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him to get his rents 50 he lost his
properties. This worried him more
than anything else. However, some
of the facts he gave me we're &C
cwate.
THE full force Of the depression"
he said, was not felt here until two
years ago when the whole banking
system here collapsed, taking with
it the Homestead Banks. These,
when they failed. brought about a
loss of 30 per cent of the privately
owned homes in the city. Before
this there had been between $4,000
and 10000 privately owned homes"
How did these people feel when
the banking system collapsed
when they lost their homes and
were thrown upon charity2"
They condemned the Homestead
Banks. They lost confidence in the
capitalistic system under which this
country is run"
Whats the solution then-theif's
and yours2"
Organization through legitimate
trade unions - craft organiza lions
working through the A, F. of L."
I'VE DISGUISED this, The impress
W sion left with me is that he
has not the faintest idea of how
even strong craft unions could pos
sibly alter the capitalist system. He
was simply repeating parrot like
phrases about craft organization.
craft unions, in a subdued sort Of
hopelessness. In the course of our
conversation I brought him back
to the membership Of the Central
Trades and finally he said conf
dentially:
"I1l tell you what figure Demp-
sey will give you. He'll place the
number at 10000, but I think it's
somewhere around $4,000"
with $4,000 members the Cen
trail Trades cannot afford an Office
or telephohe?"
We'll. not all Of the members are
paying dues. You see. so many Of
them have not worked for so long
time that they simply cannot pay
dues. Once, when they fell six
months in arrears they were auto
nlatically dropped but now we have
extended the arrears to a year and
when they still cannot pay we &C
cept note for their dues"
Then most of your membership
is non-paying. You're just carrying
dead-heads along to swell the num-
Der of members?"
81 wouldn't call them dead heads.
They are members in good standing
who have given notes for their
dues"
How many have given notes?"
He smiled and shrugged his shout
ders.
About half Maybe more"
Then actually what the Central
Trades claims. allowing for due ex-
aggeration, is something like 1000
paying members9"
That's about right"
How many of the workers who
are working full time are earning
living wage?"
Scarcely any"
What, as a labor leader. do YOU
think is the solution to all this. be-
sides organizing into craft unions?"
we must redistribute the wealth
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know. The only
thing he had a
fairly compre-
hensive idea of
was the building
ira d es because
he used to build
houses and make
a living collect
ing rent. Since
the depression
non e m p 10y
ment or employ
ment at wages
below livi n g
costs, made it
-. - = re8l,1z fNzs
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ToNIGHT's PROGRAM
WEAF--66O Kc.

TO P,M.-Morton Bowe, Tenor
7:t6-Billy Batchelor-sketch
7:s0-Trappers Music
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9:30-Vsriety Musicale; Pic and Pat, Co
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George Whites Scandals
On Music Hall Screen

George Whites Scandals" . musical
MIN screened from the comedy Of the
same name, is now showing at the Radio
City Music Hall. Rudy vsllee, Jimmy
Durante and Alice Faye are featured in
the production.
The stage show this week has Repeal
the Blues by Johnny Green and James
Dryentorth, staged for the first time, with
Alice Dawn singing the leading role other
musical numbers include "Hispanap with
Pauline Koner, Henrietta Schunanu
pianist, who plays LISTS "Hunesrtsn
Fantasy and 'wedgewood, with EVELYN
Duerler and Hilds Ecker.
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Copeland in Recital at
Degeyter Club Tonight

NEW YORK. - Aaron COPELAND,
compoSer-pianist, will appear in
recital Of original compositions at
the Pierre Degeyter Club, 5 E. 10Th
St., tonight at 8:15. Assisting artists
will be Lila Kalman, violinist; Syl-
via Sapiro, pianist; David Freed,
'cellist, and John Kirkpatrick,
pianist.
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GENTLEWOMAN OPEN
ING MARCH 22nd

Gentlewoman Opening March "a barn
On Thursday evening. March "a the
Group Theatre lin association with D. A.
Doran, Jr) will present "Gentlewoman"
at the Cort Theatre. This is a new drama
in four acts by John Howard Lawson and
represents the Groups second production
OF the season. with Men in White Ia
les sixth month at the Broadhurst.
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By JOHN L. sPTvAK

