The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-12
A Revolutionary Duty

AFFILIATED IL The Trade Union Unity League there
n are unions with over 100000 workers Furthermore
ia the A. F. OF L there are many opposition groups
working closely with tbs revolutionary trade unions
Ia all struggles Of the workers for increased wages
union recognition and against the attacks Of the
Eloyers.
All OF these workers, and many more thousands
under their influence and following their leadership
have been in the Of the major strike struggles
that swept the country this and fall.
Especially In the basic industries such as coal and
steel where the revolutionary unions have been leading
the struggles, the workers have learned Of the prn-
ciples and program Of the Communist Party They have
seen its leaders in action They have learned many
lessons Of the role Of capitalism and its state power.
To these workers, who have been in the front lines
Of the class struggle, appeal to join the Communist
Party Join the Party Of your class. Join the Party
in the vanguard of the struggle against capitalism
all fronts
you workers who have shown your militancy and
courage in the face of the mobilization Of all the
gunner and thugs of ths steel and coal trusts know
that 1t is the Communist leadership that has been
most stalwart and unfnching in the struggle. You
also know that in your economic struggles in the fight
better living conditions against the drives of the
bosses, all Of the political forces Of the bosses
brought into action against you.
Many of you have the greatest respect and sympathy
for the Communist Party You have it in action
and know is fighting for the overthrow Of capitalism
and the victory of the American tolers. We appeal
20 you to lend your force to the Communist Party.
By entering its ranks and swelling its numbers, it will
be able to speed the work of ending capitalism.
We appeal to you now to Join ranks, to become
member Of your Party, and to take a more leading
part in the struggle against capitalism and for
Iutionary way out Of the crisis.
MANY Of these workers we know feel close to the
W Communist Party But there was not that con-
scous driving force necessary to enlist them into the
Party This becomes the task Of the Communist frac-
tions within these unions Those trade union leaders
whom the workers have faith and confidence pre-
csely because they are Communists are the ones who
have the greatest responsibility in actually recruiting
these workers.
Especially in the basic industries where the Party
must be rooted have the lack Of this conscious
recruiting among the workers in the great struggles
that have taken place We have not sufficiently been
conscious Of the necessity Of mobzng these workers
into Party, pointed out by the Open Letter
addressed to the Party membership by the Extraor-
binary Party Conference held last july just before
the outbreak of the huge strike wave At that time
the Open Letter declared:
ut is idle chatter TO talk about the revoIutiouiz-
ing of the working cIass by the Party, unless the
Party conquers firm basis for itself among the
miners, metal and steel workers, railroad workers
auto marine and textile workers.
1.-THE worklng-cIass will be in position to fulfill
It's role the most decisive class in the struggle
against finance capital, the leader of all toiling
masses, only if it is headed by Communist Party
which is closely bound up with the decisive strata
Of the workers"
To you workers in these decisive industries who
nave been engaged in struggle and are convinced Of
the necessity Of overthrowing capitalism we appeal
Join the Communist Party
To the leaders Of the revolutionary trade unions
and the leaders who helping the opposition forces
In the reforris unions, say-recrut for the Com
nunist Partyl Build the Communist Party into
proletarian revolutionary Party Of the American
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