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Questions and Answers
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Question: If capitalism produces
its own grave-diggers, then why do
Communists claim that the work.
ing class can only put an end to
the capitalist system through revo-
lutionary actions under the leader
ship Of the Communist Party?
d. H.
Answer: Capitalism developed and
completed the process of creating
the material basis for Socialism
within the womb Of capitalist So
ciety. 1t developed the productive
forces to the point where their fur
ther development is incompatible
with the continued existence of
capitalist society. But the worker,
instead of rising with the develop
ment of industry, sank deeper and
deeper into pauperism as the capt.
talists accumulated wealth by
methods of oppression and enslave-
ment. Especially today, in the
epoch of decaying capitalism, are
the capitalists forced to protect
their falling rate of profit by sharp
ening exploitation and placing in
tolerable burdens upon the working
class.
This inevitably brought to the
forefront the task of the revolu-
tionary overthrow of capitalism. 1t
created the necessity for the prole-
tariat to organize and prepare for
the proletarian revolution. The
irreconcilable contradictions of cap
italism thus prepared the army OF
its own grave-diggers and made it
necessary for the working class of
the world TO organize in a militant
and revolutionary international or
ganization-the Communist Inter
national.
While capitalism thus produced
its own grave-diggers this does not
mean that capitalism will auto
matically collapse and that the
workers will bury it peacefully. Be
tween the workers and a socialist
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-08

ing class can produce. Self taught,
he exposed one Of the most cult
waited minds of our time, a mind
with a profound knowledge Of
history, and the social sciences, a
mind expressing itself with vigor
and logic. He came from a family
Of revolutionists, a family that had
sacrificed lives for the cause. And
the sacrifice had strengthened it.
Like Lenin, whose brothers death
had steeled his revolutionary de-
termination, the sufferings of his
prosecuted family made DimitroV
only more resolute and fearless. He
had his reward in the devotion Of
the Bulgarian working class. which
again and again followed him in
strikes and instructions and res
cued him from the police.
With the triumph of reaction in
Bulgaria, Dimitrov had to go into
exile, where, however, his revolu-
tionary work did not Slacken even
for the needs Of recuperation. He
kept in constant touch with his
comrades in Bulgaria; he partici-
pated, powerfully, in the work of
the international revolution. Up to
his arrest by the Nazis, he remained
indomitably at work.
Then came the Reichstag Trial.
Let the editors OF the Nation" the
sly journalists, the editorial mix
ers Of confusion, who so cunninRly
try TO identify Communism and
Fascism to the American public,
read the detailed account of the
trial given in this book. Let them
read the exchanges between DIM
throw and Goering. between Dimit-
row and Goebbels, between Dimitrov
and the prosecutor to see the diff
ference. In their own court, Com
muniSt in chains reduced the most
powerful, the most cunning, of the
Nazi hierarchy to impotent mouth
ings.
The second half Of the book, con-
sisting largely of Dimitrov's own
words and concluding with his now
classic defense speech, rises to great
heights. For that alone the book
becomes one Of the outstanding
volumes in recent revolutionary
literature.
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-08

Reviewed by
IsIDOR SCHNEIDER
A LITERARY friend discussed
n Krupskaya's memoirs of Lenin
with me. He was disappointed in
the book, he told me The intimate,
the emotional Side-he was on the
verge Of saying the spiritual side
Of Lenin was left out. BY the emo
tional and intimate side he meant,
largely, the physical No matter
how it distorts and throws out of
proportion the career Of a public
figure, love has come to play as
large a part in bourgeois biography
as in fiction, and its absence in
Krupskaya's memoirs left my friend
disconnected. From its lack he
concluded that Krupsksya was, her
self, prude, and revolutionaries
in general, Puritans.
This friend, if he should read
Blagoyeva's short biography Of
Dimitrov, will find in it even less
to satisfy him on the personal side:
but it may finally teach him that
in dealing with a revolutionist
what the biographer must neces-
sarily concern himself with is her
subjects revolutionary career. 1t is,
in general, flawed revoIutionaries
like LaSalle, in whose life love
plays a decisive role.
Here, then, we have the life of
a revolutionist in which the i'm
portant events are strikes, insur-
rections, theological struggles. the
decisions Of congresses, the working
out of programs, exile, revolutionary
action in the open and underground.
unceasing, untiring, uncompromis-
ing. And it is heroic record. It's
climax is the Reichstag Trial, in
the course Of which a revolutionist,
till then unknown to the general
public in Europe and America, re-
vealed himself as one of the great
figures of our time, in one of the
most remarkable exhibitions of
courage, reSourcefulneSs and Wis
dom ever displayed in history.
A WORKER, born of a workers
n family, Dimitrov is an example
of the types that the militant work
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-08
CROWN HEIGHTS WORKERS
SCHOOL

