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The daily worker., 1935-01-04
HANDS OFF THE U.S.S.R.

THE abolition of capital punish
ment was one of the first acts
OF the great October revolution of
1917. A country in state of revo-
luton, with armed enemies within
and without: it was clear that the
new power could only maintain it
self with the aid of force. But
feeling triumphed over reason. The
oppressed class, fighting for hui
manity, inspired with humanitarian
ideas, discarded too quickly an in
dispensable weapon. 1t had to pay
for this ill-advised act with streams
of blood. But the Bolsheviki, who
showed how to capture power.
afterwards gave a splendid example
of how the revolution must be de-
Tended.
To capture power and at the
same time to shatter the old State
force and defend the revolution
with all means became the touch
stone in the fight for Socialism.
The Second International. which
during the war carried out the pol
icy of their own bourgeoisie, after
the war carried on reconstruction
on the old bourgeois foundation.
Whilst it continued to pay lip
service to Socialism, it became the
defenders of so-called democracy,
conducted an unrelenting fight
against all who stood for the die
tatorship of the proletariat, and
f1ercely combatted the so-called Boil
Shevik terror, 1t conducted this
fight in speech and writing, with
police truncheons and machine
guns, and, whilst not identifying
itself with the white counter
revolutionaries, it fought side by
side with them. In the name of
humanity and in order to save the
rule of the exploiters, it committed
the greatest cruelties, which de-
manded greater sacrifices in human
life than victorious revolution in
Central Europe would have cost.
In the meantime world history
brilliantly confirmed the correct
ness of Bolshevik policy. The prole-
tartan revolution triumphed, So
cialiSm with all its cultural and
material advantages is being built
up before our eyes, whilst at the
present time, in the whole of the
capitalist world, devastating eco
nomic crisis prevails which plunges
the working population into eve-
deeper misery and increases to the
utmost the enslavement of the
masses. This is especially the case
in those countries where the Second
International, by holding out the
prospect of so-called democratic
Socialism, succeeded in restraining
the proletariat from overthrowing
the bourgeoisie. 1t is precisely in
these countries that the proletariat
has to submit to the most bitter
bestial fascism and threatens the
best elements of the proletariat
with physical determination. On
the one side we see Germany,
Austria and Spain, and on the other
side the Soviet Union. This new
The daily worker., 1935-01-04
Gag Rule

ITHE Roosevelt administration is steadily
increasing its dictatorial grip on the
whole machinery of the government.
Yesterdays news reports indicate that
the Democratic leaders in the House, act
ing under orders from Roosevelt will fo.ce through
measure which raises the number of petitioners
required to bring bill out of Committee from las
to 216.
The Herald Tribune describes this as shutting
OFF unwanted legislation"
Combined with Roosevelt's recent appointment
OF Donald R, Richberg to act as the "Czar' of all
Congressional legislation, the Roosevelt administra-
ton now has virtual gag rule on the entire pro-
ceedings OF Congress with all alleged free dis
cussion and legislation" so adored bv the liberals
completely wiped out.
This of course, is no surprise Roosevelt has
been steadily Tightening the grip of the Wall Street
monopolies on the life Of the country and this in
turn requires that the whole process of government
be also frightened and concentrated.
The violation of civil rights of strikers and mil
liant workers all the country is one phase of
the process of the advance of fascism
The steady advance Of gag rule in the allegedly
free halls OF Congress is the improving of the eff
hclency in carrying cut the orders of the biggest and
most reactionary capitalist cques for Congress itself
is tool Of the Wall Street cliques
from the very beginning of the New Deal
roosevelt has been speeding the process of fasciza-
ton OF the government Today he exercises more
direct domination of the government machine than
any other president He has virtual war powers
The Wall Street dictatorship, which has been care
fully wrapped up in the embroidcres of "democracy"
is rapidly beginning to appear through the cover
ing
More and more, the capitalist processes of gov
ernment, cloaked by fraudulent democracy, are
taking on the form of fascist dictatorship.
The daily worker., 1935-01-04
Push the United Front

