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


uniformed member OF the KhskiS
Shirts. Yet they deliberately re-
leased the real murderer and pinned
the charge on an anti-fascist worker
In this case is seen clearly the d.
rection that will more and more be
taken by the bourgeoiSie: open sup
port to fascist and terrorist organi-
cations which can be called into
service against the working class in
the tremendous class battles which
will inevitably be fought in the near
future. Against such threat as this
the unity of the entire working class
must be welded in the course Of the
struggle against this frame-up
United Defense Formed.
Pursuing the line of united de-
tense in this case, the international
Labor Defense carried on negoti-
ations with the representatives of
certain organizations which resulted
in the formation of United Front
Defense Committee. The committee
is composed Of the I. L. D., the Soci-
alist Party, the American Civil
Liberties Union, the General De-
Tense Committee of the I. w. w. and
the Italian Defense Committee. ?
Since it's formation, the United
Front Committee has certain achieve
ments to its credit. 1t has conducted
a well-attended memorial meeting
for Fierro; it has issued collection
lists and stamps for the raising Of
funds ana has collected several hun
cred dollars; it has sent out call
for a United Front Conference to be
held September Is. After some weeks
of delay the committee succeeded in
reducing bail from SIS, 900 to $4,000,
secured the release of Terzani on bail,
and organized mass meeting to well
come him. Investigations have been
gotten under way, but are still con-
Quoted in a rather loose fashion.
The Committee has also secured
the services of Arthur Garfield Hays
as chief of defense counsel, assisted
by four attorneys. In addition, a de-
legation to the District Attorney, Or
ganized by the committee, won pro-
mise Of new investigation" by the
prosecution.
LAVAtioS IbOtuS odCh NOTA
In the course of carrying out this
work, and in the committee meetings
held, some basic weaknesses of this
United Front" have become an
parent. Chief among these has been
the resistance of Norman Thomas
and other representatives ON the
committee to proposals made by the
LID. which would lead to the for
nation of local united front COM
nlittees and would result in united
actions Of the rank and file
In rejecting these proposals, an
other motion was made by Norman
Thomas and adopted by the Com
mittee which limits the united front
to the leaders of the various organi-
Nations, and which definitely bars the
way to unity from below.
With Characteristic hypocrisy, Nor
man Thomas and other members of
the committee loudly called for uni
ted actions of the rank and file Of
the organizations in speeches at mass
meetings, after voting down definite
motions for such actions in their
closed committee meetings. In do
ing so, they are simply playing their
familiar role as those who speak for
unity but work against it in practice.
Tried To Keep Out C. p.
The fear these people have of real
unity of the entire working class is
seen in their determined fight against
including representatives Of the Com
lnunist Party on the committee. This
exclusion was based, first on argu-
ments that the Party was already re-
presented through the LID. dele
gates, and when this excuse was rip