Registration for the crow
Heights Workers School, Is Chaun-
cey St., is now in progress. Sub
jects included in the curriculum are
as follows: Principles Of the Glass
Struggle, Political Economy, Prob
lens of Negro Liberation Movement,
MarxismL eninism, and others.
The Louis Engdahl Memorial
Library is being fully equipped and
will open with the term with all
the necessary books and pamphlets
for the courses. A private collec-
ton of books, pamphlets and posters
on the Negro question will be avail
able to students of research. Elab-
crate plans are being made for
Douglas Day Celebration on Feb. IL
A feature of the school is the stu
dents recreation room, fitted with
ping-pong tables, games of chess
checkers, lottoS, etc, and which will
be open daily at pm. under the
supervision of a member of the
Student Council.
The Buffalo Workers School, 56C
Main ST., starts its second term the
week of Jan. ID. Courses are be-
ing offered in Principles of Com
munism, Political Economy, Union
Strategy and Organization, Negro
Problems.
Students have free use of the ex-
cellent library of the school. The
library has a variety of books and
pamphlets as well as periodicals
The Workers School of Hartford
1880 Main St., began the Winter
Term Monday, Jan. T. Courses are
being offered in Trade Unionism
Political Economy, Organization, etc
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party. To this task Lenin set him
self on his return from exile.
BY a decision of conference OF
revolul nary Social-Democrats at
Pskov, the three outstanding lead
ers in Russia, Lenin, Martov and
Potressov, we're inundated to &C
abroad to join the group of Older
leaders in emigration, Plekhanov
Axelrod and Vera zasulitch, for The
issuing of a central organ. This aim
was realized by the publication
from abroad of the Iskra SPARK
in 1900.
From 1900 to 1903 the Iskra built
up the party and its political line
On the basis of its work and con-
nections it was possible to call a
representative Congress in 1908
numbering forty-four delegates, of
whom four were workers, from
twenty-six organizations. This
Congress met first in Brussels, and
then, driven from there by the
police, in London.
AT this congress the supporters OF
a the Iskra overwhelmingly out
numbered the reactionary forces OF
the Economists and of the Jewish
Bund (who were unwilling to enter
a single centralized party. But a
division appeared among the sup
porters of the Iskra. 1t is this
division that developed to Bolshe-
vism and Menshevism. The Bolshe-
viks, led by Lenin, at first together
with Plekhanov, won the majority
in the election of the Central Com
mittee and of the Editorial Board;
hence they became known as "the
majority men" (Bolsheviks); the
Mensheviks, led by Martov, were
the minority. In point of fact, the
division was close. On one of the
principal issues, that of the Party
Statute, the Mensheviks won. And
almost Immediately after the Con-
gress Plekhanov Joined the Menshe-
viks.
Lenin was left in complete isola-
ton in the leadership, had to resign
from the Iskra, to begin new
journal, Vperiod Forward, and
to organize "Bureaux of the
Majority" in Russia to maintain
the Bolsheyik organization.
Through these in the beginning
of 1905 the Third Congress was
organized and held in London. The
Third Congress was a fully Boil
shevik Congress, and laid down for
the first time with complete clear
ness through all its decisions the
lines of Bolshevik tactics.
What were the issues which div
ided the Bolsheviks and Menshe-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-08
Workers School
NeeVS from East
To West Coast
NEW YORK WORKERS SCHOOL

