Evening star., 1932-12-01
|RED MARCH HERE.
SUGGESTED EARLY
Communist Action Planned
by Foster, Party Head,
September. 13.
BY the Associated Press.

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NEW YORK, December Earl
Browder, a member Of the secretariat
Of the American Communist party, said
at national headquarters today that
ever since william z. Foster first sug-
gested a march on Washington the
party had been active In organizing and
supporting such a movement, both
among Communists and non-Com-
munists.
Speaking for Foster, the party head,
who is Ill, Browder said the present
march was decided on By the National
Committee Of Unemployment Councils
on October 10. but that Foster first
suggested the action in a speech last
September 13.
THE Communist party has definitely
supported this move from the begin
ming" Browder said.
Become Sympathetic.
A vast majority Of the marchers are
not Communists, he added, "but most
OF them become sympathetic In the
course Of the march,"
The party spokesman said the recent
Communist national political campaign
was aligned with plans for the march,
AS to the question what relation the
international headquarters of the party
has with the movement, Browder said
that while no sanction was asked of the
international party, I'VE send them our
papers, and We receive papers from
Them
The Communist party" Browder de.
ciared, has been the main political
leader OF the fight for unemployment
insurance. and this march fits right In
with our whole conception of the strur-
gle for such relief as well as for ti1a
demand for immediate Winter relief.
The move was initiated by locaf
Unemployment councils and final plans
were made at meeting of their ma.
Iionai committee in Chicago on Octo.
per 10 and IL. but even before that
Comrade Foster suggested such action
IN public speech during the campaign
in the Chicago Coliseum on Septern-
Der 13.
Expect $500.
I'VE expect that $500 will reach
washington. These, in turn, represent
at least 10000 organized in UNEMPLOYED
councils Indirect representation, Of
course, Is much broader Ten times as
many people are active who are not
members. The movement arises out of
the activity of a minimum of 500 900
workers. For example, the Chicago
marchers were confirmed in a mass
demonstration Of $4,000 who paraded
the streets In the rain.
Only qualified representatives Of
groups OF workers are allowed to 20.
No one goes individually. The vast ma
Jority OF the marchers are non-Com-
munistS, but most of them become SYM
pathetic in the course Of the march.
The vast majority are members Of no
party"
With respect to the recent Communist
campaign and plans for the march,
same time, he said:
1T is a misunderstanding Of the
Communist party to place one against
the other. The two things go together.
Voting Is one means Of organizing
masses for unemployment insurance
and marching is another. We do not
prefer one over the other. We prefer
the use of both. The election activity
supplements and strengthens the mass
actions, and the mass actions strength
N the election work. We make no sep-
aration between them.
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"The rnarchers will reach Washington
on December 5-the day Congress con-
venes. A petition asking for unemploy-
| ment insurance will be formulated at
conference on that day and an at
tempt will be made to present 1t to
Congress on the next. ae
u understand that the UNEMPLOYED
Councils National Committee already
has addressed itself to the Speaker OF
the House, Vice President Curtis and
to the heads of the various committees
that are charged with questions re-
lating to unemployment relief"
He referred to pamphlet report of
the Thesis and Resolutions of the
Twelfth Plenum of the Executive Com
mittee of the Communist International"
printed after meeting in Moscow last
september as containing ''the kind Of
political guidance that IS given to the
various branches of the party"
Specific Tasks.
Under a heading, "The Specific Tasks
OF the Major Communist Parties" ap-
peared the following:
&C. P. U. S. A; the American party
must mobilize the masses and concen-
trate chiefly on the struggle: /. For
social insurance, against wage cuts, for
immediate assistance for the unem-
ployed. 2. For assistance for ruined
farmers g. For equal rights for the
Negroes and the right of self-deter-
nination for the black belt. 4. For
the defense OF the Chinese people and
the Soviet Union"