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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-08

QUESTION:: The American Work
ers Party is always saying that the
membership Of the Communist
Party has dropped from the year
1918 from $4,000 to $4,000 Is this
true, and if so, what is the reason
for it? Is the American Workers
Party a fascist organization? If
not, what sort Of an organization is
it?-G. S.
ANSWER: The information spread
by the American Workers Party
about the drop in the Communist
Party membership is not only
wholly false, but is spread in a
deliberate attempt to stop the grow
ing influence of the Communist
Party and the increasing move
ment of American workers into its
ranks.
The American Workers Party de-
liberately uses the 1919 figures for
the entire membership of the mass
organizations around the Commu-
mist Party as being membership fig
ures for the Party itself. 1t then
compares these mass organization
figures with the Party membership
today and gets its wholly false re-
suit. The facts are that the Party
membership today is about $4,000
compared with less than 10000 in
1919 If We compare the member
ship of the mass organizations
around the Party with the 10000
in these organizations in 1919 we
find that the present membership
is about 100000. More, the Party
today has moved a good way to-
wards becoming a Bolshevik Party,
with roots in heavy industry.
The American Workers Party is
the creation of Mr.. A. J. Music,
a specialist in his own kind of
left" social-fascism. Muste's work
in the labor movement is to pretend
to be a critic of the A F. of L.
bureaucracy the better to defend
this bureaucracy against the resent
ment of the workers. He also spe-
ciahses in helping the capitalists
by trying to stop the growth of
the Communist Party on the ground
that the Communists are not suf-
iciently American"
In this way, he seeks to separate
ne American '7HN'' 7-'~
ne international revolutionary
7vsment, and fosters the chauvin-
ism that plays right into the hanas
of the reactionaries. This assists
the growth of Fascism In his
program, he speaks radical phrases
about revolution" and the "over-
throw of capitalism, but he fights
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-08
Questions and answers

against the only true line which
can establish a workers and farm
ers government, the line of struggle
for the dictatorship Of the pro-
letariat in the form of Soviet power.
He repudiates not only the Marx
line Of revolutionary
struggle for power, but at the same
time attempts to defeat the day
to day fights of the masses through
the fostering Of illusions regarding
the reformists in the A. F. Of L.
He has broken every united front
pledge his group has yer made. =
with the Communist Party, thus
leaving not the slightest doubt that.
his main purpose is to side-traeka
the rapidly growing militancy Of
the American working class into
harmless channels. His strikes
breaking technique was recently dis.
played in the Toledo strike where
he helped to send the workers back
without any gains for them.
Today, the Musteites are dickering
with the ter-reyolutionary Trot-
skyites, whose anti-Soviet hatred
and interventionist policies make
them the vanguard of the counterso
revolution.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-08
Farrell's Fourth Book
Collects Short Stories
Written in Last 7 Years

which they were written and pre-
pared for publication.
THE locale of these stories is, Ike
1 that of his novels, Chicago dur
ing the pre-1929 crisis years. The
characters are for the greater part,
petty bourgeois and lumpen- prole~
tartan. Such material might suffice
for a number Of books, but all
writers face danger in limiting
themselves to the exploitation Of q
single phase of life. The vein be-
gins to run dry. It is TO Farrell's
credit that he has been able to
maintain interest in Chicago's
quasi and potential gangsters
throughout three-and, if Calico
Shoes" is included, four-entire~
volumes. His next novel, the
last Of the Lonigan trilogy, viii also
deal with his familiar scene. 1t is
for this reason that I think he
should have exercised greater Sc
lectiveness in his new volume.
Some Of the single stories IN
Calico Shoes" are, as have said,
excellent. They are stories which
only Farrell could write. Others,
however, are merely average. At
least one story, Just Boys" is Of
kind which can dtscredit the en-
tire volume and which, 7 feel,
should never have been included.
Farrell, it seems to me, has CONS
to a dangerous point in his career
as a writer. He has written four
books, two of which, the novels
Young Lonigan" and THE Young
Manhood of Studs Lonigan," are
definite contributions to American
literature. His new volume of short
stories, even considering the several
good stories included in it, does not ,
indicate progress, but merely
completion of the cataloguing Of
his own work-a sort of self-stock-
taking. .-,-.
Farrell has until now been con-
centrating on but one facet Of his
variegated experience. Only rarely,
in writing Of this side, has he gone-
beyond the role of the good story.
teller to indicate more than a few
of the economic and theological
forces which shape the lives Of his
characters. The intrinsic interest
Of his material has resulted in sue
cessful books where less vital ma
terial would have meant failure.
But today he should begin to
think of himself as a novelist who
achieves thorough objectivity in his
writing, who can see his characters
with eyes more penetrating than
those of the characters themselves.
Farrell's novels and stories have
been called clinical records. To a
certain degree they are that. And
only an objective class approach TO
his material will raise them from
this level to the higher and far
more significant sphere of vital
revolutionary literature.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-08
PLOTTING THE AMERICAN POCROMS
By JOHN L. SPIVAK
WHEREUPON the interview con-
" tinued:
(Reprinted through the courtesy of the
New Masses)