PRELIMINARY reports indicate that
about 300 delegates from local unions
and Central Labor Unions of the American
Federation of Labor will attend the Ma
tional Congress for Unemployment Insur-
ance which meets tomorrow in Washington
These delegates have been elected in defiance Of
William Green's order to boycott the National Con-
gress and to refuse the floor to local sponsoring COM
mittee representatives. In addition, hundreds of
other local unions have endorsed the Workers Bill
in the recent period and still Others unable to bear
the expense Of sending delegates to Washington,
have delegated the A. F. of L. Rank and File Com
mittee for Unemployment Insurance as their proxies
in Washington.
Following their deliberations in Washington
these delegates have already stated that they will
elect representative trade union committee to pre-
sent to the national Office of the American Fedora
tion of Labor the demands of organized labor that
William Green support the Workers Unemployment
Insurance Bill
THE tremendous trade union support now being
rolled up in support of the National Congress for
Unemployment Insurance and the Workers Unem-
ployment Insurance Bill graphically indicates the
growing revolt of the A. F. of L. membership against
official support given by the top A. F. Of L. leader
ship to the relef-ssshing program of Roosevelt and
the denial of genuine Unemployment and social in
surance.
Early in the campaign for election of delegates
to the National Congress for Unemployment In
surance, Green called upon all locals of the A. F.
Of L. to "be guard against any attempt to create
the impression that the A F. of L. is in any way
connected with the National Congress and declared
that "a program of action will soon be sent to you
for guidance in securing State Legislation"
Green's heralded program when it arrived vo-
lated every demand Of the A. F. Of L. membership
and Of all workers for real unemployment insurance
Green proposed scheme which is tantamount
to blanket support Of Roosevelts actuarial pro-
posals-a system Of reserves eventually paid by the
workers and with long waiting period and nothing
for the present unemployed
1t is against just such raw proposals as these
that the National Congress for Unemployment In
surance conveues tomorrow.
THE preparations for this historic united front Con-
gress have greatly accelerated the rank and file
work in the trade unions. 1t should be made the
basis Of carrying forward still further this work
giving expression to the rank and file demands and
pushing forward the fight for winning these de-
mands.
This spur to the united front against Green's
unemployment insurance schemes against the
Roosevelt inspired Wagner-Lewis Reserves" Bill
and for involving the members of the American
Federation of Labor in the fight for unemployment
relief should be made the basis of strengthening the
united front all along the line-n the A. F. of L.
and independent unions in the Socialist Party locals
and among the various unemployed groups.
Garry forward the united front work of the Ma
tional Congress for Unemployment and Social In
sursnce!
The daily worker., 1935-01-04

world of free creative humanity
which is arising proclaims in flam-
ing letters to all the oppressed and
exploited. BY this sign shalt thou
conquer!
Masses Learned Lesson
Broad sections of the interna-
tional proletariat, taught by bitter
experience, have already learned the
correct lesson. They no longer allow
themselves to be melted against
Communist workers; they wish to
make common cause with them,
first in the immediate fight against
fascism in the countries where fas-
cism has triumphed, and in barring
the way to fascism where it is about
TO go over to the attack-and in all
countries for combating the capt.
talist offensive, for opposing the
preparations for new imperialist war
and OF the new war of Intervention
against the Soviet Union. The Sec
ond International is placing the
greatest difficulties in the way of
tnlS hight. So far we have succeeded
only in single countries in creating
the first foundations of the united
night. But these foundations are
being rapidly consolidated and offer
the best prospects for the future
fight, a fight which today is still a
light for immediate demands. but
which tomorrow will be fight on a
broad front for the emancipation of
the working class and the whole of
humanity.
Proletariat Startled
In this fight the international
prolstariat was startled by the shots
With which the murderer in the pay
OF the class enemy killed one of the
best Bolsheviki - Comrade Kirov.
The situation was lit up as if by a
Hash of lightning. Contrary to the
assumption that with the increased
successes of the proletarian revolu-
ton so-called pacif1cation would
ensue which would permit the revo-
luton to weaken it's means of de-
tense, there is once again inexorablv
revealed the dialectical course of
development: the more successes the
proletarian revolution achieves. the
more desperate efforts the class
enemy makes to take revenge for
the freeing of its slaves. to carry
confusion into the ranks of the VIC
torlous army and to check as far as
possible the rapid course of develop
ment which is leading to its final
annihilation. 1t will be remembered
that a debate arose on this uues-
ton already before the Seventeenth
Congress of the c. P. S. u, and that
Comrade Stain maintained that the
growth of Socialism in no way i'm
Piled that the Soviet power could
reduce its defensive measures.
The proletariat in the Soviet
Union and also the fighting prole-
tariat in the other countries imme-
diately grasped the situation and
stood with a determination, devo-
ton and unanimity such as the
world had never previously wit
The daily worker., 1935-01-04
Nazis Canvass Towns
OF Frontier to Prepare
Quarters for Troops

