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The Washington times., 1934-10-27
R|TCH|E FAV0RS
AUTO TAX

Naming the chief problems the
new Maryland administration
must face this coming winter,
Gov. Albert C. Ritchie at Upper
Marlboro yesterday declared the
State ticket was a nucleus to
shape this program and was COM
mitted to its PRONUNCIATION.
Among the problems, he named
unemployment relief. uneploy-
ment insurance, old age insur.
ance, privileges for handicapped
children, maintenance of State
credit, and formation of a sound
budget to contain these new fea-
lures.
Hits Auto Tax Cut
Asserting that these objectives
could not be attained if auto
license tags were reduced in price
to So, he declared his willingness
to attack social problems with the
same vigor displayed by President
Roosevelt.
The cut in license prices would
take 100000 from State income,
he asserted, and the money would
have to be made up in increased
gasoline or property taxes. At the
same time he inferentially accused
Republicans of seeking votes with
false promises.
SaSScer PresideS
Speaking also at the rally in
the courthouse were George E.
Radcliffe, Senatorial candidate;
Herbert R. O'Conor, candidate for
State attorney general; William
S. Gordy, for comptroller; and
James A. Young, clerk of the
court of appeals. Senator L. G.
SasScer presided.
When the rally broke up, lis
teners Joined the motorcade trav-
cling to the rally at College Park.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
MILK BIDS MARK
RELIEF PAY DAY

With local relief families receiv-
ing their municipal checks today,
dairies will make a canvass for
orders for milk at 10 cents quart.
Since the new low price was OBJ
tanned through the purchase of
so-called surplus milk, the dairies
have solicited business from ap-
proximately 1000 needy families,
but have sold only a few quarts
of milk.
Commissioner George E. Allen
is determined to increase the
consumption of milk among
families on relief. If purchases
do not increase, the District will
buy the surplus milk from the
farmers and distribute it, deduct
ing the price from the cash
allowance of persons on relief.
The use of surplus milk was
obtained by Commissioner Allen
for a 30-day trial period.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
NRA OFFICIALS
FLAY JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT
Laxity in Code Enforcement
Laid TO Cummings Lawyers;
Plant to President Due
By international News Service

The Department of Justice Is
being assailed by NRA officials
for the admittedly bad state OF
code enforcement.
AS a result of the growing an
tagonism toward Federal district
attorneys throughout the country,
the new National Industrial Re
covery Board may lay the whole
question before President Roose-
welt soon.
High officials charged with the
duty of enforcing the codes as
serted that district attorneys in
all parts of the country are hes
itating to 60 to the mat with code
violators in the courts.
Take Chance With Eagle
Code violators, they say, have
discovered that the most serious
immediate penalty facing them
for violation of a code is loss of
the Blue Eagle, and they are will
ing in many instances to take
the chance.
The situation is steadily grow
ing worse, a high NRA official
admitted. He said 80 per cent Of
industry is cooperating in an ef-
fort to ferret out code violators.
While the NRA compliance
board has 10000 cases pending, it
is asserted that nearly half of
them can be settled without diff.
Guilty. The real threat to code en-
forSement, it was declared, is un-
willingness on the part of district
attorneys to prosecute.
passing the Buck"
Many district attorneys, it was
asserted, were passing the buck"
They hesitate to bring a case in.
volving constitutionality of provi-
sions of the recovery law until the
matter has been threshed out in
some other court.
Confidential reports from agents
in the field to the compliance di-
vision Of NRA say that the pres
tige Of the Blue Eagle, while still
important, is being weakened.
One high NRA official expressed
the belief that command from
Roosevelt will be aeces-
sary to start prosecutions in every
part Of the country.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
Schools Face Use
Of More POrtables

Portables, the curse of the Dis
trict public school system, may
have to be relied upon after Feb
ruary to help relieve growing con-
gestion, school officials admitted
yesterday.
At present, Is portables are in
use, and 10 of these are for colored
pupils. Increased enrolment after
February may necessitate addi-
tional ones in the white schools, it
was said.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
Births and
Marriages
BIRTHS