NEW ORLEANS.-DUring
the course of my talk with
Mr.. William Donnels, editor
of the FederatiOnist, organ Of
the Louisiana State Fedora
ton Of Labor, I had already ascer-
tanned the answers to most Of the
questions I put But I was curious
to see how much this editor Of Ia
boris official publication really knew
Of conditions in his own city. I
asked questions about relief work,
charity, government Jobs, union
wage scale-he simply did not
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7.00-Myrt and Marge
7:15--Just Plain Bill-Sketch
7:so-Armbruster Orch; Jimmy Kenper,
Songs
7,45-News-Beeke Carter
S:0o-Green Orch; Men About Town
Trio
INSTRUMENTATION G. Hill
s:30-MaI oh of Time
900--Philadslphia Orch.
9:15-Ruth Etting, Songs; Green Orch
s:3o-Jack Whiting. Songs; Jeanne Lang,
Songs; Denny Orch.
1ooo-olser and johnson, Comedians;
Sosnick Orch
lo:3o-Mary Eastman, Soprano; Concert
Orch.
1i,o0-Chsrles Ceilile, Tenor
1;15-Eevs; Jones Orch.
IL 45-Busse Orch.
12;0o-Relasco Orch.
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Paul NUM- In Hi, Nellie" At
The Jefferson

HI, Nellie" with Paul Muni and cisnds
Farrell will be shown on the Jefferson
screen beginning Saturday. Gallant
Lady" with Ann Harding and Give Brook
is on the same program. Beginning Wed
nesday the jefferson win present Long
Lost Father" with John Barrymore and
Helen Chandler, and Search for Beauty
with larry Crabbe and Ida Luninn
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WHAT'S ON
Friday

FftG0B
SPRING TERM Workers School. Regis
tration is open, IS T. 18th St, New York
Register now before the rush.
GRACE HUTCHINSON. lecture on New
Morals in a New World" at fremont Prog.
Club, 366 z. fremont Ave BIAS pm.
V. JEROME lectures on THE Armed
Revolt Of the Austrian workers at Fol-
lowers Of Nature, u E, nth St, $50 pm.
Dancing afterwards. Adm. i5c.
HARLEM Neighborhood Get-Together at
Harlem Palace, ~ W. 115th St. Concert
and Dance for the benefit Of the Harlem
Section. Latin American and American
Music. Adm. zoe.
LECTURE on rs japanese Imperialism
Fighting for the Darker Races? at the
Harlem International Br Fs.U., 81 West
128th st., $50 pm. First Of a series Of
lectures. Speaker. Neshino
CITY COLLEGE Dance at headquarters
Of Film and Photo League, IL z. nth st.,
$50 pm. Auspices, National Students
League.
CONCERT Of original works by Aaron
COPELAND SoIoists: Lila Kalman. Sylvia
Sapirs, David Freed, John Kirkpatrick and
Aaron coplan. Pierre Degeyter Club, E.
18th st.. 8:i5 pm, Adm. Csc.
ATTENTION Two. Members. The Nv.
o. Symphony Orchestra rehesrssls Friday
and Tuesday nights at Harlem Center,
AIS Lenox Ave, pm.
PROGRESS OF WOMEN in the Soviet
Unoin" illustrated lecture with slides by
Suzanne woodruff at Mt. Eden Workers
Center, 2ss E. i74th St, $50 pm. Cues
tons. Discussion. Adm free.
THIRD ANNUAL Celebration Of Women S
Council % Concert and Dance at the
nea dot,a rfarz NJ Hesapp 37nn
Barker Ave. Bronx. Good Jazz Band.
Admission 1sc.
ONE YEAR Of Hitler Dicte torship. Open
Forum at German Workers Club 7s E,
10th St, 2nd floor. Speaker: A. Harris.
Adm free.
NEW ENGLISH Bronx Br. BOT meets
LIST and 2rd Friday at 2075 Clinton Ave
For information write to A. stpskin, 2i4i
Mapss Ave
ALFRED RUNoE lectures on --latest
Developments in Cuba" at Mosholu Prog
Club, 1890 cambridge Ave. cor. Reservoir
Oval, BIAS pm.
CoMRADE NARTEL lectures on Paris
Commune and the Russian Revolution
at the Prospect Workers Center. 1857 So
Boulevard.
LECTURE "Bourgeoisie Democracy vs.
Revolution" at Hinsdale Workers Youth
Club, $40 Suffer Ave, $50 pm. Adm. 10c
CARL REEVE lectures on "Unemploy-
ment and War" at Social Youth Culture
Club, 275 Broadway. $50 pm. Adm. 1Oe
SADIE VAN VEEN speaks on The His
torical Role Of the Women" at the Prog
Community Center, $50 f. 93rd st.
HARRY CANNES lectures on The Wa
Clouds in the Far East" at the Prospect
Park b. FS.U, 1911 Berger St., neal
Nostrsnd Ave. 8:45 pm. Adm l5c.
LIsTON NJ OAK. editor Soviet Russis
Today, lectures on Revolt in Austria
Rise Of Fascism and the Second F1ve-Ye
Plan,' at American Youth Club, 4o7 Rock.
away Ave
CoMRADE zoLoTARoFF, of the Artef
troupe viii speak on The Role Of tbs
Theatre" at the Brownsville Youth Cen.
ter. l05 Thstford Ave.
MAX BEDACHT speaks on The Aus.
TRAN Situation at 1893 Liberty Ave
Jamaica; $50 pm. Auspices, Two. Br
$40
ASTORIA FORUM lecture on Social In.
surance" by Babuschkin at $500 Astoria
| Boulevard Crescent Theatre Building) $50
pm. Adm free.
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BANQUET TONIGHT

