The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-14
WHAT HAPPENED IN CHILE

The Chilean bourgeoisie which is attached to
the chariot of Imperialism, especially yankee
imperialism has been the spokesman for Latin
America in the Anti-Soviet front. Minister
Barrett has been particularly active in the CAM
paigns of ISLANDERS against the Soviet Union.
The bourgeoisie, the landlords and the i'm
perialists have ushered in an intensified attack
upon the working class and the toiing peas
antry in their efforts to put upon them the en-
tire burden of the crisis.
AS a result of that, there has been deep 60
ing rehabilitation of the masses in Chile. The
Communist Party and the Chilean Federation
of Labor which, previous to Ibanez's dictator
ship were the militant leaders of wide masses
of the oppressed people, were able recently to
recover from the savage blows pounded upon
them during the five dreadful years of fascisrn.
Inc working class of Chile which has long
history OF miutancy of class struggle is now
gathering it's strength and under the leadership
OF the Communist Party it made the first at
tempt to give a revolutionary solution to the
present crisis.
The present revolutionary upsuge of the
masses counts WIN new elements that increase
and brighten the revolutionary perspectiveS OF
the growing prerequisites of revolutionary stu
alton in Chile This is the increasing particl-
patton of the Indian workers and peasants in
the revolutionary struggle for their social and
national demands aiming to overthrow the spe-
cial conditions of national and social oppression
under which they live.
But the Communist Party of Chile, in order
to reach the present undisputable leadership
over the broad masses of the people, was COM
PEELED to rid itself of the opportunist elements
that for years have eaten the very vitalities OF
the Party and deprived it of militant leader
ship. This the Communist Party was able to do
by purging its ranks of alien elements and by
exposing the renegade Hidalgo who now def
nitely aligned himself with groups of landlords,
and petty bourgeois chieftainS playing the games
of British imperialism in Chile.
Hidalgo, who was sent to the Senate by the
popular vote of the proletariat of Antofagasta,
has betrayed the workers. He voted for a bill
introduced in the Senate which provides for spe-
cial repressiye laws against the workers for the
security of the state" He fatty refused the in
structions of the Party to speak against the
fascist bill. His insdious petty bourgeois &C
Invites within the Party were expressed in the
're-establishment of bourgeois democracy" in
Chile, as the first step for the struggle for
communist revolution" His present counter
revolutionary activities through his participation
in the bourgeois opposition fully confirmed the
healthy attitude taken by the Party that with
the help of the South American buro of the
Communist Party, expelled this pernicious, anti
working class element from the Party.
The Communist Party of Chile guided by the
correct line of the independent revolutionary &C
ton of the working class was able to give lead
erShip to the present uprising
The ruthless crushing of the uprising is I'M
doubtedly rich with lessons and experiences for
the Communist Party and the revolutionary pro-
letariat. We are not at present, in a position to
analyze the shortcomings of the Party which led
to the temporary defeat lessons that can also be
of great value to the American Party. But there
is an urgent and immediate task that faces the
Communist Party of the United States and the
revolutionary workers of this country. Our revo-
lutionary duty is to fight for the immediate free
dom of the workers who took part in the upris-
ing and who face an imminent death in the
hands of the hangmen of American imperialism
The Chilean workers are now engaged in big
strikes for the betterment of their conditions,
against the fascist terror for immediate relief to
the unemployment, against wage-cuts and speed
up, etc.
The Chilean bourgeoisie is unable to find a
solution to the deepening crisis. New class bat
ties are pending. Our brothers in Chile are en-
gagged in struggles for national liberation and
from capitalist and landlord exploitation.
Demand the immediate freedom of the red
sailors soldiers and workers. Down with the
butchers of the Chilean people!
Down with American imperialism!
Long live the struggles of the workers and
peasan.5 Of Chie