The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-31

Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Colo
-ado. All of them are prominent
and active in Socialist Party affaG-s
in their states and communities
One Of them, BroaduS Mitchell, is
q professor at John Hopkins Uni
versity, and was the candidate OF
the S. P. for governor of Maryland
in the last elections.
In his speech at the Congress
Mitchell said:
while I do what lies in my
power to convince those of my
party of the necessity Of joining
hands with every group which
espouses these principles an d
these objects, ] shall not cease
TO speak 70 the widest audience
that will listen to me, asking for
a united front"
This statement was greeted by the
Congress with warm applause. In
view of the rsbid position of the
"old guard" Socialists on the united
front-no united front with the
Communists and militant workers
but with the bureaucrats of the A.
F. of 1.-the position &C Mitchell
deserves commentator.
All Active in Mass Work
But more significant than this
speech was the declaration of TWEEN
ty-nine Socialist delegates from
eleven states. All of these delegates
are active in mass work in their
cities. All of them feel the urge
and demand of the rank and file
Of the Socialist Party for the united
front with the Communists first of
all. All of them know the need of
the united front as expressed by the
workers in all struggles. All Of them
know that the fight for the Work
ers' Bill is not fight of ideas alone,
but a life and death problem for
the whole working class. They re-
fleet this struggle and expressed it
in the following declaration at the
National Congress:
Resolution passed by the So
ciahst Parry members, delegates to
the National Congress for Unem-
ployment and Social Insurance
from Socialist locals, state execu-
tive committees, districts, or from
unemployed or other Organiza-
tiOns, and members of the Social
list Party who are visitors to the
Congress:
I'VE, delegates to the National
Congress for Unemployment and
Social Insurance, representing
entire Socialist locals, districts or
committees, or unemployed or
organizations, or as visitors to the
congress, want to go on record as
endorsing the program Of the con-
gress.
I'VE pledge our support to carry
out the principles and actions pro-
posed by the National Congress
for Unemployment and Social In
surance, to work in our respective
locals and organizations for the
adoption of the bill, and for the
success of the work started by this
congress.
Basis for United Front
I'VE believe that this congress
contains the basis for a broad
united front OF all workers and
farmers. Emphasis ours.l
Signed: Broadus Mitchell, Baltimore,
Md; Leslie A. Richards, State Executive
Committee, Mass; F. H. Maxfield, State
Secretary, Maine; E. P. Ormsbee, State
Committee, R. l.; George Barber, Somer-
vile, Mass; Milton Pogorelskin, Washing
ton, D, c.; Fred Haug, Irvington, N. j.;
Joseph MaSsida, Lynn, Mass; 2. s. Kid
neigh, Denver, Colo; Howard Carwile,
Washington, D. c.; Charles F. Morrissey,
Camden, N. j.; Spencer Kimball Binyton,
Brooklyn. N. Y; Sam Spero, Jacksonville,
Fla: William winters; Willie Sue Glagden,
Boston. Mass; John ]. NeadS, Pittsburgh,
Pa; Waldo McNutt, Secretary National
Youth Congress; Doyle Glosner, New
Castle Pa; Albert W. Smoyer; Lawrence
Fritch, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; John Toces-
ter; J. j. Vanecek, Cleveland, o.; Chas.
NJ. Sandwich. Bethlehem, Pa; Chss P.
Hardy, Camden, N. j.; Conrad v. Rheiner,
Nelson, Reading, Pa; Jack Ligg, Fayette
City. Pa; Lester Ruffner, Luray, Va; E. ].
Manuel, Rileysville, Va.
This declaration is most signifi-
can't The Congress was based upon
the idea of the united front of all
organizations in the struggle for a
common aim-the enactment of a
genuine unemployment and social
insurance bill When the National
Unemployment Council issued the
call for the formation of the Ma
tional Sponsoring Committee, it in
vited also the Socialist Party, and