The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-03

. demonstration before the German
and students marched through the
augmented by 500 more at mass
meeting on Rutgers Square.
Participating in the demonstration
were many members Of the Young
Peoples Socialist League and the
Rand School, Signs bearing the
names of numerous organizations
we're carried among which were:
Conference for Progressive Labor
Action, National Student League,
Youth Section of the Needle Trades
Workers Industrial Union, Young
Communist League and many other
trade union, student, and cultural
! bodies.
Socialist Leaders Sabotage.
The demonstration marked again
the disruptive policy Of the Socialist
Party leaders in hindering all efforts
to unite the workers of this city in
to common action. The conference
TO organize the demonstration was
originally called by the Rand School
and had the participation and sup
port of many revolutionary organiza-
lions including the workers School
and Young Communist League. The
leaders of the Socialist Party how
ever seeing the growing desire for
unity on the part OF the member
ship, exerted their full force, includ-
ing the threat of expulsion, in order
to destroy this unity.
In this they were partially success
full. 1t is evident that the demon
stration would be have been much
larger if the disruption was not car
ried out.
Rank and File Can Widen United
Front.
Larry Cohen, speaking for the Con-
ference for Progressive Labor Ac-
ton at the demonstration said that
he regretted the Young Peoples So
cialist League leaders sending letters
to their members not to participate
in this demonstration. The Y.P.SL.
claimed the united front was not
broad enough. The fault lies with
them, not here" His statement that
the fault lies with the leadership who
disrupted the unity is correct, but
we cannot look merely with regret
at the action Of the leaders. 1t was
their conscious policy to hinder the
united action. More energetic &C
tivity among the rank and file mem
bers and among the workers gen.
orally can widen the united front by
involving larger sections of the youth
in the city.
The meeting in Madison Square
Garden on 49th Street and 9th Ave,
next Wednesday is the next step OF
uniting all sections of the workers
and gain the support of the middle
class in fighting against the attacks
inflicted on the German masses by
the Hitler regime.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, April a.
A united front conference to adopt
a program Of struggle against forced
labor and for cash relief, held on
March "a, was attended by 1875 dele
gates representing 400 people, most
ly workers. Organizations attending
the conference included, Working
mems Association, Communist Party,
Young Communist League, Socialist
Party, Young Peoples Socialist
League, Painters and Wood Carvers
Union which are affiliated with the
A. F. of L., International Labor De-
tense and numerous cultural, frater-
nal and language organizations. In
united action the conference devel-
oped a program to carry into life the
campaign for the immediate needs
of the unemployed and part-time
workers here.
Lately, allowances to the unem-
ployed have been reduced. In many
instances food items were AIKEN of
the list. The local flop house man
ager, Majcirak, has announced that
single men living in the City Social
Center will be evicted April 1.
The permanent committee of the
United Front Conference will conduct
the fight against these new attacks
on the basis Of the decisions arrived
at through the conference.
United Defense Committee.
SPOKANE, Wash, April 2-As a
result of the arrest Of four workers
for turning on lights a united defense
committee has been set up including
the Unemployed Council, Unem-
ployed League, Communist Party, So
cialist Party, IWW. and BOB. Each
organization has elected three dele
gates on the defense committee to
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