The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-08
Polish Socialists
In Detroit Stress
The United Front
Organ of Polish Socialist Alliance of U. S. A.
Published by 'Spojnia' Cites the Local Actions
Between Socialists and Communists

[The following article appeared
in a supplemental Issue to the
"Robotnik PoIski" cePOIish Work
err, No. Al, the organ of the
Polish Socialist Alliance of the
U.S.A., which was published by
the largest branch of the PISA.
"Spojnia' in Detroit, Mich, after
the Executive Committee of the
PISA. transferred the publication
Of the paper to New York.
Protesting against this high
handed action and the running of
their own printing plant in De-
troit, the branch demanded from
the Executive Committee Of the
PISA. to call an extraordinary
convention, and when the demand
was disregarded and the branch
ordered dissolved proceeded to
call the extraordinary convention
by itself. The convention is to be
held in Detroit on January 1918,
1895.
The aforementioned branch of
the Polish Socialist Alliance en-
tered into a united front agree
merit with the Polish Bureau of
the Communist Party of the
Michigan District and conducts
on this basis common activities
against fascist and war prepara-
tions and for the Workers Unem-
pIoyment and Social Insurance
BILL
Who really thinks about the
struggle against fascism, against the
lowering of the standard of living
of the working class and against
the preparations to new war, must
as matter of course acknowledge
the united front of the workers as
question of life and death for the
working class. Experience has shown
that if there would be united
front in Germany, there would be
no Hitler. If in number of other
countries the Socialist leaders would
look for allies amidst the working
class and not among the allegedly
friendly inclined part of the bour-
geoisie, there would be today no
trace of fascism in Europe and in
other parts of the world.
Such lessons cannot PISS un-
noticed.
Such lessons cannot be forgotten.
Comrade Barr, a member of the
Socialist Party, who was recently
in Germany and talked with Ger
man workers, repeated to us the
words which she was asked to tell
to the American workers by a Ger
tain German working woman. This
is the message:
Tell to the American workers
that I have lost my son under Hit
ler's regime. My son persisted from
the hands of fascist executione-s.
AS a mother, I am grieving about
the loss of my only son. But what
I am regretting much more is that
/ did not understand the necessity
of the united front before Hitler
came to power, When my son, who
was a Communist, explained to ne
the Importance of the united front,
I, being a Socialist, did not want
to listen to his reasons. Now, how
ever, I see what a heavy mistake
I have committed. I lost my son, the
German working class lost freedom
and groans in the chains of Hitler
ism. The workers of other countries
should learn from our experiences
and Immediately build the united
front. Because if they would not do
it now, they will have the same kind
of the united front that we have
nowin Germany, that is the united
front in jails and concentration
camps"
These words of the German So
cialist woman speak for themselves.
When the French Prime Minister
Doumergue made an extremely
sharp speech against the Socialist
Communist united front, there was
Immediately held tremendous
meeting of protest, called jointly by
the Socialist and Communist Parties
in Paris Over $4,000 workers were
present at this meeting. Socialist
and Communist speakers addressed
it. A very significant speech was
made by the Socialist leader Blum
who is known to be very moderate
in his opinions. He said:
II know very well that there are
things which divide the Socialist
Party from the Communist Party.
If not for these differences, I would
be in one Party with Cachin, the
Communist, But the historical