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The daily worker., 1934-04-23

agrarian revolution, and the eight
hour day, Bolshevism sets up the
slogan of Soviet power. The posi-
ton has changed and so has the
revolutionary slogan of Bolshevism.
The situation has changed and
so the ter-revolutionary slogan
of Trotzkyism changes. Freedom
of coalition would be a too pitiful
slogan today So Trotzkyism sup
ports bourgeois democracy"
Before the war, the Bolsheviks
completed their separation from the
Mensheviks, finally and forever.
They excluded the liquidators from
the Party, and constituted them
selves the Party Of the revolution
AIRY proletariat. They struggled
against Liquidationism, they strug-
gled against the Otsovists. Because
of this struggle, Trotzky called
Lenin and the BolsheYiks dis
rupters," fanatics" intellectual
cranks," "saboteurs of the working
class movement" In order better
to fight the Bolsheviks, Trotzky
formed the notorious August
BlocD of liquidators. He gathered
about himself all the opportunists,
all the traitorous elements of Men
shevism. formed bloc out of them
and fought rabidly against the Boil
shevik position.
Today Trotzkyism repeats it's
historic betrayal of the working
class under quite different histori-
cal conditions. Trotzkyism wants
to form a new August-Bloc, by
gathering about itself all the ele-
ments which have been thrown out
of the camp of Communism. 1t
is trying to weld these elements
into single bloc, in order better to
fight against Bolshevism.
The historic roots of this attempt
lie in the attitude of Trotzkyism
toward Menshevism, which has al
ready been described; Trotzkyism
In 1912, in Vienna, Trotzky
formed bloc of all the groups
and sub-groups opposed to the
Bolsheviks, as "counterweight" 10
the Prague Conference of the Boil
slevik Party (The Editors.)
has never regarded Menshevism as
The daily worker., 1934-04-23

THE method I use is very
simple one, he writes. When I
speak to a worker I tell him the
truth about our revolutionary aim.
7 discuss freely with him or her
the aims of the Communist Party
and the Socialist progress in the
Soviet Union.
Il explain the difference between
the Daily Worker which is work
ing-class newspaper and the cap
italist press which defends the in
terests Of the bosses. I give the
worker a copy of the paper and ask
him to get acquainted with it.
Nine times out Of ten the
worker becomes a regular reader of
our Daily WORKER
What Comrade Carvotta has ac-
complished you can also achieve.
Ask your friends and shopmates to
subscribe to the Daily" Build a
Daily Worker route in your ter
ritory.
The daily worker., 1934-04-23

International Nevertheless, it
would be false to equate Trotzky-
ism today with historic Trotzky-
ism. Historic Trotzkyism was a
current within the working class
movement. Trotzkyisn today has
had to turn itself into a counter
revolutionary Current. One need
only to name the most important
prophecies of Trotzkyism, in order
to understand its real role:
Trotzkyisn presented the theory
of ultra imperialism" and pro-
claimed that the United States
would put Europe on rations,7
This theory denies the unequal rate
of the development of capitalism
Trotzkys theory was a new edi-
ton of organized capitalism" But
it has appeared that the United
States could not organize capital
ism, that American Imperialism has
not been able to put either Europe
or Japan "on rations."
Trotzkyism proclaimed the
victory of Thermidor in the Sow
let Union, and accused the Boil
sbevik Party, among other things,
of sacrificing the interests of the
proletariat to the class interests
of the kulaks. Instead of the
victory of Thermidor, the victory
of socialism came in the Soviet
Union. The kulaks were liqui-
dated as a class on the basis Of
the thorough collectivization Of
agriculture.
Trotzky called the First Five
Year Plan an adventure" a
"burocratic fantasy The First
Five Year Plan was realized.
Trotzky opposed the Communist
international, when it proclaimed
the beginning Of new. thirc
period in the development of post
war capitalism, and the approach
of the end of capitalist stabiliza-
ton. The end OF the temporary
ssabilization of capitalism has taker
place.
After the temporary defeat o.
the Chinese revolution, TrotzkJ
prophesied a long period of stabi-
lization of Chiang Ksi Shek''
power. The Kuomintang is fail.
ing apart; China finds itself in q
nationwide crisis. Trotzky opposed
The daily worker., 1934-04-23
Wife of Kidnapped
Labor Defense Man
Thinks He Is Dead
No Word of F. Norman,
Seized by Fla. Citrus
Growers Thugs

