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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-13
TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1884
The NeaV York Taxi Strike

THE strike Of 45O0 Psrmelee System taxi drivers in
New York is part Of the mounting struggle raging
throughout the United States against the growing
menace of company unions wtichg have increased
almost 100 per cent under the aegs Of the N. R. A
Since the N. R. A. has been inaugursted, over
600 workers chiefly in the basic industries in the
steel and auto have been black-iscked INTO these
organizations by the finance capitalists with the
active assistance Of the officials Of the various Re-
zional Labor Boards. The aim Of the bosses and
the Roosevelt new dealers in making this move was
to tie the workers hand and foot to organizations
controlled and operated in every respect by the
bosses. What is the purpose of company unons2
To put over the wage-cutting and starvation codes
Of the Roosevelt government by taking away from
the workers their best weapon against the onslaught
Of finance capitalism-the strike weapon.
This is what the Parmelee System. General
Motors controlled concern along with the Regional
Labor Board Chairman, Mrs. Gilmore Herrick is
attempting to do at the present time in New York
But the Taxi Drivers Union of Greater New York,
a militant independent union of hackmen which
was organized during the recent general taxicab
strike through amalgamation Of all taxi drivers
organizations has answered this offensive of the
fleet owners as it should be answered-by a strike
THE role of the Regional Labor Board in attempt
ing to put over the company union on the driv-
ers is clear. During the first taxi strike Mrs Her
rick told representatives of the Parmelee company
union, known as the Drivers Brotherhood of Par
melee System that if she had her way she would
throw the committee of 10 out of the window. "
The committee Of 10 was the union committee which
was leading the strike. This remark, made in the
presence Of the press, reveals clearly that Mrs.
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continuation of the Paris Com.
mune!"
THE interventions of the Allied and
1 German imperialist armies In
the Soviet Republic during the war
openly supported by the treason OF
the leaders Of the Second Interna-
tional, were driven back by the
revolutionary armies of the Russian
workers and peasants. and also
with the aid and support of the in
ternational proletarist. eve shall
never forget that an American regi-
ment of the army of intervention
in Archangel, mutinied and COM
PEELED its officers to return it to the
U. SD
The defeat of the German and
Hungarian proletarian revolutions
were again aided by the treason of
the counter-revolutionary leaders OF
the Second International.
While the smoke of the world war
and revolution still hung over Eu-
rope, the appeal for the calling OF
the first congress to establish a
Third International was issued. In
this call, the voice of Lenin spoke
in giving the basic line:
"This is the epoch of the de-
composition and breakup of the
world capitalist system which will
mean the breakup of European
culture in general if capitalism,
with its irreconcilabie contradic-
tons, is not destroyed
The proletariat Of all countries
was called TO immediate SEIZURE OF
power.
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consideration the time length of
these subs. Many of the new subs
are for less than year, while the
quotas are for yearly subscriptions.
At the end of the campaign q
special tabulation will be made
showing the net gain in yearly subs
by each district The district
making the largest net gain in
yearly subs at the end of the drive
will be the winner and will receive
the National Daily Worker banner.
The more total subs each dis
trict obtains, the better is its
chance to also show the largest
net gain in YEARLY subs at the
end Of the drive.
One of the features at the Party
Convention in Cleveland will be re-
ports from districts on the Daily
Worker sub drive. Intensity your
efforts, comrades. and enable YOUR
district to bring in the best reports
to the Convention!
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Detroit Sends
First Funds;
Quotas Are Set
Proceeds of Baltimore
Commune Day To
Aid Austrians

