The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-04


The white man complied with hi
the log; then he protested: 81 can't n
the log. If make another move, :
will fall off"
To this the old chief responded;
THAT is just the position of the In
dians. You have asked us to move
over to give you more room until we
are at the end OF the log. One more
move and we will fall off"
In the attitude OF the reactionary
elements of the United States, we re-
verse this analogy with reference to
the work of the American Negro La
Dor Congress. The congress is fore
ing the reactionary elements to the
end of their log and we wonder just
where they will fall" when they fall
Off" The capitalist press with refer
ence to the racial problem in the
United States has been forced to
move over" a bit. They are facing
an issue that is driving them to con-
cessions that they just hadn't thot
Of before" They now say that the
condition of the Negroes must be i'm
proved In the United States to pre-.
vent the blacks from turning red"
What a noble cause for granting the
Negro his constitutional rights! What
generous motive for protesting
against lynching and segregating!
What depth of sentiment and magni-
tude of purpose!
An organization has been started to
show the Negro his power as a part
of the working class. This organiza-
ton has been bold enuf to tell the
Negro that his salvation lies in his
own power to demand emancipation
and that this power is in his indus
trial strength. This organization has
told the Negro that he should have
the right to vote, the right to good
living conditions; that he should not
be Disseminated against. segregated,
lynched and oppressed; that by recog-
MIXING his struggle in common with
the workers of the world he can be
truly emancipated This organization
even has suggested, subtly, that de-
mands and commands bring greater
returns than pleas and requests.
Strangely this message to the work
ing class caused the reactionaries to
really move over" A boys club ap-
pears on the south side of Chicago to
train" the bodies, elevate" the NOR
ais and "sanctify" the souls of the
Negro boys.
This, of course, is another contri-
button to the institution of racial sep
aratism designed to divorce the inter
| ests Of the working classes-the white
from the Negro. However, the politi-
clans behind the move will be quite
successful IN adding this little vote
getter" to their repartee when they
start the cigar deluge and pink tea
campaign.
Innumerable publications North and
South, Negro and white, have sudden
| ly awakened to the fact that If the
Negro turns red" 1t will be "Ameri-
cas- fault and not Russia's." Really,
1t is astounding, to say the least! Op-
portunists seize upon the work of the
American Negro Labor Congress to
tell the ruling class represented by
the national political machines, that
the Negro had better be "salved up" a
little by the Americans, or somebody
else will show him a way out, and he
will take this way.
The bosses have thrown a crumb
ON the water and now a whole bakery
has come floating back. The most
dangerous weapon in the world is be-
ing used against the ruling class
thought. A cordial invitation has been
issued to the Negro-not to get thrifty,
not to get closer with the Lord" not
to quit looking at the clock" but to
think. The bosses are trembling in
their boots for fear that the Negro
will accept this invitation and start
thinking. The hangers-on and para
sites of the bosses, represented in the
Negro race by opportunistic race lead
ers, are going to get a nice handout
of brand new jobs-even If they are
in little segregated department
and the Negro race on the whole will
enjoy campaign for the "let-up' of
racial expressions, which campaign
will be conducted by those desiring
o capitalize on the sentiment stirred
ip by the American Negro Labor Con-
gress.
The congress, however, is not gull
ible and will not be deceived by these
false moves. The American Negro
Labor Congress, compared to its plan
or future agitation, has not started
making demands and issuing com
mands. The American Negro Labor
Congress is on the moving" end of
the log and somebody has got to move
over.