PRAGUE, Jan. BIN the from
tier districts of Germany the
Reichswehr quartermaster sergeants
have been going from house to
house to find out the possibilities
of establishing quarters for troops, :"
the Prague Rote Fahne announces,
as result of information received
from Warnsdorf.
Each house is to take in SOL
diers according to it's capacity; the
minimum number is two. The
inhabitants have been told that
there is going to be war with
France, and that since Czecho-
Slovakia is allied with France
preparations must be made to pre-
vent the advance of the Czecho-
Slovakian troops. The houses must
be held ready to receive troops at
any moment; the inhabitants have
been warned, moreover, that any
The daily worker., 1935-01-04
100000 Ballots

ONLY 100000 ballots have been received
at the Office of the Daily Worker in its
campaign to obtain one million votes for
the Workers Unemployment Insurance
Bill. In almost all cases, these ballots have
been obtained by individual workers in their trade
unions and mass organiza tions Gratifying results
for instance have been obtained through the efforts
OF the members of the Steel and Metal Workers
Industrial Union the Food Workers Industrial Union
and the Marine Workers Industrial Union.
The New York District of the Communist Party
however, offered to obtain 25o000 votes for the
Workers Bill. Up to Wednesday noon, only 10000
have been received by the whole New York District
A letter received yesterday from member of the
Young Communist League in New York City ex-
plains why these ballots have not vet been received
by the Daily Worker why not send a batch of
ballots to the different units of the PARTY and the
Y.CI.?" the letter asks. Il know that can get
many, many more signed than those appearing in
tbs Daily Worker"
Undoubtedly hundreds of thousands of these
ballots are still in the hands of workers Every dis
rict must begin at get these ballots into the
Office OF the Daily Worker. Every unit Of tie Com
munist Party and the Young Communist League
must redoube its efforts to obtain all ballots now
outstanding and send these at once to the Daily
Worker.
The daily worker., 1935-01-04
Soviet Workers Hail
Successes i'm Many
New Year Meetings

MOSCOW, Jan. 3 (By Wireless)
AT meetings scattered throughout
the Soviet Union workers in Soviet
factories summed up the successful
completion Of the plan of the sec
ond year of the Second Five-Year
Plan.
The best shock-wcrkers and he
roes Of socialist labor, including
many foreign workers, received val
liable presents and prizes. All clubs
were crowded with workers and
their families, and entertainments,
balls, masquerades and rambles
have been held continually up to
today Tens of thousands of Mus
covites met for New Year in the
Park of Culture and Rest, and the
numerous skating rinks we're par
ticularly crowded.
The daily worker., 1935-01-04
A CORRECTION

BY a mistake on the copy desk,
my name was signed to an article
which appeared on page two of the
Jan. 8 issue of the Daily Worker.
This article, whose headline is en-
titled, Guarantees Against Frame
up of NR.A. Elections Should Be
Demanded by Steel Workers" was
based on program presented by
the Steel and Metal Workers Indus
trial Union to the N R. A. in Wash
ingtcn.
1t was not my own article and I
did not sign my name to it.
CARL REEVE.
The daily worker., 1935-01-04

conversation on the subject will be
looked upon as high treason.
The qusrtermaster sergeants are
also busying themselves with the
lorries existing in the district. The
result of this has been to cause a
panic among the population in the
frontier districts of Saxony. Am
bulance sections have been formed
and young women have begun to
be trained. 1t is a common sight to
see ambulance sections of so to 10
mon passing by with stretchers."
The daily worker., 1935-01-04
Currency Devaluation
Plans Made in Berlin

