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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-19
Murder Recorde d AS
pneumonia and
Suicide

with Dr.. Goebbels, the new presi-
dent of the theatre union, Otto
Laubipger wrote him several times.
But Hans Otto can't be bought. He
had been for several years a mem
Der of the German Communist
Party and for years led the workers
theatre organization of Germany.
He had learned that there is no
compromise with the class enemy.
He worked in his street nucleus and
led the illegal opposition in the
theatre union.
But one day he didn't come to an
important meeting. We had waited
three minutes on a street corner
and had to leave. CThree minutes
more, in the countries of fascist
terror, might mean great Danger.
Hans had always been punctual to
the minute. For days we heard
nothing about him, even his wife
didn't know what had happened.
Later, from a comrade that had
been arrested with him, we heard
that Otto had been so badly beaten
that he could not be recognized
anymore, even by those comrades
with whom the Nazis confronted
him. He had only one eye left.
A few weeks later Hans Ottes
wife was called to the hospital. We
had all hoped that she could at last
speak with him. But she could ask
her husband nothing. He was dead.
| With a double fractured skull he
was lying on hospital bed and
near him stood the chief doctor,
who gave her death certificate to
sign. The cause of death was given
as fatal pneumonia" The wife of
our dead comrade refused to sign
IN THE day of his burial, piece
v of paper hung in the hall of the
State Theatre, with black border.
"A former member of our ensemble,
the Actor Hans Otto, committed
suicide by leaping from a window.
-. 1t is forbidden to take part at
the funeral"
It was a rainy day when they
buried him in little cemetery.
There were few S. A. men there.
his wife, two or three friends and
little old woman, one of the check
women Of the state Theatre, who
had come to bring the hero the
last greetings Of the technical per-
sonnet, even though unofficially.
The caSket was lowered quickly. It
was also quickly covered, so no one
would know to what extent the
Reich's stage director and his mas
tiers had been interested in the case
of Hans Otto.
The truth, however, penetrated
into all the countries of Europe. In
the great theatres, in Paris, London,
Zurich. Prague, in all the centers
Of culture, the death of this great
man was the signal for an awaken
ing of all actors and artists. A
Hans Otto Committee was founded
and the friends Of the new theatre
movement came together to con-
tinue his work.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-19
Soriet Diplomatic Relations


Question: Why do Soviet diplomats have to OBJ
serve the social rules Of capitalist diplomacy such
as attending functions, entertaining, etc?
UNEMPLOYED WORKERS, Los Angeles
Answer: Soviet diplomats are the representa-
tees Of the workers and peasants Of the Soviet
Union. They are sent to further the interests Of
the Soviet masses Through the channel Of dipio-
matte relations with capitalist countries BY means
Of these relations they force the capitalists to give
them commercial and other concessions which are
Of value in the building Of socialism in the .. S.
S. r., in the maintenance of peace and in further
ing the cause of the International working class
1t is their adherence to this principle that is
important It is this that is at the basis Of So
Wet revolutionary diplomacy. The Soviet Union
uses the forms of diplomatic relations to win adj
vantages from the capitalists, and thus further
the interests Of all the toilers Of the world
It is thus unimportant whether they carry out
this principle in plus fours leather jackets They
observe the customary diplomatic forms, because
it is useful for their work and cannot be evsded
if the Soviet Union is to reap the greatest adj
vantages from its relations with capitalist coun-
tries. In this connection, Lenin once said when
asked why Soviet diplomats wore frock coats, that
if it furthered revolutionary diplomacy to wear
frock coats, then we would all put on frock coats.
Consequently when Soviet diplomats entertain
or attend diplomatic affairs they do so because
it enables them to better utilize the relations Of
the Soviet Union with capitalist countries, to the
advantage of the U. S. S. r. Lenin once shock
hands with French monarchist, at the conclu-
sion of an agreement" to prevent the advance Of
German troops against the Soviet workers. He
shook hands, although both Of them, to use Lenins
words, knew that each of us would readily hang
his partner" In the same way Soviet diplomats
observe the usual diplomatic forms, because it en-
ables them the better to carry out the revolutions
airy diplomacy of the U. S. S. R. which in turn
plays its part in building socialism in the Soviet
Union and strengthening the base for the con-
tinued development of the world revolution
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sh, Republican Of New York,
'rty tonight over the WABC-
to 1880 p. m. Workers are
Columbia Broadcasting System,
nice Claire, Soprano
So-WEAF-Wayne King Or
chestra
WoR-variety Musicale
WJz-Lawrence Tibbett.
Baritone; Concert orch.
WABC-Lyman Orchestra:
Vivienne Segal, Soprano;
Oliver Smith, Tenor
e:00-WEAF-Ben Bernie Or
chestra
WOR-Hillbilly Music
WJZ-Grace Moore, Soprano
WABC-Bing Crosby, Songs;
stoll Orch; Mills Bros,
s;So-WEAF-Ed Wynn, Come
dian
WoR-Dark Enchantment-
WJz-Cleveland Orch, Artur
Rodzinski, Conductor
WABC-Jones Orch; Frank
Luther, Tenor
0-WEAF-Operetta-The
Great Waltz
WOR-Michele Orchestra
WABC-Gray Orchestra:
Annette Hanshaw, Songs;
Walter O'Keefe
i0:l5-WOR-Current Events
H. e. Read
1880 WOR-W allenstein Sin
fonietta
WJz-To Be Announced
WABC-Emery Deutsch,
Violin
HOO wEAF-Tslk-stanley
High
WOR- News
wJz-Lyman Orchestra
WABC-Dailey Orchestra
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anger, you unite together. I hear
all the workers, of every different
kind, of each country; the workers
of all countries of the werld-in an
army of resistance, insurmeuntahle
by its grandeur, which will hasten
the logical moment when all these
bloody absurdities will have their
end, and when all the iniquitieS,
which are the sinister characters
tics of contemporary history, will
change, by the force of things and
by the force of the conscious
masses, into justice that is rea-
sonable and brotherly.
HENRI BARBUSSE.
From Introduction to Hunger
and Revolt: Cartoons by Burck.'l
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-19
How Hans Otto, Great German
Actor, Vas Murdered BY Nasis

