The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-22

and followed elsewhere.
There is no time to lose. To de-
lay on such a matter really means
to trifie with the very life of the
striking textile workers. To refuse
to act, in fact of the situation which
exists in the South today, automat-
ically deprives any organization of
the right to call itself working
class organization. Clearly, to re-
fuse to act means practical acquie-
scence to the terror of the mill
owners.
THE Communist Party OF Dis
trict 16 is aware of the letter of the
National Executive Committee of
the Socialist Party which responded
negatively to the proposals for uni
ted action made by the Central
Committee of the Communist Party.
But out Party will never slacken its
efforts to achieve united action and
never abandon the fight for unity.
Our Party welcomes every effort to-
ward united action no matter on how
small scale ii may be and is pre-
pared at all times to stimulate such
actions. We observe the statement
of the NEG of the Socialist Party
in its communication to the G. P.
of the Communist Party, which
stated:
1--WE are aware that there are
questions arising from lime to time,
mostly in the field of civil liberties,
in which it Is desirable that there
shall be effective local action for
the defense of the work rights
This, we believe, opens up the
possibility for effective local united
actions, particularly in defense of
workers rights in connection with
the textile strike and the situation
prevailing which We herein call at
tention to. Questions concerning
united action, in so far as the tex
tile strike is concerned in the south,
cannot remain or be considered in
the abstract. The Communist Party
therefore proposes:
The immediate establishment of
a joint committee representing the
Socialist and Communist Parties in
the above named states, to take
steps to-
ga Formulate practical arrange
ments for united actions to help
win the textile strike, to make 1t
100 per cent effective, to close every
mill, to help organize and lead mass
picketing, mass marches, to help
develop a widespread relief move
ment to feed the strikers and there
by strengthen their struggle, to help
organize and undertake a broad de-
Tense movement in behalf Of the
arrested and Jailed strikers.
"(b) To launch a united struggle
on a broad scale against the terror
ism of the troops and gunner, to
force the immediate withdrawal
of the troops and the de-commis-
Sioning of all deputies and the turn
ing over of all funds being used for
their upkeep into relief funds for
the strikers; to struggle against
martial law and the denial Of the
workers rights to organize, picket
and strike; to fight for the free
dom of speech and assembly for
the Communist Party and all work
erS.
go To mobilize the southern
workers and workers organizations
to come to the support of the tex
tile workers, to hold protest meet
ings and demonstrations, to prepare
local and general sympathetic &C
tions of a solidarity character, etc.
eve transmit this to you because
of the belief that your response will
to large extent determine the re-
Spouse and attitude of the State
Committees of Norh and South Car
DINA. Our Committee stands ready
to meet the Committee of the So
cialist Party upon notice.
ut is our hope that the Socialist
Party will respond in a positive
form to our proposals for the devel-
opment of united action which can
defeat the terror of the employers
and guarantee that united effort
which is necessary to help the tex
tile workers win a glorious victory.
"Fraternally yours,
PAUL CROUCH,
For the District Committee
Communist Party"