The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-19

fear and contempt In which the Negro bourge-
oisie hold the toiling Negro masses. ANY at
tempt on the part Of the Negro toilers at re-
sstance is frowned on and attacked by the Me-
gro bourgeoisie. The conception of the Negro
bourgeoisie of the role Of the Negro masses is
one of passiuty, servile acceptance of oppres-
sion, and blind dependence upon the traitorous
leadership of the Negro bourgeoisie and its
shameless cooperation with the inperialist OPP
pressors. In other words the Negro masses are
merely the base for the building of the eco
non1ic power of the Negro bourgeoisie. And for
the furnishing OF funds to such typical organ
izational expressions OF the united front OF the
Negro bourgeoisie with the enemies Of the Ne
gro masses as the National Association for the
Advancement Of Colored People.
The Negro bourgeoisie has stake in the sys-
tenn OF jim Grow capitalist oppression Of the
Negro masses. Revolutionary 1truggle against
that system menaces the class interests of the
Negro borgeoiSie as well as the class interests
OF the imperialists. Thus we find the Negro
bourgeoisie viciously attacking the mass fight
Of Negro and white workers against the Scots
boro lynch verdicts, the mass defense of Orphan
Jones, Willie Brown and numerous other Ne
gro victims of class justice.
The Negro bourgeosie energeticaly defend
the lynch courts and try to bolster up the shat
tered prestige OF these instruments Of the ruling
NA~SO
oppressed and exploited Negro and white mas
ses, for the maintenance of the system of ex-
plotation, national oppression and murder. The
Negro bourgeoisie shamelessly offer their SER
vices - at price - to the white inperialists
against the growing liberation struggle Of the
Negro masses against the Communist Party,
which alone leads and organizes that struggle
Thus Mr. Young concludes his article with the
following bid for the guidance Of the Negro
masses away from Communism, away from the
revolutionary struggle:
If the Negro masses are to be made Com
n1unism-proof, the Disadvantages which have
been raised against them by the white majority
in power, must be voided by the union OF the
whites and Negroes OF vision working together
fighting by all legal and sane means the pros
criptions which are neither Christian humane
or in the spirit Of the fundamental laws of the
land"
What does Mr.. Young mean by the white
majority in power? Everybody knows that a
small group Of capitalists control the United
States and its government. Ex-AmbassaAor Ger
ard, representative Of this group sometime
ago admitted that the government was con-
trOlIed by SO capitalists! Twelve million work
ers, the majority Of them white, are out of work
today and starving. Are these Mr. Young's
white majority in power?' Other millions are
on part time and having their wages constantly
slashed? Are these Mr.. Youngs white major
ity in power?" Are the ruined farmers and
starving agricultural laborers the white major
ity in power?"
1 have already commented on Mr. Youngs
proposal for a united front" of the Negro bour-
geosie with the imperialist enemy OF the Ne
gro masses This is the program being car
ried out today by the Negro bourgeoisie It finds
its sharpest present expression in the shame
less betrayal by the N.AACP. n1isleaders of the
fight to free the Scottsboro boys.
Mr.. Young prattles OF legal" and sane
means"-in other words of 'boot-lcking dipo-
macy" and childish faith in the lynch courts of
The ruling class. He not only supports white
ruling class oppression Of the Negro masses but
he proposes that the Negro masses PROSTATE
and castrate themselves; unquestioningly accept
the lynch verdicts Of the murderous lynch
courts. He pirates of prescriptions which are
neither Christian" etc. AS If he were ignorant
that Christianity (and religion in generaD is an
instrument of the ruling class to befog the
minds OF the masses and divert them from the
struggle against their oppressors; as If he was
unaware that Christianity has always defended
the exploiters and oppressors, that the Christ
ian churches even defended, condoned and
JUSTIFIED the horrible institution Of ctattel
slayeryI