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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-08
UhIity TaTeS and Patrons Bills

watt sold. This leaves more than
5 cents for the Indianapolis
Power and Light Company after
all taxes are paid, compared
with the cents paid by the citi-
zenS of Cleveland, O.; 3l4 cents
by the home users of Seattle,
Wash, and 1.6 cents by the peo-
pie of Toronto, Canada.
But why should we sympathize
with this large taxpayer over his
tax problem when all he has to
do is to add this item of expense
to the cost of production and
distribution, which is done, and
we pay these taxes when we pay
our utility bills monthly in
stead CT paying the county treas
urer.
The taxpayers would prefer to
exchange places with the tax
payers of Logansport, who pay
less for electricity and there is
sufficient profit remaining from
the operation of the municipal
light and water plants to operate
the city government without any
city property tax during the
coming year, instead of our rate
of S118 for the coming year.
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disabled veterans first should apply
to their township trustees for aid.
No, Mr.. Minton, the veterans will
not be shared by meaningless prom
Uses. Senator Robinson's record, re-
garding both the veterans and the
people at large. speaks for itself,
and we shall do we'll to send him
back to the senate.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-08

BY L. NJ. Miller.
Users of electricity recently re-
Ceived with their statement a
circular stating that the Indian
apolis Power and Light Com
pany paid more taxes in 1888
than the combined taxes of any
ten industrial companies in
Marion county and more than
twice as much as any other
utility.
1t failed to state that it only
pays taxes on $33,575,124 when
it claimed that its property and
plant is worth $69, 472,6 83 in
Moody's reports for 1888 or less
than so per cent of its book
value. What other property own
er in Marion county escapes
with a so per cent tax assess
ment? 1t has $38,0OO,OOO of out
standing bonds. What other
taxpayer is able to get a tax
valuation at less than he has
been able to mortgage his prop
erty.
All of it's taxes, including
government income and state
gross income levies amounts to
less than one-half cent a kilo-
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tactics, associated and affiliated
with the McNutU political machine.
He certainly is out of order when he
speaks of machine politics.
"Cof1nism," yells Mr.. Kern. Now
just what does he mean and just
who is Mr. Coffin. 1 have known
Mr.. Coffin eighteen years and I
never met a finer or more upright
man in my life. Why is it such a
sin for a man Of this type to be in
politics?
Mr.. Kern himself is in politics
and is trying to sell the citizens Of
indianapolis on McNutt and all that
he represents. Stop McNutt"
should be the slogan in Indiana. A
vote for Kern is vote for Nc
Mutt.
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Sc They Say

And then there is Harry Hop
kins. Well, he can make SO DO less
in serving the needy than any man
1 know in public office.-Senator L.
J. Dickinson Of Iowa.
My method, my system, my ira
dition is founded upon music. -
George Bernard Shaw.
The feminist movement, which
reached its apex during the war
and Immediately afterward, is as
dead as last weeks newspaper. =
Dorothy Thompson, journalist and
wife Of Sinclair Lewis.
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senator give an address at the
Claypool.
quote the following from the
senator's speech:
THE Constitution is the greatest
human document which has stood
the test Of time"
In complimenting Albert j. Bev-
eridge, extend my congratulations
to a worthy son Of great man.
He is showing stature and will make
a name for himself, both mentally
and morally, that will equal the SUI
perb record Of his illustriouS father.
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ACCUSES KERN OF
MUD SINGING

By Arthur G. Gresham.
John w Kern, Democratic can
didate for mayor, certainly viii gain
nothing by throwing mud and SLAM
dering certain members Of the Re-
publican party.
Mr.. Kern is very much concerned
because the Republicans are or
ganizing to win the election. He adj
mIts defeat when he resorts to such
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Daily Thought

For there is no remembrance OF
the wise more than Of the fool
forever; seeing that which now IS
in the days TO come shall all be
forgotten. And how dieth the wise
man? As the fool.-EcclesiasteS.
2:16.
IF thou hast never been a fool,
4 be sure thou wilt never be a
wise ulan.-Thackery.
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The Message Center

