The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-27
Party Lite
New York Section
Launches Campaign
In White Chauvinism

insisted on full discussion Of this
subject. In the course of this dis
cussion it was revealed that all
seven unit members present held
white chauviniSt ideas.
Two days later at a section com
mittee meeting the existence of Ma
tionalism among leading Negro
members was made clear.
Why do apparently good Party
members still retain white chauvin-
ist ideas Why do apparently good
Negro comrades retain petit bour-
geois nationalistic opinions? How
does section 8 propose to combat
and remedy this situation?
The existence of such conditions
did not suddenly dawn upon the
section committee. It had existed
for some time. The section has
discussed the matter at length. De-
cisions were reached, plans were
made. But they remained on paper.
They were never put into execu-
ton
Brownsville Section 81 has a
fairly large Negro population. These
people are subjected to all the dis
elimination and persecution &C
corded Negro workers everywhere.
Despite many instances Of vicious
miStreatment of Negroes by land
lords, bosses and city officials there
have been no consistent and vigor-
Gus campaigns organized to fight
such cases. There has been no con-
sistent theological campaign against
white chauvinism or nationalism.
Because of this and because the
section committee failed to carry
out its own decisions on this ques-
question the white chauvinist and
Nationalist ideas dormant among
many of our comrades was not
brought out into the open. Our
Negro comrades seeing few struggles
carried on around specific cases be-
came susceptible to the poisonous
petit bourgeois nationalism theory.
At the unit meeting mentioned
above, questioning brought out that
none of the members had read
any of the literature published by the
Party on the Negro question. They
proteStd strongly when told they
were guilty of holding white chau-
whist beliefs. At the section COM
mittee likewise the Negro comrades
resented strongly the expressed
opinion they were holding nation
alistic ideas.
Surely if our comrades were clear
on the position of the G. P. on
the Negro question this situation
would not have developed. The Ne
gro comrades instead of sullenly
reSenting the lack of action would
have raised hell about it. If the
section persisted in taking no vigor-
GUS action they would have ap-
pealed to the district. Could the
white comrades, if they were clear
on this subject, have allowed such
a condition to exist Hardly.
The section committee has been
weak. The district has taken steps
to strengthen it. New forces have
been sent in. The section commit
tee has discussed the problem at
length. We recognize the extreme
danger of such condition as has
existed At time when the coun-
try is in the process of a con-
stantly increased tempo in its pro-
cess of fascisation the danger be-
comes even greater. We recognize
that the situation calls for immedi-
ate, drastic and vigorous action.
With this in mind we are taking
the following steps:
IA general membership meet
ing of the entire section membership
Tuesday, Nov. 9th, with only one
point on the agenda: Negro Prob
lens.
1.-The section is organizing a
protest mass meeting on Wednesday
outside the home of a landlord who
refused to rent rooms to a Negro
worker and his family. The land
lord had first accepted the rental
Zee but later returned it with the
excuse that the Synagogue next door
objected to a Negro neighbor. A
similar action on Thursday in sup
port of the LS.NR. fight against
Negro discrimination by the Kresge
stores.
3-Units to be called upon to
conduct struggles around all in
stances of mistreatment and dis
elimination against Negroes in
their neighborhood. A system of
checking up on units by the sec
ton.
ESection will help to strengthen
already existing branches of L. S.
N. r. and help in the organization
of new branches. Providing strong
fractions to L. S. N. R. branches.
Regular meetings of section repre-
sentatives with the fractions.
5-Class in Negro Problems to be
conducted regularly with capable
instructor. Section to be respon-
sible to get large attendance.
6-Frequent discussion in the
units on the Negro question. Units
to pc aroused to be always on the
alert for any indications of white
chauvinism or nationalism among
members.
THE section will take an I'M
compromising attitude on every case
of wilful and deliberate expressions
or acts of white chauvinism and
nationalism. Members not correct
ing such views to be exposed and
expelled from the Party ranks.
$40 intensity the Scottsboro
campaign and link it up at all times
with local struggles.
$40 organize discussion around
this subject in the mass organiza-
tons and Y. c. L.
The section committee is conf
dent that it can cope with the stu