The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-20
YCL Prepares New Fight on CIaouvu1isn


And about our struggles for the
defense of the Soviet Union: In our
popularization of the Soviet Union
we speak about the advantages of
youth under workers government, a
little less about the Soviet Peace
policy, and the necessity of follow
ing the example of the Russian
workers in overthrowing capitalism.
But we fail to point out and ex-
plain the role of the Soviet Union
as the fortress of the world revOIu-
ton, the defender of the interests
of the entire mass of workers and
toilers in all countries and colonies.
This omission was glaring in ar
ticles published in the Young
Worker" on the occasion of recog-
milton by America. We do not point
out the internationalism of the So
Wet youth which was formulated by
Comrade Stain.
''The spirit of internatiOnaIism
must always be kept active in the
Young Communist League. The
successes and the failures of the
proletariat of our country must
be associated, in the minds Of the
Young Communists, with the sue
cesSes and failures of the interna-
tionaI revolutionary movement.
1t is essential that our revolution
must not be regarded as an end
in itself, but as a means and an
aid toward the victory of the
proIetarian revolution in all coun-
tries" Problems of Leninism.)
And this fact, which we either
omit or slur over in our mass prop
uganda, must be raised first and
foremost in rallying the youth for
the defense of the Soviet Union.
When we show (Which we cam
that the very existence of the So
Wet Union, as pointed out in the
brilliant speech of Manuilsky at the
18th meeting, is the greatest wea-
pom in the worldwide struggle of
the toilers against oppression, then
it is clear that we can rally great
masses of American youth for sup
port and defense of the US.SR.
3. To seriously speak about
achieving this great task means
that we must carry through our
agitation and organization against
capitalist nationalism among the
masses of youth with whom we
have no contact today. In the fac
tories, first of all, and in the big
capitalist controlled organizations.
For example, could we not carry on
mass agitation within the "Y's'
against the role of the YM.C.A. in
China today-basing this on the
past counter-revolutionary work of
the "Y" during the last war, in
Russia Q917-1919) and Hungary?
Can't we expose the role of the
Christian missionaries in the colo
MES especially in China)?
Or cannot we organize the Negro
youth in the "Y's" there are
many for the struggle against the
Jim-Crow policies of the "Y" lead
ership, their role in the Scottsboro
case? Not only is this possible, but
wide movements could undoubtedly
be organized.
4. In our propaganda it is
necessary to show the youth how
the policy of working class interna-
tionalism will benefit the youth
within the United States. We must
be careful not to show information
alism merely as a self sacrificing
ideal.
We must show the ruinous re-
suits of the policy of capitalist ma
tionalism. For example: The de-
struction and limitation of crops
destruction of livestock, tremendous
waste and ruin of natural resources
are the results of New Deal" ma
tionalism. We can and must slim
ulate among the youth a great
hatred of the policies and character
of capitalism which cause the ruiz
and plumber of the great natura
wealth of America, and the wealth
created by the labor of past gen.
erations of workers.
We can show how this wealth
under the rule of the workers in {
Soviet America, would bring thu
most wonderful benefits of "life
liberty and happiness" for tn,
youth. And in this connection w
must more conssete,y tell the you'll
what our internationahst program
and a Soviet America, woull meal
for the youth (wages, hours, vaca
tions, education, sports, culture
etc..
Our coming convention will
only be successful in rallying the
League for the fight against hun
ger, fascism and war. il we
struggle not only against the
forms, but the roots Of this ques-
tion--the ideoIogies of national
ism and ehauyinism.