The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-30
BY HARRY HAYWOOD
Article 2 (ConcIusion)


THE fact that the N. A. A. G. P. is trying to save
its face could not be hidden by even the most
Skillful of its speakers, DR.. Dubois at its 23rd
Conference held recently in Washington, d. G.
Dubois, who made the key political speech at
the conference, did not even mention the word
Communism, but preferred to speak in vague
manner about the youth, of whom, he said, Eve
have completely neglected and have practically
discouraged their participation in our organiiza-
ton" He talked about the Every severe criticism
of the organization both from the inside and
from the outside, etc, etc.
Dubois tried to create the impression that the
Conference was about to make a complete turn
but he is cautious enough not to say in what
this turn consists He also admits that "of course
the new policy will ALLEVIATE some of our former
white friends who have been supporting our or
ganization, but the time is here when it becomes
necessary to assert some independence"
OF course it is clear that these former" white
friends are precisely the imperialist bourgeoisie
which have in the past led the organization, and
are still leading it, occupying the dominating
positions in the leading committee, such as
Spingarn, Mary White Ovington, Capper, etc.
1t is clear that the independence" about which
the elegant DR.. Dubois is suddenly concerned is
independece fro mthe more open and brazen
control of the imperialists over the organization
In other words, this control must in the future
be in a more covered form in order to fool the
masses.
More Demagogy
The purpose of this demagogy about "inde-
pendence" and Dubois talk about the necessity
of taking more interest in the economic ills that
affect the great masses of our people, is clear.
The reformists betrayer understand full well that
the old methods are no longer fit to serve the
YP +I1nir a1isf
perialst bosses themselves, in the person of the
white president of the N. A. A. c. P, Spingarn,
are willing TO cooperate in this deception of
giving some Independence to the organization.
Spingarn in his own manner explains the aims
of the white slave-drivers in permitting the
NJ A. A. c. P. to make these denagogic gestures.
Spingarn stated at the conference: 1.-THE fight for
equality of all races in America is last stand
against the centrifugal forces carrying us away
from the American center, plea for spiritual
home here in America for the highest hopes of
all the races white and black, that inhabit our
continent
What are these mysterious centrifugal forces of
which MIR. Spingarn speaks so vaguely? These
are the revolutionary forces part of which is the
liberation struggles Of the Negroes. And what
is this American center? This in relation to
the Negroes, is the vicious system of national
oppression-denial of elementary human rights,
imposition of lylch-terror debt-slavery, chain
gangs, misery and poverty.
Spingarn in his speech also reveals the con-
ditions under which the white imperialists permit
the Negro reformists to fight" the Southern
slaye-drivers and their system of lynching and
XII Klux Klannism These conditions are: that
the Negro refornist agents shall, while carrying
on sham battle against the Southern slave
drivers, at the same time try to undermine the
faith of the Negro masses in Communism and in
the Soviet Union Thus Mr.. Spingarn says:
Dictatorship is absolutely opposed to the AM
erican spirit. And in this sense the dictatorship
Of the dominant race in the South, under the
leadership of the Southern bourbons, is just as
anti-Amercan as the proposed dictatorship Of
an economic group in the Russian sense of the
dictatorship of the proletariat." Emphasis mine
HI. H.) N-'C
Under the present conditions OF feverish war
preparations against the Soviet Union, it is clear
what the ahoNs Statsment means splpgern's