The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-19
Ev PHI. BART.

BY PHI. BART.
IT is only necessary to contrast the figures
of employment in the basic industries with
the numerical strength of our shop nuclei in
order to evaluate our activity in modifying the
masses to fight against imperialist war and
for the defense of the Soviet Union. Recent
employment figures in the metal industries
(steel, metal, machinery show approximately
one million workers. Add to this the more
than two million employed in chemical and
textile (of which rayon can be used IN chem
ical warfare) not to mention the Importance
of transportation, auto, food, ETC., and it is
easily observable the phenomenal task facing
u.s.
Comparing the above figures of the millions
of workers employed in industries that are
vital for capitalist war, with the eleven hun
bred membership in our shop nuclei as re-
ported in the Plenum Resolution on this ques-
ton it becomes clear that our main task in
this campaign is the building of shop nuclei
in war industries. No amount of writing can
be convincing proof of our seriousness to
mobilize the Masses until we have utilized our
forces to overcome this discrepancy.
Choosing Work in War Industries.
The incoming District Committees must give
careful attention towards strengthening nuclei
already in existence and making plans of
building nuclei in important plants directly
connected with war preparations (ship yards,
ammunition, etc. and in industries that can
be converted for war purposes (auto, rayon,
etc.. The cruiser building program recently
approved by congress necessitates counter ac-
ton by us in organizing a nucleus in every
ship yard that builds cruisers, even where
we have no contacts.
We have mentioned many times the i'm
of n
industry However to our knowledge we can
not record single nucleus in an aeroplane
factory. Here it is interesting to note, while
we have Ford nuclei in existence for many
years, at no time has the question been dis
cussed of organizing the aeroplane factories
that are connected with the Ford Company.
Similar mention must also be made in the
chemical industry, where our work so far has
been negligible.
Fighting the Double eaded Serpent of
Pacifism and Jingoism.
In conducting the campaign against imperi-
alist war preparations we must expose all
pacifist illusions created by the bourgeoisie
and also not neglect the lingo propaganda.
Every occasion must be utilized for teaching
the workers through concrete examples the
reason for fostering pacifist thought In ex-
posing the Kellogg peace" pact or the London
similar actions by the bourgeoisie prior to the
last war (world peace court in Amsterdam,
Wilson slogan che kept us out of wary. Also
not failing to expose the treacherous part of
the social-fascists in the last war we'll as
their part today.
Not only must we fight against pacifist IL
lusions, but against the jingoist war program
put forward by the various fascist organiza-
tons. Here is our opportunity to expose the
Woods and Greens solution" for unemploy
ment by building more battle ships. The $50
cial organizations" in the factories, which are
Harvesting the workers for imperialist war
must be fought and made impotent through
our activity.
Internationalizng Our Work.
Our shop papers deal only casually with the
working class movement internationally Where
this is done it is haphazard. Serious attention
must therefore be given to link up the work
in the factory with the danger of war. For
example, in Ford's we can point out that in
the last war the plant was used for making
shells. Similar incidents can be mentioned
elsewhere.
In the campaign for the defense of the So
Wet Union concrete incidents as to why the
bosses want to attack the workers fatherland
are necessary. In this respect comparisons
should be made of conditions in a particular
industry in this country as compared with that