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capitalism. And to our defense force
We viii invite particularly Socialist
workers to fight on a common front
with us.'O They can cry as much
as they wish in the Jewish Forward
and New Leader. They can stir up
all the hatred they wish, which viii
help the bosses But with develop
men5s as they are in the United
States, and throughout the world TO-
day, the Socialist leaders are doomed
to failure. The united front of the
workers will be established. The
workers will learn to know that the
Communist Party honestly, faithfully
and without treachery and compro-
mise, organizes and prepares, and
carries on struggle for the improve
ment Of the workers conditions. II
carries on a relentless struggle
against capitalism.
Comrades, realities Of the clas;
struggle, the day 70 day experience
Of the Socialist workers, will do more
to establish the united front than al
the poisonous provocation Of the So
cislist leaders will do to wreck It.
Every appeal for the united from
made by Comrade Hathaway received
enthusiastic and prolonged applause
The need for united action against
fascism now, Conrade Hathaway
pointed out, was made crystal clear
That united front received a mos
powerful impetus when Socialist ant
Communist workers united on the
barricades in Austria and poured out
their blood in flaming, revolution.
airy, a glorious struggle against fas-
cisnn.
Referring to the Socialist leaf1et
distributed at the door, Comradt
Hathaway read the headline: Com
munist workers, don't let them kit
you any nore!"
Lets see about that" said Haths'
way in his main report and in hi
answer to questions and discussion
"Here we have q meeting. We gladl!
and earnestly invite Socialist work
ers to join us in thrashing out tn
vital questions confronting the wl1oli
working class. Would the Socialis
Party leaders dare to call such al
open meeting, though they pretend t
be the defenders" of democracy
Quite the contrary. Here we havt
two members of the Y.P.S.L., ole
members, in good standing, who vert
denied admittance to a membership
meeting of their organization tonighi
on the ground that one Of them has
written a letter to the Daily Worker.
"The leaders Of the S. P. never
permit q discussion Of their actions
They dare not. Our Party has full
and free discussion with all workers
But the difference Of our Party anc
theirs lies not only there. Once :
decision is reached we have the firm
proletarian discipline that leads b;
carrying out the common will of tht
Party for a revolutionary struggle
against fasciSm"
Nobody can dodge the question o.
the united front now" said Hath.
away. THE Socialist leaders are
maneuvering for 3 united front.
But with whom7 They establish 9
united front with Matthew VOL, will
Mayor LaGuardia, with the A. r. o.
L. officials who directly participated
in the development Of fascism in thi:
country"
He exposed the role Of some OF thu
leaders Of the Socialist Party like
Mary Fox, who through the urge anc
! pressure of Socialist workers are
forced into united front actions with
Communists, constantly look for 8
fire escape. On the least pretext they
desert, as Mary Fox did on the ride
ulous excuse of the Madison Square
Garden incident" but in reality or
the fundamental issues Of our ex-
posures Of the treachery Of the Social
Democratic leaders of Austria ano
the United States.
Concluding his speech with ring
ing appeal for the united front, Com
rade Hathaway declared:
1.-THE Communist Party marches
forward on the basis Of more care
full application of the united front
tactic. We call on every one in our
Party, to every worker around the