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County, etc., and appeared to agree
to a continuance of such local joint
actions.
4. But here also a careful read
ing of the resolution adopted shows
that the intention was not to fur
ther, but rather to limit such joint
local struggles. At no point in the
resolution do they specifically give
permission to their locals for par
ticipation in united fronts. They do
state, however, that before any
branch or local of the Socialist Par
ty shall take part in any united
front activity with the Communist
Party, the consent of the State Ex-
ecutive Committee in organized, and
of the National Executive Commit
tee in unorganized states should be
obtained"
In short, they condens local
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united front activities where they
are unable to prevent them; they
purpose to block such actions
wherever possible. In the biggest in
dustrial States New York, Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Massachusetts,, etc.,
where the Party is controlled by
the "old guard" this decision, if
accepted by the membership, would
make impossible the participation
of Socialist organizations in any
form of united front struggles with
the Communist Party.
81 Finally, the N. E. c. decided
to conduct "a survey of the polit-
ical scene with the aim in view of
possible cooperation in the forma-
ton of farmer-labor party" This
decision provides an insight into
ths real meaning of the Socialist
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-05
LEN C RAD
MASSES VIEW.
.K|ROVS BODY.
Many Thousands March
in Grief and Anger
Past Catafalque
By Vern Smith
Especial to the Daily Worker)


MOSCOW, Dec. 4 CBy Wireless.)
December 2 was day of sorrow
and anger in Leningrad. The
thought which filled the minds of
all workers and the fact which
hung over the closed shops and fac
tories was the assassination Sunday
Of Sergei Kirov.
In the great hall of the Uritsh
Palace, on a high catafalque COW
cred with flowers and banners lay
the coffin with the body of the
leader of the Leningrad proletariat.
An orchestra, conducted by the ia
nous English conductor, Albert
Coates, played the Chopin Funeral
March, columns of workers passed
before the coffin in two endless
streams, and factory whistles had
hardly ceased sounding the end of
the day when huge columns of
working men and women formed at
the gates Of the Leningrad factory
giants.
Workers View Body
All had one idea-to see their
beloved leader again, and once more
to declare at his coffin their I'M
swerving will to struggle for social
ism. BY torchlight, carrying in
Vulnerable portraits of Kirov
framed in mourning posters and
bearing black banners, the workers
of Leningrad marched to Uritski
Palace, where Kirov had so often
taken the platform.
Together with the workers
marched the Red Army men, prom
inent scientists and students, ia
nous writer's and artists.
On banners and flags we're in
scribed words definitely expressing
the idea and will of the Leningrad
proIetariat-"We will fight like
Kirov, live like Kirov, rally closer
around the Party of Lenin and
Stain"
Tens OF thousands OF proletar1anS
slowly passed the coffin. Unceas-
ingly they looked at the familiar
face, calm and commanding, almost
unchanged by death. They left the
Palace, putting on their hats in the
street. Thus they went out into
the frost with barred heads, only
later, as if suddenly remembering,
they looked into each others eyes,
seeming to wish to read there what
lay in their own hearts-the trust
in a Party which was capable Of
training such Bolshevik reliance in
the class which produced Kirov,
trust in country which was led
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leaders talk of unity" They pro-
pose unity toward the Right, with
the F. of L. bureaucracy, and with
the bourgeois demagogues at the
head of the Minnesota Farmer
Labor and the Wisconsin Progress
sive parties, with groups which are
Fundamentally supporting Roose-
velt's New Deal" Negotiations
with the Communists are to be put
off for two years, but negotiations
are to begin at once with the
Greens, VOLS, Olsons and LaFol-
lettesl
These decisions, adopted by a
vote of to 5, can best be under
stood by first examining the de-
mands presented to the N. E. G.
meeting by the so-called 'old
guard" the reactionaries who bit
terly oppose the decisions of the
Detroit convention and who openly
threaten to split the party unless
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Move Backward

not fight against the "old guard"
opponents of such a course who
threatened to split the party.
The result was what amounts TO
a miserable and cowardly abandon
ment Of the newly adopted Declara-
ton of Principles and a desertion
by the so-called 'militants" Of their
professed support for the United
Front. One can characterize the
outcome as ONE STEP FORWARD,
in the form of empty, meaningless
United Front phrases for the left
ward moving Socialist workers, and
TWO STEPS BACKWARD, in the
form of very real concessions to the
reactionary "old guard"
As to Decisions
What specifically we're the de-
cisions reached?
l. Nhez decsapa1 IN nHinejpss"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-05
BY C. A. HATHAWAY
Editor, Daily Worker
ADrTOT
ARTICLE I

