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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-03-16
Coffee an

After devaluation your dollar
will be worth ten dimes just the
same. But, the dimes will be just
as hard to get and much easier
spent.
And the Sunday school teacher
said Where do bad little girls CO."
And the little girl answered, "Most
everywhere"
And do you remember the time
they burned and buried the Old
Man Depression here in Plenty
wood?
And etiquette is when you say,
"No thank YOU" when you wanted
to say gimme.
And in Brazil they destroyed SO
billion pounds of coffee, and here
we destroy the am.
And when you go to the relief
station and the well-fed Jack Ben
nett looks at you and says: "You
don't look hungry"
And a man refused to ride on
the trunk line because all he had
was a suitcase.
And Hank Krebsbach has opened
a beer parlor, now we have six and
no money to support them with.
And you are mistaken if you
thing jazz is dying, it only sounds
that way.
And some people make a point Of
drinking only on two occasions
When it rains and when it doesn't,
Congressman Terrell of Texas
said, referring to federal relief;
at is going to require a civil war
to stop it. Men cut off from the
payroll are going to resort to vio-
lence when it stops"
And Speaker Rainey said, 81 be-
lieve there will be war in the
spring"
And doesn't it help us a lot tc
know that gold has gone up Fl pei
cent and silver 20 per cent since
Oct. 20?
And when the value Of the dol
lar dropped to SO cents the money
changers made more than bill
J lion dollars in one day.
And Col. Chas. A. Lindbergh go
: in on the soft end Of $3.50, 00(
: gift from the airmail Doodle gang
: And the undertaken said it is TOT
bad people die only once.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-03-16
RAYMOND

The rabbit drive last Sunday be-
tween Raymond and Dooley proved
a great success, one thousand rab-
bits being captured and killed.
Another drive is planned for next
Sunday between Raymond and Out
look.
Herbert Shirtliff and son were
Plentywood callers Tuesday.
Marvin Loutzenhisser of Medi-
cine Lake and John Allen of Re-
serve were guests at the Ed Han
nah home last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Munson at
tended the show in Plentywood on
Monday evening.
A UFL meeting was held at the
Joe MCGOWAN home last Saturday,
about so being present.
Quite a few from around Ray
mond attended the dance in Plenty
wood last Saturday. A nice time
was reported.
Mr.. and Mrs. MCGOWAN and
family were supper guests at the
Hannah home Sunday evening.
Mrs. VIM. Wortz and son Leon
ard called on Mrs. Tooke last Mon
day.
Mrs. Clarence Tucker has beer
On the sick list but is much i'm
proved at present.
The school board of District q
were in session Tuesday evening
at the Olaf Norby hardware.
The CWA crawling job has i'm
proved the road through Raymond
north and south.
E. E. Garrick and son Donald
were down from Outlook doinl
some blacksmith work at Ray
mond.
Billy Tooke was a visitor at tn
Budke home nerth of town Monda!
evening.
Earl Wellington and Louie Beck
er of Outlook were Raymond visi
tors Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Clawson, MI
and Mrs. VIM. Weiss of Outlool
spent Tuesday evening of las
week at the E. w. Hannah home.
Theo Thorstevdt received the
sad news of his sisters illness a
Crosby last Monday.
Mr.. and Mr.. Adolph Johnson
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Johnson of cas-
of Dooley were ealing on friend
and relatives last Monday.
Thor Thorstenson and Leo Dor
aldson of Plentywood were hell
ing round up rabbits with the all
plane last Sunday.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-03-16
USSR FARMERS
WANT LETTERS
FROM MONTANA
Letter From Moscow Asks
for Exchange of
Correspondence

The farmers and workers of
the Soviet Union want to ex-
change letters and photos etc,
they want to exchange experience
with farmers and workers in the
United States.
The following letter was re-
ceived here. We print it and
are sure that there are some of
our readers who would like to
get in direct contact with our
Russian friends, who would like
to get first hand information.
Ask questions. They will be
answered truthfully and the Rus
slams will ask questions in re-
turn.
The Producers News would like
to print those letters. Hand
them in and let other readers
also get the benefit of your cor
respOndence.
Editor.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-03-16
Moscow, USSR-
Feb. 21, 1894.

