubber slippers activity
Teachers Association combined with the fact that she violated
the rules which children
they properly ckeed sufficient to drive her from her job
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
SUDerIOr. WiS.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa.

DAILY WORKER and 18th Anniversary
Of the C.P. Affair, Friday, Sept %, at
Turngerneinde Hall, Broad and Columbia
Speaker, Pat Toohey. Earl Browder and
Clarence Hathaway will appear on screen.
Bell Dorfman OF Artef, Freiheit Gesangs
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
NeU Britain. Conn.
DerUer, Colo,

DAILY WORKER Affair at Workers Cen
ter. S. Church St, Sunday, Sept. %. 730
pm. Speaker B, Taylor, Hartford Sec org
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21

BANQUET at Labor Lyceum 1545 Julian
St. benefit Daily Worker and CT. 18th
Anniversary. Adm. 3Sc, pm. After ban
quet 1Sc. Combination 4oc.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
AFFAIRS FOR THE
DAILY WORKER
Eridnu

DAILY WORKER Entertainment at Bush
Ave. Hall, Mariners Harbor Staten Island.
Auspices. Sec. 10 Unit /. $50 pm.
MEETING and Daily Worker Talk, p.
M, at Red Spark Club, "a Second Ave.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
Sunday

DAILY WORKER Affair and 18th Ami
versary Celebration at Svia Hall, Carry
Ave, West Brighton, Staten Island. Aus
pices Sec. 10 CP. Prominent speaker Del
Csrtconist, and others: $40 pm.
DAILY WORKER Concert and Dance at
h32 Clsremont Parkway, Bronx Auspices.
Middle Bronx Workers Club. $40 p. m
Program: Avtef. MAJ Gorky Orchestra
speakers and others Adm 1oc
DAILY WORKER Affair at 81 Graham
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
SATURDAY.

DAILY WORKER Affair at 50 Graham
Ave. Brooklyn, 8 pm. Auspices Sect. g.,
Unit %.
DAILY WORKER Affair at sls isoth ST.
$50 pm Auspices Two. Br. 1872. Enter
tsinment, Concert, Red Vaudeville, Re-
Treatments.
MOVIE. entertainment and dance given
by Sec. Unit 9 C.P. for the benefit OF
the Daily Worker at the headquarters OF
the Film and Photo League, IL E. 18th st.
Adm 25c. Fine time promised.
HOUSE Party at 243 T. 18th st. Apt. is,
pm. jolly time promised. Benefit Daily
Worker.
WELCOME Party to DR.. Weinstein. re-
turned from Soviet Union, $50. Auspices
Two. 1872 5l3 E. laoth St, shule s.
Prncends Daily Mnrknr
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
NeU HaUen, Conn.

Ave. Brooklyn. Auspices, Sec. Unit 40
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21

I'VE bIooklyn' auspices, sec, Unit 20.
Fine program.
NeU HdUen, Conn.
DAILY WORKER Affair at 222 Lafayette
St, Saturday. Sept. 20 at Ukrainian Hall
Program: Banquet, Play by Unity Players
Group. Dancing. Speaker. Bill Taylor of
Hartford Auspices. New Haven c.P. and
Daily Worker Committee.
Chicago, I'LL.
DAILY WORKER Affair given by Com
munist Party Unit 4o7, Friday. pm. at
North Side Center. 54S Wisconsin st. 1890
N. Larrabeel. Fine music Dancing. Re-
freshments. Tickets 1oc. At door 1sc.
Superior, Wis.
DAILY WORKER Affair, Sunday. Sept.
% at Vasa Hall, 18th and John Ave. Pro-
gram; Musical selections, individual and
group numbers, speakers, games, dancing,
refreshments. Adm. lSc.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
n. r. A. from Within
Revealed in Recent,
Vigorous Pamphlet

THE N.R.A. FROM WITHIN, BY
William o. Thompson, Mary Van
Kleeck, Earl Browder. Complied
by Labor Research Association.
international Pamphlets No. Al,
s cents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-06
Jap Sn1artness

Japan, along with the United States and other powers, signed some years ago a treaty guaranteeing the open door Tn China. The United States recently had occasion to remind her of this obligation, sending her remonstrance against Jap- anese monopolization of the oil industry in Chinese territory taken by Japan and ruled by her through puppet emperor.
 In reply the Japanese state department demurely suggested that our government had the wrong address. Inasmuch as we regard Manchukuo as still part of China, we should address such communications to Ranking, not Tokio..
 This was a clever subterfuge The Japanese diplomats enjoyed their little joke. But it wasn't really funny, and won't do Japan any good, because it dodges the whole question. The question is one of keeping faith and observing treaty pledges
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-06
A Book a Day
Lawrence's Widow Tells Of His Life
BY BRUCE CAPTION

