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The Washington times., 1934-02-15

BRIG. GEN. II. C. PRATT
CHARGES made by James V.
Martin, New York aircraft
builder, !, that "collusion" engi-
neered by an "air trust" had
put the Army 10 years behind
in its aviation development, will
be prohed by q House subcom-
mittee headed by Representative
William N. Rogers Cd Of New
Hampshire. Martin in his
testimony, placed Brig. Gen. H.
Conger Pratt, attached to the
Dayton airfield, in the category
Of Army and Navy men who do
not dare oppose the control
exercised by the air trust"
The Washington times., 1934-02-15
FULL PAY RESTORATION HELD VITAL TO WORKERS MORALE
News Of
The
World
CZECHosLovAKIA

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, FEB.
Is Il. 81. O.-CzechoSlovakian
border guards along the Austrian
frontier were heavily reinforced
today. The cabinet, which met
expressly to discuss the Austrian
crisis, was understood to have
decided on a course of strict
neutrality, but nevertheless grave
concern was felt for the safety
Of some 100000 Czech residents
Of Vienna.
PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Feb.
Is Q.N.S0 The CzechosloVakian
government today proposed a new
currency bill calling for devalua.
ton Of the Czech crown 1856 per
cent. Under the bill, the gold
content of the crown would be
reduced from 44.58 milligramS to
37.15, and gold coverage for
CZechoslovakian currency would
be cut from 80 to Is per cent.
The Washington times., 1934-02-15
ENGLAND

LONDON, Feb. is dN.s0-A
Negro anthology was published
today by Nancy Cunard, daugh-
ter Of Lady Cunard and member
Of the British shipping family. In
a foreword to the volume, she
said she intended to devote the
remainder Of her life to the Negro
race. The book weighs eight
pounds,
LONDON, Feb. IS G.N.sO.
The international gold price,
again fixed on supply and de-
mand, remained unchanged at
1877 shillings S pence per ounce.
This was equal to about $3456
at today's opening exchange rate
Of $5.032s.
LONDON, Feb. Is G.N.sO.
Prince George, youngest son Of
King George and Queen Mary,
today held the rank Of COM
mander in the royal navy. The
princes promotion was announced
by the admiralty last night. At
present he is on tour of South
Africa.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-28

School among the masses of work
ers, farmers, students and profess
SIGNALS and to increase the member
ship of the Workers School (2) To
establish closer relations between
the workers organizations and the
Workers School, go To secure fl
nancial and other support for the
Workers School and IN establish
scholarship funds (4) To assist in
establishing branches ot the Wo~E-
ers School. 90 To build up the Ru-
thenberg Library of the Workers
School co To establish branches of
the Friends of the Workers School
wherever possible.
In order to fulfill these Gins,
every worker, student and intellec-
tual and all friends of the Workers
Schools are urged to join this or
sanitation and participate actively
to help the growth of the only
Workers School where the theories
of Marx. Eneels, Lenin and Stain
are taught. The Importance of the
cretical training has been pointed
out by Ccmrade Lenin. who said
Without revolutionary theory there
can be no revolutionary practice"
The new headquarters Of the
Friends OF the Workers School are
located at 116 University Pl., New
York Citu
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-28
What's Doing in the Workers
Schools of the u. S.

airy movement and special courses
for workers organizations, such as
the international Workers Order
and the Associated Workers Clubs.
Registration starts Tuesday, Sep
TENDER 4. We advise applicants to
register early as the classes fill up
very quickly.
The Workers School dedicates
this 18th year of its work to the
great revolutionary leader of the
German proletariat, to Comrade
Ernst Thaelmann. The Workers
School pledges to carry on an I'M
firing struggle for the liberation Of
Comrade Thaelmann and all other
claSS-war prisoners.
The Harlem Workers School calls
attention to a new course on Colo
NAL Problems and to one in Marx
lsm-Leninism, taught by A. Mar
koff. Students are urged to register
early. Registration begins Sept. 4.
Inc once Will be open from to
10 pm.
Registration at the Brownsville
Workers School has already begun.
Workers, students, professionals and
other sympathizers of Brownsville
should register Immediately because
classes fill up rapidly.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-28

