The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-01
URGES COMMITTEE
FOR CONTINENTAL
CONGRESS NOT TO
EXCLUDE ANY OF
WORKING CLASS
ORGANIZATIONS

NEW YORK, March 81. -
The Trade Union Unity
League, through its general
secretary, William Z. Foster,
has issued the following state
ment:
ITO the Arrangements Committee
for the Continental Congress;
Copies to the Socialist Party, the
A. F. Of l.. and the CPL.A.
Brothers: We have been made
acquainted through the press with
your proposed Continental Congress
to be held in Washington, D. O., on
May 5 and of this year
"The call made public stated that
copies of the call and credentials will
be sent to all invited organizations.
We have as yet not received such
calls nor have any Of our affiliated
organizations. This, however, Is not
entirely surprising since your call
was worded as to practically indicate
that our organizations are not in
vited. This suspicion is further
strengthened by the fact that in your
call such non existent political or
CARNATIONS as the single takers are
invited while you exclude the Com
munist Party of the U. S., which en-
joys great influence among large
sections Of the masses of this coun-
try.
Notwithstanding this intention on
your part, in the interests of really
building up the widest possible
fighting front of workers and poor
farmers, we are proposing that the
Continental Congress be made an
all inclusive gathering Of all workers,
OF employed and unemployed, that
is trade unions and unemployed or
CARNATIONS, that all the organiza-
tons of poor farmers be invited, that
the different workers political parties
including the Communist Party be
invited, and that all other organizs-
tons as war veterans, fraternal or
CARNATIONS be invited. We propose
that every effort be made also to
secure for the support and participa-
ton OF this conference, the American
Federation Of Labor and Conference
for Progressive Labor Action.
For United Action
I'VE believe that today more than
ever the need for united action is
most urgent. The attacks on the
living standards Of the masses, the
growing danger of fascism through.
out the world, the growth of the
danger Of another world imperialist
war, all this places a heavy respon-
sibiity upon all those who at this
critical hour refuse to build or stand
in the way of the united action OF
laborlng masses.
We OF course cannot for 8 mo-
ment forget that a united front to
be in the interests of the masses
must be for q definite program in
the interests of the toiling masses,
We are of the opinion that it would
be much more effective to lay down
the basis for a minimum program
of united action upon which all
groups could unite prior to the Com
greSs. This would not rob the Con-
gress Of any of its rights. But such
a procedure would make it possible
to mobilize the masses on a program
which they will recognize as one up
on which they wish to unite and
fight Immediately, and would greatly
stimulate the enthusiasm and mobil-
ization for the Congress.
Program
"Such prc<ram should consist Of
at least the following points:
1. Against any cuts In wages. For
Increases in wages, for the shorter
work day without reduction In pay,
for minimum wage.
2. For adequate local and federal
relief to the unemployed; for federal
unemployment insurance. Against the
Roosevelt forced labor measures.
3. For relief to the poor and staEv-
ing farmers; againl; foreclosures.
4. For the payment of the vete<s
ans bonus. Against the cuts IN yes-
Grams allowances.
5. For equal rights for the Negro
masses. Against lynching, and sd
forms of discrimination.
6. Against all forms Of terror
against the masses; for the right 10
organize and strike, for free speech
and assemblage, against deportations.
against injunctions.
!. Against fascist terror and anti
Semitism in Germany. For the rs-
lease Of all anti-fascist fighters.
s. Against the Intervention provo
cation against the Soviet Union; for
recognition of the Soviet Union by
the U. S.; against the menace OF o
new imper;alist world slaughter.
We urge further that in the In
terests OF united action to meet the
present situation that you arrange
OR meeting of your committee with
our representatives in order to dts
cuss how to really make the Con-
.inental Congress g forward step n
he struggle of the masses.