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HORRORS! RED PLAY SHOW REDS
IN CONQUEST OF NEW YORK CITY
Americans Are Depicted as Horrible Example to Other
Capitalistic Nations by Sinoviev’s Follies of
1924” Played by Russian Actors
MOSCOW, (By Mail to the United Press)—American culture and Ameri
can capitalism as shown through the Red spectacles of the Russian revolution
is attracting hundreds of playgoers nightly to the New theatre in Moscow.
The title of the play is given as “The Trust for the Destruction of Europe,”
and it might more aptly have been named “Sinoviev’s Follies of 1924.” The
production is given at Mayerhold’s theatre, Mayorhold being a former star
of the Moscow Art Theatre.
The teechnique of the play is simplicity itself. There is no scenery, ex
cept an occasional chair or a table.
Tunnels, streets, rooms and houses
are represented by large wooden slabs,
like animated barn doors, w’hich glide
about the stage during the perform
ance. The effect, however, is to stim
ulate the imagination of the spectator.
“D. E.,” as the play is familiarly
known, is a fantasy, describing the
sinister schemes of three Americans
—the meat packer, the oil king and
the Wall Street magnate. The trilogy
has organized the trust for reducing
Europe to a waste desert. You are
to know that these three gentleman
are Americans by the fact that they
put their feet on the table, wear
“stove pipe” hats, make love to their
stenographers and perform their
“daily dozen” attired inB. V. D.’s up
on no provocation whatever.
The play’s narrative deals with
the formation of the Europe-de
stroying trust by these three enter
prising brethren, whose machinations
are then revealed to a breathless au
dience to the accompaniment of blar
ing Broadway jazz. “As long as we
must die,” declare the harassed Euro
peans, “let it be to music.” Whereup
on Europe is destroyed to the anti
quated American tune of “Down in
Jungle Town.”
Ruin In Europe.
The American death-dealing mon
sters set about their work quickly.
A twinkling red electric light, flash
ing jerkily, advises you that the trust
has let loose electro-magnetic energy,
leaving ruin in its European wake.
Germany, Austria and the Balkans
are transformed into debris before
you could say “Calvin Coolidge,”
thanks to the domestic skill of Ameri
can investors. We are shown Poland
swrept off the stage by the avalanche
of American destruction.
A scene if the French chamber,
culminating in the fond embrace of
liberal and reactionary deputies, mar
ges into France’s extirpation beneath
the wrild forces of the American trust.
England is reduced to a barren isl
and, inhabited by two starving gentle
manly beggars, one of whom finally
embraces the cannibalistic faith and
devours his fellow survivor.
These scenes are interspersed with
flashes upon a screen, showing quota
tions of Lenin, Trotzky and Sinoviev,
lending emphasis to the spetacle of
American imperialism shimmying to
its own extermination. Revolutionary
sermons, droning jazz, preposterous
Americans mingle, in kaleidoscopic
form.
America, you must understand, is
the subversive element, Soviet Russia
the haven of order, liberty and happi
ness. And so the scene shifts to Mos
cow, capital to the sole country sur
viving the American pestilence. Two
American spies, caught red-handed in
the sanctum of the communist inter
nationale, are removed by armed red
guards, obviously to no good end.
The Russian communists determine
upon a counter campaign to rescue a
dying world from the clutches of the
well-groomed American barbarians.
The jazz band yields to the strumming
of the “International.”
A Tunnel to New York.
But psst! What’s this? The com
munist schemers huddle together,
hatching out their counter-move. At
last, we have it. A tunnel shall be
built from Leningrad to Iceland, and
thence to New York. The armies of
Europe’s revolutionary workers shall
pour into the United States through
this submarine tube. The jazz band
eases into the rillicking melody of a
revolutionary sailors’ song.
But, as quickly, the tune is chang
ed and the band strikes up “Hard
hearted Hannah, the Vamp of Savan
nah,” as the scene shifts back to New
York. Here you see the meat packer
the oily magnate and the money king,
rubbing their hands delightedly at the
prospect of reducing Soviet Russia
to the level of the European ash-heap.
The Ku Klux Klan appears on the
stage. The ghoulish American tri
umvirate decides to destroy the sovi
ets by recognizing them.
And then, the climax, which you
have already guessed. The Ameri
can trust’s scheme to operate Cook’s
tours of the European wastelands is
thwarted. A last-minute American at
tempt to blow up the bolsheviks’ tun
nel is nfpped in the bud and the red
troops of Soviet Europe march victori
ously to Manhattan through their
trans-continental extension of the
Brooklyn subway.
The three American capitalists may
be seen crouching in a corner. The
meat-packer, in despair, begins dis
tributing sample tins of corned beef
among the red troops, indicating eith
er his desire to trade with the soviets
are to poison their armies.
‘INDIVIDUAL STRIKE' COSTS
MORE CONCERTED STRIKE
NEW YORK, Jan. 7.—When a
man quits his job, he really goes
out on an individual strike. Few
firms realize that, as a general
thing, they lose more by the “in
dividual strikes” than by concerted
strikes of a majority of the em
ployes. In many cases the total
labor turnover in a year is equiva
lent to three concerted strikes of the
entire force.