NEW YORK.-The wife of Frank
Norman, International Labor De-
fense organizer, reported yesterday
that her husband has not been
heard of since he was kidnapped
from his shack in Lakeland, Fla, by
agents of the citrus growers on
April II. She states her belief that
Norman has been killed. Norman
was a former organizer of the
Citrus Workers Union. AS l. L. D.
organizer he was arranging defense
for Negro and white members Of
the union arrested by the police in
an attempt to block their prepara-
tions to strike for better conditions.
Mrs. Norman, tormented by the
fear that her husband has been
murdered, is further harassed by
persecution by the police who by
accusing her Of withholding in
formation" are thus attempting to
cover up their own inactivity in
hunting down the kidnappers Of
her husband.
The daily worker., 1934-04-23
Two Camden Strikes
Threatened by S. P.
Leaders Maneuvers
Split Tactics Used to
Smother Militancy in
Shipyard Strike

CAMDEN, N. j., April 22.-The
Socialist leaders Of the Industrial
Marine and Ship Workers Union
have through their tactics greatly
checked the militant spirit of the
strike Of the New York Ship Build
ing Company.
After almost five weeks of strike,
the leaders have failed to solidify
the ranks of the strikers, and lead
them in militant struggles. Instead
they have separated the leading
strikers from the others, and have
sent them to Washington to cool
their heels waiting for an audience
with Roosevelt, while the bosses, the
cops, the Socialist misleaders, and
federal mediators concoct a scheme
to put over sell-out agreement on
the almost leaderless strikers.
In spite of unanimous rejection
of arbitration at several strike
meetings, in spite of immediate and
determined opposition to all ad-
vances of the bosses for slight pay
increases and absolutely no recog-
milton of the union, John Green,
acting president in place of Mullins
who was condemned by unanimous
vote of the strikers early in the
strike, is again helping the author.
tiles to break the spirit and confuse
the strikers, and starve them intC
submission while they wait fol
Roosevelt or johnson, or somebody
to again formally rule that they gC
back to work with no demand;
granted.
The workers should repudiate
this watchfuI waiting policy of
the Socialist leaders. To rely on
the Washington conferences will
mean failure to the strike. Mill
tant action on the picket line over
the heads Of the betraying off
cials is the kind of action that
will win.
The daily worker., 1934-04-23
Hathaway to Speak
In New Orleans
Will Lecture April 20
at Open Forum

NEW ORLEANS. - Clarence A.
Hathaway, editor of the Daily
Worker, member of the Central
Committee of the Communist Party
and one of the outstanding lead
ers of the workers of the U. S.,
will lecture on Communism and its
program for a planned society at
the Eleanor McNlain High School,
SIP S. Claibourne st., New Orleans,
La, on Sunday, April 90, at 4:30
p. m.
This lecture is one of a series be-
ing conducted under the auspices Of
the New Orleans Open Forum,
which has invited lecturers of note
to speak on various subjects Of
political and economic interest.
Previous to the Hathaway lecture
the forum has heard speakers on
Capitalism, Fascism and Socialism,
and other kindred subjects. The
Communist Party of New Orleans
plans to make this one of the
largest meetings of its kind ever
held in the city. Both Negro and
white workers are being modified
in the neighborhoods to attend in
mass.
The Hathaway meeting is ex-
pected to be an added stimulus for
a big May Day demonstration
which will be the first one to be
held in the city.
The daily worker., 1934-04-23
3 Mass Trials to
Render Verdict on
LOveStOne Group
Furriers Charge Group
Worked Against Union
With Racketeers

