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The daily worker., 1934-06-14
World Problems Found
In tn e June Issue of
''SOviet Russia Today

THE June issue of Soviet Russia
Today" reflects the continued
improvements in contents and ap-
pearsnce Of the magazine, which
has been noticeable for the past
few months.
What is Hindering Soviet Amer
lean Trade?" Under this title. A.
A. Heller gives a comprehensive sur
vey Of the present status of Soviet
American trade relations.
In an article entitled, Jews With
out zionism, " Joseph Brainin, prom
lnent writer, head of the World
Wide News Service, who has studied
Jewish conditions in the U. S. S. r.,
answers the ISLANDERS of certain
anti-Soviet zionists and White
Guards about Soviet Jewry.
DR.. Hanna M. Stone, medical di-
rector of the New York Birth Con-
troll Clinical Research Burea a Il
writes on Birth Control in the So
Wet Union"
Liston M. Oak, in an article en-
titled Red China Crows" records
the great material and cultural ad-
vance of the Chinese Soviets as
compared with the misery and star
vation of the rest of China.
A stirring record Of the gigantic
strides in Socialist construction in
the Soviet Union is given in col
umns entitled Soviet Scene" and
Socialist Progress"
Letter from worker delegates in
the Soviet Union, American workers
in Soviet factories, Soviet shock bri-
gaders, etc, give vivid picture OF
life in the country which has be-
come the focal point of the worlds S
interest.
Letters from worker delegates in
the Soviet Union, American work
ers in Soviet factories, Soviet shock
brigaders, ETC., give vivid picture
Of life in the country which has
become the focal point of the worlds
interest.
In addition, there are over SC
photos, illustrating various phases
OF industrial and cultural progress
in the land Of the Soviets; Soviet
cartoons; and book reviews by
Catherine Lawson and Bonchi
Freedman.
LEON RUTMAN.
The daily worker., 1934-06-14
Carl Won Ossietzki

When complaints were made
that the calibre Of German poll
tical publicists was low as COM
pared with the journalistic cul-
ture Of other countries, when their
superhciality and prejudice was
criticized-there was always one
name excepted from such re-
proaches-Carl Won Ossietzk. In
the person Of this man the last
eminent publicist of German
bourgeois culture is exposed to the
cruelties of his jailors in the no.
torious Sonneburg concentration
camp.
In twenty years of political &C
tivity Carl Won Ossietzki remained
steadfastly true to himself. In the
Welt ON Montag, in the Berliner
Volkszeitung, in the Tagebuch,
and finally in the Weltbuehne,
Carl Won Ossietzki was always the
one who made the publication
worthy of being read, the one
whose uncompromising selection,
whose discipline Of language and
clean cut thought became example
and standard The political Jour
nalism of the German Republic is
unthinkable without Carl Won Os-
sietzki.
1t was he who devoted himself
and his reputation to exposing the
fearful "Feme" murders carried
on by the reactionaries in Ger
many 1t was he, first of all, who
dared to trace out and tear the
devilish threads of underground
German military policy. He was
the head of the independent Jury
Of referees which investigated the
events of May l. 1922 In the
battle against the political par
tiality of German justice, he
fought in the front rank. The
criminal, secret ornaments for
the war which was to be forced
on the German people by their
generals, had in him an adversary
VINO old not fear to drag them
into the light and seek to destroy
them. On hardly any other Ger
man citizen was vented such a
flood of slander and abuse.
Courts Of the Republic handed
down sentences against him be-
cause he called murder by its
right name even when it was toll
Grated and approved by members
of the General Staff of the
Reichswehr German Army.
He wanted-and this should be.
must be, said in connection with
the German tragedy-a clean,
just, peace-loving and socially
constructive middle class demo-
cracy. These are demands which
cannot be realized on this earth,
because one excludes the other.
He was man who raised his
*Zoergiebels Bloody May 1st.
The daily worker., 1934-06-14

