The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-21
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the general strike former an
archists, now connected with the
Trotzkyites, published an article in
the anti-working class magazine
Esto, describing the "Trotzkyist'
methods of revolution. He explains
that in these days of modern mill
tary equipment the masses are use
less, and play a minor role. The
important thing is to have the we'll
known invisible army, that is, a
select group of students, intellectuals
and picked workers who are to tire
the police, cut communications
and maneuver the fascists of
power. The workers are supposed
to help by a general strike, more
or less pacific. This article is sig
nificant, not because of the treach-
cry in publishing it, but because it
was just such plan that was car
ried out in Madrid by the Socialist
leaders.
The Communist Party fought for
the broadcast united front, and pro-
posed that the Workers Alliance, in
order to lead the revolution more
effectively and draw in the peasant
masses, be changed to the Workers
and Peasants Alliance. The c. P.
also made every effort and sacrifice
to include the important syndicalist
trade union, the c. N. T. The hos
tility and arrogance of the S. P.
leaders blocked the success of these
moves.
Fight Led by c. P.
1t was only in AsturiaS where the
united front had been thoroughly
established that the struggle reached
its highest level. The day before
the strike, the Communist Party or
gan, Mundo Obrero, published an
article in which it demanded from
the Workers Alliance and the S. P
clear and concrete line of action
and slogans, and protested against
sending the Spanish workers into
battle blindly and without a clearly
defined objective.
In Catalonia, mistakes were made
by the Workers Alliance, in relying
on the national bourgeoisie, under
the leadership of CompanyS, whose
putsch IN Barcelona, for the indie
pendence of Catalonia. was miser-
able failure. Companys, sensing the
danger of workers uprising, with
the workers taking the revolutionary
lead in the national struggle, begar
to balk when the masses demanded
arms. For a while he distributed
arms, and then stopped. He made
an appeal to the kulak and fascist
elements, EScamots and the kulakt
like Rabasaires in the countryside
But they did not show up.
The anarchist leaders were telline
the workers to have nothing to de
with the general strike and armed
uprising, saying it was a Socialist.
bourgeois trick.
In Madrid, the invisible" army
was not having much success. Tht
tactics were not sufficient to wiz
over the army. The government
began to send out its picked troops
composed of officers dressed lik;
regular soldiers. Meanwhile, report.
began to pour into Madrid of tn;
masses fighting throughout Spain
On f<onday and Tuesday the gov.
eminent was shaken. A great dea
now depended on actions in Madrid
IL was just at this point that some
thing happened in Madrid. The
invisible army, for some reason OF
ether, stopped operating. In the
workers districts, the fighting con
tinued, despite a terrible shortage
Of arms and ammunition.
In Asturias, the situation wa.
different. At first the Socialists
were in the leadership, and later
the Communists came to the fore
front. Soviets we're organized al
once. Food and other stores wer;
taken over and issued to the work
ers on tickets. Milk was given tx
families with children. The arms
factory and other necessary indus