NEW YORK. - Thousands Of
workers will render their verdict on
the breaking activities against
the fur workers. At the three trials
on Thursday, April 26. in the Bronx.
Brownsville and Coney Island
(Brighton),
The FuF Workers Industrial
Union Is charging the entire
LovestOnite group with working
hand in glove with the worst
rscketeering group and underworld
types against the conditions of
the fur workers and against their
union. Workers from the shops
and also former LovestOnites will
testify on the contemplate treach-
cry committed by the LOvestOnites
in the name of their so-cslled
revolutionary" principles.
Ben Gold, A. Potash and j. Vino
gradsky will be the sccusers. Work
ers from other trades will tell about
activities of the Lovestonites in
their trades.
The public trials will be held in
Ambassador Hall, 3875-Third Ave-
nue., Bronx. in Brownsville at the
Hinsdale Workers Club-572 Sutter
Avenue, and in Brighton at 5000
Coney island Avenue (cor Brighton
Beach Ave)
The daily worker., 1934-04-23
Trotzkyism | $ N o W
Counter-Revolutionary
Current
BY L. MAGYAR
PART IT.

In the period of reaction which
followed the defeat of the Russian
revolution of 1905-1906, the Boil
sheviks orientated themselves to the
inevitability of the new revolution,
and for that reason they put forth,
even during the period of reaction,
the three feminist slogans. Re-
public-confisca of the land of
the large landlords-and the eight
hour day. Trotzky opposed these
slogans of the Bolsheviks, and he
set up only one slogan: Freedom
of Coalition. Freedom of coalition,
as the sum of democracy.
Today we witness the resurrec-
ton of this Trotzkyist slogan under
quite different historic conditions.
The proletariat has the power in its
hands on only one-sixth of the
earth's surface. In the other. the
capitalist countries, the proletsriat
has not yet been able to seize
power. Now fascist wave is ris-
ing. In Germany, Fascism has OBJ
tanned temporary victory. The
Second International speaks of a
-revolutionary situation; /;
Trotzkyism, OF the period of dark
est reaction: the defeatists speak
of the epoch of fascism and re-
action; the Bolshevists speak of
the inevitable approach of a new
series of revolutions and wars. And
in this position the Communists set
up as the principal slogan power
to the Soviets. Trotzkyism ad-
vances the slogan of democracy,
the struggle for bourgeois democ-
racy.
Is this not the same struggle,
under different historic conditions
which was fought between Trotzky-
ism and Leninism in the period Of
reaction? Instead of the freedom
of coalition, Trotzkyism now ad-
vances the slogan of democracy;
instead of the battle-cries: republic,
The daily worker., 1934-04-23

an agency of the bourgeoisie, be-
cause Trotzkyism itself was kind
of Menshevism. Trotzkyism has
always regarded the Mensheviks as
older brothers, who make mis-
takes" but who can be brought
back to the correct path of class
struggle by good advice. Only this
attitude of historic Trotzkyisn to-
ward Menshevism makes it possible
to explain why Trotzkyism fights
furiously against the Bolshevlks,
when they call the present-da
Social democracy social-fascism.
This attitude of historic Trotzky-
ism to historic opportunism explains
how Trotzky dared to propose the
formation of united front from
above, with the worst social-fas-
cists, such as Wells, Loebe, Leipart
and Severing, ostensibly in order
to fight fascism better in that way.
Trotzkyism has once more as
sumed that the Social democratic
leaders Severing, zoergiebel,
Grzesinski, Noske, Loebe, etc,-are
capable of revolutionary struggle
against fascism. Trotzkyisms fight
against the designation of social
democracy as social-fascism, Trot-
zkyism's proposal to form bloc
with the social-democratic leaders
lis nothing else than the logical
consequence Of the historic policy
of Trotzkyisn, which led at an
other time to the formation of the
August
Today Trotzky talks about "the
formation of fourth Interna-
tional." Trotzky's fourth Inter
national" is the repetition of the
August on new and higher
level of the historic ladder.
Why is Trotzkyism Counter
Revolutionary Current?
But can one say that Trotzkyism
today is identical with historic
Trotzkyisrn? Instead of freedom of
coalition, today bourgeois democ-
racy; instead of cooperation with
the liouidators, today a united front
with the social-fascist leaders; in
stead of the theory of permanent
revolution in Russia, today the
theory of the permanent revolu-
ton in China and India; instead
of the August bloc, today the fourth
The daily worker., 1934-04-23
The Revolutionary Role Of Trotsy and His International

