The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-12
On the
World Front
BY HARRY CANNES
Frente UnicOl
The Battle for
United Action in Spain
HARRY CANNES

ment for their anti-fascist ac-
;ivities. Utilizing the kulaks
and the rich land owners, the
Samper government modified
a pro-fascist demonstration against
the administration of the land laws,
In the overthrow of the monarchy,
to prevent the agrarian revolution
the land laws granted certain con-
cessions to the tenant farmers and
poor peasants. To revoke even
these gains, the government utilities
the fascist forces.
In the face of this butcheryl the
Socialist Party of Spain still re-
fuses to form the anti Fascist
united front
WE have just received two letters
W from Spain. one from a Spanish
worker who lived in the United
States, and another from an Amer-
lean commercial employee. We quot.
from thel
1.-THE Communist Party of Spain
is making a tremendous effort to
effect the united front which has
been made in some sections
of Spain from below The Socialist
and anarchist leaders are doing all
they can to prevent this from TAX
ing place, but in the next month or
so we will see whether or not they
are able to resist the pressure Of
the masses of workers in both or
who see in the united
front the only logical method of
fighting Fascism.
GONE time ago some Communists
~ were In a park near Madrid
when some Fascists armed with
pistols attacked them. The Com
munist youth told the Fascists that
they were unarmed and that they
did not want trouble. The Fascists
became more threatening and the
result was that the Communists
took the pistols away from the Fas-
cists, and in the fight killed several
of the Fascists. AS soon as the news
reached Madrid, a nephew of the
late Cardinal Merry de Val, the
famous Secretary of State for the
Pope, and chief poker player for
the Vatican before the war, took an
auto with two daughters of the
former drunken Dictator, Primo
and drove to the same park,
where they found some Socialists
picnicking, and who, of course, had
whatsoever to do with the
other incident. They also were
The Fascist gang shot at
them, killed one girl, crippled a boy
and wounded another.
"THE judge who opened the case
practically admitted the guilt Of
Merry de Val but then there was
pressure, and he was freed and
escorted to Portugal by the chief Of
police of Madrid. But if you want
to see stern and lightning justice,
just put on a pair of overalls and
carry anything larger than pen
knife.
'"The Right papers had been tell-
ing the country for year what a
wonderful person Hitler IS, espe-
cially Debate" the Vatican organ.
After the bloody events of June Both
Debate" and the rest of the pack,
perhaps on instructions from Rome,
had about one week to change Hit
Ter from great statesman into
skunk and pederast. 1t was in
structing and disgusting to see
them do it,"
THE young Spanish worker, who
attended the Workers School
here and is now active in the Young
Communist League of Spain, writes
us of the united front anti Fascist
funeral demonstration against the
slaughter of Joaquin de Grade, one
of the leaders of the Young Com
munist League of Spain.
Joaquin attempted to prevent
Fascists from distributing prop
uganda in workers neighborhood
known as Cuatro Caminos (Four
Roads. A fight took place. The
fascists pulled guns, and Joaquin,
graphing to get the gun away from
the Fascist, was shot in the back
by another fascist and killed.
"DROLETARIAN Madrid rose to
4 its feet The Communist Daily,
'Mundo Obrero, and even the So
cialist FL Socialista, called for
united front funeral demonstration.
The streets were filled with work.
ers, and the Fascists kept scarce,
hiding behind windows and doors.
Mounted police at the judicial
Deposit look pale, nervous and
ashamed when workers shout: "You
are the dogs of the bourgeoisieP
THE Dolfuss of Spain, Salazar
Alfonso, the hated secretary of gov
ernacion, has prohibited singing,
the carrying Of posters, marching
or the raising of the fist in a Com
munist salute. We sing, we
carry banners, we march, we raise
our arm up high in the very face
of the police. Sixty thousand are
marching.
"AN airplane flies low over the
IA cemetery and throws down BE-
quets of red carnations. The avia-
tor, retired officer, sympathetic to
the anti-Fascist united front, is
later fined 5000 pesetas.
"At the cemetery all is silent.
Why talk? We all know what 1t
means. They place the casket in
the grave. The girls the Young
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