The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-05
BY HARRY CANNES
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tionary greetings to the Communist
Party, to the Young Communists, to
the workers and farmers of the
United States. I bring greetings to
the Communist Party which has
helped US so much in our struggles
against Machado and against Yam
Bee Imperialism.
Long live Soviet Cuba!7
Long live a Soviet United
States!"
Long live the revolutionary
brotherhood of the Soviet peoples
of the Americas and of the world"
Communist Leadership in Struggles
OF the II speakers who partici-
pated in the discussion from many
districts, four we're miners, three
metal workers. two auto workers.
one railroad, one marine, two from
the Southern and Western farm
districts, one woman from the IL
linois coal fields. one section or
ganizer and Charles Dirba, report
ing for the Central Control Com
mission Of the Party
The whole discussion breathed the
growing leadership Of the Commu-
mist Party in struggles in all these
fields against the Roosevelt New
Deal" against growing fascisn,
against the Social-Fascist A. F. of
L. and Socialist Party leaders. The
main note struck by all speakers
was the necessity Of putting the face
Of the Party forward more boldly
to the masses. They gave example
after example how failure to do this
hampered the struggles, and how,
when the Party stepped forward
boldly, explaining its program to
the masses, it won mass support and
made membership gains.
The high points in the discussion
we're the speeches of railroad
worker from the West Coast who
said he had been seeking the Party
since the overthrow of the Gar in
Russia, and q leader Of the Share
Choppers Union in the South.
Brought Party To R.R. Workers
For over 20 years employed on the
railroads, the delegate from District
IL, told how he openly spoke about
Communism to his fellow workers.
I didn't find the Party however,
until year ago. I started what
the Communist Party calls an op-
portunist organization. That brought
the Communists out to us. They
wouldn't admit me for some time
though, and I couldn't understand
the reason for it. They told be ]
should organize a Party nucleus
among the railroad workers before
got in. got a bawling out for
exposing myself, but I told them ]
was not going down into the cellar
to preserve myself"
He told how, when he was trans
ferred to new job on the road, he
let the workers know he was Com
munist and won them over fol
United front action. He told of be-
ing a member Of the Railroad Broth.
erhood, but never attending a meet.
ing until he joined the Party. q
decided then the thing to do wa,
to go back into the lodge and gel
some action"
He described how he exposed tbs
officialdom and the Roosevelt re.
girne. But the lodge members
stayed home after that, They tolc
me-" he said. we think you are
right, the officials are a bunch Of
takers, so what's the use Of attend.
ing the lodge meetings" He rounded
them up to attend the meetings anc
won the rank and file for the unity
program and for action.
The speech of this tall, stalwari
railroad worker, emphatic from be.
ginning to end, rich in its humol
and sharp quips against sectarianisn
and failure to show the face of the