now should one view the decisions
IL made at the Boston meeting Of
the national executive committee of
the Socialist Party, Dec. 1-O par
ticularly its actions on the United
Front? Did the Socialist leaders
move forward or backward on this
most vital of all questions?
At the outset it is necessary to
emphasize that they tried hard to
avoid any clearly-de defined stand.
They refused to declare openly and
directly either for or against united
working class action. But, by this
refusal to say either yes or no, they
merely succeeded in emphasizing
their desire, if at all possible, to
block working class unity against
fascism, war and hunger.
They could not ignore the grow
ing pressure Of the workers in and
around their own party for united
action. Yet tbs committee vpuad
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-05
High Court of U.S.S.R.
Gets White Guard Case
Especial 10 the Daily workor)

MOSCOW, Dec. 4 (By Wireless).-
The case Of seventy-one White
Guards recently arrested (before
the Kirov assassination in the
Leningrad and Moscow regions on
the charge of preparing the organ
ization of terroristic acts against the
Soviet government and workers has
been sent for consideration to the
Military Collegium of the Supreme
Court OF the Union of Socialist
Soviet Republics.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-05
Paris Taxi Drivers
Victorious i'm Strike
Especial to the Daily WORKER

PARIS, Dec 4. (By Wireless) =
Taxi-drivers here have won their
fight for a shorter working day and
higher wages. Despite the scabbing
of White Guardists who acted as
chauffeurs, the strike was supported
Fundamentally by the public.
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Forty-Two Face Nazi
Court i'm Wiesbaden

BERLIN, Dec. (By Wireless) =
Forty-two workers of Wiesbaden,
Embellishments and Communists,
are now on trial in the Supreme
Court of Justice on charges of hav-
ing continued the struggle against
fascism in anti-fascist organizations
and broadening the influence Of the
Communist Party in Wiesbaden. The
trial is taking place at Kassel.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-05
New French Budget
Sets Big War Fund

PARIS, Dec. 4-The Chamber OF
Deputies passed the 1885 French
budget today by All votes to 1872
The Communist and Socialist dep
uties voted against it in bloc. War
appropriations are heavily provided
for in the budget.
The haste with which it was passed
sets record for recent years. The
budget leaves an estimated deficit
At 594. 8E. 46l francs l$39, 19s, 1900.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-05
MONTGOMERY WARD PROFITS
RISE

NEW YORK.-According to a re-
port published by the Eastern
Bureau of the Federated Press, the
profits of Montgomery Ward, great
Chicago mail order house, increased
400 per cent during the first nine
months Of 1894 as against the first
nine months of 1898.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-05
Spanish Officer Faces
Death for Aiding Revolt

MADRID, Dec. 4 (By 'vireless).-
Lieutenant Torrens of the Civil
Guard, who in the October fighting
had refused to order his soldiers to
fire upon Spanish workers and had
himself gone over to the revolu-
tionary forces, was sentenced to
death this afternoon. The lieuten-
ants heroism is known all over
Spain and united action is already
being modified to save him from
execution.
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AT OPEN UNIT NETTING
COLLECT FUNDS FOR TIE DAILY
ESASo%9'as roeetft sbkSs.Fsss.sssssss iva
stM Needed In 'ballyk brive. sas,ssa.
Press RNa Yesterday-A, 400
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The Washington times., 1934-05-08

In the hardest fought town cleo
ton in the history Of Takoma
Park, yesterday Mayor Frederick
L. LeWton defeated DR.. e. Clyde
Shade for mayor by q total Of 149
votes, the final count this morn
ing showed.
Mr.. Lewton, who was UP for re-
election, received 1,l7S and DR..
Shade, 1000.
According to election officials
Lewton took an early lead in the
count and maintained 1t through
out the counting Of the ballots.
which was the largest ever cast in
a town election.
CounciImen Win
The three councilmen running
on the ticket with Mayor Lewton,
Peter Remsen, R. G. Sherburne
and Harold Orcutt, also defeated
their opponents, Charles Thomson
Calvin Hassell, and Albert Harmed,
by good safe margin.
This years election, a non.par'
tisan affair, was the most hotly
contested in the towns history.
There were $3.50 votes cast Of
a total registration Of $500, more
than 1,100 being cast before II
o'clock yesterday morning.
In the other municipalities
which held elections yesterday In
The Washington times., 1934-05-08
MAYOR LEWTON REELECTED IN TAKOMA

