The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-03

WHE desperate enemies Of
L the Soviet Union, enraged
by the growing invincibility of
the mighty Land of Socialism,
have resorted to assassination.
Our comrade Kiroff lies dead
in the historic Smolny Insti-
tute, storm center of the October
revolution. where Lenin led the
Russian toiling masses to victory.
Kiroff was one of the youngest
of the old Bolsheviks. trained bv
Lenin. He was shot down in the
10th year of his life He was the
epitome of the heroism and enthus-
iaSm of the proletariat in its revo-
lutionary struggles. His post was
always in the most dangerous sec
tors of the class struggle In the
October revolution he took a lead
ing part in organizing the armed
insurrection. and from 1918 to 1920
braved death thousand times to
defeat the white guard enemies of
the Soviet Union.
Kiroff was a model Bolsheyik,
containing within his own being the
| best genius of the revolutionary
proletariat He was an iron fighter,
a splendid organizer, and one of the
greatest orators in the Soviet Union
His words of fire, born of his deep
understanding of Marxism- Lenin-
ism, Of his turbulent and ceaseless
battle in the front ranks of the pro-
letariat, of his determination to win
victory over all obstacles, never
failed to arouse the toiling masses to
the highest pitch of enthusiasm
and action.
us death is great loss, not only
to the toiling masses in the
Soviet Union, with whom he fought
shoulder to shoulder, but to the
working class of the entire world.
To US in America Kiroff's life should
be the greatest inspiration for build
ing a party of Bolsheviks of his
stripe
In the great grief we feel for the
death of this sterling Bolshevik, we
will all grit our teeth in the de-
termination that no matter what
crimes the desperate, fiendish enc
mics of the workers fatherland may
resort to, we will with greater
energy than ever rally our forces
for the defense of the Soviet Union.
Hail and farewell. Comrade
Kiroff We will always remember
your heroic deeds on the stormiest
barbados of the revolution, and in
the great task of socialist construc-
ton. This is Congress of Victors!"
you declared at the 18th Congress
of the Communist Party of the
Soviet Union. Your death. which
was an attempt to weaken this VIC
tory, will inspire us to a more re-
lentless struggle against all enc
mics Of the workers fatherland, for
a more energetic struggle to win
that victory in the United States.
THE Official Spanish Chamber Of
Commerce" at SOL Madison Ave,
New York, an organization COM
posed Of American business men
dealing with Spain, has addressed
letter to other American capital
lists asking for subscriptions to
fund to reward the butchers of the
Spanish workers.
This letter, copy of which was
given to the Daily Worker by one
Of the recipients states that 5000
pesetas have already been contrib
uted by the organization. 1t further
states "at the same time that the
members be advised as to this reso-
luton, with the request that, any,
one wishing to contribute to the
subscription may send his donations
to this Chamber, in whose Offices a
list of subscribers would be made
up and published in the newspaper
La Prensa,' of New York City"
We see here that the forces Of
reaction in this country are losing
no time collecting funds to aid and
reward the fascist hangmen in
Spain. Also, we would ask our
Spanish and Latin American COM
rades wouldn't it be advisable to
visit the editors of LA Prensa" and
find out what support this paper is
giving to the forces of Fascism in
Spain?
THE enemy is quick to organize its
international support for reac-
ton. But our campaign for sup
port of our Spanish brothers, So
cialists and Communists, 10000 Of
whom are in Jail, has indeed been
slow. The Socialist Party up to this
time has refused on national scale
to enter into joint, united front
actions for support of the Spanish
workers Every day brings news Of
new assassinations. Only interna-
tional action can stop them. We
cannot wait until the leaders of the
Socialist Party find it convenient to
act in united front for the Span.
ish workers. Every local. every
branch and every city organization
OF the Socialist Party should be
visited by Communist organizations
for the proposal of immediate action
in support of the Spanish proletariat.
This means saving the lives of our
brothers, Socialists and Commu-
nlsts; it means inspiring and en-
couraging them with the knowledge
and confidence that the workers
everywhere are fighting with them;
it means we can defeat the enemies
here acting to support the hang
men Of the Spanish proletariat.