Elton-Evelyn Peterson. boy.
Lionel-Jane Tothill, boy.
Rohert-Anna Ralph. boy.
John Margaret Long, boy.
James-Eugenia Richardson, boy.
Harry-Katherins Ksarns, COY.
Charles-Audrey Wilson, boy.
Thomas-Cecelia Nanci, boy.
Bryan-Mattie Corbih, girl.
Robert-Katherine Parkman, girl.
Howard-Grace Myers, girl.
Robert-Bessie Russell, girl.
Alfred-Helen Martineau, girl
William-Mary Willis girl.
James-Sara Washington, boy.
William-Lauretta Monroe, girl.
William-Annie Stoddard, girl.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
Poisoned Banker
Admits Shortage

PHILADELPHIA,O Oct. 81.
GN.SO.-A motive for the act Of
William Hammond. 29-year-old
Chester banker who is believed
dying from a slow acting poison,
was disclosed by Federal agents
here today. Hammond has con-
fessed, Government investigators
revealed, that he embezzled $685.
900 from a branch of the First
National Bank of Chester of which
he was manager.
The young banker was found
writhing in agony at the bottom
of staircase in a hotel here. He
admitted taking poison.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
Rail Pension Act
Injunction Asked
BY International News Service

Attorneys for railroads today
sought an injunction before Chief
Justice Alfred A. Wheat of District
Supreme Court to prevent the Fed
eral Railway Board from enforc-
ing the railway retirement act,
held unconstitutional by Justice
Wheat a week ago.
Special Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Hammond Cheffetz filed a
motion for a stay, asking that the
board be permitted to continue
enforcement pending an appeal.
Justice Wheat took the case under
advisement.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
Many Dolls Seen
At Church Show

Dolls from China and dolls
from India mingled with nanny
dolls. rag dolls and beautiful
baby-like ones with real hair
from Germany and France yes
terday on tables at the Chevy
Chase Presbyterian Church
The event was a doll exhibit
for the benefit of the Church
Guild, under the direction Of
Mrs. Roger Marsden.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
DIED

Peter Monsell, So. U. S. Soldiers Home
Hospital.
Berta McClung, 81 Gallinger Hospital.
Louis Spiess 81. Sibley Hospital.
Florence H. Johnson. 80, ia 5th St..
N. K.
Rachel Jacobs. rs, Geo. Washington
Hospital.
Martha Machen. 72, Gallinger Hospital.
Ella Flynn. II, Gallinger Hospital
Henry Wasserman, II, Geo. Washing
ton Hospital.
Wayne c. Mason. 81. 1915 G st. N ".
Matte ]. Hallman. 66, 1888 C st. s. E..
Andrew Muller. 63. 1910 w ST. S. e.
Cassandra F. Chrismond. 50. 1Ol4
St. S. E.
Sue Rutherford. "a, st. Elizabsths HOS
pital.
Ave. N e.
Hictor Hickman. Is. Georgetown Hos
Maria D. Taylor. 49, s217 Conn. Ave.
N. w.
Charlotte Holmes. IS, 74s 18th st. NE
Sarah Duffin, 81, Gallinger Hospital
James Wilson, 50. Freedmen's HOE
pital.
Eliza Holmes. 50. Home for Aged and
Raymond Murray, Al, Frsedmen's Hos
Elizabeth Parks. ~, s2S L St. s. E.
Andrew o. Robinson, %, 1lS Bates
St NJ w
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
WRITER'S RENDEZVOUS

The Writers Rendezvous will
hold a meeting at 8 p. m. today
at the Spiritual Circle, 1888 Four
teenth st. N. w. H. L. Linden
schmidt and DR.. Edward j. Irvine
are included on the speakers pro-
gram. All poets, artists and
poetry lovers are invited to attend.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
Aged Man Injured
When Hit by Car

George Leonhardt, 81, of the
$500 block of Warren st. N. w.,
was treated at Garfield Hospital
for minor injuries received today
when hit by an automobile which
police say was listd to C. Catoe,
1900 block of Eighteenth st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
BRIDGE APPROVED

