The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-26
Communists, Socialists.
Join in Gigantic
Demonstration
BY PAUL GREEN

by FAUL OhEEN
Two weeks have passed since
that memorable Sunday when Com
munists and Socialists of Paris
demonstrated to the world that
when they are united victory is
theirs.
The Forest of Vincennes, the
scene of many proletarian demon
stration5-we know that forest; we
know the red flags which always
adorn such demonstrations; we
know the enthusiasm of the Paris
proletariat. But the cabled an
nouncement of the United Front
of the Communists and Socialists
that was contaminated on July 8
caused a joy heretofore unknown.
That magnificent demonstration
will not be quickly forgotten. The
New York Times cabled statement
to the effect that there were 10000
at the Bots de Vincennes did not
seem credible. One knew that
there must have been twice, three
times that many. At last the COR
rect figures have been obtained.
lie Populaire" paris Socialist or
gam writes More than 100000
workers were grouped in monster
procession which proceeded in or
der and calm toward the grassplots
of the Forest of Vincennes, where
Socialist and Communist speakers
translated in words the unanimous
sentiment of the masses"
The demonstration of the fas-
cists which took place at the tomb
of the Unknown Soldier did not
number 10000, as the New York
Times reported. The Petit Par
isien" bourgeois paper) reports
1000 and lie Populaire" reports
5000.
Monster Procession
From the different reports OBJ
tanned, it is clear that the workers
united demonstration was one of
the most magnificent Paris has
ever seen. All along the Boule-
ward Soult thousands of workers
marched singing the International.
The first group in this monster
procession consisted, according to
the report, of leaders OF the Com
munist Party and the Socialist
Federation of Paris. Maurice Tho
rez, Jacques Duclos, Paul Valiant
Couturier, Maurice Lampe, etc,
representing the Communist Party,
and Farinet, zyromski, Just, ETC.,
representing the Socialist Party.
Everywhere one heard the slogans:
Down With War" For World
Soviet!' Free Thaelmann!"
Then followed the different Com
munist and Socialist sections of
Paris-trade unions, the young
Communists and Socialists, young
men, women and children, war vet
Grams, widows, tenants and small
business men, all anti-fascists.
The meeting was presided over
by Lampe, secretary of the Com
munist Party, Paris District, and
Farinet, secretary of the Socialist
Party, Paris District. Farinet,
facing the more than 100000 work
ers, said: ''Today's powerful dem
onstration is a guarantee that fas-
cism will not conquer. Forward
against fascism! Long live united
action!"
Communists, Socialists Speak
A powerful outburst of the In
ternational greeted his peroration.
After Farinet, Raymond Guyot, in
the name of the Young Communist
League, greeted the United Front
of Action and declared he hoped
soon to see "the realization all over
France of that which was accom-
plished in the Paris District"
Each speaker was animated and
inspired by this grandiose senti-
ment of solidarity. zyromski, of
the S. P, amplified the statements
of the previous speakers by say
ing: I'VE wish that our example
be contagious. I am attached to
my party, but that does not ex-
clude the will to fight. The United
Action is only the prelude. TIL