The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-19
PRE-CONVENTION DISCUSSION
Struggle Against War and Our Work
in the Factory

in the Soviet Union. A steel mill shop bulletin
should contrast conditions here with those in
the Soviet Union, and similar procedure can
be followed in other factories.
The experiences of the struggles OF the
American workers against bosses war prepa-
rations as we'll as those internationally caa
be a further aid in this work. The splendia
achievements of the Seattle workers in re-
fusing to load ammunition for the counter-rev-
dictionary hirelings of the United States and
the other imperialst powers as we'll as the
Intervention of the English workers in trust
rating similar attempts by the British are
splendid lessons for all workers. 1t is also
advantageous to point out the heroic struggles
of the Russian workers against czarism and the
historic role played by such factories Putilov
and others. These experiences will benefit the
workers and help them to understand our cam
paigns.
Organizing Committees in Factories.
Both shop committees of the revolutionary
trade unions and special committees set up for
definite purposes MAY Day, war danger) are
the best guarantee that we earnestly mob
izing the workers to fight against U. S. inn
peralism. This is the task especially of the
shop nuclei. They must become the initiators
around which such committees are organized.
Only through systematic work. distribution of
leaflets and shop papers inside the factory;
individual propaganda; calling together of
groups of workers who have already been in
fluenced by our propaganda, will we succeed
in building a net work in the factories that
will make it possible to rally the masses.
There is no "royal road" to supplant the
feminist method of organization. Ours is not
haphazard task, but persistent day to day
work in a systematic manner. 1t requires a
thorough understanding of the present econo-
mic crisis and the imminent war danger by our
comrades, so as to be fully aware of their
tasks and the problems facing us.
The seven million workers who have been
forced into idleness by the capitalists as result
of the econoic crisis which may bring about
another war is an important part of our cam
paign. In organizing the unemployed, in the
preparations for the July 4th convention in
Chicago, this problem must be kept in the
foreground. 1t is also necessary to Illustrate
the army and navy recruiting drives amongst
the unemployed, always remembering the Boil
shevk attitude on militarism. The whole cam
paign against unemployment must be linked
with the fight against the war preparations
Preparations for August First.
The International Day of Struggle Against
War is only two months away. Serious atten-
ton must be given Immediately towards mob
ilizing the masses for this occasion. Factories
having ShOp nuclei Sh0ulQ discuss meJn0dS OF
setting up committees and popularize August
First. These committees must link their work
with other campaigns such as building the
Trade Union Unity League.
In this connection it is also necessary to
link this task with the campaign for the sup
port of the Indian and Chinese revolutions
and convince the masses that the attacks
against the colonial peoples will mean low
ering of the living standards in home coun-d
tries.
Considerable laxity has existed in our workn
heretofore. At the present time such negli-
gence can lead to social democratic pratng
about fighting against imperialist war, but
actually not doing anything. Let us not for
get that while social democracy prepared re-
solutions for general strikes prior to the war
it did nothing to prepare the workers.
There is such danger of our Party's lead
ing in this direction. However we must EN-
phasize that laxity to carry out decisions
does not strengthen the working class. 1t is
therefore our duty to examine our weak spots
and strengthen them, to build shop nuclei in
all important plants, to give more attention
to those already in existence and thereby mob
ilize the workers to defeat our enemy and
make it possible to carry out the feminist
program of turning the imperialist war into
civil war.