attitude, the unsentimental and
un-melodrsmatic heroisln Of this
book was being contrasted with
the novel Of Remarque. "All Quiet
on the Western Front" and the
Nazis in particular valued the
qualities Of the Rem novel.
A long and difficult way had
led Ludwig Renn-born in Dres-
den, 15S8-to Communism. In
1911 the young officer entered the
War Academy, went to the front
in 1914 as head of a company. be-
came regimental adiutant. bat
talon leader, and finally teacher
Of the Field War College CFeId-
k-iegsschule). He was a superh
soldier, a model Disciplined as
leader, as confident Of his com
rades and disciplined even down
to the very least Of his gestures.
After the war he was selected as
leader by the Safety Troops
(Sicherheitstruppe) Of Dresden.
In 1920 he quit this position.
His existence was restless, tor
mented, burdened with impress
sions Of the war which he could
not absorb and sssimilate. Ludwig
Rem studied all branches of
knowledge. He wandered through
Italy, Greece, Turkey, and Egypt
an uprooted feudal aristocrat,
a soldier who could not find him
self in the complications and in
justices Of the everyday world.
The events of July IS, 1927. the
tremendous explosion Of mass in
dignation in Austria, the burning
Of the Palace of Justice in
Vienna-which Rem experienced
at first hand-wrought the de-
cision in him. He returned to
Germany and became a Commu-
mist.
The same penetration, the same
power of literary creation which
made his novel War" q world
wide success, are also to be found
in Renn's second work Post
War" (Nachkrieg), in which
Rem pictures the progress Of
his sergeant through the con-
fusion Of the postwar time, to
socialism. This "deserter," who
had examined psssionately the
foundation of his social class and
found it wanting and pronounced
it ready for destruction, was
thorn in the side of the ruling
powers of Germany. The first
opportunity was seized to take
vengeance on him: In October,
1882, Ludwig Rem was arrested
in one Of the lecture rooms of the
Berlin Marxist Workers School,
in the midst Of lecture he was
giving on the history Of military
science. The outline for his lee
ture, a cool, scientific summary
which he carried in a pocket, was
seized upon as an excuse for
charge of high treason. For
months Ludwig Rem was impris-
oned awaiting trial. After few
days of freedom, he was once
again arrested on the day after
the burning Of the Reichstag,
Ito be continuedD
The daily worker., 1934-06-14

great voice to warn: Republic,
be strongl", who summoned the
republicans to be courageous in
their own house, a man who in
the last analysis could not un-
derstand why the republicans
could not summon this courage.
He did not understand it because
he saw events apart from the
great, extraordinary. essential
struggle which was going on for
Is years within the boundaries of
Germany-the struggle Of social
ism with capitalism for power in
Germany.
And so we see him for Is years
fighting lost cause against the
right Geaction) and against the
ultra left" Cultrs- according to
his opinion)-fighting for q social
Republic which should advance
peacefully toward humanity and
happiness for all. History itself
has proved that this line Of sd-
vance is impossible-and Carl Won
Ossietzki himself has become a
victim of this proof.
At the end of 1881. Carl Won Os-
sietzki was finally sentenced to 3
year and a half imprisonment for
betrayal Of military secrets. In
his magazine, Die Weltbuehne. an
aviator wrote an article dealing
with preparations for war in the
German aviation industry In the
face of threatened punishment,
the writer fled out of Germany.
Ossietzd stood trial Months in
succession attempts were made to
induce the responsible authorities
to grant amnesty to Ossietzki. All
the great organizations of writers
addressed themselves to President
Won Hindenburg begging him at
least to grant pardon which
would change the penitentiary
sentence to an honorable deten-
tion in a fortress. But Hindenburg
who had Just been reelected
president with the help of the So
Democrats, didn't even con-
slider worthy of an answer these
petitions signed by hundreds Of
thousands of people.
It was not until the end Of
1882 that Ossietzki was released
from the remainder of the SEN
tence. on the basis of a general
amnesty. Only a few months
later the Nazis arrested him again,
and fairly outdid themselves in
malicious triumph because the
traitor to his country" Carl Won
OsSietzki, was incarcerated in the
concentration camp Of the peni-
tentiary Sonnenburg. Courage,
honor, uprightness, and whole
hearted participation of the in
dividual in struggle-quahties
which the Nazis habitually, and
worldly praise as highest virtues
Of the German man-these count
for less than nothing in Germany
today
Foreign journalists who tried to
speak to Ossietzki, found in Son
nenburg broken man who
silently stood Sin military posture"
before their questions. The re-
porters could only learn that in
the concentration camp Carl Won
Ossietzki had no time for mental
work, Military drill and rigorous
gymnastic exercises under the
command Of the guards Of his
prison, make no the existence of
the last great republican journa-
list of Germany.
The daily worker., 1934-06-14
Ludwig Rem