WHEREUPON the interview con-
" tinued:
Are you connected In any way
with the Nazi distributed anti
semitic propaganda in this coun-
try? The Nazis, as you know, would
like to take it out on the American
Jews for their boycotts and protests
against the way the Jews are
treated in Germany"
1--WE have no connection with
the Nazis or the Germans in any
way!" he exclaimed. 1--WE are purely
an American organization"
At that moment, with the perfect
timing of q dramatic stage en-
trance, well dressed man of about
thirty, with Teutonic face, opened
the entrance door, stepped to the
doorway of the private office where
we sat, threw his shoulders back,
brought his feet together with a
click and raised his hand in the
Nazi salute!
Gulden and Hemple looked at me.
Both of them smiled embarrassedly.
1 couldn't help letting out a loud
laugh. My two hosts did not stir,
so I raised my hand in an answer
ing salutel
Hell Kitlerl" I said dryly.
Hes from The New Masses"
Gulden explained quickly.
A flush spread over the new
Corners face. Without a word he
turned and walked out as though
fleeing from some pestilence.
looked at Gulden and started to
laugh again.
TELL me-" I said, still chuckling,
isn't Col. Edwin Emerson, the Nazi
agent in this country who first or
ganized anti-semitism here on
national scale, a member of your
secret order?"
Gulden hesitated a moment and
then nodded.
"And you have member by the
name of Sidney Brooks, who is with
the Republican Senatorial and Con-
gressional Campaign Committee"
I've scarcely met him since he
joined" he interrupted quickly.
And you know that as member
of this organization he made mys-
FERROUS trips to II Battery Place,
where the German Consul General
has his offices?"
II don't know anything about
that!"
MIR. GULDEN was on the defen-
NA sive, his face little paler than
its normal hue. Mr.. Hemple had
lost his superior smile and leaned
forward, studying me with a puzzled
air.
And you knew that this Brooks
is really the son of Col. Emerson,
and this Brooks brought Policy of
the Silver Shirts to you to merge
We never merged with the Silver
Shirts!" Gulden exclaimed. Il can
prove it to you! I'm even willing to
let you see our correspondence
with them. There is no such letter
or document"
THE letter regarding that is not
in your file," I assured him. II have
it."
Gulden's washed-out eyes seemed
to water. A haggard look appeared |
In them. Hemple sighed audibly. |
You don't know anything about |
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IT don't Know!" he exclaimed ir-
ritably. who the hell are you to
ask me all these questions!"
Just an American citizen in
terested in finding out how much
money you are getting from for
eign government to carry on anti
semitic propaganda in this coun-
try!"
Il never got nickel from the
Germans! I wish I had!" he ex-
claimed. Gulden rose and began to
pace nervously about the room. 1t
was quite evident that the secrecy
in which the society had yelled its
movements was not so secret.
How long did you spend with
Duquesne?"
"Oh, maybe ten or fiftee n
minutes"
Actually you were with him for
two hours, weren't you'll"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-08

NEW YORK.-Protests demand
ing the end of the reign of terror
instigated by the United Fruit Com
pany, acting through the puppet
government of President Jimenez.
against the heroic strike of the
$4,000 banana workers in Costa
Rica, have been flooding the Costa
Rican Embassy in Washington from
intellectualS and workers in the
United States, according to a state
ment made by the Anti ImperiaIst
League here today. The strikers are
supported by the sympathy strikes
of the railroad and dock workers.
The protests also demand the
dropping Of action to expel Deputy
Mora, one of the leaders of the
strike, elected to the Congress of
Costa Rica on the Communist
ticket, as well as of charges of
"sedition" brought against him.
The Anti Imperialist League has
been authorized to release for pub
LEGATION the protests of Malcolm
Cowley Can editor Of the New Re-
public (author of Blue Juanita and
Exile's Return, Joseph Freeman
(co-author of Dollar Diplomacy,
Voices Of October, and author of
The Soviet Worker, Michael Gold
(author Of Jews without Money and
100 Million, Granville Hicks (au-
thor of The Great Tradition), Ed
win Seaver editor Of Soviet Rus
81 Today, and author of The Com
pany), Isidor Schneider (author of
DIR. Transit and The Temptation of
st. Anthony, Orrick Johns (author
Of Asphalt and other volumes of
poetry, and the Editorial Boards
OF the New Masses and the Month
ly Review.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-08

organizing an espionage system, do
you?"
Il was with the Department of
Justice"
That's fine-but you don't really
know anything about organizing an
espionage system, do your What
I'm driving at is that you got
someone to direct this spy system
for you didn't you?"
Il did not!"
Didn't Emerson send a man
named Fritz Duquesne to you?"
Gulden did not answer.
Did you ever meet Duquesne, the
German war time spy?"
Yes he came up here one day."
What for?"
oh, I don't know. He just
wanted to look me over, I guess"
Why should ne want to look you
over?"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-08

