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bankers 70 the war munitions manufacturers 10 all
who live the backs Of the working class. It win
bring misery and starvation 10 the toiling masses.
All OF this was admitted in parliamentary phrases
by Senator FesS, who said Of ROoseYelts gold bill:
This procedure Of decreasing the value Of the dol
lar in order to pay debt and enhance the price OF
the commodity might benefit some classes but it Is
going TO be terrific injury to the vast majority Of
people because the great majority of Americans
are engaged in gainfm occupations"
The Senator overlooks the 100000 unemployed
who will suffer still by the drastic cut in their re-
lief through imitation.
This deed Of Roosevelt ordering g. 20 per cent cut
for the American workers. preparing the ground for
gigantic imperialist slaughter. must not go unan-
swered.
The N. R. A is rigidIy fastening down wages to
starvation levels The A. F. OF l. ofacisldom part Of
the Roosevelt government strikebreakng machinery,
while mounting phrases against imitation. supports
Roosevelts detectives in action through striving and
straining to ward of strikes for higher pay, while
imitation undermines their living standards.
Against the tremendous upward sweep of the cost
of living rally the workers in all trade unions
for struggle for higher wages for immediate upward
revision OF the code rates
We must demand increased unemployment reaief
speeding the fight for Unemployment insurance con-
centrating our forces more than fox the
Of the National Convention Against Unemployment
which meets in Washington, D. c., February 3, and s.
Militant workers in every factory, mine and mill
should take the lead in arousng the workers against
this huge wage cut
In all workers neghborhoods we should row begin
the fight against the high cost of living.
The whole A. F. OF L. bureaucracy backed by the
Roosevelt government, will try to act as a powerful
brake against action to defeat Wall Streets imitation
and program.
Against these betrayerS. the rank and file in the
trade unions should build and strengthen their oppo-
son forces to drive through action in the interest Of
the workers
Only organization and struggle can stop this at
tack on the workers and defeat Roosevelts program
Of imitation, hunger, fascism and war
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the Soviet workers, led by the Com
munist Party, can overtake and sur
pass the industry Of the capitalist
countries. Your correspondent, how
ever, finds an entire absence of any
suggestion that this is preparation
for foreign adventures, as charged by
Isaac Don Levine, President Green
OF the A. F. Of L., and Hamilton Fish
in the United States. Exactly the
contrary is stressed and repeated in
the statements Of Stain and all the
delegates. These statements show
that the Communist Party knows
that powerful Soviet industry is
the first prerequisite for peace. Thus,
Stain, in explaining the improve
ment of the world position of the
Soviet Union in its relations with
certain coutries, declared that the
first reason for this, was the growth
OF the power and might of the Soviet
Union. This was hailed by stormy
applause by the entire Congress.
Five Year Plans A Factor for Peace
1t is an indubitable fact that with
out the Five Year Plans, armed in
PREVENTION against the Soviet Union
would now be an actually, as re-
peatedly pointed out in the speeches
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the decrepit 7I-year- old former Pres
ident CASTOR Doumerge was invoked
to return from his political grave to
shed a degree of responsibility on the
government.
Daladier is expected to attempt a
coalition government Of the Center
parties, although there is a growing
fascist demand for a national con-
centration government. Because of
his war-preparations activities as
War Minister, he is looked on by
certain circles of French imperialism
as the strong man" being sought by
fascist elements in the various bour-
geoiS parties. The fascist elements.
supported by Nazi funds, are at
tempting to exploit the situation and
are screaming for strong-arm gov
eminent. Already there is French
misunderstanding Party, modelled on
the Hitler example.
Communists Fight Fascist Reaction
1T has become a race between lis
and FasciSm," declares "L'Humanite. u
organ of the French Communist
Party, today. The Communist paper
carried an article by Andre Marie
leader of the revolt In the French
Black Sea Squadron, in which Marie
states:
Never until this day has the nau-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-30
Roosevelt Signs 20 Per Cent
Wage Cut

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT on Tuesday will sign the
gold BILL particularly described by one Senator
as 30 per cent wage cut for the American working
population
When the Roosevelt budget and inflationary
measures were first proposed the Daily Worker branded
them as the most vicious and direct step yet taken
towards imitation, hunger faScsm and war In the
Congressional debates which followed on the bill piece
meal and indirectly, as well directly in some in
Stances various Congressman and Senators confirmed
tllo analysis made by the Daily Worker
In the Senate discussions the minority report of
the Senate Coinage Committee frankly admitted 1.-THE
.5s5ization fund in operation will be gigantic strug
sic between the British and American fund.- But that
j. putting it very mildly It will be gigantic struggle
bgWeen the two powers with the rapid forward thrust
their war machinery. 1t will be war that will lead
constant slashing of real wages It is not only
par between funds 1t is between two gigantic
slavehoding powers trying to get out of the crisis at
each others expense and chiefly at the expense of the
Workingclass of each country.