NEW YORK.-The first dire&
contribution for relief Of the va
tins of Austrian fascism from an
International Labor Defense dis
trict has been made by the Detroit
district, it was announced by the
national office Of the organization
today.
The Detroit district sent $40 to-
ward its quota of $3.50 in the 5000
drive opened by the I. L. D. last
week. The quotas for I. L. D. dis
tricts in the drive are announced
as follows:
Chicago. $3.50; New York, $500;
Philadelphia, 5000; Boston, SIPS;
Buffalo, $50; Pittsburgh, $20O;
Cleveland, S1OO; New Jersey, SIS;
Minneapolis, $50; Seattle. s100;
San Francisco, $3.50; Los Angeles,
$500; New Haven, $40; Milwaukee,
Sis; Denver, $50; Baltimore, $50;
Omaha, $50; Kansas City, S2Sl
branches in North Dakota, $11.SoI
branches IN South Dakota, S12.S0i
and branches in Texas, $a5.
Every cent collected viii be trans
mitted to the International Red Aid.
without deduction for any expenses,
for the relief of the Austrian VIC
tins.
One hundred and fifty thousand
stamps in denominations of one and
five cents, are being printed By the
I. L. D., to be sold for the benefit
of the Austrian victims.
The I. L. D has called on All o.
CARNATIONS which have collected
funds for the victims Of Austrian
fascism to turn them over imnedi-
ately to the I. l.. D. for direct
transmission 10 the International
Red Aid.
BALTIMORE, Md.-AA finds COD
lected at the Paris Commune cele-
bration here March IS viii be de-
voted to the relief OF the victims of
Austrian faSc1sIn, 1t was announced
today by the International Labor
Defense, sponsoring the meeting.
The affair and meeting will be
held at Workmens Hall, $500 East
Madison St., at 8 pm. A we'll
known Negro quartet and number
Of language choruses, will provide
the entertainment, assisted by the
Young Defenders formerly 1. L. D.
Kiddy Club, VINO will present a
Scottsboro play.
The main speaker will give an
analysis of the events in Austria,
of the general struggle against war
and fascism. showing their histor-
ical connection with the Paris
Commune.
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Support LID Driue for austrian Victims OF FdSciSnl
Nazis Murder
Stolt, Berlin
C.. p. Leader
Only Intensified Fight
Will Save Life of
Ernst Thaelmann

BERLN.-The body of the Com
munist Party functionary, Stolt, ar
rested on Jan. 10 with 40 other
workers, has been found in the
Berlin morgue, with marks which
indicate that he was murdered by
his captors. A Nazi doctor. refusing
the relatives requests to take
away his body for burial, derisively
remarked: TT is magnificent for a
revolutionist to die Of heart failure
for his convictions"
Two Nuremburg employees, Fried
rich Peter and Peter Bother, we're
sentenced DO two and one-hslf
years for melting to sedition" by
the High Court at Munich.
The former Communist Reich
stag Deputy, Arthur Vogt. has been
sentenced to three years by the
Leipzig Supreme Court, and four
other functionaries of the Commu-
mist Party in Berlin to terms
ranging from one year nine months
to two years six months, for carry
ing on Illegally the work OF the
German Red Aid QL.D0 and the
Communist Party.
Two young workers, Robert Polo
and Erich Puder, have been SEN
fenced to three years by the Berlin
Assizes for their activity in carry
ing on the work of the illegal Young
Communist League Of Germany and
extending their activities over %
German towns"
NEW YORK -Fom hundred
workers meeting at the Spartacus
Greek Workers Club, $50 West 25th
st., Sunday night, sent telegram
to Hans Luther, Mani Ambassador
in Washington, protesting against
the continued Imprisonment of
Ernst Torgler, and declaring they
will never be satisfied with any
thing but the unconditional re-
lease of Thaelmann, Torgler and all
class-wsr prisoners in Germany.
The murder OF leader after leader
of the German Communist Party
seized by the Nazis is a signal that
only the most vigorous, unrelenting
mass protest will save Ernst Thael-
mann, leader of the German Com
munist Party, from sharing the fate
OF other Communist fighters who
have fallen into the hands of the
/ Nazis.
The worldwide demand for his
release must continue, and be in
tensified. Every workers organi9a-
ton should again and again raise
the issue of the freedom Of Thael-
mann, and thunder its demands at
the doors of the German Consul
ates and Embassy.
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LENIN BOLsHEyKs STRUGGLE AGAINST oPPoRTUN1sM OF

kings ministers in the belligerent
governments.
"Centrist" groups among the
Socialist leaders took the position
las In the case of Trotsky) of
neither victory nor defeat" Lenin
and Lenin's Party alone took the
revolutionary position that each
Socialist Party in every imperialist
country should work for the defeat
of its own government and the
transformation of imperialist war
into the revolutionary struggle to
overthrow the capitalist state. Lenin
declared:
"A revolutionary class in a re-
dictionary war cannot hut wish
the defeat of its government
This is an axiom. II is dis
puted only by the conscious par
tisans or the helpless satellites of
the social-ehauvinism. To the
former, for instance belongs Sem
kovsky from the organization
committee NO. 2 of his Izvestia)
to the latter belong Trotsky and
Bukvoyed; in Germany Kautsky.
To wish Russia defeat, Trotsky
says is AN uncalled-for and I'M
justifiable political concession to
the methodology OF social patri-
otiSm which substitutes for the
revolutionary struggle against war
and the conditions that cause
war. an orientation along the
lines Of the lesser evil. an orient
alton which, under given condi-
tions is perfectly arbitrary (Nashe
Slovo. No. 1857.
This Is an example of the in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-13
French Veterans
Group Adopts Full
Fascist Program
Becomes Largest Open
Reserve of Storm
Troops in France
By Cropper

