The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-30
May Day and Japanese Workers

affiliated with the Red International
of Labor Unions and is the fighting
organ of the working class of these
countries.
The ex-Communist group, headed
by Yamakawa and Inomata is worse,
for this group, though not affiliated
with the Communist International
nay, they even dared to send out an
open letter against the Comintern-
uses the most high-sounding phrases
from MARKHAM literature in their at
tempts to fool the masses although
in action they were so mild as to be
content with the government given
legality for their political party.
These people call their monthly
publication "Rono," a theoretical
magazine for the militant Marxists.
They boast of their legal political
party and claim that the interests
of the masses can only be attained
through that party.
However, the Japanese workers
and peasants say, "The only party
that truly represents the interests of
workers and peasants is the Com
munist Party. We don't need any
other. We want to make the exist
ence of the Communist Party legal"
"The legal status of the Communist
Party" they say, lis to be granted
by the capitalist government, but it
is not to be wrested by the constant
fighting on the part of the Masses"
And the Japanese masses today are
fighting toward this end.
This year May Day will be cele-
brated by the Japanese workers and
peasants with a still more deter
mined spirit to revenge the wrongs
done upon them by the reactionary
Tanaka government. 1t is highly
probable that the government will
use the military forces against the
demonstrations by labor In fact
they did use them last fall during
the coronation ceremony of the
Emperor.
The workers are determined to
fight. They are demanding the
eight-hour day. Bouzai for the mill
tant japanese proletariat! Down
with the Tanaka government!
At this juncture 1 would like to
say a few words about the activities
and attitude of the Japanese work
ers here in the United States. The
Japanese Workers Association of
America, which is in fraternal re-
lationship to the Communist Party,
has branches in New York, San
Francisco and in Los Angeles.
Their membership is not large, but
they are militant. At the last meet
ing of the New York branch before
May Day a declaration was read in
which basic principle for future
activities was laid down. The de-
claration stated that hereafter, be-
ginning from this coming May Day,
the New York branch of the Japan
csc Workers Association will put
forth every effort toward organic
ing the Japanese workers, who have
been practically unorganized hereto
FORE" "The fight of the workers."
it said, SHOULD not be fragmental
or temperamental, uproar today and
calmness tomorrow. 1t must be the
fight carried on necessarily through
the unions, and not on craft but
an international scale. Organize the
Japanese workers in America into
industrial unions" Thus they are
preparing for the big task set be-
fore them.
The Japanese Workers Associa-
ton also voted, at it's last meeting,
to participate both in the May Day
parade and the celebration at the
New York Coliseum. The Japanese
Workers Association and the
Chinese comrades will join hands in
both the parade and the celebration
of the American workers to show the
international solidarity of labor.
Celebrate the May Day!
Show the international solidarity
Of labor!
Down with the Tanaka govern
ment!
Fight the ang-Kai-Shek bureau
cracy!
Long live the Soviet Republicl