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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-31

A word about the language press
Our language press is becoming not
OF less but Of greater Importance for
us. It is more lmportau; than ever
oefLre, The more we Ainericanize
our Party and develop the English
press, the Daily Worker, trade union
press and chop rapers, the more in
fluential aid effective ou language
press is becoming among those sec
lions Of the population which sim
read their original language. So it
is not a question Of the DEVELOPMENT
OF the Daily Worker and our English
press making the Freiheit and Elore
and all other language papers less
important for US; rather they come
70 a new high stage of effectivness
as our Party grows and we become
more effective as Party. This is
true, however, only if the editorial
quality, the political quality Of those
papers improve at the same time and
Keep pace to some degree with the
development Of the Party and the
whole movement On the whole we
can say this quality is importing:
put on the other hand we must say
IL lags even behind the Daily Worker
IN becoming Bolsheyik mas
weapon, and We must state as one OF
the tasks Of our language buros. thai
a decisive improvement OF the poll
tlcal influence among the masses, OF
the language papers, is necessary
A word on the problem created b,
our Party on the expected and pos
siole government repression against
our movement, problems Of iIIegality
Tor our Party. To a certain extent
seml-legalty exists in some sections
as IN the South, and there is a posi-
nl!lty we may have very sudden
change in the situation in America
end almost OVERNIGHT we might be
raced with q condition of rlegality
Tor our Party. In Srch a world stu
ation in which We live at the pres
ent time, such things are possibilities
ana probabilities for which we must
preQare. The whole problem Of the
systematic development of our cadres
IS basic thing-the testing and
knowledge Of our cadres and their
development. Besides this, there are
all OF the special features OF organ
lzation Tor the quick possibility Of
lllegality Of our work.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-31

weakness Of the mass work E2
each individual member Of the Pariy,
is the weak work Of our leading con-
mitteeS, sections, fractions and dis
tricts, and We cannot sparate these
problems,
If We are going to build om Party
it means that we must make a very
decisive effort to involve the entire
Party in mass work, fixing the con-
crete problems Of mass work, learn
ING what it means to fight on two
fronts against deYistions, and deVel-
oping q discipline on the basis Of the
policies, developing concentration on
The basis Of planned concrete work.
a real task that you can see and put
your fingers on. And this mems
developing Party cadres, bolsheyiz-
ing the cadres Of the Party, giving
them systematic preparation for their
task, giving them systematic political
directiyes and instructions, giving
them the opportunities 10 master
bolshevik theory; which means, in
the first place, explaining and I'M
Outstanding the tasks Of the daily
work and. in the second place, sys-
'amatic study Of theory. All Of these
things are the concrete features Of
building the Party
The act Of recruitment is a very
essential but subordinate part Of the
whole thing, a part which incident
ely is often neglected. Very often
we do. to some degree. make all Of
the other preparations for building
the Party, but fail in the final act of
inviting the worker to come in and
opening the door for him. This must
be more systematically done: we
must have q recruiting campaign,
comrades.
How many workers have been
brought into our Party in the last
year? approximately the same num-
Der as in 1882, maybe q little more
or a little less. II we take the last
part of the year it has BROUGHT the
average up. In the first part of the
year we fell far below 1892. which
Slnlply means we did not systematic
ally take up the questions of recruit
ment as a special task. Recruiting in
1884 has got to be en- a scale which
re never dreamed Of before. II we
come out to the end OF this year
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-31

letaliat into independent trade
union organizations becomes espe-
cialy sharp. Fourth, there must be
the most consistent struggle to win
the working youth, bringing them to
political struggle against fasciSm and
war, on the basis OF the defense OF
all their everyday needs; the youth
organizations must break out of their
narroWness with the help and lead
ership Of the Party.
In the development Of the struggle
against fascism and war, in the strug-
gle for winning the majority Of the
working class from the reformist
leadership and their influence, the
tactic Of the united front from be-
low, becomes more and more a cen
trail question. During the period
eince the 18th Plenum Of the ECCI
there have been accumulated ire
mendous experiences in the united
front struggles. It is impossible to
60 into detailed examination Of all
Of these international experiences,
but we can sum them up by saying
that the actions that have been car
ried through have proven to be es-
sentially correct and Of the most
tremendous value for the Interna-
tional movement, that the Conlmu-
nists have improve in almost every
country the application of the tactic
Of the united front and strengthened
the revolutionary forces thereby.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-31
MOBILIZE U. S. WORKERS TO SUPPORT CUBAN
REVOLUTION

