The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-09
Significance of the Yokinen Trial

the U. S. government has been laid upon Yo-
kinen-and peculiarly after he has been OK.
pelleo from the Party he is charged with mem
oership In the PartyI-the enemies OF the work
ing class, particularly the Finnish socialists.
declare that the Communist Party is responsible
for the deportation of Yokinen.
They have nothing to say about the arrest
and holding for deportation Of about 20 Firms
who were seized during the raid at the Finnish
socialist hall. They do not even protest in their
FINNISH socialist daily. Not word in protest
the N T. Herald-Tribune states that the man
agement Of the hall even furnished the in,ni-
4gratlon authorities with room for questioning
the people at the dance that was raided. What
splendid cooperation OF these sociaI-fascsts with
the police!-against the workers! The role they
play in Finland, in Hungary, Jugoslavia--in all
countries including he United Statesi
The Communist Party declares that the class
struggle demands its victims. No. worker who
goes on the picket line, into demonstration.
INTO any phase OF the struggle is protected from
the grasping hand of the capitalist government
and its destructive organs. If Yokinen goes on
the picket line he would have been exposed to
the same danger. Today as a declared friend
OF the Negro as one who recognizes the error
ne MADE IN the past, he is an enemy of the
capitalist class and is to be made a victim.
a
er who wishes to fight for the interests of the
working class become a victim so easily OF the
capitalist government. The Communist Party
VIII rally the masses Of workers-Negro and
white to the defense of Yokinen who is to be de-
ported Tor his expression Of solidarity with the
Negro workers. Particularly the Negro workers
must see in the mass trial of Yokinen that the
Communist Party is the only political Party
that unites Negro and white workers on an
equal plane, and carries on the fight for the
Negro workers. Particularly the Negro workers
must rally to the defense Of Yokinen who is to
be deported because he wishes to fight for the
Negro workers.
The foreign born workers, too, against whom
the Negro misleaders and takers are trying to
arouse the Negro workers, must recognize that
the Communist Party is the only Party Of the
working class that carries on the struggle in
their behalf, especially now that they face de-
portation also for working class activities. They
too, must rally to the defense of Yokinen
The trial Of Yokinen is of tremendous i'm
portance. In this trial the Communist Party
Of the United States openly tells the working
class what the workers and peasants Of the
Soviet Union declared when in Stalingrad sew
eral months ago, two Americans working in the
tractor plant slugged Negro worker. At that
time the workers Of the plant declared that
there is no place In the Soviet Union for Amer
lean capitalist methods" The Communist Party
declares that there is no room in its ranks for
enemies Of the Negro, who therefore are en-
emies of the working class The Communist
Party declares that the working class of the
entire country must become aware at last that
unity of the working class is essential for the
revolutionary struggle; that the enemies of the
working class-the capitalists, the strike break
ing A. F. Of L. leaders, Green and Vol, the
socialist party-stand for division of the work
ing class, to make it helpless against the at
tacks Of the capitalists.
Negro and white workersI Prevent the de-
portation Of Yokineni Weld your ranks to-
gether in struggle! Only the revolutionary or
CARNATIONS unite all workers. Build the League
Of struggle for egro Rights--the organization
of white and Negro workers, determined to fight
for the rights Of the Negroes! Join the Trade
Union Unity League! In all the struggles that
the working class conducts and must conduct
its leader is the Communist Party--the revolu-
tonary party Of the working class!
But above all the native born white Amer
lean worker must recognize that division be-
tween him and the Negro worker can serve only
the boss. and therefore the boss intensifies his
D:2Dsss2as e aslpis'ns &c s'S'l1ee sne =.