The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-01
May Day for Revolutionary Mobilization
Against ImperiaIist War


The Communist International has long declared that the
post sterilization achieved through ntensifyng the
poitaton of the oing is partial temporary, and
decaying sablizaton which only lead to world
Imperialst United States is now engaged in des-
perate struggle with Great Britain Japan and other powers
for control of the Far Eastern and Latin American markets
The Dawes Pan hailed the stabzer of warruned Eur
ope is collapsed All the imperast powers prepar
ing for the inevitable catastrophe Mechanical armies air
forces tremendous naves and the marves of modern chem
isry will make this catastrophe great that the last World
War will pale into insgnfcance.
The American proetarat is today experiencing its forty
third May Day and the oreh anniversary Of the adoption
by the international working class of this originally Amer
ican institution the international revolutionary Labor
Day. May Day 1929, must be devoted to revolutionary
mobilization of the working class fight capitalist conquest
We better prepared to carry through such mobi
izaton than before
On the of the World War the international proetar
lat had atherland Today proudly hail leader
the Union Socialist Soviet Republics the Socialist Father
land of the workers of the world In the twelfth year its
existence the u S. S. has developed its industries far
above the prewar level and has brought its economy far
along the road of the upbudng of socialism Today almost
80 per cent of production is socazed production Electr
fcaon has been far advanced The turn towards the social
zaon of agriculture has been made The u s. R. is the
pole around which the oppressed oiers of all countries
gather for struggle.
This May Day larger masses than before will march
the streets and meet in demonstration throughout the world
in with the workers of the u S. S. R. The workers
of the world know that in Moscow Lenngrad Kharkov and
the other cities of the u S. S. r. the red workers. soldiers
and Sailors will bear banners which carry not only their
slogans but the slogans and demands of the workers of every
country And the revolutionary workers throughout Europe
Asia Africa Australia and North and South America in
meetings and parades will better organize themselves for
defense of their Socialist Fatherland the U. S. S. R.
This May Day marks for progress in relation to
cementng unity with the colonial workers We better
helped the revolutionary workers in China Mexico Ncara
etc. and greet growing friendship with the
workers and peasants of the Philippine Islands where Com
munis Party in the process of formation This May Day
will naugurate year of sauncher defense of the colonial
peoples in their struggles for independence from American
Imperialism We hail the growing revolutionary movement
in India.
On the scene of struggle in the U. s. there clearly
noticeable increased resistance by the working class against
the bosses and against the corrupt A F. of L. This is the
first May Day which large of striking workers in
the South united closely with the workers of the North
against the There is generally expressed
a mitancy among the large of unskied and
semskled workers which is sweeping the old and decrept
A. F. of L. into the background and bringing forth the
trade union center which will result from the Trade Union
Unity Convention in Cleveland June 1.
The Negro workers. whose deseron and betrayal by the
A. of L. bureaucracy has been both the and the eff
feet of the chauvnsm prevailing in the ranks of the
ing class coming to the FORE and taking their proper
place the front ranks of the revolutionary working class
In the of the struggles of the past year vic
tins have been added to the already long list of class
prisoners John Porter arrested for strike activity and anti
maris work and Tony Mnerich arrested for activity
behalf of the struggling miners but isolated examples of
many ncarcerated during the needle trades miners
textile strikes This May Day tremendously
the of strength which force open the
prison doors and release comrades.
Throughout the whole world the working class is march
ing forward of rehabilitation rises to the
brutal capitalist naturalization
We have been unable to take single victorious stride
without stepping the rotten bodies of traitors and strike
breakers the Socialist Party and the A. F. of L. We have
only to point to their work in support of the last and
in their undermining of the struggles of the workers in the
textile COAL food and needle industries to prove this
necessary that march over their bodies to achieve
. emancipation. We will not hesitate to do SOL
The most militant struggles of the past year have been
led by the Communist Party of America On this May Day
under the leadership of the Communist International the
workers of the world will achieve better organization
struggle against world Imperialism. The May Day dem
onstraons will better prepare that in the event of
will be better fitted for defeating own imperiast
government and turning the into struggle for the
Dictatorship of the Proletariat.
o7~ I've the First of May, International Labor Day
Long live the Struggle Against Imperialist War!
oas I've tie Union of Socialist Soviet Republics!
Support the Revolutionary Movements of the Colonies!
Long live the Chinese Revolution, and Soviet India!
Free Our Class War Prisoners!
Iong Live the Communist International Leader of the
World Revolution.