The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-18
India in Flames

The working class occupies the foremost po-
sitions in this move
The last two years have been a period of
unprecedented upsurge in the labor movement.
which found its expression in the widespread
strike struggle. This movement differs sub
stantially in character from the strike move
ment of the first period (1918-1921) at that
period the strikes were spontaneous and were
directed by leaders who were enemies to the
working class, who had come from the middle
and petty bourgeosie. The position is entirely
different at present-the strikes of the recent
period differ in their organization their stub
bornness.
The workers display great mlitancy in place
of the former leaders, who were not of the
proetariat, new proletarian militants are being
more and more pushed forward from the midst
of the working class The left wing of the
labor movement is growing and strengthening.
In the process of the struggle there arose, de-
veloped and strengthened such class unions as
the "Girni Hangar" (Red Flag)--the Bombay
textile workers union, which has approximately
$4,000 members, and the Great Indian PENN
sula Railway Union, which has about 10000
members. These unions have taken up the lead
ing position among the militant Indian prole-
tariat and have become most influential fac
tor in the entire political life of present-day
India
British and Indian Bourgeoisie Combine
Against Reds.
British imperialism and the Indian bourg-
eoisie, who strive for an agreement with the
former, correctly estimated the significance
of the revolutionary wing of the labor move
ment, and for two years now have been con-
Quoting relentless fight against it, applying
the most ruthless government repressions, is
suing special legislation directed against these
unions and their leaders, through dismissals of
the workers who have displayed their activity
and loyalty to the cause of the Indian prole-
tariat
Independence Movement Loosens Revolution
airy Elements
Under pressure of the working masses. who
undergoing a rapid process of reorganiza-
ton, the National Congress, the political or
ganization of the Indian bourgeoisie which
strove to achieve political and economic conces-
sion through agreements with British imper-
asm, which has been forced to adopt more
radical methods of the struggle. The resolu-
ton passed at the last session of the National
Congress, in December 1929, demanding the
independence of India lin place of the demand
for Dominion Status put forward by the previ-
session of the National Congress), and
Gandhi's salt crusade" were maneuvers of
the Indian bourgeoise with the object of keep
ing the leadership of the growing revolution
airy movement in their hands. As has been
seen from the further development of events.
these maneuvers did not succeed. The posi-
ton in India is so acute that the salt crusade
which had as it's object to pacify the masses
of the people by creating a sembance of
struggle against the British authority, to keep
them in subjugation to the National Congress
and its leaders, has resulted in just the con-
trary: it gave powerful impetus to the move
ment it let loose the revolutionary element.
British and Indian Bourgeoisies Work Hand
in Glove.
The mass arrests which are being prosecuted
at present by the Anelo-Indian government
among the leaders of the National Congress
would seem to point otherwise, would seem to
prove that there are genuine revolutionaries
in the persons of these leaders. This, however,
is only semblance, cleverly calculated chess
move The leaders of the National Congress
will yet come in use for British Imperialism.
British imperialism, suppressing the workers
and peasants movement with the sword and
fire, Intentionally withdraws from the firing
line these people. which it still requires g.