(I4mes readers are mVIteG to cypress
their vtetos IN these columns. Make vOuT
letters shU~t. so all can have chance.
Limit them to $50 words OF Iess.I
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The average American schoolboy receives
two more years education than he did in 1914.
At last, the secret Of the increase in slang
termsI
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-08

Though Katmai national park, Alaska. is
popularity known as The Valley of 10000
Smokes" our wife's bridge club deserves the
title
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You shouldn't object. to the number of new
books on the New r~al. especially if you're
troubled with insomnia.
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-28
Masses Can End Misery
Of War By Setting Up
Own Government
selves, out of the hands of the
bosses, bankers and landlords.
ROOSEVELT is the leading organ


ROOSEVELT is the leading organ
IL izer and inspirer of Fascism in
this country He is taking orders
from Wall Street. And fascism is
nothing but the open rule of Wall
Street.
Fascism grows right out of, and
is inherent in capitalist democracy.
Though differing in form, the class
content of fsscisn is identical with
the class content OF capitalist de-
mocracy, the rule OF the big cap
italist monopolies.
Now is the time to struggle
against the Roosevelt war plans.
Lenin pointed out that it will be
impossible to fight inperialist war
unless this fight is we'll prepared
well in advance of the actual out
break of war.
The Socialist workers cannot af-
ford to let any obstacles stand in
the way of a united front struggle
against the twin monsters of i'm
perialist war and fascisn.
Today on August LIST, let us raise
high the glorious red banner of in
ternationalism, of solidarity of all
who toll Let US pledge that the
monstrous curse of imperialist war
will meet the steel resistance Of the
working class, the class that is des-
tined to revolutionize all society,
and usher in the epoch of Social
isml
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-28
Peace Policy of USSR
Scores Notable Record
In Anti-War Struggle
Workers Dictatorship Inseparable from World
acknowledgements of Two Systems
Makes Attack on Soviet Union Inevitable

other countries where capitalism
was victorious in the last war and
in order to maintain their robber
victories they would not like to
enter into a war at this stage Of
history. The bourgeoisie also knows
that the workers are against war,
and they are afraid Of its con-
sequences. The Soviet Union IS
correctly utilizing these differences
Of interest between the impsrialists
to strengthen the struggle for peace.
The Communists are not indif~
ferent to these differences and dis
agreements between the imperial-
lists. Lenin said we must utilize
the differences between our enemies,
which are due to deep economic
causes" The Soviet government is
doing this
Gain Time for Working Glass
The postponement Of war and tbs
measures the Soviet Union has I'M
dertakens towards this end are in
the interest of the world proletarian
revolution. The time that the
workers of the capitalist countries
gain before their capitalists are
plunged into a new war gives US
an opportunity better to prepare
the revolutionary movement for the
decisive struggle to overthrow the
bourgeoisie. The revolutionary peace
policy Of the Soviet Union and its
successful Socialist construction, are
the most powerful force that slim
ulates and encourages the prole-
arian revolution in the entire cap
italist world.
Because the Soviet Union is such
a revolutionizing power, because its
workers. build Socialism not for
themselves alone, and because the
Soviet Union is the base Of the
world proletarian revolution. q per-
manent peaceful co-existence be-
tween the Soviet Union and the
capitalist world is impossible. An
armed attack of the imperialist
tartan revolution in the entire cap
matter what differences they have
amongst themselves, is inevitable.
The international proletariat must
never forget this, The stronger the
Soviet Union becomes, the greater
is the fear and enmity and hatred
Of the international bourgeoisie to-
wards it.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-28
Bv MARTIN YOUNG

