The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-06

spite of the enormous differ
ence between Poland and
America, a number of ques-
tons which occupy you are
also playing an important role
in our revolutionary work.
We are, since the establish
ment of the United Polish Re-
public in November 1918, an
ILLEGAL party. But altho our
enemies have CONDEMNED
US to illegality, we are taking
advantage Of every opportunity to
act PUBLICLY and to PROPAGATE
AMONG THE MASSES THE IDEAS
OF COMMUNISM wherever work
ers congregate-in trade unions. in
co-operatives and in educational or
CARNATIONS, After a period of
forced Illegally, you have. succeeded
in establishing legal Communist
Party in the form of the WORK
Frs PARTY" Our enemies have
hitherto prevented us to follow
L0GTeIOTe
continue the struggle FOR THE
WORKERS RIGHT TO HAVE A
LEGAL COMMUNIST PARTY. In
this struggle we take advantage of
the experience gained in the pro-
longed struggle against czarism.
Two figures will perhaps give you a
clear idea of our present position:
1000 Communists are incarcerated
in Polish Republican prisons. At
the recent parliamentary election
l26 thousand votes were given for
the Communist candidates in the few
constituencies where the Communist
lists were not annulled. Two Com
munists were elected to the Seim.
Another question, in which we are
ms much interested as YOU. is-THE
CONQUEST OF THE TRADE
UNIONS which are under the leader
ship of reformists and of traitors to
the working class. On this field too,
we have profited by the experiences
you have acouired under the leader
ship of comrade FOSTER.
In spite of considerable industrial
developments Poland is an agrarian
country, most Of its 80 million in
habitants being peasants. We have
brought forward the slogans of
SOLIDARITY BETWEEN THE
URBAN PROLETARIAT AND THE
POOR PEASANTRY and of the
WORKERS AND PEASANTS
GOVERNMENT. Therefore, we fol-
low with the greatest interest your
struggle for the establishment and
DEVELOPMENT Of mass party destined
to unity MILLIONS OF WORKERS
AND FARMERS.
Poland is an imperialist country
which contains, beside the purely Po-
lish population, number of national
minorities annexed by force
Ukrainians, White Russians, Lithuan-
ians, Jews and Germans who are
partly scattered turnout Poland and
partly inhabit territories according to
separate nationalities. On behalf of
these nationalities we have brought
forward, not only a demand for full
NATIONAL EQUALITY on all the
fields Of social life, but also demand
for their full RIGHT TO SELF-DE-
TERMINATION including separation
from the Polish State, especially for
Ukrainians, White Russians and
Lithuanians. But our Party, which
organizes in it's own ranks, workers
belonging to all these nationalities,
has also adopted the slogan of
WORKERS SOLIDARITY RE-
CARELESS OF NATIONALITY.
Our Party advocates the establish
ment Of an IRON PHALANX
AGAINST THE COMMON ENEMY
the Polish bourgeoisie and the Po-
lish junkers. We strongly recon-
mend our compatriots who have
emigrated to America to adopt this
slogan.
We have also another and a con
siderable grievance in common with
vou: we too are rs yet without a
DAILY end have strong desire TO
have such an organ. But our diff
ficulties are not the same as yours.