Section Is Of the Communist Party will
hodl its convention banquet tonight in
the auditorium at DOTS Clinton Avenue,
Bronx. Mass organizations have been in
vited to send delegates. member Of
the Central Committee Communists Party
viii speak,
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PERSONAL

Any one having knowledge Of ths where
abouts Of Hirsch zackheim OF Detroit who
arrived in N. Y. March 6, please COM
municese with his anxious mother. Mrs.
NJ. H. zackhein, s274 Webb Ave, Detroit.
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CHANGE
THE
WORLD!
BY SENDER GARLIN

At LEAST one reader of the Daily Worker didn't like my
n column on the farmers in Wednesdays issue For find
Bruce Bven editor of The New Republic writing to me
that:
Reading the Daily Worker, do every day with IN
terest and establishment notice some unfnendly remarks
by yourself regarding my articles the farm situation In
the Middle West published in The New Republic Of Novem
Der % and November 20, 1888.
What wrote Importance in comparison
desperate plight which millions Of fars ind
today; Of record should like to
say your summary my articles absolutely incorrect and
justified sIrmSe have not
returned with the report that things were
agreeable out in the farm country
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Saturday

ENTERTAINMENT and Dance, at Ger
man workers Club, 70 T. 10th ST., End
floor. First Glass Bend. Contribution l5c
GALA PRoLETARIAE Revel at Dunbar
Palace, 1889 Seventh Ave. near l33th St.
Jazz Johnson's Orchestra; Horizons Afri-
cans Dancers, Unity Theatre, Italian
Worker Chorus, David Kolscritta, Mara
Tartar. Auspices, Friends Of the Harlem
Workers School Adm acc
MASQuE Of all nations, at once Work
ers Union, ia W. 14th st., 5-Piece Jazz
Band, entertainment, refreshments Prizes
for most original costumes Subscription
35c,
FIRST SHOWING of the Revolutionary
Murals drawn by Phil Bard at the club
rooms Of the Daily Worker Volunteers. 35
E. 18th St., 5th floor. Louis Lozowiek will
speak. Followed by dancing to Negro Jazz
Band. Adm. 15c
GALA DANCE Unemployed Writers As
ISOLATION. Greenwich House, 81 Barrow st.
Sheridan Square. Novelty entertainment by
member Of Theatre Union. Red Hot Jazz
Band, 8 pm. Subscription 35c
SPORT CARNIVAL and Dance at Ire
mont Prog. Club, s66 E. fremont Ave
Wrestling, boxing exhibition and ping
pong finals Good jazz band, pm
GRAND OPENING Boro Park Cultural
Center, $500 18th Ave. Concert and dance.
Entertainment, Negro Jazz Band. Revue
Artists, pm Adm. 20c
VICTORY BALL given by the Workers
of the Grand Metal Products SM.w.LU
at the Cli-Grand Youth Club. $50 Grand
St.. 3 pm Music by Ben Rich and his
Texans. Subscription 35c
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Boston, Mass.

