The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-03-18

will crumble before the alertness of the worlds
working class in the face of imperalist dam
gers.
Build the ]. L. D. and Workers Justice,
The growing economic crisis, signalized by
the crash in Wall Street, and now spreading
to all capitalist countries, with its new at
tacks on the workers. places huge RESPONSE
bilities upon the International Labor Defense,
"The Shield of the Working Class"
The National Executive Committee of the
international Labor Defense has decided to
carry on an intensive propaganda, recruiting
and collecting campaign through March %,
the end of the Anniversary Week of the Paris
Commune.
The National Executive Committee calls
upon the entire membership and all supporters
in affiliated organizations to work energeti-
cally during this period for (a) Millions of
workers to be modified for the counter often
sive against the employers attacks and to
workers from prison throughout the colo
NAL and capitalist world (b) 10000 new men,
bers, including 10000 Negroes (c) $4,000
for the Defense Fund-legal, protest, publ
city, literature, organization. This includes
assistance to oppressed labor in other coun-
tries; Cd 5000 new affiliated organizations;
(e) $4,000 readers for the Labor Defender in
Guiding $4,000 individual subscriptions. The
climax in this campaign will be the Paris Com
mune Anniversary Meetings in every city and
town, mine and mill village, carried out as
demonstrations of international solidarity
against the ruling class terror in all coun-
tries. The two days, March 16 and March %
will see tremendous notifications in district
and sub-district conferences everywhere against
the criminal syndicalism laws, for the protec-
ton of the foreign born against the attacks OF
the employers and the persecution laws being
rushed through congress.
The Paris Commune inspires and rallies the
workers of the world to greater and more de-
cisive struggles.
Defend the Communist Party, the new in
dustrial unions and all class-struggle workers
organizations against the employers effort to
outlaw them and illegalize their activities.
Support the new unions in their self-defense
struggles, in their efforts to organize the I'M
organized, in the campaign to build the unity
of the employed and the jobless against un-
employment, for work or wages.
Carry out the Paris Commune Anniversary
campaign of the International Labor Defense,
transforming the !. l.. D. into mass organ
ization of the working class rooted in the shops
and factories.
Build the l. l.. D. that will help smash all
capitalism's bastlles.
For the unity of the American working class
with the oppressed colonial and semi colonial
masses! Fight against the terror regimes in
China and India. Japan and Indonesia: against
the fascist relationships in Europe and against
the Young Plan Of Wall Street; against the
tyranny of Yankee imperialism in Latin Amer
lea, especially Mexico Cuba, Haiti, Columbia
Nicaragua and Porto Rico!
Organize against the imperialist war danger!
Build the defense of the Soviet Union!
Strengthen the revolutionary solidarity of
the worlds workers! \
Avenge the martyrs of the Paris Commune!
Smash capitalist class justice and tyranny!
Fight for the liberation of all class war pr-
soners! Free Mooney and Billings; the Centralia Il
victims; the woodlawn prisoners: Harry Cas-
ter; Franklin and Maxim and all others!
For the unity of Negro and whte-of work. <
ers of all races! 4-
Battle against lynching and segregationi