Producers News
Plentywood,
Sheridan county,
Montana. U. S. A.
Dear Friends:
Do you wish to correspond with
farmers in the Soviet Union? Il
can now be very easily done thru
the representatives of the Work
ers international Relief in Mos
cow. Simply address your letter
English is OK to
Workers Correspondence, %The
Workers International Relief, Cor
h Street 81, Moscow, USSR.
Please ask any question you want
answered about conditions here.
You may write in English or any
language, and may correspond not
only with Russian farmers but also
with those Of other nationalities
residing in different parts of the
Soviet Union, such as Armenian,
Ukrainian, Jewish and German
farmers. The reply will be in the
same language in which the letter
is sent. Non-exploiters in all kinds
of organizations. such as farmers.
trade union, cooperative, sports,
women and children organizations
or groups may correspond with the
similar groups here. You are in
vited to write no matter what your
political affihation may be.
To make the correspondence
much more interesting photographs
should be exchanged. The ex-
change of picture cards, stamps,
posters, etc. will also greatly help
| in making the correspondence more
interesting.
So send in your letters SOON
The farmers and workers in the
Soviet Union will be pleased to
answer and exchange photos and
other material with you.
Fraternally,
Harry Taffe-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-03-16
Hears Nomination for
Governor Over Radio

SISSETON, S. D.-Knute Wal
stad was sitting in his home list
ening to the radio when he heard
the radio announcer broadcast that
he had been nominated for Gov
ernor of the State of South Da-
kota by the conference of farmers
at Mitchell. He also heard the
nomination Of his friend John Han
son as candidate for Sheriff of
Roberts county.
CONTINUED on page a
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-03-16

David Levinson, of Philadelphia,
the attorney for the Farmers Ma
tlonal Committee for Action, spoke.
he explained the constitutional
rights of farmers and workers and
advised them what to do next.
Thousands of handbills had been
distributed advertising the meet
ing and David Levinson as speaker.
AS a result, despite all threats of
the judges and sheriffs more than
700 farmers and workers crowded
the court house.
The injunction also restrained
the farmers specifically from tax
ing any collections. l order to
show what they think of it the
meeting collected 500 for the de-
Tense of the arrested farmers.
Many new members were taken in
by the UFL and the Unemployed
Councils. The injunction also for
bids this.
"We'n Show Them
At another meeting held a few
days ago the United Farmers
League took in 33 new members.
According to the reports these are
farmers they hadn't been able to
approach before or who had re-
jected joining the UFL. off that
is the way they are going to use
us old farmers, we'll show them,
they said and applied for member.
ship.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-03-16
FARMERS JAM COURT HOUSE
IN DEFIANCE OF INJUNCTION
Phila. Attorney Speaks, Collections and New Members
Taken by UFL; the II Farmers
Out of Jail
BY Special Correspondent

SlSSETON, S. D., March 12-The court house was
TANNED and many farmers and workers had to remain out
de at the meeting held here Saturday in protest against
the injunction of the Roberts county and State authorities
Deyng the orders of the court and insisting upon their
gs OF Tree assembly and free speech 81 out of go farm
the meeting. ~ 49, F ~
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-03-16
All IL Arrested Farmers
Ont IN Rail

SISSETON, S. D.-They had
stayed in Jail for nine days when
they were released under $3.50
bonds.
When the II South Dakota farm
ers were arrested the judge
thought they would furnish bonds
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-23
d. w. AND NATIONAL TRAINING
SCHOOL DRIVE ASSUMES TEMPO

With one week of the National
School and Daily Worker Drive
for $500 over, the following facts
can be recorded:
l. Close to 1000 students have
already accepted contribution lists
to raise money among their friends
and elsewhere.
2. One hundred fifty dollars
CSl5O)' has already been turned in
3. The Socialist competition
among the students for the prizes
to be awarded to the shock briged
ers is very keen. Several have al
ready raised between $40 to $40
each.
q. The instructors are actively
participating in the drive. On the
suggestion of Comrade Pat Toohev
instructor in Trade Union Strategy
and Tactics, there is Socialist com
petition within the classes. Timely
pamphlets and books will be given
in every class to the students in
each class raising the most money.
Carl Brodsky, State Election
Campaign Manager, c. P, will
speak at the New York Workers
School Forum, this Sunday, Oct.
18th at IS East 18th Street. $50
pm, on 1.-THE Election Issues of
the Communist Party"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-23
The Hour Is Drawing
Near! SGue ThdeLn1dr,n!

