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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-28
.TheAmateur Gentleman
BY Jeffrey FarnoI

. months and months 20 earn so
much.-and my husband was dyingl
-dyingl But. sir, I went away
despairing. Then I grew Wild
desperate-yes. desperate-oh, be-
F lieve 70, sir. and I,-I-Ah, sir-vhat
won't a desperate woman do for one
she loves? And so I-trod shameful
Vaysl To-day I brought the twenty
pounds. and noW-dear God now
they say 10 must be twenty-three.
Three pounds more, and I have no
more-and 1 can't-Oh, I-cant go
back 70 II aeain-the shame and
horror-I-cant. sirl" So she COW
cred her face again. and shook with
the bitter passion Of her woe.
And, after while, Barnabas
found voice, though his voice was
very hoarse and uneven.
I think" said he slowly, eyes, I
think my cane could not have a
worthier end than splintering on
your villains back. Mr.. Quigly."
But, even as Barnabas advanced
with very evident purpose. a tall
figure stood framed in the open
doorway
An, Quigly-pray what is all
this?" a chill, incisiye voice de-
manded.
Banabas turned. and lowering
the cane. stood looking Curiously at
the speaker. A tall. slender man he
was. with a face that might have
been any age-a mask-like face,
smooth and long. and devoid of hair
as 1t was Of wrinkles; an aTresting
face. with its curving nOstrlls, thin
Tipped. close-shut mouth; high,
prominent brow. and small, pierre
ngly-bright eyes; quick eyes, that
glinted between their red rimmed
hairless lids. old in their experience
Of men and the ways Of men.
you are Jasper Gaunt, I think?"
said Barnabas at last.
AT your service. sir, and YOU, I
know. arc Mr.. Barnabas Beverley"
So they stood, fronting each other,
the Youth. unconquered as yet, and
therefore indOmitable. and the Man,
with glittering eyes old in their ex-
perience of men and the ways of
men,
you wished TO see me on a mat
ter Of business, Mr.. Beverley"
Yes"
Then pray step this way"
NO" said BaTnabas, first I re-
quire your signature TO this lady's
papers"
Jasper Gaunt smiled, and
shrugged his shoulders slightly.
Such clients as this. sir leave
entirely to Mr.. Quigly."
Then. in this instance, sir, you
VIII perhaps favor me by giving the
matter your personal attention."
JASPER GAUNT hesitated, OBJ
- served the glowing eye, flushed
cheek, and firm-set lips of the
speaker. and being wise in men and
their ways-bowed.
TO oblige you. Mr.. Beverley, with
pleasure. Though I understand from
Mr.. Quigly that she is unable to
meet"
"Seventy-eight pounds, siri She
can pay it all-every blood-stained,
tear-soaked farthing. She should
meet 1t were it double-treble the
sunni said Barnabas, opening his
purse.
"Ah, indeed, 7 sect I see! nodded
Jasper Gaunt.
Take the money. Quigly, I will
make out the receipt. If you desire,
YOU shall see me sign it, Mr.. Bev-
erly." So saying, he crossed to the
desk, wrote the document, and
handed it to Barnabas. with a bow
that was almost ironical.
Then Barnabas gave the precious
paper into the woman's eager fin
gers. and looked down into the
womanS shining eyes.
Sir" said she between trembling
lips. Il can not thank you'll can
not. But God sees, and He will sure
ly repay"
TO Re Continued
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90 Sow GO o> WIN IHI ,IoRT
INSTALLMENT sIXTY-SEVEN
Continued

