WORKERS O F THE WORLD. THE MILITANT UNITE Weekly Organ of the Communist League of America [Opposition1

LEON TROTSKY IN ILLINOIS Apropos the WHAT'S HAPPENED P. M. A . Starts Jobless Struggles Sharpen; Foreign Policy TO RAKOVSKY? National Drive; The question of the fate of Ra- pothesis which requires verification. Policies Differ Unity Need of the Hour of the Stalinists kovsky is enveloped in a tragic In any case, it seems to us today mystery. It may be stated with cer­ to flow from the whole situation. tainty that Rakovsky is no longer Iiakovsky’s illness coincided in The Progressive Miners of Amer­ In the Orient the Soviet govern­ at Barnaul, the locality of his for­ point of time with a new wave of ica are now facing a life and death ment is prepared to sell its rights mer deportation. Basing oneself anti-Trotskyist fury on the one struggle against the operators, the Demonstrations in in the Chinese Eastern Railroad. N. Y. Anti-Eviction Conference upon information from two differ­ hand, and with the negotiations be­ State, the gun thugs and the Lewis In the Occident it is renewing the ent sources, one Oppositional and hind the scenes w hich led to the machine. For the past several old German-Soviet treaty over H it­ the other ‘•official”, that is, connec­ latest capitulation of Zinoviev and weeks, the policies of the Right New York, N. Y.—More than four conference last May where a pro­ New York End in ler’s signature. In the two opposite ted with the Stalinists, it may be Kamenev, on the other. From the wing leadership have weakened the hundred delegates attended the gram, a series of demands and a directions of its foreign policy, the stated with certainty that Rakov­ content of the declarations of Zin­ union and now the rank and file Anti-Eviction and Relief Conference plan of action were to be elaborated. Stalin-Molotov government is bow­ sky, ill, was brought from Barnaul oviev and Kamenev it is clear how are beginning to assert themselves called by the provisional Commit­ The socialists and their unemployed Alarming Disunity ing before imperialism and Fascism. to Moscow. The Oppositional source badly Stalin stands in need of in order to save the PM A. As yet, tee Against Evictions at Irving leagues were conspicuous by their The abandonment of the Chinese also communicated that Rakovsky authoritative witnesses against the it is by no means a losing fight. Plaza on June 3rd. These delegates absence. The Lovestonites came but New York, N. Y. I,eft Opposition. It is hard to state Eastern Railroad does not signify had died in the Kremlin hospital. Proper steps and correct tactics now came from organizations close to withdrew after the provisional Four thousand New Y'ork unem­ simply the loss for the workers According to the “official” source, that tlie Stalinists utilized Rakov- can make up for the lost ground or under the direct influence of the conference rejected their unaccept­ ployed demonstrated on Tuesday, of an important economic and! 1{akovsj£y ig sai(i to have under­ sky’s illness to extort from him state ... — — . - and w ill result in a victory and in Communist party and its unem­ able demands to exclude all poli­ June 7th, for immediate jobless re­ some declaration or other. It is strategic position, but the direct gone an operation and to have been the development of the struggle to ployed councils. With the excep­ tical or' trade union bodies. lief from the city government! transfer into the hands of Japanese cured. Through l’Huinaiiite, Stalin probably towards this end that a higher level. tion of the Left Opposition and the But this was hardly the worst of q’hree delegations appeared before Rakovsky was brought to the pri­ imperialism of an important instru­ denied in an obscure manner the In class struggle—against the Musteites, it was a purely party the actions of the reformists, whose the Board of Estimate with pro­ vileged Kremlin hospital, that is, ment which w ill on the very morrow report of Rakov-sky’s death. Never­ Peabody, Horner, Lewis forces—the gathering. whole policy has helped to divide posals for relief. A joint committee was accorded conditions which are the unemployed to the great satis­ be directed against China and also theless, the leading circles say PMA surged forward, and like a The failure to secure the parti­ headed by Norman Thomas, and beyond the dreams of a deportee. faction of Tammany Hall. The against the Soviet Union. nothing about his subsequent fate. flash out of the dark night heralded cipation of the socialist or the representing the Workers Commit­ The operation, as is reported, was Stalin's agreement with Hitler A well-known telegram of the a new stage in the American labor Lovestonite unemployed councils misleaders called a conference of tee on Unemployment (Socialists), successfully accomplished. Then— strengthens the position of Hitler Reuter Agency, sent from Moscow, movement. After four years of must be laid directly at the door their own. They objected to the the Workers Unemployed League and this is quite in harmony with and cannot help reacting painfully said that “Rakovsky is practising of fear, sabotage and disruption on participation of political organiza­ (Socialists), and tlie Association of the character of Stalin—the latter crisis, after the American workers upon the state of spirit of the Ger­ medicine in the Yakutsk district.” had been driven back year in and the part of the reformists and their tions in the provisional united front the Unemployed (Lovestonite con­ must have presented Rakovsky with but they sat side by- side with the man workers. “If the powerful Reuter could not have invented year out, when the whole class close allies in this perfidious job, trolled) ; a committee from the Left a political bill to settle. Rakovsky socialist party in the conference of workers’ state is obliged to seek that: it undoubtedly got the tip in was still in disorderly retreat from the Lovestonite Right wing. What wing unemployed conference for im­ —and this is quite in harmony with their own calling. What the re­ friendship with Fascist Germany, Moscow. How should these facts the capitalists’ onslaught on wages no doubt helped the reformist mis- mediate relief; and a delegation of his character—must have indignant­ formists really had objection to was then that means, the position of the be tied together? The transporta­ and the standard of living, the Il­ leaders in refusing to participate in clergymen and social workers ap­ ly spurned the reckoning presented the militant Left wing organiza­ Nazis ‘is solid.” This is what every tion of Rakovsky from Barnaul to linois miners called a halt and stood a common conference and a com­ peared before the Board of Esti­ him. That is why the old warrior tions. thinking German proletariat inevi­ the Kremlin hospital would indi­ their ground. This acted as a tem­ mon demonstration are the past mate to present their proposals for did not return to Barnaul, but was Not content with this miserable tably says to himself. At the mo­ cate, i t seems, an e xtra o rd in a ry a t­ porary rallying ground for the class errors of the Stalinists for which relief. tention paid him . In th a t case, thrown under the Polar Circle. they have not yet paid in, full. record of sabotage the Right wing­ ment at whiph the bureaucracy of as a whole. New life began to Efforts had been made previously then, why was Rakovsky, after the We can find no other explanation. ers, in mortal dread of the program the Communist International pre­ surge, new hopes began to rise. All the efforts on the part of the to unite the three workers unem­ operation, not only not sent to the The Stalinists have every possibi­ of the Left wing militants and their sents the H itler victory as a passing But as soon as the union stabi­ Provisional United Front Commit­ ployed groups in a common action Southern region as the doctors have lity of denying our hypothesis. We effectiveness in action, excluded the incident and puts on the order of lized itself, the Right wing policies tee to organize the struggle against for relief. The Socialists and the been demanding for some time now, will await the denial with impa­ complete delegation of the Provi­ the day, the question of the general in the union took shape and began evictions jointly with the socialist Lovestoneites had demanded that a strike and the insurrection (on nor returned to Barnaul, but was in­ tience, or perhaps our hypothesis sional United Front body from their to dominate. Now it is time to call and Lovestonite unemployed move­ precondition for the united front be stead deported to the Polar Circle, is too . . . optimistic, and the Stal­ conference. The revolt simmered paper), the Soviet bureaucracy finds a halt, to smash the class eallabo- ments were in vain. Their sabotage the absence of any political banners that is, under conditions which are inists w ill find it more to their ad­ among the rank and file of tlie so­ it indispensible to establish “nor­ rution policies and to swing out was consistent and to all intents at the demonstration. This the