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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-26
BY SAMUEL WEINMAN

TOR more than two years Bolivia
= and Paraguay have been en-
gagged in a bloody conflict in the
Gran Chaco, costing tens of
thousands of lives. In over two
years the League of Nations has
absolutely failed to take a single
definite, concrete step in the direc-
ton of bringing the Chaco War to
a close. On the contrary, the war,
as one bourgeois correspondent was
forced to admit, bids fare to con-
tinue its sanguinary course indef-
initely."
One by one, the Commission of
Neutrals, the Pan American Union,
the ABC-Peru powers, the United
States Government armed with
the Monroe Doctrine, etc, have
played the diplomats game of
passing the buck in accordance
with the rules and regulations of
holy" international law.
Now the diplomats have thought
up slight variation of the famil-
lar two-year old theme. This time
the buck is being passed to the
World Court, which up to this time
has not had a hand in the farce
of "pacifying" the Chaco belliger-
ents dt Wouldn't be fair to leave
the World Court out of the game
altogether).
Over six months ago President
Roosevelt decreed an arms en-
barge" to the tune of left" phrases.
Even at the time the capitalist
press confessed that the embargo
would have no practical effect up
on the Chaco War, for both Bolivia
and Paraguay were already fully
armed. Besides, Roosevelt was care
full to leave the loophole providing
that arms and munitions ordered
prior to the embargo were exempt.
At this point it is worth record
ing that in September, 1928, Wall
Street bankers loaned $23, 100000 to
Bolivia, and that despite U. S.
State Department ruling forbidding
loans intended for the purchase of
arms, the money was used for Moth
ing else. In addition, the League
of Nations reported in September,
1882, that Bolivia had bought $780,
100000 worth of arms and NUM-
tons in England and United States
The vital point remains: over six
months have passed since Roose-
velt's arms embargo" went into
effect, but still death has taken no
holiday on the Chaco battlefields.
TOR the first year of the Chaco
Wars duration the statesmen
and international jurists toyed with
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-26
Hoan'S NeaV Office

A SIGNIFICANT news item appeared in
n yesterdays newspapers announcing
that Mayor Daniel Hoan of Milwaukee,
leading member of the Socialist Party and
part of the Norman Thomas group in the
National Executive Committee has just been elected
the new chairman of the Mayors Conference at
Chicago.
With Hoan on the executive committee of the
conference, and working with him, are LaGuardia
of New York, chosen vice president; Rossi of San
Francisco; Jackson of Baltimore and Mansfield of
Boston
Could one find more loyal servants to the Wall
Street banks and employers Every one of these
associates of Hoan has distinguished himself as an
enemy of the working class tool of the employ
Only recently Rossi ordered his police to shoot
Frisco strikers.
WHAT is their program which Hoan will strive to
" execute? They passed resolution stating that
whereas Roosevets program apparently includes
public works, housing unemployment relief and in
Surance old age pensions the conference gives full
expression to the Presidents gratifying and en-
couraging message and for the Administrators
sympathetic cooperation in the mutual economic
and social problems confronting the American
people
Hoan endorsed this resolution What is this if
not wholesale support Tor the rotten fraud OF RoOSe
Velts whole social program" which gives the
masses nothing but false promises, reduced relief
and new wage cuts
The Socialist Mayor Hoan is now part and parcel
of this New Deal Machinery for the enforcement
of Roosevets Wall Street program, his new Of
fensive against American labor. There is not
single word of criticism from the Socialist Mayor
Hoan against this Roosevelt swindle. On the con-
trary, he praises Roosevets sympathetic cooper
alton"
The mayors proposed public works program
that would not affect the Federal or the municipal
credit This is plainly stating that whatever public
works will be built will be paid for by taxing the
masses, not the bankers. And Hoan endorsed this
program.
CERTAINLY, Socialist Party workers have a right
to put before Hoan and his close associate Nor
man Thomas this question: how is it possible for
leaders of the Socialist Party to support Roosevelt
and the reactonary capitalist mayors in their wage
cutting, reef-slashing drive against the workers?
But Socialist Party workers can find their true
place in the united front at the side of their class
comrades the Communist workers, for program of
real unemployment insurance against wage and
relief cuts, for public works program to be paid
for by taxing the banks and the rich.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-26

