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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-15
n. Y. State, LaGuardia
and StrikebredkerS

WHO is responsible for the fact that
" strike-breaking army of ten thousand
plug-uglies has been built up by the
Pinkertons the O'Toole, the Bergoff and
other detective agencies to smash the
,n,pending strike Of New York building service en-
ployes?
The Realty Board hired these detective agencies
to round up the guards many of whom have I'M
savory records. ...
The Bergof and other such scab-herding agencies
have been in the strike-breakng business for years
They operate under state license The state gov
eminent of New York approves this nefarious trade
by issuing the licenses under which detective bureaus
hire the strong-arm men and send them out against
strikers.
The Bergof agency admitted to the Daily Worker
that it has several thousand night sticks on hand,
and permits for guards" to carry guns La Guarda's
New York City Police Department, is responsible
for issuing these gun permits to the scab herders
and employers of the strong-arm men.
The Daily Worker demands to know what has
Mayor La Guardia to say about the fact that in
few days a strike breaking army of ten thousand
workers has been recruited in his city, with author
itv to carry night sticks guns to terrOrize srik
ers.
The Daily Worker demands that Governor Leh-
man and the state government of New York
speak out and explain why they issue licenses for
this terrorism against trade unions
The workers in the entire city should demand OF
Mayor La Guarda an immediate withdrawal Of these
guards"
The workers should demand that the state gov
eminent Immediately revoke the licenses OF these
strike breaking detective agencies
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-15
Mussolini to Scatter
Jobless on Waste Land

COSSENzA, Italy, Nov. 14.-That
an early consequence of Mussolini's
cooperative state" will be the scat
tering of the unemployed on UNI
wanted barren plots in the country
side, there to scratch what they can
from poor soil, was indicated this
afternoon when the Podesta of San
Lorenzo Del VALID ordered that $50
acres of land owned by the muni-
cipality be given away to impov-
erished peasants. The Podesta, how
ever, demands TT a t certain
amount of rent be paid in cash or
produce for the privilege of "own-
ing this useless property.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-15
Where the Landlords Once Ruled

work for 20 hours. I worked for
43 years as laborer for the land
lords. I also worked for Princess
Obolenskis brother. The landlords
sucked our blood. They did not
reckon with age. They Knocked at
our poverty"
cat the present time 800 people
are well-off on the same land, but
formerly only one person got fat
on it. The prince paid three roubles
for harvesting hectare. We worked
like cattle and were always half
starved"
Many others can speak of the
landlords times. The veterinary
surgeon of the Commune, Lvov, re-
members how under the princess
the huts of the laborers could
hardly be distinguished from the
cattle yards. And only the land
lords house in the whole district
was decorated.
The Socialist revolution COM
pletely swept away the Obolenski
family of princes. The former
laborers became the masters. Those
who had been driven abroad by
capitalism to seek their living be-
gan to return to the former princely
estate. These were Russian peas
ants who had emigrated to Amer
lea. How had they lived there?
They had lived in such way
that they had thought of nothing
else all the time except how to get
away from such a life.
In Russia the toilers took the
power into their hands. People OBJ
tanned a fatherland, which they
had not before, when they left the
place of their birth and childhood
and did not find in the new land
beyond the ocean. And they de-
cided to return to their fatherland
This was in 1922. They were not
frightened by the stories of famine
and the prophecies of the bourgeois
press of the rapid fall of the So
Wet Power" They sold all thei1
property, bought a few implements
and took them to Soviet Russia.
When they arrived, they were Of
fered the land of the former Prince
Obolenski in Kirsanov County. Al
this time the former estates of the
prince were in state of ruin. The
fields were neglected and full Of
weeds. Only the bare walls re-
manned of the farm buildings. Diff
cult and painstaking work began
At first forces were too few. In 6
fierce class struggle against the ku.
laks and the white guards, many o.
the difficulties were overcome by
the members of the commune.
group of local peasants joined thost
who had arrived from America
With their joint forces they bull
up farm of which they may justl!
be proud.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-15
BY A. L.

