The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-17
PACIFISTS AGAINST
DEFENSE OF SOVIET UNION.

The pacifiSt delegation at first
conducted militant fight against
the line Of the congress that ''the
struggle against imperialist war is
at the same time a struggle against
social order which makes wer in
evitable." They fought against the
slogan for defense of the Soviet
Union, and against support of colo
NAL peoples. However, before the
end of the congress the Majority
were convinced of the correctness
of these slogans and the rest de-
cided to accept them so as to main
tain unity.
in analyzing the results of the con-
gress it is necessary not alone to
point out the achievements but also
the shortcomings. First, it must be
admitted that the Young Commu-
mist League prior to the congress
conducted entirely insufficient &C
tivity in popularizing our program
on war and in exposing concretely
the socialist and pacifist leadership.
The Communist students did not
conduct sharp enough struggle
against certain tendencies to create
a united front not with the rank
and file students but with the lead
ers. This was expressed in Cornell
and in few other universities.
This opportulist conception of
the united front had its reflections
in the, work of the congress it
self. Too much time was spent
towards winning over" the few
leaders present. although they &C
tually represented noIone but them
selves, as the bulk of the delegates
were. convinced. This was shown
by the fact that Wilson, a member
of the Socialist Party, took the
floor and pointed out his agreement
with the line of the congress. This
wrong attitude towards these So
cialist leaders was expressed later
when Sweetland and Luxumburg
were proposed for the permanent
committee as sign of unity Ger
tainly, it should be clear to every
one now that these elements will
have as their main aim the break
ing of the unity now established!
The congress made an error also
in resembling from the main reso-
luton, at the last moment, the
paragraph for support of the Amer
lean Committee formed on the
basis of the Amsterdam Congress.
1t is true that a special resolution
includes this point, but this act
was nevertheless an expression of
Weakness sign of weakening be-
fore the demands of the socialist
leaders.
The congress further made a mis-
take in formulation in it's resolution
calling for the recognition of the
Soviet Union. This resolution
states. Whereas, recognition of the
Soviet Union by the U. S. would
Immediately reduce the war
danger" Such a formulation can
but lead to the pacifist conclu-
sions that capitalist diplomatic re-
lations reduce the war danger II
we agree with this, we open the
door for the arguments made by
some pacifists at the congress that
the recent improvement Of diplo-
matte relations with the Soviet
Union liquidates the possibility of
an attack. .
NOT ENOUGH
NECpn mr. ATES
1t is necessary to also sharply
point out that one OF the greatest
political shortcomings of the con-
gress was the very small number
of Negro delegates. This was due
to the lack of work conducted at
the Negro schools in the South and
among the Negro students in
schools OF the North. 1t is neces-
sary that this be Immediately cor
rected in the further work of the
Students Committee.
IN conclusion it is necessary to
emphasize that while the con-
gress was step forward, it only
was a beginning in the task of
mobilizing the students for struggle
against imperialist war and for the
defense Of the Soviet Union. The
t,rourof ~, and darieinpc of tho con-