the slogan of Soviet power in China,
and proposed that the proletariat
should struggle for a national as
sembly. Chang Kai Shek has taken
over the slogan for a national as
sembly from Trotsky, but the Sow
let revolution is victorious in China.
When japanese Imperialism began
its predatory campaign against the
Chinese people, Chinese Commu-
nism set up the slogan Of ma
tional revolutionary war against
Japanese imperialism. Trotzky OPP
posed this slogan, and thereby he
effectively rendered service to
Japanese imperialism. Trotzky
called the Red Army of the Chinese
Soviets an army of pauperized
peasantry, an army of bandits. In
this respect he found himself on
one line with the head of the
Second International, Vandervelde
But the Red Army of the Chinese
workers and peasants is carrying
victoriously forward the Soviet
power.
Trotzky opposed, not only she
First Five Year Plan, but also the
collectivi1ation of agriculture, and
he announced the unconditional
failure of this world historical un-
dertaking of the Bolsheviks. The
collectivization was carried through.
Trotzky "prophesied' that Stain is
the grave digger of the proletarian
revolution. Stain has led the pro-
letarian revolution to world -histori-
cal victories.
Trotzky proclaimed that after
Hitler's victory the Communist
Party of Germany was dead--the
Communist Party Of Germany leads
the heroic struggle against Hitler
fascism.
Trotsky invetned the name
"Stalin- -burocrats' for the leading
fellow workers in the Communist
International. Dir1itroff, and hun
dreds and thousands with him, have
already shown that the "Stalin-
hurocrats" are the bearers of the
rroletarien revolution.
Trotzky prophesied the fall of
the Soviet power in the Soviet
Union the Soviet power stands
f1rmer than ever and wins world
historical victories
The daily worker., 1934-04-23
Its Place Is On the
Rubbish-Heap of
History"

Trotzky wants to found fourth
International-th Communist In
ternationsl is stronger, more uni
fed. better prepared for struggle
than ever.
Trotzky announced that in the
Soviet Union, power would have to
be torn from the hands of the Boil
sheviks by force; he is in favor of
an armed uprising at some remote
time. as policy for a distant goal
He announces this policy at that
moment, when Japanese imperial
ism, German fascisln. and British
imperialism are preparing a coun-
ter-revolutionary war against the
Soviet Union.
In view of all this, Trotzkyism to-
day must not be held equivalent
even to historic Trotzkyism Trot-
zkyism today is sn accessory to the
Second International. handyman
for the bourgeoisie. 1t is the van
guard of the revolutionary
bourgeoisie in the struggle against
Leninism.
That is why Trotzkyism was
sweps out of the revolutionary
working class movement.
The MensheYiks praise Trotzky.
They are already inviting Trotzky
The Menshevik Schiffrin writes
that Trotzky is now on the right
path in his criticism of Commu-
nisr1, but be must restrain himself
in his attitude toward the Soviet
! Union. Shiffrin, the Menshevik
counsels Trotzky that one should
not so openly SANDER the Soviet
Unionl Trotzkyism now appears
as a group of marauders and
hyenas on the battlefield Of the
class war 1t wants to benefit by
the temporary defeats of the pro-
letariat That is why Trotzkyism
/ is condemned. That is why it could
not and cannot find place among
the revolutionary workers. It's
place IS on the rubbish heap of the
history Of the revolutionary work
! Ing class movement.
The daily worker., 1934-04-23
knitgOOdS Strikers
Attacked By Police
Mass Action Forces Re-
lease of Pickets