PARIS, March 12.-The Croix de
Ecu Gross of Fire., the reactionary
association of French veterans which
supplied some of the fascist bands
in the street battles of Feb. 6 and 7,
formally declared itself a fascist po-
litical party at its annual meeting
in Paris yesterday.
It thus becomes the main organ
lied fascist group which has been
created in France to support cap
italist reaction against the growing
rehabilitation Of the masses, which
was shown in the street demonstra-
lions and the gigantic general strike
of Feb. II.
The first point in the program of
the Croix de Ecu is the fight against
Communists, and the second point
is the fascist cooperative state"
The organization has thrown its
ranks open to sons of men killed
in action, and is carrying on an in
tensive recruiting campaign.
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Catholic Schools
Face Shutdown in
New Nazi Actions
Differences Within the
Capitalist Camp,
Move Shows

BERLIN, March 12-In its drive
to stamp out all opposition, the Hit
Ter government may soon abolish all
Catholic schools, the Nszi Premier
Siebert announced today.
The Catholic schools have been
a source of opposition to some of
Hitlers policies regarding the church
organizations and school system.
The opposition of the Catholic
schools is only one of the many OPP
positions even within the capitalist
camp that Hitler's government has
been unable to repress.
Differences between the big indus
trialists and the big agrarian cap
italists still continue to crop up
despite all the governments at
tempts bo give the impression of
unity in the top sections of the
ruling class of Germany.
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Govt Order Stops
All AirmaiI Planes
Army Hats Service Till
Further Notice

WASHINGTON, March 12.-Army
carrying of air-mail has been tenn
porarily suspended by order Of
Roosevelt, it was announced yester-
day, until further notice. This leaves
the country without air-mail SER
vice.
Since the uneovering of graft and
corruption in the handling of air.
mail contracts, more than 10 Army
f1iers have been killed carrying the
mails
This has been used as an argyll
ment for the return of the mails
to the private companies, as well as
an argument for more equipment for
the airplane divisions of the Army.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-13

This is the second Of series of
articles giving the historic back
ground of the rise of the Third
(Communist) International out of
the revolutionary struggles of the
proletariat in the last world war.
The first article traced the con-
tinuity between the First Inter
national, founded by Karl Marx,
and the present Communist In
ternational.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-13
BY ROBERT MINOR
Part II.


1914 brought the inevitable re-
suit of opportunist corruption
the desertion Of the opportunist
leaders to their own" bourgeois.
and the complete collapse of the
Second International.
In the furnace Of the world I'M
perialist war, only one Socialist
Party of all of the world remained
true TO the internationalism of the
revolutionary Socialist movement.
This was the party Of Lenin and
StaHn-the Bolsheyik section of
the Russian Social-Democratic La
Dor Party
Under the leadership Of Lenin,
the Bolsheviks took up the struggle
against imperialist warrior the de-
feat of their own capitalist state.
The opportunist corruptionists, the
social patriots in all countries, took
their stand for the victory of their
own bourgeoisie, and the greatest"
leaders OF the social-democrat
movement Of the world became
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Japanese Warship !
Wrecked, 12O Lost
"Sea Scorpion Suffers
in Mysterious Wreck