of all that is best and finest in the
working class.
THAELMANN is a true son of the
1 working class in action, language
and appearance. He is a product
of our revolutionary age. Every
year he grew stronger, tested in the
fires of class struggle. At the
meetings of the Executive Commit
tee of the Communist International
his voice became more and more
authoritative; an honored name, a
powerful influence.
How often have we heard him
forcefully explaining and arguing.
There he stood, sometimes collar
less and perspiring, driving home
his points with a sweep of his
arms and a snap of his strong
jaws. Listen to Teddy grinding
the bourgeoisie," whispered a
German comrade to me.
To the German comrade he is
always Teddy" friendly comrade
enjoying a great prestige.
During one meeting Of the Execu-
tive two of us from Britain met
with him to exchange experiences
and 20 discuss the strengthening of
the relationship between the Com
munist Party of Germany and
Britain.
The meeting was arranged on
the initiative of Thaelmann, who
wanted to help us in our work and
to get closer to the problems of the
British working class movement.
We had a pleasant, helpful meeting
with our comrade, but unfortunately
he was not able to come to Eng
land as hoped.
AS I write these lines and the rec
election of Thaelmann's person.
atty becomes ever more vivid, so
does the knowledge that he is now
at the mercy Of 'depraved criminals
ever more horrifying.
The hour is drawing near. Thael-
mann can only be saved by a
mighty united protest echoing
throughout the world, Save Thael-
mann! This is the task of every
worker, of every human being
worthy of the name.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-23
Soviet Educational
Exhibit to Be Shown
AT Teachers College

A comprehensive exhibit on
Education in the Soiet Union" has
been received in this country and is
being prepared for its first show
ing at Teachers College, New York.
The exhibit consists of the fol-
lowing nine divisions:
/. The general system and or
ganization of education in the U.
s. s. r.
2. Pre-School education.
8. Primary and. intermediate
schools.
4. Education of the minor nation
alities.
5. Extra curricular mass work
with children.
s. The teacher in the U. S. S. R.
T. The training of teachers.
8. Adult education and cultural
activities.
8. Art--theatre. painting and
graphic art, music and the dance,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-23
BY w. RUST

NUSK was closing in and the great
~ audience in the Neukoeln
Stadium looked like limitless dark
mass when the news flashed round
that Thaelmann had arrived. The
audience was agog with excitement,
it pressed closer to the raised ter
race which served as a platform.
The police reporters, comfortably
seated at a table, fingered their
notebooks.
The occasion was the final gen.
eral election rally of the Commu-
mist Party in the summer of
1892 shortly after the overthrow
of the Prussian Social-Democratic
Government by Won Papen.
The situation was tense, and the
Communist Party was prepared for
illegality. The leaders were no
longer to be found OF the Karl Lieb-
knecht House, the official head
quarters.
Thaelmann's presence at the
meeting electrified the audience,
which strained to catch every word
coming from that powerfully
built decker, who in blunt COM
polling language called for
united front against Fascisn and
a working -class fight for a Soviet
Germany. Again and again the
audience broke into enthusiastic
cries of "Rot Front! Bot 'FRONT.'"
This was the last time l saw
Thaelmann and I have recalled this
scene to myself many times since
that sad day when the news came
that he had fallen into the hands
OF the Fascist jackals. I was in
Moscow at the time. Can it be
true?" we asked ourselves.
We hoped on for better news, but
finally all of us, comrades from
many countries, had to cease hop
ing and to concentrate on doing.
Thaelmann could only be rescued
by the organization of vast inter
national campaign.
Today Thaelmann has become
more than a name to those masses
of people who are joining in the
worldwide fight for his release, he
has become the living embodiment
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-23
TUNING IN