EAR from the main railway lines,
L in the depths of the Central
Black Earth Region, 20 kilometers
from the smallest provincial town
Of Kirsamov, lie the fields of one
of the Oldest collective farms of the
region-the Lenin agricultural COM
mune.
The collective farm road stretches
out like tightly stretched string
in the bright sunshine. On each
side lies the fresh amber colored
stubble. Not long ago a sea of wheat
and rye swayed here. On this
boundless field, without limit and
without end, as far as the eye
could see, the hay stacks stand like
herd of golden elephants. These
are the fodder supplies of the col
lectiVe farm. The harvested fields
give an idea of the size of the COL
lective farm barns. Even before I
arrive at the farm, am told that
even in the present dry year, the
Lenin Commune obtained Is BUSH
els of rye and 80 bushels of wheat
per acre.
On this road various excursions
can frequently be met going to the
Commune. Five thousand collec-
tive farmers visit the Commune
every year. 1t is obvious what in
terest there is here. They are learn
ing from the example of the more
experienced collective farmers how
to better organize their own farms.
Foreign workers, students, teach
ers, friends of the collective farm
ers, come to visit them. With the
closest attention they examine every
detail of the collective farm, exam
inc with great interest the new So
Wet life. They are overjoyed with
the successes of collective labor and
life.
Sometimes the friends of the
landlords also come.
Once an English peeress came,
say the Commune members. She
asked the old men time after time
whether they remembered their old
master, Prince Obolenski, her best
friend. She asked whether they
were living better or worse in the
Commune than they lived formerly
at the time of Prince OboIenski.
She hoped that she would find
among the old men someone yearn-
ing for the old times, or at least
one who would say that things had
gone well at the time of Oblenski.
Eyes, the Prince lived very well at
that time, but we :. :" and old man
Chernestov ended his sentence with
furious curse at the name of
Prince Oblenski and the other
former lords.
The peeress asked no more ques-
tons. She set about seeking for
something wrong without the help
of the collective farmers. But she
had little success in this.
At the same time Bernard Shaw
was in the Commune. He closely
questioned the members of the
Commune, asked about the various
branches of farm work, especially
cattle raising. He went into the
houses of the members, into the
club, into the school,
AS he was leaving, he said: 81 feel
very well here. Russia is a wonder
full country, I think I am at least
20 years younger" -.
WHAT has been the state of af-
w fairs formerly among these
hills? The people of the present
day have not forgotten. The watch
man of the Commune, Chernetsov
is 10 years old, and he is a living
history book.
"All the landlords had the same
law for the toilers," says the ole
man. we had to work hard fol
them. Sometimes we were kept al
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-15
Speeding Fascist Measures

THE mother of parliaments" has given
one of the best examples of how
capitalist democracy is utilized, in the
present world crisis of capitalism, to
speed fascist measures against the work
ing class. The House of Lords on Tuesday APP
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-15
REACHES ONLY $3.50 OF QUOTA

World Front, with today's meagre
contributions of $3.50, reaches only
SO per cent of its $500 quota just
10 per cent ahead of Del. Where
are all the World Front enthusi-
a fc
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-15
World Front

BY HARRY CANNES -
Fear Nazi Meetings
Hunger and War Planes
London Daily Drive
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-15
i. AMONG the scores of cattle
n wards. hognenS and stables.

over which the windmill rattles
merrily, one COW barn stands out
among the others A low brick
building, it has little windows with
prison-like bars. Inside, all is
damp, gloomy and with the odor of
a cellar. This is the smell arising
from all the old relics. 1t is the
only COW shed which came to the
commune as heritage" from the
former estate of the owner, Princess
Obolenski The princess took a lit
tie more care of the cattle than OF
the farm laborers. The only excep-
tons were the carriage horses.
By the efforts of the members Of
the commune, the old COW shed was
put in order, whitewashed, widened
and made as light as possible. A
narrow gauge line was built join
ing UP all the cattle yards with the
fodder base and with each other
Electric lights shone out above the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-15

ONE billion in loans to the small home
owner.
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thursday, NOVEMBER Is, 1884
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-17
Sailor Has Device
For Raising Ships
Frenchman Demonstrates Invention in CherbOurg
IiarbOr, But Keeps Method Secret

