The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-24
The League Of Struggle Against
Fascism and War, and the SIP.
Resignation of Left Socialists P
Sabotage of nted Front Struggle

OF course no such guarantee had
been or could be given. But that
this was not their real motive, but
merely a convenient excuse, was
revealed clearly by the fact that the
action Of the National Committee
in withdrawing from the Anti-War
Congress had been taken on the
basis Of letter from the New York
City Committee of the Socialist
Party to the National Committee.
which had demanded this action as
a question Of principle This letter
is historical document which
must not be forgotten. The letter
opens with statement that the
writer's have learned of the deci-
sion to affiliate to the Anti-War
Committee by reading the minutes
of the National Committee, and
then proceeds
Your action has caused con-
siderable misgivings among the
ating members Of Local New York, and
COM at the last meeting of its Execu-
.opa- tive Committee, it was decided to
views ask the NEG. to withdraw from
d to the conference for the reasons
IS 10 stated in this letter. The under
This signed committee was elected for
1t of the purpose Of communicating our
when opinion to you
" in The letter then proceeds to ex-
mini plain that the New York leaders
ainst of the Socialist Party are opposed
de- to any united front, whatever the
into conditions. The letter states blunt
uggle ly that 1t Is fixed, consistent"
anu policy Of all Socialist Parties affili-
this ated TO the Labor and Socialist In
or ternational not to join q united
idaal front against war, and gives this as
per- the reason for the NEG to try to
fight. break up the Anti-War Congress.
even The letter says:
Ieism THE NEG. has evidently not
unit realized that by The proposed par
N OF ticipation the Socialist Party Of
Vlded America has placed itself at va
es OF Rance with the Isl. The Labor
I'M and Socialist International and
the all affiliated parties have eonsis-
I all tently refused to join similar con-
unce ferences, as for instance, those at
every Amsterdam and Paris. Be
rug leving, as we do, in solidarity
with the International, we are OPP
dered posed to participating in the pro-
essary posed conference, even if the con-
That ditions laid down by the NEG.
Party were strictly lived up to-"
United 1t was on the basis of this letter
uickly that the National Executive Com
Ks the mittee of the Socialist Party decided
ew its to withdraw from the Anti-War
CALL Congress.
ing to The Socialist PARTY leaders had
calculated that this maneuver would
succeed in breaking I'D the Con-
ed its gress. They were mistaken. The
~ re- United States Congress Against
nunist War had taken too deep roots to be
ough- so easily broken up. A few weeks
United later 2,700 delegates gathered in the
y into Congress from all over the United
given States, representing the broadest
sation variety of organizations.
Committee submitted by Delegate Jack
the delegates registered at this Congress
have not questioned the right of any del
seated.
his Congress from 35 states in the United
lntries. The total number of delegates at
ed under the following general categories:
= l78 Communist Party ....... 1870
:. 10 Young Communist League go. 70
=. III Socialist Party .............. 9
= 3o4 Young Peoples Socialist League
:. IA Other Political Parties Con
>. 253 ference for Progressive Labor
:. 370 Action, Communist Party
.. $50 Opposition, Official Represen-
=. lat tatives 10
:. 1875 Peoples Lobby .. s
:. Al Continental Congress ....... 1
;. 81 National Guard ....... /
:. LOG Rifle Club
>. 10 Anti-War Mass Meetings -. 4
;. l29 Miscellaneous ................. 10
:. 70 League of Nations Assn. ...... l.
1gress manifesto and program was the
were foundation for united STRUGGLE
lgress against war and fascism to which
rene every delegate present in the Con-