Montgomery c. j were Glen
Echo, where H. y T. McCuen
was reelected for the fifth con-
secutive term. c. B. Mcdaniel and
8. c. Pratt were elected members
Of the town council.
Captain Dyer Elected
Capt. L. L. Dyer. was reelected
mayor Of Garret Park, and Alton
L. Wells and Col. Jason F. Defan'
dorf won as members Of the coun'
Gil.
Louis Bell, Roy w. Barber, and
Greesbury g. Griffith we're sue
ceSSfully reelected as members Of
the Laytonsville town commits
SionerS.
In Brookville, William P. Jones,
Charles w. Musgrove, and o. B
Bailey were reelected to the board
of town commissioners.
Without any opposition Mayor
Douglas M. Blandford and his
council were returned for two year
terms in the Rockville elections.
None Of the incumbentS was op
posed in the Gaithersburg elect
ions, and Mayor William McBain
and Councilmen Ira Darby and
Otho Trundle were returned for
two years.
At Somerset, the voters returned
The Washington times., 1934-05-08
SET
FORPARLEY

Addresses by Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt and Secretary Of the
Interior Harold L. IckeS will
feature the first national con.
ference on the education Of
negroes opening tomorrow at the
Interior Department under the
direction Of the United States
Bureau Of Education.
Mrs. Roosevelt'S address will be
given Friday morning over a ma
tional radio hookup while Secre'
tary Ickes will deliver the address
Of welcome tomorrow night at
the Interior Department audi
toriun1. co.,
Over 500 educators Of both
races, including city and county
Superintendents of schools, presi
dents of colleges and universities
and officers Of white and colored
teacher associations. have beer
invited to the attend the sessions
which, will last through Saturday
The Washington times., 1934-05-08
Staying Puzzles y
LunchhurO Police

LYNCHBURG, Va. May 3.
Police were ct q loss here today
to explain the Staying Of Howard
9. Vaughan, 30, of Farmville, late
Friday. They admitted today they
are without Q definite clue aS to
the slayer. Mr.. Vaughan was
found IN the back seat Of an auto
mobile with two pistol wounds in
the head and died before he could
tell police how he had been shot.
Police found . revolver in the car.
The Washington times., 1934-05-08

Mayor ]. w. Stohoman for his
sixteenth consecutive term. Coun
cilmen reelected were A. w, Ster
ratt and George w. Bryson.
In the Poolesville elections m
entire new slate Of councilmen
were elected. The new men are
Howard w. Spurrier. q. Robert
Gray, Robert Hempstone, Mrs
Howard Fryer, and Charles B
Sellman.
The Washington times., 1934-05-08
GUARDIAN TO VISIT

Mrs. Virginia watkins, Norfolk.
Va, grand guardian Of Jobs
Daughters for Virginia, will pay
her official visit to Bethel Chap
ter. No. !, Jobs Daughters. Of
Clarendon. Va, on May II, it was
announced today.
The Washington times., 1934-05-08
HGgerstOlUn Staying
TriaI on TOMORROW

HAcERSTOWN. Nd, May 8
UN.S0.-Claude H. Krout, res
taurant proprietor, indicted here
for the murder of o. D. Sherley,
his landlord, in the lobby of Sher-
ley'S hotel, following a dispute
over a rent raise, will 60 on trial
at Cumberland tomorrow morn
ing,
The Washington times., 1934-05-08
CHINESE CULTURE TOLD

Chinese talks and cultural lee
lures will be given by the Chinese
Y. M. c. A. at the Y. M. c. A.
auditorium at $50 p. m. tomor-
row. Speakers will be Stephen
C. Y. Pan. DR.. Thomas Tseng
Mein, and T. G. Ho.
The Washington times., 1934-05-08

pays for the
Model-V pictured,
It's as easy as that!
Just select your
Kelvinator. We'll de-
liver and install it.
The M e ter-ator
clock will be placed
out Of sight. Once
a month a repre-
sentative opens the
meter and gives you
q receipt for your
payments - before
you know it the
Kelvinator is paid
for you're dollars
ahead and you've
never missed the
small payments.
Evening star., 1934-03-29

