The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-02

whatsoever, in favor OF waiting "un-
til such time as a better bill would
be presented to Congress"
Does not the leadership Of the
Y.P.SL. realize, if it is sincere in
its struggle for unemployment in
surance, that such proposals are
knitting in, the back the splendid
support that this bill has already
received from millions of workers,
thousands of the most varied or
CARNATIONS, trade unions and even
including branches of the Socialist
Party and YPSL.? Does not such
proposal weaken the struggle OF
the workers for real unemployment
insurance and play directly into the
hands of Miss Perkins and the
Roosevelt Administration?
Such a proposal means no strug-
gle for unemployment insurance,
and complete capitulation to the
conditions Of starvation and misery
that the youth are compelled to
undergo as a result OF the present
relief apparatus. 1t is obvious that
this is the only bill at the present
time which calls for real unem-
ployment insurance and that it is
the only bill that can receive the
support of the workers at the
present time. and that therefore it
is the task Of the American Youth
Congress to support it.
Why then does Mr.. Fisher, Secre-
tary Of the City Committee of the
YPSL, writing in the New
Leader" of Dec. 20. declare chat
the Young Communists attempted
to push through their proposals for
the cooperation with the Commu-
mist Congress for Unemployment
insurance." Is it to be under
stood then that the leadership Of
the Y.P.S.L. is really not for the
adoption of the Workers Unem-
ployment Insurance Bill, because it
is Communist"
Would not the struggle for this
bill have been strengthened a hun
dredfold II the New York Congress
went on record in support of the
Washington Congress for Unem-
ployment Insurance on Jan. S. s
and Z? Further then, we would
like to know in how many trade
unions and other organizations have
the YP.SL. fought for the endorse
ment Of this bill since it went on
record to support it at the August
American Youth Congress. From
its attitude at the Regional Con-
greSS. the answer is clear. Here
again the support that the Bill re-
ceived from the overwhelming
majority of delegates at the New
York Congress placed the proposal
of the Y.P.SL. 80 not endorse this
bill but to wait until better bill
will be presented to Congress" in a
very insignificant minority. and
made it clear before the Congress
that they were the ones that were
placing obstacles in the struggle for
Unemployment Insurance and in
the establishment of unity.
Struggle Against War and Fascism
The struggle against war and fas-
cism became the central question at
the New York Regional Congress.
The burning necessity for united
struggle against war was expressed
in the unanimous decision of the
Congress to call the youth of New
York to demonstrate en- masse on
Memorial Day. May 30, as we'll as
to support the student anti-war
strike on April 10.
The desire Of the Congress is TO
involve the broadest possible num-
Der of youth in the struggle against
war and fsscism, especially at
time when the government is in
creaSing its campaign among the
youth and directly assisting the
development of fascist vigilante
bands and increasing the terror and
lynching among Negroes. The Y.C.
l.. made its position clear to the
entire Congress when it declared
that all youth and youth organize
tons must be involved in this strug-
gle. 1t pointed out the necessity
Of cooperation between the Amer
lean Youth Congress and any other
organization that Is effectively
struggling against war and fascism.
Here again the leadership of the
Y.P.S.L. demonstrated its sectarian-
ism and resistance to developing
real broad anti-war movement
when it opposed cooperation be-