The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-30
ny IF. BROWN
Msw % Correct Our Shortcomings.


Mow % Correct Our Shortcomings.
Is 1t possible to correct the shortcomings and
develop the campaign to a tremendous move
ment that viii defeat the Hoover-Doak offensive
and at the same time rally round the Party large
masses Of foreign-born workers who through this
canpatgn can and must be drawn into the daily
struggle Of the American working classP No
body can doubt that. It is the problem of in
volving the Party as whole in this struggle
as one OF the major struggles, that we are
facing.
The proposals of how to overcome the short
comings, how to conduct the campaign, etc., are
already embodied in the positive side OF the
seven major reasons registered which explain
the weakness of the campaign and which are
contained In many Party documents, In the in
Structions OF the National Committee for the
Protection OF the Foreign Born worked out espe-
cially after the last Party Plenum.
Nevertheless, am enunlernting those which
are the most important. In order to revive and
develop the campaign for the Protection Of the
Foreign Born 1t Is necessary:
/. Development Of the campaign against the
new Offensive Of the Federal government This
must be connected and dramatized through local
struggles against the discrimination by which the
foreign-born workers are affected-on city and
neighborhood scale, and at places Of work dor
example, refusal to hire foreign-born workers on
public works, discharging foreign-born workers
in the construction of public works, road con-
structions, etc., If they are not citizens depor-
tations In connection with strikes or militant
participation in the revolutionary movement;
discrimination in the distribution OF relief as
sgnment Of jobs revocation Of citizen papers,
etc..
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struggle against wage-cuts with the campaign
against the terrorization Of the Negro masses,
and, in general, with the struggle in the shops
and the struggle of the workers as whole
against the capitalist offensive on the standard
Of living OF the American workers.
2. A vigorous, WIDE agitational campaign
must be developed in our press against the new
wave Of terror launched by the Hoover govern
ment.
,. To strengthen the National Committee for
the Protection of the Foreign Born, drawing in
more representatives OF the mass organizations,
OF the revolutionary unions locals OF the A. r.
OF L. and other organizations which we are
drawing into the campaign.
4 To strengthen the Districts and City Com
mittees for the Protection Of the Foreign Born
through conferences in all those districts where
the committees Observation-Disclosures called
in line with the revival Of the campaign against
the new offensive launched by the federal gov
eminent.
5. The language mass organizations must be
awakened to the realization that this is their ma
jor campaign at the present moment, through
the activizing and enlightenment of our Party
fractions within the mass organizations
s. The I. L. D. shall work hand in hand with
the Council for the Protection Of the Foreign
Born. The tasks Of the two organizations have
already been laid down. While the major task
Of the Council Tor the Protection of the Foreign
Born Is to conduct a wide, continuous agta-
tional campaign to lead the struggle for the pro-
lection Of the foreign born in general in giving
legal advice, ETC.. the l. L. D. is to participate in
the campaigns and to take care OF the legal de-
Tense Of the individual cases Certainly the de-
velopment OF the campaign will enable the Coun-
Gil for the Protection of the Foreign Born in
supporting the l. L. D. in its campaign for funds
concerning the defense Of desperate cases.
T. Building Of Legal Advice Departments as
already established in New York and Michigan.
These have shown good results in the develop
ments OF the campaign, IN making known the