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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-13

masses, to the growth of internal
friction among the bourgeoisie and
to the acceleration Of the collapse of
its main social support-social-d demo
cracy. Finally, when the bourgeoisie
tries, by an aggressive war policy, to
strengthen its foreign position, it eX-
tremely intensifies international an
tagonismS and the danger for capital
ism which arises for them.
The Maturing OF Revolutionary
Crisis
81 1t would, therefore, be right
opportunist error to fail to see now
the objective tendencies Of the accel-
Grated maturing of a revolutionary
crisis in the capitalist world. But the
presence and operation of these ten
denotes, both economic and political,
do not imply that revolutionary de-
velopment is proceeding upwards by
itself, or unhindered without resiS-
lance from counteracting forces.
Revolutionary development is sinful
taneously hindered and accelerated
by the fascist fury of the bourgeoisie.
The question as to how soon the
rule of bankrupt capitalism will
be overthrow by the proletariat will
be determined by the fighting pre-
Of the majority of the
working class, by the successful work
OF the Communist Parties in under
the mass influence of social
democracy.
In the present situation. in con-
ditions when antagonistic class forces
are strained to the utmost, the growth
of the revolutionary mass movement
in individual capitalist countries can
have a constant or level character
even less than before. In China there
Is war, intervention and revolution.
In Japan there is the growth of the
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ers "a number Of pactS of non-ag-
erosion, a number of new recogni-
tons, the definition Of the aggressor,
the forced raising Of the embargo Of
Great Britain. The Land Of the
Soviets is the only bulwark OF peace
and Of the independence Of the weak
states against the attacks Of the pred
atory imperialists. BY its proletariat
policy, it is winning more and more
the confidence Of the toilers Of the
whole world and of the oppressed ma
tons. Retarding the outbreak Of a
new war by the gigantic growth Of
its power, the US.S.R. invokeS upon
itself new wave Of hatred on the
part Of the most reactionary and ag-
gressive groups of the imperialists.
Fascist Germany Chief Instigator of
War In Europe
81 The fascist government Of Ger
many, which is the chief instigator
of war in Europe, is provoking trou-
BILE in Danzig, in Austria, in the
Saar, in the Baltic countries and in
Scandinavia, and on the pretext Of
fighting against Versailles, is trying
to form a bloc for the purpose of
bringing about a new bloody carving
up of Europe for the benefit Of Ger
man imperialism. Imperialist blocs,
headed either by France or Italy, or
by Britain, which intrigues behind
their backs, are being feverishly re-
organized around the key-points of
imperialist contradictions. Europe
has become q powder-magazine which
may explode at any moment.
British and American imperialists,
availing themselves Of the war alarm
in Europe and the events in the Far
East, are increasing their prepara-
tons for a decisive imperialist strug-
gle for world hegemony in the At
lantic and in the Pacific.
Social Democracy In support Of
Imperialism
a In this situation social-demO-
cracy sticks at nothing in the sup
port Of the imperialist interests Of
its own bourgeoisie and combines this
support with service to international
capital against the U.S.SR.
Japanese social-democracy and the
trade union leaders, following Cen
eral Araki, proclaim the civilizing
mission of Japanese imperialism in
Asia and justify the predatory con-
quests of their bourgeoisie in China
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Discipline and Fighting Fitness

Discipline and Fighting Fitness
The XIII Plenwn of the E.C.CI.
sets before all Communists Parties IS
most important tasks the carrying cut
of regular and constant check ups on
the strengthening Of their ranks, Of
preparing to go underground, Of
tightening up discipline and fyls ing
fitness Of every Party organic ien
and Of every member Of the P1z.
The whole situation demands Eat
the Communist Parties prepare in
good time cadres for underground
work, that they seriously tack'o the
question of combating provccss, sufs,
that they combine the methoa3 Of
strict secrecy with securing the best
contacts with the masses and avoid
ing the schematic structure and work
Of the underground organization.
Only the concentration of ell the
efforts Of the Party organizations on
forming underground factory nuclei
and intensifying the work OF the
Communist fractions i'll all of the
Continued on Pare Seyen)
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B. The Fight Against the Fascination
of the Bourgeois Governments and
Against War.