the propositions: when is a war
WARP" and when is a war not
WARP. 1t seems that the ETH
quette of imperialist war provides
that belligerents must exchange
formal declarations of war, other
wise there is no war;" even if tens
of thousands of workers and farm
ers are slaughtering each other for
the profit of their masters. Since
during the first year of the war
neither Bolivia nor Paraguay
abided by the amenities of inter
national butchery, the League of
Nations deliberately ignored the
Chaco bloodbath on the ground
that, legally" there was no war"
After eleven months Of fighting
war that was not a war" Para
quay formally declared war against
Bolivia. Paraguay's action was
prompted by the strategy of iso-
lating landlocked Bolivia fro m
sources of arms, munitions and
other war materials by evoking
proclamations of neutrality from
Bolivia's neighbors. Inasmuch as
this was the first time since the
League of Nations was founded
that a belligerent issued formal
declaration of war. the League was
slightly embarrassed" Thereafter
it was no longer possible for the
League of Nations to squirm out of
tight situation by denying the
legal existence of the Chaco War.
The quackery of the whole i'm
perialist "peac e" apparatus is
openly exposed when it is recalled
that Paraguay ratified the Kellogg
BRAND pact to outlaw war as an
instrument of national policy"
What is behind this "pacifist"
smokescreen which specifically APP
pears to be the product of idiocy
or insanity? The diplomacy OF the
Chaco War is neither idiotic nor
insane. 1t is the logical outcome
of Anglo-American imperialist an
tagonisms, especially in Latin
America.
THE backbone of Latin American
L affairs is the Anglo American
struggle for hegemony, with raw
materials, markets, export of cap
ital and military bases at stake. AS
a consequence, two blocS of semi
colonies have been formed in South
America, one group responding to
puppet strings manipulated in Wall
Street and the other dominated by
British bankers. Bolivia belongs
in the Wall Street group of South
American semi-colonies while Para
quay is under British control.
American bankers have invested
| over $133, 100000 in Bolivia. j. p
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-26
Party Life
Street Meetings
Should Combat
Renegade Attacks

WISH to call your attention to
l glaring example of poor organ
national work on the part of the
unit working and holding street
meetings on the corner of Eastern
Parkway and Utica Avenue, Brook
lyn, N. Y.
Each night speakers from the va
Iicus demonstrating and oppor-
tunist groups (e.g., Socialists, Trot-
skyiteS, Industrial UnionistS, Single
Takers, etc. throw their hodge
podge of pSeudo-radical phrases,
spiced with vile SANDER against the
Communist Party, to workers who
gather by the hundreds every night,
workers already rebellious against
the existent order but still seeking
a militant workers organization
with which to affiliate themselves.
The growing class-consciousness of
these workers is evidenced by the
great quantity of literature which
they buy at every meeting.
My criticism Of the local unit is
three fold:
1. Failure to combat the inSidi-
GUS literature with which these
Irenegades and opportunists split the
ranks of the workers, by an effec-
tive spreading of the Daily Worker,
Communist magazines and pam
phlets, among these workers. At ev-
cry meeting two or three comrades
should be constantly circulating
among the workers, selling our lit
erature. BY reading the Daily
Worker of the incorporating,
Iunceasing struggle, On both the eco
nomical and political fields, which
we Communists lead against their
exploiters especially those who pre-
tend to fight in their interests,
these workers must inevitably join
our ranks.
2. Failure to put up interesting
speakers, speakers who can keep
such large crowds listening. The
speeches must be prepared in adj
vance, not too lengthy, and more
attention be paid to events in the
A4CASAIbOk IlOOO 11oCll, CopCO4uA1y W
local strikes, etc. And, every once
in while, real good speaker of
the Party should be invited to speak
there.
3. Invariably there is a question
period at the end of each meeting
! held by these other organizations,
Here is a splendid opportunity to
expose these fakers-but unfor-
tunately these speakers only too
often disarm the few questioners,
who lack the necessary theoretical
training to effectively trap these
misleaders. Why can't the unit
have one or more of its members
there, ready with a few pointed
questions, and so show the betrsying
nature of these organizations?
Comradely yours,
(Signed) Max B.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-26
Spanish Anti-Fascists
Publish 100, 900 Copies
OF Revolutionary Paper
Especial to the Daily worker,