Gulden looked worried. He did
not answer.
isn't it rather strange that this
hundred percent patriotic organi-
cation is SO close with German spies
and secret service men in this coun-
try in the dissemination of anti
semitic propaganda"
eve will cooperate with anyone
who will help to drive out the
Jewish pest!" he said vigorously.
Then you are cooperating wit
the Nazis?"
"I didn't say thatl"
"You have them distributir
anti-semitic propaganda smuggle
off German ships, haven't your"
mol"
ITO Be Continued)
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(medical attention at the cost Of
the employers; hygienic conditions
in camps and plantations; tools to
be furnished by the employers;
prices at the company commissaries
to be posted and not to be higher
than those at private stores in
Guiding the payment of wages in
cash, and not in scrip as before,
recognition by the government of
the revolutionary trade union of
the banana workers, the Atlantic
Syndicate of Workers, etc.
This agreement was forced upon
employers directly by the mass
pressure of the thousands Of sup
porters, workers and intellectuals,
Of the heroic struggle of the banana
workers. It was signed by Deputy
Mora for the banana workers. The
United Fruit Company refused to
sign this agreement; the strike was
continued. The refusal of the
United Fruit Company has strength
ened the backbones of all the other
employers and of the government,
which now wages a more savage
and intense terror against the
workers.
This terror has been widened,
until now, through the organization
Of the Anti-Communist League, a
violent wave of fascist terror is
threatened. The employers are
afraid of the mass support given
the Communist Party; afraid Of
the coming elections; afraid of
the growing strength of the work.
erS. :"
The Anti Imperiaust League asks
that all organisations and protests,
and a copy to the office Of the
League, 1893 Broadway, for publica-
ton.
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desire to protest vigorously against
the shooting of Cerdas, a leader
Of the banana strike, the proposed
expulsion Of Deputy Mora from the
Congress Of Costa Rica, and the
bringing Of charges of 'sedition'
against him because of his partici-
patton in the leadership Of the
strike. We protest vigorously against
the terrorism used against the
strikers, including the deportation
Of Nicaraguan workers. We see in
this the hand of the United Fruit
Company, guiding the actions Of it's
banana empire
1--WE demand the fullest freedom
for negotiation of settlement of the
strike by the workers and their
elected representatives, and the full
est freedom of press, meeting,
speech, and organization for them. &"
IN view of the gravity of the at
tacks upon the workers, the at
tempts to organise wave of fascist
terror against all working class &C
tivities, the Anti-Imperialist League
again urgently calls upon all in
dividuals and organisations to pro-
test Immediately and vigorously
both to the Minister of Costa RIGA.
Washington, D. c., and to United
Fruit Company.
The statement of the Anti-Im-
perialist League, exposing the role
of the United Fruit Company and
the significance of victory, con-
tinues: AN agreement was settled
between the representatives of the
strikers, of the government, and of
the planters which was a real vic
tory for the workers, guaranteeing
higher wages, better conditions
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-08

Joseph FREEMAN has written
. the following protest, which is
also a call to action to all pro
gressive men and women Of the
United States: II desire to enter
a most vigorous protest against the
reign Of terror now being conducted
on behalf Of the United Fruit Com
pany and American imperialism by
the present government of Costa
RIGA against the workers and
peasants Of the republic. The
shooting Of Cerdas, leader of the
banana strike, is an objectionable
crime committed in the interests
Of those who exploit the people of
Costa Rica. :"
Malcolm CoWley has sent the fol-
lowing protest: 81 have been deep
ly disturbed by the accounts I have
been reading of the strike of
banana workers in Costa Rica. and
by the policy that your government
is pursuing toward the strikers.
In this country it is frequently
charged that Costa RIGA is part of
the banana empire of the United
Fruit Company. Your government,
in the present strike, seems to be
acting so as to support this charge,
by favoring an American owned
company at the expense of its own
citizens. The shooting and arrest
OF Cerdas, a leader of the strikers.
is an especially fragrant abuse of
power
GRANVILLE HICKS, Michael Gold,
v Isidor Schneider, Edwin Seaver.
Orr1ck Johns, and the Editorial
Board of the New Masses and that
OF the Monthly Review have
signed the following protest: 1--WE
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-08
CHANGE
THE
WORLD!
BY MICHAEL GOLD

