The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-27
To the Working Class Readers
of the DAILY WORKER.
COMR

the Workers Communist Party in the five years
of its existence has done much to bring the message
OF the class struggle to the working class of this
country. The DAILY WORKER stands as beacon
light in every struggle in every strike, in every prob
lem OF the working class. 1t is the ONLY daily
paper in the English language in the WHOLE
WORLD which really belongs to and expresses the
viewpoint OF the conscious vanguard of the working
class.
The workers know this.
But also the capitalists know this.
The capitalists are ACTING upon the knowledge
that the DAILY WORKER is the only voice i'm the
native language which leads every struggle and in
the daily struggle, trains the working class for the
overthrow of the ruling capitalist class and to estab
lish the rule of the WORKING CLASS in this
country.
The action of the New York County Grand Jury
in lndicting the Communist Editors is motivated
by the knowledge that the Communist press is the
most POWERFUL WEAPON that the working
class has (Outsde of the Communist Party ITSELF in
fighting the capitalist class. But there is also no
table feature in this case-that NOT ONLY the
DIRECT agencies of the police and capitalist govern
ment are openly active this time, but that also an
other agency of the capitalist cass-the SOCIALIST
PARTY is the OPEN INSTIGATOR of the arrest
and prosecution of the directing heads of the Com
munist press.
But it is not strange that Mr. Morris Hilquit
suave and wealthy corporation lawyer and chief of
lHe SOcIdlISI party, was Cnc cnleI witness Tor the
pOllce-ln TACT, the complaining witness-whO went
to the Grand Jury and, in collaboration with the Dis
trct Attorney brought about the indictment of the
Editors of the working class press. For the So
CIALIST PARTY is PARTY OF THE POLICE,
party of STRIKEBREAKING and reaction and
the several Incidents of the sharpening class srug-
gle have recently compelled it to expose itself more
openly than ever before being (along with the
reactiOnary trade union bureaucracy the most dan
gerOus agency of the capitalist class WITHIN THE
WORKING GLASS;
The SUCCESS of the Communist Party and the
militant left wing workers in struggles against en-
ployers, against treacherous trade-union bureau
Gratis, and in leadership of the workers in building
NEW UNIONS against the employers and their $50
cialist' agents-these successes have forced the
struggle to higher plane, compelled the yellow $50
cialsts to show their antiwOrking class character
until EVEN THE ACKNOWLEDGED LEADER OF
THE SOCIALIST" PARTY APPEARS OPENLY
AS A GRAND JURY WITNESS AGAINST THE
LABOR MOVEMENT. The excuse is the exposure
of Hilquits part in the swindlng of needle trades
workers in stock-juggng DEAL but the REASON
is the desire to crush the working class press
to weaken the resistance of the workers to the
bosses and the bureaucrats.
And what of the activity of the WORKING class in
this fight?
1t goes without saying that the working class must
DEFEND when the capitalist class attacks All of the mill
tant activities of the workers in struggle
necessary. BUT THE WORKERS MUST SPECIFICALLY
NOW DEFEND THE FIGHTING DAILY PAPER OF
THEIR CLASS! The DAILY WORKER must be saved!
Before the Hiqut attack the DAILY WORKER in fnan-
cial Distress the midst of drive for funds
it from closing its DOORS NOT SUFFICIENT FUNDS
gathered Then the indictments, requiring MORE
help.
Comrades, have fought for you, for OUR CLASS.
We expect you to SAVE THE DAILY WORKER in this
crisis. The largest possible donations from Trade Unons
Workers Clubs and Societies. etc. and from individuals
necessary.
We expect you to respond better than before
The grave situation requires it, Let pull DAILY
WORKER out of financial difficulties and make it strong
for further fighting.
Rush all funds to
THE DAILY WORKER,
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