about that you are quite right
you can't play a Nazi role on
the stage you don't want to
play Schlageter that's against
your convictions. I know you would
be glad to murder Hitler. ="
Hans Otto answers, smiling, that
a good actor can play any role,
even when his ideas are very diff
ferent from those of a Nazi poet.
and about that numbering
of Hitler. I am very much
surprised at how little you know,
you the leading German playwright
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-19
Would Not Compromise
With His Communist
Principles
By WALTER HART

QERLIN, February, 1888. The
u Swastika flags are on all public
buildings. Hitler's Stern troops are
marching through the streets. the
new masters have entered every
where.
All the contracts in the State
Theatre have been cancelled. Walter
Ullbricht, the new director, was as
signed the job of breaking old
engagements and making new ones.
Only some of the actors were to be
re-employed, only those who are in
agreement with the new spirit
ruling in Germany.
Hans Otto, one of the most
talented actors on the European
stage and one of the best loved, was
also called into the office of the
new chief.
You we'll, you see, Mr..
Otto" said the new director, "hoW
can 1 explain well to be
exact I believe you are
too short simply little too
short. ="
Hans Otto takes out his military
passport and answers smilingly:
Height, judged by the military
doctor, is 5 it. 7 in"
Perhaps that Is true" Ullbricht
remarked, but we need well
heroic figures strong
men you know even the
women are going to be massive
now. :"
Hans Otto stands up tall and
young, before the little suffering
Nazi, who at last managed to find
a reason for firing him.
anyway you agree with
me that you wear spectacles. ,"
Hans Otto takes them off just as he
always does on the stage and his
beautifully expressive face looks at
the director.
oh, maybe you can see without
glasses but can't really
can't employ you again I'm
very sorry. :"
HANS OTTO leaves the room and
III goes towards the stairway, but
someone calls him back. 1t is Hans
Johst, Hitler's new stage director,
and poet, the author of Horst
Vessel" and "Schlageter. He asks
the famous actor to come into his
private office and have a drink with
him.
It is very unpleasant for me-"
says Hans Johst that a talent such
as yours can find no place with
us I am myself personally in
terested in your case, and will look
around among my acquaintance
for something you can do. :"
Don't bother, Herr Johst,7 Otto
says, you know as well as I do
that as a Communist I will never
be employed in any German
theatre talent doesn't matter
now. :"
Good Lord the national stage
director signs, when one thinks
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Representative Hamilton
will attack the Communist
Columbia network, from I'LL
urged to send protests to the
4S5 Madison Avenue, New Yor
TOO Three Scamps,
WOR-Sports Resunie-S Stan
Iomsx
WJz-Amos m Andy
WABc-Myrt and Marge-
Sketch
7:t5-WEAF-Jack Smith,
WOR-Lum and Abner--
Sketch
wJz-Morton Downey,
Tenor; Sinatra Orch;
Guy Bates Post, Maria
tor
WABC-Just Plain Bill
F:30-WEAF-Easy Aces
WOR-The Street Singer
WJz-Edgar Guest, Poet;
Charles Sears, Tenor;
Concert Orch
WABc-Jerry Cooper, Bari
tone
Observation-Disclosures Of
Local Government-Sea-
bury @. Mastick, Chair
man, New York state
Commission for Revision
Of Tax Laws; Howard P.
Jones, Secrstary, National
Municipal League
WOR-Comedy and Music
WABC-Boaxe Carter, Com
mercator
800 -Reisman Orches-
ira
WOR- Borrah Minnevitch,
Harmonica Band; Henry
Burbig, Comedy
WIZ The Frightful Silence
wABC-Concert Orch;
Frank Mum, Tenor; Ber-
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Questions
and
Answers