SPECIAL attention to all mass organi-
cations and Trade Unions in Greater Bos-
ton. Be sure that your organization has
its representative at the first Greater
Boston Daily Worker Conference to be
held Friday, March l6, at pm, Dudley
St. Opera House, 113 Dudley St., Roxbury.
HOUSE PARTY Friday, March 16, at 8
pm. at home Of Lee Kaplan, 50 Brunswick
ST., Roxbury. Adm. 10c. Auspices, Amer
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TOO P.M.-Amos m Andy
715-Stradivarius Quartet
7:3o-George Gershwin, Piano; Concert
Orch
7.45-Gus Van, Songs; Arlene jackson,
Songs
s:00-Walter OKeefe, Comedian; Ethel
Shutta, Songs; Bestor Orch.
Advantageous Paradise
8;45-Red Davis-Sketch
s;o0-Leah Ray, Songs; Harris Orch.
9.30-Phil Baker Comedian; Martha
Mears. Songs; Belasco orch.
1ooo-Felix Salmond, Cello; Violet KEN
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stein, Piano
1o:3o-Mario Coszi, Baritone; Lucille Man
ners, Soprano
I.00-Three Scamps, Songs
i1:i5-News Reports
IL .2o-Anthony Frome, Tenor
i1:30--To Be Announced
12;0o-Kvale Orch.
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7:15 PM.-Front Page Dramas
7:3o-Sizzlers Trio
745-Club Car Special
s:Oo-Selvin orch; Jones and Hare, Songs
53o-Musicsl Revue
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9:15-Book PLAY
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10: 0o-Teddy Bergman, Comedian; Betty
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Reconsideration Eugene
Rread
1o:30-JacE Arthur, Baritone
-Sports-Boake Carter
IL 00-Moonbeams Trio
11:So-Nelson Orch.
l2co-Ssern Orch.
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PHILADELPHIA

MARINE Workers Industrial Union
Dance and Entertainment, Friday March
Is at 3l2 South Second St. Adm. Csc
10th JUBILEE Concert Of the Freiheit
Gesangs Farein, Friday, March IS. at $50
pm. Academy Of Music, Broad and Locust
Streets. Oratorio ''T5wei BREEDER" Tickets
frhorus
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MO MORE LADIES

i Y New Comedy by A. Il Thomas with
MELVIN DOUGLAS, LUCILLE WATSON
MORoSCo Thea. 45th, W. OF B'way. Evs
$3.50. Mats. Wed, Thurs. and Sat. at 2,l5
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-16
ROB E RITA

A New Musical Comedy by
JEROME KERN 4 OTTO HAHBACK
NEW AMSTERDAM, ". sad ST. Evr.. SO
Mstinees Wednesday and Saturday $50
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Nernrk. N. ].

MASQUERADE BALL and Concert given
by Jewish Workers Club OF Newark at
Jewish Neishborhood House, Fl Screen
teenth Ave. Prizes for best masks. Popular
Orchestra. Adm. soc. Saturday, March II,
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Fhe Daily Worker and The New Republic

IN SHORT. between the New
Republic and the Daily Worker
Hsh Of the situation because
struggle which exists not
WE'LL whereas the New Republic aims
OF the NRA the toHng population pretense
partiahy therefore deceiu
would prejudice" the powerful raging
struggled
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-16
Artists Union to Open
It's First Exhibition in
New York This Sunday

NEW YORK-The newly-formed
Artists Union formerly the Unem-
ployed Artists Association will
open its first exhibition in its new
headquarters. II W. 18th St., this
Sunday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
Among those represented will be
the several hundred artists who
have successfully fought many
battles for jobs and against lay-offs
and wage-cuts in connection with
artists Jobs under the c. ". A.
The newest battle to be under
taken by the Artists Union will be
for permanent public exhibition
space for all artists, to be financed
by the municipal government.
All workers are urged to attend
this exhibition and to support the
first Artists Union ever formed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-16
Detroit, Mich.

LECTURE Tasks Of the American
workers in the Next War" by j. Brown
at Finnish Hall, 596s-i4th st.. Sunday.
March 10, 8 pm. Adm. Sc. Auspices CP.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-16

BIG YC.L. DANCE Sunday, March IS,
at 22ls W. Madison st.
SPARTACUS CLUB Br. 1879 L W. o. IS
holding q Charter Dance sunday, March
is. pm. at 1852 N Kedzie Ave. Adm,
3sc. Music by Lou Brownie and his or
ehestra.
ENTERTAINMENT and Dance Saturday
March II, at 54s wisconsin ST., 8 pm
arranged by North side organisational
Comm. for Unemployment and Social In
surance.
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Cincinnati, Ohio

COMMEMORATE Paris Commune Ami
verssry at Richelieu Hall, s pm. on Sum-
day, March ID. Speaker: Bob Gunkel.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-27
Need Daily More Than
Ever, Miner Writes
CBy a Miner Correspondent


