Page Four THE DAILY WORKER. NEW YORK, MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1927 THE DAILY WORKER He Challenged the Ruling Class Published by the DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO. DRAMA Daily, Except Sunday New Phone, Orchard 1680 83 First Street, York, N. Y. IN MEMORY OF COMRADE C. E. RUTHENBERG BROADWAY BRIEFS MARY NASH SUBSCRIPTION RATES they wave their hands and handker- bravc-iy of it. It will be the curse I is the By mail (in New York only): By mail (outside of New Aork): i!> ANTHONY BIMBA. | chiefs, some of the handkerchiefs I of my life for the rest of my days “The Brothers Kai-amazov” months year $3.60 six months crowd • bill at the Guild, and “The Silver $6.00 per ... being SB.OO per year S4.SO six was in the summer of 1917. This I were red I push thru the ‘ that I murdered a human months $2.00 three months the thus.’ is what Cord” at tho Golden this week. The $2.60 three ITcountry was already in the clutches still closer to the platform of That conscription l to the : Piianedello play, “Right You Are If of the World War. The conscription automobile from which the speakers means youth of this nation.” Address all mail and make out checks to are addressing the demonstration. I Then he appealed to the audience You Think You Are,” will be given WORKER, First Street, New York, Y. law had been enacted by congress. at special Tuesday, DAILY 33 N. . matinees Wednes- . . _ TIIE "» very the platform to get rid of the 'bourgeois govern- . . . ' ' militarists were working over- am close to * The day and Friday at the Guild Theatre. J. LOUIS ENGDAHL I 1 1 time to whip the masses behind the I see a finely built figure arise . .. ment and abolish the conditions * * It is Ruthenberg which make -war possible. WILLIAM F. DUNNE war monster. The horizon was very Comrade Charles E. program [■ . my The Civic Repertore for . . was the time in “We organize to MILLER Business Manager ( dark everywhere. The atmosphere That first .must our forces this week includes Song” on BERT Tho been meet situation,” Ruth-, “Cradle was full of blood and powder. The life that I saw him. I had the comrade Monday Friday nights Party enberg to his listeners. “We and and Entered as second-class mail at the post-office at New York, N. Y., under , newspapers all over the country a member of the Socialist for shouted Wednesday Thursday matinees; not have an must organize our power to alter and the act of March S, 1879. were spreading the poisonous pro- quite some time, did “Inheritors,” Tuesday and Thursday . this . . . war propaganda with full speed. opportunity to see him . . He moves situation. We are here to nights and Saturday matinee: Wed- Advertising rates on application. slowly from one fight to the end, to this condi- At that I was in Cleveland. hbs head direction end nesday night “Three Satur- time world, new so- Sisters”: The -socialists of Cleveland decided to another and surveys the audience tion in the to build a day night “The Master Builder”. with half-closed, but far-seeing ciety, to build new in the to organize an anti-war demonstra- his a spirit eyes. is world, to end murder, tion in order to raise a voice of pro- and piercing His face radi- end wars, to Two openings are scheduled for A Few Punctured Myths ever-present smile, but to end suffering, to end the destruc- test against the conscription law. ated with an this evening, “Menace” at the 49th recently myth forehead very tion of millions of There was in existence until a well-nourished Sunday afternoon about 2 his is wrinkled, he is lives and billions “The at It is of street and Mystery Ship” ... wealth, bring that the Chinese people were incurable pacifists and good for o’clock. I hurried to the public serious I forgot myself and the and into .existence the Garrick. eyes and my a new comradeship of the future, a man’s shirt, carried the yel square on 24th audience entirely. My little except washing the white who West Street. which inspire * on man. He brotherhood must the * * mind are this wonderful ON THE low man’s burden producing rice and tea and propagating their raises his hands the great hearts and of all men, in SCREEN indicating minds a romance of the myth, is that they will not I was on time. The workers are “The Show”, “Birds of Passage,” kind. Another which still persists, ; audience stop the applause and per- which