The very signing OF the gold bill will result in an
Immediate cut in real wages, in the purchasing power
OF The workers pay. But the bill gives Roosevelt the
aGdsd power TO cut the gold value by another 16l
per cent-down to SO cents Of it's previous value
Underhandedly, viciously, brutaIy, Roosevelt BY
tnis means is decreasing indefinite and continuous
period Of progressively worsening conditions for the
entire American working class
The purpose of the gold bill and its perspective of
greater imitation was banky and directly stated in
the Senate by Senator Reed Of Pennsylvania
NO man here would dare introduce bill for a 40
cent cut" he said but that is exactly what
this bill is"
BY his promises his demagogic speeches his secret
underhanded maneuyers Roosevelt hopes to hide the
real significance Of his deed from the workers
Roosevelts deed on Tuesday will bring direct bene-
hts 10 explorers to the rich coupon clippers to the
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put, but in 1882 produced 1871 ner
cent; last year the Soviet Union adj
vanced to the position of the first
industrial country in Europe, and the
second in the whole world; the ma.
cnlne building output increased from
per cent Of the worlds output nj
1928, to 21.4 per cent last year. nearly
double that Of Germany and ex-
ceeded only by the U. S.; the prodIc.
tlylty OF labor increased about Q per
cent, whereas the best American rate
was between 4 and 5 per cent; pig
IRON output in 1928 was 4 per cent
OF the world total, but in 1882. it
was nearly 10 per cent; corresponding
llgureS for steel are 4 per cent and
1914 per cent; for coal 80 per cent
ana ~ per cent; for oil SO per cent
ana IA per cent. Calculations based
on 1893 averages would show that the
position is maintained as increased
production continued at rapid rate
IN the Soviet Union, whereas the in
crease In the capitalist countries was
spotted and fluctuating.
Leads World in Many Industries
The delegates applauded every in
dleation that certain lines of Soviet
industry and science now lead the
world, and are breaking new paths.
Inc latest example is that, while
hitherto no ball-bearing was possible
IN the crank-shaft Of tractors. Kaga-
novich, Moscow Communist Party
leader, laid the task on inventors and
laboratories of the first State ball
bearing plant to develop denountable
pail bearings for crank-shafts and
the inventors produced one lust be-
lore the Congress met. This is the
worlds first halyed ball bearing. This
incident is typical of the spirit of
Soviet industry, but not of greater
Importance, naturally, than the nro-
auction OF synthetic rubber, the STRAIT
osphere flight, and the salvaging of
recent models of tractors, autos and
locomotives.
Workers, Scientists. Hail Cormur;st
Leadership
A trivial incident illustrates the
situation; the delegates entering the
Congress on the first day passed
hundred-seat auto-bus standing be-
fore the Kremlin. These buses arc
already in operation. Such inven-
tons and industrial progress are
making the Soviet Union independent
OF importation of essential machines.
enormously strengthening its de-
fensiye capicity and therefore, also
strengthening the chances for peace.
since the Soviet Union, as the dele.
gates pointed out, is never the ag-
gressor.
The Communist Party, on the eve
OF It's 18th Congress, received numer-
Gus declarations signed by leading
scientists, inventors and factory work.
ers, declaring the Communist Party
i leadership provision of facilities has
stimulated all their activities and
/ successes.
The delegates applauded every sug-
gestion that these gains are not
miracles, but just the results of the
| Revolution. and the Communist Party
leadership of the working class 10
constructive pe~~~~
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role, particularly in the Ukraine. The
essence Of change in the Ukraine, he
declared, consists in the collective
farmers, who themselves fight today
for collectivism. The essence of
change lies in the tremendous pro-
duction and political advance of the
broad masses and collective farmers.
