The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-13
Workers
Strike in France
Against FaSCiSnI
Continued from Page u

telegraph and radio communication
workers are out. About 20 per cent
Of the unionized teachers refused to
go out, and the railway shop workers
stopped Is minutes only, and the
trainmen one minute only. The
unionized police refused to join the
strike.
A full half of the white-collar
workers have joined in the strike,
most of them directly, some because
city transportation was so COM
pletely paralyzed they could not get
to work.
Everywhere the workers, remem-
bering the fate of their brothers be-
trayed into the hands Of the fascists
by the treachery of the German So
cialist Party, stroYe to break through
the paralyzing bonds Of decorum and
legality imposed by the Socialists,
who had not dared refuse to call the
strike.
Deep Unrest
The strike which has involved de-
ciSive sections of the working class
in all the large cities of the coun-
try, reveals the depth Of the unrest
which has gripped the workers and
lower middle classes of France. 1t
comes on the heels of widespread
wave Of local strikes against wage
cuts and for better working condi-
| tons.
Considering the great influence
which the Socialist Party retains
over many sections of the workers,
particularly through its control OF
the reformist General Labor Fedora
ton, todays strike represents q deep
upSurge which has gone far beyond
the limits which the Socialist Party
attempted to set for it. 1t also re-
veals q strong response to the fas-
cist danger which reared its head
high as the fascists seized on the
indignation of the masses to turn il
into reactionary channels.
Socialist Tactics Aid Doumergue
While withholding one parliamen-
tary support, the Socialist Part,
leaders steadfastly support the vi
ciously reactionary Cabinet of Doum.
cirque, with its six eg-premiers anc
its military men, by their assurances
to Doumergue and their orders tt
their members against all picketing
demonstration, or militancy in the
strike.
The revolutionary Unitary Genera
Federation Of Labor, supported bJ
the Communist Party, has taken tat
leading part in making the STRIKE
effective by calling for a united from
Of struggle by all workers, and fol
militant picket lines and demon.
strations.
"Methodical energetic, organized
struggle for the immediate demands
OF the workers, the poor farmers
the soldiers; relentless theological
struggle to wrest the misled worker
from fascist and social-fascist in.
fluence," is the program of the Com
munist Party and the revolutionar.
unions.
The feryor of the response of tn
workers Of France to the call for
. complete political strike shows tina
, the soil is ripe to make this revoIu
tionary program effective.
France Opens Trade War on Englan,
PARIS, Feb. 12.-While at least
million workers in France demon
strated their protest against tn
growing fascist trend, the Doun1ergu
cabinet Of reaction and war, havin
modified the forces OF the stat
against the strikers, pressed the semi
fascist, war-making policies agains
: which the strike is q protest.
Doumergue announced he woul
ask for constitutional changes
transfer more authority from the par
lament to the executive, and launch
ed an aggressive trade war again.
Great Britain.
Franco-B British Treaty Denounced
The foreign Office announced thu
! the Doumergue cabinet had denounc
ed the 1926 and 1892 commercial an
navigation treaties with Great Britail
to take effect Immediately.
! This action followed a note handle
] to the British foreign Office earlier tt
r day In which France refused to II
scind a sharp reduction in the quota
} for British imports into Franc
Britain has retailiated by putting
3 surtax on certain imports frol
France.
simultaneously, the French foreig
office announced that it had given U
all negotiations regarding Germa
! reamament, and was in favor {
further postponing the meetings {
! the disarmament" conference.
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