The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-30
Communist Party Issues Message to Membership on
Campaign to SAGE Scottsboro Boys From Lynchers
Statement of Central Committee, C.P., U.S.A.

in the courtroom at Decatur But whatever may be
the FORMS there is not the slightest doubt that great
Of struggles throughout the South and in the
country generally will be the response Of the masses
TO the outcome of the Decatur trial A marked up
surge Of activity Of the Negro masses which must GER
ainly be supported by the white working class led
by the Communist Party is inevitable whatever may
be the forms of development of the Decatur trial
Savage reprssons will be attempted against the masses
wherever our own weaknesses and neglect to mobilize
the masses may make this repression expedient to
the ruling class.
Comradesl Have illusions The fact that the
States has been exposed fraudulent has caused
some members Of our Party to harbor illusions as to
probable Change Of heart on the part of the ruling
class Remarks attributed to defense attorney which
would give the impression that the United States
Supreme Court be relied upon to save the boys
and that therefore conviction would be unmportant,
tend to create the most dangerous illusions leading
to weakening of the struggle
Have no illusions! At this time Of great economic
crisis and social tension the ruling class will go to
any lengths. We must not forget that the whole
NRA. program, implying necessary forcing down Of
the standards Of living of the already desperately suf-
fering masses Of the South, requires just such an
offensive and Just such an effort to divide the Negro
and white is represented in this Scottsboro
case.
PREPARATIONS for the slaughter, either Though
open lynching or through lynch verdict, can be
successfully combatted only by mass campaign of
far greater dimensions, mass volume and militant
strength than have yet beer attained The struggle
must be raised to higher plane, especially in the
sense of drawing in many times greater volume of
support.
Demonstrations, parades, mass meetings-in all of
which the widest and the greatest variety of or
carnations positively must be drawn in In addition
TO Our own forces-can be made TO lead naturally
and Inevitably to the higher plane of strikes marches
school strikes violation of Jim-crowism accom-
panied by picketings, etc.
Our Party must take the initiative for the develop
ment of the widest possible united front of all work
ingclass organizations against the growing fascist and
lynch terror
The Communist Party is the only Party that can
and will lead this struggle The Communist Party
which has already done splendid work in defense of
the Negro masses, must rise to this occasion with
greater energy determination and sense Of mass lead
ership than ever before.
In order properly to mobilize the Party to this end
you are instructed that every unit meeting in the
whole Party for the present time beginning with the
first meeting after the publication of this CALL must
be made a Scottsboro Discussion and Action meet
ing Every District Committee and every Section COM
mittee must discuss and work out plans for dty-wide
actions the broadest united front basis The Party
fraction in every organization must Immediately
take steps to mobilize the whole organization for this
struggle. Material which has already appeared and
more Of which will continue to appear in the Daily
Worker should be the basis of discussion leading to
action.
Fraternaly yours,
CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Earl Browder, General Secretary