Left fatal for him? We have no infor­ vantage to remain silent. cialist gathering against this split- mal” relations with the Fascist again in to the channels o f Class and purposes, deliberate. They, to­ wing conference refused. The latter mation to explain this contradiction. — L. TROTSKY ting tactic. They moved the re- dictatorship in Germany. The ac­ struggle. gether with all city-wide organiza­ decided to join the demonstration We are obliged to expound a hy­ P rin kipo , M ay 25, 1933. tions of Litvinoff-Chinchuk charac­ tions were invited to a provisional _____ (Continued on Page 4) of the other groups but march under terize much more exactly the point The Illinois miners’ revolt and the birth of the Progressive Miners their own banners and have their of view of the Stalinists than the own delegation at the Board of cheap literature of Manuilsky- of America came at a period when tlie American working class was Estim ate. Kuusinen. H itlerPlans to Kill Reds breaking with its past and entering Borders Loses in Split As the delegations went into City A revolt has taken place in Euro­ a new period of labor history based Hall, the Right wing workers pean revolutionary circles apropos Communist Leaders Face Death on Arson Frame-Up upon the entirely new foundation. marched past the square to Battery the latest steps of the Stalinist bu­ M ajority of Group Refuses to Q u it Jobless Federation This change in class relations in Park while the Left wing workers, reaucracy in foreign policy, not only America, and the contradictions it who were standing in line on the The barbaric fury of the Fascist challenge. There is no time to be Springfield, 111.—The Workers’ in the opposition groups by the way, reflects in the Progressive Miners lized that Communists cannot be east side of City Hall waiting for but also in the official parties. The lost, we must get into motion now! Committee, led by Karl Borders, bandits in Germany continues un­ of America are not understood by excluded from the Unemployed their delegates to return, greeted was the main organizing force of word “treason” is found more often, abated. 4 Communist leaders were the majority of the leadership of Federation. the other procession with fraternal if not in the articles, then at least the Chicago unemployed conference condemned to death in Altona for the new union. They do not under­ After the report of the creden­ slogans o f: “Join the united front,” on June 13th, which ended in a in letters and conversations. ASSASSINATE SEVEN P.M.A. stand this condition and are feel- tials' committee, the conference "Long live the unity of the working Such protestations are not diffi­ the crime of defending their head­ broad united front of the existing MILITANTS ON PICKET LINE ing their way forward the best they, . ... , divided into two sections, the Right class,” etc. cult to understand psychologically; quarters and institutions against a and the Left, with plenty of strug­ As we go to press, we learn of can. Quite often they take a few j When the Left wing delegation but we cannot associate ourselves punitive expedition of armed Nazis stablishment of a National Unem­ gles within these two main floor the assassinations of seven m ilitant steps backwards. No one can place came out of City Hall the demon­ with them politically. The quest- ployed Federation. tendencies in the caucuses and which ended in a bloody battle, on Progressive miners by company too much blame upon this leader­ strators marched to Battery Park tion of the relations between the The call for the conference stated committees. J u ly 17, 1932. 6 other Communists thugs in Springfield, Illinois. The ship. Rather, one must look to the to join the meeting that was taking Soviet state and imperialism is in that no Communist would be seated. The determining factors of the were senteced to long prison terms shootings took place after a clash vanguard of the working class and place there. As the two demonstra­ i t essence, a question o f the rela­ The press reports further empha­ Left wing bloc fought for the seat­ on the same count. between ^OW coal^diggers picketing f,nd ° .f. *\mv theY have understood tions met at Battery Park, Carl tion of forces. After the Chinese sized this fact and the credentials ing of the Unemployed Council dele­ eii masse the Peerless Mine of the e S1 uatlon' Winter, of the Unemployed Council revolution in the Orient and the Meanwhile Torgler, former Com­ committee appointed by the Borders’ gates, for an Unemployed Federa­ powerful vanguard of the European Peabody Coal Co., and the com- Only one current of Communism, Committee ignored the credentials jumped on the speakers’ truck of munist party Reichstag leader, tion, for the Leninist United Front the Right wing meeting. A howl proletariat in the Occident were Dmitroff, Popoff and Taneff, Bul­ pany’s deputizes scab herders and the Left Opposition, understood this of the Unemployed Councils and gangsters. situation, laid the theoretical foun- tactic as proposed by the Left Op­ went up from the Left wing work­ crushed, the relation of forces be­ garian Communists, are standing fraternal delegates from the work­ position, and for an executive com­ ers for Winter to be given permis­ came brusquely modified to the One of the deputies was seriously ' dation for the rise of the new union, ers’ political organizations until a trial on the monstrous framed-up mittee to include representatives of sion to speak. This was refused. detriment of the Soviet state. To injured in the mellee. The opera' just as the Illinois mines laid it in heated, three hour discussion on the charges of the burning of the Reich­ all political tendencies from the When Jack Rubeustein, of the As­ tins must be added the disastrous tors have called in the National a material way through the blood credentials committee report ob­ stag early this year. Left to the extreme Right. sociation of the Unemployed—a internal policy, the complete attenu­ Guard from Taylorville to “handle” of their ranks. All other Commu- tained a majority vote against them The struggle to have unity on the Lovestoneite was introduced as a ation of the bonds between the pro­ It is well known that this conflag­ the situation. nist currents failed miserably. The and for the seating of all delegates floor by the Left wing bloc enabled speaker, he was heckled and then letariat and the peasantry, between ration was a maneuver of the H it­ In the coming issue of the Mili- Lovestonite, Right wing Commu- present. the Left to carry every major the wire of the loud-speaker was the apparatus and the personal dic­ lerites to suppress and drive the : tant we expect to carry a full ac- nists, to this day do not under­ This first victory against the struggle and thereby, to take tator, between the party and the Communists underground. This has' count 0f this latest example of the stand what the struggle is about c u t! Right wing was an open revolt of another step forward and to save Winter was raised on the should­ proletariat, between the apparatus been exposed even by reactionary miners’ dogged persistance and her­ and instead have lost themselves that very select conference called the conference from any reactionary ers of several workers and carried and the party. Everyone of these bourgeois journalists. The date of oism in the fight against the des- in the fetishism of fear of dual by the Borders’ Committee itself. decisions. away a couple of yards where he political causes force the Centrist the trial is kept secret and any parate onslaught of the bosses and unionism. They say the miners It was a revolt of delegates from After the committee reports were began a counter meeting! In vari­ bureaucrats to batter down the op­ German attirney attempting to de­ their State. (Continued on Page 4) all parts of the country who rea- position and to beat a retreat before fend them is threatened with'death. amended, they were then adopted ous sections of the demonstration unanimously, except that of the con­ the Mikado and before Hitler. small scrimmages and near fist But no attorney and no legal de­ The Stalinist bureaucracy is re­ stitution committee, with Dennis fights took place. The Socialists fense, important as this is, can res­ Butt as chairman, which received sponsible for the whole of its op­ and Left wing workers were hurling cue Torgler and his comrades from Chen Du Siu Sentenced to Thirteen Years a vote of 87 to 17. portunist and adventuristic policy. invectives and epithets at one an­ the hands of the Fascist butcher. But the consequences of this policy This means that the Right wing other. Party members who wanted The masses must be rallied—inter­ Comrade Chen Du-Siu, secretary Court was a tribunal of the nation there was no possibility of a com­ are no longer dependent up on their endorsed the decisions of the con­ to maintain order, formed a ring national support and gigantic pro­ of the Left Opposition (Trotskyist) or merely a partisan tribunal of the promise between the Communists ference which it had called. own will. It is impossible to with­ around the demonstration so as to test meetings and demonstrations faction of the Chinese Communists reactionary Kuomintang. and Capitalists, and that the Commu­ draw at will from an unfavorable Now we are informed by Borders keep the enraged socialists from will save the Communists from a has been sentenced to 13 years im­ Chen went on to submit that op­ nists and working class would have relationship of forces. What policy and his committees that they are jo in in g ! bloody death. Now is the time to prisonment, with deprivation of his position to the Kuomintang or the to use force against the Capitalist splitting away and that they advise could be expected of the Soviet gov­ The Left Opposition participa­ civil rights for 15 years (whatever National Government could not be system in order to achieve political others to do the same. ernment with regard to Fascist a c t! ted in the demonstration. A leaflet that may mean in China), upon the construed as “endangering the I>ower. The Borders Committee desired on the united front for immediate Germany? The breaking off of re­ An immediate united front move­ conclusion of his trial before Judge State”—the offense with which he The C ourt put the follo w in g ques- mechanical control of the Executive jobless relief was distributed. Many lations? The boycott? These meas­ ment of all working class organi­ Hu Shan-Ching, chief of the crimi­ was charged. He outlined the rea­ tionto comrade Chen: “Is it not the Committee. When it could not ob­ of these leaflets were torn by party ures could not have had any sense zations along the style of the nal section of the Kiangsu High sons why he was opposed to the ultimate object of the Trotsky fac­ tain this and when the enemies of members and physical provocation except as preludes for military op­ Italian anti-Fascist movement must Court. Together with Chen Du-Siu existing regime. From the columns tion of the Communist party to working class unity, who fear unity, was attempted. Despite this, a erations. Two years ago we put be called into being to organize a ten others went on trial on April of the Central China Post, Hankow, overthrow the Kuomintang and the put pressure on Borders, he at­ goodly number of Left wing work­ forward this sort of a perspective, powerful defense. The Fascist ter­ 15th at Nanking, China. They were issue of April 25th, we read: National Government, and to estab­ tempts to split our ranks. ers joined the Left Opposition sec­ not isolated from but in direct con­ ror in Germany is of direct concern accused of crimes under articles 2 “Chen claimed that the nation lish a Dictatorship of the Workers Borders learned a second lesson tion of the demonstation and fol­ nection with a radical change of to the American workers irrespec­ and 6 under the law governing had now reached a most critical and Peasants?” this time. First he learned that lowed our lead in making the policy in the USSR and in Germ- tive of political creed. The per­ Emergency Punishment of Crimes phase of its history and that it “Of course, it is,” was the un­ (Continued on Page 4) (Continued on Page 4) ' (Continued on Page 4) secution of Torgler is a direct Endangering the State. would be criminal for the people perturbed answer made by Chen as Chen Du-Siu, who has been in to remain in the present state of well as other co-defendants when prison since his arrest last October, inaction. He claimed that it was similar questions were put to them throughout his imprisonment and out of patriotic motives that he had by the Court. Jobless Force Relief in L. A . Join Anti-Fascist Rally Today! during his trial worthily upheld the opposed the present ruling class, When the lawyer for the defense best traditions of the Communist and that it was he and his comrades endeavored to make a legalistic Los Angeles, Cal.—An event has Endorsed by the IWW, Commu­ Matteoti. It must be made the movement. From a comrade in and not the present rulers that had plea on behalf of Chen and his co­ the U.C.R.A.) a committee of wo­ nist Party of America, Conference starting point of a country-wide agi­ China we have received word today really the interests of the people at defendants to the effect that Chen taken place in the city of Los An­ men was selected with comrade heart.” of Progressive Labor Action, Trade tation against the bloody persecu­ concerning the trial and its out­ thus far had only opposed the Na­ geles (White Spot) on May 29th, Jane Rose as chairman. Two mass which is making history for this Union Unity League, Communist- tion of Anti-Fascist workers. The come. This comrade writes: Questioned concerning the activi­ tional Government of tlie Chinese meetings of women and children region. Anarchist Group Vanguard, Amal­ Italian United Front of Anti-Fasc­ “The Chinese Communist Party ties of the Left Opposition (Trotsky bourgeoisie and war lords by propa­ were held at which a decision was gamated Food Workers, Communist ist Action is at work with the has opened up a slander campaign group) in China, Chen stated the in­ ganda and not by deed and direct Up till about four weeks ago, the made that on Monday the 29th, all League of America (Opposition), active cooperation of the above- against Chen and the Left Opposi­ formation was contained in docu­ action, Chen repudiated his coun­ organized unemployed were receiv­ women and children of the organi­ Local 1 2 A. C. W. of A., Joint mentioned political parties and tion, thereby aligning itself with ments already in the C ourt’s poses- sel’s arguments. He said that the in g 40 to 50,000 gallons of skimmed zation be assembled at one of the Board ILGWU, Jewish Workers economic organizations to assure the vicious butchers of the Kuomin- sion. The aim of the Trotskyists, political arguments submitted by milk, which was given to them for units and ride down the main thor­ and People’s Committee Against the success of the June 10th dem­ tang . . . In the court he (Chen) he said, was to relieve the masses his counsel had been made without distribution by the Food Admistra- oughfare in open trucks, with pla­ Fascism, a call for an international onstration which must echo in the was calm, dignified and courageous from their suffering. He stated that consulting him. tion. Out of tlie clear blue sky this cards and signs reading: “We de­ —nothing cringing or apologetic in Chen Du-Siu declared, upon ex­ mand m ilk!”, “Thousands of gal­ mass demonstration in front of the Fascist consulate—bureau of Fasc­ TTTTTTTTTT V y WW V V T f W V V V y distribution of the m ilk was stopped Italian Fascist Consulate has just ist espionage in New York—with his demeanor. What a contrast with amination, that he had been secre­ with no tangible reason given.. lons of milk are being poured down been issued by the Italian United the militant protest of thousands the attitude displayed by some offi­ NEW YORK BRANCH PICNIC tary of the Chinese Communist A committee of men were elected the sewers—Why?”, etc. Front of Anti-Fascist Action. of workers of all nationalities. cial C-P. members who fall into the Party but had been expelled for1 at a meeting of the County- Council The police, directing traffic along — a t — As explained in the call, the pur­ According to the call issued, the clutches of the Kuomintang, especi­ political differences, and was aligned of the U.C.R.A. (United Coopera­ Broadway (the main thoroughfare) ally the newer recruits of recent with the Left Opposition. pose of the demonstration is to pro­ concentration point w ill be at 79th TIBETTS BROOK PARK tive Relief Association) to inves­ were completely bewildered and test against the intensified perse­ Street, between York and First years, the functionaries, the poli­ Besides Chen Du-Siu, others of tigate why tnis supply of milk had stood at their posts gaping. The cution of political prisoners at the Avenues. A ll workers are called on tically immature! We have also P lot 9 the Left Opposition were examined, been stopped. After being shunted procession moved down the crowded to be there at 11 a. m. sharp, w ith the recent example of Huan Ping, and made speeches before the Court. about from office to office, a promise hands of Mussolini’s blackshirts; on SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 1933 streets, thousands of people looking to demand the immediate and un­ banners and placards. From the (Stalinist leader) who, (this has Among them were Peng Shih-chih, was finally elicited from one of the on with wonder' on the sidewalks. conditional release of Antonio point of assemblage, the workers been confirmed) capitulated under Games - Refreshments - Speakers who bitterly attacked the Kuomin­ heads of the Food Administration When the truck reached the meet­ Gramsci, Communist leader and will march in mass formation to torture to the Kuomintang, and Auspices: New York Branch, Com­ tang and the existing government. that within 24 hours new appropria­ ing place of the Board of Super­ Sandro Pertini, socialist—dying in 70th Street and Lexington Avenue, wrote denunciations of Communism munist League of America (Opp.) Peng is a