In 1929 appeared in the feature
page of the famous Frankfurter
zeitung novel which excited ex-
traordinary attention, and there
after was translated into the
languages Of all civilized nations.
War! was its name. 1t is well
known what power and what ef-
feet this book had in all countries.
So straightforward was the
achievement of this author, and
so clearly did his work stand by
itself and speak for itself, that
there was little question as to what
kind of a man carried the name,
Ludwig Rem. Finally it was dis
covered that this assumed name
hid former Imperial officer. ex-
Captain Arnold Vieth Won Golsse-
nau, and that he, son of an old
German noble family, was a Com
munist! This created a stir among
the reactionaries, for the manly
The daily worker., 1934-06-14
Stage and Screen
Life of Vergie Winters" Al
Radio City Music Hall;
Poe Film at 55th Street

"The Life of Vergie Winters" a
new RKO-Radio Picture, based on
Louis Bromfield's novel, will have
its New York premiere today at the
Radio City Music Hall. Ann Hard
ing. John Boles. Helen Vinson and
Betty Furness play the leading roles.
The stage show includes "The
Romance of Giselle," q, spectacle
staged by Russell Market and feat
ur1ng Nina Whitney and Moore and
Ravsl.
"The Tell-Tale Heart" screen
version of Edgar Allen Poe's famous
story, produced and directed by
Desmond Hurst, will have its Ameri-
can premiere today at the 55th
Street Playhouse. The leading roles
are played by Norman Dryden,
Yolande Terrell, John Kelt, and
James Fleck.
The Rivoli Theatre is now show
ing Are We Civilized, ;, directed by
Edwin Carewe from a story by Har-
old Sherman. William Farnum,
Anita Louise, Frank McGlynn and
Stuart Holmes head the cast.
Little Man, What Now?" Frank
Borzage's film drama, is now play
ing at the Palace Theatre. Mar
garet SULLIVAN and Douglas Mont
gomery have the leading roles The
vaudeville is headed by Jack Whit
ing and the Slate Brothers.
The daily worker., 1934-06-14
C. A II Z T u LILY

= BY NJ RITA MIL LET -
Finger carefully the teacups-
Over them your social deathhead smirks
And f1endish cash of mouth
Laves conventions tainted feet.
Not the arid guilt of porcelain
Glitters with heavy flowers
Nor drips its red and gold across
Your lacquered f1ngernails.
1t is flesh you are handling;
Living flesh
You drink from the CUTS of communard
Shot on the Chinese wall
And the breasts of women, revolutionists
Torn in the market place
And the scarce-new eyes of little ones
With hair that coughed to death
Take your hands from the teacups-
THEY will not bear your touch.
The bleeding Chinese mouth
Laughs from the porcelain,
The daily worker., 1934-06-14
4 Fantastic ''HistOry
of BoIsheoism BY a
Communist Renegade