we will have fraternity and Budapest underworld is being shown Is the star in do just beginning *to pour into the and the a drama the tropics, being imperialist powers not | mit to speak ...A few seconds equality, in which for first new of fight on a rainy day. Strange that the square. The square itself is very him at the Capitol Theatre this week not heavy ' passed and absolute silence embraced time the people will be endowed with 1 presented at the Bronx Opera House prevail on their deity to maintain a perpetual drizzle on two sides it is sur- John Gilbert, Renee Adored and. picturesque; I the square. He glances around more those inalienable rights of life, lib- this week. enough to make it impossible for the imperialists to live in comfort rounded by brick walls. On the other Lionel Barrymore head the cast. Then he speaks. . . 1 admire erty and happiness which the De- resorting along more. yet sufficiently substantial to prevent the Chinese from two sides are streets, one of his voice. Everybody can hear each claration of Independence says are is the film feature at the Hippodrome them street car is running. I see Charles Murray and Chester Conk- this week. a . the every to hostilities. \ word. . fundamental rights- of hu- many policemen and cossacks, doz- ‘ lin in “McFadden’s Flats” the new . man being. ask you stand were enjoying a reputation for pacifism, He is a giant. . . His personality, We to When the Chinese ens of them, surrounding the square screen comedy showing at Moss’ faramount’s newest and latest fea- i ; his smile, his voice, his thoughts, the with us. We ask you to work with missionaries flocked to them with bibles, business men with rum from two The horses of the Broadway Theatre this week. ture, Rough Riders”, will sides. i ' very simplicity of his speech cap’ti- us to achieve this beautiful goal of “The be bayonets The preachers are very impatient. Their shown at George M. Cohen Thea- and opium and soldiers with and bombs. cossacks ; rates the They could not Socialism, the of man—- the are audience. .brotherhood “The Epic of Mount Everest,” will tie, turned their eyes to heaven and asked their deity to transform masters also 'very serious help wl.at has for today, as never before, rings out beginning to-morrow night. chance but listen to he to be presented by the Associates . . . awaiting their Film They are ! say them. in the cry poet of the Confucians into Christians, the business men doped their to world the of the for special showings at the Fifth ! “My friends and comrades,” says the social revolution: *j VAUDEVILLE THEATRES brains and tickled their palates and hoped that Jehovah would j Hundreds of workers, men women Avenue Playhouse, beginning March Comrade Ruthenberg, “this is not a MOSS’ BROADWAY into hopheads drunkards. Those that sur- and children, continue to pour to 21. transform them and into war for democracy. This is not a “Come shoulder shoulder Ann Codee; lbach’s Entertainers;

. were the square. It is filled . . and still Ere the world grows vived the attentions of the preachers and the bagmen ini war for freedom. It is not a war older. Florence Vernon and Company; The of bayonet The more people are arriving. There is The cause spreads over land and The chief features of the program Three Sailors; Thfe Four of Us. tiated into the mysteries practice by the soldiers. fer tlie liberties of mankind. It is at the Roxy’s, Broadway’s newest Christianity no more place on the square, every a war to secure the investments and sea. PALACE course in applied was complete. inch is occupied. The police the shaketh movie palace, are Gloria Swanson’s would profits of the ruling class of this Now earth and fear! Centennial week celebrating the The Chinese learned that clergymen, capitalists and soldiers not permit anyone to stand on the awaketh, latest production, “The Love of Sun- 100th birthday of American variety— country. . . . The only reason we are picking the they joy at ya”, and “Carmen” a Vitaphone sub- have a habit of on meek so took their trusted street. in this war now is it to And last for thee and me.” Blossom Seeley with Benny Fields, The crowd because is ject with Giovanni Martinelli and Bourne and Phil Ellis; bayonets and returned the compliment, much to the disgust of enormous is very quiet. the interests of the ruling class, the Charles Van- No provocation