allow Guillaume to continue his
experiments on an abandoned
submarine which IL In the harbor,
The naval authorities, however,
remain skeptieaI, tnasmuch AZ they
say Guillhume already has been
given the opportunity OF trying his
Invention before q board Of tech.
meal men, and that they found
that the sailor had invented moth
ing that has not already been
known to naval authorities for
years, They claimed II was merely
o FearraDgement OF process al,
ready known and proved TO BIO OF
no great practical value, Guillaume
claims, however, that such COM
illusions are unjust and that II
given the proper conditions, such
as q real ship already sunk, he can
prove his theory and brink the
ship 10 the surface,
tnasmueh as there IL much pop
ulaP sentiment IN favor of the ex-
sailor and bis Invention, the COM
mittee at cbeFb0urg will probably
succeed In raising the necessary
$4,000 francs and persuade the
naval authorities TO give Gull
lanme another try before . eomr
petent technical jury. not only
thorities competent In shipping
and Insurance circles, Guiljaume
guards his Invention with tho VT
most secrecy. He. will explain II TO
no one, and simply insists that no
VIII raise any ship OF prevent any
ship from being sunk, II the pub
lie viii give him the opportunity,
The probable Forthcoming exc
pertinent on the old submarine 10
exciting much Interest In Cher
hour ana, IN fact, IN all the ports
along the Atlantic coast. In view
of the many French shipping dis
asters In recent years, the public
believes that anyone With such an
announcement and every oppoT.
tpnlty OF demonstrating tts prac,
teal value,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-17

week."
mot going to be in town."
She was whispering again, re-
peating what he said, like q parrot.
I'm leaving the store Saturday,
Matte" he said, swallowing to
lose the huskiness from his voice.
beginning Monday, I'm going out
to Blake's Corners and work for
Mr. Baxter"
ures In q dark world.
"Well, SO long. Matte" Eddie
said when they reached her house
A muffled sound answered him.
The rest of the week was days
to be gotten through with somc-
how. Eddie had no special memory
of them. His brain felt numb and
his body moved mechanically
through his duties. Saturdays
beautiful soft spring weather met
no echo In Eddie's heart.
At 9, Mr. Hunt came over to
him after answering the telephone.
He cleared his throat rather loudly.
then, Say. Ed, won't be back
after supper. Grace wants me to
take her to the show. You won't
mind locking up this last time, will
your" He tried to chuckle and
failed. Then he put out his hand
diffidently. drop in and see US
some time. old boy. IL you aren't
too busy"
And then he was gone.
At Eddie turned out all but
one OF the lights in the front Of
the store. Shadows crept out Of un-
expected places; objects stood out
lined In Grotesque shapes. He took
off his duster and put on his blue
coat. q topcoat and his hat. Slowly
he started toward the door-and
stopped. For q long time he stood
perfectly still In the center OF the
long room, his head bowed; and
then once again he began to make
the rounds OF the familiar objects
that remained. His touch on the
counter was almost q benediction
and his hat came off In reverence.
The front door opened softly and
the shadows stirred family az
figure advanced softly down the
length of the room, Eddie scnsed
the approach and Strengthened but
his body did not turn.
"Eddie" He had not known that
Mattie's voice could sound 80
sweet. u knew you would be here,
Eddie. ! know what you must be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-17

And now his dream was over. He
had attended LENS marriage yes
terday and knew that his wife
would be LENS confidante and adj
wiser in the future. Not even the
responsibility of being left in sole
charge of the store during Lem
Hunts honeymoon compensated
for the terrible loneliness that held
him in its close clutch.
Eddie unlocked the door and
| went into the store, his nose drink
ing in the mixed doors OF -four.
sugar. spices, cheese and old wood.
"Sugar and Spice Eddie" the
gang called him because he pre-
ferred the store to girls. Eddie
let them laugh. The store was
more dependable than girls any
way. The store would not demand
that ne play bridge and go 10 So
cIaIs and dances. The store was
like n man-like lem Hunt. With
lem he had dreamed Of carrying
ON the business, man TO man,
shoulder TO shoulder. And then.
lem had married Grace Brooks.
like q clap of deafness thunder, a
fash Of destructive lightning,
his cashier.
Eddie removed his hat and coat
and put on his old linen duster.
Then he started to build a doric
column of canned tomatoes.
RANK TREASON
FROM A GIRL.
"Lo, Eddie"
The voice was Mattie's and he
turned slowly to greet her.
For years Matte had been the
one person he feared. Before she
was five she had learned to arrive
Mt his home just when his mother
was handing him doughnuts or
cookies, and he had always been
forced to share with her.
Hurry, Eddie! didn't have
time for breakfast this morning
and I'll pass out before noon II
] don't have something to chew on.
Gimme a half pound of animal
crackers. Eddie. what's the mat
ter? You look so sort of--queer.
Are you sick. Eddie?"
YOU'D better hurry" he ad-
yIsed, STOPPING for a paper bag.
you'll be late"
"sny, listen. Eddie. You're worry
Ing cause Lem Hunts married.
aren't you?"
Matte, please"
well, but you know. Ed, things
just gotta change sometimes!
Things can't stand still the same
way forever"
"This store can" Eddie answered
stubbornly.
mo, 1t can't, Eddie. That's
where you're wrong. And you and
the old store are In rut, ! hope
Grace does change things - so
therew
Treason -- rank treason. But
what else could one expect? Then
Matte, seeing the distress I'm his
face, sOftened. "say, Eddie, the
crowds going 20 rum q dance over
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-17
MALES RESIST
STYLE CHANGE
Nothing New in Mems
Clothes Says tailor
and Cutter"

