The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-15

A FTER the signing of the
"A United Front agreement
between the Communist Party
and Socialist Party of France
for a struggle against war
and fascism, the issue is not
being left on paper. Wide
spread efforts are being made to
translate the slogan and agreement
of the united front into action.
Since the formal united front
pact was adopted, many confer
ences of the lower organizations o.
both parties have taken place.
IN THE North of France, the rep
1 resentatives of the Communis
and Socialist Parties held a conf
ference to work out the ways anoi,
means of making the united front
a reality in action and in life in
their district. The conference was
addressed by the Communist Dep
uty Ramette, and by the Socialist
Mayor of Lille, Salengre, as well as
other leaders of both parties.
The upshot of the conference was
that four great demonstrations
would be held in the towns of
Valenciennes, Douai, and
Cambria to protest against the fas-
cist drives in France and against
faScism throughout the world. The
further decided to strug-
gle against the world, The confer
ence further decided to struggle
against the Doumergue govern
ment's emergency decree laws
(Which in their basic aspect are
similar to Roosevelts emergency
laws-N. R. A., A. A. A., r. F. c.,
etc.. They also decided to take
up the cause of the defense of the
victims of fascism in Germany and
other countries.
in THE Paris district joint united
l front demonstrations, under Com
munist and Socialist auspices ars
held nearly every day and are gain
ing tremendous force in the strug-
gle against the French governments
war plans and the fascist groups.
One of these demonstrations in
the town of Saint Pierre DIES Corps
was attended by $500 persons. The
speakers were the Socialist Mayor
of the town and Communist Party
leaders.
On July "a. the Socialist Party
organ, "Populaire,' published
front page appeal to all Socialist
Party members, and to all organ-
izations under Socialist influence,
to act conformity with the Commu-
mist Party members and organiza-
lions for the purpose of calling con-
ferences to work out the practical
carrying through OF the united
front program.
THUS we see after long series
of actions against faScism, after
a long and bitter fight, after in
Vulnerable discussions, the united
front was established in France, the
so-called democratic country, de-
spite all the Nominations of the
leaders of the Socialist Interna-
tional that the united front could
be established only after the VIC
tory of faScism.
Every Socialist Party member in
the United States, reading the I'M
deniable facts of the united front
against war and fascism in France,
should ask himself: Why is this
not possible in the United States?
Are the conditions so basically diff
ferent? Is French capitalism of diff
ferent bone and sinew? Aren't
there more elements of similarity
with the United States than diff
ferences? Why, at least, can't there
be the preliminary conferences of
the leadership of both parties in
which the real issues can be brought
out in the full light of day and
put to the test of open, honest dis
cussion so that all may know about
them?
COMEWHAT like the Chinese peas
" ant, millions of whom face
death, like the Kansas farmer, the
peasants of Fascist Germany are
up against a catastrophe as the
result of the drought, coming on
top of all of the measures of the
Hitler government.
The German peasant is, first OF
all, forced to sell his depleted grain
at price fixed by the government
Of the iron and munition kings, the
bankers and rich landowners. They
are forced to deliver their grain to
the spectators. The junkers
wealthy landowners get special
subsidies, and are permitted to keep
their grain and speculate on future
price rises.
WHEN the farmer has sold his
w grain, he then is constrained
to buy fodder for his CATTLE The
price of the fodder, likewise, is
fixed by the fascist government, or
it is manipulated against the farm
er, so that he has to pay more for
his fodder than he received for his
grain.
Despite all fascist threats, the
German farmers are not parting
with their grain so easily. Instead,
they feed it to their cattle, as it is
cheaper than selling it and then
buying fodder. The result will be,
of course, starvation for the factory
workers, not because of the deeds
of the farmers, whose position in
some instances is worse than even
the unemployed, but flows out of
the economic policies of the fascist
butchers. At the same time, the
farmers will come more sharply