This department appears daily on the rearu4v
page. All questions should be addressed to "Quey-
tiOns and Answers" % Daily Worker, so East
18th Street, New York City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-19
Good Steps Elsewhere

San Francisco takes quota of 10000 copies of
The Communist Manifesto" to be distributed in
three months
Milwaukee sets its quota of the same pamphlet
at 1900, and takes quota of 1000 copies of Why
Communism to be distributed by MAY l.
Section }. Cleveland, sets its quota of Why
Communism" at 1000.
Hon. to PreUeHt Reaching the Millions
The st. Louis district orders FIVE copies of the
hve-cent edition of THE Communist Manifesto"
Also five copies of Constitution and Regulations
of the Unemployment Council"
Buffalo orders 10 copies of How Do We Raise
the Issue of Labor Party" e cents.
The Hancock section in District q Upper Mich
igan) orders five copies of the Labor Party pamphlet
and five copies of 1.-THE Assassination of Kirov,"
asking that these be shipped at in time for
the district convention of the Y. C. L.
This part of the column How to Prevent
Reaching the Millions is going to be weekly
feature Avoid getting your name into it,
Milwaukee Challenges Chicago and DeHUer
Throwing down the gauntlet to Chicago and
Denver the District Literature Department of Mil-
wsukee challenges these two districts to revolu-
tonary competition.
I'VE will have" states Milwaukee in Its chal-
lenge, "a greater percentage of increase in sales
per month over the previous month than either
of the above districts and by May l. the Milwaukee
district will have larger percentage of increase
of sales over January l. than either of the above
districts"
Now hop to it Chicago and Denver. Let's have
your replies, And from all three. we want to know
what plans you are making to carry on tnIs ese-
petition energetically, what plans are you making
to increase and broaden literature sales? Con-
eretize your challenge Set figures. How many
copies of 1.-THE Communist" and THE Communist
International will you sell each month? Hoy many
two=cent and Scent pamphlets will you sell? How
quickly will you establish literature committees in
every section and literature agents in every unit
and mass organization? Set quotas for yourselves
for the fiye-eent editions of why Communism"
and The Communist Manifesto These eenorets
figures you set yourselves viii enable us to deter
mine the size of our editions, etc.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-19
IN Nc IN

Representative Hamilton Fish, Republican of New York
VIII attack the Communist tonight over the WA
Columbia network from 1l:15 1890 D. M workers sre
urged to send protests to the Columbia
Auen Man NINeNSeetls
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-19

Question: Why do Soviet diplomats have to OBJ
serve the social rules Of capitalist diplomacy such
attending functions, entertaining etc9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-10
SCHOOL TEACHER
sues FOR SALARY

Elmira, N. Y, Aug. 1o-(UP)-
Mrs. Catherine Ulrich Kabatt,
school teacher wife of an attorney,
has filed suit for $1,272.s2 which
she alleges Is due her in salary
from the Elmira school board.
Mrs. Kabatt continued teaching
after her marriage. Later she
asked for q three months leave of
absence to prepare for maternity.
The board granted the leave but
ordered 1t must continue for two
years as 1t was not possible for q
mother to give proper attention to
a baby II returning to school after
three months. The board also ruled
that mother could not do justice
to her students II concerned over
her baby's welfare.
Mrs. Kabatt refused to leave and
reported daily until the day before
the child was born, but she was
not allowed to teach. She then ap-
pealed to the state department OF
education for an order requiring
the board to reinstate her at the
end of the three months period
but Commissioner Frank p. Graves
ruled the Elmira board could pre-
scribe any maternity vacation
deemed best.
At the ennd of the three months
period Mrs. Kabatt announced her
readiness to resume teaching but
the board declined to call her.
In her suit she asks salary from
Dec. 3. 1884, to the end of the June
term of 1885 less the three months
maternity period. $3.50
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-10
TRAIN WRECKED
WITH DYNAMITE