Communist leader of old tions would be made to provide this visors they were greeted by “Red” passing before the Italian Fascist in the Kuomintang press . . . During standing. He also addressed the supply of milk. To make a long the Fascist dungeons of Turi and (DIRECTIONS: From New York Hynes and a number of uniformed Pianosa; of Velia Matteotl and her consulate and returning to 79th St., the past two years the ranks of Court after the manner of comrade story short, this promise along with and plain clothes officers. City — Take I.R.T. Woodlawn-Jer- Chen, The court room was packed two children held as virtual hos­ where a huge mass meeting will the Chinese party have been thinned many others relating to the ques­ Committee Arrested be held with speakers in English almost to the vanishing point by ome Avenue Subway to Woodlawn to full capacity. tion of the state and to the unem­ tages in Rome; of Gino Licetti, an­ Upon alighting from the trucks, archist; of Vodisca, republican; of and Italian. the betrayals of traitors and spies.” Station — last stop. From there At the time of receiving this in­ ployed was juggled about until all All workers organizations are Chen Du-Siu made a lengthy ad­ formation from our Chinese com­ supposed, formal, legal methods the committee headed by Jane Rose, all political prisoners; to fight take McLean Ave. car to Tibbetts Mrs. Robinson from one of the urged to participate in the prepara­ dress in his own defense before the rades, the trial of the other com­ were well nigh exhausted. against Mussolini’s war intrigues. Brook Park.) Negro units and Mrs, Rhea were June 10th coincides with the bar­ tions for this mass demonstration. court. Opening his speech, comrade rades was still going on. At a meeting of the council of barous assassination of Giacomo (Press Release) Chen asked the judges whether the — A. City Units (the progressive body of (Continued on Page 2) PAGE 2 THE MILITANT SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1933

T.U.U.C Attacks A Fighting Farmer AMONG THE YOUTH

A Postscript Conference precisely define its at­ name, United Front Workers Tick­ Left Wing in the Subscribes: A re titude toward the conduct of the A Calendar of et, and the opportunist propaganda An Open Letter to steering committee and its chair­ around its 'immediate demands.” man at the National Youth Day Decided to issue statement on Re­ on A m ter the N .Y.D. Committee Effective Action Furniture Union You a Subscriber? Demonstration and the conduct of sults of Election and indicate line Minneapolis, Minn.—Early in Ap­ for party in tlie General election, We publish below an important the members of the Young Com­ The policy of craft unionism into We print below a letter we re­ letter sent by the Spartacus munist League. ril, tlie Gorman Campaign of the June 12th. in Mooney conference Unfortunately, we are forced to which the Stalinists are slowly ceived from one of our subscriber Youth Club to the National Youth For this purpose we present the Minneapolis Branch ol the Commu­ three comrades were elected on set aside a little space to some idle pushing the Furniture Workers In­ friends in the middle West. The Day United Front Committee. following resolutions: nist Eeague was the "talk of the committee to arrange meeting for and premature gloating by that old, dustrial Union—as exemplified by letter is one of many. All these The letter speaks for itself.—Ed. town," among the party members Congress reports. Our comrades in inimitable goosemaster, the vener­ 1. The National Youth Day Uni­ tlie Newport strike (see Militant letters tell the same story. The and the class conscious workers in ILD initiated a welcome meeting able Israel Amter. In the Daily June 5, 1933. ted Front Conference criticizes the of April 15th, 1933)—has received M ilita n t is important to these work­ the labor mou .u..it here. The Moo­ for the ILD. D. O. Davis, who was Worker of Monday, June 5, under N. Y. National Youth Day conduct of the steering committee the official approval of the Trade ers because it gives them a Marxist ney conference was under way. The released from jail that week. Meet­ the title “Renegade Cliques at the United Front Committee: and its chairman at the Harlem Union Unity Council in its decision understanding of working class Beit Opposition was seated in this ing was successful. Three comrades Unemployment Conference,” our Dear Comades, demonstration for; finally rendered in burocratic fash­ problems. conference before the party officially spoke in a meeting of 125 Railroad own Icliabod Crane takes the Left The Spartacus Youth Club ad­ (a) discriminating against speak­ ion three weeks after the strike was Are you one of these workers? showed its face in it. our delegates, workers, arranged to discuss the Opposition fraction on one of his dresses this communication to you ers. over—almost two months after the Do you read the M ilita n t every C. Skoglund, O. Coover, and C. Wage Question. Our comrades in headless “rides.” He says that a to sharply protest the actions of (b) permitting other groups to Left wing appeal was raised in the week or only now and then? Events Dunne, played an important part the Unemployed Councils were ac­ “Trotskyite” proposed a resolution the committee in charge of the dem­ hold open air meetings around the union. are moving rapidly. No class con­ in building this movement from the tive, one being elected on the City on long term credits to the Soviet onstration held in Harlem on Na­ demonstration without control of In presenting their conservative scious workers can afford to take very day they entered it, though Council, another elected to a district Union and that this resolution was tional Youth Day. We wish to fur- the steering committee; viewpoint in the form of a decision an indifferent attitude toward the Spector, of the Party, had initiated council. On Sunday, fifteen com­ amended by the Stalinists to read: the protest the conduct of member's against the appeal of Sol Lankin, developing world situation. He (c) permitting the Red Front it on his way East from the West rades turned out for a Tag Day “where they are building socialism of the organization which initiated secretary of tlie union, it was nec­ should read the M ilita n t regularly. Fighters to disrupt the demonstra­ Coast. The City Election Campaign collection for the German Opposi­ and have already abolished unem­ and is in the leadership of this essary lor them to resort to childish The rates are so priced as to tion by forming a cricle around the was on with Lhe League correctly tio n press and collected $24.32. ployment.” Then, shedding a few united front, the Young Communist distortions and falsifications on the make it possible for everyone who members of the Spartacus Youth criticizing the opportunism of the And so we progress. We have crocodile tears for the poor plight League. Lett wing proposals in order to vin­ is working to subscribe: $2 a year C lub; party in the Workers United Eront from day to day seen direct results of ourselves, the followers of Leon The executive committee of the dicate themselves. for fifty two issues; $1 a half year (d) not calling to order the Election Ticket Conference. The from our activities. This has en­ Trotsky, having to "swallow” this, Conference had decided that vari­ Vv lieu tlie Newport framemakers for twenty six issues and fifty cents members of the Young Communist call for the May Day United Front couraged us to more activity. Our he tells us that the "Trotskyite” ous representatives of the partici­ struck in April we immediately pro­ fo r a tr ia l sub of 13 issues. League for provoking fist fights and had been issued by the party. Here ideas and our example to the party on the Committee opposed this pating groups would speak at the posed “ th a t no man in the shops A LETTER FROM SO. DAKOTA tearing up leaflets and papers at is a calendar week by week: meiu lers is dulling the edge of the amendment on the ground that it is demonstration. At the last minute which we control be allowed to up- Strool, S. D., May 28, 1933. the demonstration. The Young Com­ weapon of slander the Stalinist bu­ impossible to build socialism in one it was decided that too many speak­ March 30tli: Issued lirst state­ nolsier a frame which comes from The Militant munist League, as any other orga­ reaucrats use against us. O ur press country, saying that he would vote ers were scheduled and a number ment upon the Workers Ticket Uni­ the Newport Furniture Company Com rades: nization, is responsible for the con­ and leallets are being read daily against it. But, after "consultation of speakers were arbitrarily elim­ ted Front maneuver of party with and is made by- scabs.” We don’t 1 received the notice that my duct of its membership. We suggest m every corner of the party halls with his caucus,” he returned say­ inated from the list, among them the politically unreliable Walter know exactly whether it was simply sub has expired. Les Miller sub­ that the Y'oung Communist League and headquarters. Germany, the ing he would vote for