PHILADELPHIA, April %. - Two
workers were injured and five others
arrested when 500 militant knit
goods strikers were attacked by po-
lice and gangsters in front of the
West Point Plant in Germantown.
When the pickets arrived at the
plant police attempted to separate
the men from the women. When
the workers resisted they were at
tackled by the cops and gangsters
armed with blackjacks and clubs.
After fight lasting almost an hour
two workers were rushed to the hos
pital, one with scalp wounds that
took seven stitches to close. In
spite Of this the picketting con-
tinuel. Some time after picketing
had been resumed five workers were
pulled out of line by police as they
were being pointed out by several
gangsters.
Force Release of Jailed Workers
At the same time the spirit and
solidarity of the workers grows, and
they have forced the release Of one
group Of arrested pickets after an
other by militant mass demonstrs-
tions at the station houses immecS-
ately after the arrests and at the
magistrates hearing.
novry, VooI< Nav Firsf'
The daily worker., 1934-04-23
Jim-CrOwed Negroes in
Strike at Campbell
Soup Co. Plant

CAMDEN. April 22.-The three
thousand Campbell Soup Co. strik-
ers, members of the Socialist led
Industrial Gamers Union, are on
the verge of being sold out. as two
attacks on them are being stimuli
tsneously carried out by the bosses,
in the courts and in the conference
room with the Federal mediator,
Chappell.
Last week the company demanded
an injunction against picketing,
their attorney saying that picketing
and strikes had been outlawed by
recent court decisions, making arbi-
tration compulsory.
After the companys attorney
made out his case, the hearing was
adjourned to permit Chappell to get
in his work, in a conference with
the Socialist leaders and the bosses
When they failed to come to an
agreement, the hearing wa9 re-
sumed. Attorneys for the union
mildly protesting that picketS had
the right to peacefully picket plants
and gently talk to scabs in at
tempts to win them over.
The company attorney cited 164
individual cases of intimidation
giving names, addresses, and dates
for 54, and, on the strength of this
demanded, an order to outlaw
picketing.
"Picketing itself constitutes viO-
lence," he said, when the unions
attorneys denied that the COM
pany had proved their point.
"Have we come to the point where
we must have police protection to
carry on our buSiness?"
This was the status of the case
this morning, as Chappell, Man.
ming. and Dorrance, millionaire
president of Campbell Soup Co.
continued their attempts to reach
an agreement.
With the club of the injunction
held over them, the Socialist lead.
ers are very likely to use this as ar
excuse for sel-out agreement.
Jimcrowed Negroes
The most militant solidarity o.
the strikers is necessary to defea
this two-sided threat, and thii
Manning, Socialist organizer of thu
union, has failed to achieve. In
stead he has made considerable
progress in splitting the ranks O
the strikers by rank discrimination
against Negro strikers. At the be
ginning of the strike there were n,
Negroes on the strike committee
When spirited protests forced hin
to add two Negroes to the com
mittee, they were completely ignored
by the white members. And whel
one Negro and five white worker
we're arrested. Manning permittet
the Negro worker to stay in jail 70
swo weeks, making absolutely n,
Nttempt to get bail for him.
The daily worker., 1934-04-23
Down Tools May First!
State Meets ''BoOkies''
Half Way; To Garner
$I,5O0,OO a Year

NEW YORK, April % - The
fruits Of the bill, legalizing betting,
signed by Gov Lehman Thursday
was observed at the Jamaica race
track yesterday. The bill remove
thepenalties from the Hughes
anti i-betting measure and makes
possible suits against bookmskers
for losses sustained. 1t is explained
that the state will garner $500, 900
yearly through Is per cent tax on
the definite number of admissions
the bookmakers will have to guar
antee in order to do business.
The daily worker., 1934-04-23
New Workers Center
To Open in Dayton, O.

