The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-12

We enter every strike, every protest, every action
of the masses designed to improve their conditions.
In these struggles we strive by deeds to prove
to the masses that the Communists are their most
devoted, capable and fearless leaders.
At the same time that is in the preparation, dur
ing the course, and at the conclusion of these day
to-day struggles while we try to wrest every
possible concession from the capitalists the Com
munists use all the experiences of the struggle, all
the suppressive measures Of the authorities, to in
crease the workers understanding of capitalist rule
and OF the need for ending it.
We use the experiences of the struggle to con-
vince the workers of the correctness of Communist
theory and practice, OF revolutionary Marxsm and
Lsninisn. We try to transform the workers into
conscious fighters for Communism.
IN PRACTICE this effort to develop the revolution
airy understanding of the masses has many times
been neglected or at best but weakly undertaken.
In some cases. particularly in strikes there has even
developed opportunist resistance to the bringing
forward Of the Partys face and it's revolutionary
program. Some comrades have capitulated before
the red scare" and fallen into the mire of pure
and simple trade unionisn, forgetting their revou-
tionary objective, forgetting what Conrade Browder
so well emphasized at Cleveland, that only revou-
tionsts, who have no concern for capitalist profits
who keep their revolutionary goal clearly before
them, can fight effectively for the workers i'm
mediate needs
Even the Daily Worker has reflected this same
shortcoming; the failure to make revolutionary
objective clear to the workers. One Of our readers
calls us to task:
Your paper gives a good day-to-day resume
Of the fight in the daily struggle-strikes lockouts
ETC., but it does not adequately clarity the basic
issues If it did, the workers in seeking relief
from their conditions would not follow the various
Socialist and labor parties but would recognize
them for what they are-the guardians and stool
pigeons Of capitalism"
The comrade then goes on correctly urging us to
deal with the character of capitalism, capitalist
democracy, fascism, proetarian revolution, prole-
tartan dictatorship the building of socialsm-and
concretely prove to the toilers the benefits they
would derive from such fundamental change
THE Party convention at Cleveland faced this
issue. In the manifesto of the convention pub
lished in the Daily" of April 81 addressed TO the
workers, the farmers the Negro masses the intel
lectuals the relationship of the day-to-day strug-
giles for improved conditions to the preparation of
the revolutionary struggle for the seizure of poll
teal power is put in a way that every worker can
understand.
The speech of Comrade Browder, to be pub
lished in Saturdays Daily" the resolution of the
convention and the manifesto of the convention to
the masses should serve as guide for the widest
popularizstion of Communist aims, of Communist
strategy and tactics among the broadest masses
The convention decisions should end once and
for all the failure hestancy to bring forward
properly program for the seizure of political
oh IYrfic and
Enlistment of workers state, Soviet Power.
We have the inspiring example of the Soviet
Union before us. There the unemployment misery
and suffering characteristic of capitalism has been
overcome. BY seizng political power by confiscat-
ing the factories, banks, railroads. by ending the
whole system of capitalist exploitation the masses
of the people the workers and peasants the in
telectuals, have escaped the terrible crisis now
ravaging the capitalist world They are moving
forward at rapid tempo toward the building of
socialist society toward society where the expoita-
ton of man by man will be unknown.
On the other hand, all around us there is the
increasing misery and suffering of capitalist
America Sixteen million unemployed Wage cuts
and cutting of relief. Forced labor. Lynchings
Destruction Of the workers civil rights Full speed
toward fascism Fevsrish preparations for war
The contrast between the living, building So
cialst world typified by the Soviet Union and the
u6cdylug, Tying capitalist world eVlQenE IN our
surroundings, should break down any hestancy to
bring forward position
EVERY comrade, every worker should boldly de-
clare: We for Soviets! We are for Socialism!
We are for the overthrow of capitalist rule, We are
Tor the setting up of the rule of the workers!
The Daily Worker will undertake to correct its
own shortcomings in accord with the line of the
Cleveland convention
We call upon every comrade every revolution
airy worker to work more energeticaly than ever
before in the day-to-day struggles of the workers
and farmers Penetrate the factories Of the basic
industries. Organize the revolutionary trade unions
Build opposition groups in the A. F. of L, Prepare
and lead to the best OF your ability the struggles
of the masses for improved conditions, for higher
wages, for social insurance, for Negro rights
But in these struggles bring forward the Com
munist Party and its revolutionary aims Win the
workers for the revolutionary struggle for the seizure
of powerl Win the workers to consciously fight for