hands Of no less q person than
Marx himself"
II must be obvious by now that
Rosenburg's picture belongs 70 the
realm Of fantasy and not to ths
realm Of truth. This is the only
sane explanation Of some Of his
more weird interpretations. II
Rosenburg is hailed by the boure
geoisie for his ability To crystals
lie in a sentence the strength oE
weakness Of any movement" it is
because he can peyert facts 50
readily and so scientifically" An
example Of his ability to "crystala
lie a movement in q sentence" ts
his unvarnished statement that IN
truth the Labor movement in Eng
land from the World War 10 tbs
present day has made amazing
progress and has no need Of RUS
sian teachers" Shades Of Ramsey
Macdonald, snowden and Come
panyl
0INCE Rosenburg is attempting 70
v give scientific" solution to the
problem that he has studied he
does not hesitate to slander and
distort at any opportunity. He
foresees decisive warfare" in
the Soviet Union in a distant
future" % The course Of events
in 1888 prove that "the Soviet Cow
ernment has revealed itself power4
less TO resolve the glsring contrsdic-
tions (Which he does not name) in
its governmental system" % And
he does not even hesitate to use
that oldest Of counter Revolutionary
gags: Stain is no longer inter-
ested in the so-called world revo-
luton" (Cf Dimitroff, Soviet
China, the German Communists
Party, and the work Of the COMM
tern all over the worldD
No amount Of sound refutatiorl,
which is a prime necessity, VIII
completely stop anti-working class
and anti-Soviet campaigns. to
which Rosenburg has contributed
his bit. Any fool or scoundrel will
always find his wares eagerly ac4
cepted by q willing publisher, en-
thustastic critics and "one-mar
Communist Parties" who will use
his worthless stuff to grind thefr
political axes
1t is for this reason that so much
space has been given to Rosen-
burg's song and dance which he
calls a History Of BoIshevism. His
ridiculous theories. his misstate-
ments Of fact, his anti Communists
bias have been cited, not because
it is important to knock Rosenburg
individually into a cooked hat.
Tt is because he fits so usefully into
the present wave of anti working
class attacks that COMMUNISTS must
expose this book to students and
intellectuals who are as yet un.
aware of the malicious untruth that
charaeterizes counter er-revolutionarv
and anti-Soviet propaganda.
The daily worker., 1934-06-14
Brains Behind Barbed Wire!


The following is from a collec-
tive report by the Association of
PrOletarian Revolutionary Writers
of Germany (Bund prOletarisch-
revOlut1Onaerer Schrifts ( eIIer
Deutschlandsl. 1t was translated
from the German, with intrOduc-
ton and notes by Herbert A.
Klein and is published by Uni
versum- Basel, 3S Union Square,
New York City.-Editor's Note.
AMONG those vino recognized
Almost clearly that the road fol-
lowed by the German Republic
led to the bitter end Of Fascism
were many German writers.
These were prosecuted by the
vena1 reactionary majority Of their
fellow writer's, no less than by the
state officials. They were criti-
cized with condescending patron
age or arTogantly neglected by
the professional literary critics.
They were slandered and threat
ened by the Nazis as traitors to
Germanic Culture" Yet in the
face Of all this they fought their
fight for freedom for artistic work.
The stupid auto da fe. which
was carried out May 10, 1898,
in all the cities Of Germany, this
destruction of hundreds of books
labeled "un-German" by the Nazis,
was the conclusion of a develop
ment for years past clearly visible
to the eyes of those who would
see. Many, very many, of the mid
die class authors whose works
were burned had fought for years
against those who contended there
was no choice but socialism or
decline into barbarity. And when,
not only Communists, but also
ivory lowered estetes and moder-
ate, middle of the road, democrats
we're banned or consigned to the
fre-this constituted a bitter JUS
tif1cstion for those writer's who
had recognized the social func-
ton Of all art and had decided
for themselves to carry out. re-
gardless, the social tasks which
the awakening working class de-
manded of art.
No fewer than 1872 writer's were
removed from public libraries as
"un- German" Many Of these
authors emigrated to foreign
countries, and even today cannot
understand what has happened
to them. Others, however, carry
on the fight for the workers. side
by side with the workers. Many
are incarcerated in prisons and
concentration camps.
The daily worker., 1934-06-14
TUNING In

