The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-22
c. WA. Workers Demonstrate Against Roosevelt Lay>OH
Over 1000 Hear Hathaway on
austrian EUentS, United Front

Party: DO not permit yourselves 20
be provoked by the Abe Cahans, OF
the Waldmans and Gerbers. Don't
permit them 10 poison your minds
against Socialist workers. Learn al
ways to make sharp distinctions be
tween the workers Of the Socialist
Party who want socialism, and the
leaders Of the Socialist Party who
betray the workers and betray So
cialisu'
Build the united front in the
shops, in the factories, in the trade
unions, on the picket lines, wherever
the workers work and meet. In that
way we will learn the lessons of the
heroic struggle Of our Austrian
brothers and build powerful force
against fascism here against capital
SIN and for the victory of the pro-
letarian revolution and socialism,"
When discussion was opened, Com
rade Krumbein invited and gave pre-
ference to Socialist and non-Party
workers present in the audience. Two
members Of the Y. P. S. L. were the
first to speak,
Another comrade and have just
returned from the general member
ship meeting Of the Y. P. S. L." said
Bernard Mishkin, member of Man
haitian Branch No. 10, who received
thunderous applause when he was
introduced. I'VE who are members of
the Y. P. S. L. and members of the
Socialist Party were denied admission
to this meeting at the Rand School.
My crime was writing letter to the
Daily Worker. The other comrade
was given no reason" (The full stem
ographic transcript Of Comrade Mish-
kin's speech appears in today's Daily
Worker.)
Comrade N6ishkin gave an interest
ing insight into the origin of the
Socialist Party leaflet distributed at
the door. This very curious docu-
ment, which in itself Is a huge lie as
we'll as huge joke, is signed by rank
and file socialist workers. The point
Is this, not only was this document
man; ufactured by Socialist leaders,
but 1t had to be passed out by Y. P.
SLleaders."
Comrade Pete MIetinen, another
Y. P. s. l.. member, told how, with
out the slightest reason he was re-
fused admittance to a meeting of
his organization held on the same
night as the st. Nicholas Arena
meeting.
1.-THE only way they can hope 10
stem the tide of the revolutionary
movement" he concluded, lis by try
ing to expel those people who are
fighting for unity Of the entire work
ing class Even If they do succeed in
expelling a few Of us, they will not
stem the tide Of the revolutionary
working class against fascism."
A former member Of the Socialist
Party, Comrade Schiefris, next
stepped up to the microphone, He made
an imprisoned plea for united front
of all workers.
II want to say, comrades, that the
struggle carried on by the workers ir
Austria and the Socialist and Com
munist workers here have taught me
lesson that ] cannot stay outside
while the Austrian brothers are fight
ing. 1 hereby making application to
the Communist Party"
A member Of the United Shoe &
Leather Workers, Mary Gilden, next
spoke.
II think that none OF us are salts
fed with the outcome Of the Madison
Square Garden meeting" she said
That is shown by the fact OF calling
this meeting. Communists were
fighting Socialists. Socialists were
fighting Communists, We must criti-
CHE our mistakes and learn. Remem-
Der we workers and others who belong
to organizations in which we still have
faith must make organizational unity,
an organizational united front on a
minimum program of common ac-
tons against fascisln."
In reply to Conrade Gilden, Hatha-
way said:
1.-THE main fight at Madison Square
Garden was the fight OF the workers
against their enemies who stood on
the platform Of the meeting; q fight
against the united front Of the Social
list leaders with the fascist Vol and
the strikebraking LaGuariia.
80 far as united front Of organi-
cations that should not be inter-