MADRID, Nov. Is (By Wireless
The new mass anti-fascist organ,
Gel Pueblo" c'The People") has
been circulated throughout Madrid
to the extent of 100000 copies. The
paper is publishing regularly an
exact account of the course of the
Spanish revolution.
In connection with the govern
ment's demand for the surrender
of all weapons, in Mieres only 500
arms were rounded up, these being
the only serviceable arms in a heap
of useless iron fragments. In Turon,
the Mayor, expressing the baffled
tinlidity of the Spanish bourgeoisie,
announced that those possessing
arms, who peacefully and unob-
served would lay down their weap-
ons, would escape punishment. OF
course, not the slightest attention
was paid to this proclamation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-26
US. Maneuyers
To r ealign
w ar Set-Up

LONDON, Nov. 25.-The follow
up conversation of the British and
American delegates at the Naval
Conference here on the formers
re-statement, opposing the Jap
anese demand for parity with the
two chief imperialist powers, indi-
cate the maneuvers of American
Imperialism to shift the present
war alliances.
The recent transit of the entire
United States Navy through the
Panama Canal, the completion of
its powerful operating base at Pearl
Harbor in Hawaii, and without
doubt the new light-cruiser and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-26
PLEA FOR CANNES

One dollar is better than nothing,
but Cannes is still holding out for
more. He is needed here. Rush
those dollars in!
MotriS IN
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-26
2 Policemen Indicted
In Textile Killings

ANDERSON, S. c., Nov. IS. -
The Anderson county grand jury
has returned indictments charging
Charles Smith, policeman, and
Robert Calvert, a special officer,
with the murder of seven textile
workers at the Chicquola mill dur
ing the recent general strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-26

Don't wait until December l to
fill the quota of your unit, your
trade union, or mass organization.
Speed contributions into the Daily
Worker now.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-26

Help the Daily Worker continue
publication for the next year by
contributing toward the 100000
campaign which would take care
of the weekly deficits of the paper.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-26
Party Fraction in Club Fails to
Mobilize Workers

MODlllze workers
IN New York there are two Rou-
manian organizations, a workers
club, which has been in existence
since 1926, and an I. w. o. branch,
founded in 1881.
We workers ought to expect more
militant activity on the part Of
these organizations or those re-
sponSible within them, than was
shown on the 26th day of October,
1884, when the Communist Party
candidate was called and intro
duced to speak on the role of the
elections.
The two Roumanian organizations
clearly showed an efficiency in mo-
biliZing the Roumanian American
voters behind the Party platform.
The Communist Party fractions in
these organizations failed to mo-
Billie and agitate the workers in
advance, through leaflets, mass
meetings for the Workers Unem-
ployment Insurance Bill, for dele
gate for the Hunger March to Al
bany, against the attacks on for
eign-born workers. They failed to
make clear TO the Roumanian work
ers the necessity of picketing in the
food workers strike, the longshore-
mems strike, the painters strike and
before the Home Relief Bureaus.
In all of these struggles Roumanian
workers were involved at some time
or other, without the club func-
tionaries ever raising the issues.
Are Roumanian workers in New
York different from other workers,
or do the functionaries think that
the Roumanians don't need Party
to lead them? Can any Roumanian
worker show leaflet issued by the
club on the strike struggles in the
past year? The fractions in these
organizations should explain the
reason for their inactivity.
This year the Roumanian Lega-
ton. on the one hand, and the Sons
of Roumania Association on the
other, divided themselves for the
celebration of the Roumanian bour-
geois independence of the 10th OF
May, and called for the support OF
the Roumanian workers, each in
dierent places-one at the Hotel
New Yorker, the other at the Hotel
George Washington. On this issue
instead of mobilizing an open all
meeting of protest in front of the
hotels, exposing the fascist nature Of
this celebration, they limited the
club to an article in the Roumaniar
workers paper, "Desteptarea," about
the affair.
Why does the Party fraction il
the club avoid all these issues which
could be used to educate the Rou'
manian workers in the class strug.
gle?
| The role of the Party fraction il
language organizations should b.
to mobilize the workers for the is
sues and campaigns of the Party.
P. N, New York.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-06-20

