The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-01
Unity Against War
Is Call at Chicago
BY JOSEPH NORTH
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THE speeches made from this plat
form by Mrs. Berger and by Mrs.
Barr" he said, both members of the
Socialist Party in which they de-
clare their own personal support
for the united front, and stated that
they were determined to do every
thing within their power to realize
this united front, is certainly well
! coined by the Communist Party as
indicating the sentiment among
large masses of Socialist workers.
and as proof that a united front of
Socialist and Communist workers
will be realized as the first step in
rallying of the masses in the struggle
against war and fascism."
The Struggle for the Trade Unions
Hathaway impressed the dele
gates with the need for greater
working-class representation; the
fight to retain whatever civil liber-
ties remain for the American prole-
tariat. Harry F. Ward likewise said
Our immediate and most pressing
task, the task to which this Congress
will be asked to give an entire
session or major part Of session
the task for which we have been
preparing, is to penetrate into the
trade unions with propaganda OF
this League in order to raise the
activities in these operations.
THE first of the sub-sessions to-
night will be devoted to that Of the
Trade Unions The others include:
Women's, Unemployed, Negro, Far
mer, Religious, Cultural and Frat
ernal, EX-servicemen.
There is a deadly precision with
which the work is being organized
The leaders of the movement recog-
nize that all of the population will
be drafted for the next war-com-
pulsory or universal draft. The plan
is to fight fire with fire; to organize
the anti-war and anti-fascist move
ment on an industrial and occupa-
tional basis"
Principal Tasks
The principal tasks of the Con-
gress as described by DR.. Ward
were:
First, to broaden the base of
the movement. To concentrate on
the Trade Unions, on the sections
of workers strategic in wartime,
lie. transportation, marine, steel,
ETC., and to widen the support
from among the middle class,
Fascism's potential storm troopers.
Second, to increase the agita-
tionsl, publicity and educational
phases of the work; to increase
the magazine circulation, print
more pamphlets; to send speak
ers into the trade unions, into the
churches and colleges.
Third: to unite all forces in the
League for the defense of the
workers and farmers rights
wherever they are attacked in this
country.
Hathaway, speaking for the Cen.
trail Committee of the Communis
Party, explained the role of various
Social-chauvinistS, the defend you
fatherland" Socialists of 1914. HI
warned the workers to be alert tt
these misleaders in the labor move.
ment that found one excuse aftel
another to justify their own supper
of an imperialist government il
war"
He explained the role Of the lef
wing in the labor movement, ou
of which the Communist Party wa,
developed, and took the position o.
Marx and Lenin, who said, I'VE mus
pick up every issue for the work.
ers, all their immediate problems il
the factories, their grievances arts.
ing from the war; we must attempt
to develop mass struggle for higher
wages, improved conditions, all de-
mands OF the people, trying to de-
velop the mass movement of the
workers up to the point where they
will be able to overthrow capitalism
to transform this imperialist wal
that is going on into revolutionary
war, into civil war against capt.
talism, for the destruction of CAPT
taliSm."
Ele told how the Communist Party
had adhered to that position. The
correctness of the Party's position
he said, is proved by the fact that
today over one-sixth of the world
surface, on the basis of the policies
that were laid down, a union of the
working class, is in control and the
Soviet Union is established
Nevertheless" he pointed out
while we recognize there are fun
damental differences among us. we
again reiterate that the emergency
of the danger of war, the marked
trend toward Fascism makes it i'm.
perative for us to unite our rank!
and to go cut of this Congress tx
unite the ranks Of the working elias;
movement as whole on this ISSUE
of war and fascism-to appeal t.
workers to enter this united from