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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-26
Negro Socialist Worker Giues
Pledge Of Firm, United Front

The letter, printed below, is but
one of the many sent to the office
of the Daily Worker and to CIar-
ence Hathaway expressing the de-
sire of rank and file members of
the Socialist Party for a united
front to be effected between So
ciH'ists and Communist workers.
The worker who sent this let
ter sent a copy to the New Lead
err" the weekly publication of the
Socialist Party.
1890 U ST., N. W.,
Washir~ton, D. G.
Feb. 81, 1884.
Editor of DAILY Worker"
35 E. 18th St., N. Y. G.
Dear Comrade:
II can see no good reason why any
Socialist Party member should not
be in favor of the United Front. The
cause of the workers is one and in
divisible. United we win, divided
we must submit to the brutal yoke
of Fascism.'
II have participated in united
fronts with the Communists in the
Anti-War Congress and the Scots
boro Action Committee; although on
the Scottsboro Committee, l had to
represent the National Forum, as
our s. P. branch was not particl-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-26
ManChukuO Forced
To Release Soviet
Railway Officials
USSR Resumes Talks on
Railroad Sale After
Winning Demand
fsoeciaI to the Daily WORKER

MOSCOW, Feb. IS CIV Radio)-
Dispatches from Hardin, Manchuria,
report that the six Soviet officials Of
the Chinese Eastern Railway who
were arrested some time ago by
the Japanese anchukuo authorities
have been released. rs result of the
insistent demands of the Soviet rep
resentatives.
The release Of these Soviet citizens,
and the re-establishment of normal
order IN the direction of the railway
were made preliminary conditions to
any further negotiations regarding
the sale of the Chinese Eastern Rail
way by the Soviet representatives.
The released officials are guar
anteed the right to return to the Sow
let Union unmolested, and they will
be replaced by new officials named by
the Soviet government.
The illegally appointed Substitutes"
put in charge by the Manchukuo
authorities in place Of the six arrested
Soviet officials have been removed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-26
Rockford, ILL.,, City
Council In d Orses
Workers Insurance

ROCKFORD, Ill, Feb. 2S.-
The City Council of Rockford,
Ill, with = population Of $1,000,
on FEB. Is endorsed the Work.
erS Unemployment and Social
Insurance Bill III r 1881 at the
demand Of the Unemployment
Councils. Rockford Is an In.
dustrial center. The city coun-
ell passed a motion instructing
the city clerk to send copies of
the bill to the Senators and
United States Congressman, sta
ting that they favored this bill
(H. r. 1881 in preference 10
other bills now before Congress-.
Fifteen Of the sixteen Alder
men were present and not one
voted against the bill. A large
number Of workers were present
when the bill was read to the
City Council.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-26
YCL Membership Meet
At Manhattan Lyceum
Tuesday, February p

NEW YORK.-An open district
membership meeting Of the Young
Communist League will be held on
Tuesday, Feb. ~, at 7:30 pm, at
che Manhattan Lyceum, e6 e.
Fourth st.
Charles Krumbein, district Or
ganizer Of the Communist Party,
and j Little, district organizer Of
the Young Communist League,
will report The Austrian situa-
ton and the tactics Of the united
front will be dealth with in the
reports.
Young workers, students and
particularly members Of the Young
Peoples Socialist League, are In
vited to be present.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-26

with Dollfuss to break the strike!
This is the shameless confession Of
the leading figure Of Austrian Social
Democracy.
Communist have been reproached
by some Socialist workers for being
''too sharp" in their criticism Of the
Socialist leaders.
What criticism can be too sharp"
for the bottonless infamy Of this
strikebreaking, counter-revolutionary
betrayal of the Socialist Party lead
ers Of Austria?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-26
House Votes Bill
For Army Air Mail
Service For | Year
Follows Bitter Squabble
On Who is to Profit By
War Preparations