The War Department has ap-
proved an application Of the Bor-
ough of Richmond, N. Y, for per-
mission to construct bridge
across New creek at South Beach
Staten Island.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
The Weather

District of Columbia, partly
cloudy. slightly colder tonight;
Sunday fair, colder; moderate to
fresh west, shifting to northwest
winds.
Maryland, partly cloudy, colder
in west portion tonight; Sunday
fair, colder.
Virginia, partly cloudy, slightly
colder in extreme west portion to-
night; Sunday fair, colder.
Local Temperatures
Yesterday Today
4 p. M. go 4 a. NJ. ....47
8 p. m......54 8 a. m......5S
Midnight So Noon .......51
Departure From Normal
Accumulated excess of tempera-
ture since January /. 1884, 261;
deficiency of temperature since Oc-
tober l, 1884, II: accumulated ex-
cess of precipitation since January
/, 1894, 8.61; deficiency of precipi'
tation since October /, 1884, 1.65.
Tide Table
High tide today 11:16 a. m. and
1880 p. m.
Low tide today 5:45 a. m. and
5:51 p. m.
High tide tomorrow 11:45 a. m.
and 1907 p. m.
Low tide tomorrow 6::33 a. m.
and 6;41 p. m.
The Sun and Moon
The sun rises today 6;29 a. m.
and sets Sis p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow $50 a.
m. and sets STA p. m.
The moon rises today 8:55 p. m.
and sets 1888 a.. m.
The moon rises tomorrow 9:55
p. m. and sets 1920 a. m.
OTHER TrMprD ATrpua
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
FORUM TALK SUNDAY

The first of a series of five lee
lures under the auspices Of the
Catholic Information Forum will
be held Sunday night at St. Mat
thew's Church. The Very Rev.
Edward G. Fitzgerald will speak
on Marriage Primeval."
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
REV. DIR. r. B. PEERY

Funeral services we're held in
Raleigh, N. c., today for the Rev.
DR.. Rufus Benton Peery, distin.
guished clergyman, author and a
first cousin of Governor Peery, of
Virginia.
DR.. Peery, who was ST years
old, was a native Of Virginia. He
spent many years in the mission
field and was regarded as an au-
thority on Japan, being the
author of several books on that
nation.
He is survived by widow and
six sons.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
DR.. c. E. CHRISTIANI DIES
DIR. w. A. BOILING

Friends here today learned Of
the death Wednesday in Lexing-
ton, KY, of DR.. William Archi-
bold Boiling, brother Of Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson.
DR.. Boiling, a retired physician,
was "a years old. He is survived
by a widow. four brothers and
three sisters.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
DIR. J. E. ORRISON

Death yesterday claimed DR.. J.
Edward Orrison, former dean Of
the Baltimore College Of Dental
Surgery. He was 72 years old.
DR.. OrriSon was one Of the
founders of the dental depart
ment of the Baltimore Medical
College and a distinguished
teacher.
He is survived by a son and
daughter.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
By CARROLL MILLER

Death today claimed DR.. Care
Illus E. Christiani, president Of the
washington Musical Institute and
a distinguished violinist and
teacher.
DR.. Christiani died at Garfield
Hospital after an illness of only
a week.
A graduate Of the Royal Con.
servatory Of Copenhagen, he had
been active in musical circles here
for more than 20 years. He was
president Of the Washington Col
lege Of Music, a founder of the In.
stitute of Musical Arts, and con.
ductor of the Washington Orches-
tral Society.
DR.. Christiani is survived by a
son and two daughters.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
JOHN J. PRELLER