TOXIC, March IL One OF
Japans latest warships, a 527-ton
torpedo boat completed only three
weeks ago. was mysteriously wrecked
at the Sasebo naval base today,
with the apparent lost Of it's crew
Of 100.
This ship. the Tomozuru, was the
first to be completed Of projected
feet of sea scorpions" outside naval
treaties because they are less than
900 tons. They are extremely heavily
armed for their size, with three s.
inch guns, in addition to torpedoes,
Three have been built, and 18 more
are either building or projected.
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fIated pharseology with which
Trotsky always justifies oppor-
tunism. "A revolutionary struggle
against the war Is an empty and
meaningless exclamation, the like
of which the heroes Of the Second
international are past masters
in making, unless it means rev.
olutiOnary actions against ones
own government in time of war.
A little reasoning suffices to make
this clear. When we say revoIu-
tiOnary actions in war time
against ones own government, we
indisputabIy mean not only the
wish for It's defeat. but practical
actions leading towards such
defeat" The Imperiahst War,
p. 1877.
Call For New Interna tional
After the opening of the war ant
The collapse of the Second Interna.
tional, the Bolshevik Party on Nov
l, 1914, said in a manifesto:
TT is impossible to fulfil the
task Of socialism at the present
time, it is impossible to achieve
true international concentration
OF the workers, without resolute
break with opportunism and an
explanation of the inevitability of
its collapse to the masses {.
The masses will create a new In
ternational despite all obstacles"
Lenin and Lenin's Party became
the central force and inspiration o
the movement for the creation o.
he Bird International. Conference,
Of Socialists opposed 10 war from
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Tells Of japanese Activities
Among Cincinnati Negroes

Cincinnati Ohio March g. 1884.
Editor Daily Worker:
The by Briggs Daily Worker March
timely the Cincinnati undertook the
veigaon about that number
Negro kind under japanese
leadership, and Moslems.
There have been lot of people
will ships the United States away
to Africa and Manchukuo
In the meantime is possible that Comade Briggs write
other article dealing with that
ing the Negro workers the would
position to it. This important
present
Comradely yours,
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NEGRO WORKER KILLED IN
BIRMINGHAM FIRE

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March H.
Downtown Birmingham witnessed
its most disastrous fire yesterday
when a whole block smoldered in
ruins, the damage mounting to $40
100000. A Negro worker was killed
and 40 firemen were overcome by
smoke while hauling gasoline to
supply fire-fighting equipment.
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Clerici, Exiled Italian
Socialist, Shot in Paris

PARIS, March 12-Frenco CIer-
lei prominent Italian Socialist liv-
ing in exile in Paris, was shot today
while on his way to his office. The
assassin escaped.
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'Sittinq PRETTY Is Fair

Sitting Pretty" comes under the
head of being another movie
telling the story of how two song
writer's and a girl broke into movie
land.
Jack Oakie and Jack Haley are
the two song writer's, who desert tin
pan alley and attempt to crash the
gates OF the studios in Hollywood.
Success goes to the head of Oakie
as the composer and he breaks his
partnership with Haley, who writes
the lyrics for his songs.
The big head of Oakie's doesn't
last long and he even loses the right
girl played by Ginger Rogers, to
Haley
The story is thin and light with
Oakie at the piano a great deal of
the time. Both actors attempt to
give the impression that they are
grinding out new song hits on the
spur of the moment.
The efforts of both men are
labored at times to keep the story
going. Oakie, think, is miscaSt as a
song composer and pianist. Haley
doesn't photograph well.
There are several good pleasant
melodies, especially Good Mornin'
Morning Glory" and Did You Ever
See a Dream Walking?"
The dream number has a lot of
girls who use mostly fans for
clothes. When Hollywood uses fans
it uses them by the dozens.
Gregory Ratoff, Lew Cody, Thel-
ma Todd and the PickenS Sisters are
in the cast.
Sitting Pretty probably will not
cause you to write home about it.
Now at the Indiana.
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ton. Both the stars lift the play
the minute the curtain goes up.
Mr., Peters is on the stage at the
first curtain, and he soon is Joined
by Miss Kennedy when she arrives
at Peters inn in the Tyrol. Watch
the old maid character work of Ell
len. She is tremendous in the last
act when she pleads with Miss Ken
nedy not to become the mistress of
Peters, who is designated on the
program as the gentleman in gay
braces"
The atmosphere of the inn is
caught in splendid fashion by He
lena Stungo and Helen RAY. who
stages a grand drunk scene in the
first act; AinsWOrth Arnold. as the
rector, and Betty Hanna and Rob-
ert Henderson, who are entirely de-
lightful at two young people who
live in sin.
Miss Kennedy is one actress who
knows how to use her hands and
eyes. She is a lovely actress and
brings such freshness to the role
of the Enblish school teacher.
The situations are handled in a
most charming manner bv Miss
Kennedy and Mr. Peters. The bal
cony scene is a gem in the hands of
these two.
Here is a tremendous bargain.
Don't miss this one.
Autumn Crocus" is on view at
English's this afternoon, tonight. to-
night and Wednesday night.
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Contract Bridge