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Over-
whelminr SUPPORT was given to
Roosevelt's program authorizing the
arnv to fly he air mail for one v-7r.
bv the rassaoe of the Drummer Bill
in the House hv vote of 248 for and
81 against on Saturday.
An e%trernelv bitter debate arose
both in the House and before the
Senate Committee investiga ing air
mail contract graft. Supporters of
some Of the huge air mail lines, who
lose heavily through Roosevelt's pro-
gram Of the strictest economy and
the closest link Of air-nail flying
with The armed forces in order to
get the maximum war preparations
out Of everv penny spent by the gov
eminent. leveled some acrimonious
charges AGAINST the Roosevelt regime.
Cries OF "murderers," and legal
lied murder" resounded In the House
debate when repeated mention was
made Of the five ar1lv FLYERS who lost
their lives transporting air mail.
In testimony Of war services rem
dered by the army mail flyers, how
ever, the House voted an amendment
to give wartime disability pensions
to all army pilots while flying the
mails.
What Aviators Need
A statement issued by he prom
inent Republican, former Senator
from Connecticut, Hiram Bingham,
now president Of the National Aero
nautical Association, SOUGHT to lessen
the bitter debate raging by poin ing
out what is necessary to make both
the private air mail flyers and the
fTAsfssual 40 pnn. ~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-26
Less Jobs
Ia Jan. Green Says;
Living Cost Scars
Green's Figures 500, 900
Higher Than Perkins
For Lay.Offs
SILENT ON FIRING
Estimates liz Million
Are Without Work

By SEYMOUR WALDMAN
DAILY Worker Washington Bureau,
WASHINGTON, Feb. Is. -
For the fifth successive month,
industrial unemployment In.
creased again in January" and
workers are steadily losing by
price increases" William Green, pres
ident Of the tainted Aner-
can Federation Of Labor bureaucracy.
announced today. Green's total for
the industrial unemployed Is 1885,
900, an increase Of s2l 900.
Nevertheless, and In the teeth Of
his repeated admissions, Green takea
pains to attempt to protect the brutal
N. R. A. by op Unsteady utterine
such misleading haf-truths as the
increase In the dollar volume Of de-
partment store sales despite the fact
that there has been 8 decrease In
the unit volume Of sales because OF
the higher prices and lowered wages.
Cost Of Living Jumps
"Our estimate shows that there are
100000 persons wanting work, but
unable to find employment In our
normal industrial production SER
vices" said Green, strike breaker
and co-signer with John L. Lewis Of
the notorious coal code. with ita
vicious merit" tfire at wilI clause.
Furthermore, sdni' S Green, "unen-
ploynent is still above the 1882
level by l,50000o
But he can not hide the relevant
facts when it comes to the real wages
the workers receive under the N.R.A.
codes. workers incomes" he SAYS.
ARE still falling short Of the increase
In living costs. In January, workers
average weekly income was $20.s3 In
IS indus ries employing nearly two
thirds Of all non-farm workers. This
was an increase Of only rs per cent
over last April, while food prices
have risen 1877 per cent and prices
Of clothing and furnishings in de-
partment stores ITS per cent. Thus
workers are steadily losing by price
increases. and we must expect their
living standards to be further re-
duced as prices go on upward, unless
the N r. A. program provides for
wage increases"
Silent On C. W. A Firing
Never heless, Green makes it q
point not to protest against Roose-
velt's plan to throw the officially
estimated 1000 600 C.W.A. workers
into the streets by May 1, nor to at
-ack the N. r. A. slave code system,
nor to criticize the administration
for spending billions for war prepara-
tons for destruction Of workers, in.
stead Of their sustenance and re-
Mobilization.
Green's figures contradict the o. 8.
Department of Labor figures which
claimed one-half million laid off IN
January.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-26
Roosevelt Regime
Orders 377,5OO More
CWA Men Fired Fri.
W Orkers Demonstrate
And Organize Against
C.W.A. Firing

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. Is
Allot.2er 377,503 G. w. A. worke.S are
to be fired next Friday, Harry Hop
kns, Car. yl4ig cut the instructions of
president Roosevelt, ordered yester-
day. These reductions do not include
cuts Of employees on federal c. w. A.
PRO ects, Hopkins said, which means
further reductions in c. w. A. jobs.
Over a Million Fired
NEW YORK.-The National I'm
employment Councils pointed out yes
terday that 1,097,5OO C. w. A. workers
will have been fired by next Friday
under Roosevelt's orders liqu-dating
the G. w. A. projects, in addition to
these 1lred from direct FEDERAL c. w.
A. projects.
The Unemployment Councils calls
for organization of all G. w. A. work
ers INFO job committees and C. w. A.
Workers Unions, and demonstrations
and delegations to the G. w. A. and
relief oIces demanding JOBS or cash
RELIEF for all unemployed workers.
500 Demonstrate in S. d.
SIOUX FALLS, S. Oak, kcp. 25.-
Six hundred workers and farmers
un-yed in a mass demonstration in
protest against C. w. A. discrimina-
= i. i.-.A demanding the enactment
of the Workers Unemployment In
SUI .nce Bill. (H. R. 1889
A dele~" Con from the United
Workers = que called on Governor
Berry WITH the workers demands and
or his endorsement to the Workers
Unemployment Insurance Bill. When
asked if he supported the workers
and farmers, he readily answered
CONTINUED on Page q
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-26
In the Daily Work e
Today

