The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-02

intermittent storms of applause, "has
today only one real enemy--the toll
ing masses of the world"
Continuing with growing fervor
Barbusse said, speaking about the
peace policy of the Soviet Union:
"For the first time in history,
soldiers take an oath, not to king
and country, but to all tOiling hui
mainly, an oath to look upon all
humanity as brothers"
It was several minutes before Pro
fessor Henry w. L. Dana could con-
tinue with the translation of Bar
busse's address.
BarbuSse concluded with an ap-
peal for unyielding international soli-
darity among all the people of the
world who hate war and oppression
to clasp hands in the fight against
war.
AS he moved, shaken, toward his
chair, the aSsemblage rose, singing
the international" Barbusse rose to
acknowledge the applause that rolled
wave upon wave upon him, by rails
ing his fist in revolutionary salute.
The session then adjourned until
the afternoon session.
At one point in the Saturday
morning proceedings, the inspiring
unity of the conference was momen-
tarily marred by an attempt of a
small clique of Lovestoneite rene
gades to carry into the Congress their
hostility to the Soviet Union and
the Communist International, and
their struggles against the Commu-
mist Party in this country.
A member of the Lovestone clique
that had been expelled from the
Communist Party, Fam, rushed for
ward to nominate LoVestone as a
member Of the Presiding Commit
tee. His proposal was drowned in a
thunderous roar of disapproval by
the assembled delegates.
Later in the day, Roger Baldwin OF
the American Civil Liberties Union
startled the Congress by once again
bringing up the matter of the Love-
stone nomination. Declaring that he
represented a minority of Is out OF
the so members Of the Presiding
Committee, Baldwin demanded that
the Lovestone nomination be again
considered by the Congress in order
he said, ito be true to the symbol
Of true unity"
AS murmurs of indignation rose
rapidly throughout the hall, Earl
Browder, General Secretary Of the
Communist Party, rose to speak.
Comrades" he cried, as his first
words were overwhelmed in a
mighty storm of approving APP
plause. This issue has no proper
place at this congress. We are not
here to elevate into Importance be-
fore the masses little groups of
renegades whose purpose in coming
here is part Of their moral prepa-
ton for Intervention against the
Soviet Union"
AT this point some of the Love-
stonites launched into a violent phys
ical attack on the delegates who
were cheering Browder'S motion fol
the quasning of Baldwin's proposal
This was soon ended, as a call for a
vote on Baldwin's proposal resulted
in an even greater demonstration
against it than earlier in the day.
Donald Henderson, executive di.
rector of the American Committee
Against War. and one of the most
energetic of the original organizers Of
the Congress, rose to read his or.
ganlzaUlonal report on the various
committees, chairnen of the SUBJ
groups, etc. The congress then Or
ganized itself into six sub-sessions
to meet throughout the afternoon.
In addition to the regular Presid.
ing Committee of go, the following
were elected as honorary members
Henri Barbusse, Tom Mann. Tom
Mooney William z. Foster, the nine
ScottSboro boys, and Maxim CIorky
from the Communist Party of the
Soviet Union.
The Sunday session was opened
with James w. Ford, Communist
candidate for vice-president in the
1882 elections, as chairman. The fol-
lowing reports were made:
l. War and Fascism in Europe. A
W. Wagenknecht.
2, The War Situation in the Far
East, j. F. Ho.
3. The Soviet Union, the Danger
OF War and Intervention, Liston Oak
4. War Policies and Preparations
OF the U. s. Government, william F.
Dunno.
s.. Yankee Imperialism and the
War Situation in Latin America. j.
Bruno.
8. The Youth and War, Bates. a
member Of the Young Communist
League of Washington.
Preceding all these reports was a
report made by A. j. Music, who re-