NEW YORK WORKERS SCHOOL
The New York Workers School,
IS East 18th St., started its winter
term yesterday with close to 2,4OO
students registered. Although reg
istration is officially closed, those
who want to register for classes
having their opening session on
Wednesday, Thursday or Friday Of
this week may still do so. The
classes still open on those days are:
Principles of Communism, Political
Economy B, History of Economic
Theories, History Of the Class
Struggle, Colonial Problems, History
of the American Labor Movement,
History, Role and Structure Of the
Soviets of China, Social and Po-
litical Geography, Elements Of Po-
litical Economy, MarMsm-Leninism,
Agrarian Problems, Public Speaking
and Revolutionary Interpretation Of
Modern Literature.
These classes are almost filled.
Those intending 70 register should
do so at once before it is too late.
The first series for the Winter
Term Of the special short term lee
ture begins this Saturday, Jan. IL,
at 3 pm. Jack StacheI will lecture
on the Current Problems of the
Trade Union Movement. Members
of trade unions should particularly
utilize this opportunity by register
ing for the course. The fee is 81
for four sessions.
Charles Krumbein, District Or
ganizer, Communist Party, will
speak on "Lenln and tie Party" at
the Workers School Forum. Sunday,
Jan. 10, IS East 18th St., second
floor, $3.50 pm. Admission Csc. Stu
dents 20r
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-08
Famous Russian Book
on History of Music
Will Be Translated

Tchemodanov's History Of Music
in Connection with the Glass Strug-
gle" is being translated from the
Russian by Naum Barudin with an
English version by Ashley Pettis,
and will be ready for publication
within the next few months. This
vital work is the first attempt at
MARKHAM Interpretation of musical
history.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-08

Show your determination to
support the Daily Worker against
the efforts to suppress it. Send
your greeting on its Eleventh An
niversary! Get your friends and
shopmates to become regular
readers,
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LONG HOURS
BY HUR NSE-

Roar, my sewing machine!
Haste-consurne
Consuming hours
Their weight upon my neck
Is hung.
The minutes,
The seconds
Bore into my flesh!
The clock is dead,
It will not speak,
Like the face of a dead mani
Hours Of stone,
My scissors point can't pierce theml
Hoary walls of hours laid
In mortar Of anguish
Speed, sewing machine,
Gnaw the walls away!
Bite,
Crunch
The minutes, the seconds!
Oh, my comrades
Up on your feetl
Break the blockade of binding hours
Stream into the ranks Of
The Red Bannered Host!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-08

The Daily Worker Is printing
serially the extremely valuable
and popular booklet by r. Paine
Dutt, life and Teachings of v.
/. Lenin," published by Interna-
tional Publishers.
January FL will be the eleventh
anniversary Of the death of Lenin.
During these ten years the teach
ings of Lenin have spread to ever
wider sections of the globe, inSpir-
ing the workers and oppressed to
greater assaults on capitalism.
The Daily Worker considers 1t :
great service to its readers to be
able to present this clear and ex-
ceIlent portrayal of the life and
teachings of the great leader of
the working class, v. I. Lcnin.
CHAPTER III.
The Life of Lenin
",
The result is visible to-day. The
Russian working class was able to
rise to the stature of its revolu-
tionary mission, and to-day rules
its country and builds a new So
ciety. The western European and
American working class, despite the
longer development of their move
ment, remains so far in bondage.
Bolshevism and Menshevism
THE political life of Lenin reveals
4 one long fight for the line of
revolutionary Marxism against OPP
portunism land, when necessary,
against it's twin brother, empty
phrase making 'leftism'o. From
the beginning of his, leading activ-
ity in 1894 to the victory OF the
Revolution in 1917 he was conduct
ing ceaselessly this indispensable
inner fight within social-democracy,
on the fate of which depended the
future of the Russian working class.
He conducted this fight fearlessly
and mercilessly, never hesitating to
make break when he was con-
WINGED that this was indispensable
in order to build revolutionary
mass party.
His fight was understood at the
time by few outside his supporters.
The majority of the leaders of in
ternational socialism accused him
Of incurable sectarianism, doctrin-
airism, quarreling over phrases,
fractionalism, ETC., and repeatedly
offered their good Offices to recon
Gle" and unite" the warning Sec
tions-offers which were politely,
but firmly, refused.
1t was a difficult path that Lenin
chose; but he knew what he was
doing, and that his line had
nothing in common with sectarian-
ism and doctrinairism, but reflected
real understanding of the needs
Of revolutionary mass party.
The event has proved his justifi-
cation. To-day the Bolshevik Party
that he built up with such minute
and combative attention to every
detail of program, tactics and or
ganization, is the largest mass
party in the world.
THE central forms in which these
: differences crystallized and in
which they have become well
known throughout the world, was
the form of Bolshevism and Men,
shevism. The division of Bolshev-
ism and Menshevism dates from
the Second Congress of the Russian
Social-Democratic Labor Party in
1908, although the issue was already
showing itself in preliminary forms
in the fight against Economism and
against legal Marxism.
How did the division arise? One
OF the main conceptions of Lenin,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-08

