The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-19

and the sole leader of struggle for
national independence and social
liberation, seek to defeat the cause
of Philippine independence by a
policy of assassination of the
leaders of the c. P. P. I.
Thus, whether as lackeys of
America or of Japan, the Philip
pine bourgeoisie betrays and OPP
poses Philippine independence. Fur
ther, it attracts to it and its policy
of treachery, all the vile opportu-
mist elements within and at the
edge Of the Filipino labor movement.
Likewise, the methods of Ameri-
can imperialism to tie the Philip
pine intellectuals in ''silken letters,
to create illusions of democracy"
and opportunity by an elected
parliament which, however, is but
a puppet to the governor general,
and to educate" the youth in all
the catch phrases and inanities of
American culture, has had
certain success thus far. 1t is for
this reason that we see the intel
lectuals in passive support Of i'm
perialism, as for example their
silence at the bloody suppression of
the peasantry (the Tayug rising, the
"colorums", and the constant mas
sacre of the MoroS by Filipinos
armed and led by imperialism,
their failure to protest at the feu-
dial extortions inflicted upon the
peasants and the persecution of
revolutionary workers.
EFFECTS OF CRISIS.
But the Philippine intellectuals
are most markedly heirs without
a heritage. They have no future
but one of poverty and servility.
The economic crisis, coming in the
epoch of world capitalist decay,
will aid the honest elements among
them to throw off their illusions
and to unite without reservations
with the revolutionary proletar1at.
The crisis has also incredibly I'M
poverished the peasantry by in
creased rents, taxes and usury, to-
gether with terrific fall in pro-
duce prices. The workers, likewise,
starve with miserable wages almost
equally with the pennileSs masses
of unemployed Thus, objective con-
ditions point to a rapid revolution
airy advance, if proper work is done
and advantage taken of the eX-
ample of material mass betterment
through revolution. shown by the
Soviet Union and the Chinese Soy
lets.
The ousting of imperialism ana
its agents, the establishment OF the
8-hour day and social insurance,
the liberation of women toilers
from double slavery. the abolition
OF child labor. the confiscatlon OF
imperialist enterprises, the distrib-
ution Of land to the peasants ana
the cor,oe,1ation Of their burden OF
debts. all these have TO still be VOL
by the Philippines, but only by
revolutionary power of Soviets OF
workers and peasants.
There is no short cut" TO TINS,
however. The masses can be won
only by patient and painful atten-
ton to the small partial and daily
complaints and demands, over
period of years. Our experience
teaches that the Communist who
fails to understand the need for
wide and thorough organization,
education and experience OF the
masses in struggle, who seeks some
short cut to success. not only
makes success impossible, but fur-
nishes an excuse for right" OPP
portunisln to raise its head under
The cover of practical policy that
looks only to small reforms and
shrinks from all i, revolutionary
policy and practice.
THE C. p. P. l. is young party,
i but one that is virile and truly
proletarian. Young as it is, it ha
won the admiration of other older
parties by its fearless actions. What
ever, is within cur power to do, we
pledge in aid of your struggle. If
the C. P. P. /. will learn from its
errors, if it needs the advice of the
c. l., if it boldly and patiently
takes leadership in the class strug-
gle and the struggle for national
independence no persecution, either
in the present or the future, can
prevent ultimate victory and the
liberation of the Philippine nation
under the red banner of q Work
crs' and Peasants Soviet Republic.