This enables the DniepropetroVsk
Province to promise this year an even
greater harvest under normal china
tic conditions than last years bum
per crop, he declared, amid tremen-
dous applause.
The evening session ended with a
brilliant speech by the Uzbekistan
delegate, Comrade Ikramov, who
spoke Of the stormy industrial de-
velopment Of Uzbekistan, which in
creased industry in recent years by
four and half times. Ikramov fur
Their spoke Of the extraordinary sue
cess in agriculture in the struggle for
high yield and superior quality of
cotton. This we accomplished only
on the basis of Socialist reconstruc-
ton Of agriculture and thanks to the
concrete guidance of the Central
Committee and particularly Of Stain,
Molotov and Kaganovich," he de-
clared.
MOSCOW, Jan. 29.-Saturday's Ses-
sion Of the 18th Party Congress
opened with a report by the Central
Auditing Commission, following which
Chairman Kalinin opened the dis
cussion on the Central Committee
report.
The renovated Kremlin Hall, where
the Congress is meeting, is still filed
with the echoes of yesterdays stormy
ovations and applause for Comrade
Stain and the feminist Central Com
mittee.
Ovations Brought From Shops and
Fields
These ovationS and applause" said
one Of the first speakers on Saturday.
Comrade Pozern of Leningrad, I'VE
brought from shops, factories, mills,
collective and State farms. The opin-
Ao1A CApA CoSC0 III OllCSC OfdUlUtlS Is Lie
opinion, not only of the 1000 people
present here, but of tens OF millions
OF workers, peasants, Office employees,
specialists and scientists Of our great
country. This universal opinion is
that the feminist Central Committee,
that the world proletariat's leader,
Comrade Stain, is leading with in
genuity the Socialist construction
which has brought victories unprece-
dented in history"
All delegates speaking mentioned
the colossal role and direct partici-
patton and concrete aid of Comrade
Stain. All pointed out that his keen
vision penetrates even the remotest
corners Of the land and everywhere
his pointed instructions are deciding
the outcome of the struggle in So
cialism's favor.
Comrade Stain demanded concrete
leadership from the whole Party in
his report. And the Party Of mill
lions has learned concrete Bolshe-
vik leadership from him, as the
closest disciple Of Lenin.
Comrade Eiche, Secretary Of the
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masses in the wise leadership of the
Party and its ability to carry out the
plan, is based, "Pravda" declares, on
the concrete achievements of the So
Wet system precisely at the time
when the capitalist system is sinful
taneously displaying acute contradic-
tons, producing 100000 unem-
ployed and cutting by more than
half the living standards of the
masses in the capitalist countries.
The Congress, it points out, is not
exulting over the misery of the
masses in the capitalist countries, but
on the contrary the picture painted
in the statistics backing the report
of Stain of the oppression and hun
ger abroad makes more significant
the tone running through all the
speeches, reiterating Lenin's declara-
ton that the Communist Party here
never forgets its class brothers
abroad.
Soviet Victories Service to World
Proletariat
Particularly impressive, the paper
declares, is the constant reference to
this theme, coupled with expressions
Of satisfaction and certainly by the
delegates that continuation of the
yet peace policy, and energetic in
dustrial construction are great SER
vice not only to the Soviet workers
but to all workers. The last Party
Congress set the task to fight to ex-
tend the Socialist sector of industry
here. At that time, the struggle was
still critical, though progressing in
favor Of Socialism. At the end Of
1898, the Socialist sector of industry
occupied 1898 per cent Of industry
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U. S. S r. Party Congress Shows Socialist Advance

West Siberian Province Party Com
mittee at the 10Th Congress, declared
that Comrade Stain had raised be-
fore the West Siberian Bolsheviks the
task OF creating the Ural-KuznetSk
combine. Now Eiche tells of the
stormy progress in that part of the
country which but recently was I'M
der the sway of Talga, but today
possesses the world metallurgical
giant plant named after Stain. Be-
tween the 10th and 18th Congresses,
the Kuzbas coal output has been
trebled, Eiche declared. New mines
have been opened, new technique in
troduced.
Contrast With Slow Pace Of Capt.
talism
Comrade Eiche, to the accompani-
ment of thunderous applause, de-
clared that while the capitalists took
$50 years to develop the Don Basin.
the Bolsheviks have transformed the
once backward Kuz Basin into a
powerful mechanical combine in four
years.
Simultaneously with the stormy
growth of Socialist industry in ST.
