The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-27
What Kind of Anti>Nazi
Boycott ?

DELEGATES from Jewish labor unions
u yesterday voted resolutions, with the
approval and support of William Green,
Charney Vladeck, Joseph Schlossberg, ETC.,
calling for boycott of German products.
The question is, what is the significance
of these resolutions in the fight against
the monster of Fascism? Do these resolutions really
mean that the top of1caldom of the A. F. of L.,
the Green's AIahoneys Lewises, etc. is really strik-
ing blow against Fascism?
The workers hate Fascism. The Jewish workers,
no matter what their political sympathies, are all
ready to strike a blow at the hideous rule of the
Hitler Fascists.
But do these resolutions, passed by the A. F Of L.
oficaldom carry out the wishes of these anti-Fas-
cist workers?
1t is remarkable fact that these paper resolu-
tons alegedly against Fascism do not call for the
slightest actions to free Thaelmann and the anti
fascist fighters of the revolutionary working class
On the contrary, the Greens, Vladecks, Mahoneys
are the most vicious attackers of the very people
who are leading the revolutionary struggle against
Hitler.
THE Communist Party is the very front rank Of
the fight against Fascsm, abroad and at home.
Communists support and assist any and every move
ment which truly strikes blows at Fascism, no
matter what the political connections of these
movements
But the Communist Party mercilessly exposes
any and all attempts of people who are trying to
put over a fake fight against German Fascism IN
order to cover up their support for the reactonary
government at home
OF such character are these resolutions passed
with the support of the William Green's etc.
In the first place these resolutions remain
nothing but paper resolutions, not the slightest
measures ever being taken to guarantee the eXecu-
ton of these boycott resolutions.
In order for the boycott of German goods to be
effective these A. F. of L. officials would have to
organize and lead transport strikes right here at
home, they would have to call for marine and rail-
road workers to strike wherever Nazi goods are
carried or delivered, forming real economic
blockade of Germany But this is one thing they
never do They pass paper resolutions, which hurt
one, but strangle any attempt to actually carry
through the boycott in action, in strikes.
EASCISM is the rule of the big capitalists, based
on open military violence. Every capitalist class,
whether in Germany or the United States, is ready
to unleash its military terror against the masses if
It cannot maintain its dictatorship through the
frauds Of capitalist democracy.
1t stands to reason that person who supports
bne TeacUOnary rule Gne capitalists mere at nome
cannot be sincere fighter against the capitalist
class abroad.
This is precisely what exposes the paper resolu-
tons of the A. F. of L. the boycott The William
Greens, ETC.. use the ant-fascst hatred of the
masses here to bind them to the rule of Wall Street
Green and the Socialist Party leaders urge the
to depend on Roosevelt to protest" against
Fascisn1 thus concealng the fact that in this coun-
try it is other than Roosevelt who is ushering
in the preliminary steps toward American Fascism
Further these boycott resolutions come in very
handy to the American manufacturers who are thus
given an advantage in robbing Tie American con-
sumers. The Green's ETC., would be the first ones to
stop real boycott that expressed itself in strikes
because this would hurt the interests Of the Amer
lean Wall Street capitalists!
WE SUPPORT real boycott But we point out
" that this alone will not overthrow Fascsm We
point out to the masses who hate Fascism that the
boycott must be supported and extended by trans
port strikes by street demonstrations by mass cam
paigns, by shipping strikes by refusal to load or
unload ships carrying Nazi goods.
But such militant actions, which are directed
against the reactionaries both here and in Europe
the fake signers of paper boycott resolutions will
always knife in the back Because they fear that
the militancy of the masses will begin to hit the
Roosevelt reactionaries at home whom they support
boycott isolated from such mass struggle
is swindle calculated to deceive the masses and
keep them from real struggle against Fas-
cism to Iull them into feeling that blow is
being struck against the enemy they hate.
Nothing but simultaneous struggle against
the Fascists right here at home, the Roosevelts
and the Johnsons, well as a struggle against
German Fascism be of any to the German
working class and to the working class here.