The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-10
PREPARED BY AGITPROP DEPART.
MENT OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY
I. THE PRESENT POLITICAL SITUATION.
The Economic Crisis.

Inc Economic SrlSlS.
(a) In spite of the propaganda carried out
by the capitalist press and the government the
economic crisis is developing further and
Stunning more serious proportions. Seasonal
fluctuations in production and in the steel and
automobile industries basicay do not change
the situation, while the accompanying intensi-
fled speed-up only further aggravates the con-
tradictions of capitalism, in making the crisis
more serious.
Decay of Capitalist Sterilization.
(b) The economic crisis in the United States
marks the most advanced point of the general
world economic crisis, undermining most de-
cisvely the already decaying sterilization of
capitalism right in its stronghold. In number
of countries, this crisis and the developing
counter offensive of the working class will
place upon the order of the day the task of
direct struggle for power.
The Rehabilitation of the Working Glass.
(c) The economic crisis which had its effect
upon the working class, is further developing
the class consciousness of the American work
ers in drawing in hundreds of thousands in the
struggle against the attempt of capitalism to
put the entire burden of the economic crisis
upon the shoulders of the working class.
The Role of the State.
(d) The role of the state against the growing
defensive which is rapidly developing into a
counter-offensive of the workers against CAPT.
talism, is being met with the most ruthless
attack on the part of the bosses and the state.
More than ever before, the state comes out as
the executive organ of the capitalist class in
the struggle against the workers.
The Role of Social Reformism and Social
Fascism.
(e) The socialist party allied itself with the
American bourgeoisie in the struggle against
he workers and endorsed the program of Presi-
lent Hoover and his administration The A. F.
If L. openly betrayed the interests of the work.
ers, pledged its support to the attack of the
bosses and to prevent the workers from resist
ing to wage cuts, speed-up and unemployment.
In the attack upon the workers, the socialist
party and the A. F. of L. gave their full sup
port and approval
'e Correctness of the Party Analysis.
az The present economic crisis and the
readiness of the American workers to struggle
demonstrates only further the correctness of
the analysis of the Tenth Plenum of the Com
munist International and the October Plenum
of our Party on the undermining of capitalist
sterilization and the rehabilitation of the work.
ing class.
The Success of the Five-Year Plan.
(g) The success of the Five-Year Plan of
socialist construction in U.SSR. simultaneously
with the undermining of capitalist sterilization
and the growth of the world economic crisis is
today being recognized even by our class
enemies. The achievements of the Russian
workers definitely demonstrate the superiority
of Socialism over capitalism, and present chal-
lenge to the entire capitalist world
The Labor Governments.
(h) While under the dictatorship of the pro-
letariat, the working masses improve their con-
ditions and develop the forces of production to
their utmost, under the labor governments in
England, Australia, and the rule of the Social
Democratic parties in Germany, Czecho-Slova-
kia and other countries, there is only increased
exploitation of the working masses, terrorism,
speed-up, and naturalization. The experiences
of the workers with the socialist parties and
the labor governments openly demonstrates the
role of the Second International as an agent
of world Imperialism in the ranks of the work
ers.
ID The sharpening contradictions of world
capitalism and the success of the Soviet Union
is only further accentuating the war danger
and making it reality which the workers
have to face in their everyday life and strug-
gle.
IL MAJOR POLITICAL TASKS OF THE
PARTY.
(a) Winning of the leadership of the ma
jority of the working class in the struggle
against capitalism.
(b) To strengthen and increase the influence
of our Party over the working masses.
(c) To entrench the Party more firmly in
the factories, mines and mills and to recruit
proetarians into our Party.
I'd To mobilize the workers for carrying
through the feminist Communist policy in the
struggle against the war danger, by turning
the imperialist war into civil war.
III HOW TO INVOLVE THE WORKERS
IN CARRYING THROUGH THESE MAJOR
POLITICAL TASKS.
(a) We must grasp the weakest link in the
decline of capitalist Observation-Disclosures
ment.
(b) On the basis of the everyday and imme-
date struggles of the workers, we must mob-
ize the working masses in line with our gen
eral revolutionary program in the struggle
against capitalism.
". HOW HE COMMUNIST PARTY UTIL-
fZES THE STRUGGLE OF THE UNEM-
PLOYED
the origin and basis of unemployment in capt.
taist society.
(b) As result of the struggle of the work
ers against unemployment we develop and in
stall hatred in the minds of the workers