Activities of the women who tagged around after the late D. H.. Lawrence make a dreary and grotesque tale; and the trouble is that all of them insist on telling it. The result has been some ex- ceedingly odd books, in which any number of females have basked in the reflected glory of a great writer. Now, however, after all the rest have had their say, the mans widow has hers. Freda Lawrence tells her story in Not l, But the Wind" and it is a valuable and revealing book.
 For this lady is concerned with giving the world some new infor- nation about a great literary man, and not with telling about herself. She tells of Lawrence's courtship --hows this almost penniless Eng lishman captivated her, daughter of the German nobility. induced her to leave husband and children for him, took her through poverty, social ostracism, and great deal of suffering and, homehow. made 1t worth infinitely more than 1t ever cost her-and her account IS a very fine portrait of him.
 If there ever was a genius who was tortured by his own genius, 1t seems to have been Lawrence. It made him great and it made him miserable, as genius frequently does: reading this hook. one gets a new realization of the travail of spirit out of which literature is born-and, also, a new understand ing of the uncompromising honesty with which Lawrence devoted him. self to his work.
 It is, all in all, an exceptional book. Published by Viking. it sells for $2.75.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-06
In Retrospect

We fail to recall in recent years cam paign that has been waged as hotly and vigorously as the one through which we have just passed and which the voters of Connecticut are deciding today. Regardless of the outcome both major parties can feel that they have given their best efforts to furthering the candidates of their sev- eral office seekers and in bringing before the public the pertinent issues of the day.
 From democratic viewpoint we of Wa terbury must feel considerable pride in the manner in which the campaign of that Larty has been waged. It has been d. rected by J. Francis Smith, chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee. Elected to that office immediately at the conclusion of the state convention Tn Sep tember he gave to his new d-tles the whole-hearted and serious attention that they demanded.
 Waterbury should feel rather honored at the conspicuous manner in winch ne has centered attention upon his party ana ifs candidates. If he is successful in his first year in leading his party to victory he will have achieved something that most people would have believed impossible. II his party is defeated he still will be round ly congratulated for the more than splendid effort that he put forth. Listening to his final appeal to the electorate over the radio Sunday night we could not heip but feel that to ignore the advice that ne advanced in his well-built up arguments would be retrogression and not progress for Connecticut.
 By the time this article is read in many homes the votes will be counted in Water bury and other communities in the state. Perhaps the final result will be known or can be deducted. We still would feel obliged to say that in the democratic par tvs leadership only can Connecticut hope to free herself from the domination or the interests that eventually hope to own not merely the water rights, but every other right that is ours through heritage. The prospect is not pleasant one. we trust the vote to-day was repudlatlon o1 if
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-06

a mere half-dozen umbrellas, hardly enough for English weather.
 This sovereign wasn't exactly kicked out, like Alfonso of Spain and many other European monarchs in these cruel years. He was liberal-minded, for an oriental ruler. He took the initiative in giving his people constitutional monarchy. But the Siamese democrats soon began to feel their oats and went to extremes The king had reserved for himself the power of life and death. All criminal executions had to have his o. K. The practice, es- tablished by the founding fathers of Siam, was to cut off heads. The parliament en- acted law providing for execution by shooting.
 The king demanded plebiscite, letting the people themselves decide whether they would be hanged or shot, but the bull-head- ed premier went right ahead, and didn't even notify His Majesty of executions til they were over. That was too much. So passes the last royal autocrat in the world. There are plenty of other autocratlc rul- CTS now, but the new ones are coming up from the bottom.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-06
Whats Coming?

We're anxiously awaiting the report ot fhe Commission named by the 1883 Legls- lature to study the state tax laws Ac- cording to all reports it is due this week. Undoubtedly it might have been presented to Governor Cross prior to this time had it not been for the vigor with which the campaign that ends to-day was oeing waged There might not have been the attention that is demanded pald to thls vital report in the height of hotly-con- tested political battle.
 The report, of course, should have been made prior to this time. The law under which the commission was autnorizeu stimulated that a report be brought into Governor Cross within ninety days priot to the converting of the 1885 session or the General Assembly" The Legislature convenes in January. Ninety days prior would have been the first week in October. That is now a month past. However, the report, we know, is prepared and ready to he laid before the governor and an- nounced publicly.
 It's contents are not to be divulged un- til the proper moment, we presume put there is nothing to prevent a few com ments on the situation as it now contronts the state. We have long been conscious or the need of tax laws that would permit more iudicious distribution of the tax burden. To-day we assess too heavily the owner of real estate. We are also work ing up to the point where the motorlst will find it task to maintain car for his own pleasure. Such inequalities must be smoothed out.
 There are many ways 1t can be done. The most obVious, of course, IS to turn to some form of taxation not already adopt- ed. That would indicate perhaps sales tax or state income tax, neither of which appeals to the average taxpayer. There are also opportunities to gather up certain loose ends that permit the cost of govern
 nent to be lowered. This would of neces- sity drop the cost to the individual tax payer. To our way of thinking the latter course of action is the more preferable. The means by which we can cut govern ment costs are nowhere near exhausted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-06