it, etc. Quite the representatives of the Spartacus Frank. Entered the Mooney con­ because we projiosed it, or whether scribed for me for six months and inform its members that they must united front tactic, and “inner-party a jam for the Left Opposition! It Youth Club. But that did not suffice. ference, our comrades were placed they are inherently against a Left I had forgotten how long it ran— refrain from any physical attacks democracy” is worrying the party takes an A m te r to draw the noose Three or four comrades who had on transportation, tag day, and City wing policy, but at any rate, they things are moving so fast these or provocations on the members of leadership here as much as i t in te r­ so tig h t. not been scheduled to speak were Auditorium Meeting committees. Re­ quickly defeated our motion and days that the time slips by on a other groups and maintain discipline ests the rank and file members. given the platform, clearly showing cruited three members for branch. carried a proposal for a mere Only . . . comrade Amter laughed person. I am a sheep man and I during United Front action. Held Tug Hay collection for M ili­ — C. FOR SEN too soon. If he weren’t the Ichabod the dishonesty of the reason for “propaganda campaign” against will have some coin in a few days 3. We declare that every group tan t on Sunday. Crane that he is, he might have the cutting down of the speakers Newport frames, leaving it up to when I sell my wool and I w ill send participating in the United Front asked himself a few questions first. list, that is lack of time. A united A p ril 7 th : L. O. instrumental in the individual worker whether or you two dollars for another year if maintains its full right of criticism For instance, why is it that only front cannot be organized on such adding a t rade union and W. C. not to work on these frames. Now you w ill please continue the paper. but must refrain from any physical now, a fte r the Five Year Plan has a basis. Branch to Mooney conference. Its Jobless Force every rebel worker knows that soli­ Right now I am broke. attacks or provocations. That every been completed, after four years of Open air meetigs were held by members on Committee which got darity between the crafts of an in­ Since reading the Militant I can group has the right to sell or dis­ crisis and unemployment, after non-participating groups around the permits for City-Wide Tag Day and Relief in Los Angeles dustry is the ABC of industrial see your position and the position tribute its literature at the United years of agitation by the Left Oppo­ demonstration. The committee re­ use of City Auditorium. Was seated unionism. Unless this solidarity is of the party and I look forward to Front meetings and demonstrations sition, this slogan of long term fused to stop them. This helped in May Day Conference of party (Continued from page 1) manifested in action, the Industrial the coming of each copy. It grinds except at the time when comrades credits has finally been accepted by in the general confusion and lack and its members were active visit­ union forfeits its right to the name on me that there has to be so damn are speaking. immediately arrested by the Red the party? Further, why it was of order. More important than even ing organizations for further dele­ and starts back on the road that much friction in the ranks of the 4. We believe that by the adopt­ Squad. After this one of the finest left to a Left Oppositionist to pro­ that, we charge members of the gates. Comrade Skoglund made leads to the swamp of craft union­ rebels hut when we look back over ing of this resolution we can go spectacles of working class m ili­ pose it? S till fu rth e r, how the Young Communist League with vio­ motion in Mooney conference that ism. the pages of history, I think the ahead with our work and convert tancy occurred. About 150 women Stalinist bureaucracy in Moscow, lating the program of the united endorsed the May Day movement Call Proposal “General Strike” old sap head people are doing the United Front on National Youth and as many kids piled off the which ditched this slogan of m ili­ front by tearing leaflets issued by and affiliated this body with it. it is because they felt the cor­ pretty good to have taken over one Day to a broad united action trucks, surrounded the police car tant revolutionary action for back­ iwirticipating groups— the copies of Branch donated $5.00 to May Day rectness of our viewpoint and the country and held power as long as against Roosevelt’s starvation pro­ and demanded to be arrested along door maneuvers with the capitalist the M ilita n t and Young Spartacus, Conference. Two comrades joined effect that our appeal for solidarity- this. I can plainly see how the gram, against Fascism, against im­ with the committee. Here ensued government, would react to Amter’s organ of the Spartacus Youth Club, U. C. and were active in same, one had upon the workers that the rest of the world might jump on perialist war, and for the defense an unusual occurrence. Hynes’ own belated boldness? The joke is and the leaflets of the Young Com­ being manager of the Hunger Fight­ TUUC was obliged to distort our the neck of the USSR and try to of the Soviet Union, on the basis thugs were absolutely flabbergast­ on Israel himself, if the truth must munist League Opposition—Love- er, its local organ, for his section. proposal into a utopian call for a take it away from the people but ed. They didn’t know what to do stone group. Despite the fact that of a concrete minimum program. If “general strike of the industry,” and be told. the people at home might raise a April 13th: League member elec­ in the face of the tremendous crowd some fighting ensued the comrades this resolution is carried out we then proceeded w itli the fierceness But, a word on the action of the little hell too. can proceed with the preparations ted for U. C. to Mooney conference, assembled. Any attempt at the responsible for the demonstration of a Jeremiah to flay this alleged Left Opposition caucus at the ad­ for a conference for this purpose. and made member of its District usual violence would have precipi­ Out here we are organizing the and for the conduct of the YCL iKisition of the Left wing. venturistic bungling of the bureau­ The non-Communist youth, as well Council. Three members active in tated a fight such as Los Angeles farmers into local committees of members refused to intervene. The “A general strike in an industry cratic centrism in Russia itself; as the Communist youth organized only ILD branch, wrote resolutions has never seen. In fact, the subse­ action—we are building the soviets Red Front Fighters, under whose where our union has not yet control instead of telling the American in the Spartacus Youth Club, will on Scottsboro and spoke at two quent attempt to disperse these wo­ and the farmers don’t realize it yet. initiative we do not know, formed over the workers,” runs the post­ workers, that because of this and reject the kind of united action Negro churches on same Question. men and kids only resulted in their I find that we can organize just as a cordon sanitaire around the mem­ mortem strike decision of the because of the rise of Fascism in dished out in Harlem on National One comrade elected to May Day militant resistance. Empty milk fast as we can get them. Our pro­ bers of the Spartacus Youth Club TUUC, “can only be an empty Germany—for which Stalinism like­ Youth Day. The present confer­ Conference from 1LD branch. bottles were used freely by the wo­ gramme is to resist evictions and thus dividing the demonstration into phrase and secondly-, cannot be ca r­ wise bears its share of responsibi­ ence must decisively and clearly men and the kids, who couldn’t to secure necessary relief in the two and causing disruption. These April 20lh: League participated ried out in a burocratic fashion due lity—the world imperialists, Wall condemn such tactics. reach high enough kicked the shins form of work or cash. actions were brought to the atten­ en masse in Mooney City-Wide Tag to wishes.” We are happy to see Street in the lead, are more ready Fraternally, of the police and the Red Squad Although the work has just start­ tion of the chairman of the steering Day, had 27 collectors out of about the apparatus men acknowledge for bloody, open interveutionn ed we are going along at a rapid committee and the district organi­ P erry Meyers, Sec’y 60 participating. Brought in about thugs. that a general strike cannot be car­ against the workers fatherland than rate, considering the distance be­ zer of the Young Communist The committee was then released one-third of all the money collected. ried out by burocratic wishes. It for the extensions of credit to it ; tween the neighbors and the fact League. Both denied any know­ and ushered into the chambers Meanwhile its delegates in confer­ marks a step fo rw a rd . This does instead of telling the American th a t there have been so few evic­ ledge of disorderly conduct or of where the Board of Supervisors ence on a committee with two trade not prevent