The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-05
Fighting Fascism-An international Job

The world congress to be held in Berlin at the end of
this week for promotion of the struggle against fascsm
must be made to stimulate the aggressive activity of the
working class of the whole world against this form of openly
murderous terror of the bourgeose Fascsm with
variations of FORM phenomenon to be found in greater
less degree in all countries where the preenses of bour
geos democracy longer completely suffice to keep the
masses deuded under capitalist rule.
Italy course the classic of the most clearcut
forms of fascsm serves as monstrous photograph before
the eyes of the whole working class.
The 9th of February last the first anniversary of
the death of Comrade Gastone Sozz He heroic cham
pon of the Italian working class and sacrificed his life for
the cause of the anti-fascist struggle.
Gastone Sozz arrested and barbarousy tortured by
the methods of the nquson But he preferred to die rather
than gain freedom the price of betrayal thus that
the true champions of the working class live and die Many
died before him. many since And many yet will fall vic
TINS. The murder of Sozz is not isolated is
system. Since his death Rva, Sanvito PiroIa Landi and
others have like him. been cruelty tortured and murdered
Della Maggorre has been shot, many others died of tuber
cuoss the prisons of Poroongone and Panosa the lives
of others still in danger Thousands of workers who fill
the prisons delivered death by starvation
the victims OF the exceptional court innumerable
The murder of Sozz in the year 1928 reused public opn
ion against fascs and the antfascst campaign the
working masses of all countries in motion against the dica
torship of the dagger.
What aims had this movement? Before all to initiate
international investigation of the Italian prison regime
and the tortres by of which it will be possible to
ascertain the inquisoria methods employed by fascsm
against during examination and in the prisons as
well as at the police stations and in the barracks of the fascist
militia
Secondly, that all political murders committed in secret
be brought to light that all the facts be asceraned with
regard to the murder of Sozz that the world proearat
defend the endangered lives of the political prisoners Italy
and the provocatons of the police which were carried
out after the events in Milan.
AS result of the press campaign and agitation great
protest was raised against ascsm The the whole
world especially their representatives in the antifascist
committees in Paris Basle Zurich Berlin Brussels Lugano
New York. etc. refused to allow that ascism continue with
IMMUNITY the fortunes and the murder of workers action
was undoubtedly successful The much advertised trial of
Milan collapsed and the prison regime was improved
we must not however be satisfied with these first sue
cesses We are only at the beginning of the struggle which
we must not abandon The prison regime in Italy still means
death Tor the prisoners and torres the customary
methods of examination in the political trials
The proetarat of the whole world raise its voice in
order to put end to this systematic murder which has be-
come governmental system. There be protest find
ing expression IN an organized action capable success
uy defending the faithful fighters of the Italian revolution
The campaign initiated in 1928 be extended and
developed until concrete results are achieved We must bring
about the release of all the victims of fascism. \
But more must be done than release the prisoners of
rather increases with the present rapid png m of the con-
radctlons of imperialism which brings every day sharpen
ing OF the class relationships and the certainty mperas
war Fascsm be overthrow only with the complete over
throw of the bourgeose the overthrow the rule of the
capitalist class and its state power.
Fascism must not be passively resisted but must be
aggressivey, militantly fought.
And the program which must be adopted bv any who
sincerely desire the end of fascsm program of the
Communist International Those who hate fascism must
study that program