the police “Joy at last for thee and me—of Jeanne Gordon. nessi and The Diplomats; Leo Car- those who were obliged to turn around and reclassify the hither- of can ex- capitalist class of this country wants cite it. It understands the occasion the working class, because, for the rolli; The Four Mortons; Dewey Bar- have us . . to in . capi- to meek and lowly Chinese. Now the Chinese are “militarists” its purpose. this war The first time there will come into the “The Beloved Rogue,” starring to and George Mann; Arthur and and knows ready and willing to send and there is no distinction made between those fighting to expel * * * talists were wortld this new spirit of love, of John Barrymore is playing at the Morton Havel; Fred Galetti and lola the youth of this into powers masses oppression and Comrade Alfred Wagenknecht nation this equality, fraternity, and happiness Strand Theatre this week. This Kokin; the Andressens. the imperialist and free the from horrible nightmare of murder, to kill opens the meeting. He briefly ex- and peace.” makes the third production in which engaged in * * those who are the tools of the imperialist powers the and to be killed, in order that * plains the aim of the demonstration. their Barrymore appears currently on HIPPODROME be . .” masses subjection. profits might . task of keeping the in Then he introduces the speakers. If conserved. Thus he concluded. It was a great Broadway. Marceline Day, is his and * * * O’Hanlon and Zambuni their The myth that the Chinese do not fight while it rains still my memory is correct—Baker and anti-war speech. It is true that he •leading lady. Argentine orchestra; Margaret Ro- persists in the news columns. But we have our doubts. We learn Cliford spoke. They received some He told the audience that the did not deal with the theory of the maine Willie, West and Mcpinty; Art American capitalists made over five question. He went directly- in the by accident that the Nationalisfs are preparing for another ad- applause. “Sensation Seekers,” a Universal Frank and Harriet Towne; Dixie But I noticed on the faces of those billion dollars of profit from the war hearts of the audience composed en- ! production with Billie Dove and Four; The Three Kemmys; Billie Dove vance by artillery preparation even though the floodgates of the; already and the tirely around me that they are expecting when German sub- of workers. He pleaded with, Huntley Gordon, in the chief roles, in “The Sensation Seekers.” are leaking. the are j marines put appealed Christian heaven And while Nationalists thus somebody else to address them, to threatened to an end to he to them, he painted to exportation engaged Chang Chung-Chang, the militarist general, who promised lead them in this great fight, to en- the of ammunition to them the horrors of war, he asked to defend Shanghai against the revolutionary army, is engaged courage them, to point the way out England and France, they dragged and urged them to organize them- the country into war. Then he de- selves and overthrow the ruling class. in plundering the bankers of Nanking and planning to walk away of the horrors of war. They knew jWBEMK, mwj. there is a mart in scribed the horrors of war by telling Again a great demonstration took 3*B that Cleveland who to the city quietly as soon as he story and allow the Nationalists enter never failed them before and will I a of a youth who came back place; applauding, shouting, waving from Thfotre Guild Actinic Companj in collects $6,000,000. The northern militarists may have a decided surely not fail them now in this war maimed and ciushed. This of hats and handkerchiefs. The auto- | youth was told that to kill began to BROTHERS KARAMAZOV Neighborhood Playhouse objection to fighting while it rains but they would just as soon crisis. He must' speak today. . . . human mobile move. Comrade —Pyicmnllon beings in war is a His waved his Week Mar. 21 take an honest penny in the wet as make hay while the sun shines. Comrade Wagenknecht speaks: heroic deed. | Ruthenberg hat to the CTTTT D THEA.. W. 52 St. Evs. 8:15 mother waited for him to come. She crowd. They responded UUAI-AJ MaU Thurs. an(l sat. 2:15 The present revolutionary movement in China has killed al- “Comrades, we have a man with us with great- PINWHEEL who needs no introduction because wanted to salute him for his bravery, jest