Solemn requiem mass will be
said in st, Martins Church next
Monday for John J. Preller, one
of the oldest manufacturing jew
elers in the District.
Mr.. Preller, who was IT years
old, died Thursday at his home,
1872 Todd Pl. N. E. He had been a
resident of the District since 1861.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Katherine D. Preller: four
sons, John ]. jr., Clement, Walter
and Francis Preller, and three
daughters, Mrs. Lena williams,
Mrs. Mary Kramer and Miss Mar.
garet Preller.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Harold Schneider %. 71S Fourth st.
8. W., and Shirley Kaufman. 20, 2O1
C ST. S. w.
John Emory JOY IS 21os Nichols
Ays; A,"x,sarI. s; E. an and Mary E. Bo'tasSi 3d.
Bernard J. Gibson. %, 65 NJ St, and
Mary I. Wilkinson, 2s. 44O1 Seventh
n5s 5:rn'S sno n1sss,s psssy e. PseFoS ca%SFids: e
Sanford F Rollins, a. 2sOs Morris
Pl. N: E.: and Catherine V. Johnson,
Is. 1921 E st. S. e.
Charles W; simmons, 81, 1lOs Nine
81 1929 Eighth st. y. W.
James E. Colbert, 81, 2o2h Seventh
st. $; w, and Louise johnson, - 4S11
den, 10. both Of i7se Lamont st. N. w.
Edward P. Cambio. 80. and Chris
tine e. Parker. rs. both of Providence,
Andrew ". Jenkins q, and Mabel
Detroit Pannell, "a. 1856 Girard St,
and and. Dorothy G. Taliofferro' a. 171s
James R Jones, 90, and Ola " Car
per. %. both of Richmond.
ROCKVILLE. Nd. Oct. 2s Especially.
The following marriage licenses were
issued here today by the clerk of the
Circuit Court for Montgomery county:
Windsor W. Davis. 20. of Boyds, Nd.
burg. Nd: James William Moore, rs.
Of Washington, D. c., and Virginia
Hilster, "a, of Keyser. W. Va; Arthur
E. christensen, %, and Grace Virginia
Snider, %, both OF Washington, D. c.;
Zachariah D. Blackstone Sd, rs, of
Chevy Chase. Nd. and Harriet J. At
well, "a, of Washington, D. Z.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
JRC School Offers Low
Rates For YCL Members

Members of the Y. C. L. may take
any of the courses in the Writers
School of the John Reed Club at a
reduced price of IS instead of Sd.
Numerous requests from Y. c. L.
members indicate that many of
them would like to avail themselves
Of this reduction.
The four courses are: Fiction,
Wednesday evenings, 7:3o to 9, be-
ginning January 2; Criticism, We'd
nesday evenings, to 1890, begin
ming January 2; Reportage. Monday
evenings, 7:30 to 9, beginning jan
uary 7; Poetry. Saturday afternoons,
2:30 to 4, beginning January 5.
Some of the leading instructors
and guest lecturers are: Granville
Hicks, Michael Gold, John Spivak,
Joseph North, Sender Garlin. Leon
Donnen, Alfred Hayes, Orrick Johns,
Edward Newhouse and many other
prominent revolutionary writers.
Registration can be made daily
between 2 and 8 80 p. M, or by mail
with accompanying fee.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12

ing to the latest news received from
Moscow, he was executed on May
First of this yea-. The dispatch told
us further that at first the Marking
government tried all possible means
to win him over to write for "Na-
tional. Literature" a Fascist brand
manufactured by the government in
their desperate effort to offset the
influence of the ever spreading left
wing literature.
Failing this, they subjected him to
the most inhuman tortures, in an
attempt to force him to talk Com
rade Lou not only withstood the
torture as a true revolutionist, he
even started anti-Japanese agitation
in jail. This so maddened The
butcher government that they chose
May First as the particular day to
get rid of him. Yes, it is indeed
fitting that he laid down his life
or the very day when the toilers of
all lands were marching, as if assur-
ing their martyred comrade that his
struggle will be carried on to its
final victory.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12