BERLIN, Jan. appropriations
are being made for an 80 per cent
deyaluation of the mark from its
present value, the Berlin cores
pondent of the Ceske Slovo COM
municated to his paper.
Such reports of devaIuation are
increasing here in financial and
industrial circles It is affirmed
that group, including notably DR..
Goebbels, has addressed an ulti-
matum to Hitler demanding the
devaluation of the mark in order to
revive the export trade and to slash
wages"
MADRID, Jan. 3.-The majority
of the Madrid banks are refusing
to accept German money. An in
quiry made at the Bank of Bilbao,
as to the reason, received no reply.
An employee stated that the re-
lection of marks was due to the
chaotic political and economic sit
uation in Germany.
Evening star., 1935-10-04
GRID FANS WARNED
AS TO TRAFFIC JAM
G. W. Advises Patrons to Start to
Game Early-19,000 Seats in
Stands Available.

loot BALL fans expecting to drive
to the George Washington
Alabama game at Griffith Stadium
tomorrow were warned today against
an impending traffic snarl at the
intersection of Seventh street and
Florida avenue, a few yards from the
main entrance to the stadium
Current excavating work at that
spot threatens to barricade the inter-
section against northbound vehiculay
traffic. thus creating the likelihood of
a jam in the event autoists converge
upon the intersection at a late hour.
Colonial athletic authorities after
viewing the excavation advised per-
sons with autos to start for the scene
early. A preliminary game between
the l00-pound teams of the Police and
Georgetown Boys Clubs has been ar
ranged to entertain early comers,
starting at / o'clock.
More than 5000 covered grandstand
seats still are available. These may
be procured at the ticket headquarters,
20l6 H street northwest, until mid
night tonight; at Spalding's. TIT
Fourteenth street northwest, until $50
this afternoon and before noon to-
morrow, and at the stadium tomorrow
morning beginning at 9 o'clock.
In addition, space is available in the
bleachers for 10000.
Evening star., 1935-10-04
HEUR|CH P|NMEN
JOLT OCCIDENTAL
Show Crack Outfit Is Not
Supreme by Taking Two
of Three Games.

TINE supremacy Of Fred Bucholz' S
crack Occidental Restaurant
bowling team in the District
League was somewhat a ques-
ton mark today after the singing
two-game victory Of Chris Heurrh's
band of expert duckpinners last night
at Convention Hall
Rolling a set of 1877, q record mark
for the two-week old campaign Of
major circuit, the Heurich Brewers
won the first two games handily with
counts of sos and 652 against 551 and
GIT. The brilliant rolling of Bill
Krauss in the final tilt. when he
smashed the head pin for 155, gave the
Occidentals a five-pin decision, 635
to $780,
Blakeney Gets 405 Count.
SHOOTING in midseason form. Capt.
- Ed Blakeney, with 405 set. led The
charge Of the Heurich crew, while Bill
Clampitt's 154 and Tony Santini's $50
were timely efforts for the winner.
The Arcadia team greeted Mike Ri
naldi back into major league bowling
after an absence of five years by trim
ming his Grand Central team two
games. although the Valet Shop crew
ran up a greater pinfall with 1888
count to 1,744. Capt. Dave Burrows
timely double header strike paved the
way for the Arcadians to land the odd
tilt. Lou Pantos, shooting 379 set for
the losers. topped the match.
1t will be recalled that it was Mike
who sent the first Washington team
after the scalps Of the famous Con-
necticut Blue Ribbons at Hartford.
The match terminated at the Coliseum,
with the then crack Grand Palace team
winning close 10-game battle, but not
before George Friend had turned in
one Of the most thrilling and sensa-
tional bits Of pinch-rolling ever wit
messed here.
Gene Targets $50 and Howard Par
sons 369 were the telling punches that
gave Northeast Temple two-one de-
cision over Lucky Strike.
Evening star., 1935-10-04
Champ Defends Title gan Pupil Mechanical Nbck Aids Grass Experts
Bulge Best of Young Netn'en,
Tilden Paragon, Brookes Holds