DAYTON. A Workers Center
has been opened in the Beclell
Building, 6 North Jefferson st.,
Room 310. To celebrate this event
there will be housewarning party
in the form of Box Social and
entertainment, on Saturday, April
81, pm. at the Center. Admis-
sion is free.
In this new Center there will be
Workers Book Shop as well as
classes in Principles Of Communism
and Political Economy, Beginning
with the first Sunday in May an
open forum will be conducted every
Sunday evening
The daily worker., 1934-04-23
PiCketS Jailed in
Furniture Strike
Company Changes Name
To Nullify Agreement

BOSTON, MASS. April %. -
Twsnty-seven pickets who we're ar
rested in front of the Columbia
Myers Upholstering Company last
FRIDAY and charged with saunterIng
and lettering are now out on $loo
bail each. Their case will come I'D
in court Thursday, April 2s.
The workers of this plant are
striking under the leadership of the
Furniture Workers Industrial Union
Tor union conditions and union
recognition.
Uses Legal Trickery
The Columbia Myers Upholstering
Company has launched an attack
against the Furniture Workers In
dustrial Union Of Greater Boston,
with whom they had an agreement
to maintain a union shop with union
conditions. Through a piece of legal
tr1ckery, Mr.. Myers changed the
name of the firm from Company
to incorporated. BY doing this the
union agreement becomes null and
void, thereby giving Mr. Myers ar
opportunity to cut wages and lock
out the union men. A strike wa,
called by the union in answer tc
Mr.. Myers challenge.
Judge Jacob J. Kaplan, who has
inherited an interest in the flrm
from his late father, is believed tc
have been instrumental in the firm
seeking an injunction against the
Union.
The daily worker., 1934-04-23
Must Spread ''Daiy" Union
Supplement, Says Ben Gold

NEW YORK-"I am sure that
the trade union supplement will be
greeted with enthusiasm by the
thousands of needle trades workers
in New York said Ben Gold, sec
retary Of the Needle Trades Work
ers' Indus,ria Union, commenting
on the plan Of the Daily Worker TO
publish each Monday, starting April
30, a special two-page New York
trade union section.
I'VE have long looked forward to
the day when we could have our
own special trade union section in
the Daily Worker" declared Gold.
The appearance of this section
next Monday will be an event of
great importance for the New York
trade union movement. 1t will give
fresh impetus, leadership and guid-
ance to the vast mounting strike
struggles that are sweeping the city.
1t will be an additional weapon in
Monday issues of the Daily Worker
containing the supplement.
"Unless we distribute the cop
les of the Daily trade union sup
plement among the workers in the
unions by tens Of thousands we,
the Communists in the unions,
cannot consider that we have
done our taks," said Gold. 1t
will be the duty of every COmmu-
mist in the unions, every Commu-
mist fraction, to take up seriously
the question of distributing the
issues containing the trade union
section among the union mem
bers."
our struggle against wage-cuts and
The daily worker., 1934-04-23
"SiIUer Shirts" Paper
Is Sued as Bankrupt

ASHEVILLE, N. c., April o.
Bankruptcy proceedings have
been brought against the Gala
had Press, the publishing COM
pany of William Dudley Pelley
and his fascist Silver Shirts"
This press publishes "Libera-
ton" the organ of the "Silver
Shirt Legion of America, devoted
to praise of Adolf Hitler and the
Nazis, and to attacks on Com
munisn. The records Of the pub
lication showed that it had only
5000 subscribers.
The Silver Shirts have united
with u. S. Nazi storm troops, who
now wear the Silver Shirt uni
form, to act as sluggers at Nazi
meetings. In other parts of the
country they have attempted to
sell their services as gangsters,
strike breakers, and scabs.