The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-13
To Broaden and Lead Mass Struggles
Against the Capitalist Offensive


tanned efforts in the mobilization of the masses in
the struggle against imperiast war and for the de-
Tense OF the Soviet Union. The mistakes and un-
clarity which existed in the Party on the war question
have seriously hudereo the development of our strug
gle against war. The Plenum again emphasized that
our mobilization of the for struggle against
lupertalist war must be IN the first place mobili-
zatlon against imperialism, American impe-
ralism, correcting the wrong approach and wrong
methods in the utilization Of the imperialst contra
dctonS shown IN placing before the masses Party
slogans those slogans which the Party should have
supported and developed to higher stage, but only
as slogans arising from the themselves and
expressing the unrpe semi-reyolutonary feeling of
these masses against the inperat invasion of China
The greatest weakness in anti-war activities is
the fact that the mistakes have been allowed to create
passiyity in the development Of actions against
WAL instead Of sharply increasing the activities OH
the basis of Self~correction.
The struggle against socia1-fascism was emphasized
by the Plenum the key point in our struggle for
the majority Of the working class. The Plenum cor
reced some OF the wrong estimates the results Of
The elections which underestimate the danger Of
socal-taSciSn The Plenum rejected the ideas that
the American workers must go through the school of
Socal-iasclSn IN order to accept the leadership Of
the Party. The Penum particularly emphasized that
in our shop activities in the DEVELOPMENT of strike
struggles, we must defeat the social-fascists part-
cuary the Left Socialfascists by means OF Lenin-
st application Of the united front from below in the
struggle for the everyday needs of the masses which
VIII win the workers to revolutionary leadership The
Penlm sharply condemned the dangerous tendency to
lump together the reforisJ leaders and honest masses
misled by them as well as the open opportI1nist ten
denotes, concreely in evidence to sacrifice the unity
of the masses in struggle for unity at any price
with refor1nist leaders,
THE building OF the red trade unions and the devel
opment of opposition movement in the REFORM
ISL unions was the center of the discussion at the
Plenln In this connection the Plenum most deci-
SVely rejected the idea of some comrades that our
work in the refors unions constitutes an obstacle to
the building OF the red unions and separating these
nT he Yorlr
phaszed That our main task is the building of our red
trade unions, simultaneously building the broadcast
movement in the reformist unions The key for our
work in the reforiSt unions and the building of the
red trade unions is the development of shop work.
The recent shop conferences helped great deal in
the work of the Plenum. Nevertheless in shop work
the Party exposes its weakest sidesa weakness which
though it should have been corrected in the past be-
comes now vitality dangerous and absolutely no longer
" be tolerated at time when the main task of the
communist Parties is the preparing of the working
class and exploited masses in the course Of economic
Struggles for the winning Of the majority of the work
ing class.
The policy of the united front in line with the 18th
Penum of the ECCI is our main lever in the develop
ment OF correct mass policy called for by the 14th
Plentm Of our Party The greatest obstacle in the
Development OF policy Of the united front is the
d0ep rooted sectariansn. correct mass policy can
only be carried through If carry the struggle on
Two fronts, both against right and left opportnism
The Penum took up concretely the policy of the united
front and mistakes in connection with our trade
union work, in connection with our struggle against
Social-fasciS1n.
The 10th Plenm of our Party decided that the Party
should hold convention May 9Th to 9Th. The 9Th
Convention Of our Party will be one of the most
important in its history. This convention must re-
lease all Of the forces of the Party for the development
OF mass work. for enrching the inner life of the Party
for the development Of inner democracy for bring
ing forward and training cadres and the renewing
and refreshing Of the Party leadership.
OUR Party is facing great tasks. The growing strike
struggles in the country, the growing upsurge
amongst the unemployed, amongst the farmers, the
beginnings of the national liberation struggles OF the
Negro masses the growing direct Of war,
phaSizes the correctness of the 18th Plenu resolution
the end OF capitalist Sterilization The revolutionary
upsge is growing. Our Party is faced with the task
Of overcoming in the shortest period tagging be-
hind the tempo OF the revolutionary developments
throughout the world To the degree that we over
Sectarianisnl that we root ourselves in the
basic industries will Party fulfill It's historic mis-
sion the vanguard of the working class as section
of the Communist International.
The Plenum has established greater clarity has laid
the basis for the development Of collective work
leadership, has seriously attempted In this moment
Of transition to round of wars and revolutions
to exercise Bolshevk self-critcsm to lay the basis
for the carrying out Of the tasks placed before
this historic period The beginnings of progress in
work, the development of enthusiasm Of the
Party members and Masses should serve the basis
for speeding up the process by which the majority OF
The working class III the of struggle for every
day needs will be for revolutionary struggle The
9th Convention Of Party must be made the instrt
nent for fastening this development which will make
our Party mass party Of the American working class