them, however, by bu­ workers, that due to these dangers, tions. I find that the young fellows the action of the Red Front Fight­ were in session. The entry of the National Youth Day unionists and one party member rocratic wish, from striking out of the land of the Soviets is more in are keen for action although they ers. After some persuasion, the committee was greeted by a con­ collected some $70.00 fro m so licita ­ the union records tlie proposals of need of their active help than ever, don’t take any active part in meet­ chairman consented to investigate, fused exchange of whispers on the in Perth Am boy tion of prominent individuals and tlie Left wing. The practice of in their day to day struggles, in ings. but when he saw the circle of the part of the supervisors. The com­ received pledges for considerably striking out all defeated motions the struggle against unemployment Red Front Fighters, around our mittee demanded to be heard and I suppose you are aware of the Perth Amboy—National Youth more money. One comrade elected (minority proposals) from the rec­ —that instead of all this: the comrades he very innocently pre­ from ILD branch to Chicago Moo­ the Board of Supervisors immedi­ epigones of Stalinism in America National Committee for Action in Day in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, ords of the union is unprecedented Washington and the relief confer­ tended indignation at us for pro­ resulted in one of the most brutal ney Congress, another elected from ately suspended all other business. even in the A. F. of L. and has no merely cover up the dangers and testing against the Red Front party-controlled John lteed Club to This body treated to a barrage of resort to a meaningless phrase ences th a t we have been p u ttin g on attacks by the police who used tear place in our ranks. Only by fighting all over the country (united front). Fighters’ participation in the dem­ gas bombs, guns, nightsticks and Chicago, another from a Coal D ri­ speeches carrying a clear and open against such lion-democratic meth­ which only serves to cover up their onstration ! When the torn copies vers’ organization, a supporter of challenge, which was topped by a own “infallibility,” or rather, their The party furnishes the leadership clubs against the workers, young ods in the Left wing unions will but we have to depend on non-party of the M ilita n t and Young Spartacus and old girls, children, women, Ne­ L. O., was proposed and elected in concise analysis of the class nature the class conscious workers be own bankruptcy. which were lying on the ground one of the largest Workmen’s Circle of the unemployed movement and men to carry on the work in the gro and white in order to break up drawn into the movement. The Left Opposition made the field because there are not enough were shown to him, he walked away the demonstration. About 500 youth Branches by our comrades in there. the need of organized w o rkin g class Militant Attacked concession and voted for the reso­ without a word. The steering com­ pressure. After a lengthy siieech party men to go around. I don’t and workers had come to participate The City Mooney conference elected With naive indignation against lution as amended because the con­ mittee is responsible for the con­ one of our comrades, C. Skoglund. by Jane Rose, a motion was made belong to the pa rty but I have been in the parade from all parts of the the publicity appearing in the M ili­ cession of the Stalinists to the point drawn into the work and will end duct of the Red Front Fighters. state of New Jersey. The YCL was The party sabotaged his election to adjourn for lunch. of view of the Left Opposition was tan t on the question of the strike, up in jail one of these days but A lynch spirit existed among the represented by Passaic, Paterson, but was powerless because of his Demand Continuation of Hearing all the greater. Once again the the Trade Union Unity Council they can’t put us all in. YCL’ers. Despite the fact that the Jersey City, Trenton, Perth Amboy, leadership and activity in confer­ This was done with the object “further condemns the articles Stalinists in America voted for a After we get organized here so Daily Worker, the L ib erato r and Newark, Elizabeth and other cities ence. Proposed th a t Mooney Con­ in view that the calling of a recess signed by- Lankin in the M ilita n t slogan proposed by the Left Oppo­ that we have enough strength and other papers were distributed and of the state. One of the features ference support May Day Demon­ would result in the demoralization in which he accuses the union of sition which they had previously they jail anyone, we will go up to sold they refused to allow the sale was the large number of Negro stra tio n w ith $5.00 donation, accep­ of the demonstrators. When the craft union practices and which ac­ denounced as “counter-revolution­ the county seat and tear down the and distribution of our papers. Was youth and children present. The ted. The total amount of money session was renewed after two tually in its contents condemns the ary In voting for this slogan of jail because it is rather weak and this a united front demonstration Left Opposition was represented by collected by May Day Conference hours adjournment, the committee union leadership for refusing soli­ the Left Opposition, they at the it is in an inland town with a or a meeting of the YCL and the tho comrades of the Perth Amboy fo r expenses was $3 .00. L. O. was of women reached in, in a body, and darity action and also for publish­ same time dealt a terrific blow to small population. Communist Party? unit of the Communist League of instrumental in collecting about proceeded to demand a continuation ing this slanderous attack before the theory of socialism in one If you have any men you can It was solely due to the discipline Struggle. one-tliird of this fund also. of the hearing which was granted. even appealing to the TUUC.” country and to the knee-bending of the members of the Spartacus spare you should volunteer some The parade was formed on Elm April 27th: Week of May Day. After several others of the women These charges are manufactured reactionary diplomacy of Stalin, Youth Club and their refusal to help to the National Committee street ;wc marched through the city Mooney conference included about had taken the floor for a number out of the whole cloth and once subordinating back-door deals with be provoked which prevented an 162211. S. W. Washington, D. C. to the city field to hold our meeting 17 local trade unions. Two L.O. of hours, comrade Jane Rose sum­ more indicate the need to cover up the bourgeois governments to the actual riot at the demonstration. If you have a list of the litera­ and to carry through our sport comrades were on its executive of marized with tlie warning that any a false policy. It was not until revolutionary solidarity of the in­ The police would have intervened ture and the price I would like to event program. The songs and five. In last conference before Chi­ indelitiite promises would result in after the appeal made in April was ternational working class—which and the value of the united front have it so as I could order some j shouted slogans of the marchers cago our comrade, O. Coover, ran a demonstration at the next session ignored and left unanswered during flows from that illbegotten “theory.” would have been lost. a little later on. I want some of | gave a fine spirit to the parade and against the party organizer, J. Kar- of thousands of women and child­ a strike in which every hour count­ That was what was really involved. .... We demand that in the uni­ T ro tsky’s speech at Copenhagen. | made a good impression. When we son, fo r chairm an of send-off meet­ ren instead of hundreds. ed, that Lankin finally stated the And that was a genuine victory- for ted front the participating groups Your truly, got to the city field all the police ing, lost after splitting votes with A motion was immediately made Left wing point of view in the col­ Communism and a real step for­ refrain from physical attacks or A. were lined up and refused to give the l’arty candidate, 15 to 13. Our by the chairman of the body of umns of the M ilita n t (April 15th). ward for the Left wing of Ameri­ provocations which would lead to it.! the marchers the use of it but after delegate in May Day Conference Supervisors, Shaw, to the effect: This article sounded the clarion call can labor in the struggle against We demand the right of every a meeting with a committee, they was on committee that gave reply ■‘that the Board of Supervisors in­ of unity and solidarity of a ll fu r ­ unemployment and capitalist misery. participating group to sell or dis­ Unemployed and employed work­ decided to let us use Coppers field to the S. P.’s refusal to have a joint structs the Food Administration niture workers during a strike of — Ed. tribute its literature at united front ers: Demand the extension of long at the other end of the city. May Day demonstration. A ll League office to furnish whatever amounts one craft. The TUUC, on the