IBERIA, Socialist agriculture has grown
and strengthened. West Siberia. Eiche
declared, has not in vain received the
order OF Lenin as an advanced prov
| lnce IN agriculture. The wheat fields
have been expanded immeasurably
in recent years in Siberia. The in
come OF the collective farmers in 1882
and 1888 in West Siberia is among
the highest in the U.S.S.R.
! In concluding, Comrade Eiche spoke
! Of the former Right Wing opposition
! leaders, Comrades Rykov, Bukharin,
Tomsky and others, declaring that at
the last Congress they promised to
atone for their crimes before the
Party by practical work. 1t seems,
however, that they have failed to
! carry out their promise, he declared
Some OF them have kept silent, there
by giving counter : revolutionary
groups an opportunity to work under
their cover.
Transformed Formerly Backward
Colonial Country
The Bashkirian delegate, Comrade
Bikin, described the changes in Bash
kiria, formerly q backward colonial
country. Bashkiria has now become
an industrial-agrarian country, he
said. Comrade Bikin excited great
interest and enthusiasm in the audi
ence when comparing old Bashkiria
with new Soviet Bashkiria. Suffice
it to mention that Bashkiria had but
few hterates in the past, while now
nearly go per cent of the population
is literate. Illiteracy among the youth
no longer exists in any part of the
! republic, he declared.
Comrade Vodovozenko of Dniepro-
petrovsk Province, Soviet Ukraine.
spoke of the Socialist success in ag-
riculture. Comrade Stains speeches
at the January Plenum Of the Gen.
trail Committee and the Collective
Farmers Congress have, according to
Vodovozenko. become the program of
struggle Of the collective farm masses,
having equipped the Party organiza-
ton for work along new lines.
All the speeches Of the delegates
are perVaded by the confidence that
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-30
Japan Imperialism
Wants Bigger Navy

TOXIC, Jan. 2S.-It is boldly an
nounced in the leading Japanese
newspaper that the Navy Minister.
Admiral Mineo Osumi, has already
informed Diet committee that ia
pan will nullify the Washington and
London Naval Treaties before the
end Of this year.
This treaty establishes the present
naval strength of the three leading
imperialist powers, Britain, Japan,
and the United States at $3.50.
Now that the fight between these
three imperialist powers for the
lions share of the loot that comes
from the exploitation Of the Chi
nese masses is sharpening, Japanese
imperialism feels that it can no
longer adhere to the present naval
ratio This aggravates the war
danger.
The Roosevelt government Is ais.
straining its treasury in a record
breaking naval construction pro-
gram, building navy second to
none" which has already consumed
over one billion dollars.
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seating, the parasitic nature of the
republican regime appeared before us
in so clear light. The serious thing
is the rapid progress Of fascist agita-
ton, especially in Paris. The pro-
cess Of fascizing the regime is max
ing long strides. 1t is now question
of speed as between the Fascists and
ourselves"
Socialist Leaders Discredited
In this situation, Leon Blum,
speaking for the Socialist Party,
whose leadership supported the cor
rupt Chautemps regime at all stages
Of its attacks on the masses, and de-
Tended it in the Stavisky scandal.
hints in today's lie Populaire" that
sooner than most people think the
Socialist Party will be required to
take up the fight against all forms of
corruption, all forms of fascism, all
forms of economic misery"
That it will not be required to take
up the fight by the masses is all too
clearly evident, even to the bour-
geoiSie, as shown by the following
excerpt from dispatch by the CORE
spondent of the New York Tribune
to his paper:
"The Socialists, however, are han
dicapped in the eyes of the working
masses by the fact that it was their
support which made it possible for
M. Chautempts to obtain the last
two votes Of confidence which the
Chamber gave his Cabinet in connec-
ton with the Stayisky case"
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not only at this Congress, but at the
preliminary region conferences, par
tlcularly that of the Moscow region.
The opportunists who desired to slow
up the tempo of Soviet industrializa-
ton and development of heavy in
dustry would have left the country
with weak defense, and the imperi-
aliSt powers would not, as now, have
hesitated to attack the Soviet Union
to solve their own economic Difficult
ties at the expense of the U.S.SR.
Naturally, other factors maintaining
peace SO far are not disregarded. but
the rise of Soviet industry and science
with corresponding increase of the
Soviet military strength, correspond
ing with the affection and adrnira-
ton of the western proletariat, is the
main reason for the hesitation in
attacking the Soviet Union.