S'oo-WEAF-Mrs Moonlght-Play, with
Mary Pickford. Actress
WOR-Lone Rsnger-Sketoh
WJ1-Dean Level-sketeh
WABc-Easy Aces-sketch
s:iS-WABc-Edwin C. Hill, Commentator
s;so-wEAF-Wayns King Orchestra
WoR-Vsriety Musicale
WJz-Lanny Ross, Tenor; salter
Orchestra
wABc-Everett Marshall Baritone:
Elisabeth Lennox. Contralto
s:oo-WEAF-Fred Allen. Comedian; James
Melton, Tenor; Hayton Orchestra
WOR-Hllbilly Music
WJz-2o,ooo Years in Sing Sing
Sketch, With Warden Lawes
WABC-Nino Martini, Tenor
9:3o-WoR-Lum and Abner-Sketch
WJz-Jchn Charles Thomas, Bari
tone; Concert Orchestra
WABc-Georse Burns and Oracle
Allen. Comedians
9:4s-woR-Garber Orchestra
:oo-wEAF-Lompardo Orchestra
EoR-Litersry Justice-Sketch
WJz-Purity CT News-Elisha Ham
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paper Publishers Association
WABc-Brcadcast To and From Byrd
Expedition
io:l5-WOR-Current Events-H E. Read
WJz-Beauty--Mme Sylvia; Fashions
Sally Milgrim
10: 3o-wEAF-One Mans Family-sketch
wOR-Goldkette Orchestra
WJz-Denny Orchestra; Harry Rich-
man, Songs
WABC-Msry Eastman, Soprano;
Evan Evans, Baritone
1900 WEAF-Berser Orchestra
wOR-News
WJz-Ccleman Orchestra
WABc-Belesco Orchestra
i:i5-wEAF-Robert Royce, Tenor
wOR-Moonbeams Trio
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
Reviewed by
DAVID PLATT

IT is unfortunate that Anatole
France was always more of a So
cial-democrat in his thinking than
Marxist. Otherwise he might have
given us a less liberal and sardonic
and more Of a serious workingclass
Interpretation of the life Of the
old proletarian Crainquebille, the
street-vendor, whose rapid descent
from comparative poverty to COM
plete restitution as a result Of the
devious processes of bourgeois law
and order, can be seen in the pic
ture by the same name, now play
ing at the Acme.
AS it is, the author and the pro-
ducers of the picture have chosen
the character, splendidly played by
the French actor Tramel, to act out
his part entirely isolated from any
relationship to the workingclass.
Crainquebille seems to have been set
up as a sort of target for all sides
to shoot at, a sorry and inefTec-
tive symbol of social innocence at
hopeless war with social guilt. True,
there is some fine satirization of
upper class society. The courtroom
scenes contain some of the authors
best barbs against class justice. But
as whole, the real class forces
are nicely hidden deep in the back
ground.
One receives powerfully an i'm
preston Of a man going to wreck
and ruin, but more because of the
stupidity and ignorance of indivi-
duals in society, rather than society
itself, as a well regulated system
of repression. The result is, the
whole burden of social helplessness
is concentrated in the lone Grain
quebille, who naturally cracks
heavily under the strain, although
his last days are made much easier
by the sympathy Of few children
who happen to be fond of him. But
the feeling that there is nothing
that can be done about the case of
the old man is strongly prevalent
throughout the picture. And it is
this undertone Of the helplessness
and hopelessness of individuals Of
all classes that weakens what would
otherwise have been an admirable
study of the life of worker under
capitalism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
L u N / N G. IN

700 P. M.-WEAF-The American Beauty
James Montgomery Flsgg, Artist
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WOR-Marion Chase. Songs
WJz-Plantation Echoes, Mildred
Bailey, Songs; Robson Orchestra
WABC-Just Plain Bill-Sketeh
3o-WEAF-Gould and Shelter, Piano
WOR-Levitow Ensemble
WJz-Rsd Davis-Sketch
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WABC-Boake Carter, Commentator
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
Stalin's Foundations of Leninism'
Warmly Greeted by Chicago Workers