Japan off against the United States.
 In London, the conferences are e-cornered-the Japan csc with the British, the British with the United States, and the United States with the Japan ese. No one knows exactly what one side says to the other.
 In such an atmosphere nOtb- ing beyond publication of piOus platitudes can be expected. RIFT?
 Outspoken Leon Henderson unwittingly almost precipitated news stories of a serious rift in the MIRA board, of which he is a member.
 As the board assembled for 3. meeting the other day he hustled into the office of Chairman S. Clay Williams with the loud outburst:
 "Say, I'm getting tired of be- ing showed around here" At that moment a secretary closed the door on a group of re- porters who overheard the starl- ing remark.
 The newsmen started fran tic search to run down what appeared like a '.hot" story. In the midst of the chase Hender- son emerged from the board room.
 Buttonholed, he laughingly explained that there was no quarrel, he had merely sjoshed his colleagues about members of his staff being shunted from of- flee to office.
 TWO PLANS
 Upton Sinclair's EPIC plan. to lend poverty in California" has been widely publicized. But it is not the only program of its kind in the United States.
 Ohio also has a plan, which while little known beyond its boundaries, has the virtue of having been in successful opera tion for over a year.
 While aimed at the. same gen eral objective-crcating employ ment for the workless-the two plans differ .drastically in funda- mental economies.
 EPIC, as conceived by Sinclair would create a separate econ- olny Of the unemployed within the national economy.
 That is, they would be sup piled with factories, land, and Q -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-06
So They Say

I'd be delighted to be an old fashioned secre- tarv of agriculture and concern myself with sci entiic matters. It is calm and peaceful kind of existence. The fundamental purpose of our state is the creation of type of human being. Secretary of State Hans Hammers, of Germany. am a speed merchant.
 Col Roscoe Turner, famous aviator
 
 Business men do nothing but bellyache. -U S. Senator Thomas T. Connally, of Texas. N
 We have had a lot of pious twaddle from eel ibate clergymen who about as far from knowl- edg of the realities of life as the man in the moon The Rt Rev Simeon A. Huston, of Seattle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-06

Maine is going to pattern her liquor laws after those of New Hampshire. At that rate the state should be able to enforce pretty rigidly it's statutes. Residents won't be able to step across the state line to partake of the more liberal laws of sis ter state Maine is effectively cut off from the rest of New England by New Hampshire and with the two states eye to eye on the liquor question it will be much easier to enforce the laws in both of them, but particularly in Maine, which has Can ada on the northern boundary Maine will have commission control and state liquor stores. Hotels, drug stores and groceries can sell wines and beer. By re- moving the profit element from the liquor traffic the state hopes to end all argu' ments. She may be right in that respect, but sale of liquor by drinks will always De demanded.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-06

Washington, Nov. 6-Behind the naval negotiations now un- der way in London is lot more than a mere matter of Japanese tonnage. No matter what ton mage or ratio the Japanese get, they will still pursue their mili- tant policy in the far east.
 But what is much more inn portant though not admitted by the state department = is. the question of British and Ameri- can cooperation.
 The United States and Great Britain together can block Jap anese aggression. S1ngly they can't.
 So far cooperation between the two countries has been nil.
 The alleged alliance so ac- claimed at the time Herbert Hoover and Ramsay Macdonald sat on their log on the Rapidan, has disappeared in smoke. It evaporated not long after the replaced by the present tory regime.
 During the Japanese invasion of Manchuria, Britain and the United States worked at com plete cross-purposes. When Hen- ry L. Stimson sent a note of protest to the Japanese foreign office, the British ambassador went through the same notion.
 But afterward he would call to say that his protest actually meant nothing.
 During those days the old Anglo-Japanese alliance was as effective as if it never had been abrogated.
 BRITISH AWAKENING
 Since then, there has been a certain shift of British senti. ment. Lancashire textile inter ests have wakened up to sec their markets invaded by Japan csc goods. In India, bitter trade war has been waged over Japanese exports.
 In Siam, Japanese are stirring up dissension- against British domination over King Prajadhi- pOh IndL IS one TcdSOi Hc Ao oIi the way out. The Japanese want control in order to build a canal through the Isthmus of Krim, thereby nullifying Britain's great far eastern stronghold = the Singapore base.
 The British also have received intimations that the Japanese have their eyes on Hongkong. and that wealthy British sphere of influence, the Yangtze valley. To thwart this, Field Marshal Allenby and British admirals held an important conference on a warship off Singapore, have sent more vessels to the far east.
 But despite this British fear, there has been no definite indi- cation that the British would work with the United States rather than with Japan.
 State department officials have searched for it, would well come such a sign. But there Is nothing concrete. Britain's game seems to be that of playing