The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-31
TWO ConVentiOnS>> Two
Ways Out

TWO parties, the Communist Party and the So
oiaHst Party, will hold their respective conven-
tons just one month apart. The Communist Party
9Th Convention opens in Cleveland April 2. The
Socialist Party is scheduled to hold its convention
in Detroit in May.
Each of these parties each of these conventions,
propose a different way out of the crisis for the
American working class The Communist Party,
section of the. Communist International working
and fighting under the inspiration and influence of
the victorious Russian Revolution, the Party
founded on the principles of Marx, Engels Lenin
and Stain, appeals to the workers for a revolu-
tionary way out of the crisis The Socialist Party
Convention adheres to the program of the Otto
Bauers, the Ramsay MacDonalds, the Otto Wells,
the Renaudels and Paul Boncours-the most des-
picabe agents Of world capitalism, the social
fascists In the United States the Socialist Party,
through its leaders, Thomas, Oneal, Panken, sup
ported every anti-lsbor of the Roosevelt gov
eminent The Socialist Party convention will have
before it the fact that Norman Thomas and the
other Socialist leaders appealed tC>ythe workers to
knuckle down to the NRA as roaIeto socialism"
When the Communist Party was rallyng the united
front of all workers to fight for the right to strike
for the right of organization against the company
save-union attacks of the MIRA, Norman Thomas
was preaching to the workers Now is not the time
to strike!n fc-
The Communist Party convention, with workers
from all basic industries, from the front line
trenches of the class struggle will meet to mobilize
its forces for the revolutionary way out of the crisis
for the road to Soviet Power
The Socialist Party convention will meet to con-
tinue its tactics of manning the workers struggles
by spouting revolutionary phrases to cover the most
reactionary deeds.
THESE two conventions represent two opposite
poles in the international working class move
ment One, the Communist, is the Party of the
revolutionary struggle for the overthrow of capital
ism and the establishment of Soviet power The
other, the Socialist is the international of German
socisl-democracy that paved the way for Hitler and
Austrian social-democracy that tried to dsarm the
Austrian workers in the manner of Otto Bauer so
that the lesser evil" Dollfuss could the easier
drown the workers uprising in a of blood.
The Socialist leaders are already mounting
phrases about the fight against fascism, as an abb
sract for their actual support to fascist deve
lopments under the Roosevelt regime Norman
Thomas Fundamentally supported the Wagner Bill,
clearly exposed a measure to smash down
the workers right TO strike and to organize,
ure to bolster and strengthen the company slave
unions. .s .s. s-
With the growing attacks of the American cap
talists on the American workers as seen in the auto
industry with the tremendous advance towards war,
with fascist measures piling up each day against
the workers, the crying need of the working class
is unity in struggle for the protection Of their ele
nentary rights.
The greatest obstacle to this unity is the Social
list Party leaders who will dominate their conven-
ton.
The Communist Party convention, modifying the
best revolutionary forces in this country for a
lentless struggle against capitalism, will hammer
out the best Of uniting the forces of the en-
tire working class for struggle against every attack
OF the bosses, against every fascist of the
Roosevelt regime.
There are two conventions and two ways out
one the revolutionary way out the road of Soviet
Power; the other, cul de sac leading to the pre-
servation Of capitalism and the establishment of
its open fascist dictatorship. For those who want
to fight to end capitalism, its hunger system its
fascsm its wars, there is only one convention and
one way out-the Communist way.