Larsen md Brow to act as chairmen of
these sub committees in The order
named. II is expected that the Pre>i.
dent vii iaa1 il Fred4riks,el and Mr..
Berg. the ieu;e ant Governor and the
Chalrms of the 1cloni9l will n net and
welcome the Chief Executive officially
at the docI.
The exc utive committee will meet
again 81 1 90 m Friday. meanwhile
'fha sui Committee chairmenwll nave got
~ work in Chris tiansted and FrSderlk-
m enlist the public assistance TO tevelop
the plaas for the occasion after WI ch a
further announcement will be made.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-06-20
THE ROOSEVELT COMMITTEE

By invitation the following gentlemen
repl esenting tie hristisnsted and Fred
eriksted distries- OF the island met az the
Governors residence yesterday at err
noon to plan arrangements for the Pre-
sident's visit on or about July 2nd next,
viz: Mr.. Halvcr Berg. National Demo
cratic Committeeman for he Virgin ls-
lands and Postmaster at Frederlksied.
Mesers. e. K. T Brow and r. de Cha.
bert, members of the Colonial Council,
Judge D. Hamilton Jackson. Mr.. B. r
Larsen, postmaster of this town, and
Mr.. Robt w. Sksoeh. Acting Chairmaa
of the Colonial Council. Cover nor Pear
son and Lieutenant Governor CFamer
were preent.
An executive committee was formed
and MIR. Skeoch elected chairman. Suh-
committees were proposed for music,
program. decorations, finance and
grounds. selections TO compose which
will be made later on. 1t was suggested
that the ST., Croix Music Committee of
which Mr.. H. A. Delemos of Frederik-
ssed is Chairman would have charge Hof
the music ard Messrs. jackson, Chabert
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-06-20
Shipping News

.Soop" arrived from Fsjar-
do. P. R. yesterd.y at 80 P. M to load
cattle.
Sloop "Juan Jose, arrived from Pa
jaroo. P. R. yesterday al 4. 80 p. M. to
load cate.
Sloop 1T, mas jose" sails for San Juan
via Frederiksted ocays
Motor boat '.viaiIant" sailed fol 81
Thomas yesterday al 80 P. Nj with
mail and passengers Governor Pau NJ.
Pearson, Paul Yates. A. l.. Hopkins,
Mar ha McBear, Joseph Petersen. Fran
cisco Dias, Antncny Scott, Enrique Ro-
nero, Danie Vslls q two childrent Fran
cisco A villa & three children.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-06-20
HOMESFEA)ER3 MAKING GOOD

he first years farming operations on
the " him E ate homests eat prCject
near Frederik sled have been very sue
cesstul accore ing 70 figures complied by
Jens P. Mel en- ma ager Of The estate,
d submitted to Paul a. pearP'n '1'V.
ernor Of the Virgin islands. - ~
From their first harvest OF sugar cane
and vegetables. a uumnev Of h nestead-
ers have paid miscellaneous on their md
a yaar in advance Nearly ali have paid
ths amouts due the first of next m npFn
AS all example OF what the HON sstoet-
ers have been able TO accomplish. Mr..
Nielsen poinie G to the record OF Autoi-
Meta Douglas Sn- h ,mestsaded three
and half acres in 80 1888. planting
sugar cane the folio wing month. Recent.
ly she delivered 125.637 pounds of SUI
gar cane. After psyIug $13.24 land IN
sediments. she mad Sl52.66 left over
from her cane crop. In addition. she has
raised large quantity of vegetables.
Dolores Garcia, another woman home
stsader. delivered 150. TO poun Is of
cane. She hai $3.50 81 efs over afeer
paying her land installmenr. Juliana Bar.
nv delivered l39, CTS pounds of cane.
which when 0rougn $i6L. Ia after land
payment of $25 81 nau a-ep made.
Joe A. BeDi4mn p ii 1872. 0as an in
stahment on his land ana mad STA So left
over from the proceeds Of his cane crop.
Some Of the hometteadets sold veye-
tables 10 the amount of more than 500
each, in addition to s1Peiying ineir Iwn
tables,
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-06-20
Address

Delivered BY Governor Paul 1. Pearson
Al A Meeting Held In His Honor By
The Citizens Progressive Lsa:lA, Frs
deriksted, La rne junior Hi.l s''pn'
Open Air Theatre Friday Night. June 10.
Permit me TO congratulate ~. Off
GERS and members of the Cisis-ns Pro.
gressive Union, on the name yo1 have
chosen for your organization. and for
the purposes for which you are organic
ed. You have a worthy and dlfticut
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-06-20
We'd, June 20
ST. Silverius

of the famous ST. Croix Rum, having
won several medals. certificates for
which are displayed in the p~rlor of the
sbta bIiehment'
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-06-20
ST.CROlX TRIBUNE