In the midst Of rapidly matur-
ing war situation the eyes Of
humanity are turned to the Soviet
Union and its ceaseless struggle for
peace. For the last year the Soviet
Union has scored some notable
achievements in this struggle, the
most outstanding of which are the
conclusion of non-agreSsion pacts
between the Soviet Union and all
its neighbors with the notable ex-
ception Of Japan and China, as
well as with France and Italy
Through these non-aggression pacts
the countries involved pledged to
respect each others boundaries and
not to resort to nor aid in war
against any of the countries. The
Soviet Union has also signed with
its neighbors, including the States
of the Little Entente, a pact defin-
ing the aggressor.
From the very first day of its ex-
istence the Soviet Union has con-
sistently struggled for peace and
against war.
InseparabIe from World Proletariat
The Soviet Union is a country
where the workers have established
their dictatorship and are success
fully building Socialism. Its foreign
policy is therefore not separated
from the whole policy of the die
tatorship of the proletariat. The
Soviet Union is an inseparable part
of the world proletariat, and its
foreign policy therefore realizes not
only the interests of the ruling
working class in the U. S. S. R. but
also the interests Of the interna-
tional proletariat.
What has made possible these
great peace achievements? In the
first place. it is the growing eco
nomic and political power of the
Soviet Union and its successful So
cialist construction. The Red Army
is today the strongest in the world.
The Soviet Union has become a
world power whom the capitalist
countries are forced TO respect.
Secondly, it 81 the brotherly sup
port given to the Soviet Union by
the workers of the entire world,
who have repeatedly demonstrated
that they will not tolerate war
against 1t and that they will defend
the land Of workers rule. These are
the main reasons why world cap
italism has had to postpone war
and intervention against the Soviet
Union. The longer war is postponed,
the better fortified becomes the po-
sition of the U. S. S. r.
Friction in Capitalism's Camp
Another important reason why
the Soviet Union was able to pro-
long the maintenance of peace is
its ability to utilize the differences
and contradictions in the camp Of
the impsrialists. OF course, the fun
damental aims of the imperialist
powers never change. Capitalism
can never permanently maintain
peace. The very nature Of capital
ism and its development inevitably
lead to war Nor has the capitalist
world given up the idea of war
against the Soviet Union.
we must, however, remember
what Litvinov has said: Not all
capitalist States have an equal de-
sire for war at all times" There
are, for example, small states in
Europe which know that they will
be crushed in a war between the
big imperialist powers. There are
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-28
Fascism, Imperialist
War, Grow Out. of
Exploitation
BY MILTON HOWARD

1T is quite within the range of his
/ toric possibility that this August
1st may be the last that the work
ing class will celebrate in peace
time.
The lightnings of imperialist war
are already flashing. The crash OF
the storm is approaching.
But the storms Of imperialist war
have this difference from the storms
of the elements. They can be
stopped.
The masses who are slaughtered
in the imperialist wars, bayonetted
and gassed so that this or that
group of financial capitalists can
protect their investments and ex-
tend their colonial markets, the
masses have the invincible might
that can stop war.
They can stop the trains, ships,
power stations, and munition fac
tories in strikes against war.
They can proceed to use the
weapons which the ruling class war
makers have placed into their
hands not to shoot at their class
brothers On the other side of the
lines, but against the capitalist rul-
ing minority that controls the State
power, and set up their own gov
eminent that will end imperialist
war
ABOUT the relation Of Fascisin to
IA imperialist war. Stain said a
profound thing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-28
War Can't Bring Victory
For Bosses, Says Browder
Report to Communist Party's Eighth Convention
Declares New World Conflict Would Deal
Crushing Defeat to Capitalism
BY EARL BRoWDER
General Secretary, Communist Party, u s. A.