What actions have we carried
through in support Of the tremendous
revolutionary upheayal of the Cuban
workers, right at our door? How
have We mobilizad the workers in
support Of the Cuban revolution? We
can say that we have made very
9ood journalist campaign in the
Daily Worker. How far have we gene
beyond that? And especially on the
issue Of support to Soviet China, in
which American imperialism is di-
rectly financing and supporting in all
ways, politically and materially, the
armed expeditions against Soviet
China. what have We done to ex-
pose this activity Of American i'm
periaIisn? Here We are weak even
en- the journalistic side, not to speak
Or organizing mass protest with re-
gard to these issues.
These matters must become a more
serious part OF the everyday life of
cir Party, and that doesn't mean only
n the columns Of the Daily Worker.
1t means in the activity, in the
planned work Of our sections and
district committees. Our sections
md district committees are a most
part OF the leadership of
cur Party because they are the part
that conducts the work closest to
the masses, reaching the broadest
masses Of workers, and the develop
msnt Of this activity on q section and
district scale as we'll as direetiv nv
the units becomes the secret of the
whole future development OF our
Party.
It Is necessary 10 say s few words
about the most general aspect Of the
struggle for Negro Liberation and the
efforts to give this struggle orgsniza-
tionai form in the League OF Struggle
for Negro Rights. 7 have said several
times that we can make no advance
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-31

In the Pacific, We have the sharp
est and most immediate threat of
War against the Soviet Union, COM
piicated by the inner-iapeTialist an
tagonisms. 1t would be a mistake
for us TO think that the immediate
danger Of war in the Far East
against the Soviet Union has been
removed or softened by the latest
developments in world politics Any
thing may happen in the Far East,
and the strengthened position of the
Soviet Union and its more favorable
diplomatic situation have not re-
moved the threat Of japanese initia-
tion Of such war. There is a dis
tinct possibility that the opposite
may result. Japan is completely con-
trolled by semi-feudal military
clique which bases itself on monopoly
capital and landlord classes, which
are closely interviewer. The policy
Of this dominant ruling group in
Japan cannot in any way be forecast
according to What we might consider
rational" politics for a ruling class.
The very nature Of the position of
this ruling class, the extreme insta-
oility Of its foundation, and the
growing threat Of revolutionary
forces. compels this ruling group into
a position Of adventurisn in politics.
II the militarists consider the alter
native to launching q war against
the Soviet Union to be their own loss
Of power, then no matter what the
prospects Of eventual outcome Of such
q war, they will launch it. If they
consider this war must come, the
strengthening CT the Soviet Union
viii not deter them, because they
know everything that is going on in
The Soviet Union. the FiHe-Ye Plan.
the construction Of Socialism and the
consolidation Of the new collective
agriculture, and they know that if
Tie war is unfavoFable for them now,
IN two years, it viii be twice as I'M
favorable. The very threat of United
States action against their seizures in
China IS likely to decide the mill
tarastS to hasten the war with the
Soviet Onion. And we must not think
that Roosevelt, who can exchange
such nice fluctuations with the So
Wet fatnerland, would be displeased
II Japan would be weakened BY a
War with the Soviet Union, which at
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-31
BROADEN ORGANIZED BASE OF CLASS STRUGGLE
TRADE UNIONS

