The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-29

reSs against war held in Montevi-
dec. More complete details will ap-
pear SOON.
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay. The
Congress was opened Saturday even
ing, March II. The speakers stand
was in the street in front of one of
the Labor Halls. About 1000 people
were present from all parts of the
city. They came in demonstrations
along six different routes, to prevent
police interference.
The first evening was devoted to
greetings from the many delegates,
and to an opening address by the
president Of the Committee calling
tina Congress, Micelena. Both the
marine and student delegates from
the United States, gave short greet
ings.
The Congress began in earnest the
next day in Stadium Uruguay, with
446 delegates present and gallery
Of 500 to 900 people. Here is the
composition of the delegates: 372
were workers, 4 artists, IS students.
Two hundred and twelve were men,
bers Of the Communist Party or
Young Communist League, 80 were
anarchists. They represented rs fac
tories, 10 Communist parties, and 10
unemployed councils.
Anarchists Try To Disrupt
After the opening speech, the
workers and delegates began their
reports. One of the first was an an
archist who while declaring himself
against all wars and In favor of g.
united front, began an attack on the
Congress, calling it q Communist
maneuVer not representative of the
workers, and criticizing the way it
was called.
The Congress then proceeded very
stor1nily. Every now and then there
would be fifteen minute to a half
hour interruption by the Anarchists,
much to the disgust of the gallery
and delegates. The Anarchist lead
ers brought forth a resolution signed
! by SO organizations (of which 7 &C
tually existed which was referred to
the resolutions committee The An
archists were opposed to the Soviet
| Union.
Anarchists Walk Out
The debate between the Commun-
ist leaders and Anarchist leaders was
| very hot for the first three DAYS.
Workers began to speak who wanted
to know what kind of anti-war work
the Anarchists had ever carried on.
/ and began exposing the role of the
Anarchists as expressed in actual
practice. At 4:3O Tuesday afternoon
the Anarchist leader arose and said
that the Anarchists did not come
here to be insulted, and then walked
out followed by about 80 Anarchist
delegates, amidst the whistles and
shrieks and boos of the audience.
Trotzkyites Out
One OF the next speakers was a
young Trotzkyite from Argentine
who made a rabid attack on the
Soviet Union. 1t was almost impos-
sible to keep order due to the con-
slant interruptions by the gallery
when the Trotzkyite spoke.
After the Congress exposed the lies
and role Of the Trotzkyites. motion
was almost unanimously passed
classifying them as counter-revolu-
tionaries. so the two Trotzkyite
delegates walked out, amidst more
whistles and boos from the gallery.
Down to Real Work
The Congress now proceeded TO
hear the remainder of the reports
Of the delegates and adopted a num-
Der of concrete proposals, in regard
to organizational work, the building
up of anti-war committees in the fac
| tories, labor unions, schools, etc. They
also adopted resolution demanding
the freedom of Tom Mooney and the
release of the Scottsboro boys, against
the terror in several countries and
the arrest of several would-be dele
gates to the Congress.
The role Of the capitalist press was
the usual one either of silence or of
SANDER.
The Congress was adjourned
Thursday afternoon, following many
sincere pledges by the delegates to
return to their own homes and fac
tories and to redouble the work in
the building up Of anti-war commit
tees.
A delegate representing an Illegal
revolutionary organization of zoo
soldiers in the Argentine army spoke
amidst tremendous applause, and am
ply refuted the argument that 1t is
impossible to work among the sold
iers.
The Continental Youth Congress is
now in process, and will be followed
Sunday by g. red student Congress
TO plan for Continental organiza-
ton. In many of the countries the
red student organizations are illegal
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