The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-02
AN.L.C. Statement on GarVeY

moral and financial support to the
revolutionary movements in the col
onies.
Garvcyism, protesting to struggle
for the liberation of the Negro peo-
pies of the world, does not dare to
designate imperialism as the cause
of the oppression of Negroes and
others; does not dare to point to
imperialist England, United States,
Belgium, ETC., as the enemies against
whom the liberation struggle must
be waged. Can cowardly leadership
get us anywhere?
Orgarizational Aspects of
Garveyism.
In its organizational aspects, Gar
veyism represents the leadership of
the Negro bourgeoisie Chat is, the
business men, employers, landlords,
etc.), over the Negro working-class.
Through various capitalist schemes
it's object is revealed as to replace
white exploitation of Negroes by
Negro exploitation of Negro work
ers. For this reason it fails to point
out to the Negro masses that Negro
landlords can be just as heartless
in their rent extortions as white
landlords, that Negro oppressors can
be just as cruel as white oppressors.
Denouncing Du Bots, Kelly Miller
and other bourgeois Negroes for
their betrayal of the Negro masses,
Garveyism declines to point out that
this is the historic role of the bour-
geoisie among all races and in every
country: that the Chinese bourgeoi-
sic, the Indian bourgeoisie, the Ne
gro bourgeoisie, are constantly be-
traying the masses of their race for
the crumbs of concessions thrown
them by the imperialist oppressors.
III. A Correct Program for the
Liberation Struggle.
Of all the Negro organizations
ostensibly fighting for Negro liberia
ton, the AMERICAN NEGRO La
BOR CONGRESS alone wages a
militant struggle and offers cor
rect program. The A. N. L. c. pro-
gram is based upon the realization
of the class differences in capitalist
society and upon recognition that
only the working masses have the
revolutionary will to struggle, that
the bourgeoisie seeking only fuller
share in the exploitation of their
own people are not capable of wag
ing a struggle for the real liberation
of the masses from capitalist ex-
ploitation and oppression, but seek
only a fuller share in that exploita-
ton. The Negro bourgeoisie, prop
erty owners, real estate agents, ETC.,
have a stake in the system under
which Negroes are exploited and OPP
pressed and are not in favor of the
efforts of the oppressed masses to
overthrow that system.
Only the revolutionary Negro
workers can lead the struggle against
imperialism, against white ruling
class terrorism, against lynching,
JIM rowism, against debt slavery
(peonage) against segregation and
resultant high rents, against low
wages and insufferable working con-
ditions and for the real liberation
of the oppressed Negro masses.
Negro Workers! Support the pro-
gram of the A. N. l.. G..
Support the fight for a militant
struggle against imperialism
Strengthen your struggle by join
ing hands with the revolutionary
workers of the world!
Down with imperialism! Down
with capitalism!
Long Live Workingclass Soil
darity!
On with the real fight for African
liberation!
For "a free federated West Indies!
For full equality, social and politi-
cal, throughout the world!
BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
American Negro Labor
Congress, National Offices,
235 West 129th St., New
York, U. S. A.