The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-21
NY. P. RebuffS
Offers of Unity
Continued from, Page y


menace Of fascism and feverish war
plans of the capitalist government
has again issued an appeal TO the
City Executive Committee of the
Socialist Party to receive a commit
tee of the Communist Party to con-
slider the problems connected with
the speediest possible establishment
of a united front on the above life
and death issues.
On July IA the District Buro of
the Communist Party addressed a
letter to the City Committee Of the
Socialist Party, which, after outlln-
ing the increasing war danger and
growing fascist trends in the United
States including New York City,
read in part as follows:
The New York District Buro OF
the Communist Party taking up This
question at its recent meeting de-
cided to send an official committee
to the New York City Committee Of
the Socialist Party for the purpose
Of placing before it for its consider
alton the question Of united action
on August 1st, the international day
Of struggle against war and fas-
cisn1.
Our committee will call at your
New York City Office on Tuesday,
July II, at 2 p. m, to place this
question before you. If, for some
reason, the day or time is not con-
venient please let us know by letter
or telephone when we will be able to
see you"
Ignore Letters
The City Executive Committee of
the Socialist Party completely ig-
nored the above communication.
The District Buro of the Commu-
mist Party, in its efforts to leave
no stone unturned in order to
achieve the united front struggle
against war and fascisnn, sent its
delegation to the Office of the City
Executive of the Socialist Party in
spite of their ignoring our letter.
The delegation was also ignored. No
member of the City Committee Of
the Socialist Party was at the Office
to meet the delegation. No word
was left with the Office girl on what
consideration the Socialist leaders
had given to the communication of
the Communist Party. Furthermore,
the outbreak of the West Coast
General Strike, the greatest event
in American labor history in dec
AIDES, which so vitality affected all
the fundamental rights of the
working class, and urgently neces-
STATED the broadest united support
of the General Strike further
prompted the Communist Party to
send a second letter to the Socialist
Party City Committee. This was
sent on July 1S, reading in part as
follows:
Since the sending of our first
letter the General strike in San
Francisco has taken place with all
the enemies of the working class
modified to use fascist and terror
ist methods against the workers
If ever there was a necessity for
political parties claiming to repre-
sent the working class getting TO-
gether on program of common
struggle against war and fascisn
and for workers rights, that time
is now.
1--WE believe that such a united
front is not only necessary but
possible. The experience in France
where the Socialist Party and the
Communist Party have effected
such united front on program
similar to the one we propose, proves
that such united gront is possible
also in the United States 80.
I'VE are, therefore, addressing
this second letter to you requesting
that the City Executive Committee
or an authorized official let us know
within the next day or two whether
you have given any consideration
to our letter of July IA; and if not,
whether you intend acting upon the
matter. We repeat that the situa-
ton is such that no time can b.
lost in effecting the broadest joint
struggle against war and fascism
and for the elementary. right Of
the workers. We on our part will
continue, in spite of everything, to
make all possible efforts to bring
about such united front"
Hinder United Actions
The Socialist Party leaders have
ignored the second communication
as we'll 1t is clear that the New
York leadership of the Socialis.
Party persists in its opposition tc
any united front of the Socialist
and Communist workers. The So
cialist Party leaders persist in keep
ing the workers divided in face OF
the united concentrated drive o.
the capitalists to war and fascism
in face Of the incitation of fascist
mob and police terror against the
revolutionary organiza tions Of the
working class, behind which the
mos drastic attacks on the rights
and living standards of all workers
are taking place today.
The Communist Party states that
it is ready to do everything possible
to effect united front. THE COM
MUNIsT PARTY IS READY TIC
MEET ANY INDIVIDUAL OF
COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY
THE SOCIALIST PARTY T c
WORK OUT A COMMON PLAT
FORM OF UNITED STRUGGLE
SATISFACTORY TO BOTH
SIDES. The Communist Party
fur her states to the Socialist Party
members and followers and to all
New York workers that the Socialist
rank and file members and that the
New York workin class is for unity
of acton. against the. common
enar1v. The New York Socialist