The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-06
On the
World Front
- by HMM UfAlNNE1o :
Whittier Spain?
United Battle
What We Must Do
By HARRY CANNES

" capitalist world come in
Spain? All eyes are on the
Spanish proletariat in their
heroic revolutionary general
strike against efforts to insti-
tute a fascist regime. The So
cialist leaders hesitated long before
they entered into a united front
with the Communist Party. Now
the masses are united on the
streets. Every Socialist should ask,
why must the united front be de-
layed until the day the ruling class
throws down the gauntlet for the
bloody battle?
The Communist Party Of Spain
has been fighting valiantly for the
united front 1t was able to es-
tablish the united front with the
Young Socialist League of Spain
several months ago. The Commu>
mist Party of Spain long ago
pointed out that the Samper gov
eminent was paving the road to
fasciSm Now Sampler has stepped
out, and Lerroux has modified a
concentration government OF the
most reactionary forces in Spain
a government Of the capitalist re-
action. Of the feudal landowners,
and Of the Fascist Catholic Action.
THE proletariat recognized this as
a signal for a fascist assault on
the entire toiling masses, and
forced the leaders of the Socialist
Party and of the SyndicaliSts to call
the revolutionary general strike.
The new cabinet rests on the bayo-
net point, but the gun is wobbly.
A developing offensive by the pro-
letsriat, without vacillation on the
part of the Socialist leaders, would
not only seal the political death
of the Lerroux cabinet, but would
drive forward to the proletarian
revolution, to the establishment Of
Soviets in Spain.
Every factor favors the victory
of the proletarisn uprising in
Spain. The bourgeoisie is rent BY
a hundred contradictions. It is
weak, despite its attempted show
Of strength through it's Fascist con-
centration government. The prole-
tariat has reach a high pitch Of
revolutionary ardor enthusiasm,
and initiative.
Only the decisive will, the revo-
lutionary united front, the deter
mination of all the proletarian par
ties to unite solidly with the Com
munist Party for the only program
that can defeat fascism is yet lack
ing.
ONE need not read the Thesis Of
" the 18th Plenum of the Com
munist International, written be-
fore last December, to see now that
the world is faced with a new round
of wars and revolutions. Glass
against class to the point of the
revolutionary armed uprising is the
question of the day in Spain, Ger
many, France. Premier Doumergue
hurls the defiance of civil war
against the united front of Social
lists and Communists.
The development of revolutionary
events in Spain will have their
echoes throughout the world The
proletariat is going into the offen-
sive against the fascist butchers.
Fascism is leading world capitalism
to deeper crisis and to war.
Victory for the proletarian revo-
luton in Spain will rock all Of
Europe. 1t will set off an explo-
sion that will not leave fascism in
tact in Germany or Italy.
WHAT must our task be in the
W United States? In support Of
the revolutionary struggles of the
Spanish proletariat we must imme-
diately form united front of So
cialists and Communists to bring
every assistance to our Spanish
brothers, to the Socialists, Syndi-
calists, Communists of Spain.
AS the proletariat goes into ac-
ton against fascism, the fascist
dogs, such as Doumergue already
threatens, will drive to new inn
perialist war.
Viewing the rising revolutionary
tempo in Spain and elsewhere, the
capitalists in every country will
speed their fascist measures. their
attacks on the whole working class.
Therefore, now more than ever,
we must speed the united front
against our own imperialist governs
ment in their attacks on the work.
ing class.
AT THIS moment, time becomes
= a tremendous factor. Failure to
establish the united front in the
United States now will have an in
furious effect on the struggles
against fascism where the prole-
tariat are taking up arms or are
about to take up arms for the over
throw of the fascist relationships.
The establishment of a united front
Of Socialists and Communists in the
United States would hearten and
strengthen our brothers there in
their present critical situation.
Socialist workers. Why do your
leaders delay the united front? Has
not Germany. Austria, and now
Spain, taught us the lesson of the
necessity of fighting all delay. Every
moment of delay plays into the
hands OF the bosses. Every moment
OF delay means more lives of work.
ers gambled away.
When the whole world proletariat
is moving towards a united front
OF Socialists and Communists, why