The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-14
M 0 Bill { FOR
Defense OF USSR
At conferences
Michigan Workers to
Fight War Plans

DETROIT, Dec. 13.-The District
Bureau of the Communist Party of
the Michigan District (No. 81 at its
meeting Thursday, December 5,
laid down a program of activity for
the mobilization of the workers in
the state of Michigan in defense of
the Soviet Union.
The Bureau considered the seri-
BUSINESS of the situation as devel-
oped recently as shown by the re-
newed open attack of United States
imperialism against the Soviet
Union in connection with the Rus
sian-Chinese situation.
The Bureau also had before it the
copies of the local press here, that
in the last few weeks has been print
ing the most provocative articles,
editorials and cartoons against the
Soviet Union. One of the papers
here, openly called for war on the
Soviet Union, stating that these
semi-barbaric" people must be talked
to in a different language than the
United States has spoken thus far.
It is no accident that the local
capitalist press here is so provoca-
tive against the Soviet Union. They
saw the readiness of the workers
here to defend the Soviet Union;
the broad sympathy for the Soviet
Union as expressed by over $4,000
workers that gathered to greet the
Soviet Flyers, and the thousands of
others who could not gain admission
to the halls. They also know that
side by side with the growing radi-
calization of the workers in Detroit,
as a result of the intensification of
naturalization, wage cuts and I'M
employment, there is a growing
sympathy for and understanding Of
the Soviet Union where the workers
have made the greatest gains in the
last year in building socialism.
The program of activity as laid
down by the District Bureau in
cludes the following:
1. A Party Conference-Consist-
ing of representatives of all factory
and street nuclei, section executives,
fractions in trade unions, fraternal
organizations, co-operatives, auxili-
aries, etc., including all members of
the district executive committee.
This conference will be held Satur-
day, December IA, at 2 p. M, at
1867 Grand River.
2. The organization of five mass
meetings in the various parts of the
city on Sunday, December %, in the
afternoon with the main issue the
defense of the Soviet Union.
8. The sending of speakers to all
trade unions, fraternal and mass
organizations to discuss the defense
of the Soviet Union.
a. The sending out of a resolu-
ton to all trade unions and mass
organizations, condemning the at
tack of United States imperialism
and pledging the defense of the So
Wet Union.
5. The printing Of a special leaf
let exposing the role of United
States imperialism and the attack
of the local press.
6. Discussion in the party units
of the present situation and the at
tack on the Soviet Union.
Z. The building up of the Friends
of Soviet Union into a real mass
organization. To instruct the party
fraction in the Friends of Soviet
Union to give all assistance in the
building of this organization.
8. To organize anti-war commit
tees in the factories, and working
towards an anti-war conference in
the near future.
9. To utilize the campaign in de-
tense of the Soviet Union for the
organization of auto workers, the
building of the T. U. U. L., the or
ganization of the council of unem-
ployment and for the recruiting of
new members into the party.
10. That the entire campaign for
this period be linked up with the
preparation for the Lenin memorial
to be held January 10, which must
be converted into one of the largest
demonstrations in the history OF
Detroit TO rthe defense of the Soviet
Union.
The District Bureau is aware of
the danger of an immediate attack
against the Soviet Union. The Dis
trict Bureau feels confident that the
Detroit workers in large masses will
! stand ready in defense of the Soviet
Union in the event that the Ameri-
can imperialist government dares
attack the Soviet Union, the father
land of the workers of the world