ICC-t-nIrCI
"Tne trouble is ne- o1n- sir. the
matter Is-er-irc.v a private ono.
SAID he. fixing Baruaoas with his
pale stare. II repeat. SRA private
one. May 7. therefore suggest tn3J
you Withdraw -at 0nce2'
"As often as you please, Sir re-
tored Barnabas. bowling.
"Ahi" sighed the man. thrusting
out n.s head again, and what DO
you uant-hcre2
"Frst. is your name Jasper
Caunt2"
EMO. but 10 is rs well known as
his-better 10 great many
And your name ls-E'
"Our.v"
"Thcn. IIr. QuiCly, pray be seated
while ! learn this poor creature S
, sorrowr
L think-vc-. 7 think you'd better
g." said Mr.. Qugly-"ah, yes-and
81 once. or
"Or2' said BarnabaS. smiling and
clenching his fists.
cor It Will be the worse for
you"
.'yr-7"
And for your friend the cap
tain
"Tes7"
"And you viii give this woman
more reason for her tears"
THEN. looking from the pale.
i threatening ewes. and smiling
Lips NJ the men. 10 the trembling
fear of the weeping woman. and re-
mcmbering SlnCsby's deathly check
and shaking hand. a sudden, great
anger came upon BarnabaS, his
long arm shot ont and, p.nning Mr..
OWGlv nv the Cravat. ne shook him
10 and fro in paroxysm Of fury.
Twice ne raised ms cane 10
strike. twice ne lowered il, and
finally Ioosnc his grip. Mr. Quigly
staggered back % the opposite wall,
and leaned there. painting.
HcrCupon Baruabas. somewhat
shocked athis own loss Of self
restraint. rc-settled his cuff.
sfraIchtcncd his cravat. and. when
: he spoke. was more polite than ever.
Mr.. Ouigly. pray sit down" said
he II have no wish TO thrash YOU
lit would be a pity TO spoil my
cane. So-oblige me by sitting
down.
Mr. Quigly opened his mouth as
II 10 speak. but, glancing at Bar
uabas. thought better Of il; vet his
ewes grew so pale that they seemed
an whites as ne sank into the
chair
And now" said Barnabas, turn
ing TO the CrounChing woman, 7
don't think Mr.. Quigly VIII inter-
rups MS again. YOU may freely tell
your trOuble-f you will
TNSTAILNfFNT SIXTY-EIGHT
"NH. sir.-its my husband He's
~ been i'm prison a whole year,
end uoW-nOw he's dving-they've
killed him. 10 was fifty pounds a
wear ago. I saved. and scrapcd. and
worked day and night, and month
ago. brought the fifty pounds
But thcn-Oh. my GOd,-then they
told me I must find twenty more
interest. they called It. Twenty
pomdsl why. it would take me
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He heard the mingled growls Of the two they
closed. Amazed, he realized that the sounds COM
ing from the lips Of his companion were quite as
bestial as those coming from the enraged panther
Tarzan sought to get hold upon the neck Of the
great beast.
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What happened was matter of seconds only.
AS the beast spring, Tarzan voiced roar, intended
both to warn his companion and distract the PAN
theirs attention from his prey. Instinctively, the
man leaped TO one side as the beasts body brushed
him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-28
BY Williams


The great cat instantly attempted to roll over
on its back that it might rip the body OF its
tagonist to shreds with the terrible talons that
armed its hind feet But this strategy the ape
man had antcipated and rolling beneath Sheeta,
he locked his legs around its belly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-28

But the panther's thoughts were now upon the
thing that had voiced that menacing roar rather
than upon its intended prey. Wheeling as he
leaped aside the stranger turned and saw the saw
age oarnivore just as TarZan landed full upon the
beasts back
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-29
PARTY LIFE
Party Did Not Strongly Fight
Socialist Influence in Dist. 3
Hosiery Yorker CriticiseS Failure to Expose
SOciaI-FGscists in Reading, Pa.

must combat. Most of the Reading
comrades are unemployed, and
therefore lack funds, and their &C
tivities are limited to the fight for
unemployment relief. There exists
in Reading no political or industrial
activity of the Communist Party,
leaving the workers to the mercy
Of the Socialist misleaders and I
tell you that the Socialist leaders
live in constant fear of any Com
munist activity exposing the social
fascist character of their leadership.
I have been mystif1ed this long time
when read in the Daily Worker
Of the historic and courageous
struggles of the Communist Party
in Gastonia, Ambridge, Gallup and
from coast-to-coast, undaunted in
the face Of the worst kind of ter
ror. I am prone to think that the
demagogy of the Socialist Party
leaders is more deadly to the Com
munist Party functionairies of the
district, than the machine guns and
prison walls Of the bosses.
Comradely yours,
HOSIERY WORKER G. H.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-29
Piece of Paper by
C.W.A. in DadeviIle
NOtWOrth a Damn
Must Get Together to
Take the Land, Says
SharecrOpper
lBy a worker Correspondent.l