700 p. M.-WEAF-Basebsll Results
woR-Sports Resume-Ford Frick
WJz-Amos n Andy-Sketch
WABC-Sylvia Froos, Songs
-wEAF-Gene and Glenn-skstch
WOR-Comedy; Music
WED Lowry. omedisn
WABC-Just Plain Bill-Sketch
7:3O- -wEAF-Shirley Howard, Songs. Trio
WOR-Ray Perkins, Comedian; Nov
city Orch.
wJz-Lopez Orch.
WABC-Serensders Orch
t5-WEAF-The ldbergs-Sketch
wABC-Boake Carter, Commentator
800 -wEAF-vallee Orch. Soloists
WOR-Little symphony Orch Philip
James, Conductor; Edward Nell,
Jr,, Baritone
WJz-Grits and Gravy-Sketch
wABC-Rich Orch.
SIS -wABC-Essy Aces-skstch
5:50-WJz--Grace Hayes. Songs
WABC-Raffles-Sketc
8;AS-WJz-Igor Gorin. Baritone
400 -WEAF-Captsin Henrys Show Boat
wOR-Rod and Gun Club
WJz-Death Valley Days-Sketch
WABC-Warnow Orch; Claude Refs,
Tenor; Evelyn MacGregor. Con-
tralto; John coriglisno. Violin
93o-WOR-Philharmo Stadium Con-
certs-Dr. Frederick B. Robinson,
President C.C.N.Y.
wJz-Duchin Orch. Edward Davies,
Baritone
wABC-Waring Orch.
o:45-WOR-The Witchs Tsle-Sketch
10 0-wEAF-Heevyweigh Championship
Boxing Bout. Carnera VS.. Baer
tsubject to postponementl
WJZ-Same as wEAF
-Confiict-Dramstic Sketch
l5-WOR--Current Events-H. e. Read
WABC-Frsy and Braggiott Piano
10 n-wOR-Vsriety Musicale
WABC-W Wheeler Orch. Doris ror-
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10. 0.45-wABC-Henry L. Roosevelt. Assist
ant Secretary Of the Navy. Speak
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insGon, D. G,
II co wEAF-Your Lover, Songs
woF-wsather Moonbssms Trio
WJZ-Com edisn Harmonists Songs
WA5C-Yera Van, Contralto
The daily worker., 1934-06-14
WHAT'S ON
Thursddy

CRISIS IN EDUCATION discussed be-
Dr. p, 2. Williams Education in 8 q"
Or J. 2. Mendenhali, Progressive Edu.
cation in UsA" O. A Hathaway: 'pofs
Of the Teachers in the Crisis Thursday,
June "a, 8 pm. Man. Industrial Trade
School. 22nd ST.. A Lexington Ave
OPEN FORUM war and Fascisr ia
the Current Movie" No Greater Glory
World in Revolt" -. A. Mann-Brand.S
Film & Photo League. "a z. 18th st. No
admission charge.
SYMPOSIUM. Pen Il Hammer ia "
2ist St, $50 pm. Revolutionary Poetry
in America" Speakers: vetch, Maddort.
Wood, Thomas Adm. 15c
OPEN FORUM, Isidors Begun on Crisis
in Education Boro Park Cultural Cens
ter, 1880 5sth St. Brooklyn. $50 PM.
Auspices Harry Sims Br. LID.
SOVIET CHINA-Ths reistions between
the USS.R. and Chins--leeturs by John
Phillips at Friends Of the Chinese People.
1853 w: 2srd St., Room II, $50 PM
FRANCIS GoHAM speaks on the y 3,
MacNamars Case" Auspices Wesley Evers
est Br. LID Maries. 81 Henry 81. Bklyna
Adm free.
MEMBERSHIP MEETING. once WORK.
ers Union. ia W i4th St. spm
MASS MEETING Against VA. and Fass
cisT. ocean Pskwsry Hsff' 5os4 ocean
f''s' <NuoFASTo fHFfNFiA > CnHUClAh NO
49, II and s.
SHORT MEMBERSHIP MEETING; of Mt.
Eden Br F.S.U and discussion fAnf
Jerome Ave. cor 10th St, Bronx, $40
Pm. sharp. All members are urged e
attend
Friddg
HARLEM SECTION 4sprins Festival
finnish Hall IS " i2sth 81 Csisnratins
the growth Of the G P in Harlem
HoUSEwAENTNG PARTY and Dsdies<
ton Of the Potsmkin Chtldr.u's Center.
3l1 z. 18th St., 4 pm. Carl BrodskN
Master Of Ceremonies: Pioneer PlsTs
OUTING TO UNITY Sunday. June 74th
by Harlem Prog Youth Club, from their
new headquarters. 1888 5rd Ave. Esziste~
70 assurs yourself Of seat Round tr1o
800.
SUMMER MUSIC Festival and Dance.
irving Plaza. Irving p. & 18th St. Sun.
dsy, June 18th, pm. Auspices workers
Music League.
JUNE 23rd--Ambsssador Hall. ss75 Third
Ave. Banquet celebrating the Ninth An
nlversary Of the LID. Leon Blum, guest
OF honor. Speakers: r. 3 Moore. Allen
raub and others. Varied entertainment
hot supper. Adm SOC. Auspices Bronx
Section LID.
JUNE SALE ON SPECIALS NOW ON AT
WORKERS BOOK SHOP h CIRCULATING
LIBRARY, so z. 18th St.
The daily worker., 1934-06-14