In connection With this general
aspect Of the trade union work IL is
especially necessary to mention two
OF our weakest features which must
begin to receive more systematic and
more serious development. The first
Of these is our Negro work. We have
spoken OF this many times. We have
made certain beginnings In drawing
the Negroes into the revolutionary
.rade unicn movement. If the figures
compiled about eight weeks ago are
correct, about 10 per cent Of the T. U.
.. L. membership is Negro.
This growth Of Negro membership
is very spotty and confined almost
entirely to the hghtest of the light
industries with the exception OF
steel in Buffalo. THIS question is
OF the most profound Importance,
not only for the trade unions as
such, but for every phase Of our
Negro work. We cannot give the
proper proletarian direction TO the
Negro liberation movement until we
have laid the foundation Of Negro
mass work in the basic industries.
Comrades, we must orientate our
trade union work on this question
much more seriously than we have.
The second special question in the
trade union field that We must en-
phasi2e is the serious organization
Of the agricultural workers. Here
HTain, we have not msrelv the trnde
union question. Consideration OF this
question is Of primary Importance
for us not only because OF the fact
that the agricultural workers num-
her several millions in the United
States and become increasingly I'M
portant in the economy Of the com
try, but also the fact that the or
ganization Of . mass trade union of
agricultural workers is one of the
basic necessary instruments for CIV
ing revolutionary direction 10 the
whole agricultural population.
What have said concerning the
trade unions, in ali general aspects,
Nppliss also to the unemployed. We
have already given very clear pro-
'ram for the struggle for unity in the
unemployed Geld. Our slogan is the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-31

Grafton Of Labor. Tbs recent deveI-
opments in the q. s. which are spe-
ciic for this country, the large re-
cruitment Of the A. F. Of L., the
special role assigned to the trade
unions in the New Deal-emphasize
for us the general direetiVes Of the
18th Plenunl. We cannot develop
mass trade union work, economic
struggles, nor the struggle against
faScisIn and war unless We make
much more serious penetration Of
the A. F. Of L. and the other reform
list Social Fascist trade union or
CARNATIONS.
Third, the struggle against fasciza-
ton requires very serious work among
the agricultural population. It re-
quires the exposure Of the real sig
nificanee for the hroadest masses Of
toiling farmers of the policies pur-
sued by fascism, and thus bring about
the class differentiation between the
poor and middle farmers who are the
potential allies Of the working class,
and the well-to-do farmers, who are
the class allies of the bourgeoisie, a
section OF the borgeoisie, who in
eyitably will try to direct the resent
ment Of the agricultural masses into
q channel Of fascisna, unless we
separate These agricultural masses
from the well-to-do farmers. And
in connection with this, the necessity
for organizing the agricultural pro-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-31
SHOP PAPERS Ks ORGANS OF THE PARTY
STR0NGHOLDS IN THE SHOPS

Then another feature Of the same
.hing-shop papers. Why is it we
5eem to have periods in our Party
when something is fashionable, then
1t goes out of fashion and everybody
ioHgets about it. Shop papers USED
to be very fashionable in our Party.
l can remember when no D. o. would
get up in a Party meeting without
laying how many shop papers he had
and what their names we're, and now
when we are especially concentrating
upon shop work, no one ever talks
about shop papers. We are going to
penetrate the shops of the U. S.,
out We are going to forget all about
shop papers while we do it Now we
have another problem. We are not
only penetrating the shops, but we
ere also greatly emphasizing the
-rade union work; so that when any
cody does think of a shop paper now,
well, it must be a trade union shop
PAPER; so Party shop papers are be-
ng Systematically liquidated, even
where few exist.
What does this mean? How are we
cling TO build the stronghold of the
Party in the shops if in the first place
we ignore and neglect shop papers.
and in the second place when they
are there We silently agree or actively
assist in Transforming them into
trade union organs, when they should
be Party organs? It is not so very
necessary to have trade union organs
in the shop right now. The time
may come when that win be very i'm
portant. The trade union press Is
important, but the place to develop
he trade union p-ecs now is trough
The general trade union papers. And
he only organization which can
properly develop q system and net
work Of shcp papers is the Party or
"anlZ2t' en-. We must insist thet sho1
N2pess become an important point on
he order CT business in every section
md in every district as well as in the
central office of the Party. And TO
the degree to which We recover. our
line On Thu weak sector of the front
ara begin to really establish a bat
terry Of shop papers worthy Of the
name, we can begin to perform this
tremendous task we have set our
selves of establishing the Party
strongholds in the shops.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-31