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F^esfularjy and J)ependatxUj
STEAMSHIP ADMIRAL WATSON
Sails from
Seattle
Jan. 7th
Feb. 4th
Arrives
Seward
Jan. 15th
Feb. 12th
South from
Seward
Jan. 18th
Feb. 16th
Calling at all regular Southeastern and South*
western Alaska ports in eluding Seldovia and
Kodiak.
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Telephone Main 81
Res.. Madison 40
Pacific Coastwise (Service
^ADMIRAL LINE
IH.F. ALEXANDER.
STEAMSHIP STARR
S. S. STARR SAILS JANUARY FOURTH
• San Jnan Fishing and Packing Co.
G. C. HENDERSON. Agent
PHONE MADI80N 13*. SEWARD, ALASKA
In a study of the turnover prob
lem, the Policyholders’ Service
Bureau of the Metropolitan Life In
surance company has found that the
reason for a concerted strike is
always known, but that practically
no employer has scientific knowl
edge of why individuals quit. Ac
cordingly, the Bureau has prepared
a set of personnel cards to produce
accurate information as to turnover
causes. Fifty-four companies, group
policyholders of the insurance com
pany have adopted these cards dur
ing this year. This gives a definite
prospect that the general and spe
cial causes for quitting will be brot
to life.
Research has proved that there
are company* reasons, employe
reasons and general reasons. Prac
tically any of these reasons can be
modified by proper action of the
company. The cards, prepared in
the light of these discoveries, have
met with' wide popular approval
among firms installing them.
The key record of these cards is
the final sheet providing for the
analysis of the reasons for leav
ing. This really offers a frank and
accurate criticism of the company
by the departing employe and by
foreman and other subordinate of
ficers. There is little chance that
anything wrong will be overlook
ed.
Two Sorts.
There are two sorts of reasons
put forward by a company, first
those that concern the quality of
the man who is fired, that is, he
may be careless, dishonest, incom
petent, insubordinate, lazy, a trouble
The Alaska Railroad
TRAINS LEAVE SEWARD
8 A. M.
Monday and Thursday
TRAINS ARRIVE
8 P. M.
Wednesday and Saturday
breeder, etc. If such cases are
numerous it means the employment
bureau is weak. Again a number
of men may be laid off because
there is no work, no material or a
breakdown. If this situation de
velops often it means vital weak
ness at the heart of the manage
ment.
The employe may quit for reasons
of his own. He doesn’t like the
work—too hot, heavy, wet or dirty
—or perhaps he doesn’t like his
boss. He is more than likely to
give the real reason when he quits.
It may be the pay or the hours are
wrong. All of these reasons can In
each instance be personal prejudice
and of no significance, but as soon
as the same reason begins to pile
up an imposing total a genuine sore
spot is revealed.
Other so-called general reasons
such as difficulty in getting to and
from work, marriage, pensioned,
needed at home, going into business
for himself, etc., are beyond the
company’s control. Even these rea
sons, however, may have a com
munity significance.
“Excessive turnover is a warning
that something is wrong,” the bureau
pamphlet states. “Analysis will locate
the trouble. There are ways to cor
rect turnover.
Activities can be developed to im
prove and increase safety. Un
sanitary conditions within the plant
or in the neighborhood may be the
reason, and should be corrected.
“A turnover record is at once a
I guide and a challenge,” says the
pamphlet. “To know the facts and
fail to use corrective measures is
to invite greater trouble. The em
ployer who provides himself with ex
act knowledge of his personnel
situation will naturally apply it in a
corrective way.”
Sheaffer’s Life Time Pens, at the
Alaska Shop. tf
CAN USE A FEW MORE CUS
TOMERS AT THE 0. K .BARBER
SHOP.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA
ROUTE SCHEDULE
Vessel—
Yukon __
Scheduled
Lv. Seattle
_January 3
Alameda_January 10
Alaska_January 17
Yukon_January 24
Alameda ...
Alaska .
__January 31
........ February 7
Scheduled
Arr. Seward
January 10
January 17
January 24
January 31
February 7
February 14
Scheduled
Sail fm Seward
January 10
January 17
January 24
January 31
February 7
February 14
Steamers in the above schedule will make all regular ports of call
in Southeastern and Southwestern Alaska.
The steamship Redondo will discontinue operating to the west
ward until further notice, as soon as she completes her present trip.
Freighter Nabesna is scheduled to sail from Seattle, December 30th.
Send orders by wire.
J. H. FLICKINGER, Agent
PHONE MAIN 125 SEWARD, ALASKA
AN EMPIRE BUILDER
As all railroads in years gone by have been the greatest
contributing factors in development of the regions through
which they passed, so also is THE ALASKA RAILROAD each
day accomplishing much towards the building of an empire.
In place of the old, tremendously expensive and inconve
nient methods of transporting supplies of whatever character
over rough trails from the coast, there is now a modern rail
road that carries supplies and equipment in greater quantities
to and from the Interior, and along the way, in much less
time and at far less expense than was formerly required.
This great steel highway offering regular twice weekly
freight and passenger service between Seward, Anchorage
and Fairbanks; and tri-weekly mixed service over the
Chickaloon and Chatanika branches, is at your service. For
further information write
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
McKINLEY PARK ROUTE
ANCHORAGE ALASKA
Special week-eend tickets (one and one-third actual fare) on
sale at all ticket offices