The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-03

The following letter has been addressed to the
Communist Party of the U. S. A. by the recently
founded Communist Party of the Philippine
Islands:
Dear Comrades:
In the name of the Communist Party of the
Philippine Islands we are addressing to you this
letter
The c. P P Z has emerged after long pc
Rod Of struggles Through actual experiences
we have come to the realization that to remain
in collaboration with national bourgeosie for the
attainment of Philippine freedom is absolutely
futile. The national bourgeoisie from the past up
to the present have shown how insincere they
are with respect to the independence issue. They
have always bargained and more than once be-
trayed the cause of Philippine freedom They,
through the Federal Party, have allied with the
American imperialists to permanently annex the
Philippine Islands to the United States they
have organized the Nacionista Party, waving the
flag Of immediate, complete and absolute indie
pendence" but, after securing the unanimous
support of the electorate, they cowardly gave up
the struggle for independence and snamelessly
sided with the worst enemy of Philippine free
dom, the American inperialists. The Democrats
Party was organized as successor to the defunct
Federal Party and as an opposition party to the
Nacionalista. But when the famous Wood-Na-
position party followed the same Nacionahsta
tendency playing the role of real scab taking
the post left vacant by Nacionalista Mayor in
support of the enemy of Philippine autonomy
In fact, both Nacionalista and Democratic Par
ties are not for the freedom of the Philippines
but for its permanent subjugation under the
American imperialists Thus the Philippine Pro-
letariat have come to realize the hypocrisy and
traitorouS role played by the national bour-
geoisie.
The reason for this friendly cooperation be-
tween the national bourgeoisie and American
imperialists can be clearly seen by the recent
policy of economic invasion of American capital
inaugurated by former Governor Stimson and
later fostered by Governor Davis in the P. I.
Through this invasion, under the protection of
the American army and navy and the local po-
lice and constabulary, they expect to extend and
intensity to the limit the subjugation and eX-
ploitation of the toiling masses of P. I. The I'M
avoidable immediate effect of this unlimited and
combined exploitation of workers and peasants
of the Philippines can be cited by concrete in
stances, i, e., the Colorun uprising in Tayug,
Pangasinan the general strike in Negros and
Iloilo the radicalisation of the labour movement
in Manila and surrounding provinces, the up
surge of the national independence movement
and class consciousness of the masses in spite Of
brutal armed intervention against tnefn. Be
cause of these historical facts that mercilessly
exposed the true colour of the national bourgeoi-
sic and the aims of the American lmperialists
the Philippine Proletariat have come to the real
ization of the need of political party of their
own in order to lead, independently from the
bourgeoisie, the struggle for Philippine indepen-
dence. Not only this, but it also aims to emanci-
pate the Philippine toiling masses from feudal-
capitast-imperialst ruthless exploitation under
whose fangs the workers and peasants live in
misery and bondage.
We have also learned how the socalled Socialist
or Second International retreated and betrayed
the world revolutionary movement Its support
to imperialist nations to continue in the exploit
tation and oppression of their colonies, especially
in the Orient has strengthened our belief that