Congress. At the coming Convention
OF our Party we will also have to
make arrangements for the selection
Of the American delegates 10 the
World Congress.
The Eighth Convention OF our
Party is now on the order of the
day. The Political Committee has
already sent to ali members of the
Central Committee proposals for this
convention, proposing the date for
April 3. We have proposals froIn
some Of the districts that the place
be Cleveland. The detailed prob
lens OF organizing the convention
Will be dealt with separately with
special report by Comrade Stacllel
Here | only want TO raise the CUES
ton in its connection with this whole
task Of the Party: to emphasize that
the convention and all of its activities.
discussions, meetings and elections
that take place around it, are to be
Used as instruments for carrying
through ard pcpalaE1ia3 the ra5o!u-
tens aad d7c-sio as Of the Thirteenth
Plsnum Of the z. g. C. l., the Ooer
Letter of our Eta ord. aa-y Part
Conference, the control tas,-s which
we have set ourselveS-that is, the
carrying through OF the decisive turn
TO the develormsnt OF mass move
mena mass organizations and mass
struggles IN the United States under
The leadership Of the Communist
Party. to consolidate strong mass
Bolsnevik Party in the United States
TO face the tasks which arise In this
country. and to prepare the Amer
can workers for the seizure Of power
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-31
THE EIGHTH CONVENTION OF OUR PARTY
is NOW ON THE ORDER OF THE DAY

All Of these features Of the tasks
of the Party are foundations on
which must be developed the whole
Party program. All issues lead
directly to the struggle for power
which is on the order of the day for
the international pro,etariat. All the
problems Of the struggle for power
must be raised and clarified before
the working class today. In Clarity
ing these issues on the basis of the
development Of the immediate strue-
giles, We must give more concrete an
swers TO the workers as to what is
the alternative of the capitalist way
out of the crisis, how do the Com
munists propose to reorganize the
world, how such reorganization must
be brought about and what it will
mean in the life of the workers
Here we must make use of the les
sens of the Soviet Union on the has.
OF American conditions and expert
ences, making uge of all Of the special
features Of American life which con-
tribute to an explanation of all the
problems of the Socialist reorganiza-
ten Of sc9istv. which is in a ma
terial way better prepared in Amer
lea ta2n anywhere e,se in the world.
The 18th Plenum of the E. C. c. /.
has issued the call for preparations
for the Seventh World CONGRESS.
This win be held in the latter part
OF 1884 The agenda and the report
ers viii be publisned about the first
of June, and until that time our
Party and the other parties have the
duty Of making whatever proposals
we have III mind for the agenda, and
for the general preparations for the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-31

that We will submerge ourselves In
a broad and undifferentiated move
ment, win tend to develop a trade
unioniSm that will initiate the Amer
can Federation OF Labor and thereby
disarm the workers in the struggle
against the A. F. Of L. bueaucrats.
We must md the way TO achieve a
much broader development Of mass
trade union organization on a class
struggle basis. At the same tim 30 ?
we sharpen all the fundamental
'~sras of struggle between US and the
A. F. Of L., we must create within
the ranks OF the A. F. Of L. a strong
movement closely allied with the in-
dependent revolutionary union move
ment. speak only Of the main cut
lines OF this question. Other COM
rades VIII develop it IN more detail.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-31

This perspective that We unfold,
for the development in the trade
union field, has two dangers. The
most immediate danger is that we
viii conf1ne ourselves to phrases and
announcements about it and go
through the motions of recognizing
ourselves and at last find ourselves
with exactly the same forces, under
different names. But the proposals
that we make in this respect are not
merely re-Shifting Of the existing
forces under different names. What
we propose is to broaden the organ
lied base Of the class struggle trade
union movement. When that is
achieved and We begin to move for
ward we must be keenly conscious
Of the development OF the other
danger which is the chief danger:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-31
OPEN LETTER REMAINS BASIC MEANS OF APPLYING 18th PENM DECISIONS