THE workers of Chicago greeted with tremendous enthusiasm the
popularity priced edition of Foundations of Leninm by Stain The
book selling hundreds daily meetings
ddual workers hundred sold the 18th Anniversary
of the Russian Revolution Chicago Hundreds
sold many meetings the quota
10000 will be easily exceeded.
The workers look to Foundations Lennsm by Stain text
book and the triumph
found the the problems
struggle against capitalism 1t guide the inter
national experiences Of entire The theory
working brilliantly condensed in the simplest
most direct by Ccmrade Stain
To spread thousands nay hundreds of of this
to the of clearer understanding
of the international meaning Revolution
for America; to combat the misleading
theories of democracy destroy
and quack theories produced during keep
from revolutionary
Foundations
but it is guide to action against capitalism
DISTRICT COMMITTEE
COMMUNIST PARTY, DISTRICT 8 (CHICAGO).
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12

street repairing job in the city,
saw ore of his former official
comrades walk by in the company
of a gorgeously dressed lady. Chen
was delighted to see him. Grasp
ing his shoulder with his power
full and soiled hand, he asked him
eagerly:
"'What is the latest news from
our salt colony? When shall we
go back together to continue our
work? :"
"Chen Hos 'comrade' was ter
ribly embarrassed when thus adj
dressed by plain worker in the
presence Of his charming COM
panion. He frowned, muttered
sonething-nobody knew what
and hurried away, busting the soil
from his brand new suit with his
delicate fingers.
"a fellow worker standing be-
side Chen HO nudged his stunned
comrade and said:
"'You fool! What have you got
to do with running dog like him?
Now is the time for us and us
alone to carry on our struggle
silently they raised their show
els high in the air -. :"
THUS ended the story of "Tht
L Salt Revolt" Besides a book o.
short stories, the most significant
writing left by Comyade Lou, so fal
as can find out, is an article con-
tributed by him to a forum; my
Experience as a Creative Writer" II
was written in May of 1888, three
months before he fell into the hand;
of the hangman, Chang Kai-shek
This article, an all-round discussion
of writer's problems. reveals him not
only as a writer Of talent but also
as thorough Marxist.
Hard work and methodology, ac-
cording to him, are sure roads to
literary success. He defined meth
odology" as "the way Of looking at
life, the point of view in selecting
materials" BY these, Of course, he
meant that proletarian writer's must
write from the point of view Of their
class.
Comrade Lou concluded his article
with the following ringing appeal tc
his fellow writers:
Master the fundamentals of
M. L, Marx and Lenin). Plunge
into the reality Of daily struggle.
The literary child born Of this
union is art that possesses real
value"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
Stevedore Opens in Chicago Dec. ID

CHICAGO, Ill. - "Stevedore," the
Theatre Unions play about Negro
dockworkers in New Orleans. written
by Paul Peters and George Sklar.
will open at the Selwyn Theatre on
December "a for a months showing.
1t closed last week in New York
after 90 weeks run, and is showing
in Philadelphia now.
The Drama Union of Chicago. CO.
operating with the Theatre Union
in bringing the play here, announced
today that rs Chicago organizations
have pledged their support by having
theatre parties Over half of the
tickets for the first three weeks have
already been taken by these organi-
cations, thus guaranteeing an au-
dience in advance. Labor organi2a-
tons, numerous groups and associa-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12

lions Of colored people, and groups
OF social workers, professional PEG
pie, fraternal societies, etc, are in
cluded in the organizations COOPER
ating with the Drama Union. The
National Association for the Adj
yancement of Colored People, the
Urban League, the League Of Strug-
gle for Negro Rights, the Chicago
Federation Of Labor and the Inter
church Association have endorsed
"Stevedo-e.
Plans to establish a permanent
non-commercial theatre in Chicago
to produce a series OF plays like
"Stevedore," Peace on Earth" and
other dramatic productions dealing
with significant social themes. are
being formulated by the Drama
Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
In Memory of a Talented
Chinese Revolutionary Writer
Brutality Killed at His Post.

monopolistic salt merchants, at
tempting to boost up the price by
cutting down the supply, had re-
fused to buy any more of their salt.
The local off1cialdom, working hand
in glove with the salt company, per-
secuted the workers who tried to sell
the salt themselves. In desperation,
the salt workers staged a revolt.
But, thanks to the betrayal of their
official Comrades" those Kuomin-
tang members who pretended to be
fighting for the interests of the
workers during the early part of the
struggle, their fight for their very
existence was b-utally suppressed.
Zone day, years later, Chen Ho,
salt worker who escaped perse-
cution and was then working on a