The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-29

The Central Committee of the
Communist Party of the United
States of America publishes the
following letter to the "CommU-
mist" Opposition UOVestone
group as educational material for
our new members, showing the
inevitable ending of all oppor-
tuuist oppOsitions to the feminist
line of the Communist Interna-
tional:
To the National Committee and all
members of the Communist"
Opposition,
81 West 18th Street,
New York City.
We have received a letter from
the secretary of your group speak
ing in the name Of your National"
Committee, in which is proposed
that we meet with representatives
Of your group to discuss the build
ing of new" organization to fight
against war and fascism, and also
to "jOin in common effort to bring
about better political understand
ing between our organizations so as
to pave the way to complete unity"
Surely there is no need to carry
on any discussions on the first
point. Especially do we see no
ground for discussion on the basis
of the approach to the American
League Against War and Fascism
contained in your letter. Can the
members of the LoYestone group
talk about united action seriously
and at the same time approve the
vicious and provocative approach to
the League of Struggle Against War
and Fascism contained in your let
ter to us? In what way is the
language here different from that
of the open enemies of the COMMIT
mist movement?
The League Against War and
Fascism and its various sub
divisions, especially its Youth Sec
ton, represent already millions of
workers, farmers, students, intellec-
tuals, etc, among them important
sections of the American Federation
of Labor trade unions, and some
important socialist organizations.
Its program represents the broadcast
possible approach toward mobilizing
the American masses in the struggle
against wSr and Fascism. The
League has achieved these results
despite the attacks made upon 1t
by the reactionary officialdom of
the A. F. of L., the leaders of the
Socialist Party and the sabotage
and Sniping of the leaders of the
Communist" Opposition. AS an
example of this sabotage is it not
enough to cite the role of thinner
man in the League? What has he
done to build the League in his own
local, of which he is the head and
which he represents on the Leagues
National Committee?
To be sure, the League is only on
the road to develop into the instru-
ment needed by the masses. AS is
well known, it is the Party policy
to win to its support the broad
masses of the A. F. of L. unions,
the unorganized workers, all the So
cialist organizations, all toilers and
those who sincerely wish to fight
sgairst war and Fascism. We have
made serious efforts to enlist the
support of the N. E. G. of the So
cialist Party in support of the
League. We have made Roadway
in winning S. P. local organizations
to the League despite the opposi-
ton of the N. E. c. And what has
been the role of the Communist"
Opposition? One of trying to pre-
vent the drawing in of the Social
iSt Party and other organizations.
Surely the League will not be
broadened by such discussions as
LoYestone is carrying on. Even if
you were to stop your attacks on
the League and join in building it
which surely no one prevents you
from dOing-would that change ma
terially the situation? Hardly.
After all, why not look facts in the