Against War.
In the fight against the fasciza-
ton Of the so-called democratic"
countries, the Communist Parties
must first of all brush aside the
fatalist, defeatist line of the inevi-
liability Of a fascist dictatorship and
imperialist war and also the oppor-
tunist undereStimation Of the tempo
Of fascination and the threat Of i'm
perialist war, which condemn the
Communist Parties to passivity.
In carefully explaining the econ
omic and political slavery which the
fascist dictatorship is bringing TO the
toilers, showing the masses that the
faSciStS are not socialists and are not
bringing in q new order, but are lack
eys, lickspittles Of capital, the Com
munists must rouse the masses in
time for the defense Of the trade
unions, Of the labor press, of the
workers clubs, Of the freedom to
strike and Of workers meetings,
organizing protest demonstrations,
strikes and setting up fighting self
defense attachments to resist the
terrorist gangs.
In the fight against the fascist die
tatorship, the Communists must:
a. Taking as the starting point the
defense Of the everyday economic
and political interests of the toilers,
rouse the masses against the fascist
dictatorship which deceived the work
ers, the peasants and the urban toll
ers; expose the deInagogy and all
provocations Of fascisrn (the burning
Of the Reichstag, the taking of the
Reichstag elections, etc.,, stirring up
strikes and leading the proletariat up
to mass political strikes; (b) Penetrate
all the fascist mass organizations and
also carry on revolutionary work in
the forced labor camps; while fight
ing against the revolutionary workers
leaving the fascist trade unions in
diyidually, but not calling upon the
workers to join the fascist trade
unions, the Communists must utilize
all mass movements as well as all
manifestations OF discomfort shown
by the masses in the fascist trade
unions in order to form and consoI-
date independent class trade unions,
WHILE at the same time continuing
their revolutionary work inside the
fascist organizations; (c) expose In the
eyes of the peasants the policy which
faScism pursues in the interests Of
the landlords and the kulaks, Illus
trating this by concrete examples
from their own farm life; join the
mass fascist organizations in the
rural districts in order to split of the
toillng peasants; organize the agri-
cultural proletariat in independent
trade unions which are to serve as
the main lever for the whole work
in the rural districts.
In fighting against war, the Com
munists must prepare even now for
the Transformation OF the imperialist
war into civil war, concentrate their
forces in each country, at the vital
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the liberation of the dependent ma
lions from all national oppression;
in the keypoints Of national antag-
onisms Communists must struggle
against imperiahst occupation and
violence, for the right of self-deter-
mination Upper Silesia, the Saar,
Northern Bohemia, etc), coming out
in all these regions, and also in Aus
tria and Danzig, against the chauvin-
ism of their national bourgeoiSie and
against incorporation in the hang
mems third empire Of German IA
scisn.
Widely popularize the solution Of
the national question in the U.S.SR.
and the tremendous economic, social
and cultural successes achieved by
the peoples which were liberated by
the October Revolution.
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7th World Congress
OF C. |. to Convene
Latter Part of 1884

DECISION OF THE XIII
PLENUM OF THE e. c. c. j.
/. To call the VII Congress dur
ing the second half of 1884
g.. To instruct the Presidium of
the E. G. c. I. not later than
June LIST, publish the Agenda
for the Congress, to name the
speakers for the different
questions on the Agenda and
to set the quota OF represent
tation Of the individual sec
tons of the c. I. at the VII
Congress.
3. To oblige the Sections of
the C. I. to begin the prepa-
ration Of the VII Congress in
all Party organizations as
soon as the Agenda is made
public.
4. To oblige the Central Com
rnittee Of all the Communist
Parties to submit before June
LIST, to the Presidium of the
e. G.. G. I. any proposals they
may have regarding the
Agenda Of the Congress.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-13
Financial Report to 18th ECCI Plenum