enthusiasm. Hundreds of us fol- myths capitalist literary for his THE SILVER CORD most as many as militarists. What the you all know very next patriotism. “But the young j lowed the automobile for blocks, and THEA. West 42nd 3t. him well. The Week March 21 Ned McCobb*s TT . r.nrn hacks do not understand is that there is a new China in the mak- speaker today is Ruthen- man laid his head down in her lap,” then finished the demonstration with Uaurhter HARRIS Twice Daily, 2:30 & B:3# Charles E. y says Ruthenberg,” and put a meeting party John UO,Uen 'n>..s«. B.of B ICircla ing. The old China of the shackled limb and the hopped head is berg, the candidate of- the his face mass at the head- Holden & Sat.| Socialist on his and began Mis. Thu. 5078. | hands to weep and , quarters. , going. new China of the emancipated masses is being born. Party for mayor of . . WHAT PRICE GLORY The said: ‘Mother, I cannot think of If I mistaken, A. H. Woods presents Mats. (exc. Sat.) 50c-sl. Eves, 60c-^2 * * « it. am not either for TI N G E ♦This is gloomy tidings for the exploiters of the world. It is joy- I cannot think of the look on T that the same speech or for a similar one, Then.. W. 12 St. P) IV f\ T? r etv I* VAYWH Hi HT S thea. exploited He could not finish his sentence, young man’s face—young S:3O. Mats. I I IVI p West|Mats. Thurs.&Sat. ful news for the oppressed peoples and workers of all man just . made in some other place on Eves. l\*-V 11U ' ft9nd TViPa 306 i the Wed. & Sat. 2:30 or, at least, I could not hear him fin- as I, a young man who might !-it C01.7385|Ev5.8:45. Mats.2:4s lands. have same subject, Comrade Ruthenberg James Itcnnle Morris. ish it. It that the been with A Chester ‘LOUDSPEAKER’ seemed whole 1 a happiness and joy to me—- was arrested, convicted and served Ho^rdJ^w,o„ square was shaking from the ap- when I put tha*~bayonet in him and ten months in prison. “EARTH" resumes Thursday. plause of thousands of men and wo- 1 took his life away from him. Do not This great anti-war demonstration CARROLL Repertory Two Informers Come to Town men. They clap their hands, they talk to me about glory Vanities Civic §•[• Vitkin. the of the lead by our beloved, fearless & St. shout and sing as they I leader, Rnrln,an canonHnrroll Tliea., 7th Ave. 50th loud as can, , deed. Do not talk to me about the is my MaU Tluirs . * Sat. 230 EVA LE GALLIENNE One of the most disgraceful episodes—and certainly the still fresh in memory. Tonight “CRADLE SONG” most unique—in the history of the American trade union move- Tuesday Eve “INHERITORS'*

transpired last Friday when two high officials of Ameri- The *>"< Hi- Kv *"- St:tc ment the LADDER * PLYMOUTH1 x ll Now in its sth MONTH Milt*. ilThur*.A Sat., 2i.*i€ can Federation of Labor and several hired hacks arrived in New WALDORF. 50th St., East of Every Eve. (Exc. Thiirx.) A. Sat. Mats. York to confer with the mayor with a view to inducing the latter Workers in Pledge to “Carry On” B’way. Mats. WED. and SAT. WINTHROP AMES’ to open an inquiry into the conduct of a successful strike waged last message to close it ranks and teachings with us and he will be our Si 5 PIRATES W Bureau Pledges to Continue, & by the Joint Board of the Furriers’ Union against the employers, Russian j carry on.” spiritual leader in Thurs. Mats. Eves. “‘loinn *bp'* * the‘future. in that industry. Russian Bureau Workers Party 1 * * “We will always remember that 1, is with deep “Our Great BROADWAY WALLACE’S William Green, president of the A. F. of L., and Matthew District Boston:—“It 1 Teacher.” Comrade Ruthenberg was a builder PRICES EVES. 11.10 TO 53.85. “.«■- sorrow that we leam the untimely | of our Mats. Tues., Wed., Thurs. and Sat. of Shop Neucler No. 2, District party and we will continue to ® YYoll, vice-president, assumed the role of stoolpigeons of a par- 5. Bronx Opera House t death of our dear Comrade Charles Vestaburg, Pa.:—“We comrades have build his party, Workers (Commu- | Sr ”*£’ Prices. & ticularly odious kind when they supplied the official of a capi- E. Ruthenberg, the general secretary j deep sorrow of lossing nist) Party. Let us Pop. Mat. Wed. Sat. What Brought our great close oru ranks MARY NASH Anne Home talist city government with information calculated to show that of the party. With the death of i teacher, our Comrade C. E. Ruthen- and carry on his work to a final vic- A \ew