The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-08
The Most Burning Question: -
Unity Of action
BY Bella XII N--
Pres dunn Of the Communist International

in the way Of establishing the unity of the working
class, but that they are the strongest champions
Of this cause
The appeal for common action against fascism
and the offensive of capital issued by the Com
munist international on March 5, 1858, had al
ready convinced many of the Socal-Democratic
workers and functionaries that the Communists
disposed to make concessions in the in
terests Of establishing the united front of Commu-
mist and Social Democratic workers against the
bourgeosie. We wish to declare openly and I'M
re5ervedly: The remuneration of polemics against
the SocalDemocratic Parties, during the period of
common struggles against the offensive of capital
against fasciSm and iTperalist war is concession.
CONCESSION TO STRENGTHEN FIGHT
We are making this concession despite the fact
that we are firmly convinced that our polemcs
against the supporters Of class collaboration with
the bourgeoise are not only we'll founded but that
such polen,ics constitute an indispensable part of
workers democracy. This workers democracy con-
sists not least in the fact that the workers
members of one and the same class but holding
different views-convince one another IN the Strug-
gle of ideas. Workers democracy denotes not only
the right, but also the duty of mutual conviction
In return for this concession on our part, we ask
nothing Of the Social democratic Parties but the
enlistng Of all workers in the common front of
struggle against the common class enemy.
We Communists will never, under any crcum-
stances, repudiate principles, our tactics We
will never give consent to the collaboration OF
the working class with its class enemy, the bour-
geosie. We were are and always will be for the
revolutionary overthrow Of bourgeois rule in all its
forms-whether facclst Or bourgeois-democratic We
are for the Unrestricted power OF the working class
for the dictatorship OF the proletaria for Soviet
power, which can only be set I'D by the use of
proetarian force against bourgeois forces-by revo
luton. We have proved by the example of the
Soviet Union that only the dictatorship of the pro-
letarat only Soviet power can bring about the
broadcast democracy of all toilers and clear the
way for Socialism But to those workers who do
net yet share our views On all these questions Of
principle we have always addressed the call:
Struggle with us against the common class enemy,
against the most immediate dangers which are
threatening the proletariat. On Jan /, 1922 when
the offensive Of capital against the international
working class set in, addressed ourselves to
proletarian men and women in all countries with
the following words:
You do not yet dare to struggle in the new
way, You do rot yet dare to struggle fer porcr
for dictatorship, with in ycur hands You
do not yet dare to make the great attack en- the
cltadeiS of wcrld reaction. At least then, rally
together for the struggle for bare life for the
struggle for peace. Rally for this struggle in
fighting front. Rally together as a prolctar;an
class against the bourgeois class Tccr down the
barriers which have been set up between YOU
Iaxe your places in tho ranks whether Com
mi;iist, Sociai-Democrat, Anarchist or Syrdical-
iSt, fer the struggle against the emergency of the
hou-. The Communist International has al-ysys
caiisd upnn the workers who Stand for the die
tasofship Of the proletarians, fo- the Sorie.e to
unite in independent parties. It does rot t7,,e
back one word Of VIA; it has said in arr,li.,q
Tor the formation OF independent Communist
FAIRIES; it is convinced that every passing day will
convince ever greater masses hcw rig,.t it las
been in all it5 conduct ard actc.s. En-. dos1lte
everything which divides Us, it says: P-o,etsrian
r2., and women lc5> u tee r2ni9 foc t,c st-t.~-
gle for that which you al feel to BE- tie common
goal
ITO Be Continued)