after examining the
E. c.
the entirety
70
Carried over from 1851 7494S75
Membership including $3.50 CAT MEMBERS
the Y and 10 Parties exempted from payment OF
membership the remaining other Parties have
presented their financial report) ..........
Collections donations OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Total $11345229o
EXPENDITURES
t. expenditure apparatus,
running expenses OF building etc. ...........
Postal telegraph charges
g. Subsidies publishing houses and for
Party educational work ........ 6olOOoOo
e-1ensas
Balance for 1888
Total ............. S1l345229o
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matured to such an extent that at
the present time the world is closely
approaching a new round Of revolu-
ton and wars.
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it towards the masses Of wc-l.i.lg
youth, struggling against the com-
pulsory government system C es-
citation and nilitariza5ion. ae
Communist Parties must ere
every possible help to uce 4,
G. L. in developing the WORK il1sidd
the mass bourgeois and reioral.s{l
youth organizations Cultural, sport
ing, etc. and in the forms ton OF
Y.CL. cells in the factories.
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regard to the Independent Labor
Party. The Plenum proposed that the
c. P. of Great Britain strengthen
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that the c. P. Of Great Britain had
achieved some success in carrying out
the united front, particularly with
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Evening star., 1934-03-20
The Orchestra Appeal.

1t appears to be generally agreed
that the 1933-1934 season of the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra has been
one of notable achievement. Thou
sands of adults have found pleasure
in the formal programs offered, and
an equal number of children have
been delighted by the series of con-
certs especially arranged for their en-
tertainment and instruction. But the
problem of financing the organization
could not be completely solved in a
year when many would-be patrons
perforce were barred from subscrib-
ing by the circumstance of depleted
means. The sponsors of the orches-
ira, therefore, find themselves obliged
to appeal again for help.
But on the present occasion the plea
should need no argument. Granted
that there was a time when the en-
terprise was new, when 1t had not yet
quite settled into its proper stride.
when it was making progress only by
Evening star., 1934-03-20
Comment Favorable to Ban
On Tax-Exempt Securities

lied in this manner will be largely
and perhaps wholly offset by the
higher cost of public borrowing. Even
so, the burdens of government would
probably be more equitably distributed
and certainly tax revenues would be
given something of the stability that
governmental interest charges already
have"
by and large" in the opinion of
the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin,
the constitutional provision for the
levying of taxes on all income from
whatever source derived, appeals to
the average mind as the only fair ba-
sis for a Federal income tax. 1t was
given popular applause when Mr..
Mellon urged it. And it is entitled to
the same sort of applause, now that
Mr.. Morgenthau echoes the thought"
Reviewing the record of such ef-
forts, the Austin (Tex) American
adds: Now the head of the American
Treasury has given unexpected aid
to the proposal by his ringing indorse-
ment of the pending measure Uncle
Sam will need the money. Pay DAY
comes to all nations and all indi-
VidualS"
Evening star., 1934-03-20
Foreign Labels
Won't Stick

From the Asbury Park Evening Press.
Those who stamp the Roosevelt
New Deal" as Fascism or Commu-
nism are giving superb exhibition OF
ignorance. More intelligent students
of political philosophy will at least
give the President credit for orig
inality. So remote are his policies
from either those of MuSsolini or
Stain that it taxes the imagination
TO find a trace of similarity.
The cornerstone of both FasciSm
and Communism is dictatorship ad-
ministered by force. 1t was the march
of his Black Shirts into Rome that
established the Italian leaders power
just as Hitlers parading Brown Shirts
delivered him to the German chan
cellorship and the uprising of an
armed proletariat enthroned the
Stain regime. 1t has not even been
intimated that Mr.. Roosevelt has
mustered shock troops to prevent
chiseling under the N. r. A.
In fact, Mr.. Roosevelts power is
merely the pressure of favorable pub
lie opinion. Congress is free to revolt
and has often threatened. But after
the first gesture the letters from
back home" find the rebels again
rallying around the Roosevelt stand
ard. Calling this dictatorship is sheer
nonsense. Democracy never functions
more perfectly than when a popular
leader is given authority to act by the
expressed approval of the people.
Perhaps the most glaring proof that
Mr.. Roosevelt is steering a middle
course safely distant from Fasclsm
and Socialism is the fact that his
chief opposition comes from two dia-
metrically opposed sources. The ultra
conservative and unalterably Repub-
lican Herald Tribune and the Daily
Worker, official Communist organ,
have joined hands in attacking him
daily. Both are actuated, not by mu-
tual sympathy. but by the realization
that the President is successfully pro-
noting an order that has no room
for their favorite policies. The Com
munists realize that the New Deal''
offers a poor medium by which to
blast their way to power. A nation
recovering under the Roosevelt pro-
gram will not be sympathetic to So
cialism of the Moscow variety.
Evening star., 1934-03-20
n. r. A. Seen as Blow
To DemOcracy's Aims
70 the Editor Of The Star:

70 the Editor Of The Star:
In time to come historians will
refer to the N. r. A. experiment in
the United States as marking a low
ebb in the understanding Of economic
principles. Our country is dedicated
to the democratic form as instituted
by Jefferson and the other Colonial
patriots. The four pillars of this
democracy are: % A strict construc-
ton of the Constitution. C2) A SIM
pie and economical government free
from extravaganza. 80 Freedom Of
trade with all nations. a. Equal op-
portunities for all and special priv
ileges for none.
The N. R A. seeks to destroy COM
petition. BY so doing it promotes
monopoly. for, as has been truly said,
competition is the antithesls Of
monopoly" The N. r. A. is based
upon the assertion that democracy
has failed. Democracy has not failed
1t has never been fully tried. At the
present time We have; ID A decidedly
loose construction of the Constitution
providing socialistic schemes in direct
opposition to the principles of democ-
racy. (2) Governmental extravaganza
of an extreme type. 90 A protective
tariff which practically prohibits COM
merce with foreign nations, and "a
special privileges involving Substitutes
of billions of dollars to the agricul-
tural industry.
The acid test which should be ap-
piled to all legislation is that of JUS
tice Does it rob Peter to pay Paul?
. Does it rob the taxpayers to favor a
certain class? For. as has been truly
stated by Henry George, unless its
| foundations be laid in justice the
social structure cannot stand"
HENRY WARE ALLEN.
Wichita, Kans.
Evening star., 1934-03-20

the method of trial and error. it is
clear that today it labors under no
such handicap. The players have be-
come adjusted to one another. they
have developed a technique OF CO.
operation, cultivated an understand
ing of their mutual responsibility,
learned to approach the masterpieces
of the great composers with the sin
gleness of comprehension and pur-
pose which is imperative for the high
est artistic performance. DIR. Hans
Kinder. in other words, now has un-
der his baton a trained ensemble
competent to the task. No friend OF
the orchestra any longer conceives
himself to be called upon to apologize
for his interest. The city's premier
musical institution has justified its
right to survive.
However considered, the obligation
of the community is increased. The
greater the accomplishment of the
musicians, the more compelling their
cause. Had they failed in any part
to meet the demands properly made
upon them, the music lovers for whom
they labored might have turned aside,
but since, instead of failing, they have
succeeded SO commercially, their ap-
peal is strengthened. The privilege
of guaranteeing their continued en-
deavor should be one which the pub
lie gladly will assume. Not much is
equired-Washingt Orchestra is
one of the least expensive in the
United States; New York pays from
ten to twenty times as much for the
Philharmonic. The truth is that the
Capital has an authentic bargain in
the National Symphony, and that in
dubitable fact constitutes another
reason why it should be preserved and
maintained. A plus value in the city's
cultural life, a source of happiness
to multitudeS, it should be supported
with enthusiasm.
Evening star., 1934-03-20
u. S. Is Held Ready
To Accept Restraint

