The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-26
May Day "A Day of Struggle

they reaffirm their determination
to fight on and win.
What is the significance of the
First of May of 1929 to the working
class of America in general, and to
its revolutionary section, the Com
munist movement, in particular.
First of all, we know that we
have to contend with the most pow
erful, brutal imperialism in the
world. Today it's rule in Latin
America is more open than ever be-
fore. On the other hand, the work
ers and peasants of South America
and Central America are learning
very rapidly the real meaning of
Yankee imperialist rule. We al
ready see the first signs of their re-
volt. The heroic struggle of the
workers and peasants of Nicaragua
under the leadership of SANDING; the
militant strike of the banana work
ers of Colombia several months ago;
the united front movement of work
ers and peasants of Mexico under
the leadership of the Communist
Party; the spontaneous strikes of
the workers of Argentina, ETC., show
that the protest against Yankee i'm
perialism is growing in Latin Amer
lea.
On this First of May the working
class of the United States and its
revolutionary vanguard must re-
affirm and strengthen the bonds of
solidarity with the workers and
peasants of Latin America against
American imperialism, against the
rule of Wall Street.
The danger of a new war is
greater today than ever before.
The ruling class of America is lead
ing the bourgeois world in its pre-
parations for a new imperialist
slaughter. On the one hand it comes
into conflict with England over the
world market. On the other hand it
is preparing for war to destroy
the Soviet Union.
The naturalization in industry,
speed-up system, reduction of wages,
piece work, unemployment, growth
of misery among the amasses, brutal
attacks by the employers and their
government upon every attempt to
organize the unskilled and semi
skilled workers into militant indus
trial unions, corruption of the trade
union bureaucracy for the services
of Wall Street, complete unity be-
tween the government and big bust
ness-all these mean only one thing;
preparation for another world war.
Our fight against American imper-
ialism and the war danger is not of
pacifist character. We are not
creating an illusion in the minds of
the workers that they will be able
to really prevent another world war.
AS long as capitalism exists, wars
cannot be prevented. We say to the
workers: Be ready! Mobilize your
forces under the Communist leader
ship in order to transform the inn
perialist war into the struggle for
the overthrow of your ruling class! !
Reaction is on the increase in this
country. Bloody fascism is raising
it's ugly head. The National Guard,
the state militia, the American
Legion, gangsterism in industrial
disputes, police brutality in the
strikes, persecution of foreign born
workers, etc., is fascism on the
American scale.
On the other hand, slowly but
surely, with ever-increasing tempo,
the workers of America are rising
against their enemies. The fight Of
the miners against the coal barons
and the reactionary leaders Of the
United Mine Workers Of America,
the heroic struggle of the textile
workers, the strike of the dressmak-
ers, the spontaneous outbursts of the
shoe workers, the revolt of the food
workers in New York, ETC., the form
alton of new, militant industrial
unions among the miners, shoe
workers, textile workers, needle
trade workers, food workers; the