London (UP)-There Is nothing
new In mems clothes. according to
the "Tailor ana Cutter, organ of
the industry.
The editor had a glance around
the recent exhibition of British art
through the ages at the Royal
Academy.
He says he observed that;
A bow tie and q soft collar were
The fashion OF leaving the bot
tom button OF the vest undone-
usually attributed to King Edward
VII-appears to have been In
vogue In the 18th century. Then
1t was a matter OF necessity, Just
as the handles OF those days left
the top button undone to show
rho editor also had 4 look at the
people attending the show.
He thought Sir Austen Cham
berlain looked well In q frock
oyereoat, "a dignified garment
rarely seen nowadays"
or John Masefeld, the poet lau-
reate, he said, HE was Q strange
mixture OF shyness and boldDess
In unconventional with un-
usual appurtenances, His double-
breasted REFER suit OF dark gray
plnhead was demure as could be,
With II was splashed an emerald
shirt, dark green bow Ito which
had got Ouh OF hand and veered
like q compass needle, The green
symphony was completed by sage
woolly,"
Dean Inge shocked him by APP
peariDg In a mufler Of many COLI
Ors,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-17

something? Well, maybe this will
make you feel better. Grace and
/ went over the books last night.
and we're doing even better than
! thought. Good news, what?"
He wasn't needed any longer.
And now he knew that like the
stove and the old paint, his day
was past, Well, this was the time
to tell Lem.
Hunt"
The rest of what he had to say
wouldn't come out.
"Why-why. Ed, old man, this "a
terrible. Why-what will Grace
say?"
I'm going out to Blaise's Cor
ners and work for Mr. Baxter"
THAT old moss-huDg crow bait!
Leave this store that's on the up
and up and go out In the sticks.
Why. Ed-I-we-you're crazy!"
The day dragged along Its dfeary
length. Lem Hunt had not seemed
to find any subjects for CONVEX
satlon since the early morning.
~ last II came time TO close.
Eddie locked the door and stood
leaning against the cold glass, his
eyes on The faded sign overhead
which had somehow escaped re.
MOyaI.
II was raining IN q slow DESC
late fashion as Eddie's footsteps
Dlodded YEARLY up the street.
LILO, Eddie"
His head came up stiffly from the
collar OF his raineoat and he knew
that he must not yield to Matte
any more.
HAD to work overtime tonight
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-17

Barbs New Yorks police commissioner forblds
policemen TO pose for newspaper pictures, What break
for the homely cops An officer OF the s. Mauretana
reports monster 8b feet long In the Caribbean Sea- That's
long reach for the Loeb Ness serpent With the dis
covsry that sulphur exists the sum- science says gold Is
one of the few minerals not found there but this IL not the
only place where gold cannot be found That Iowa
woman who renowned the world TO follow GaDdh has lett
India under protest and, oh won't the Statue of Liberty
look good 10 her. ~ s. s. immigration service has been
instructed TO show courtesy toward aliens ut gates and
unfortunately that will probably include such people as
George Bernard Shaw, 1.-THE World" says DR. Ray Lyman
Wilbur president of Stanford, has been too kind to
mothers for their own good" on the other hand mothers
Now General Johnson had handled the matter he'd have
haa ny n1o no ePeeE s9VspmsL nas
Russia There's bank that may be- great success, and
sn W Unable Keep esA :" we mss os' ~
over j. at your own rsk MgssoDi Is planning to order
reduction OF interest rates mortgages In this country
no order was needed put mortgage interest altogether
and cut down on the payments too,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-17
~ .Dy SAMUEL ~ DAsHIELL