To the Editor Of The Star:
Your able political commentator,
Mr.. Mark Sullivan, since his old
Golfers editorship days has enjoyed
an admiring following among mod
crate liberals. His always interesting
articles in The Sunday Star show a
studied effort to be impartially fair.
In his last article, a review Of
Henry Wallace's calm and courageous
pamphlet, America Must Choose. &"
Mr.. Sullivan is frankly Mortified. He
warns that the choice of any form
of planned economy will be at the
expense of what he terms 'individ-
ualism and liberty" How easy it is
to venerate the form of thing after
its vital essence is gone!
Mr.. Sullivan is in error II he feels
that most Americans-at least that
rapidly increasing portion of them
who try to keep informed-are not
alive to the significance Of what is
taking place under the new deal.
May he not be wrong. too, in the
statement that today most Amer
leans regard as odious" the end to
WHICH IL LenQS!
Americans are coming to examine
very seriously the substance of this
thing we have been calling liberty"
The blessings of representative gov
ernment, the right of habeas corpus
and the protection of the due process
of law" are splendid things to boast
about, but it is not often that the
average man finds direct use for them
But economic security and freedom
are things which touch him vitality
every moment in the struggle for
his daily bread
Mr.. Sullivan is perhaps closer to
Mr.. Hoover in political thought than
any other publicist. In the early
days of his political career the mod
crate liberals took Mr.. Hoover to
their hearts. But as the years went
on they were dismayed to find how
tenaciously he clung to the old forms
of political liberty and ignored the
workings of a system of economic
despotism. They saw fourteen million
| workers denied the right to continue
their jobs without due process of
| law" They saw the millions of
Jnelr CepenQenLS COnQemneQ 10 misery
and starvation, with no trial by a
| jury of their peers. They saw the
security of fifty million more swept
away with the loss of their modest
savings. Is it remarkable that Amer
| leans are now awake to their own
stupidity stupidity that has permit
ted to masquerade as rugged individ-
ual liberty an anarchy that brought
want in the midst of plenty and
which would rather destroy wealth
} than distribute it?
| 1t is pretty hazardous for any in
dividual to say just what most Amer
leans" now think But if what comes
| preponderantly through the daily
press. the periodicals and the radio
constitutes a fair straw vote, they
are ready in economics TO accept the
| dictum of Daniel Webster that
liberty exists in proportion to whole
some restraint
DWIGHT IT. SCOTT.
Evening star., 1934-03-20
High Lights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

letter-opening machine. 1t will not
be of any interest to married men.
Many people come to the univer-
sity with fine thick heads of hair" we
read. Our pet cynic asks, but why
the "of hair?
This is Winston Churchill's BIRTH
day. Will he give himself a present
of a new hat. or will he just talk
through a new hole in an old hat?
At plumbers conference at
Brighton recently many Of the dele
gates could not get a seat. They
would probably hold an overflow
meeting.
According to Herr Hitler. strangers
who are out in the Berlin streets late
are simply asking to be shot at And,
of course. the Nazis are too obliging
to refuse such simple request.
Burglars are being released from
prison in Rumania, as the government
cannot afford their upkeep. 1t is now
hoped that the housebreakers will
take turns in the queue at each
house,
Evening star., 1934-03-20
Mr.. Keech's Appointment.

The appointment of Richmond B.
Keech to the Public Utilities Commits
sion is in the nature of promotion
and reward for efficient service as
peoples counsel. In the four years
he served as peoples counsel, which
followed a service of five years as an
assistant corporation counsel. Mr..
Keech won strong backing from the
organizations of citizens with whose
interests he so strongly identified him
self. They urgently Endorsed him
for reappointment as peoples counsel
when his term neared expiration, and
his choice to be a member Of the Pub
lie Utilities Commission. which was
Evening star., 1934-03-20
n. r. A. for Britain

From the YOUNGSTOWN Vindicator.
Britons who have severely criti-
cized the American recovery program
will be much embarrassed if their gov
eminent puts through plan for gov
ernment power to meet economic
conditions comparable with the
American N. r. A, yet different in
some ways. Parliament is considering
the question of organization for re-
covery, which is the outstanding queS-
ton before the British people.
The plan is to meet each problem
by itself with as little emotion as
usually characterizes British action.
Textile, steel and coal industries
face difficulties, and while there has
been some improvement in the tex
tiles there is a strong demand for
government control. Intervention OF
government has long been required
by coal, and steel faces a similar situ-
alton. Organization in these indus
tries is to be through agreements as
to markets and maintenance of prices
and probably as to restriction of pro-
duction. Raising of wages to increase
consumer purchasing power, as has
been done in the United States, is
not considered, since the British
problem is the lowering of production
costs. Operators in these lines insist
that they must cut wages or submit
to government control.
A British N. r. A. with emphasis on
price fixing appears to be the alter
native. since it is plain that wage
cutting will not be permitted. 1t is
tribute to the leadership of the United
States that the British accept the Ma
tional Recovery Administration as
model to guide them in working out
plan which would win APPROVAL in
the great army of workers if the STEP
ping up of wages were considered.