From his report to the Eighth Convention of the Communist Par)
Neither there world capitalism that solve
problems through 1t tried this 1914198 But instead of
solving problems this them scale and
sharper form That effort lost for capitalism the largest country
the world victorious working of the
they speculate this lost territory for capitalism
through another this time they will working
infinitely better prepared 1941918 working
Union fully armed with the modern
modernzed solid Socialist The
working the capitalist countries under the
the Socialist country
growing which already begun
the victory the Soviet Union which already itself
the Communist which armng them with the
revouton-he theory and practice Marx, Lenn
Stalin-of Bolsnevism.
If the impeaists upon another war they will
crushing defeat the last the borders the
Union they will military defeat at the hands of nyincbe
Red Army At the the working class will be Transforming the
mperast civil Of the
capitalism. will surely the birth
Soviet Republics.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-28
Roosevelt Reaction Prepares Rear Lines for Var

"Fascism,n he said, lis the
strengthening Of the rear lines OF
imperialism in preparation for
war"
This gives us the key for under
standing the class meaning of the
acts of Roosevelt.
Roosevelt is not only building the
most tremendous war apparatus in
the history Of the country.
AS an integral part of this fe-
verish war preparation, Roosevelt
is letting loose fascist reaction
against the working class.
For the front line of imperialist
advance, Roosevelt is preparing bat
tleships and bombing planes.
For the rear of American i'm
perialism, the lines of the class war
going on here at home. Roosevelt is
unleashing brutality, terrorism, and
true fascist reaction.
This relation of fascism to i'm
perialist war is determined by the
TACT that im7erialist war grows
cut of the basic conditions of
capitalist society, the exploitation
Of the working class. The drive
for markets, colonies, ETC., which
is the source of imperialist war
arises from the fact that Amer
lean capitalism is exploiting the
working class here and must find
an outlet for the unsold goods
which the employers plumber from
the masses who produce them
Imperialist war is thus only the
inevitable continuation and extern
SIGN of capitalist wage slave ex-
ploitation.
THIS brings us to two basic ideas.
l One. that in the period Of inn
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-28

perialist war, the American ruling
class will not bring back prosper
ity'' for the masses, but on the con-
trary, will seek to intensity the ex-
ploitation of the masses, since ba-
sically that is the capitalist OBJ
jective in imperialist war.
And secondly, all talk of defend
ing our country or fighting for
democracy" etc., can only be de-
ception of the masses. 1t is prosti-
tuition to the aims of the Wall
Street war-makers to talk of sup
porting the Roosevelt government
in its war plans and in the next
war on the ground of defense"
For the fact is that the vast ma
jority of the people of this country
have nothing to defend but the
chains of their wage slavery.
Norman Thomas, leader of the
Socialist Party is willing to de-
clare his opposition to war now.
But at the same time he definitely
leaves a loophole for supporting the
imeperialiSt war machine when he
states that the Socialists will fight
in a defensive war
But Karl Marx, founder and
genius of the working class rev.
olutionary movement, takes an OPP
pcsite position.
"The workers have no country.
You cannot take from them what
they have not get" he wrote in the
Communist Manifesto. This is the
position of the Communist Party,
the Party of Marxism- Leninism.
The Communist Party declares
to the working class that in order
for them to really have something
10 fight for, they must take pcs
session of the country for them
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-28
Anti-Fascist Picnic
In Chicago On Sun.

CHICAGO, July 26-The Chicago
Committee to Aid Victims of Ger
man Fascists will hold city-wide
anti-fascist picnic on Sunday, July
20, at Leppa's Grove, as part of the
campaign to free Ernst Thaelmann
and al political prisoners in Ger
many. The proceeds will be used
to further the work Of the COM
mittee.
Excellent entertainment will be
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-28

provided by the Lithuanian Chorus
and the Chicago Branch of the
Nature Friends. There will also be
dancing, games and good food. Ad-
mission is 10 cents. To reach the
Grove take the 63rd Street car to
Argo, where trucks will take you
direct to the grounds free.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-28
Workers Must Intensity
Class Struggle in War,
BOlshevik Leader Said
There Can Be No Defense of Ones Government
Under Cspitaism-W Workers Must Transform
ImperiaIist War Into Civil War
BY V. /. LENIN
Attitude of Socialists Towards War

