The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-12


workers and the city poor who were
against the officers. To an extent
this maneuver succeeded.
Now it is helping the Federation
Obrera to rebuild itself and is trying
to make of it a reformist labor center.
On the 29th when the headquarters
OF the Confederation were smashed,
the Federation also was attacked,
In compensation the government sent
it new furniture and 1000 chairs, the
expense having amounted to $1,000
according to reports. It's head
quarters are open. A few days ago
the renegade leaders of the Federation
tried to call united front CONFER
encea to build their center and de-
elared that now that the Confeder-
ation,i dead, new center is needed"
This fell through. Their attempts
continue, but the revolutionary unions
are unmasking these enemies OF the
working class and are fighting all
the harder to defeat them.
Attacks Against Revolution Grow.
THE attack against the revolutionary
4 movement continues undated,
There are arrest-warrants out against
all known leaders OF the unions, Com
munist Party and Y.CL. The new
police knows them well, since as
members of the AB.C., these new
cops and army officers sat in the same
prisons with Our comrades, where
they swore that they never would
prosecute them when they would
come into power.
But already resistance Is growing,
Today 30 delegates Of revolutionary
unions went to the Secretary OF State
to demand re-opening of all centers
and the payment of damages for
smashed and destroyed furniture, rec
ords, etc.
Here and there in Havana strikes
are again beginning and in the In
terror extending in spite Of the worst
sort of terror. The government is
trying to disrupt the revolutionary
organization before 1t Is unmasked
by its inability to improve the condi-
tons of the country and OF the toll
ing population It's attack will fail.
Already it has been forced to release
some workers and students arrested
because of mass pressure and fear OF.
mass struggle.
The general situation Is getting
worse each day. Unemployment and
hunger are growing. The attacks
against the newly won gains Of the
workers are increasing and lowering
their conditions of labor. In many
places the bosses just state that they
signed because of fear and will net
pay the new scales. When workers
reject this then the Army is called
against them.
But the soldiers also do not wish
to fight against workers. Those
that do are doped by propaganda OF
the Students Directorate leaders,
who say that the Communists want
to destroy Cuba and give 1t to inn.
perialism. This argument is double
edged and in many places its effect
is already shown. For example, when
soldiers saw that students and young
workers belonging to the Ala Izqui-
erda Cleft Wing and the Y.CL.
came and took part in the fighting
against the reactionary officers to-
gether with the same soldiers who
only yesterday shot at the workers
and students, they began to think
that their leaders betrayed them.
The reaction is already setting in.
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Communist Party Leads.
HOWEVER, the development OF
IL events now depends nearly en-
tirely upon the revolutionary move-
ment and its leadership, the Commu-
mist Party of Cuba. If determined
reaction of workers against terror is
organized, If mass strikes and DEM
onstrations continue and intensity.
the unity of this government will
be destroyed and its basis weakened.
Raising the slogan of "alI power to
workers and peasants aided by Sail
ors' and Soldiers Committees" the
Party is leading the workers and the
tolling masses in general towards the
anti-feudal and anti -imperialist revo-
luton.
The rapidity Of DEVELOPMENTS will
be determined by the fight OF thu
Communists and the revolutionary
workers and peasants for their i'm.
mediate demands and against the
employers offensive, and in the ex-
tension Of these struggles to ever
higher levels of struggle against the
government as the government Of
bourge ois-landlord and imperialist
rule, and for Soviet Cuba.
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