kicking about high tax rates Il A In
teresting to note the town tax rate
for 1909-10 was rs cents on each
500, against rate for the year now
drawing to close of 40 cents. The
assessable basis Of the town now Is
$5,967,037, or about double the total
in 1925. The sharp increase came
about largely through the annexation
several years ago Of the property max
ing up the fourth ward.
Street lighting, always the towns
major expense cost, was $l,256.41 for
the year 1909-10 and $6,259.57 for
the year ending April, 1888.
Shepherd was born In Washington
but came to Hyattsville when 4 years
old He was a son of the late Wilmer
s. and Laura A. Shepherd and q
nephew of Alexander r. Shepherd,
Governor Of the District Of Columbia.
He was reared in the famous old
Octagon House on Locust avenue here,
which at that time was the property
of his grandfather, William P. Shedd.
Prominent in Church Affairs.
For half a century he has been a
leading member of the First Presby-
terian Church Of Hyattsville, one Of
the oldest churches in this section Of
the country. He has been treasurer
of Mount Hermon Lodge, Hyattsville
Masonic body, for is straight years.
He received his early education in the
old Bladensburg Academy and later
attended the Franklin School In
Mayors who have served since he
first took office include Capt. Roger
Evening star., 1934-03-29
Hyattsuille Treasurer Ends
18th Year u, Same Position
Citizens Proudly Point
to Mark Set by ". A.
Shepherd.
Candidate for Re-elec-
ton Has Never Faced
OppOsitiOn.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HYATTSVILLE, Md, March 29.-
Hyattsville believes it has in It's treas
urer, William A. Shepherd, an official
who holds something of a record for
continuous service in the same office.
He is completing his twenty-fifth year
in the post, and is a candidate for
reelection in the town balloting May
Z. He has never been opposed, and
there is no indication he will be in
the coming election.
Shepherd assumed the Office June 1,
1903, when William P. Magruder was
mayor, being appointed to take the
place OF w. H. Richardson, who re-
signed in the middle OF his two-year
term, because Of i'll health. Richard
son also had long held the office, he
and Shepherd being the only treas
urers the town has had. Shepherd
was first elected to the job by the
voters In 1910. The first entry he
Evening star., 1934-03-29
PLANES At NOME
WILL TRY RESCUE
Two Americans in Party
Seeking Removal of SO
Russians From Zee.
By the Associate Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NOME, Alaska, March ga Soviet
aerial rescue party hoped for favor
able weather conditions today as its
members prepared to fly to the assist
ance Of SO Russians stranded on the
Arctic ice pack $50 miles northwest
Of here.
Snow was falling as the large
planes, carrying three Russian flyers
and two American pilots landed hare
late yesterday after a 200-mile flight
from Nultato. on the Yukon River.
Word by wireless from the refugees,
stranded on an Ice pack when their
steamer sank, February 13, said only
two weeks Of food supplies remained.
In addition to the shortage of food
the party faces the danger Of break
up of the ice pack.
Prof. George YuShakoff, leader of
the rescue expedition, plans to re-
move the refugees to the mainland,
later bringing them here for trans
portation back to Russia.
Evening star., 1934-03-29

ago when . taxpayer visited his home
about midnight and said he wanted
to pay his bill. He did not have the
bill with him.
Shepherd said he would send It to
him promptly in the morning. The
taxpayer, however. insisted he wanted
1t right away. Thereupon the treas
urer got out his rubbers and big coat
and trudged through the snow to his
ofiice some distance away.
Imagine how he felt when the tax
payer took the bill and said, THANK
you, I'll send you . check In . day
or two"
Evening star., 1934-03-29
BELIEVED DEAD SCORE
Of YEARS, MAN APPEARS
California Former Sheriff and
Brother See Each other
After 40 Years.

BY the Associated Press.
BAKERSFIELD, Calf, March 60
A stranger greeted Boone Newell, for
mer sheriff of Kern County here yes
terday.
Did you have a brother named
Walker in Kansas" the stranger asked
"Yes," Newell replied, but he is
dead"
You're wrong" the other an
nounced, 'for I'm your brother"
The former sheriff had believed his
brother, Walker, dead for a score OF
years
The brothers had not seen each
other for 40 years.
Evening star., 1934-03-29

