The daily worker., 1931-02-19

ranks OF the union to root out this evil.
e. In Paterson. N. j., white chauvinism again
made its ugly appearance among our auxiliary
organizations
In most of the above cases it was revealed
that the Party fraction instead Of waging a de-
ternined struggle against chauvinism among the
non-Party members of their organizations capi-
tulated before chauvinism. The basis of this
capitulation is the existence of chauvinist moods
among Party members themselves. Thus the case
of comrade Yoknen of the Finnish Club fraction
who during the investigation of the incident re-
ferred to above, showed by his attitude that he
was against admitting Negroes into the pool room
and bath rooms. The attitude Of members Of
unit buro, section 4, New York, and of mem
bers Of the unit recently criticized by the Sec
ton buro for chauvinist tendencies in connec-
ton with the showing Of a film by the unit In
the Harlem headquarters was impermissible
Comrades Of the unit not only received this
criticism with hostility but the unit organizer
informed that the section organizer was "black
chauvinist" or Negro terrorist"
S. Indifference and passivity in regard to the
Negroes is also revealed in other fields Of Party
activity. In Harlem, where the work among
Negroes is our major activity there is an al
most total neglect Of this work.
a. Difficulty to mobilize number OF white
Party members for work among Negroes; failure
of comrades to appear when assigned to cer-
tain tasks-distribution of leaflets eviction cases.
the failure of white unemployed comrades to
participate actively in the Harlem Unemployed
Council etc.
b. The attempts on the part of some white
comrades to transfer into other sections.
c. The small attendance Of white comrades
at inter-racal affairs, dances, etc.
d. The attempt to shift responsibility for the
carrying out Of Negro work, to Negro comrades,
or at best to comrades assigned to Negro work.
e. The failure to energetically recruit Negro
workers into the Party.
(. The appointment Of incapable comrades to
function as Negro directors is common to all Sec
tions. This indifference and passivity in regard
to the struggles Of the Negro masses manifests
Grass underestimation OF the Importance Of
Negro work and reflects deep lack Of faith In
the Negro masses.
6. at must be born In mind that the Negro
masses will not be won for the revolutionary
struggles until such time as the most conscious
section Of white workers show, by action, that
they are fighting with the Negroes against all
national discrimination" ResoIution of the 9Th
Congress on Negro question.)
Party policy in regard to the Negroes, is that
the white workers recognize that In spite Of
their constantly worsening conditions that they
still occupy privileged position in relation to
the Negro workers
Therefore, any attempt to blur over the special
demands Of the Negroes. to deny the necessity
for special approach to the Negro workers, even
though such denial be covered by seemingly In
ternationanst. phrases: workers are workers 10
gardless Of race" there Is no difference between
white and Negro workers." etc, Is equivalent to
q call for unity Of Negro and white workers,
while forgetting about lynching. mob violence,
segregation, etc. in other words to align oneself
In practice with the socialists and liberals.
T. The district committee therefore reempha-
sizes the necessity Of a decisive break with all
chauvinist tendencies and practices and is de,
termined to take all measures, educational and
organizationaI to insure the carrying out Of the
Party une On the Negro question.
Towards this end the following tasu must b
immediately carried into effect:
a. Continuation and strengthening Of the cla-
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