The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-27

with its antiforeignLborn bills. Il
strikes at the Negroes by perpetuating
their political, social and economic en-
slavement, by not defending them
against the ku klux khan. The
Coolidge government bids for the sup
port of the ku klux khan. The De-
fender backs the government In this
policy.
The political interests of the Negro
and OF the fereign-born workers prove
also identical Both are fighting for
elementary civil rights against the
imperialist government and its sup
porters-the American fascists-the
ku kIux khan. The political policy of
the Defender is harmful.
Summarizing our analysis of the
two questions which we formulated at
the beginning Of this article, we can
say: a
From an economic viewpoint, the
antiforeignJborn campaign and legis-
Tation are means employed by the rul-
ing class in order to divide and
weaken the workers and thus prevent
their organization and effective strug-
gle for better conditions, especially in
the basic industries.
Politically the anti-foreign-born pol
icies of the Coolidge regime is a bid
for support of the most reactionary
elements, of the American fascists--
the ku klux khan.
Both on the economic and on the
political field the Negro and the for
eignlborn workers face the same en-
envy, their interests are identical, they
are natural allies in common fight.
We would not consider our analysis
Of the position taken by the Defender
complete without attempting to an
swer one additional question: how to
explain the bankruptcy OF the De-
lender in the realm of racial policy?
The explanation that suggests itself
at the first glance is the orientation
of the Defender. The Defender hopes
to get a few concessions for the Ne
gro from the white ruling imperialist
class by submitting unquestionably to
its rule and pledging its loyalty to it.
1t says in effect: Look how loyal we
are; we will support you against your
enemies, the workers, both black and
white, only throw us a few crumbs,
abolish the most fragrant discrimina-
ton" In this the Defender repre-
sents the sentiment of a section (per-
haps a considerably Of the Negro
Electromagnetic. 1t is not peculiar to
the Negro Electromagnetic. In India,
in China, in American colonies; in
fact, in all parts Of the world where
the imperialist oppression extends
over colonial peoples, we can observe
how the native bourgeoisie ds betray.
ing the interests OF the oppressed by
siding with the oppressors. Another
part of the native bourgeoisie Gas was
especially clearly shown in the recent
struggles in China) at one time unites
with the workers and peasants against
the imperialist oppressor, while at
another time 1t fights the workers
(when the workers present their own
demands for higher wages, lower
hours, better working conditions).
The experience of the struggle of the
oppressed nationalities and races
against imperialist oppression has
proven that the only true, consistent
and militant champion of national or
racial freedom "a the conscious and
militant working class and not the
bourseoisie OF the oppressed peoples.
The working class being the most OBJ
pressed class in society, cannot free
itself without aboiishing all forms of
oppression. This was proven by the
historic experience of the Russian
workers, who. having freed themselves
from the yoke OF czarism and capital
ism, have also abolished all national
or racial oppression,
There is the basic reason why the
Defender mot being an expression Of
the historic aspiration Of the Negro
working CLASSY could not be expected
to be a consistent fighter for the in
terests OF the race. But, unfortun-