WABC-Same as WEAF
s:l5-WEAF-Russian Symphonic Choir
WABC-Troopers Band
30-WEAF-Dramstic Sketch
WOR-To Be Announced
WJz-Symphony Orch; Isidor
Philip. Piano
WABC-Himber Orch.
9:45-WOR-Eddy Brown, Violin
o:00-WTAF-Operetta- White Eagle.
With Gladys Swarthout, Soprano,
John Barclay, and Others
WABC-George Glvot, Comedian;
Rich Orch; Edith Murray Songs
iO'l5-WoR-Currcnt Events-H. E. Read
lo:30-wOR-Lane Orch
WJz-Right Hon. Lord Tomlin, Brit
ish Legal Expert. Speaking at
American Bar Assn. Meeting, Mil
waukee
WABC-Melodc Strings
HOO WEAF-W Wireless Amateurs-Sketch
WCR-Wh,tems Orch.
WJz-Orlando O-ch
WABC-To Re Announced
il:15-YEAF- Bcr~er C-ch
WJG-Robert Royce, Tcnor
WABC-Jones Orch.
1880 WEAF-Hoh Orch
WOR-Dantzig Orch.
WJZ-Vallse Orch
II WABC-Reichmsn Orch
Il; 90 WMCA-Dance Music ALSO wEAF.
woR. WIZ. wABc. wEvDl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-28
Los Angeles Workers
School Completes
Successful Summer Term

In spite of the fascist terror, the
Los Angeles Workers School has
had a most successful summer term.
Two hundred and thirty-tw two stu
dents enrolled, the majority of
whom are workers from basic and
light industries. The most popu-
lar classes, judging by their great
attendance, were: Party Organiza-
ton; Political Economy A and B;
State and Revolution; Fundamen-
tails of Communism; DEVELOPMENT
OF Trade Unionism in the United
States and the Political Develop
rent of the American Working
Glass. The attendance has held up
well, the terror of the Vigilantes
notwithstanding. The school is
making preparations for the Fall
Term. Registration will begin soon
Watch for further notices.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-28

Her black eyes met him half way.
He got up, circled around the room
then stopped near her.
Hesitatingly, he asked her to
dance. She said that she was tired,
but when she took good look at
him she got up and put her arm
on his shoulder They turned into
the thickness of the crowd.
Cliff couldn't dance and stepped
on her feet. She would have left
him on the floor, but she liked to
have him hold her in his arms. He
was a good looking chap, fairly tall
and lean and his white teeth flashed
at her pleasantly.
They rocked slowly, softly The
music cooed, waiting, yodeling cow
boy songs mixed with jazz, driving
the hilarious youngsters into an
eager, passionate mood. Cliff pressed
the girl tight. 1t seemed that their
bodies melted together as they
swayed and shuffled to the banjo
and the barbaic beauty of an old
drum. They danced till their legs
couldn't move any more.
Gee that was great" she said,
wiping the perspiration off her face.
1T sure was" Cliff smiled.
Say, what's your name, boy?"
MY name is Cliff, Cliff Mulligan.
And what's yours, girlie?"
my name is Edna"
That's a fine name"
you like it?" She smiled
Sure do"
Gee, got an awful headache"
she said.
They sat down. She threw her
head up. Cliff put his arm around
her waist. Gosh, she's beautiful,
but no rough stuff, he said to him
self. Yet his body was moving
closer to hers. He put his other arm
around her He put his lips to her
cheeks and kissed her.
"Oh YOU" she smiled, you're too
fast about it"
He withdrew. She looked into
his passionate blue eyes. They were
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-28
L u n / N G. In

700 P.M.-WEAF-Bcsebsll Resume
WOR-Sports Resunle-Ford Frick
WJz-Stamp Ciub-Capt. Tim Healy
WABC-Bealc Street Boys. Songs
5-WEAF-Gcne and Glcnn-sf7etch
WOE-Ccrledy; Music
WIf-Jeck Parker, Tenor
WABC-Wayside Cottsgc-Sketch
:3o-WEAF-Darny Malone. Tenor
WOR-Talk-Harry Hershfleld
WJZ-Hcusing and Stun Clearance
T. J. Bohn, Pres. National Assn
Of Housing Oficials; Sir Raymond
Unwin. British Housing Official
WABC-Biljo Orch.
:45-WEAF-Sitsers of the Skillet
WOR-The O'Neils-Sketch
WJz-Frank Bucks Adventures
WABC-Boake Carter Commentator
:0o-WEAF-Reisman Orch; Phil Duey,
Baritone
WOR-Variety Musicale
WJz-King Orch.
WABC-Concsrt Orch: Frank Mum,
Tenor; Muriel Wilson. Soprano
800 WEAF-Weyne King Orch.
WOR-Van Duzer Orch.
WJ6-Dear Old Digby-Sketch
WABC-Lyman Orch: Vivicnne Sc
gal, Soprano Oliver Smith. Tenor
800 WEAF-Tressury Finances-Henrv
Mcrgenthau Jr., Sec. of Treasury
WOR-variety Musicale
WJz-Edger Guest. Poet: Concert
Orch; Charles Sears, Tenor
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-28

