The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-11
By JACK Killing

most burning issues confronting the
working class as a whole and the
youth in particular has been time
and again raised by the Communist
Party and the Young Communist
League. Recent events on both an
international and national scale
makes working class unity against
capitalism the most burning prob
lem before the whole working class.
The growth of fascism on an inter
national scale, fascist attacks in
various countries in Europe and in
America and the burning danger
of imperialist war faces the whole
working class regardless of what
their political opinions may be or
organizational connections they may
have. The Young Communist
League in the past and today has
realized that only the united ae-
ton of the working class youth,
student youth, together with the en-
tire working class will be able to
destroy fascism and carry on very
successful struggle against imperial
list war. And precisely because of
this, the various Young Communist
Leagues under the leadership of the
Young Communist International,
have made Roadway in bringing
about united actions among Social
lists, Communists, workers in re-
formist trade unions and organiza-
lions, in spite of the resistance of
many leaders of reformist groups
to bring about this unity.
In France, the Young Socialist
organization has united with the
Young Communist League in a
struggle against fascism, imperialist
war. In England, to a much higher
degree, the Guild of Socialist Youth
has affiliated to the Young Com
munist International in a struggle
against imperialist war, fasciSrn, and
other problems confronting the
youth in England. In Austria, there
are at the present time negotiations
between the revolutionary socialist
youth organization and the Young
Communist League of Austria
against faseisrn and imperialist war.
In the United States too, we have
some examples of local groups de-
veloping unified action with the
Young Communist League on the
problem of war and fascism Cam
den, New Jersey; Hartford, Con-
necticut; California;. There is a
growing realization among the
working class youth in this country
and in the city of Chicago for the
necessity of unity, of united action,
against imperialist war and fascism.
The Young Communist League in
the Chicago district, just as well as
nationally, has consistently, for sew
eral years, attempted to bring about
united actions against fascism,
against war, between the Young
Peoples Socialist League and those
under their influence and the
Young Communist League. This is
especially significant today.
The recent raids on the Packing
House Workers Union and arrest Of
its leaders, the raid on the Bakers
union affiliated to the A. F. of L.,
the arrests of over 40 youth in the
course of the struggle for Negro
rights, for the right of the Negro
youth to use all beaches, the re-
Gently coming into Chicago of Fred
G.. Clarke, chief of the Crusader
movement who declares that the
CRUSADER organization of business
and professional men are undertake
ing a new campaign on behalf OF
American democracy as opposed to
Communism and Socialism" These
events make working class unit and
working class youth united action
in the city of Chicago the most
burning problem on the order of the
day. United action cannot be de-
layed.
On July 9th, 28th, and 10Th,
there was Midwestern Jubilee of
the Y. P. S. L. at Nature Friends
Camp. The Y. C. L. sent a delega-
ton to this camp to propose a pro-
gram of united action to the Y. P.
S. LIS who were present at this
Jubilee. There were present many
Y. P. S. L. members from Cleveland,
Detroit, Indianapolis, Chicago, Mil
waukee, and ST. Louis What were
our proposals?
l. United action between the Y.
P. S. L. and the Y. c. L. in strug-
gle against imperialist war and
fascism on International Youth
Day September 1st.
2. For the freedom of Thaelmann
and all anti-fascist prisoners of
Germany.
8. Against the terror on the west
coast and for the immediate re-
lease of all arrested workers.
4. United action in Chicago for
the right of Negro youth to use all
beaches.
5. Joint mobilization for the Sec
ond youth U. S. Congress Against
War and FaSciSm.
After much difficulty, being sent
from one person to another, our
delegation was able to secure the
floor to this conference on Sunday,
July 20 to present our proposals.
After we got through presenting our
proposals, the delegates were en-
Unused and expressed their enthusi-
asm with applause. However, the
leadership of the Y. P. S. L. present
winston Dancis, national secre-
tary; a leader from the New York
Y. P. S. Requested that we leave
SO that they can have their dis
cussion. What was the character
of the discussion following?