Improved World Position of U.S.SR.
The delegates showed extreme graf
ification at every reference to the
improved world position of the U. S.
S. r., which is based on such solid
facts as the following: the Soviet
Union in 1928 produced less than S
per cent of the worlds industrial out
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-30
Filipino Bosses
Attack Fight for
Free Philippines
Express Fear at Meeting
That Masses Want 81
a Soviet Govt

NEW YORK.-A sharp clash be-
tween bourgeois reactionaries among
the Filipinos. and workers and their
representatives, marked a meeting on
the Filipino terror, held Sunday at
the Sunrise Restaurant, Brooklyn.
under the auspices OF the Filipino
Anti-Imperiahst League.
Mr.. NIinion, wealthy Filipino i'm
porter, backed by Nanahas, head Of
the Philippinean. conservative
democratic organization, and Mr..
Lopez, editor Of the Philippine out
look, q reactionary Brooklyn weekly,
got up on the floor and attacked the
speakers who called for militant ac-
ton or behalf of the national liberia
ton struggles of the Filipinos.
They were shouted down by the
audience when they stated that they
would rather have the Philippines
under Wall Street domination than
free. II We revolt in the Philip
pines now, Afinion said, "how far
viii the peasants go? We have now
q peaceful government, and if we
allow what happened in 1897 to be-
repeated, the peasants will want
Soviet government"
The audience cheered again ana
again when Joseph Tauber, Interna-
tional Labor Defense lawyer, spoke
on the fight against the terror in
the Philippines by the workers and
peasants, calling for support from
American toilers to this fight.
The meeting was one of several be-
ing held in preparation for the mass
meeting at Irving Plaza, Feb. 4, at
2;S0 pm, called by the Action Com
mittee on Filipino Cases and Terror
in the Philippines.
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''Party Congress Is Best Proof
Of Vitality Of Our System

Furthermore, the capitalist libe thai
the workers of the Soviet Union could
not master industry and new tech
nique, based on imported machinery
is being rapidly answered.
Stormy Advance On All Fronts
For example, "Pravda" declares, the
coal mines are being mechanical
rapidly. Coal production passed ESQ.,
600 tons daily by Jan. 81, whereas
only last August it averaged 10000
tons. Similarly, iron production
which was around $4,000 tons daily
last Summer, passed $4,000 tons or
Jan. %. With this goes a steady
avalanche Of news of the construc-
ton of new workers DWELLINGS,. new
conyeniences, and practically uni
versal education for children this
year, while schools in the capitalist
countries are being closed down for
lack Of funds. New theatres, club
houses, identification of villages.
rapid multiplying of the quantity and
quality of all consumed goods-obvi-
Gus to this correspondent in even his
five-months stay here.
Soviet Successes Repudiate Trotsky's
Theories
These things are practical results
of the correct Party leadership,
"Pravda" continues, causing such con-
fidence that delegates to the Congress
tell of workers surprise and scorn
when they are reminded that Trot-
sky said it was iInDosSihle IN biIil,l
Socialism in one country. There is
not one doubt at the Congress that
the Soviet system has demonstrated
its overwhelming superiority and that
without the October Revolution, plus
the plan of Socialist construction,
conditions here would be as bad as
those in the capitalist world
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-30
Congress To Rush
S25,NO,OOO More
For New WarShipS
Roosevelt War Program
Has Already Set a
Record

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s.-Follow-
ing on the expected passage Of the
Roosevelt-sponsored VinSon Naval
Bill providing for an additional $780,
100000 for the Navy, in addition to
the regular budget appropriation Of
$500 100000, Congress will pass an
other Bill giving the Navy q special
fund of $4,000, 600 for work on 20
new ships, it was announced here
today.
1t is expected there will be little
opposition in Congress to the Bill.
The Roosevelt Naval building pro-
gram has already established a rec
ord for size and speed, Roosevelt hav-
ing slloeated or spent close to two
billion dollars since he took office
last April.
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TO PROTEST NAzI ACTIVITY

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 20
The Philadelphia League Against
War and Fascism will hold an open
air protest meeting, corner Lehigh and
Germantown StS., on Tuesday, Jan
Both, at 1880 PM, to protest against
Nszi activities in that neighborhood