The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-21
4 Letter to the Socialist
Party on the Textile Strike

THE New York District Committee of
L Communist Party calls upon all Party
sections and all sympathetic mass organ
izations to Immediately exert the greatest
energy in reaching locals, membership and
followers of the Socialist Party for united efforts
in support of the heroic national textile strike, to
raise funds to protest the brutal reign of terror and
military dictatorship In furtherance of this task
the District Committee has dispatched the following
letter to the N Y, City Executive Committee Of
the Socialist Party:
City Executive Committee
Socialist Party
7 East 18th Street
New York City
Dear Comrades:
We addressed a communication TO you on Sep
TENDER 8, inviting you urgently ito get together
with representatives from Party to work out
satisfactory ways and means of effecting immediate
joint action in support of the heroic textile
strikers.
You favored us with a reply dated September
TO- in which you inform us that The City Elk
ecutive Committee of the New York Socialist Party
will not meet until Wednesday, September IL. 1
will then submit your letter for their consideration
and action"
More than week has passed since then You
on our urgent communication May we remind you
that the nationwide textile strike entering into
its decisive period, That at the time wrote to
you and especially now has the mobilization of all
working class forces in the most unstntng and de-
termined support become an immediate urgent class
obligation. Need we also remind you that the ter
ror against the strikers is immensely sharpened that
the death toll of strikers is mounting; that beastly
Hitler methods adopted by the ruling class mill
tary dictatorship that is a threat and challenge
to all working class organizations?
The official statement Of the National Execu-
tive Committee of the Socialist Party in reply to
the united front offer of the Central Committee
of the Communist Party states New Leader Sept
8th) Meanwhile we are aware that there are ques-
tons arising from time to time mostly in the field
of civil liberties in which it is desirable that there
shall be effective local action in defense of workers
rights" May we again ask, is the of national
guards the murder of strikers military dictatorship
and Hitler concentration camp methods the out
having Of the right to strike and picket question
of the denial of civil rights? Does this situation in
your opinion require EFFECTIVE local action in de-
Tense of workers rights?
We wish to reiterate with all emphasis our COM
plete readiness to meet representatives of your
party at any time or place you indicate to work
out and take immediate joint action in support of
the textile strike. We call upon the Central Com
mittee, County Committees all locals and the
membership and supporters of the Socialist Party
not to permit any hindrance to the united action
Of all workers organizations behind this greatest
fight of American labor; to participate in all ac-
lions providing moral and financial support to the
textile strikers; and to join in mighty united pro-
test demonstrations for the workers rights against
the use of militia, against the murder of strikers
Comradely,
N. Y. DISTRICT COMMITTEE CP USA
CHARLES KRUMBEIN, DistrctOrgsnizer