kpHtte4t NPeAs bfltH NDFFNbtl0ttueutl
Paris-lUP)-rhe recent dem.
oDstPation of an invention to raise
snnkeH ships or to prevent dam
aged ships from sinking, which
took place In cherb0urg harbor,
has attracted tho interest not only
OF maritime officials everywhere,
but also OF the numerous Insurance.
companies, who have millions tied
Bp IN shipping,
The inventor former French
sailor and ships mechanic, julien
gulllaume, successfully raised a
little shop OF the submarine va
riety IN the basin at, cheFb0uPg,
after letting II ~ with water and
sink 20 the bottom 20 feet below,
The little hulk was easily raised
at the given time, but the secret
was withheld by the Inventor,
Huillaume has claimed he can
apply the Invention 10 ships OF any
siEei " placed on q new ship II will
prevent II from sinking, and II At.
taehed 10 an already suDkeD hulk
1t VIII bring II 10 the surface and
permit IT to be towed safely TO
port,
The people of cberbourg have
ergAniged q committee and a fund
OF 1900 frame VIII he raised to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-17

Editor Tall ToUer TOpicss The first juvenile
revue and dance gUem By the park committee of the
Bunker Hill Improvement Association 0il be presented
In the Bunker Hill church gyn Friday evening, under
the direction of Frank Dillon. The committee trusts
that you a0H be hand to George Coppoo Francis
Sheehan, Sonny" LaFlamrne Doris McKenna Alice and
Madeline Bergao, Peggy McGrath Ruth Leggett, Alice
Cohley and host Of others in action. Dancing will
follow Nth Tee Guinan and his scintdLaing rhythm
makers furnishing the music. -. B. H. Park
Committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-17

how can / leave now with Lem
away?"
Mattie's foot stamped on the
floor and her voice was tinged with
anger. Gee, Eddie, there's some
thing more to life than--than-
prunes!" And she fiounced out OF
the store.
Eddie broke tho cord Of the
package to within an inch OF Its
required length.
II was $50 when Matte Clark
breezed into the store on her way
home. She wanted a half pound
OF butter. Eddie wrapped II, his
fingers fumbling. He looked up
and his gray eyes met Mattie's
blue ones for the second time that
day, Then he heard his own voice
saying, "If LENS home. I'll go to
the dance with y0uSnext week II
you want me to-"
"po II" Matte exulted. "oh.
Eddie"
The store. In spite OF its glori-
GUS past, was slowly but surely
fading. Eddie knew. Lem was
besotted with love and agreed to
everything Grace suggested. Take
the matter OF sugar, for instance.
Lem said, I'VE mustn't order any
more bulk sugar, Ed. Grace says
women like II better In boxes. il
doesn't spill 10 easy and scrunch
under their feet"
Strangely enough, the Saturday
night he had gone with Matte 20
the dance had not proved the ter
rible ordeal he had yisi0ned.
The next radical change In tho
store came when Lem decided to
throw out the old stove.
Then, one day the latter part OF
April, Lem made an astounding
declaration. "Pll tell you, Ed" he
said, ~ wouldn't 20 back to tho
single life for the Park A. Tilford
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-17
Sugar and Spice

for old Frosty Face" she said. then
added, don't forget about the
dance Saturday night, Eddie"
I'm not going around with the
bunch any more"
Matte stopped walking. why
why, Eddie haven't you been
having good timer,
yeah, I had a good time," Eddie
answered. II liked going better
than / thought. But man knows
when he's washed up. And he's
got to think about something else
than good times. Besides, I'm not
going to be in town after this
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-17

Pot Pourr. Irene Vanassee, Eleanor McGrath and
Kay Kerr among the many entries in the Clock Shop
personality contest in full swing Alice Bigham,
student nurse at ST. Marys hospital bid bye-bye to her
appendix last week. Mae Walsh popular telephone oper
ator been laid up the past few weeks with leg injury
sustained In fall Vera Ashton, daughter of the
well known buecoat, delegated by Greenwich hospital
nurses represent that institution at the annual meeting
of Connecticut Florence NghngaIes at the Hotel Bond In
Hartford last week Mrs Mary Norton formerly Of West
Main street. who, for the past eight has resided in
Detroit visiting relatives and friends here Mrs Nor
toms entire family married. are also receiving their
daily mail in Detroit and report beautiful city to live in
According to advance information, Waterbury will see
dance marathon at Eagles Hall In April