other meetings or demonstrations without term credits to Soviet Russia, which At Coppers field the meeting was members marched in May Day pa­ of milk may be required by all the hand, did not see fit to act on the interference. SUBSCRIBE TO will bring Soviet orders to open called to order by Alexander who rade. We had several banners with units of the unemployed organiza­ strike policy until three weeks af­ We further demand that the Na­ “UNSER WORT” American factories and relieve un­ was followed by Charles White, Re­ our slogans and name. • Following tion of Los Angeles County.” ter the strike was over. tional Youth Day United Front employment ! becca Grecht and Freiman. In every evening we held our indoor May Day This demonstration was the first The right to publish views on the Workers and friends who read way the police tried to disturb the celebration meeting in the Court effective one of its kind carried on strike and the movement generally German and are interested in get­ meeting but finding they could not House, where between 40-50 work­ by the unemployed as a result of in the working class press, and es­ ting first hand accounts of condi­ do so made their plans for a regu­ ers heard our position upon the the initiative of a few members of pecially in the revolutionary press, tions in Germany can do so by lar attack. Police, dicks and thugs United Front, Germany, and C. I. the Communist League of America cannot be abrogated sim ply because subscribing to Unser Wort, the illegal organ of the German Left of the American Legion began to M ay 5th : The comrades from (Opposition), Los Angeles branch. the facts in the articles do not Opposition, published in Prague. Special O f f e r infiltrate the demonstration and then Chicago Mooney Congress gave re­ It implies a sharp line of departure complement the leadership. The lo­ / The paper appears every other at a signal a group of them came ports in their respective organiza­ from the previous class collabora­ gical outcome of that position would week. Subscriptions are for a year over to the platform, demanded a tions upon the Congress from the tion policies which dominated the be to insist on the mechanical ac­ only and are $2.00. Subscriptions permit for the meeting and kicking Left Oppositionist point of view. life of this unemployed organiza­ ceptance of Stalinism as a pre­ must be accompanied by currency. over the platform began to slug the They were: in the City conference, tion. requisite for membership in the in­ Checks and money orders w ill not workers. Without the slightest pro­ the John Keed Club, and the local Without the calling of a formal dustrial union. Discrimination or RUSSIA & GERMANY do. vocation guns were drawn, shots united front, the committee elected persecution of workers who do not ILD branch. The Branch issued a fired, gas bombs hurled and a ter­ second lengthy statement upon the by the women represented practic­ hold the same views as the leader­ Comrades who subscribe must take into account the time element rific beating given to the workers. party election policy and pledged ally every phase of the Los Angeles ship will not build the union. It involved. They must allow time At BREST-LITOVSK Several of the comrades were badly again its supixirt for the Communist labor movement. They worked co­ is a direct violation of the indus­ for their subs to reach the center hurt and sent to the hospital and candidates, while criticizing the op­ hesively and accomplished marve­ trial union program, and would cut here, and ten days for the sub to nine were arrested. portunism of the party policy and lous organizational results. Out of off all possibilities for the move­ reach Prague and on top of that Throughout the demonstration tactics in the elections. Our Jewish this movement, grow the organiza­ ment to broaden out. More than By Judah L. Magnes ten days to two weeks additional and the events that followed the comrades were active in a broad tion of a Womens’ Council of the that, it would reduce it to even a for the paper to reach them. In Left Opposition, through the mem­ united front against German Fasc­ U.C.R.A., which bids fair to be­ thinner shadow of the official Com­ short, the first copy should reach bers of the Communist League of ism. which included every Jewish come a vital force in forwarding munist party and its sympathizers. the comrade about three weeks af­ Struggle, took a very active part. workers’ organization. Here we the class struggle concepts of tho It is the aim of the Left wing A day-to-day documentary study of the negotiations between te r rem ittance to us. They were the last to leave the found the opportunism of the party unemployed. group to prevent this and to help Address all subs to Unser Wort, the German imperial staff and the Bolshevik delegation headed grounds and were given responsi­ running rampant, side by side with — S. M. ROSE build a militant movement in the care of the M ilita n t, 126 East 16th by comrade Trotsky. Lenin, Trotsky, Kamenev, Karakhan and bility to take care of the affair after adventurism. furniture industry. Street, New York City. it was broken up, getting bail, send­ DEMOCRACY IN ILLINOIS For the Left wing group, others move and speak through the 192 pages «f the book. What M ay 9th : Our activity in the vari­ ing out various committees to get SOL LANKIN ous united fronts with the party Determined that the miners shall they said and did is quoted from documents and the sources help, etc. There is no doubt that C A R L COW L resulted in causing much talk hold no gathering to discuss their are given. the prestige of the Left Opposition (Next week’s issue of the M ilita n t CLASS IN “CAPITAL” and excitement in party ranks. own affairs, Sheriff Robinson, tool was greatly raised in Perth Amboy will contain a report of the uphol­ A course in Karl Marx’s Capital Branch decided to use contacts to of the coal operators, refused the Cloth Cover Originally $1.00 Now .25 by our correct and prompt action. sterers unity negotiations) is being given at the Labor Temple, build fraction of League in party. request of local union, 1782 U M W A, The p a rty members now see th a t There had been expulsions and much Itoyalton, 111., to hold a meeting 14th Street and Second Ave., by Postage—.06 extra per copy IN THE NEXT ISSUE Albert Weisbord. The Course will far from being counter-revolution­ threatening of members by the local to vote funds for payment of taxes ists we know how to take our place bureaucrats. The City primary on their hall. Hitler must have The, next issue of the M ilita n t be held every Wednesday evening at 8.30 from May 31st to August in the front ranks of the struggle. elections had taken place and the obtained some of his ideas from w ill contain a new article by com­ 1st, in clud in g 10 sessions. — SAM FISHER party had made a bad showing com­ “democratic” Illinois. rade Trotsky- on the Brandler group -PIONEER PUBLISHERS- pared with elections prior to 1931, and a piece of Alfa on some new The unique feature of this course is that “Capital” w ill be given page 84 EAST 10th STREET NEW YORK, N. Y. despite the false covering the party Stalinist falsifications. There will ARE YOU A SUBSCRIBER put around itself in this election, SUBSCRIBE TO THE MILITANT! be a first-hand account of life in by page and the ideas explained i running its candidates under the the Reforestation “paradise.” just as Marx gives them. | TO THE MILITANT? SATURDAY JUNE 10, 1933 T H E MILITANT PAGE 3

Letters from the Nazi Inferno On Zinoviev The British I.L.P. Turns Leftward Letters from Rhineland . The Truth Ab o u t Conditions The instructions of the party to The present world economic cri ers’ councils, to unite the working the members prove its entire in­ sis and the pre-revolutionary crisis Realignments in the Camp class l’arty. a gauge of the growing munist party, the N.U.M.W., was square and from there to the strong. The leaders of this group, have anything more to do with opening of the Reichstag, member­ triumphantly and the T.A.S.S. com- j maturity of a revolutionary crisis carried overwhelmingly after some churches, in company with the ve­ Jack Gaster, C. K. Cullens and oth­ Marxism (Grell, former minister of ship meetings of as many as 80 municates the capitulation to the, can often be found in the changes dispute. terans’ associations, etc. No one ers—most of them intellectuals Public Education in “red” Thur­ men used to take place, all of which knows where those who dissent are whole world. Meanwhile, it is hard which the Parties of socialist cen- call themselves Leninists. In the A sharp fight occurred on the ingia ; Seele, head of the lieichsban- were naturally raided. Even meet­ trism undergo. These changes are to gather. It seems that several to conceive of a fact which more divisional conferences held last Feb­ question of international affiliation. ner and Landtag deputy; Kuhnt, ings of the ILD were sacked. of the stouter characters refused mercilessly compromises not o n iyj^f™ fundamental; they are ruary they presented their program: The National