Page 2
Sports, by Sam Ross
Page 3
Pre- Convention Discussion
Negroes and the eva, by Carl
Reeve
Page 4
Letters from Workers
PARTY Life"
TN the Home"
Page S
"Change the World" by Sender
Garlin
1--WE Don't Want Charity" by
John L. Spivak
''vienna, Feb. 1916" by Ben
Madd0w
"A Visit to Sing Sing" by Sasha
Small.
Page 6
Editorials
Foreign News
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-26

dropped their tools, and taken to the
barricades! But all the while, they
were striving frantically to arrange
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-26

the strike by mutual action"l
The Socialist leaders called for
strike only after the workers had
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-26

Continued on Page q
The Washington times., 1934-12-24

centerpiece Of fruit and vege-
tables, such as many of us had
at Thanksgiving, though this
time you can vary the pattern
a little by using the more color
full fruits, and by sprinkling
nuts and raisins, even small
candies, especially if they are
wrapped in foil, over the whole
centerpiece.
You can pile your fruits in
any lovely bowl or large COM
pote you may have. If you
have a mirror as a base and
let big punches of grapes fall
off the edge, so much the
lovelier.
AS to the effects you can
achieve with colored papers, a
good idea is to put your filet
lace cloth over shining green
cellophane, to give it more life
and a Christmassy effect. Then
put place mats of the cello
phane over the cloth, or put
bows of the cellophane on the
candlesticks, or use it in the
center decoration.
The Washington times., 1934-12-24
Rivals Compare
Notes
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX
Dear Miss Fairfax:

Dear Miss Fairfax:
Katy and. I went to school
together and were the best of
friends till we fell in love with
the same boy. We are 19 and
he is 81.
He takes us both out to the
movies and dances, an equal
number of times. He tells me
he loves me, but he also tells
her the same thing.
We sometimes get together
and compare notes about him
and though we don't like
each other, as much as usual,
we know we're telling the truth
about him.
I wish I had the nerve to
drop him, but I'm afraid I
would miss him too much.
MARTINA.
Dear Martina:
Cultivate your nerve, my
dear Martina, ard drop the
young man who is trying to
play fast and loose with the
affections of two old friends.
It certainly should not be
hard to replace a half-portion
beau like this one.
The Washington times., 1934-12-24
Times Daily Pattern
PATTERN 2O95

Here's a frock that will flatter
the larger woman as well as the
lender young matron. For it's
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And don't you like that chic
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are much in vogue this winter
achieved by placing the button
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The Washington times., 1934-12-24