7:ooWEAF-Ray Perkins, Songs
WOR-Sports Resume-FoTd Prick
wJz-Amos N Andy-Sketch
WABC-Myrt and Marge-Sketch
7:15-WEAF-Gene and Glenn-Sketch
WOR-Comedy; Music
WJz-Harold ven Emburgh, Baritone;
Hirsch Orchestra
WABC-Just Plain Bill-Sketch
30-WEAF-Local Government from the
Ground Up-PTof John NJ. Gauss
University Of Wisconsin
WOR-McGoldrick Campaign Talk
WJz-Edgar Guest Poet: Charles
Sears, Tenor Concert Orchestra
WABC-Jack Smith, Songs
45-WEAF-Frank Bucks Adventures
WOR-Studio Music
WABC-Boake Carter Commentator
0-WEAF-Reisman Orch; Phil Duey,
Baritone
woR-Csmpaign Talk-Judge Will
liam L. Bill. Candidate for Gov.
OF New Jersey
WJz-The Fog Has Ears-Sketch
WABC-Concert orch; Frank
Mum, Tenor; Hazel Glenn,
Soprano
0-WEAF-Wayne King Orch.
WOR-Variety Musicale
WJz-Lawrence Tibbett, Baritone:
Concert Orch. John B. Kennedy,
Narrator
wABC-Lyman Orch Vivienne Sc
gal, Soprano; Oliver Smith, Tenor
800 WEAF-Ben Bernie Orch.
WOR-AI and Lee Reiser, Piano
WABC-Bing Crosby. Songs, Boswell
Sisters Trio; Stol Orch
9;l5-WOR-Talk-Con Controller Joseph D.
McGoldrick
wJz-story Behind the Claim
Sketch
0-WEAF-Ed Wynn, Comedian; Duchin
Orch.
wOR-Lum and Abner-Sketch
WJZ-Cansdian Concert
wABC-Jones Orch; Evan Evans,
Baritone
,45-WOR-Eddy Brown Violin
10 90 WEAF-Operetta- with Gladys
Swarthout, Soprano; John Barclay,
and Others
WOR-Campaign Talks-Gov Leh-
man, Sen Royal S, Copeland, from
Binghamton
wJz-sea Sketch, Cameron King,
Narrator
WABC-Gray Orch. Annette Han
shaw, Songs; Walter OKeefe
l0S0WJz- and Irene, Comedy
WABC-George Givot, Comedian;
Rich Orch
11:00-WEAF- Robson Orch
WOR-Moonbesm Trio
WJz-Campo Orch.
WABC-Salter Orch
1:15-WEAF-Robert Royce, Tenor
30WEAF-Hoff Orch.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-23
Reviewed by
PHILIP RAHV

ALBERT HALPER's first novel
n Union Square" showed him in
such a bad light that. to readers
angered by his distortion Of the
subiect-matter, he easily became the
target of much heated criticism. In
that novel Communism and Com
munists were seen through the
camera-eye of a picture snatcher
for a tabloid newspaper. The con-
clusion seemed to be that the men
and women consciously engaged in
the proletsrian class struggle were
either cranks and degenerates, or
pitiful specimens of ineffectuslity.
On the subjective side one felt the
authors strain to prove something
to himself, to convince himself that
nothing was real save the ego in its
separateness and self-interest.
The feeling grew that Halper was
young man trying very hard to be
successful" in the literary game,
and that the revolutionary move
ment, in itself the very negation Of
the type of success he was seeking.
touched him only to the point where
he resented its intrusion and felt
compelled to ward it off through
mocHery and mud-slinging.
From such viewpoint, of course.
his theme could be easily adapted
for commercial exploitation. in that
it illustrated all the pet conceptions
Of Communism advertised through
bourgeois sources. And naturally,
bourgeois critics, among them
Edmund Wilson, a self-styled
"Marxist," hailed the book as the
kind of proletarian novel they like
to encourage.
In reading Halper's new novel,
however, one seems that the devel-
opment of proletarian literature
and criticism, and the heightening
Of the class struggle in this coun-
try, have had a certain effect on
him. He seems to have largely
overcome his refusal to face class
issues on their material level and
his rancorous, philistine attitude to
revolutionry thought and action.
But this novel too, despite the
wealth of theology implicit in its
story of a factory and of relations
between workers and bosses, is by
no means a revolutionary work. 1t
lacks precisely those qualities which
make a revolutionary novel: hatred
of capitalism, a firm understanding
OF the role of the working class in
modern society and an emotional
attachment to its values.
The advance which it shows is
an advance from subjective dis
tortions toward large measure of
social-minded realism. But as a
method Of conceiving a theme and
developing it, realism as such. in
the accented sense of the term.
lends itself to a static, bipartisan
mode of perception, rather than TO
a revolutionary approach.
Halper is still afraid to abandon
the tradition of surface obiectivitv
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-23
Bookshop in Boston
Starts Successful
Book T ak Series

