The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-28

cause to question the nilitancy Of the Associa-
ton and the wisdom Of it's policy"
Thus at the conference, the wiley Dubois, in
order to give an air Of authenticity to the dema-
gogic prattlec of a change Of policy" was
forced to admit that the NJ A. A. c. P. has
been criticized very severely in the past few
years both from the inside and from the outside
Much OF this criticism has been justified" And
again, in his demagogic statement that the N. A.
A. c. P. must now choose whether to stand
with mass or class meaning by class the Negro
bourgeoisie.
1t is clear that under such conditions, OF the
growing exposure of these msleaders, they cam
not play their treacherous role without at the
same time trying to cover up their reactionary
deeds in more clever than heretofore.
The conference represented an attempt to re-
yive old reforlniat illusions in new form, wrap
ped in the garb Of radical phrases. The fact
that these misleaderS find themselves forced to
appear. more radical at the present time before
the Negro masses is due precisely to the growing
influence of the Communist Party among the
Negro toiIers. Therefore to save their faces they
not only utilize old phrases, but. add new ones.
which, as We shall see later, went SO far as to
play With the slogan of revolution by violence"
Although hardly any of the speakers at the
conference openly mentioned Communism, it is
clear to anyone who had a chance to follow the
conference that the growing influence of Com
munisrn among the Negro masses and the at
tempt to counteract this influence by forging
new weapons of deception was the main aim Of
the conference. The recognition of the growth
of Communism among the Negro masses, and
the fear Of this, expressed itself, although not
openly, in all of the speeches of the betrayers.
In fact, We must remember that Communism
and how to check it constituted an important
part of the pre-conference discussions which
appeared in the symposium on Communism or
ganized by the Crisis, official organ OF the
N. A. A. c. P. Then again, the question of how
to check the growing struggles OF the Negro
mass was a question of immediate urgency
in view Of the inlnience of the election cam
caign.
The task Of the Negro betrayers-to ine up
the Negro masses behind the old reactionary
PARTIES, becomes exceedingly difficult under the
present circumstances of growing political con-
seriousness Of the masses. Therefore, along with
the usual demagogic phrases such as Reward
your friends and punish your enemies" cut
across the old Party lines split your vote"
etc. etc, there was talk Of an independent
Labor Party This was noted in the speeches
Of Professor Dswey, Abram Harris, LaFollette,
George Schuyler etc, etc. and has the definite
aim Of lining up that section of the masses
before whom the old bourgeois parties stand
plainly exposed
1t is clear that this new demagogoy must be
understood in the light of the present devastat-
Ing economic crisis which falls with greatest
force On the Negro masses Of the country.
aoaded TO desperation by the increasing on
slaughts on their already starvation conditions
and meagcr politica' rights, the Negro masses
are turning moro and more to struggle against
their opprescors. In their reason for way out,
they are turning more and more to the Com
nunist Party and revolutionary organizations,
recognizing in them the only force organizing
and leading struggle against increasing misery,
starvation and terror. This Develop
ment constitutes direct threat to the hegemony
of the Negro bourgeoisie. whose hegemony over
the Negro masses is being increasingly challenged
by the Negro workers, which have now come
forth as an INDEPENDENT class force within the
Negro liberation movement.
1t Is clear that under thcse conditions, the
Negro reformists cannot go on betraying the
Negro masses in the old way. The old methods
of pacifying the masses are no longer effective
In the present situation New forms of deception
must be found in order to check the rising re-
evolutionary tide. New weapons OF betrayal must
be forged. Hence the feverish demagogy OF the
Negro rcformists