fancier of sport clothes. She
wears a dull blue nubby tweed
coat made dOuble-breaSted with
. nOtched collar and brown
leather buttons. A brown sport
hat completes it.
Mrs. Elonzo Tyner prefers
dreSSy clothes. She wears q
black Delvet hat 1Uith q lOhite
1igrette in the back.
Daughter Peggy is weGring q
gray and 1Dhite lapin coat 1Oith
a bright green DelUet hat-d
"Simple Simon" model 10ith a
1oide brin, and Uery becoming.
Mary Lib Macarthur is wear
ing q brown and white Harris
tweed suit-Small checks. The
coat is short and cut double
breasted. With this she wears
. red woolen hat with a shallow
crown and a narrow brim-a
red woolen scarf to match and
tied in ascot fashion.
Mary Louise Marsh-alwayS
Smartly dressed and beautifully
rrOOmed (yOu can be one with
out being the Other-and few
are either, we've decided), wears
. smart black wool crepe dress
which has a handkerchief col.
lar in salmon pink Of the same
fabric. With this she wears a
caracul coat and black felt hat
turned up on one side.
Mrs. Alexander Weddeu, Dite
OF the U. S. Ambassador to
Argentina, Uhom1 De glimpsed
IN the lobby at the Carlton, is
1ueGring black broGdtGil coat
1Dith a Silver tor collar ard a
brimleSS hat 1Dith a tall feather.
"Teeny'' Ekengren looks ex-
ceedingly smart in black coat
which has a yoke-like collar in
Persian lamb. With this she
wears a black hat with a brim
and a small peak.
Mrs. Haywood NewbOld is
wearing a hat of Persian lamb,
made to fit her head like a skull
cap-and the fur gathered to-
Rether to form a tOp-knOt on the
crown. This she wears with a
bright red crepe blouse and we
might add that it is one of the
amartest hats we have seen In
many a long day.
Charlotte Foster is UeGring
an afternoon trock OF black
crepe, q tunic blouse and belt
OF the same material. This is
made 1Uith q high neckline and
Shirred across the front and
holding the stirring on each
side of the shoulder are pine
cones made of gilded metal.
The Washington times., 1934-12-24

are aITEdUy III yOU1 44OUooI 1tdUJ
for use.
If you're having guests for
dinner, and are having little
presents at the table, or if you
are merely having family gifts,
a big wreath in the center of
the table with the packages
piled inside, their multi-colored
papers and ribbons making
gay pattern, is attractive and
substantial.
One of the better home deco
ration magazines suggests a
The Washington times., 1934-12-24
Interest In DOQs
Is Growing
Steadily
BY LIZ HUME

We don't know anything
about the birth rate of dogs, but
we can say, on latest informa-
ton from the American Kennel
Club, that the public's desire to
own and show thoroughbred
dogs has greatly increased. At
least there are more thorough
bred dogs in the world this year
than last.
The sport of dog showing
swept along on an increasing
wave of popularity during 1884.
with 277 bench shows where
there had been only 230 in 1888,
and 221 in 1882. While it will
not be possible to count the
exact number of competing dogs
until all the marked catalogs
from late shows are returned to
the headquarters of the Amer
lean Kennel Club, it is eSti-
mated that $4,000 dogs were
benched in 1884, compared
with 47,613 in 1888.
Big Year
These figures on shows are in
keeping with everything else
about the sport, for 1884 has
proved the greatest year in the
history of dogs in the United
States. Registrations, for in
stance, are expected to total
more than $4,000. Last year
there were 51,500, and in 1882
47,200.
Previously, the greatest year
in the history of the controlling
body was 1925 when there were
$500 individual registrations.
But that was a "puffball" mark
compared to the present record,
for in 1926 the huge figure was
due to the intense popularity of
one breed, the German shepherd
which had 21,500 registra-
tions. The 10000 this year will
be spread more evenly over the
80 breeds recognized by the
A. K. G.
More Champions
In addition to individual
registrations, there also will be
more than $4,000 litter regis
trations against 44,309 last
year, and 29,200 for 1882.
The increased showing of
dogs is reflected in the num-
Der Of champions made in
1884, it being estimated that
more than $50 champion titles
will be awarded, against 554
in 1888.
Also, field trials are occupy.
ing a more important posi-
ton, with So held in 1884
against AZ in 1888. Sporting
breeds today lead all groups
in the percentage Of increaS-
ing registrations.
The Washington times., 1934-12-24

eyes. Begin with fingers placed
on each side Of the bridge Of
the nose, travel upward, circle
the eyebrows, around the tenn
pies, and down across the cheeks
to the nose again.
If you want to know where
you can procure any article
mentioned in this column,
phone The Washington Times,
District 1000, Extension 2S3, be-
tween 8 a. m. and 5 p. m.
daily, and up to l p. m. on
Saturdays. Please do not write
unless you live outside of the
city, in which case enclose a
stamped, Self-addreSsed envelope.
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For Gray Day

Be cheerful in your choice of
color when the skies are gray.
For wear on even the coldest
day is a suit of blush gray
tweed in a heavy weave. Over
the suit is a deep, wide cape of
the suit fabric, lined in black
Alaska sealskin; there are
bands of the seal down the
front of the cape.
The Washington times., 1934-12-24
When Manners

BY MRS. CORNELIUS BEECKMAN
Good Luck Gift
Dear Mrs, Beeckman.

