The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-18
Three Class-War Veterans
of Three Different Lands:
Mann, Barbusse, and BIO0r

In life. Certainly veteran would be
the better word
Henri Barbusse, the revolutionary
writer, speaking from q body that is
sick, but a spirit that Is tireless, ex-
tends his long arms before him as
he talks. His voice rises and then be-
comes low In cadence, rhythnlicaIly
harmonious with his ideas. His gray
touSled hair falls over his forehead,
his long, lean body, long, lean hands
and extended fingers give him that
prophet-like air. He helped control
the various elements in the Anti-War
Congress. He cemented the relation
ship of the variegated shades Of opin-
ions into solid substance, the united
fight against WAR.
Ella Reeve Bloor, organizer, speak
ing from her field Of vast strike ex-
perience, proudly responds to
Mother" Everyone below so is a
young fellow" to her. She's had
husky miners in Pennsylvania and
Colorado during bitter strike struggle
turn to her for advice, Mother" The
staunch steel workers call her
Mother" The farmers fighting in
the West know Mother" Bloor. The
packing house workers, the textile
workers, the marine workers, toilers
Of all industries know Mother
Bloor, and her words. She's a fighter.
She tells Of how she stood on the
grave Of one OF the steel workers
killed only few weeks ago, and
hurled her words OF militant labor
into the very ears Of the steel bosses
while a company thug at her side
leVeued his gun at her. Her voice is
loud and ringing. She bends Low as
she speaks and filings her arms ont
Vehemently for emphasis.
Tom Mann's voice boosns forth like
the bass note Of drum. He drama
ties his speech. He talks Of unem-
ployment, OF vainless searching for
work, and walks up and down the
platform depicting the hopeiessness
Of the unemployed with bent head
and stopped shoulders. His voice
drops to a whisper, whisper that is
distinctly heard throughout the hall.
He tells the story Of capitalism,
lesson In Hmpie economies througf
the emotions Of this unemployed
worker. mo Job. wen why7 Natural
resources-therss plentyI"
He discusses the workings OF na-
ture, Of natures timeiess factory Of
life. and capitalim's doom. HIS story
Is vivid. His propaganda Ia convinc-
ing, Els spirit is challenging. He
speaks Of motion b industry and his
hands turn like wheels, he stoops like
a worker. and chugs along like
steam engine. When he spealz of mo-
ton IN class action his voice roars,
bis hands are raised. hts body is held
straight ami tan LAbor4s actions are
uplifting.
These three n12saanss, from tt1ree
different countries, shook hands. A
trinity Of solidarity. Tires fighters
against capitalism. against interna@
nonal capitalism against their home
capitalism
Henri Beybusse speaks Of War and
Youth He knows Of the horrors Of
the last war. II made him q Counma-
MIST. 7 am proud Of being a Conn
munist."
He was wounded In the last war.
He II sick today. But his sick body
IL considered no handicap in fight
ing against War and the society that
promulgates slaughter.
His chief task Is rallying tina work.
ers OF the world against War. His es-
pecial concern is with the youth: For
the youth are more important than
the adults, The said, because theiY.
life extends further into the future.
Mother Bloor speaks of strike In
the steel area. or women fighting
with their men against steel thugs.
against government troops and depu--
ties; against the bosses, for a living
wage. THE women are important
fighters. We must win them TO our
side and they'll make better fighters
out Of the men," q
Tom Mann speaks Of labor IN his
home country. IT speak of England ..
he says, but what he tells us can fit
America, can fit all the countries of
the world, where capitalism has it's
iron heel over industry and workers.
His voice and thought are a Gre
scendo. I'VE are all fighting for fewer
hours per day. for fewer DAYS uer
week, for fewer weeks per month. for
fewer months per year, for FEWER
years per lifetime"