II. H. LEWIS is a Missouri farmland, who spends half
IL his time shoveing and the better half writing
bitter poems against the American kulaks and bankers
who exploit him.
We seeing the rise of factoryworker literature
this country yet little expresses
life of the revolutionary farmers.
umpy" poet pioneer
He young dscpned through often
careless lines authentic prairie blood
flame Desperate poet desperation
fury.
He lets his anger him. yet is find
in the polished anything better than reality?
always preferred flesh and blood with all its perfeconS to the most
classic statue stirred the workers correspondence
that Communist infinitely than by
stale slick terarious of Kit Morley Branch Cabe
art" a into the
ton of Grants Tomb than into the rambling shack of tenant
farmer But wouldn't rather live struggle this shack than
to repose a
So Mr. T. s. Elliot better poet technically than Humpy Cow
hand young fascist writes poetry tell you
that Eliot the fatal weakness of being corpse while
Hunpy Lewis darn him. is nosly furiousy and rang
alive.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-08
CALICO SHOES and Other sto-
ries, by James T. Farrell New
York: The Vanguard Press. $3.50.
Reviewed by
EDWIN ROLFE

JAMES T. FARRELL has struck
= genuine themes and people more
often than any other leftward-
leaning writer. His three novels
Young Lonigan," House Nc
Ginty" and The Young Manhood
of Studs Lonigan"-have plumbed
the dregs Of a well-known but never
adequately treated section Of
American society, the ignorant
lUmpen-proletariat and lower mid
die class, from which are recruited
Americas gangSters, thugs, pimps,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-08
Prominent Writer'S Vigorously Protest
United Fruit Co.'s Reign of Terror
against Banana Workers in Costa RIGA

Editorial Boards New andI n OF
Leader Cdasa Threaene s Of Comm DeputyM
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-08
Manure in Literature


THE esthetc fault Lewis
ousy enough by bourgeois writers who swing
revolutionary
They sick of the bourgeois world; genliy
ture its uiy They want to find
this to be found today the revolutionary working
What makes the revolutionary working superior
tst class is Intellect workers superior philosophy
They understand the meaning of these
The capitalists in fog understanding nothing hoping
decadent But the proud
munist dtchgr superior to any fascist
college professor.
Also, the fact that workers live
doesn't mean that this the basic fact them
to shock the bourgeois ladies by all the unprntabe
rubbing their delicate the
D. H. Lawrence and dozens other
You cannot defeat the bougeoe
That is of the old romantic dlettante ideas.
AS for the workers. they know the
to be constantly reminded
the They than photography. They want
literature not only the that undoubtedly present
the bright flame of the in this
SOIL They want the things hearts the
beauty the hope the
Communism
Contributions received to the credit "Change
its Socialist competition with
Beard in the Daily Worker $4,000 drive.
Cibby Needleman
Previously Received
TOTAL TO DATE .$55.6S
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Down With New York!

TO BEGIN with the custormy
of New York In his has degenated into belief that
the New York revolutionary writer's conspiracy
ignore and him. This
dcaton of how far he is from MARKHAM understanding
lationship between the city workers and the farmers
The Fascs of Italy Germany Austria other lands rallied the
pasantry to their playing their prejudice
city Today in the Middle West American
the slogan of Down with
Every demagogue of farming state this
chief plank for winning votes At the time he works
bankers and eXploiers against the
How Communist fail to through this fascist Ie2 1t
true that Wall Street is the bankers capital of
true that New proarn city.
the relief lists; starving in short
and demonstrations; it is a city of class warfare
revolutionary farmers like H. Lewis should support
workers in their struggles they fighting enemy
exploits the farmers But Lewis uccumb
would split the united front between
not that he is fascist than
does that he politically backward
neghbors whom he should be leading revolution.
1t unforgvabe that leader should be trailing
the But that is where finds Lewis this
ton of city country Where would the
ended Moscow
White Guard propaganda the peasants? Stop SANDER
Conraoe Lewis New York not be America but neither
Street New
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-08
A One-Sided Duel


HAVE received recently half of the most insulting letters
from this prairie criticized him mildly
favorite
vopmen peashooter the indignant
wered with overwhelming baage Big Bas each loaded
the muzzle with cowhop Was this fair Comrade Lewis?
H H Lewis occupies important place
poearian literature Thirty from he will probably be
all the red anthooge alongside of Hill Soviet
school children will soemn discuss his limitations and that
all blazing path had necessity have
Perhaps his birthday the all collective
farms will be hung with gaands and the farmer will
member their mudsained granddddy Lewis solemn and heroic
Things than this happening
today.
Meanwhile the long white beard of bard does not yet decorate
the writes
ters think might be interesting to bring the discussion had with
him out into the 1t has certain elements that beyond
sonal feud my feud but h).
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