trump were taken and west showed
out, discarding a club. Now the
trick is to pick up Norths jack, and
it was done in this manner:
a SMALL heart was led and won
L N in dummy with the ace. The
good queen of clubs was played from
dummy and South discarded small
heart.
The rest of the hand, then, is
simple. Unger cashed his queen of
diamonds and then won two dia-
monds in dummy with the ace and
king. Another diamond was played,
which declarer trumped with the six
Of spades.
Now the nine of hearts was won
in dummy with the king East was
down to the jack and eight of
spades, and declarer to the queen
and nine of spades.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01
POLICE, SEEKING
PIERPONT, CRAB
FIVE MEN HERE
DiIlinger Gang Member Is
Not Found in Raid on
West Side.

Seeking Harry Pierpont, member
of the John Dillinger terror mob.
police clad in bullet-proof vests and
armed with submachine guns, ar
rested five men in a raid Saturday
on a house at S24 South Shepard
street Pierpont was not among
those taken.
Under arrest are James Neither
ton. 80: Cecil Behner. 30; William
Zander, 80. all of the Shepard street
address; Raymond Hodson, %, of
1912 South PerShing avenue. and
Fred Kraft. address unknown.
Detectives had received a tip that
Pierpont had been seen riding with
Netherton and that he was in hid
ing at the Shepard street address.
All Of the five arrested are held on
high bond on vagrancy charges for
questioning.
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The Theatrical World
BY WALTER d. HICKMAN

but his personality. He carries on
few Indian clubs and a terrible
relic, cousin Of a saxophone.
This man starts talking and he
develops a line Of wit which
possesses charm and understanding.
Then suddenly this man in his own
calmness goes to work" 1t is the
pleasure of work and refined Show
manship.
Then with his lady foil, he erects
the necessary equipment which calls
for a tight wire walking act He
puts it on, but he never loses his
personality.
Here is charm and sincere and
intelligent showmanship.
l hope l have the name right Of
the acrobatic act which has comedy
merit. 1 think this act is known as
the Frank Melino Company. The
members fall hard and get the
laughs.
The master of ceremonies Il do
not know his nmae) is poor. When
I saw the show, he had stage fright
or mighty bad showmanship 1t was
difficult to recognize the name of
the acts. Once he forgot the name
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Solution to PreUiOuS
Contract Problem
BY w. E, MKENNEY

EOUP plays always are inter
~ esting, because they seldom
come up. Everything has to be
just right to execute a trump coup.
You must find sufficient entries in
dummy, and you must find your OPP
ponent, who has the long trump,
with the same distribution that
you have.
Nevertheless, when the coup is
made, it always proves thrilling. I
believe that it is one of the most
difficult plays for the beginner at
contract to recognize, but the eX-
pert always is on the lookout for one
and seldom misses it.
Here is one played recently by
George Unger of New. York, former
national champion.
The opening lead was the ace of
clubs and a small club was con-
tinued The ten was played from
dummy, East covered with the jack
and Unger trumped the trick with
the three Of spades, Two rounds of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01
NEWSREEL CATCHES
VIEWS OF BLIZZARD
Hundred Foot Waves Lash
North Pacific Coast.

Startling views of great storms
sweeping the United States, causing
the deaths of two hundred persons
and widespread havoc, are to be
seen in the current issue Of The
Times Universal NeWsrcel. Graham
N1cNamee, noted radio announcer
and the screens talking reporter,
describes this and the other events
in the reel.
New York City is buried under a
ten-inch blanket of snow, that
sweeps down accompanied by vio-
lent wind storm, bringing traffic on
principal thoroughfares, almost to
a standstill. bikes break, inundat-
ing a wide area at Kelso, Wash,
hurricane hits Astoria, Ore, and
hundred-foot waves lash the north
ern Pacific states.
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LaudS Lyric Act

I want you to meet Hap Hazard
Here is a man who knows what
this shOWmanship stuff is all about
His personality allows him to open
in the most human way.
He carries this on and that on.
Mostly it is just this and some
more Sounds silly? 1t is not
Here is a man who has such
fine degree of showmanship that he
takes an age-old pattern of theater
and turns it into grand entertain
ment
Hazard starts out with nothing