The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-14
T friends Of Soviet Union Will De

der to expose completely the deception
practiced by the League of Nations
and all organizations supporting it.
1--WE, the representatives of the
workers, peasants, revolutionary in
telligentsia and oppressed nations
send out a call for the courageous
support Of the U. S. S. r. and the
Chinese Revolution, says the Friends
| Of the Soviet Union statement, only
sympathetic organizational and agi-
rational preparation for action in the
cause of socialism and for the aboli-
ton of capitalist wars, can succeed.
'The congress calls upon all work
ers, peasants, all genuine advocates
of peace, and all true supporters Of
culture and civilization to prepare to
struggle by all means against war
preparations directed against the U.
S. S. R." "Our slogan is" continues
the statement, manual and brain
workers join forces in the fight
against imperialist war, against the
forces of capitalism, and against the
throttling policy Of he imperialists
in China, against intervention in the
U. S. S. R., against bloody fascism.
With all it's means the Congress of
the Friends of the Soviet Union will
fight against imperialist war and pro-
;ect and defend the U. S. 5. R., the
fatherland of all workers as the bull
wark of peace, ard the stronghold of
socialism"
American Workers Friendly.
The statement of the American
Federation of Labor that the U. S.
workers do not sympathize with the
working class of the Soviet Union was
repudiated as untrue by Jack Lever,
a machinist from the United States
Ten years ago, he declared, in a bath
of blood that covered Europe the
greatest event in history took place
"The leaders of the A. F. Of L. and
the four railroad brotherhoods claim
that the American workers do not
sympathize with the Russian work
ers," said Lever. This is entirely
false. The records of the conventions
of the international unions represent
ing the workers of the United States
and Canada prove conclusively that
they were unanimously in favor of
the recognition of the Soviet Union by
the U. S., and demanded the immedi-
ate resumption Of trade relations. The
Russian labor movement alone has
shown the courage and the ability to
take over the government and indus.
try"
1.-THE Rank and File American Del
egation was greatly impressed with
the achievements of the U. S. S. r.
Millions of workers in the United
States and Canada hope for the sue
cess of the Soviet Republic"
German yolga Republic.
The remarkable achievements of
the peasants in the autonomous Ger
man Volga Republic were related to
the World Congress of the Friends of
the Soviet Union by Putt, a member
Of the German Peasant Delegation.
Especially enthusiastic was he about
the work of the Soviet Union in de
veloping the cultural standards and
vocational training Of the peasantry
there, and in fostering agriculture.
These impressions were gathered
by Putt, who together with other
members of the German Peasant Del
egation, made an extensive study trip
thru the Volga Republic.
Union With Proletarlat.
The speaker described the blossom
ing of new life in the villages and the
development Of the peasant co-opera-
tives, thus realizing it's complete 20
litical and cultural autonomy of the
community of the German farmers in
the Volga valley. He declared that
I the German Peasant Delegation will
tell the German peasants that the
Russian peasantry was able to achieve
It's great successes only by close al
lance with the Industrial proletariat.
The closing session of the Congress
OF the Friends of the Soviet Union
were marked by scenes of great en-
thusiasm. There was an impressive
ceremony when Noroshilov, Soviet
war commissar, on the orders of the
War Council Of the Soviet Union, pre-
| sented the Order of the Red Flag, the
symbol of world social revolution. to
Clara Zetlun, veteran revolutionist,
who, with Karl Liebknecht and Rosa
Luxembourg, protested the imperial
lst war and stood by the November
Revolution from the beginning; Andre
Marty, who led the revolt of the
French fleet in the Black Sea in 1919
against intervention; Max Holz, cour-
ageous fighter Of the German probe
tariat, who was imprisoned for many
years for attempting to consolidate
the first workers republic; jacques
Sadoul, captain of the French army