Good Luck Gift
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
A friend of mine (sentimen-
tally, more or less) has just
graduated from law school and
is opening an office. I have
been thinking of giving him a
small gift, such as book ends, or
a desk lamp. The reason. as
a good luck token.
Would I be doing the right
thing? 1 wouldn't want to
make him feel embarrassed.
I am a member of a certain
club and every time I attend
any of the affairs, I must pre-
sent my membership card. Does
the young man who is my
guest, but not a member, show
my card at the time he gives
the tickets at the door, or do I?
Is a corsage worn at the left
or right shoulder at formal
affairs? D.
Either of these gifts would be
an excellent gift to give this
friend, and in good taste. The
desk lamp would probably be
the more useful of the two, for
many men don't like to have
book-ends on a professional
desk. And on your enclosed
card or note, you might wish
that "the lamp will shed light
on his most successful future!"
Either is correct-do what
ever is the more convenient.
He'd probably like to show your
card CALAMITY with his ticket.
Either is proper-but they are
usually worn on the right shoul-
dor
The Washington times., 1934-12-24

HAILED by the Fash
ion Congress as an excel
lent dress to travel South
in whether you go by
rail, boat or motor, this
dress received many
votes. 1t is of mems shirt
ing of pure dye silk,
checked family in white,
and it comes in a smart
wine tone, in brown and
in navy. It is two-piece,
fitting unusually we'll
through the hips, and
buttons up the back with
white bone buttons. If
you're not going South
you will find this dress
an excellent buy for late
spring and early summer,
for it is inexpensive, and
it is smart as anything
you will find later. Plain
felt hat shown with it.
For the name of the store
showing this popular
dress, write Wilma La
vile at The Times, en-
closing self addressed,
stamped envelope, or call
District 1000, Extension
283, between 9 and 5
week days, or 8 and !
Saturday
The Washington times., 1934-12-24
Christmas Table Settings Make
Smart Use of Color
By WILMA LAVILLE

Most women with families have had time to think
how the Christmas table will look they're having
guests in for the family dinner With gfs the chdrens
festivities the dinner itself to think about all their time
and energy has been expended up to date tonight
tomorrow they have to scurry around and find
way to decorate the Christmas table.
The Washington times., 1934-12-24

mi d after
y ou " e sur
We ye d t h e
t h i n g S you
h a v e o n
hand. Y ou
can still get
cello p h a n e
a nd ere p e
paper at the
corner d r u g
store, IN case
you want to
devise S o m e
fanciful dec
grafton. But
bet t er still,
many things
The Washington times., 1934-12-24
Feather Fronds

Just as good but not half as
expensive are the glycerined
feather fronds that so cleverly
simulate osprey and aigrette.
A charming hat for the matron
is of fine black felt with a low,
sloping crown and a becoming
brim that is aslant. All around
the crown and brim are feath-
cry fronds, while at the back,
standing up, is a smart aigrette.
The Washington times., 1934-12-24

I come from
F. re d e ri ok
county, Mary
land, and we
have 'possum
often. In fact,
I have had
t h re e this
year, so far,
and 80 good"
Perhaps I
am too late
to tell the
~ o ung-man.
a b ou t-toWn''
how to cook
his pets-any.
nnMr I nhnll
The Washington times., 1934-12-24
DARK SHADES is POPULAR FABRIC FOR DAYTIME COSTUMES
Hat of Persian Lamb Favored
By Capital Matron Is
Very Smart
Rv BEAU McALLIsTER

The cotton industry should be enjoying great boom if
the display Of veveteen for daytime anything
Ran into stunning Mrs Warren Barbour wife of Senator
Barbour in the Mayfower the other day. wearing navy
blue velveteen rock with veveteen hat to match The
costume was topped off with mink coat.
The Washington times., 1934-12-24
MARYLAND Reader Tells How to
Properly Prepare and
Cook Opossum
By BETSY CAsWELL
Womdn's Page Editor

Monday mail day to be coming into its again.
Today, first letter of real help and interest
delighted to publish it in the column
Instead of requesting information the writer gives it, for
which I am most grateful.
The Washington times., 1934-12-24

Whenever you want to know the
correct time of day or night tele-
phone District 1000, the office of
THE WASHINGTON TIMES.