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The daily worker., 1934-06-14
CHANGE
TAE
WORLD!
: By MICHAEL GOLD

THERE have been quite few letters in reply to the
criticism that recently appeared here the influence
of T. s. Eliot young revolutionary poets and the
necessity for texts for working class songs.
am sorry to be unable to follow through on this
discussion since taking leave for three months Of the column
the writing
fruitful and worthwhile discussion however; and that sorey
Leonard sper writes "Eaiots poetry essentially trivial pedanc
snobbsh reekng library paor certainly
example follow
ers what they think of the poems in the Partisan Review and else
where in which Eiots influence and the majority
will tell they don't he is talking about And what's
the writing they understand
No these written by inteecus inteIecuals this
is certainly not enough"
And another young talented writer of poetry R G. bitterly calls
the T Eliot another group
happen Love,
in the circle scratching
back-shoutng into a mtrrorl"
Hayes impassioned the
revolutionary poets who T, Eliot learn ability
make life vivid and concrete his dramatic his don stripped
to the concentration prose"
Our poetry ths-it pcureIes unhuman,
poster poetry poetry epic poetry the
heroes left out and only the chorus Hayes continues
hope to be able to print his letter in full there
at the end of this column.
An Audience for Poets
RUT to my previous remarks
want to ask of poets Why
really talented writer's Of poetry revolutionary
day but not ONE who has made
side of some small circles in New York9
the reasons course workers
love poetry Jewish,
workers Even the best of the bourgeois American poets
have environment the height of his
fame, Carl sandbg could copies
of his books Mr. Babbt has been taught to suspect oe and the
workers have been affected by his prejudice.
This true but it also true that there actually
revolutionary poets the recent enjoyed working
class audience Joe Hill always will honor
but there have also been Chaplin
Waters and others
Many these and over-famiar
phrase, ft is accident"
the working class life and
had NOT been influenced by Eliot
wood and the picket lines
Yet, just machine different force in America
than proetsrian poet diff
feren conception of the function of poetry from that entertained
T. Eliot He cannot be ndfiduaist
This doesn't writing workers suendering
the smallest fraction of skill, subtlety
But it does that the revou-
tionay world It is something that Hill of
his jngles and that most Workers
haven't the strained their COMPOST
tions.
The daily worker., 1934-06-14
The Dance of Death

ATTENDED recently evening the proetaran
Some different groups participated the Of the
evening forgot which which had
fine titles Scottsboro An-Imperiat
Red them twilight
monotony of death.
If T. Eliot has influenced the poetaran poets it is Martha
Graham and Wgman who the
Graham gifted bourgeois expresses
the despair and death of the system mood that
the psychac ward and the Sometimes like Eliot
primitive mysticism,
but here she cannot shake off the disease that destroying
Martha Graham artist Morbid subject
doesn't preclude that why should
have something and different ay follow
savshy?
Where the elan the warmth
orpses Wapugis
around the coffin of corrupt world revouonP you
the workers struggle with such
Dancers you really your to say
Has the revolution meant little you? you
keep this forevehis labelling
by Martha Graham hundred different
product revolutionary?