The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-08

thing which divides us from the
Communists, is the o-ganizational
structure of our parties. The only
way to victory is the organic unity
Of the proletariat. What's more, such
unity is necessary in the interests
of the Soviet Union. I declare
categorically that the Socialist
Party will do every thing to defend
the U.S,SR. The defense of the
U.S.S.R. will be secured best by the
unity of the workers. In this mo-
ment We must strive to build an
invincible wall against fascism.9
Do we need stronger arguments
for the United Front?
Alas, there were such in our
midst who did not understand the
new times and are reluctant or de-
lay the conclusion of the united
front with the Communists.
We, the Polish Socialists in De-
troit, Mich, have a considerable
experience with the United Front.
When we arranged jointly on Sept.
n a public trial against the Daily
Record" Ca Fascist Polish daily in
the Workers Home in Hamtramck,
Mich, over 500 Polish working men
and women attended. The enthu-
Siasm of this meeting was in
describable. Every mention of the
necessity of the united front of the
workers by the Socialist and Com
munist speakers was covered by a
long applause. Those of us who
even had some doubts about the
need to form Immediately the
united front with the Communists,
watching this large mass of the
workers demanding unity, had to
drop our hesitations and to prom
Use to bring about the united front.
The mass meeting in Hamtramck
gave to us, Polish Socialists in De-
troit, one valuable hint besides.
Looking over the memories of the
past years, we remembered the fall
of the "Dziennik Ludowy" ("Peo-
pies Daily" Polish Socialist daily
paper, which was issued in Chi
cago), the ruin of our organization
and complete isolation from the
broad masses of the workers. See
ing this large mass at this meeting,
we understood that the only way
to reach the masses of the workers
and to push them into the struggle
is common action with the Commu-
nists.
Finally. the Hamtramck meeting
has shown to us the source of our
weakness. We remembered the
words of the Italian Socialist,
Nonni, who said LAS long as there
was no united front with the Com
munists, we looked for allies amidst
the so-called democratic part of the
bourgeoisie. With the moment we
entered into united front with
the Communists we started to look
for allies within the working class,
we started to look to the left"
The same was the matter with
us, Polish Socialists. Too long did
we look toward the right We
looked around for so-called pro-
gressives, democrats and liberals,
and we observed unconcernedly how
they loot the toiling masses. We
were trailing behind those who
were on the side of the bourgeoisie.
There is no wonder that into our
ranks wormed in, or hustled around
us, such types who had nothing to
do with the working class and it's
struggle for emancipation. That's
why we have PilsudSkyite Poplaw-
ski in the Executive Board of the
Polish Workers Aid Society Ca So
cialist controlled sick and death
benefit association. That's why
there could hustle around us
such one as Gwiazdowski
who calls the workers hui
m a n chaff." Professor A.
Gwiazdowsli, formerly from Ann
Arbor. Mich, University, now teach
ing at Case School of Applied
Science in Cleveland, Ohio. was
made the president of the Socialist
controlled Polish Mechanics So
ciety, which soaked the Polish
workers in the United States for
around 100000 for the purpose of
building an allegedly cooperative
factory in Poland, where the con-
ditions were such that the workers
had to wheel out the dear Pro-
lessor, who was acting as the Gen.
eral Manager, in a wheel-barrow:
the factory was, finally, taken over
by the Polish Fascist government
Tor war purposes. In an inter-
cepted letter of Prof. Gwiazdowski
to the editor OF the "Robotnik
Polski,' w. Kucharski, he exposes
himself as an outright Fascist and
a rabid anti-semite.-E Remark
That's why the Socialist theology
effaced itself among us.
To give us the spirit to strug-
gle, to rebuild the faith In the
possibility of the victory of the
working class can only the united
front. only the joint struggle with
the Communists.
United front of the workers is the
necessity Of the day. II is impera-
tive in the interests of the working
Glass. 1t is imperative in the inter-
ests of Socialism.
The Executive COMMITTEES Of the
Polish Socialist Alliance, which had
and has nothing in common with
Socialism, does not understand the
need for the united front. Being
out of contact with the masses, not
knowing what is going on among
them, it disregarded the issue of
the united front We, Polish So
cialists of Detroit, are proud of
having started joint actions with
Polish Communists, and we believe
that it will bring tremendous re-