Japan and the United States, be-
tween the United States and Eng
lind, between France and the others
It is there also where the aggressive
policy Of all Of the imperialiSts finds
its most extensive concentration at
the moment-Japan's seizure Of
Manchuia, Inner Mongolia, the
moving Of French forces from Tndo-
China into the Province of Yunnan,
by the extension OF British occupa-
ton Of parts Of Sinkiang from its
base in Tibet, by the exceptionally
strong and persistent efforts Of
United States imperialism to make
use Of the government Of Chang Kai
Shek to strengthen its foothold on
the Asiatic mainland.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-31

Tie 18th Plenum thesis points out
the main centers Of the sharpening
Of the war danger, the first Of these
being the Pacific. In the Pacific are
involved all the main contradictions
OF the capitalist world. There is the
contradiction between the imperialist
countries and the Soviet Union, be-
tween the metropolis and the revo-
luticnaTy movement in the semi-co-
lOnial countries. especially sharply
represented by the Soviet territories
Of China, the antagonisins between
the ilnperislist giants OF the world,
between Japan and England, between
The Washington times., 1934-06-11
Breach of Promise

1t is clear, therefore, that the
real complaint of the petitioner
is a breach OF the Governments
express promise made in and by
that certificate to pay twenty dol
lars in gold upon demand. This
being the fact it is clear that for
that breach petitioner has an
other remedy, namely a suit at
law against the United States in
the appropriate United States
court or in the Court Of Claims.
Having that remedy suit in
Mandamus is not proper, since, as
is well settled, this extraordinary
writ is not issued except where
the right thereto is clear and no
other remedy is available.
KendeU VS. U. S., IL Pet. 525:
Reside Us. Walker, II How. 272,
291. Redtield Us. Window, 1877
Y. ). $50, 644, u. S. Us. DUEL, 172
U. S. 576, 5S2.
The theory of the petitioner ap-
pears to be that the action of the
Secretary in declining to recognize
the asserted obligation to pay gold
in redemption of the certificate
presented constitutes a taking of
petitioners property in violation
Of the Fifth Amendment which
prohibits taking of private prop
erty, (a) without just compensa-
ton, Cd not for a public use, and
Co without due process.
1t is important to note, how
ever, that nothing of this kind
has occurred. Certainly the gold
dollars which relator demands
were not deposited by him in the
Treasury and he has no title to
any particular dollars therein. He
does not even make such a claim.
Further, by his own allegation his
gold certificate has not been TAX
en- from him.
The Washington times., 1934-06-11

ton of the Fifth Amendment, and
relator has no ground for com
plant on that score.
Compare Louisville & Nashville
r. r. Co. DS. Motley, PIG U. s.
467, 484;: OmniG Commercial, Inc
Us. United States, 261 U. S. 502.
There is nothing in the Consti-
tuition Of the United States which
forbids impairment by the Ma
tional Government of the obliga-
ton of a contract. The prohibi-
ton against such impairment
occurs in Article /, Section 10,
Clause /, which is a limitation
upon the action by the several
States. Legislation by Congress
impairing the obligations has
been uniformly sustained.
(Sinking Fund Cases, SO U. S.
700, 71S, 719: Legal Tender Cases,
IL Wall, 457, 547-55O; Mitchell ..
Clark, 10 U. S. 633, 643;; Louis
UilIe G Nashville r. r. Co. .. Mot
tIey, PIG U. S. 49, Ne1O York ..
United States 257 U. S. 591, 6O1D
BY a proclamation of March 6,
1888, the President acting under
Section SD of the Act of October
6, 1917, 40 Stat. Ali. declared a
bank holiday, Tin order to pre-
vent the export, boarding, or ear
marking of gold or silver coin
and currency" and in that procla-
nation forbade any banking in
stitution to pay out, export, ear.
mark, or permit the withdrawal
or transfer in any manner what
soever or any gold or silver coin
or bullion or currency.
BY proclamation of March 9,
1888, the President ordered and
directed the continuance of all
the terms and provisions Of the
proclamation Of March 6, 1888,
and the regulations and orders is
sued hereunder in full force and
effect until his further proclama-
ton. This later proclamation was
issued pursuant to the authority
contained in the Act Of March 9,
1888, 48 STAT, l, which amended
the Act of october s, 1917.