Springfield, Ill.,, Aug. 10.-(UP)
Dynamite. planted along the
main line Of the Illinois Central
railroad. exploded and tossed a
locomotive and 10 freight cars
from the tracks today In what APP
reared to .bea fresh outbreak of
the Illinois mine war. Two men,
bers OF tibet rains three-man crew
were injured when the heavy loco
motive. lifted from the tracks by
an expertly timed bomb, bounded
OF the rails. Conductor w. w.
Westerbrook and Fireman Ira
Fitzgerald. both OF Clinton. ILL.,.
were brought to st. Johns hospi-
tai here with bruises and head In
juries. Engineer Tony Hoff, also
Of Clinton, escaped injury.
The dynamiting, tying up all
traffic on the I. c. line between
Chicago and st. Louis. was the
18th, train bombing attributed to
the mine feud In Illinois. The war
Ia bitter three-year fight among
coal operators and rival unions
has claimed SO sives In the bitum-
inous FIELDS circling Springfield
More than 200 neutrality-suspicious.
trestlos. mine shafts and homes
resulted IN damage nBsresating
close 20 = niiiion ,dpliHrs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-10
.PAYMASTER WAS
SHOT BY YOUTH

Worcester, Mass, Aug. 10 -
(UP)-A paymaster was perhaps
MORALLY wounded late yesterday
by a boy bandit who thought he
was carrying a $4,000 payroll for
the American Steel and Wire COM
pany.
G. Emil Lindgren. @7-ycar-old
paymaster. was on a shopping
tour in the downtown district
when a boy, believed to be about
l5 years old. pressed revolver
again him. The gun discharged
and a bullet tore through Lind
gren's stomach. Lindgren slumped
to the running board OF his car.
but managed to get into It and
drive to police headquarters
where he escaped. The boy escap-
ed.
Lindgren did not have any Of
The company's money with him
because 4 had been delivered ear
Her nv al armoFed truck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-10
32-FOOT WHALE
CAUGHT in TRAP

Islip. N. Y. August 10, - CUP
Sunrise Fish Company heads
were stunned - but not too stun
ned. A 32-foot, five-ton whale
shark that wandered into their
traps, creating great excitement
went on display today. at rs cents
q look.
Hundreds damned the company
pier to view the fish. second larg-
est ever caught. A 3S-foot speci-
men, according to DR.. e. w. Gud-
ger, American Museum of Natural
History expert, was caught off
Florida in 1912.
To remove the fish from the trap
in the Atlantic Ocean. two miles
southwest Of Fire Island Light
hods, workmen roped 1t and lifted
it with a 5O-foot floating derrick
The fish overturned 17-foot aux
iliary boat in a three-hour struggle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-10
DECISION MADE
BY COM. LYNCH
IS IMPORTANT
Injury to School Teacher
May Cause Board of
Education to Act

School teachers Of the city are
expected to be. placed under the
laws governing the compensation
courts Of the state, in cases Of in
juries received while in the course
Of their employment, as a result of
a decision handed down this week
by Compensation Commissioner
James NJ. Lynch of the local com.
pensation court.
1t is believed that the board Of
education at its next meeting
Monday, will take steps to adopt
rules that will conform IN the flu
ture with the decision on the case
decided this week.
Hurt On Last Day
In this case, q school teacher,
on the last day of school, fell and
fractured her wrist. She incurred
hospital and doctors bills which
she paid herself. Had she been in
jured during the school term, she
would have received four weeks
sick leave and would not have
been required to pay her own doc
tors and hospital bills.
Commissioner Lynch held that
she was in the same position as
an employee with respect to en-
ployer, as is assumed in treating
all compensation cases and ruled
that the City of Waterbury should
pay the doctors and hospital bills.
UP to this time the city always
allowed the four weeks sick leave
and paid the teacher, in case of
accident while in the course of her
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-10
PRINCE ALEXIS
N[DTVANPS WILL
Is MADE PUBLIC
Barbara Hutton, Who Had
Divorced Him, Included
in the BequestS

