The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-06
World Front
BY HARRY CANNES -
Anarchists in Spain
An Historic Move
Danger Signal " :he Saar
-Rv HARRY GANNEs

neutrality-suspicious. leaders in
Spain during the October up.
rising is having tremendous
repercussions.
A special cable report from
Madrid, published in yesterdays
Daily Worker, tells Of the resolution
of the anarcho- syndicalist trade
unions in CASTLE, Catalonia. AS
turias, Galicia, Leon Aragon, and
AndaluSia to break with their
treacherous leaders.
This is of the greatest significance
for the future of revolutionary
struggles in Spain. Over 100000
workers belonged to the anarcho.
syndicalist organizations, under the
leadership of the anarchists. They
have now declared they would ioin
the Workers Alliance, led by Social
lists and Communists.
More than that, they are breaking
with their past. They have decided
to join in the political struggle with
the united front, supporting united
front candidates, or Socialist and
Communist candidates where thers
| is no joint candidate. This is q fun
damental break with the ideas of
anarchism. The anarchist leaders
always boycotted the elections. They
particularly fought against the idea
OF the struggle for the dictatorship
OF the proletariat and for Soviets.
The action of the anarcho-syn.
dicalist trade unions sounds the
death knell of the anarchist lead
ership's grip over decisive section
of the Spanish proletariat. The
heroic workers of Spain are learn
ing fast, and are acting still more
rapidly.
7 WHEN the general strike took place
" throughout Spain, the anarchist
/ leaders in Barcelona sabotaged it
! precisely because the general strike
led to the armed struggle for the
dictatorship of the proletariat and
for the national independence of
Catalonia.
The anarchist leaders not only
called on the workers not to 60 out
on strike, not to fight for the pro-
letarian dictatorship, but availed
themselves of the offer of General
Batet, hangman of the workers. to
address an appeal over the military
radio to the workers urging them to
give up their fight.
Now the Spanish workers are
clearing up the putrid rubbish of one
| of the greatest obstacles in their
path to victory. The united front,
firmly formed on the barricades, is
now being sealed by the full entry of
the neutrality-suspicious. workers
along with the Socialists and Com
munists.
The burning desire for the united
front is spreading among all work.
ers, Socialists as well as anarchists.
In the United States the Socialist
Party leaders work in various ways
( to block the united front, which the
workers in every country VINO have
more direct experience of fascism.
have forme d despite all tricky
maneuver5 and all obstacles.
In this respect, we urge all our
readers who can reach the place, to
hear Clarence Hathaway, editor Of
the Daily Worker speak on the
united front, and the recent action
of the Socialist Party N. E. C. in the
United States. Comrade Hathaway
speaks at Irving Plaza, 18th Street
and Irving Prace, Thursday at
pm, December 9Th.
NEW danger signals have arisen for
~ thu workers and all anti-fascists
in the Saar. Hitler, in order to in
sure his domination in the Saar, in
order to move all of his apparatus
of torture into this territory, has
signed an agreement with France.
Inc agreement provides that the
German fascist government, in the
event the Jan. IL plebicite turns out
in favor of the fascists, shall pay
the French capitalists $50 100000 for
their properties in the Saar.
In order to garnish this deal with
some palatable demagogy, Hitler also
included me phrase about
equality of races" protection Of
the rights of non-voters," etc.
The main aim, of course, is to
placate French imperialism. Hitler
feels that he can maket he Saar and
German masses pay whatever price
he has to fork over to the French.
In fact, he will go to any extent in
| order to get his tentacles on the
Saar. The Saar is decisive, burn
ing question for German fascism.
Another reason is to try to placate
the masses in the Saar, Catholic,
Jewish, French who fear Hitler's
rule. What does an agreement or
promise mean to Nazi? Once in
control of the Saar the Hitler
butcher machine will go into action.
Socialists and Communists will be
slaughtered wholesale All those
who resisted fascism, will get the
equality of the concentration camps
and of fascist blows.
The united front in the Saar, due
to the French imperialist actions.
aiding Hitler, is now faced with a
more desperate fight. 1t is not only
the question of the Saar. If Hitler
sie1es the Saar, it means that Ger
man fascism will try some new adj
ventures, feeling strengthened by
swallowing the Saars war indus
tries.
We here fighting against German
fascism must feel that our battle
front is the Saar. We must do every
thing possible to help our comrades
there. We must arouse the Amer
lean workers to the danger in thu
Saar, urge them to pass resolutions