The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-28


The statement, adopted at the time
of the recent national convention
of the Y.P.S.L., held in Reading, Pa,
represents not only the views of the
expelled members, but also of the
four Y.P.SL circles in Chicago whose
charters were revoked by the Yipsel
officials.
The statement follows
We Joined the Y.P.SL, and the
Socialist Party years ago, believing
these to be working class organizs-
tons. Our first attempt to demand
participation in the class struggle
brought us into sharp conflict with
the party leadership. which as soon
as 1t heard us demanding strike &C
tivity and mass struggle, character
lied us as "cancerous growths."
We believed in the necessity of
the united front of struggle, and
fought for it. We carried out our
principles in action, and found that
in the course of such action, we al
ways had to face the united oppo-
sition and sabotage of the leaders
of the S.P.-YPSL.
Describe Sabotage.
This was, true, for instance, In the
great Oct. 81 hunger march in
Chicago. At first, the party leader
ship, stunned by the magnitude of
the so percent relief cut, allowed the
central committee to go on record
for united action to defeat the relief
cut. Immediately, however, they be-
gan to naneuver in an effort to
sabotage the struggle.
In connection with the struggles
for 8 united May Day, and particu-
larly the Free Tom Mooney Con-
gress," the S. P. acted similarly. 1t
is well known that Clarence Senior,
National Secretary of the S. P, spoke
in a manner not unlike an agent
provocateur when he accused Mooney
of the advocacy of dynamite.
Because of the fight which we car
ried on for the united front, we were
expelled. We appealed our expulsion
to the national convention; but here
also the leadership (Umansky-Mc-
DowelD unanswered and prevented
the Chicago delegation from getting
a hearing. Not only that, but they
also consistently prevented discus
sion Of any sort on principle and
deliberately filibustered throughout.
In the course of our development
we studied the basic principle of both
| socialist and Communist movements
and, as militant young workers, i'm
mediately took our position as against
the reformist policies of the social
democracy. The betrayal in Germany
by the S. P, their capitulation to Hit
Ter, and similar tactics now being
followed by the Social Democracies
of Austria and elsewhere, convinced
us of the fundamental errors in So
cial-democratic policy.
Today, in spite of the fact that
the official resolutions of the S. p
Y.PSL. criticize the N.R.A. to some
extent, in practice the S. P. is sup
porting this anti-working class
measure, as is fully evidenced by the
Milwaukee Leader and the Jewish
Daily Forward Socialists in most
places are openly building up the
strength of the reactionary A. F. L..
leadership, and have abandoned all
criticism of them
During our united front actions,
we learned that the best fighters
were the members of the Young Com
munist League. On every battle
front, in every class fight, we found
that those who were the most sincere.
courageous and effective fighters
were the Young Communists.
AS a result of all these experiences.
we have come to certain definite con-
illusions:
ID That the leadership of the S. P
Y.P.S.L. is definitely anti working
class in character.
y That the true revolutionary Or
CARNATIONS are the Young Com
munist League and the Communist
Party.
81 That, therefore, the place of every
sincere young worker is in the
ranks of the Young Communist
League.
On this basis, we, the left-wing
Chicago delegation, take our decision
to join the Young Communist League
en- bloc.
We are confident that the circles
which we represent will approve our
decision and follow us into the Young
Communist League.
We further call upon all Young
workers in the country, who are or
Will be going through the same ex-
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