Cornelly Ilrnmn Comrade Charles E. Ruthenberg, our the strike leaders bribed police officers during the course of the berg. Our promise is to continue in tory, to overthrow capitalism and "BIRDS OF "PASSAGE” Read The Daily Worker Every Day party has lost one of its best: leaders the struggle a ! strike. This is the first time that such a disgraceful incident for which he lived and establish Workers and Farmers So- and comrades—a burning torch not died.” viet Republic in the United States. happened States, openly. have • * * in the United at least We seen only for the toiling of American, but j “Comrade Ruthenberg, our leader' A. F. of L. officials break strikes with hired scabs but it seems for the entire world. Miner Feels The Loss. is dead! Long live the Communist The Manager’s Corner “We of the to us the limit of degeneracy has been reached when two such members Russian Bur- L. A. ROSELAND, members of the , Movement!” as scab on the agencies eau, District No. 1 Workers Party j United Mine Workers, Waukegan,: “Lithuanian Central Bureau, Work- officials Green and Woll fink in their expressing our deep IFAFS TO REMEMBER. of America in 111-:—“In my simple way, I wish to ers Party.—J. .asiunas, Secretary.” their loyalty * prove to the Wall Street bankers. ~ desire to sorrow, pledge ourselves to continue * * I have just come a number meetings at which 1 express my great sorrow for the loss i from of That Green and Woll could do such a thing without being great with unwavering i the work of our leader and Comrade C. E. Unexpected Shock. thousands of workers most deeply and profoundly moved by chased out of town by an indignant trade union movement gives a 1 faith and energy for the cause which Ruthenberg. J. A. BLASUTCH, Kellogg, Iowa: the death Comrade Ruthenbery, came together to Ruthenberg of honor picture of the depth to which the trade union bureaucracy has i Comrade Charles E. so "I must admit I was greatly moved j —“Such sudden and unexpected his memory. While the grief everywhere was genuine and | ably championed. The Russian Bur- shock ns death of our trustworthy sunk and the demoralizing effect the corrupted officialdom has when the news came that he was the spontaneous, yet it is significant to note that everywhere the eau District No. 1 in the day of dead. leader C. E.‘ Ruthenberg, which has on the rank and file. upon all of its tendency teas express grief some mourning calls mem- “Perhaps I will only repeat what shocked the whole revolutionary to this in the form of real wing movement are bers rally to ban- j The tasks of the left of the trade union to still closer the hundreds and thousands have stated movement in America, and let wish contribution toward the movement for which he stood. The party in order that we j many and burdensome. There can no longer be any doubt that ner of our before me, but let me say this, that j that he will forever and ever to rest idea the RUTHENBERG DAILY WORKER SUSTAIN- ' speedily of bureaucrats are agents of the employing class. They must may more realize the behest the services rendered by him to the and his *ork that he left unfinished the leader. 1 ING FUND was received cordially as a natural | in our great working class movement of this grow in leap and bounds. therefore be hurled from their positions by the rank and file. They must “Long live the Communist Move- coun-1 channel the expression the feeling the assembled try as well as of a! lother countries ! “I will extend my sympathy to the for of of be supplanted by uncorrupted leaders with a vision for a new ment.” staff his companions.” workers. * shall not be forgotten, * * nor shall the order of things, leaders who are ready for unending war on capi- great cause for “J. A. Blasuteh, Kellogg, lowa.” the which he lived and • The idea of RUTHENBERG DAILY WORKER SUS- * talism. And those new leaders must be supported and kept on 1 1 “To Carry Forward the Work.” fought for up until his ticath have * * 7'AINING FUND in brief is this. Comrade Ruthenberg Sub. District No. 1 of McKees- 1,. A. Homeland, the straight track by a well disciplined and thinking progressive been in vain. member of the looked upon The DAILY WORKER as an indispensable port Pa:—“Members of the Workers “Let us fill in the spare left by United Mine Workers, M’aukegan, 111. movement. weapon in the struggle the ivorking *• (Communist) Party