DADEVILLE. Ala have been
looking for work for some time, but
the boss failed to give me any, and
many more than 1 go to and fro
trying to build the Sharecroppers'
Union, whether it is cold or hot.
have a wife and children and
no way to feed them. But I am
going to do all I can to better our
conditions, also to build the Party
and organize the Sharecroppers'
Union. These damn bosses and G.
w. A. heads don't give a cuss about
a sharecropper. Don't care how
hungry, how naked they get, they
Just won't give work to do. I have
been and been, and the only thing
I get is a scrap Of nice white paper,
and it don't do me any good. It
can't buy food for my wife and
children, and it don't clothe them,
and therefore it is not worth a
damn to me.
I am going on and build the
Sharecroppers' Union; organize both
white and black. I hope to see the
day, when we all get together and
fight, so we workers will be strong
enough to take the land, have
plenty of bread and clothing and
all. Let the damn bosses know
what we really mean eve can see
a great change in them now, but
not like we are working to see later.
Yours for the Daily Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-29
Camp Hill Mother Of
Ten Children Can Get
No Pay for Her Work
BY SharecrOpper Correspondent

By a SharecrOpper Correspondent
CAMP HILL, Ala.-This is the
way we farmers women are forced
to live. We have to work on the
farm with sometimes not even
bread to eat, but the landlord ex-
poets us to work. I am hungry
now.
I am the wife of a farmer and
have 10 children to support and
they are small ones, except three,
and my husband and I have to
work all the time and can't keep
bread because they won't pay any
thing for the work we do. They
want to pay IS cents for a large
family to work. We can't live at
that wages for our work. My chill
dren are naked now and I can't
get them anything to wear. I can't
hide their naked meat this morning
and made the sum of 10 bales
of cotton. Didn't even get winter
clothes to hide them from this cold
weather
The c. W. A., they wouldn't let
my husband work on it at all, and
won't give him relief either. Now
how can we support 10 children if
we can't get anything for the work
we do? The G. w. A. work only
gives jobs to the landlords and just
a few Negroes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-29
Pre-COnyentiOn Discussion

changed methods of work in the
units, but also a change in their
very basis. In our opinion, the fol-
lowing three causes are responsible
for the above results in our work:
l. The unit is simply another or
ganization in the neighborhood, in
stead of being the leader of all the
mass-actionS and working class Or
CARNATIONS in the neighborhood. 2.
The unit is not connected with the
Party fractions Of the mass organ
izations and is thereby severed from
the life and struggles Of these mass
organizations. 8. The unit, the sec
ton partly, and in some cases even
the district, haven't got the correct
attitude towards mass work. The
last two causes are really outgrowthS
of the first one. A few illustra-
tons will prove this.
Unit organizers explain that the
Party members of the unit are too
occupied in the mass organizations
and, therefore, the work of the
unit suffers. The units look upon
the fractions in the mass organiza-
lions as the sort of thing to talk
and do about as little as possible.
The attitude of the units to the
Party leaders in the mass organiza-
tons is such as would discourage
anyone from doing work there. The
sections and even the districts do
not pay the necessary attention to
the life of the fractions. If space
permitted we could cite hundreds
OF cases in the various cities and
even in New York to prove our
point.
What are the results from such
an attitude? In the Party we have
two species of Party members, diff
fering from each other in every re-
Spect, except, perhaps, biologically.
Some members are active in
the Party apparatus itself, in the
unit, in the section, in the district.
The other part is active in the mass
organizations. The Party comrade
in the mass organization who could
advise the unit about mass work,
about broadening the work of the
units, about building the Party in
the mass organizations-such
comrade comes to his unit meeting
as stranger and the unit looks
upon him as someone who does not
belong" That this is an unhealthy
situation for the Party comrade in
mass work is undoubtedly true
His severance from the Party life
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-29
OrganaonnI Relations Beceen Units

