The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-22
BY MARIO LUCIANO
(,Secretary Anti-Fascist Alliance of
North Americal

BY MARIO LUCIANO ~
(Secretary Anti-Fascist Alliance of
North America)
The great French writer, Henri
Barbusse, has launched an appeal
for an International Congress
Against Fascism.
This great idea has matured rap
idly, till, by assembling the elements
which can guarantee its success, i
has taken concrete form with the
actual preparation of the first anti
fascist world congress.
A manifestation of this kind, be-
cause of Barbusse and his genuine
popularity and above all because of
the restless expectations of the
working masses today disillusioned
as to the efficacy of the means till
now employed to fight fascism, will
surely result in important affirma-
ton of the popular will and will be
a great historical event to be credited
to the anti-fascist movement; an
event from which there will finally
come forth those decisive measures
from which our own and other OPP
pressed peoples await their liberia
ton.
Socialists Sabotage.
But, precisely because this under
taking will certainly be crowned
with success, both from the view
point of propaganda and the prac-
teal measures which are bound to
follow upon the united efforts of
all the healthy revolutionary ener-
gies which the congress will draw
together, the socialist and labor in
ternational, on behalf of the social
democratic "Concentration" of Paris,
with the evident object of boycotting
the coming congress, announces in
it's bulletin that Barbusse's proposal
is nothing but one of "the usual
united front maneuvers at the SER
vice of the Communists"
Consequently" concludes the
secretary of the Socialist and Labor
internationally Since in this con-
gress' there will be no fundamental
vindication of the democratic regime
and it's establishment in Italy
and in the other countries oppressed
by fascism, the socialists cannot even
consider participating in this con-
gress."
1t is the distinctive ten
dency of the Anti Fascist Alliance
of North America to build up by all
means an anti-fascist united front
unequivocally based on revolutionary
action, to be carried out 0y the work
ing masses and aiming at the cap
ture of the state power and the es-
\ tablishment of workers govern
ment.
On this basis, any one calling him
self socialist should stand shoulder
to shoulder with us against fastism
because, if we are not mistaken, the
most prominent opponents of inter-
national socialism, in assuming any
theoretical stand, base there theses
on the materialistic dialectics Of the
great masters of socialism.
Now, it is simply absurd to con-
ceive that this dialectic can never
harmonic with the aims of parties
or social classes whose interests fas-
cism defends; and which, if they
do criticize fascism, do so only be-
cause they feel that their interests
could be better protected otherwise
Fascism, like every social force
exercised in an openly reactionary
direction, is formidable creator Of
potential social contrasts; therefore
lit perpetuates situation of revo-
lutionary unrest in which the. more
intelligent representatives Of the
bourgeoisie see a continuous threat
to their interests.
Differ on Method.
| In substance, the Fundamental,
contrast between fascism and thu
liberal-democratic bourgeoisie, does
not derive from any of the principles
whose practical application implies
new destiny for the proletariat
but rather from diverse conceptions
Of the art of government as applied
with the bourgeois aim of the maxi
mum guaranty Of its exploitation
Of the working class.
In fact, the social-democratic lead
ers, even if they still voice theore'
tical dissent, have practically sub
mitted to the b. urgeois ideologies
therefore, in full harmony with theii
classically conservative conceptions
and with the empty concept of ar
anti-fascist united front to be estab,
lished "above class distinctions,
they sacrifice the anti-fascist unitet
front of the working class.
The Socialist I; nd Labor Interna
tional through tie bcvrneois "Con