Bells, Harry Shepherd, brother: O.
A. oreager, Edward Devlin, John g..
Holden, william A. Brooks, Matthew
F. Halloran, T. Hammond Welsh, ].
Frank Rushe. Irwin Owings. Lemuel
L. Gray and DR.. H. T. Willis, incum-
bent.
While Shepherd is modest and says
he has tried only to do his duty his
friends lay his long continuance in
Office to his desire at all times to
accommodate the towns taxpayers.
In one instance, thought he admits
his patience was tried. That was
during . heavy snow some years
Evening star., 1934-03-29

made on the towns books was on
June 18, 1909 Taxes collected by
Shepherd for the year ending April
IA, 1910, his first in office, totaled
s6,04o.57. For the year ending April
10, 1888, total of $22, ,656.05 was COL
lected.
Wor the benefit of those who are
Evening star., 1934-07-06
RULESFOR SILVER
EXPORTSDRAF TED
Four Classes of Shipments
Exempted From Embargo
by Treasury.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Opening up legal loopholes In the
Federal ban on the expectation of
silver. the Treasury yesterday laid
down regulations for licensing of
white metal exports when deemed
Legitimate" and non speculative
transactions.
T. j. Coolidge, acting Secretary of
the Treasury, exempted four classifi-
cations of shipments from the en-
barge.
Federal Reserve Banks are author
lied to accept applications for
licenses necessary to fulfill contracts
entered into prior to June 28. A Sec
ond exemption would include metal
owned since June % by a foreign
government, foreign central bank, or
the bank of international settlements.
Under the third. mints and assay
offlces may receive similar applications
for export of metal which was i'm
ported in raw state for the purpose
of refining and reshipment abroad.
A fourth exemption covers silver Of
fineness of not more than 800 parts
silver in 1000.
Other special exemptions will re-
quire presidential approval
Coolidge pointed out it was unnec-
essary to obtain permission to export
articles fabricated from silver, for
eign silver coins. and ore and metals
containing silver in small amounts.
Except in the case of foreign coin,
however, an affldavit must be filed
with the collector of customs by the
postmaster at the place of mailing.
Evening star., 1934-07-06
Miss Grace abbott
AdUOcates Federal
Mothers Aid La,c
Retiring ChiIdren's Bu-
reau Chief Makes Plea
in Magazine article.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Miss Grace Abbott's valedictory
as chief of the Children's Bureau
appeared yesterday a plea for a
Federally fostered mothers aid
system.
1t was the last article Miss Alb
bott wrote before the July l end
of her l3 years service with the
bureau. 1t appeared in the Social
Service Review of which she now
is editor.
She urged: Making mothers aid
laws mandatory; adoption by the
States of a policy of State equal
iZation laws to correct wide dis
crepancies in aid to mothers; and
Federal aid
"As in the case Of old-age PEN
sion systems, because long time
care must be provided on a secure
and adequate basis, Federal aid
for. these pension systems seems
justified. said Miss Abbott.
A system of unemployment in
surance and reserves, Miss Abbott
said, would not provide for chill
dren whose fathers were dead, or
had deserted.
Evening star., 1934-07-06
PATRONAGEB BRINGS
NEW COMPLAINTS
House Democratic Members
Are Dissatisfied Over
Distribution.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Byrns Of Tennessee
disclosed today that a number Of
House Democrats still are dissatisfied
with the way Federal jobs are dis
tributed.
The House leader revealed this in
commenting on returns to the Demo-
catic Congressional Campaign Com
mittees recent QUESTIONABLE. The
committee asked Democratic members
a lot of questions, among them
whether they we're satisfied with
patronage, and, If not, why not.
Tells Of Criticism.
There has been some criticism Of
the way patronage is being handled"
jections we've got so far have been
on that"
Whats the trouble?" Byrns was
asked.
Why, Democrats are just not get
ting the Federal jobs" he replied.
Patronage has bothered House
Democrats and leaders since early last
session. The first session after Presi-
dent Roosevelt took office, few jobs
we're passed out. But Democrats be-
lieved the jobs would come along
later.
Few had developed, however, when
the last session convened. Those dis
satisfied forced party caucus which
Postmaster General Farley addressed.
That held things in check.
Believe Roosevelt Power Increases.
Just before the session ended. how
ever. renewed objections we're heard.
So the Congressional Committee took
it up with members Byrns said the
QUESTIONABLE was sent only to about
100 House Democrats who had not
been consulted personally. The leader
said he was pleased by answers to the
question whether President Roosevelt's
popularity was increasing or decreas-
ing.
They all phrase it a little differ
ent, Byrns said, but the sum and
substance is that if Roosevelt we're
running this Fall he would get a
bigger majority than two years ago"