the equal Of Tilden when the latter
started his outstanding career, and
has sounder game than Ellsworth
Vines, regarded by some as one of
the best players in the world today.
But at his peak, Tilden was the best
racketer he ever saw in action, Brookes
continued.
The middle-aged Australian was not
surprised by Wilmer Allison's victory
over Fred Perry at Forest Hills, as
1t is Allisons style of game that gives
the British champion the greatest
trouble, said Brookes. Allison plays
forcing game and Perry doesn't like
to stand at his own back line and
take the fierce volleys which players
like Allison can smash over from the
net.
Brookes said he was expressing, not
only his own, but also the feelings
Of all foreigners, when he praised
the U. S. L. T. A. on its courteous
and considerate treatment of those
who came here from abroad for
matches at Forest Hill.
Evening star., 1935-10-04

Continued From Second Page)
quested that block of 500 seats be
reserved for a cheering section.
A further G. U. announcement was
that all Washington high school STU
dents may view the game free upon
presenting their 1885 athletic associa-
ticn ticket. The entire c. C. C, unit
at the Governments Experimental
Farm at Beltsville, Md, also will be
guests.
Terps in Hot Spot.
MARYLAND'S game with Virginia
~A Tech tomorrow really is crucial
for the Old Liners, especially for the
revised coaching staff
A win for the Terps, which seems
fair to expect, would instill needed
confidence for the nine tough games
that are to follow. A defeat might
easily shake the team to such an cx-
tent as to lead to an unsuccessful cam
paign, even though the material is
above par, as Maryland squads CO.
1t will be the first strictly Curley
Byrd-less Maryland eleven to go into a
big tilt in "a years. and the followers
OF the Old Liners will be watching for
any radical departures from the meth
ods of attack and defense that proved
so effective in his long regime.
Tomorrow's situation is particularly
acute for the tutoring staff and team
in view of the fact that Virginia Tech.
a really powerful outfit, has been
greatly underrated hereabouts.
Evening star., 1935-10-04
NTSTRAlGlDT OEE TNlE TEE
by w. R. Ms CALlUM

and the twelfth tee The new green
will be in use next Spring, and will
shorten the hole about 20 yards From
the front tee 1t will be a long par 4
affair. while from the back tee it will
remain as 5.
Witty Cox, Kenwood pro, has set a
real record for his home course. Witty
played Kenwood yesterday in 65
strokes without teeing up the ball. 1t
happens to be five shots better than
the par of 10. Out in "a over the
easier front nine, he blazed home in
81, to set the record. Al Houghton
played Kenwood in So, but Winter
rules were in force at that time.
A NY ONE Of IS leaders had a chance
- to win the Keefer Cup today as
the last round in the final big tour
ney Of the year for the District Won-
ems Golf Association was being run
OF at the Chevy Chase Club. 1t is
considerable tribute to the Handicap
Committee Of the women's organiza-
ton that the first round Of the
tourney, played in high wind yes
terday, found so many players punched
within a few strokes. showing that
the handicapping is precise.
Winifred Faunce, the tall all-around
athlete from Manor, who holds the
District championship, and Jean Por-
ter, another Manor girl, led the scor-
ing parade yesterday with net cards
Of 81. "Winny' scored 86-4-82,
while Miss Porter had s6-l4-82.
But these two led by only one stroke
the net 83s scored by Mrs. Harrison
Brand, jr., and Mrs. Landra B. Platt
Of Chevy Chase, and Mrs. Florence
Godfrey Of Beaver Dam.
Back of these came four women
with cards of 81, while many others.
all with chance, scored up to 81.
One of the better scraps out there
In that final round today lay in the
battle for the gross award between
Miss Faunce and Betty Meckley. the
Maryland champion. They tied at
86 gross yesterday.
She thought she had broken 100
by only one shot and. as is the habit
OF those who break the century mark
for the first time, she staged a little
lmpromptu party. But when the
tournament Committee at Congress
s1onal started checking the card of
Mrs. r. E. Burks. they found that in
stead OF a SO she had scored a 81,
cracking the 10o-mark by 8 strokes.
So Mrs. Burks is q happy woman
today.