The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-24
The United Front Action In France
And the Situation in us. and Canada

mon struggle against the pro-fascist
government. The Socialist Party
accepted: there would be only a
single working class candidate this
time. For the government this
menace was so grave that it made
a desperate appeal before pittin2
the capitalist front against the
working class front. But try as il
might, the government could not
break the united front-this in it.
self was the proof Of how necessary
unity was in the class struggle.
The crucial question is: Will
the French example serve as =
lesson for the workers of other
countries? VIII the old prejudices
fall? My stay in the U.S.A. and
Canada leaves me convinced that
great deal still remains to be
done.
The worst of all the Illusions
which persists even in the most
sincere of workers, is that Of
democracy"
The possible Improvement Of
economy in the U.S.A. through
the N.R.A. is another one Of these
illusions. And here support is
given by those who should defend
the working class from this enter
prise, so uniquely directed against
its interests and for the interests
Of the capitalist regime.
Here enc meets with the illu-
sion that one may still become
weH-to-do in a land which Is
headed straight for ruin and an
archy. Must a 9Th of February
take place here, too, in order to
open the eyes Of the workers? Or
will the militants, who realize well
enough the Importance of utiliz-
ing the diverse experiences of the
workers throughout the world, de-
eide that unity of action must DO
IMPOSED on their leaders, who
still refuse to act?
Do the Socialist workers realiz,
that the capitalists are pushing tn
masses toward the formation of tw,
blocs, each with its own tactics, on
for the purpose of maintaining tn
regime, the other which will trans
form it. the fascists and the anti
fascists?
The first bloc will act to save CAPT
| talism by increasing the exploita
ton of labor power and installin
corresponding political regim
which. through brute repression, vii
attempt to crush from the very be
ginning any legitimate struggle O
the working class.
The other division. firm in it
battle against the forces of retro
erosion. frankly marching towa-
the transformstion OF one system
into another. is logically and thee
retically. based, as on grant
monument, on the partition o
profits among those who produc
the worlds goods. This they wi
certainly do, by learning how t
defend their organizations and tn
right of free speech by inposin
the weight of their numbers through
reason and, if necessary, throug
force, in opposition to the power
of capital and egotism.
There is no possibility of any in
ternsdiate position.
There is no more possibility of
celia bo-aficn between capital and
labor than between fire and W. ter
These are forces which are dia-
met-.cslly opposed and those who
will net be found in the ranks Of
the enthusiasts, will he found in
the ranks of the fascists.
We must be stronger tomorrow
than we are today and we win be
81 Only il in this struggle we fyht
side by side on common pro
gram and toward common aim
This Is the appeal that l make
to American workers in the name
OF French workers.