The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-07
THE REVOLUTIONARY MASS
STRIKE OF THE POLISH
PROLETARIAT

tory) struck with the Lilpop and Norblin fac
tories at the head, where the leading role of the
Communist Party was clearly evident,
Especially in the Norblin and Llpop works
was the movement sharply directed against the
PP.S, and in reply to the decision Of the PP.S.
in the Paravoso factory not to take part in the
strike, the workers in the two above mentioned
works on their part adopted decision to pro-
coed to the gates OF the Paravos factory and not
to allow the workers to enter. On the morning
Of March 16, 400 workers from Lilpop and 200
from NorbIn, in spite of the fact chat the lead
ing workers among the staff were arrested, did
actually march to the Paravos factory but were
forciby dispersed by the police.
In spite of the treacherous attitude of the p
P S., the workers of the railway workshops in
East Warsaw and also in Lemberg NoWj, Cont
che Radon Radomsk and other towns joined
in the strike. Although the Communist Party
did not succeed in drawing the municipal work
ers and the majority Of the railway workers into
the strike the bourgeois press estimated the
total number Of workers who took part in the
strike in Warsaw at 30 to IS thousand. Stormy
demonstrations and open air meetings took place
throughout the whole day in Warsaw Already
early in the morning, about 5000 workers gather
ed in the Theatre Square, and as they did not
succeed in consequence OF the concentration of
police forces in holding demonstration, they
went to a neighboring square where meeting
took place. A Communist speaker and num-
Der Of other participators in the demonstration
spoke, and in the workers quarters demonstra-
tons lasted the whole day
In Upper Silesia, before the 18th of March,
against the P.P.S and on the proposal of the
Revolutionary Trade Union Opposition, resoiu-
tons were adopted and strike pickets organized
in pits, in order to secure the carrying out of
- ali
took part in the strike. Here one can definitely
say that the strike was carried out thanks to
the activity of the Communists and their leader
ship.
In the Dombroya coalfield, where the general
strike of the miners is still going on the work
ors IN all the big factories and the Jewish work.
erS in the small undertakings went on strike
The strike embraced also the whole OF the oil
industry, about so per cent of the workers in
Lodz and the neighborhood, in Balystock Cra-
cow, Teschen (SileSia), Czenczochau, Wilma and
many other towns, all transport workers in
Gdynia and, what is particularly important, the
workers in the muntion factories in Staracho-
Vtca, Ostroyete and other towns.
An important new feature of the political SIT
ua5ion which became apparent on 18th Of March
was the participation of Polish social democratic
workers in the street demonstrations OF the Com
munlst Party, the elementary striving OF the
masses, in spite of the terror Of the government
and the prohibition by the P.P.S. to 60 on the
streets, Thus, for instances, in Warsaw. Gne
workers circles OF the P.P.S Of the Iilpop works
adopted decision regarding participation in
the demonstration, whilst the Warsaw Confer
ence Of the P.P.S youth on March 49, by a great
majority, pronounced against the treachery OF
the leaders of the P.P.S.
The social democratic workers Of Cracow de-
nonstrated with. the Communists against the
fascist government and drove the P.P.S leaders
off the speakers platform. The united front
was strengthened by the joint stubborn fight
against the police, during which one worker was
killed and many were arrested by the police
In Saybusch the demonstrating masses forced
their way into the town hall. After long and
fierce fight with the police, who were also aided
by the military, three dead and many wounded
lay on the ground. In number OF localities
the peasants from the neighboring villages also
took an active part in the demonstrations.
The leading role Of the Communist Party OF
Poland in the strike in Warsaw Upper Silesia
and other districts, the street fights in Cracow
zyViec, Lipiny, etc, as wen as the fact that
about 100000 took part IN the political strike
prove that the movement was raised TO q higher
stage OF the revolutionary mass strike that the
revolutionary mass strike confrontS the Polish
proietariat and its Communist Party as an i'm
mediate practical task as the most important
instrument in the present stage for mobilizng
the broadcast masses Of the people under the
hegemony OF the revolutionary proletariaS for
the fight against the fascist dictatorship for
drawing the masses into the armed irsurrection.
for decisive fights for political power.