The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-09
The Continental
Congress

sistent fight against the payment OF
the bonus. Yet the Committee on
Unemployment and Economic Secur-
ity was compelled to bring in a reso-
luton for the payment of the bonus.
On the question Of the Roosevelt at
tack ON the veterans, by taking away
from them over 100000, 900, rank
and file veteran presented an amend
rnent that the Congress go on record
demanding the resembling of this law.
The original amendment, made by
one of the veterans who is close to
the Socialist machine, was to the eff
feet that the question shall be re-
ferred to the incoming committee
Judge Jacob Panken, leader Of the
Socialist Party, demanded that the
question be deferred. But the Con-
gress voted almost unanimously the
amendment demanding the payment
Of disability allowances to all the vet
Grams. The socialist leaders have, Of
course, no intention of fighting for
some Of the good resolutions adopted.
This can again be seen from the fact
that although they voted resolutions
for the freedom of the Scottsboro
boys and the freedom Of Tom Mooney,
they refused to vote endorsement of
the work of the Mooney Congress
and TIE Scottsboro March in Wash
ington.
Issue Of Soviet Union.
There was only one test vote
throughout the Congress. This took
place on the question of stating that
"the U. s. S. r. is a workers repub-
lie which all workers must support"
Panken, who reported for the Inter
national Relation Committee, spoke
against this amendment which the
chairman tried to block. The rank
and file forced the amendment to be
recognized after quite struggle. The
Pankens, the Thomases and the
Oneals met with decisive defeat in
the vote which they we're compelled
to announce as 900 for the 8. P.
leaders and 1874 for the amendment.
This, by the way, disclosed that the
claims of 1000 delegates had no basis
in fact, as can be seen from the vote.
Probably there we're a maximum Of
2,000 or SO delegates. Since the Gre
dentials committee made no final re-
port, the official figure is as yet I'M
known. The S. P. leaders refused to
put to a vote an amendment by Don
aid Henderson criticizing the A. F.
Of l.. leaders for their opposition to
recognition Of the Soviet Union.
Unite Struggle From Below.
In later articles we shall deal In
detail with the resolutions adopted
and other phases Of the Congress.
At this point we merely wish to state
that we must make every effort to
reach the rank and file Of the So
cialist Party, and other organizations
represented at the Congress, and
jointly with them organize the united
front Of struggle to achieve the de-
f1iards the Congress was compelled to
adopt and other demands which the
Congress rejected. The Congress I'M
der the pressure Of the s. p. leaders,
defeated the amendment to establish
the united front with all left wing
organizations, including the Commu-
mist Party. This amendment was put
forward by A. J. Music and Budenz
Of the Conference for Progressive La
Dor Action. But the response given
to the speech Of Comrade Nydia Bar
kin from Detroit, who openly stated
that she was Communist and asked
for united action Of the Communists
and Socialists. shows that below it is
possible to establish the united front
for struggle against hunger, terror and
war. This was further shown by the
great interest that the joint address
Of the left wing organizations and the
CPLA. aroused among the delegates.
To this end we must now give ALI our
energies and RI