The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18
BIG COLONIAL
MEET SLATED
FOR BRUSSELS
Congress Will Organize
United Struggle
Especial to Tho Daily workerl


BERLIN, Sept. ia gigantic step
Is about to be taken In the worldwide
upsuree Of the colonial peoples. This
ls the first world congress against the
suppression of colonial and SEMI
colonial peoples which will meet at
Brussels, Belgium, about the middle
of next November.
The call for the congress is issued
by the International League Against
Colonial Suppression, with headquar-
ters at Proruszentrale, Berlin, Ger
many. The provisional committee
for the congress includes Henri Bar
busse (France), Martin Anderson
Nexo (Denmark). George Ledebour
Germany and Prof. Roo Meng Yu
(China). This committee asks all ma
tionalist and anti-imperialist organi-
cations as well as those determined
to stamp out colonial cruelties and
suppression in general, to send dele
gates to the forthcoming congress.
Cables announcing participation have
already been received from the Kuo-
mintang party of China, the Korean
nationalist party, the young India
movement and the independence
movement of Java, Dutch East Indies
Lansbury and Flmmen Attend.
The congress at Brussels will take
up all of the problems of Imperialism,
considering In detail specific cases of
brutalities in the colonies and sup
preston of liberties. 1t will also con-
slider the question of emancipation
of the colonies and semi-colonies from
imperialist rule. Special reports I'M
der this latter head will be made by
George Lansbury, M. P. of Great Brit
ain, and Edo Fimmen, general secre-
tary of the International Transport
Workers Federation.
Following is the communication in
full sent out by the international
League Against Colonial Suppression,
announcing the agenda of the con-
gress:
Dear Sirs:
The organizing committee for the
congress Against Colonial Suppress
sion" has received in the course Of
the last months large number of i'm
portant endorsements from leading or
ganizations Of the colonial and semi
colonial countries. During the last
week we have received many tele-
grams requesting that the conference
take place in this year. Acting upon
these requests, the committee decided
that the conference should be held in
the middle of November. The place
is Brussels and the exact date, ETC.,
will be communicated In due time.
On the basis Of the propositions,
motions, ETC., received up to date the
organizing committee has decided
upon the following tentative agenda:
/. Report on Imperialist Suppress
sion in the Colonies. Speakers will
be representatives of the different
countries.
2. Emancipation Movements in the
Colonial and Semi-Colonial Countries
and Support by the Labor Movements
of Imperialist Countries. Provisional
speakers, Edo Fimmen, general sec
rotary of the Transport Workers Fed
Grafton; George Lansbury, M. P.
Great Britain.
3. The Coordination of the Ma
tiona1 Emancipation Movements with
the Social Struggles in the Colonial
Countries.
4. Development Of the League
Against Suppression to a Great In
ternational Organization for the Sup
port of the Emancipation Movements
in the Colonial and Semi-Colonial
Countries.
The provisional committee asks
you:
(a) To communicate to MS imme
diately the size of the delegation you
intend to send to the congress in Brus-
sells. Costs Of the delegation must
be covered by your organization.
(b) To submit to us your PROPOSE
tions for the agenda and to communi-
cate to us the names of your repre-
sentatives and the points of the
agenda under which they intend to
speak
(c) To send us a written report, In
forming us about your organization.
This should be sent not later than the
middle of September, in order to en-
able us to translate and mimeograph
1t for the congress.
Trusting you will be in agreement
with the date selected for the con-
gress and that you will transmit to us
the requested information at your ear
Hest convenience, we remain. dear
sirs, Yours very truly,
international League Against
Colonial Suppression.