The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-15

| The only country from Which to en-
gage in any action on the Spanish
frontier is France, for all other pos
siblities are excluded as far as Italy
and Portugal are concerned, There
remains then only France. There
you have your united front; you
can agitate in common, there you
have all the requirements for
united action.
Then when I consider the other
countries, permit me first Of all to
exclude the Soviet Union, because
shall not ask whether you have
a united front with our Russian
comrades (the Mensheyiks) at this
moment; I do not desire any use
less discussion on this point, but
feel impelled to say that in the
Soviet Union, 1 am sure of this be-
forehand, you will do nothing in
that direction.
! On the ether hand, we have
number of fascist countries like
Germany, Austria, Italy, Latyia,
Esthonla
Vandervelde. - Poland.
AdIer.-There we have semi-fas-
cism. am taking first those coun-
tries without democracy, without a
parliament; without single pos
sibility of accomplishing anything
practical. Doubtless, our party n
these countries could influence the
general spirit, perhaps, in illegality;
but they could do nothing efTec-
lively for cur Spanish comrades.
There remain then the other
countries. What could we do in
those countries, especially where
the internal situation in our par
ties is most difficult? These are
Great Britain, Denmark, Holland,
Latvia, the countries where our &C
ton might have some real influ-
ence.
However, in these countries our
comrades have already taken action
on behalf of our Spanish brothers.
ACTIONS OF SOLIDARITY IN
ENGLAND
In this connection, in England,
the situation was excellent; our
comrades at the beginning of the
events in Spain, were holding their
annual congress; there they passed
solemn declaration in favor of our
comrades in Spain.
But, after that, I find violent
attack in the Moscow Pravda
Communist Party Organ of the
Soviet Union), saying that this
Labor Party, these traitors in
England refused to do anything in
favor of those who were defending
themselves against the counter
revolution in Spain. When this
article was translated for me
could not begin to understand. I
demanded more information (con-
corning the conference Of the Labor
Party in England. But that had
occurred as slight incident at the
last moment of the conference. a
man had then proposed a resolution
at a moment when the general
strike was not even known to have
taken place. He was a Young Com
munist who had come to the Con-
gress of the Labor Party. The con-
ditions Of organization of the Trade
Unions were such that this could
happen. He had made the proposal
at a moment when it was not on the
order of the agenda. And after
ward great noise was made of this
little incident in order to raise e.
grand attack against our Eng1- sh
comrades, who were in reality dis
posed in favor of solidarity with
cur comrades in Spain. I don't
consider this small incident as
tragic. I have had long expe-
rience with this specie of accidents;
but you understand that this clears
up the situation remarkably.
Do you really believe, however,
that if action in favor of the
Spanish proletariat were under
taken in common with the small
Communist Party in England, the
result would be practical for our
Spanish comrades, do you actually
believe that their danger under TIE
menace Of death would be any less?
I admit that I would be altogether
satisfied if throughout the world We
had a united trent; but so fa- as
the influence we could have exerted
at that moment over the Spanish
events IS concerned, am entirely
convinced that the practical result
of united action in England would