lynchers. The white ruling-class of
Georgia will take you to its heart,
just as the white ruling class of
Alabama has already done.
You pretend to represent the
Negro people. You have high posi-
ton, You have an important place
one one Of the largest Of the Negro
newspapers. You are a leading
member of the National Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Col
ored People. And each time that
the Negroes move to better them
selves, to organize in order to gain
their rights. you appear on the
scene to make your barned attacks,
to sneer at their efforts. to dis
courage them whenever possible.
"Mr. Schuyler, you have in any
case one gift: the gift of consis-
tency. You have never missed your
opportunity to betray the struggles
of the Negro people.
Unity of Negro and White ToiIers
To-day you make another attack
upon the unity of the Negro and
white workers. You say that the Ku
Klux Klan elements are the 'prole-
tartan majority To me the unity Of
the Negro people and of the white
workers is a living reality. I have
seen this unity in action, and know
that without it both the Negro peo-
pie and the white workers are head
ing for blind alley. You have
never missed a chance to try to
smash that unity.
You have said repeatedly-and
you say again in your column to-
day-that for the Negro people to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-28

He slipped his arm around her
waist and tried to kiss her. The
girl yelled. BE yerself, now" and
freed herself from his arm. She
jumped up and walked away.
Some fellows giggied. Cliff
blushed a bit, but he didn't like her
anyway. She wss funny locking,
had freckled face and nose no
bigger than a pimple.
Lsntz came over, staggering.
What's the matter. sittin an
snoozin'? Get ahold Of a gal an
go dancin' an do like them other
fcllers do"
oh, they seem to oe stuck up,
these danes around here" Cliff
complained.
JUST then he noticed a girl who
y had sat down opposite him. She
was sure pretty, he thought. Her
face milky white. her hair black
and combed back, that's the girl
he'd like to know. He stared at her.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-28

join any radical movement is to
commit mass suicide. I have worked
as an organizer among the Negro
people, and I can tell you that the
only way in which We can keep
from committing mass suicide today
is to organize and struggle. The
N.R.A. and the cotton-r reduction
program are tearing our people out
Of the very fabric of economic life.
Destruction stares us in the face. Ii
we make no resistance, as you adj
wise, then we are truly following a
policy CT suicide.
you have consistently supported
every measure of the white ruling
class against the Negro people.
Through your mouthpiece, the
Courier, you have sung hymns OF
praise to the NR.A. and the new
deal There is not Negro in the
United States that does not know
that the new deal takes bread
from our mouths, throws us out of
jobs, is an actual death-warrant
against us. But you. George Schuy-
Ter, praise the MIRA. You kiss the
hand that is squeezing the life out
of the Negro people.
The Slogan of Determination
"You attack the slogan put for
ward by the League of Struggle for
Negro Rights and the Communist
Party-the slogan that no other or
ganization OF Negroes has dared to
raise = self determination for the
Black Belt. What does this slogan
mean? BY it we proclaim that the
land which the Negro people have
titled must belong to them, and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-28
Bulldog DrHmBlOnd
Strikes Back"

GONE years ago United Artists
cleaned up somewhat more than
cool million on the popular per-
Torrance of Ronald Colman in
Bulldog Drummond" This bit of
happiness no doubt influenced them
to prolong the life of both Ronald
and his screenic self. Hugh Drum
mond. It may we'll be hazarded
that in the present crisis of waning
box. receipts and considerably shriv-
eled scope of ideas In Hollywood,
United Artists will proceed to give
us THE Return Of Bulldog Drum
mond," THE Son of Bulldog Drum
mond," THE End of Bulldog Drum
mond." etc.
In the present Aim you will find,
if you simply must go to the movies,
Ronald, despite all these years, very
youthful and agile. OF course he
hasn't got Clark Cables ears, but
he makes a harmless, playful was
trel who wants to give up adven-
turing and settle down to be coun-
try gentleman at ease with a pipe,
dog, a good book (any book, just
busy raising hollyhocks. He does
nothing of the sort, you well ina
CINE even before he starts solving
the mystery, burning shipload of
diseased and almost safely snug
gled furS. At the end he gets a
start on what we have pointed out
may be his next story by marrying
Loretta Young, whom he saves sew
eral times along with her aunt and
himself.
The film is adroitly handled:
there is no attempt to maintain the
Illusion of reality; the mystery is
somewhat farcically developed and
bit more farcically solved. There
is, however, the strong likelihood,
that the melodrama was not inten-
tionally farcical.
ORPHAN DAY" the Mickey
VMouse short, interested us a bit
more than the feature, we must
confess. Although we have not been
exactly a close observer of the re-
cent developments in our revolu-
tionary dance movement. we have
notion that Walt Disney has
chosen the New Dance Group Cor
maybe it's only one or more of the
Red Dancers) for the subject of a
vicious satire in what looked like a
rural dance. But far more impor-
tant is the fact that the little or
phans in this animated cartoon
have devised the most ingenious
tactics for infiicting sharp criticism
on stage or movie performers. The
booing squads recommended by Ed.
Rolfe last week are mild compared
to the indignant behavior of the
audience that attends Mickey
Mouse's little show put on for or
phans. We recommend this comedy
as a manual for the movie and the
atre audience.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-28
Six Artists RecitGls For
Workers and Students

