The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-29
WhyNo Answer to the C.P.
United Front PROPOSALS!

GIT is the unbreakable unity OF the work
ing class united in revolutionary
struggle against capitalism for which we
are striving" stated Comrade Earl Brow
der, General Secretary of the Communist
Party, to the workers assembled last night
in New York to discuss the recent Social
list Party convention at Detroit.
The meeting last night has significance beyond
the fact that about 1900 workers, Socialist, Com
munist, and non-party packed hall to thrash ont
the political questions which affect the vital In
terests OF the working class
The meeting last night signifies step for
ward along the path to breaking down that wall
of susuiciOn distrust and misunderstanding which
has been seduIoHsy built up between these work
ers who by every right and necessity belong to
gether In the common struggle for the overthrow
of capitalism.
Throughout the country there must be more
such meetings, meetings at which Socialist work
ers and Communists arrive by complete democratic
discussion at a basis for common struggle against
4 the common enemy, the capitalist class.
iTfIE Communist Party has just addressed an open
letter to the newly elected Executive Committee
lof the Socialist Party, the new left" Committee
headed by Norman Thomas, calling for the discus
sion Of ways and means to begin united actions
on the day-to-day needs Of the American working
class.
This is the third such invitation which the
Communist Party has preferred to the Socialist
Party within the last year.
The Socialist Party Convention at Detroit also
received an open letter from the Communist Party
Central Committee proposing united action
basic every day demands
These proposals for united front have not been
hedged about with any conditions or clauses They
all state quite simply that it should not be diff
fcult for all assconscious workers to unite in the
fight for higher wages against company unions,
against the compulsory arbitration Of the N. r. A.
Labor Boards, against the imperialist prepara-
tons Of the Roosevelt government, against the
growing menace OF fascism, etc.
The invitations of the Communist Party do not
require that any person or group change their po-
Itical affiliation or belief.
The Central Committee Of the Communist Party
simply proposes action the demands which
be accepted by every class-conscious person who
declares himself a fighter for the daily needs Of
the working class regardless Of his political views
on the larger questions of the road to power the
dictatorship of the proletariat, etc.
AS yet, however the proposals Of the Commu-
mist Party to the Socialist Party remain unan-
swered. The Detroit convention ignored the Cen
trail Committee statement to it. And thus far, the
latest proposals of the Central Committee to the
newly elected Socialist leadership also remain
ignored.
MHY2 Why is there no discussion on these pro-
W posals in the Socialist PartyP Why does the
leadership Of the S. P. spurn these invitations to
consider united front actions? Why does this lead
ership not permit the rank and file members 10
have open, democratic discussion on these Com
nlunist Party proposals. The rank and file OF the
S. P. have a right TO these questions.
The workers within the Socialist Party, from
their daily experience with capitalism feel deeply
the need for united action. They are profoundly
eager for unity. And in many places they are
welding this unity in the only way it can be welded
lin common ACTION.
In Milwaukee, several nights ago. 1000 Social
tst and Communist workers united their strength
and successfully seized meeting from gang Of
Nazi agents.
The Socialist Party workers of Milwaukee
faced with the actually of invasion by the
hated fascist agents, forgot the distrust with
which they had been poisoned, forgot the ukases
handed down by the officials Of the S. P. for
Kidding any united front actions with Commu-
nists, ignored the fact that they had received no
instructions, went over the heads of their leaders,
and plunged into the struggle against the Nazis.
Meanwhile, whether the Socialist Party answers
the united front proposals of the Communist Party
not the welding Of the revolutionary unity pro-
claimed by Comrade Browder last night, will go
steadily forward. For without it victory cannot be
won.