actions to the mass organizations.
But in most cases the Party frac-
ton does not exist in the mass or
CARNATIONS. And the results are
very poor, not only for our Party
work in the mass organization, but
also for the Party unit, which
should be the leader and guide of
the mass actions in the neighbor-
hood. and this in turn influences
the entire work in that neighbor-
hood.
Let me give some examples: The
Party was carrying on an election
campaign. What should have been
the role of the Party unit? Clearly,
to coordinate the work of all mass
organizations in that neighborhood
for the election campaign. But
what really happened? In a sec
ton where five or six different mass
mass organizations existed five or
six different election campaign
committees were elected and five or
six different leading fractions and
five or six different instructions on
the election campaign There was
no centralized leadership, there was
no coordinating hand. The result
was that these five or six different
committees often interfered in each
others work and instead of maxi
mum results we achieved minimum
results.
Or let's take the campaign for
social insurance and relief for the
unemployed. Every mass organiza-
ton received instructions from it's
national or city office on how to
carry on this most important work.
Well, what happened? At the time
that the unemployed councils were
carrying on with all their energies
the struggles for immediate relief,
the International Workers Order
was collecting signatures on the
Social Insurance Bill and vice versa.
Our forces were not modified to
strike in unison in one single direc-
ton. Why? Because there was no
central leadership, no coordinating
hand. And this, in turn, is caused
by the fact that our units are sew
cred from the mass organizations
and have no direct contact with
them.
We could give countless examples
to show that in every single cam
paign that the Party has carried on
in the last few years the unit was
not the leader and guide and
check-up in all the various mass
organizations. 1t was simply an
other organization, carrying on its
specific work, just as every other or
ganization was carrying on its
specific activity.
From the foregoing certain con-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-29
by Two StOckyards Worker
Correspondence

CHICAGO, Ill. 49, We are two
stockyards workers and want to tell
why we think we should support
the Job March on March 81. This
march isn't only for C.W.A. work
ers, but affects us yard workers just
as deeply.
During the last month there was
a huge lay-off. Why? Because the
government cancelled so per cent of
the orders to the yards. These Or
ders were relief orders! This, while
the government headed by RooSe-
welt, talks of giving men jobs!
These thousands out of work aren't
getting any relief from the packers
either. There was a time when they
used to give us boxes when we were
laid off, but new it's nothing.
So, when we march next Satur-
day-we unemployed yards work
ers fight for relief while out of jobs
for boxes and cash relief from the
packers.
At the same time, those of us
working have to work at such top
speed that more is put out with less
workers. This speed-up results in
accidents, cuts and wounds TO many
of the workers. This tremendous
rate of speed means workers are
thrown out of jobs and this in
creases even more, the danger of
lay-off. Any yards worker knows
that most of the jobs aren't steady,
that most of us get laid off after
a couple of months work and that
we don't get relief during this time.
We, yards workers, should de-
mand especially that the govern
ment give back the orders and give
us jobs; that the packers should
give relief while we're out Of work,
with no discrimination against Ne
gro workers and youth; that there
be a let-down in the terrific speed
up, thus giving us more jobs.
We also march not only for our
demands, but also for the C.WA.
workers demands for jobs. Most of
us have relatives and friends that
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-29
Camp Hill LandlOrd
Keeps CWA Jobs Away
From Men on His Place

CAMP HILL. Ala.-This is what
Mr.. c. L. Pearson is doing. He says
to the c. w. A. managers not to
work any man that lives on his own
place-and every man that lives on
his land is outdoors and naked and
almost hungry. They have no work
to do, and there are men on his
place that haven't had no work in
two years - but he is still telling
them to move.
They won't give them no relief,
won't let them work on the C.W.A.,
and they are living from hand to
mouth now. What are they going
to do? Something needs to be done.
These people are in a starving con-
dition.
Mr.. Phil Calman, landlord, says
that all these damn Negroes here
in this place ought to be driven out
of this state and killed and burnt
up. He lives in Camp Hill, Ala.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-29
Socialists Stop
Gamers Fight on
Company Union
Tell Campbell Workers
to Hold Off on Strike
Till August
LION a Woke Correspondentl


CAMDEN. N. J.-Campbell's Soup
Co. is openly bringing forward its
company union, laying of members
of the Gamers Industrial Union,
and forcing the new employees to
join the company union.
Although the Gamers Industrial
Union has about rs per cent Of the
workers, the leaders Of the union,
who are Socialists, are doing nothing
to drive out the company union,
except appealing to different or
ganiza ticns to write to the editors
of the Camden Courier" asking
them to give publicity to the plight
Of the Gamers. These Socialists
refuse to understand that these
editors, in spite of their reputation
Of being liberals" are first, last
and always friends of the bosses.
The workers in the plant want to
go on strike against the introduc-
ton Of the company union and dis
elimination against the members of
the Gamers Industrial Union. But
the Socialist leaders repeat the
words of Norman Thomas & Co.:
This is no time to strike They
are waiting for the tomato season,
which comes in August.
BY August the company union
will have full control, unless the
workers take action now.
The rank and file are beginning
to see that their leaders, Manning,
Carol and Hunter, are really help
ing the bosses with their warnings
of mo Strike" and that they must
go over the heads Of their leaders
and prepare for action now while
they still have the majority of
workers.
Manning and Carol have today
appealed to the Labor Board to set
date for poll of the soup COM
pany employees to decide which
union they want-the Gamers In
dustrial Union or the Employees
Representation Plan, controlled by
the general manager. Kelliher. The
workers, who have seen what hap
pens in such polls from the ex-
ample of Budd and Weirton, are
thoroughly disguised with these tao
tics.
The Communist Party is calling
upon the rank and file workers to
build up committees in every de-
partment to drive out the company
union from the plant. to forget all
illusions of the National Labor
Board, and to prepare for a strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-29
Overcome Separation
Of ''Party Work from
EEMass Work.
By R. SALZNLAN