The Peoples Symphony Concerts
announce series of six artists re-
citals for workers, students. teach
ers and artists at the Washington
Irving High School, The series in
cludes: Oct 28-Felix Salmond;
C.llist; Nov. 23-Harold Samuel,
Pianist; Dec 22-Mischa Levitzki,
Pianist; January 26-Toscha Seidel,
Violinist; Feb. 23-Mieczyslaw NUM-,
Pianist; and March 17-Ernest Hut
cheson, Pianist, Subscriptions to
the above six concerts are 81, and
can be secured at the Office of the
Peoples Symphony Concerts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-28
New York Workers School
to Open Largest Program
in History of the School.

The Workers School is now ready
to begin \2gistration for the fall
term. The coming school year,
which is the 18th year of the Work
ers School, will open with the larg-
est program in the history of the
school. The announcement of the
courses is now ready and the print
ed catalogue can be obtained at the
office of the Workers School, IS E.
18th ST., third floor.
Not only has the program been
increased by the addition of num-
Der of courses, but an improvement
has been made in the courses given
heretofore also. In addition to the
three term course in Political Econ
omy as given last year, the school
is introducing course in the Ele-
ments of Political Economy, which
will give beginners an opportunity
to study and acquaint themselves
with the most important phases of
Political Economy with relation to
the present day problems. This
course will take up the study of the
following main themes: Production
of Surplus Value; Wages and Ac-
emulation of Capital; Theory of
Crisis; Imperialism; General Crisis
of Capitalism.
Parallel with all these subjects,
the study of the Soviet economy will
be made. This will be conducted in
such a manner as to enable the
beginner to grasp the important
principles involved, and will enable
those who want to make a thor
ough study of Political Economy to
continue with the full three term
course.
The course in Marxism- Leninism.
has now been arranged on the ba-
sis Of three terms. 1t will be known
as MarNsm -Leninism, Parts I, II
and III. Due to this arrangement
1t will be possible to go into the
various problems of Marxism-
Leninism in more thorough man
ner. and the study of the above
problems will be linked up with the
Immediate tasks and policies of the
OOIlllllQ1llSO lliOfClliCllO III UllC OillUCQ
States.
In addition to the many courses
that were given last year the fol-
lowing new courses are being added
this term: History and Role of the
Soviets in China. Elements of Po-
litical Economy, History of Econom-
ic Theories, Decline of American
Capitalism, Speech Construction,
Shop Paper and Leaf1et Prepara-
ticn. History of Science and Tech
nology. Origin of Man and Civiliza-
ton. Social and Political Geogra-
ply. Problems of Socialist Construc-
ton in the U.SS.R.. Revolutionary
Interpretation of Modern Litera-
ture. as we'll as special short term
courses to be conducted by out
standing leaders in the revolution
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-28
Destruction of Book
Shops in California
Protested by Authors

