The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-19
Young Communist International
Appeals to the Young Socialists
by Burck

We are absolutely convinced that if there is a
genuine wish TO establish the united front of the
toiling youth in the struggle against fascist
ton, the Executive Committee OF the Young Socialist
international has every reason to decide the ques-
ton independently and in the positive sense regard
ing the joint defense of the Spanish toilers thus
taking the initiative in bringing up this question
at the forthcoming Plenary Session of the Socialist
and Labor International.
IN VIEW of these sincere motives, the President of
the Executive Committee of the Y. C. I. requests
you to allow its delegation to present at the forth
coming Plenary Session of the Executive Commit
tee of the Socialist International of Youth and to
present its point of view concrete proposals
joint struggle against fascist reaction and in de-
tense of the Spanish workers and peasants
With the aim of reaching more rapid agree
ment on this important question and in order to
make it possible for the Bureau of the Executive
Committee of the Young Socialist International
and the Socialist Youth to discuss this question be-
forehand, the Executive Committee of the vel
makes the following proposals:
% During the period of the joint struggle
against fascist reaction to establish united front
between the Internationals and between the Com
munist and Socialist Youth organizations in all
capitalist countries without exception in defense of
the Spanish workers and peasants and their young
generation.
"a The basis of the agreement must be one
single condition. joint struggle and the mobiliza-
ton of the broad masses of the youth against fas-
csm and the brutal terror in Spain. 1t is under
stood that agreement is reached, mutual
attacks will cease during the period of the joint
struggle
CD With the aim of better organizing an inter-
national campaign and directing it, international
youth committee for the defense of the Spanish
youth and their families should Immediately be
formed on conditions of parity.
"a To make immediate appeal to all the
'non-reactionary youth organizations to send
their representatives to the International Youth
Committee and to form corresponding national and
local committees in each country, in town and vii
lage, in mills and factories mines and universities
and to carry on an international campaign
90 1t will be the duty of the International
Committee and of the national and local commit
tees to mobilize the millions of the youth for a
struggle against fascist reaction and to conduct
international campaign:
For the stoppage Of the brutal white terror in
Spain
For the revocation of death sentences and the
liberation of the prisoners.
For the cessation of the persecution of the fani-
lies of the killed and wounded workers and the
stoppage of dismssals from the factories, estates
and trade schools.
For the defense of the workers and peasants
who have fed from brutality, for afording them
the right of asylum and against surrendering them
to the executoners.
Against the military fascist dictatorship
For political rights for the workers and peasants
For the right to legal existence for the Conlmu-
mist, Socialist and other organizations Of the toing
youth.
For the prohibition and disarming of all fascist
reactionary organizations. ,..t+,t....t..,.,,
1t will also be a duty of the International Com
mttee and also of the national and local commit
tees to organize the collection of funds for assisting
the families of the killed and prisoners and the or
ganization of International Fund for the assist
ance of the Spanish workers and peasants; to Or
ganiZe mass meetings, demonstrations and protest
strikes to expose the slanderous statements of the
bourgeois papers in justification of the brutal terror
exercised by the military fascist reaction in Spain
The presidum of the Executive Committee of
the Y. c. I. is firmly convinced that these proposals
will arouse the warn1est response among the Com
munists, Socialists and toing youth of the whole
world, because these demands mobilize and rally
together the youth at the present moment for the
struggle against fascist reaction.
The Presidium of the Executive Committee of
the Y G. l. awaits prompt reply from the Execu-
tive Committee of the Socialist International of
Youth, and expresses its hope that the decision ar
rived at will correspond to the interests of the
struggle against fascist reaction and the defense
| of the heroic youth of Spain.
The Presdium of the Executive Committee OF
| the Y. C. l. recommends all Communist Youth
| Leagues to make suitable proposal once more to
| the Socialist Youth and together with them to
carry out their international duty and obligations to
| the Spanish proletarist
The Spanish proletariat have retreated bu
their revolutionary forces have not been broken and