BOSTON.-Reading in the Daily
Worker of the booktalks held by
the New York Workers Bookshops,
the International Bookshop of Bos-
ton has adopted the same method
of popularizing certain books and
the shop in general
among intellectual and middle-class
elements in Greater Boston. The
first booktalk, given by Eugene
Gordon on October 5, was so pop
ular that a whole series is now
being planned at two-week intervals
for the fall and winter months.
Gordon, outstanding Negro jour
nalst, chose Guy Endore's new
novel, "Babouk," for the first review.
He pointed out the one defect he
had found in the book, the confu-
sion in the authors mind between
the issues Of class struggle and race
war, as shown in the last chapter.
Although throughout the story of
the horrors of the slave trade and
of slavery in Haiti during the 18th
century, Guy Endore showed his
hynpathy for all oppressed peoples
and his understanding of economic
forces, he wound up his book with
a shout of vengeance against the
white race at the same time utiliz-
ing the revolutionary slogan. BLACK
and White, Unite and Fight"
The international Bookshop is
continuing its policy of devoting at
least one of its two window displays
to current working class struggles.
At present, literature on the marine
industry occupies one window, tax
ing the place Of the textile litera-
ture displayed during the recent
strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-23
Halper Evades Class
Conflict in Second
Novel The Foundry

and to show the bias Of the prole-
tartan philosophy; hence he fails
to reveal the true depth Of the
social contradictions and the ten
dency Of their resolution. His en-
phasis on the foibles Of worker and
employer alike and on dramatic
incident no matter where it takes
him, the passive nature Of his SEN
timent, which gives us the aroma
Of existence at the expense Of its
development-all combine to pro-
duce an image Of humanity in gem
ersl, not that of classes in conflict.
But humanity" in general is a
pernicious abstraction. and a lit
erary platitude besides
THERE is much in this book that
1 is admired by the editors Of book.
clubs and the uptown literary
promoters, and one need not Won
der why. Many chapters read as if
they wrote themselves. Mix the
froth Of Sinclair Lewis with dashes
Of vulgarized Anderson and you
have the kind Of humor and tragedy
which can be ladled out like punch
at party.
All the standardized human
angles so popular in Hollywood
are here: people bawling and
cheering when they are in love,
people about to become parents,
girls pining for husbands. and
strong men who will make their
way in the world. The workers are
big and lusty fellows, inarticulate,
crude. but good fellows at heart.
The bosses may be a little more
genteel and hence they are really
funnier The two classes" fight
each other but It's all in the days
work-their common humanity rec
onciles them.
I think that the clue TO the
authors basic outlook cannot be
found in the formal announcement Of
the plot. It's real features can be
discerned, rather, in the characters
of August Ksfka, the shipping
clerk who keeps himself apart from
the struggle in the shop and who is
destined to find his way to the
upper classes through a musical
career, and in Epstein, a whirlwind
Of a young man. slated for the
chair Of big executive. These
people seem real to Halper, whereas
Karl Hoffman, the shop radical. re-
mains as boring and stunted at the
end of the story as when we are
first introduced to him. The phi
losophy Of bourgeois individuslism
makes Halper say (perhaps despite
himself: There is no future for men
Of vigor and talent if they are to
stay and fight with their class. And
this is a false reply, a reply which
we must ruthlessly combat.
Halper possesses many saving
virtues: the pace of action, plebeian
gusto and appetite. and caressive
feeling for everyday things. But
with his present theological linita-
lions it would be impossible for him
to write a revolutionary novel. To
DO that it is necessary to quit tho
Illusions Of indiWdualism and
hence, the conception Of writing as
game.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-23
HELP CROWN HEIGHTS WORK
Frs SCHOOL LIBRARY

The Crown Heights Workers
School, rs Chauncey Street, opened
for sessions on Oct. 8. 1884 with
classes in: Fundamentals of the
Glass Struggle, Political Economy.
Current Problems Of the Negro
People, Organizational Principles
and others. The establishment of a
Workers School in Crown Heights
has been real achievement for
Section is and the mass organiza-
lions in that territory.
The extent of anti-Jewish and
anti-Negro sentiment made finding
a location extremely difficult. This
problem fired the enthusiasm of the
workers. and every effort was made
to secure suitable quarters to be-
the fortress from which these pre-
yailing prejudices must be destroyed.
The weekly forums of the school,
held in its auditorium on Sundays
at 5 pm, with an admission fee Of
ten cents, is part Of the campaign
to root the school firmly in the
neighborhood.
The school occupies an entire
three story building and the third
floor is dedicated to the Louis
Engdahl Memorial Library. Efforts
are being made to open this library
on the 21st Of November, the Sec
ond anniversary of the death Of
Engdahl. The library committee
appeals to all workers and INTEL
leotuals to make this library pos
sible with donations of books and
funds which may be addressed to
the Library at the schools address.