The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-15

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Here is seen a group of worker
and peasants had established the
we must create an altogether serious
basis in order to come to some real
results.
In brief then, we say to you: we
are ready seriously to discuss these
conditions, and we do not hide any
of the difficulties among our parties;
but we do not believe that an i'm
promptu pact will produce any bet
ter effects. Serious negotiations must
take place, if we beside to bring
about a practical and real result.
Vandervelde.-And in order to
bring this about, the essential thing
will be to insure cooperation be-
tween the Russian Revolution and
the proletariat of Western Europe
Even when I possessed an extremely
hostile attitude towards the Com
munist Party of Soviet Russia, I
always said that on the day when I
would fave to choose between Te5-
toration (of the Car and Lenin,
I would be with Lenin. 1t is evident
that the many obstacles which eX-
listed for some years, and which
normally and permanently might
prevent united action, have disap-
peared or are tending to disappear
Certainly what occurred in France
is a factor whose Importance 1t is
impossible to evaluate.
THE QUESTION is TO SUPPORT
THE SPANISH WORKERS,
NOT 'MANEUVERS"
Thorez-So much the better,
Cachin.-I am really pleased to
hear you speak of maneuvers as you
have done. This is exactly the OBJ
lection that our Socialist comrades
in France made to us long ago. And
here the French experienced it
precisely. Moreover, this was not
only done by our section but in the
name of the G. l., and it was as
sumed more and more by the united
front everywhere. Least of all, speak
about maneuVerS. I do not believe
it possible that serious and con-
scientious men could have a more
honest, more loyal attitude than the
Communist Party in France, and let
NE hasten to add, the Socialist
Party. Yesterdays elections were
extraordinary; the total results in
the first voting seemed like the vote
of a great many more cantons then
there really were.
Vandervelde.-Nobody denies that.
Cachin.-If this objection of a
possible maneuver was demonstrated
to have been completely false in
France, in a great country where
there we're SO many reasons for
mutual distrust, if the pact has been
carried out in absolute loyalty,
beg of you, let Us stop this talk of
maneuvers.
am not in touch with the latest
news from Spain; nevertheless, con-
corning the Workers Alliance in
Spain, our comrades have stepped
into the struggle in complete har-
mony, and neither one nor the other
party has occasion for a single
instant to suspect that we were
carrying on some maneuver.
What took place twelve years ago,
you may think about in whatever
way you please, but let me tell you
that events are no longer the same.
We are living in Europe which
bristles with six fascist nations; if
tomorrow fascism sets itself up IN
Spain, what force, what power will
it not be able to acquire, and what
ominous encouragement will fascisJn
in France not draw from such a
happening? Will not fascism become
a danger throughout the world?
And to think at such time that
we are speculating on msneuvers is
really to have the most mediocre
opinion of us. The danger is here /;
the fire is in our homes; the work
ing class is menaced everywhere
with terrible tragedy; it is on that
account that we are so grieved by
delays caused by certain considera-
tions Of the past. You are Social
lists, we are Communists, but for the
moment danger is such, it is so
enormous, that we must come to
some understanding.
Moreover, let me return to our
concrete proposals. Isn't it possible,
from this moment on, instead of
saying there is nothing to be done
until the thirteenth of November, to
think OF a campaign such as We
proposed to you? I do not see how
the organizing of a few great
demonstrations in common could in
the least damage any subsequent
negotiations, that you desire as
much as we do. I think, on the
contrary, that this would aid them
wcLjd facilitate them.
FOR TIE SPANISH WORKING
CLASS
The terms of your declaration,
md allow me to say after Thorez,
ore restrictive; on the other hand,
the terms Of cur proposal are the
broadcast possible, in sense they
are unique. We propose to work
in common for the most imme-