2 Ioli ned iaily except Sur ds!sS &c
days at 5} B ;bnDany St. Christiansted
6. Groix. X. Z. s. A. by ST. Croix
GDoD.ratiee Sociti.
E;nceredis second class matter July
sted, st Croix, v 1. u 5 A. under he
Act of March 3rd. 1879
r DE CHABERT. GJitor
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-06-20
Wednesday. Ju e Goth 1884.
Random Notes

Ii is now definitely known that Presi-
dent Roosevelt will take in ST. G. oixe
during his visit 10 the West Indies. He
will lan1 in Frederksted whore an ap
IroprIate de mons tra.ion will be arraag-
ed. From there he will, motor to Chris
tians,ed after some sights ling in the
rural districts
President Roosevelt has the interest
of the Virgin Islands at heart he
directed the Federal agencies establish.
ed for the.relief of the poor and the IN.
employed and for general recovery to
exterd their activities TO these islands.
The N E K A, E r A. the P " A and
the G w A will long be remembered by
our people who received full benefits
from these agencies.
President Roosevelt is now coming to
see the people whom he has been help
ing so gener 1usly and the people are
enthusiastic to see the President and 60
welcome him to st. Croix.
Let all ST. Croix come together and
make the three hours be plans to spend
here time Of happiness for the leader
of the nation. the man of the hour and
the friend of the poor.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-06-20

While ST. Croix lie aging" it's rum,
and taking every possible preeaution to
see that distilled liquor unworthy to bear
the name of St. Croix leave this island
and while we are trying to make this
more effective by specific legislation.
81. THOMAS is getting ready 10 place
large solp nents Of Saint Croir RHm en-
the market: If you doubt 1t read this.
clipped from The Daily Nsws.
= he firm of A. H. Rise has beer I'm.
usually Dusy during the pasr few Days
preparing TO export big shipments OF
the famous Saint Croix Rum. Thousands
of cartons were received and stocked
awaiting the bottling and packing of
the popular beverage.
ut will be recalled, especially by the
older people that tuis fra was greatly
responsible for the stand aha popularity
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-06-20

r DE CHABERT, Gjitor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-18
A Thought for Today
3O-Hour Week Not the Answer

z In his speech at rally in Litchfield ' Tuesday night Representative Edward w. Goss, we think, despite his political align ment, echoed the common opinion of most everyone regarding the 30-hour week as presented by the MIRA codes. MT Goss said that should any sales organization provide work for 45 hours, it could only be accomplished by labor saving machines, or two shifts working 5 days week each To our way of thinking labor has suffered sufficiently from either one of these conditions up until now without making them even worse.
 Furthermore, the 3O-hour week is un- satisfactory any way you take it. At best it can but bring to labor part time wage, unless the government is willing to bank rupt the employer by forcing him to pay forty or forty-four hour salary equiva- lent for 30 hours. If such is not the case, on the other hand what has labor to gain by working less time for less money? We know the answer = give everyone some thing, which in reality amounts to no one getting much of anything.
 We do not know just how Representa- tive Goss reacts to that angle of the dilemma. However, we agree with him that the 30-hour week is not the answer under any cOnQlClOnS. 1T CnlS naClOH Has to admit there is no future for more than S0-hour week, industrially speaking, it is whipped. It will never accord the ordinary prosperity to which we were accustomed prior to the depression. Where the blame lies is in dispute, but must eventually fall upon the party, or parties, responsible for scuttling this countrys foreign trade. To the party that restores it will go the nations everlasting gratitude.
 This pen picture of what seems to be the matter with production today in the United States, whereby 30-hour week seems to be the only thing that stands be- tween labor and the bread line, seems about as foreign as it's name applies to either New or Old Dealers. But before the industrial whistles of this nation blow for full steam ahead again, the question of the future of foreign trade must be amicably ironed out with the nations of the world. For, and the last four years have proven it beyond the faintest shadow of doubt, we are not able to ensure living wage to our millions of workers by home consumption alone. Foreign trade, when, where, or how, is our only salvation.