The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-01
9TH World Congress
Discussion Is Main
Feature of ''C.I" No. 20

b-uim on two continents, Elropee
and Asia. Japan's brigandage in
China and Manchuria has threat
ened that Of America. This. and
the growing economic and military
strength of the U. S. S. R. effected
the resumption Of relations between
the U. S. A. and the U. S. S. r.
Filters ascent to power and Ger
man monopoly capitalism's surge
toward imperialist expansion in
Central Europe has given the French
bourgeoisie a scare. The French
web Of alliances throughout Europe
is threatened. Hence the suddenly
favorable attitude toward the U. S.
S. r. Of this erstwhile leader Of in
teryention.
The U. S. S. R., understanding
full well these contradictions, is de-
termined to make the best Of them.
Even the slightest step in the direc-
ton Of averting the next world war
is a tremendous achievement. For
the revolutionary vanguard even
simple postponement Of the ap-
preaching war has profound results:
the possibility for further struggle
to prevent the war altogether or to
forestall it by a proletarian reyolu-
ton. The editorial goes into full
detail on all these phases.
The First international
A succinct and brilliant summary
On the history of the First Interna-
tional and the politico-economic
factors operating in the period from
the First to the Third International
is contained in the editorial From
the First to the Third Internal
tional." Few people consider how
brief the historic period-little more
half a century-between the forma-
ton of the First international Sept.
%. 1864 to the capture of power by
the Russian workers in October,
1917. What a world of history is
crammed into this relatively short
time The editorial explains how
the incessant struggle of Marxism
against its enemies, within and
without the labor movement mo
tably the Proudhonists and the
Bakuninistsl, was finally able to
achieve the first break in the array
of capitalist lands: Russia.
Battles in U. S. A.
One other editorial analyses the
revolutionary significance of the
tremendous strike struggles taking
place in the United States. This
gigantic wave, which is still rising,
has involved 100000 workers since
the N. r. A. was instituted. These
strikes have shown examples of
heroic determination to struggle IN
paraIleled in the history Of our coun-
try They reveal deep-going changes
taking place in the ranks Of the
American working class. They show
that the American proletariat is adj
vancing in militant offensive. be-
coming conscious of its class inter-
ests and awakening to independent
political life.
This confronts the Communist
Party of the U. S. A. with great
tasks. 1t is necessary that the Party
prepare itself with the greatest
speed to fulfill these tasks
The last article in NO 20 is an
analysis Of the strikes Of the Can
adam workers and the tasks Of the
Canadian Communist Party in these
struggles.
The excellence of the materials Of
this ISSUE. and especially the begin
ming Of the Seventh World Congress
discussion. will make No, 20 a much
sought-after number. All workers
and workers organizations. and par
ticularly Communist Party units
will want this issue for their libra
ries and should take steps to place
their orders at once.