LUzERNE, Pave thought that
we would turn the "holy Christmas"
to the help Of our own working class
paper, the Daily Worker. Comrade
Mantell gave us a little talk on the
Importance of help for the Daily,
and Comrade Mary j. helped us by
collecting, so we turned the Christ
mas to the help Of the Daily, and we
also hope the rest of the comrades
in Wilkes-Barre do the same thing,
for we are very much in need of
spreading the Daily Worker among
the miners and all the workers.
These takers, Capellini and Ma
loney, and the rest of them, have sold
out the miners, and ats up to us to
answer them and show their pictures
to the miners. And the only way
we can do this, is by building our
Daily among the miners and silk
workers.
And also if we write more from
here 1t would do us good, for the
miners are looking for leadership,
which no one can give them but the
Communists and the Daily Worker.
M. nj.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-27
FLIGHT OF THE EAGLES
BY M. b.

IOHNNY grew tired of playing. All
y through the night he had been
romping in the sky. He tossed the
moon around as if it were a big
white ball. The stars were his fond
est toys. Standing on top of a noun
tain peak, Johnny would pluck a star
and kick it like football. Zooml
and the star would soar right
into the socket of the skyl 1t was
great fun. But now, feeling tired and
seeing the dawn chase the stars
away, Johnny decided to return to
earth.
So, spreading his arms apart,
Johnny flew downward like a grace
full bird. Descending swiftly, he
paused now and then to catch his
breath. At last he reached the clouds
far below, and walked upon them as
If upon a sand beach. The sun was
rising in the east, shooting crimson
spears into the sky. Beneath the
clouds Johnny stopped to view the
earth. He hung there looking like o
big kite.
Suddenly Johnny heard loud, wild
shrieking. He leaped back, fright
ened. What could it be? A flock Of
birds appeared, the strangest, fun
NEST looking birds that he had ever
seen! His eyes popped; he could
hardly believe the sight he saw. The
birds were large, with enormous beaks
and claws. But they were naked /. Z. i.
they had no feathers. AS they came
closer, they looked like skeletons.
Some birds had only one leg; others
only one wing, and almost all of
them had scars. A few wore ban
dages and, most surprising of all,
they also carried crutchesl The birds
shouted and screamed as if they were
insane.
"Whyl" exclaimed Johnny, "They
are eagleSp
One of the birds, his skin as pink
as freshly plucked chicken, stopped
upon hearing Johnny speak.
Excuse me-" the bird said in
squeaky voice, 1--WE used to be eagles.
Blue eagles, if you please. Not pink
like We are now. Proud birds we
were, too. Everybody knew us. We
used to grip wheel in one claw
and
Il know" said Johnny, suddenly
excited. II know now. I saw you
all over America. From here it looked
like the country was infected with
blue measles. What goofs you look
like nov. So you're the N.R.A. bird,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-27
Arkansas Governor
Breaks Promise on
Mine Inspector
(By a Worker Correspondent

GREENWOOD, Ark. - Arkansas
miners have fought long fight
against both the operators and the
state government in a struggle for a
mine inspector that would make the
operators obey what little protection
the law provides for the worker.
Governor Futrell, during his cleo
ton campaign in the coal fields of
Western Arkansas, promised the min
ers that If he was elected that he
would let them select their own mine
inspector. Futrell was elected the
miners picked their man by an almost
unanimous choice, despite much in
reference from the operators, but so
far he has not become mine inspec-
tor. The miners now realize that it
was just another election promise"
Of politician.
Governor Futrell has played clever
came all the way through. From the
beginning he has acknowledged that
the State Board of Inspectors, before
which the mine inspector had to pass.
was operator controlled. He pretended
to be helping the miners in the fight
against this board, having them in
stigate friendly lawsuits" and make
other equally foolish moves against
the board.
Only recently, when the miners
learned that the governor had been
throwing their correspondence into
the waste basket without even read
ing it, did they see through his clever
demagogy.
Certain serious tactical errors were
'ade by the miners in this struggle.
Just as the struggle over the mine
inspector was at It's height the miner
OF Arkansas came on general strike
against the N.R.A. coal code being
proposed in Washington. Certain
groups Of miners wanted to combine
the two issues under their strike de-
mands. These proposals were voted
down because they thought that to
make the mine inspector issue a strike
demand would interfere with certain
legal procedure that they were taking
at the time.
This showed that the miners did
not realize that the strike weapon
was the only effective weapon that
they have against the operators and
their cohorts, the politicians. BY
trusting in law and legal things they
again became the victim Of clever
demagogy.