The eighth convention of the
Communist Party which will take
place on April 2 in Cleveland will
not only have to take up and con-
slider the decisions of the 18th
Plenum of the Comintern, the deci-
sions of our own 18th Plenum, the
theses of the Central Committee of
our Party, but it will also have to
take up very seriously certain Or
ganizational problems. The fore
most of these problems is the func-
tioning of the Party base-the unit,
and the functioning of the Party
fraction, which is our instrument and
base in the mass organizations. The
eighth convention will also have to
consider the mutual relations be-
tween the fractions and the mass
organizations.
These are some of the most i'm
portant problems. The functioning
and work of the Party are not
carried out from above, are not &C
complished by the proper directives
from a few top leaders, but are de-
termined and carried out by the
lower organs, by the cells of the
Party. just as the proper func-
tioning of the human organism is
determined by the smooth func-
tioning Of the individual cells, so
the work of the Party is determined
by the work of the individual Party
units. I am greatly surprised that
the inner, fundamental organiza-
tional life of the Party has hardly
been touched upon in the discussion
articles.
What are the functions Of a Party
unit? A Party (street) unit should
be the leader and guide of the mass
struggles, of the mass actions in
its particular territory. 1t must be
the leader and guide of the local
mass organizations which, in gen.
eral way, accept the principles of
our Party.
Now the question is, is the pres
ent life of the units, is the present
functioning of the Party fractions
IN the mass organizations best
suited to accomplish those aims?
Decidedly no! AS far as we know
this is not the case. Many leading
Party comrades tell us that the
Party unit is not the political and
organizational institution that it
should be; the Party fraction is as
yet not the leader and guide in
the mass organizations Eve are not
speaking here of the leading fro"-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-29
By Richard COrrelI

often produces the result that he
cannot connect his work in the mass
organization with the Party work.
So, little by little, there develop the
special types of union functionary,
I. w. o. functionary, I. L. D. func-
tionary, etc, with specific outlooks
and specific conceptions of work.
The results in most cases are detri-
mental for the Party leadership in
the mass organizations.
On the other hand we have the
unit comrades who are away from
mass work, mass struggles. They
consider Party work as totally apart
from the life and struggles of the
working class. The result is a sec
tartan approach to mass work. This
condition is aggravated because
through such mechanical division
of work our forces become still more
weakened. We are not able to push
forward new cadres, in the direct
Party work, as well as in the work
Of the mass organizations.
How can we solve this burning
problem?
Our direct Party apparatus con-
sists of two parts: l, shop units;
Q, street units. AS far as the shop
units are concerned we can only
speak of raising the political I'M
derstanding and level of the unit,
activizing every single comrade in
some specific tasks. But their work
is already coordinated and relatively
uncomplicated. The problems aris-
ing in the shop are the problems
of the shop unit. The shop unit is
also in the closest touch with the
masses, with the mass struggles.
The shop unit is, therefore, also
the fraction of the shop
But only 8 per cent of our mem
bership belong to shop units!
Ninety-two per cent belong to the
street units. And the problems of
the street unit are much more COM
pick and varied.
The street unit does not take up
the problems of the mass organiza-
tons in the neighborhood. 1t leaves
them to the Party fractions in the
mass organizations. Now, what sit
uation is thereby created? Where
we have a functioning fraction the
situation is not nearly so bad. True,
even there the Party unit has no
connection with the life of the mass
organization, with the activities of
the masses. Still the functioning
fraction at 1c-~+ hrinos the Party