The Socialists have always condemned wars between
peoples barbarous and besa Our attitude towards
however differs in principle from that of the bourgeois pac
fists and Anarchists We differ from the first in that
understand the nseparabe connection between the
hand and class struggle inside of country the other
understand the impossibility of eliminating with
out eliminating classes and creating Socialism and in that
fully recognize the justice the progressyism and the
cessty of civil wars e of oppressed class against
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-28

ABOUT the relation Of Fascisn to
IA imperialist war, Stain said a
profound thing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-28

At the time this was written,
the term Social-Denocracy still
designated the international labor
movement including the Bo,she-
viks, since there had not yet taken
place the historic split Of the revo-
luticnary elements frosn the cppcr-
tunism Of the Socialist Second In
tsrnstiona'. and the founding the
Communist International.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-28

THIS brings us to two basic ideas.
1 One, that in the period of inn
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-28

Twenty thousand new readers
by Sept. LIST means 10000 addi-
tional recruits for organized class
struggle.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-02-15
WEST ROCK

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Peterson and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Blost. Mr.. and Mrs.
Emil Anderson. Andrew Under. Miss
Alice Lindstrom. and Eric and Carl Ny
the John Carlson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Berglund were
Sunday afternoon visitors at the Earl
LiSk home.
Several friends helped Joe Anderson
celebrate his birthday Tuesday evening
Of last week. Games were played after
which delicious lunch was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Martin were Twin
City callers last Thursday.
Mr.. Ross of ST. Paul. visited the Rev.
Swanson's last Thursday evening.
family were Sunday dinner guests at
=. O. BlOsts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Thompson and
family were visitors at the Axel john
son home Saturday evening.
Mrs. Chas. Swanson and Charlene and
Miss Myrtle Johnson spent Friday eve
ming at the Theodore Thompson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Lisk and sons; Mr..
son. Roy. Melvin. Esther. and Lillian
Madison were Sunday evening visitors
at Hiding Mattson's.
Miss Blanche and Rex Rogers of Fin
layson, Earl and Reynold Holmberg,
and John Swanson called at the c. E:
Carlson home Wednesday evening OF
last week.
Swanson and Charlene visited at the
Eric Johnson home Friday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Holmberg. Roger.
and Carol. and Bill Johnson were last
Thursday evening visitors at c. f.. Carl
A number of West Rock ladies at
tended the bakery demonstration given
at the Pine City Theatre last Thursday
The primary grades Of District No.
liz, were entertained Friday afternoon
at the Axel Johnson home. The after
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-02-15
OPINIONS OF OTHERS
NOT SATISFIED WITH HAY
DISTRIBUTION

Editor Askov Americana:
/ take this means to express my
opinion of the hay that has been shipped
into this town lately and the way it's
been distributed. l and lots of other
farmers last fall filled out blanks for
drouth relief and sent them to the
State Board of Control and 1 under
stand this hay was for that purpose.
So 1 went and saw Mr.. Gay. who was
put in charge of delivering the hay,
for the simple reason l was not entirely
out. as l have about a ton left to feed
% head of stock for the balance of the
winter. but he refused me. Now. how
does Mr.. Gay know if one DIS entirely
out Of hay by taking their word for it?
1 could have lied to him and said l
was out. but l didn't feel it was neces-
Sary when l know a taxpayer l am
entitled to 1t. Some of those that
got the hay have been working on the
CWA this winter and some didn't make
much effort to put up any hay and
aren't taxpayers.
Now. is that fair thing for a banker
to do? / say no. The way this hay
has been distributed. one either had to
be relative or close friend of Mr..
Gay. So l say again, it's the rotteneSt
deal ever got or saw anybody pull off.
Why not let each farmer have ton
as we are all in the drouth district.
instead of giving it all to few.
GEO. DAHL.
Sturgeon Lake. NMnn.. Feb. II. 1884.