The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-18
THE SPANISH REVOLUTION

erS meetings demonstrations, etc.
The immediate realization of that which the
masses want must become the guiding principle
NJ the Snanish revolution In regard to its most
important and pressing problem, the agrar1an
question. The Communist Party must recon-
mend the masses to abandon petttlonlng the
provisional government and hoping for any re-
forms They must expose most ruthIesSly Inc
fact that the government is In reality trying 70
protect the big landowners and to deceive Che
peasants. The immediate seizure of the Land
of the big landowners its distribution and armed
defense against any attack no matter from where
1t may come, that is the program OF the reVolu-
tionary Party towards the peasant masses III
this way the organized proletar1an leadership Oh
the peasant movement must be reanzeo 1he
measures for the special organization OF the
village poor must be adopted already today.
The fate of the Spanish revolution depends
upon whether the c. P. of Spain has devoted
too little attention to work in the village.
To all the questions which are stirring pres
ent-dsy Spain the Communist Party must give
direct clear answers exact slogans which PEN
citrate deeply into the masses and organize them.
The Party will fight for the immediate evacu-
alton of Morocco and for the unlimited right
to self determination of the people of Spain IT.
self including the right to complete separa-
ton.
The class struggle of the workers and peasants
against the bourgeosie and against the land
owners must be developed in every direction
The revolutionary situation demands not the
cessation of the economic daily fight OF the
workers, but the development of economic strikes
and their linking up with political demands
The factory must occupy the center OF atten-
ton of the Spanish Communist Party The
Party must attentively follow all the daily class
conflicts and must realize the united front of
the working masses.
The slogan of the Soviet Republic is the gen.
eral slogan of the Spanish revolution. This
slogan will arouse a great response when the
Soyiets are already organized everywhere and
have embraced broad masses of workers, peas
ants and soldiers when the fight for land has
developed when the broadcast strata of the pop
ulation have become clear regarding the reac-
tionary anti-popular character OF the provisional
government. At present special emphasis must
be placed on those slogans that lead to the
Soviet Republic; formation of Soviets confisca-
ton of the land of the big LANDOWNERS arming
of the workers and peasants
very important and urgent task is the
ganizational building up of the Communist
Party itself. The existence of strong Party
of the proletariat is, of course, the most neces-
sary presumption for the fulfilment OF all those
tasks of which we have spoken.
Thus the young Communist Party OF Spain
is confronted with very many complicated and
difficult tasks 1t must really as Lenin ex-
pressed it, accomplish wonders in organizing the
proletariat and the whole people, m order to
prepare for its victory in the second stage Of
the revolution.
The Spanish revolution shows how crunbly
and lottery is the whole edifice of the rule OF
the exploiters. 1t is not without cause that the
bourgeois press is following the events with such
concern and is so openly expressing its SYM
pathy for Alfonso, who has been kicked out. The
world bourgeoisie is trembling at the conflag-
ration which is commencing on the Pyrenian
Peninsula; it is adopting every measure in Or
der to prevent the fire spreading and to ex-
tinguish it. The imperialists have already set
their fleets in motion.
The world proletariat must follow the events
in Spain with undated energy. 1t must give
brotherly help to the Spanish proletariat. 1t
must help it to expose the worst enemies OF the
revolution-the social fascists, the counter-revo-
lutionary Trotskyists the anarchists, etc. 1t
must prevent the imperialists from dealing a
blow at the Spanish workers and peasants The
| revolutionary crisis has led to an aggravation
of the political life in Spain, to the enrichment
! of the class struggle with new forms and ex-
| periences. 1t is exceedingly important for the
international proletariat to take note Of these
newly acquired revolutionary experiences.