The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-14

ped away, the objection was put for
ward that to include the Communist
Party would lead to endless political
wrangling and would disrupt the So
called unity" Of the committee.
While constituting direct SANDER
against the Communist Party, whose
record OF self sacrificing militant
struggle against fascism and frame
ups is known to all, this exclusion ex-
poses the sincerity" Of Norman
Thomas and the others in striving for
real unity. To exclude the Commu-
mist Party from direct participation In
the work OF a committee leading q
Campaign against fascism" is to split
the ranks Of the working class and
not to unite them.
The fear of these people for the
Communist Party springs from the
record Of the Party in going directly
to the rank and file and organizing
them for joint struggle.
The line Of the committee with
the exception Of the LID. represent
atives) in working against broad
united front which will develop uni
ted struggles of the workers is seen
more clearly in the attitude taken
towards the coming conference. The
committee has already gone on record
with a motion made by Norman
Thomas that the conference is being
called with the understanding that
its purpose is TO rally moral and f.
nancial support, the case to remain
in the hands OF the committee as now
composed"
Such motion means but one
thing: that this is not to be a united
front conference; that it is not to re-
suit in unity by broadening and
strengthening the committee and it
is not to give the workers the au-
thority to have any say in the po-
licies of the campaign they are called
upon to support. Here is seen the
conception of United Front" held
by the leaders OF the Socialist Party.
ALI workers organizations must elect
delegates and prepare them to come
to the conference to be held Satur-
day, September Is, at 2 pm, at Irving
Plaza, ready to raise the question Of
broad united front, including all
interested organizations. Every eff
fort must be made to turn this con-
ference into one which will actually
lead to united action Of workers in
struggle.
LID. Weaknesses
In the course of the work so far
conducted by the committee some
fundamental weaknesses of the LID.
have also become apparent. While
following correct policy within the
committee itself, it has failed to real
ize that it has an independent role
to play, and has not sufficiently work
ed for unity despite the decisions of
the committee. The policies it fought
for In the committee it failed to car
~ out itself in practice. Instead of
going directly to the rank and file
it limited itself to negotiations at the
top.
IL Is necessary without any further
delay for the LID. to develop its
initiative to the utmost and go di-
rectly to the workers with its pro-
posals for united struggle and in the
process Of these struggles to establish
its leadership in the defense Of all
workers prosecuted for their militant
activity. In the course Of its ac-
tivity it must prepare the workers for
making of the coming conference a
gathering which will result in a
broad, active, representative commit
tee capable Of uniting all the work
ers in genuine solidarity as the only
guarantee for the freedom of Ter
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