NEW YORK. The following let
ter has been sent to Governor Mer-
RAM of California and Mayor Rossi
of San Francisco in connection with
the recent illegal destruction of
workers bookshops and lending
libraries:
Dear Sir:
The cultured people of the
United States greeted with dis
gust the burning Of the books
by the Hitler government in Ger
many last year. 1t was charac-
terized as a crime against civil
lizatiOn.
We, the undersigned, authors
whose books and pamphlets have
been available at the Workers
BooskhOpS and lending libraries of
San Francisco County, Calf. see
little choice between the reac-
tionary campaign of the German
Nazis against cultural freedom
and the officially encouraged sup
preston of the bookshops belong
ing to the workingmen and women
not only of San Francisco but of
the whole State of California.
We protest emphatically against
the illegal destruction by law
breaking bands unmoIested by the
police, of these booksilops, their
equipment and the whole libraries
contained therein.
We urge you to repudiate. in an
official statement, this assault on
freedom of expression in litera-
ture, and to take vigorous steps
to repair the damage and prevent
further outrages of the sort.
(Signed Louis Adamic, James S
Allen, Arnold B. Armstrong
Earl Browde-, John Chamber.
lain, Jack Conroy, Malcolm
Cowley, Dale Curran, Edward
Dahlberg, Robert w. Dunn
James T. Farrell, Waldo Frank
Josephine Herbst, Granvill,
Hicks, Grace Hutchins, Corlis.
Lamont. John Howard Lawson
Scott Nearing, Samuel Ornitz
Walter W. Pelakov, Paul Peters
Anna Rochester, William Rollin
Jr., Isidor Schneider, Georgt
Ssldes, A. Trschtenbe9g. Mar!
Heaton Worse, John Wexley
Walter Wilson.
pascal Covici, Robert Rsu, Jo-
seph A. Margolies and Donald
Friede, all Of the firm of Covici.
Friede, publishers, also len
their names to the protest Vik.
ing Press and international
publishers sent p otesting let.
tiers of their own)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-28
Grant Lady" Coming to
Fulton Theatre, Sept. II

"Errant Lady" new comedy by
Nat N. Dorfman, will be presented
by Harry Albert at the Fulton The
atre, Sept. IT. Principals in the cast
include Leona Powers, Dodson Nit
chell, Donald Foster and Edward
Racquello.
Charles Chic" Sale, well-known
stage and screen comedian, will play
leading role in The Elephant
Shepherd" a comedy by Vernon
Smith, which the Shuberts will pro-
duce.
Eva lie Caffeine, who has just
returned from Europe, will start re-
hearsals in September in "L'Aiglon, -
by Clemence Dane, the first pro-
duction of her season.
A wide interest is being shown in
the forthcoming engagement of the
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company from
the Savoy Theatre, London, who
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-28
I Will Never Desert the
Struggle Says
HerndOn

not to the white landlords; that the
right to rule the Black Belt be-
longs to the Negro majority, not to
the white ruling-class minority.
This is part of our demand for the
full equality of the Negro people
everywhere, in the Black Belt and
outside it. How is the demand for
equality to be achieved in the
Black Belt, if the white landlords
continue to rule?
"Yet you deliberately say that
this slogan means segregation. that
it is the worst type Of race chau-
vinism. You know that there is not
one jot Of truth in this charge.
1T happens that I have been SEN
fenced to the chain-gang largely
because I dared to raise the slogan
Of self-determination. NV prose-
cutors, in their appeals that I be
sent to the death chair, reverted
again and again to the slogan of
self-determination. If this SLOAN
can arouse so much hatred among
the white rulers. then it must in
deed be a slogan of great benefit
to the Negro people. I ask no
higher tribute to myself than that
the white rulers shall hate me.
When they hate me, knowing that
I am dangerous to them. then I
know that I am on the right track.
When demand or slogan arouses
fear and anger in the hearts of the
lynchers, then 1 know that that slo-
gan is correct one.
"On every question, without ex-
ception, the worst enemies of the
Negro people will find you on their
side. There is a march of Negro and
white workers to demand that the
starving be fed; while the govern
ment and its police bring out their
machine-guns and their tear gas,
you bring forth your verbal poison
and attack the marchers in your
most vicious language.
who Is the Uncle Tom?"
"You, who have never known a
sincere moment, call the Negro
leaders of our movement Uncle
Toms You cannot conceive that
men like Otto Huiswoud. William
Patterson and James w. Ford.
whom you single out for special
mention, can be sincere in their de-
votion to our movement.
who is the Uncle Tom? It is
you, George Schuyler, belittling the
program Of struggle, advising sub
ordination and submission in the
face Of attacks by the white rulers,
knitting in the back the fight to
free the Scottsboro boys and my
self.
While lay in Jail, did you move
a finger to help me? Did you ever
write a line to speed the collection
Of my bail? Did the organization
to which you belong, and in which
you have inf1uence-the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People-contribute one PEN
ny to my release? No! But now
that the masses have taken me cut
OF the Georgia hell, you come for
ward to say: Angelo Herndon is out
on bail, and will probably skip it
like all the rest
Il will not skip the bail which the
Negro and white workers have so
self-sacrif1cingly collected for me
will not desert the struggle.
81 demand that you make a pub
lie retraction of your statement
concerning me.
angelo HERNDON."