The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-20

National Executive Board Of tne Trade Union
Unity League calls upon all workers to demon
etrate against immediate danger Of imperialst
war, new attacks ON the living standards Of the
masses, and the growing terror.
To all members Of the Trade Union unlV
League,
To all members of the American Federation
of Labor,
To all workers
Brothers!
May Day 1882 is of momentous importance TO
eeerv worker. We are in the midst Of the deep
est crisis in the history of capitalism. The crisis
continues to grow sharper In the U.S.A. the
crisis is felt most severely. At this very mo-
nent the crisis of capitalism in the U.S,A. is
taking on new forms as expressed in the con-
tinued drop in production in the most lmpor-
tant industries in the new huge bankruptcies
which already involves one Of the most power
Jul trusts, The insult interests, IN the growth OF
The financial crisis of the local state and 1eds
eral governments.
Al tine sane time that this crisis embraces
every capitalist country in the world, we can
proudly record that the Soviet Union the only
country OF the world where capitalism is no
more there Is an unprecedented increase IN
production, the raising OF the living standards
of the masses the victorious construction Of the
basis for a new socialist society. a
The capitalists are fighting hard to save their
system of exploitation. And they can and are
irving to save it only at the expense Of the
masses. Attacks on the living standards Of the
masses, new inlperialist war, the attack on the
Soviet Union, increasing terror against the re-
volutionary workers organizations and all mill
liant workers as means to carry through the
attacks on the masses, this is the program OF
the capitalists in this situation.
On top of the already heavy wage slashes the
capitalists are now letting loose a new wave of
wage cuts. This is already on in the mining
industry in many of the large steel plants and
is proceeding all down the line including the
poorly paid government employees. The measly
charity to the unemployed is everywhere being
cut down and discontinued. To carry through
these new attacks TO prepare for an attack on
the Soviet Union the capitalists are making
new arrests OF militant workers, are arrogantly
irving to legally lynch the nine Negro boys Of
Scottsboro, are increasing their intimidation Of
the foreign born as seen in the attempt to de-
port the secretary Of the National Miners Union
Frank Borich, Berkman, and Others are smash
ing the demonstrations Of protest Of the work
ers, are killing workers who fight against starva-
ton as in the Ford Hunger March, in the strikes
of the miners, in the protest demonstrations
against the Japanese irnperialfsts who are al
ready making war on the Chinese masses and
who stand at the borders Of the Soviet Union
ready to attack
The capitalists are not able to carry through
this program without resistance In the last
year the fighting spirit Of the workers has been
rising steadily. This was expressed in the heroic
struggles of the miners of PENNSYLVANIA Ohio,
West Virginia, Kentucky, the Anthracite and IL
Inois, in the struggles of the textile workers
of Lawrence, Rhode Island, Allentown, in the
strikes of the needle, building and other work
ers. 1t was expressed in the militant struggles
OF the unemployed, in the National Hunger
March, in the Ford Hunger March, in the mill
itant struggles Of the white and Negro toilers
in behalf Of the Scottsboro boys, in the militant
demonstrations against imperialist war and for
the Defense Of the Soviet Union carried through
recently in Washington Chicago. and other
cities More and more the workers organized
in the American Federation Of Labor are fight
ing against the bosses offensive and in defiance
OF the corrupt boss controlled bureaucracy OF
the Greens and VOLS. The struggle for I'M
employment insurance is already embracing
hundreds Of locals Of the A. F. Of L. in direct
Republication of the Greenwich policies adopted
at the last Vancouver convention Of the A. r.
Of L The growing fighting spirit and deterrni-
nation Of the masses was above all expressed
in the growth Of the influence and organization
Of the unions affiliated to the Trade Union Unity
League and the leadership Of some Of the most
important struggles among them the strikes OF
the miners of Penn Ohio, West Virginia and
Kentucky under the leadership Of the National
Miners Union.
May Day 1882 must become turning point
in the history of the workers of this country.
1t is a day that symbolizes the tightening OF