Every reader of the Daily
Worker should send his own greet
ing and get greeting from
friend, on the Daily Workers
Eleventh Anniversary
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BY R. PAINE DUTT

elaborated in What Is To Be Done?
was the issuing of central news
paper, as a collective agitator and
organizer" which would bind to-
gether the scattered groups and
help to build up the centralized
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-08
LOvestOneite Hysteria

THIS is not boxing SOBER high
intellectual plane concrete future strategy
ced and the united front is being
mere Know as Herbert Benjamin expressed that there
way out and they live the shadow of mounting fascism
few Loveonees caucuse
PRODUCED hysterical note moment.
They allowed to
hbion One of the tribe told did
not represent real unions
Delegate delegate
met Lovestonte and at first thought
ponce TO break up the Congress They flung the lie
OF the sanderers naming the unions that had them Democratic
worker representing three Painters locals
to take punch at the Lovestone
headed chairman Louis Weinstock
thought it all help at the
caucus more determined to fight for unemployment
vote was taken on the bill the A. F. of L. delegates voted
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-08
CLEVELAND WORKERS SCHOOL

The Cleveland Workers School,
1924 Prospect Ave, will open its
Winter Term On Jan. IL. Evening
classes will be given in Politics,
Economics, History and Languages.
including English and Russian. Spe-
cial full-te1m courses will also be
given in Trade Unionism, the Ma
tional Question, Principles of Or
ganization, Public Speaking, and
others. The tuition fee for the term
is S150 for all courses except the
Russian language, which is $3.50.
The office of the school is open
during week days from a. m. to
9 pm. With the beginning of the
new term, forums will be held in
the School Auditorium every Sun
day evening at 730 pm. Cata-
logues Of courses will be sent upon
request.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-08
BOSTON WORKERS SCHOOL

wv Wv W ONNNbN9 ONslOOA
the Workers School of Boston
has commenced registration for the
Winter Term which opens on Jan.
81, 1885. This marks the third year
of its activities which are on an
ever broadening scale. This term
it offers the following courses: Erin
ciples Of Communism, Public Speak
ing, Marxism- Leninism, English for
Workers, Russian, History, Political
Economy and Trade Union Strategy
and Tactics.
The school also opens its second
year in its South End Branch, at
1929 fremont st.
The Workers School presents for
its special feature this term a series
of eight illustrated lectures under
the general title New Tendencies
in Soviet Culture" to be given by
Professor H. w. L. Dana at the
Workers School, 919 Washington St.,
beginning Wednesday, Jan. %.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-08
No Mere Talk fest

ONLY perverted and hatetwisted mind
would say OF this Congress that
American Labor Unions unemployed
1t is true the Communists
be? Have they been
TINS country since they organized the first hunger
winch brought unemployment for the first time into the
OF Americas newspapers?
But 300 F. of L. locals had delegates spoke
dozens OF them from every part Of the country
progressive trade Green gang of
aoars as no Lovetonee does longer
them workers?
Many OF them towns
ana cities The story OF the campaigns they
Oenp OF hundreds Of thousands to back the Unmpoy
men Insurance Bill fine things about
this Congress is that it not afest product of
great campaign that has already educated great workers
the realities of their situation today
yes tney are genuine A F. of L. would like
the anderers saboages
wages will down steadily broken their Jobs
insecure unless the relief paid the this
cooie nation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-08
CHANGE
THE
WORLD!
By MICHAEL GOLD