mourns the loss our devoted brother and comrade —“ln my simple way, I wish to ex- of American class ft Scabby labor leaders and stoolpigeons have no place in the press my of our great, leader C. E. Ruthenberg. with redoubled energy in carrying on great sorrow for the loss of emancipation. Few comrades in the party or outside of it, ranks of American labor. “We members of the Workers the work from where ho left off, until our leader and comrade, C. E. Ruthen- can realize how much time and effort he gave to the paper. | (Communist) Party of America our class (the working class) berg. I * shall! Few comrades can estimate what Ruthenberg meant to The, in the name of the “I must admit I was greatly moved ’There is no fundamental between the Chinese pledge ourselvc3 rule the world.” DAILY WORKER in its many difference American proletariat to carry for- V m m when the news came that he was difficult and trying hours. policy Ramsay Philip opinion of MacDonald, Snowden and J. 11. Thomas ward the work in which Comrade “Ruthenberg Mas the Builder of dead. In the of many comrades it was therefore felt to be and the policy of Stanley Baldwin and Austen Chamberlain, 1 .Ruthenberg showed such fearless and Our Party. “Perhaps I will only repeat what most appropriate that The DAILY WORKER SUSTAINING de- hundreds and thousands have stated clares a writer in the New York Times; a writer who knows hisfWyal devotion. Lithuanian Bureau, Workers Par- FUND be named in his honor. “Long liye The before me, but let me say this, that favor 1 Communist Inter- ty:—“The sudden death of our tripe. They all defending imperialist interests there. On leader j the services rendered by him to the Furthermore it was felt generally that in view the national! and guide, Comrade C. E. Ruthen- of the same day we read in the New York Tribune that Ramsay Mac- “Long live The Workers (Commu- working class movement of this coun- great service rendered to our movement and to The DAILY berg, was a great shock to us, and try as well as of countries, Donald Is planning a visit to the United States and that the < nist) Party of America!” all other more to all Lithuanian workers in America! shall forgotten, WORKER, in particular, that this fund be devoted to the task * not lie shall the progressive members of his party planning to relieve * * nor are him of as well. great cause for which he lived and of improving the paper, to hiring additional editorial “Heed His Message.” party leadership, because of this same fundamental agreement “Comrade , Ruthenberg was the j fought for up until his death have talent, to securing such attractive and necessary'features as v ith the tory government on China. International Labor Defense, l’aca- i loader of our party and the revolu- been in vain. news correspondents in foreign lands, regular cartoon serv- . tello, Ind:—“ln behalf of Puratello tionary movement. The death of “Let us fill in the’space left by our ice, a popular column, proletarian stories, comics, and | Branch International Labor Defense ! Comrade Kutheni>erg has inflicted a devoted brother and comrade with re- science John 11. Walker, president of the Illinois State Federation ! I wish to express the great feeling of ! deep pain in our hearts. Ruthenberg : doubled energy in carrying on the raising the standard of the paper generally. of Labor, has a solution for the coal industry. It is: Less mines, ! sorrow with which news of Comrade is dead, but ids eourageous revolu- j | work from where he left off, until our No comrade can feel that he has done his full share to less miners and more profits. But "Honest John” would com- Ruthenberg’s death was received. tionnry spirit remains with us. class (the working class) shall rule honor the memory of Comrade Ruthenberg without enrolling l,enin the world.” pensate property owners whose mines would be forced into in- Realizing he would not have the la- As Comrade after his death himself in the ranks of the. eontrilMtors to the RUTHEN- bor movement cease progress even Jives always with us and leads us to activity by this solution. For the miners he did not even propose to mourn death of so valuable leader Communism, Comrade Ruthenberg Roll in the Subs For The DAILY BERG DAILY WORKER SUSTAINING FUND. : a tree burial. -- , the labor movement should heed his will remain in hia spirit and his WORKER. —-BERT MILLER.