New York, Aug. 10.-(UP)-A
will drawn by the late Prince
Alexis Mdivani when he still was
the husband of Barbara Hutton
disposes of q fortune estimated at
from s5,000.000 to $10,000,o00 it
was reported today.
The document is in the possess
sion of Willard Fillmore Tomp-
kins, Sr., attorney, who refused to
discuss 1t because of the possibility
the prince may have drawn an
other will after his divorce from
the Woolworth heiress and before
his recent death in an automobile
crash in Spain.
Five Equal Parts
Under the will, drafted in jan
uary, 1894. Prince Alexis divided
the estate he accumulated through
marriage to two heiresses and in
business enterprises into five equal
parts-one each to his wife, now
the Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow,
his brothers Serge and David, and
his sisters Roussadana and Nina.
The heirs, according to the re.
ported version of the will. were di-
rected to meet and decide on which
of the assets they wish. These in
cluded an apartment near Paris, 40
polo ponies given him by Barbara,
cash and securities-largely gov
eminent, state and city bonds.
Will Seek Castle
Barbara, 1t was reported, will
seek to inherit the castle she oc-
cupied with Alexis on their honey
moon in Venice.
Stock in the Pacific Shores Oil
company and the Pan-Tex Oil Cor
poration, both of Los Angeles, was
reported destined for David and
Serge who are officers of the COM
pany, a family enterprise. The
brothers sailed Thursday for Paris
to attend funeral services for
Alexis.
Alexis was said to have had
liquid assets of $4,500.O00 in New
York banks with another $1,000
900 in London. The will will be
offered for probate here soon un-
less later document is found.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-10
THIRTEEN DIED
OF ACCIDENTS
in new ENGLAND
That Was Record Made in
This District i'm Past
"a Hours

Soston, Aug. 10.-(UP).-Auto
mobile and railroad accidents have
claimed at least 10 lives In New
England during the past "a hours.
More than scoresof others were
injured. several critically.
Four of the fatalities occurred
In Massachusetts,. Connecticut had
fivo. New Hampshire three and
Maine one.
The most serious accident oc-
Cured at a grade crossing at West
Peabody, where Mr.. and Mrs.
Llewellyn Winslow of West Pea
body We're killed instantly and two
of their children were injured when
their automobile was demolished
by Boston & Maine passenger
train.
Cloud OF Road Dust
A cloud OF road dust which OBJ
scured flashing warning signals at
the crossing was blamed for the ac-
cident in which five-year-old
Gloria Winslow was critically in.
jured. Her name was on the dan
ger list at Peabody hospital,
where her brothre, Leslie. 8, was
recovering from lesser hurts.
At New Bedford. six-year-o
Herbert Silvia was fatally injured
when he and companion were
struck by an ice truck.
Charles H. Lee, "a, Of Brighton
died at hospital Of injuries suf-
fered In crash earlier in the week.
At Goshen, N. H., Richard
Gaudette, IL, of Claremont was
killed when he slipped beneath the
wheels Of road-oiling truck.
In Front OF Home
Four-year-old Gerard Bergeron
of Manchester. N. H.. was fatally
injured when run down by an au-
tomob,le in front of his home.
Another Manchester resident.
John Shea. AZ, died after his legs
had been crushed by the wheels 10
a locomotive at Concord. N. H.
At Augusta, Me-, Alfred Bow
man. 10, was electrocuted when
high tension wires fell on him az
ter his automobile truck struck a
telegraph pole.
Five other fatalities occurred In
Connecticut.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-10
MRS. BYWATER Is
SLIGHTLY HURT
Auto Crashed Into Truck
on West Main Near
ThOnlaStOn Avenue

Mrs. Thomas Bywater Of 10 Rob-
bins street was slightly injured
when her husbands automobile in
which she was riding and a truck
owned by the Seaboard Freight
Line, Inc, collided on West Main
street, near Thomaston avenue
shortly after 10 o'clock this morn
ing. Mrs. Bywater was taken to
the Waterbury hospital for obser-
walton. She complained of injury
to her neck.
Mrs. Bernard Wilhelm drove Mrs
Bywater to the hospital. The truck
was driven by John Scozzafava of
1910 East Main street. The rear of
Bywater's car was damaged in the
crash, Patrolman James Sammon
who investigated the accident re-
ported to police headquarters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-10
NEW $5,OOOSTOVE
FOR PRESIDENT

Chicago, Aug. 10.-(UP)--As
long as a box car and glittering
like a dowager's brooch, a new
$4,000 cookstove for President and
Mrs. Roosevelt was ready today for
shipment to the White House.
The range. chrome plate cleo
trio unit. will Danish recent incon-
veniences which forced the presi-
dent to eat pickup breakfast
prepared on an electric plate.
Manufacturers statistics indi-
Gated that If the White House were
called upon to feed all the mem-
bers of congress--and their appe-
titles weren't too large-the job
could be handled easily.
The stove has two ovens in
which $50 pounds Of meat could be
roasted. The soup kettle holds so.
gallons.
When the presidential family Is
dining alone the large heating unit
won't be used. There's q small
range attached to the large one.