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The National Congress for I'm
" employment and Social Insurance in session is
historic landmark in the painful growth of the mind of
the American worker.
AS I write these lines, Mary Van Keeck is making
address to the delegates There thousand Of them
coming
visitors inteny they
who is the foremost social worker of America.
has beyond Settlement
and Charity Relief people opening sentence cheered Security
Of livelihood must be the leading aim and obligation Of the
American nation"
peoples security This Congress- delegates
is the first national expression peoples
have listened the afternoon repre-
sentng faithfully the confusion the desperation and the the
The Congress great melting ideas and before
1t has ended these ideas will be clarified.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-08
Absorbing Biography
OF DimitrOv Recorded
In Book by BlagOyeva

DIMTTROV, by Stella D. BIagoyeva
International Publishers. SIPS.
Reviewed by
ICTnnn HnnInrEnnEn
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-08
Why Have They Come?

ONE finds of Socialist delegates
pubican and Going
the here badges of the E the
of delegates What attracted them this
Green has labeled another Communist plot?
They Herbert Benjamin
there people
They losing their faith Painfully tortuousy
the American
and death issues that
Benjamin analysed the capitalist
trend toward unemployment
which really avoiding taxing rich and
making the for capitalist
the other hollow schmhe pan Epic plan
Wagner bill and the of the
The rich of America adopted political ham
stringng Workers dung uity
Benjamin demonstrated this speech composed clarity
good sense solid information
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Congress of Workers

THERE delegates from
ton They
liam Green against Congress
Cowboys from Wyoming Colorado miners and fur
troopers
here The Guild has delegates the
textile workers Bricklayers Relief
investigators machinists
those who the wealth
warded with bresdine
Herbert Benjamin mastery address this
In which he said the repre-
sentative of the America would
But the
Government cannot be depended voluntarily relief
of the starving nation"
One delegate is member the Tammany
Srovch offered delegation
huental friend confident that
Workers Bill for real unemployment delegate
given this chance rsthand
capitalist from member
Imperial Valley press., 1935-01-30
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO
APPROPRIATE WATER
anrIioatior, 7423


State of California Department OF
Public Works Division OF water
Resources, Sacramento.
Notice is hereby given. tnat
Coachella Valley County water
District. CO Stewart. Shaw and
Murphey, Attorneys, 835 Rowan
Building, Los Angeles, California,
has under the date of January II.
1893, applied to the Division Oh
Water Resources, Department OF
Public Works, State of California,
for permit 10 appropriate unap-
nronriated water, subject to exist
rights.
Description of Project
Water to be appropriated from
Colorado River.
County of Imperial. -
Amount applied for: 1000 cubic
feet per second.
Diversion season named: Janu-
arv | to December 81 OF eacn
season.
Water to be used for irrigation
and domestic purposes.
Point of diversion within SW a
of NWA of fractional Section y,
Tl5S, R24E, S.B.B. & M.
Place of use described: 16l, ,l53.90
acres in Townships A, S, 6, Z, D., y
~ 10 South, Ranges 6, Z, 8, 9, lO,
II and IL East, S.B.B. & M, as
shown on map filed with Division
of Water Resources.
Relative to Protests
Blanks upon which to submit
protests will be supplied free upon
request by the Division of Water
Resources.
Anv person desiring to protest
against the granting of such per-
nit shall within sixty days from
date hereof file with the Division
| of Water Resources, Sacramento
California, a written protest. Sucf
protest shall clearly set forth th'
protestant's objections to th'
granting of Che application ant
shall contain the following IN
formation:
% Statement of the injury
which would result to protestant
from such appropriation and use
90 The basis Of protestant''
water right.
80 Protestants past and present
use of water both as to amount
:. used and land irrigated, or use
made of water if other than ir'
rigation.
(4) The approximate location o
protestant's land or place of us'
and point of diversion of the water
A copy of the protest should b.
sent to the applicant and thi
office notified that the same ha
been done.
EDWARD HYATT,
State Engineer.
Dated: Sacramento, California
January "a, 1885.
Jan. 30, Feb. 6, l3, 90.