Council of the I.L.P. Landtag deputy, etc.) Some “Com­ There are stool-pigeons In even to obey this injunction; for ex­ the capitulators themselves but also! ™ther chan^es of form and modes for stricter discipline in the I.L.P., recommended disaffiliation from the munist” leaders also fell on their the most internal meetings. They ample, a well known machine fac­ the regime which requires such! of expression. for a revolutionary policy, the im­ Labour and Socialist International. knees at the police headquarters. suddenly expose themselves by nam­ tory. The bosses declared against sacrifices. Broken backbones can| To the party of J. Heir Hardie, mediate organization of workers’ A resolution was introduced sup­ (Toepfer-Weimar, secretary of the ing those who are to be arrested the use of any coercion—their fac­ no longer serve as props. And the1 which, immersed in the “practical” councils (soviets) which would de­ porting disaliiliation and instructing Communist Landtag fraction in by the police, after their arrival. tory was a place of work and not Stalinist apparatus has become a] political tasks of the day, scoffed velop into a counter parliament, and the National Council "To approach Thuringia; the chairman of the C.P. The stools are, or have been for a headquarters for political assem­ machine for crushing backbones. the German theoreticians, Marx for an approach to the Third Inter­ the Secretariat of the Communist in Thuringia and of the municipal the most part, functionaries. blages. Aside from this, they ca­ Zinoviev and Kamenev were sub- and * » ’ the ^ " hi.ch In ­ national for collaboration. At the International witli a view to as­ fraction; Scharf, Landtag deputy, Sentim ent is predom inantly de­ tegorically refused to hoist the jected a few months before to ex-, for the London and South Divisional and certaining in what way the I.L.P. etc.) Here is a short report and pressing. In the party there is, to swastika on their rooftops. The pulsion from the party and exile! ot ^ ,nl* th* h™"?6018 prime Lancashire Conferences their pro­ may assist in the work of the In­ a sad balance. be sure, a great deal of optimism, ternational.” The mover of the money which had been collected not because of any oppositional ac- minister MacDonald the aspiring posals were accepted. At the latter which is strongly nurtured from for the purchase of the flag was Letter from Hamburg tivity of their own, but because of Jaff f ’ ^f'^-^n dd en ly, a Brad- conference a resolution for imme­ resolution made it clear that he was above. “Time is working for us, not asking for affiliation to the sent back by them. Several middle provincial organi­ “kuowledge of and failure to re- '>rd laat A" /ust proclaimed itself diate affiliation to the Comintern we still stand before the decisive Communist International but colla­ Up to the middle of the last year, port” oppositional activity of the he , paJ?y T°Tf „rev“ Ma“ - was rejected. zations of the S.I’.G. (Bruswick, battles, ‘the masses are turning boration in whatever form is agreed one of our comrades was the leader etc.) have dissolved. The Free Kightwing. At all events, this was f" ! Th‘; 7 “T ‘ 7 away from the Nazis in huge num­ The belated manifesto (March, upon. John Patou, secretary of the of the section in our town. A cer­ Trade Unions have taken the stand only a formal cause. The real rea- Lal,‘>ur Party’ r bmlt’ bers, because of their “margarine” 1933) of the Communist Interna- party, supported the National Coun­ tain X .. unfurled a strong anti- of basing themselves on the new son was the fact that in the at- »“ thc «™«nds / hat ltS I“ rhamen; policy (the reference is to the po­ tionlul for united front against cil’s view and polemised against Trotsky campaign and our comrade state (this letter was written be­ mosphere of general discontent- , * ...... licy— * of— emergency measures whichtiu io u * , y*■___ , „„„ to criticize and vote against the Fascism was hailed by the I.L.P. the resolution calling for approach was not long in getting himself ex­ fore Ley’s trade union act of May 2 the Nazis substitute for the grand-1“ wlt; ^«oviev and Kamenev con- Party caucus in parliament, as a vindication of its viewpoint. to the Comintern. Jack Gaster de­ pelled. After his expulsion, X.. —Ed.), emphasize their complete in­ iose pre-election promises-Ed.)” f ltuteda ’er- V* y did. i t m T M b ,ed |() ‘the organization of the It had participated on Feb. 4th in fended the resolution. The vote was appointed in his place. Even dependence of political parties and Hitherto, the party did not want to capitulate back in January SociaUst League by tbose wbo the Left Sociatlist Parties’ confer­ wits vwy close. The resolution car­ at that time, the rank and file had their services for the German na­ see any differences at all among the ’ u 0 w ’ ^ . , wanted to continue the old policy, ence at Paris which appealed to ried by a vote of S3 to 79. a great distrust for X .. and rose tion. In their meetings, they stifle yrnous bureaucracy passing under £ bourgedisle. Today it is clinging to the Labor and Socialist Interna­ up against the expulsion of our com­ all discussion in the bud. the name of the party. Today, such ” Another resolution, which em­ them. It does not say that only the Brailsford and Fred Henderson. tional and the Comintern for united rade. But the bureaucrats imposed The S.P.G. wherever is still ex­ a capitulation has lost all value. bodied the full program of the class struggle forces of the prole­ front against Fascism. A. Fenner X .. upon the workers. Today, in ists, has done away with all the One must acknowledge the infalli­ Up to the formation of the Com­ Revolutionary Policy Committee, tariat can bring the downfall of the munist party (1920-21) the Inde­ Brockway wrote: “The greatest gratitude to the bureaucrats, X .. regular district meetings and re­ bility of Stalin in order to have offered a new constitution for the Fascist dictatorship, but issues the significance attaches to this mani­ turns all of them over to the Storm ports all those which do take place, the right to live and breathe poli­ pendent Labour Party contained party. It emphasized the function opinion that Blomberg with his festo because of the recommenda­ tically. Zinoviev and Kamenev some of the best revolutionary so­ of the workers’ councils and the Troops and the concentration camps. to the police, which prohibits them. Reichswehr, international Jewry, simply could not force themselves cialists in Britain. Such an out­ tion to the Communist Parties to subordinate role of the parliament. II. Which is just to the fakers’ America and England w ill bring this cease the attacks upon other sec­ lik in g ! to such a moral prostration. They standing spokesman of the present It was then strongly opposed by the 38 police functionaries have been about. had been in the Lenin staff too Communist party as R. Palme Dutt tions of the working class if a basis old guard, particularly F. W. Jow- summarily dismissed. The reason The S.P.G. workers, in spite of The publications of the party are of long for that, too well did they a Left Centrist of high calibre, got united action can be found.” ett, who stated that the I.L.P. was for this is to be sought in the fact their final break with reformism on a very low plane. The leaflets know Stalin, his role in the past his training in the I.L.P. After the (New Leader—3-10-33— Emphasis in tsked to achieve power by civil that the chief of the section taught are addressed to all possible strata, and in spite of their revolutionary and his real caliber. The oath of World War, the Independent Labour o rig in a l.) war. lie stated that the I.L.P. the Schufo (Keichsbanner) the use reorientation, do not, nevertheless, but do not gather the revolutionary Party made advances towards the personal fidelity to Stalin simply The I.L.P. addressed an invita­ should aim to achieve socialism by of arms. This man has fled. His take the C.P.G. seriously any more forces of the proletariat. The S.P.G. Communist International; addressed stuck in their throats. And that tion to the C.P., the Labour Party, parliamentary means. The leaders activity was betrayed by a mem­ than they have in the past. They is designated in these leaflets as a number of fundamental questions was just why they were expelled. the Co-operative Party and the of the It.P.C. supported the new ber of the Schufo. say: “Yes, and you Communists, the “main social support of the to it. The reply drafted by Lenin, constitution. According io the New It is not hard to imagine what Trade Union Congress for united The “nature colonies” here have w hat have you doneV Just as little Fascist government.” made even the more “radical” lead­ Leader report of the proceedings took place afterwards behind the front on a definite minimum pro­ been occupied by the S. T. and the as our own p a rty.” The party has sharpened the ers lukewarm. Supporting the view (4-21-33) “by 90 votes to 8 , (the) scenes. F or some tim e now the ap­ gram against Fascism and the capi­ Hitler Youth. The Nazis do not struggle against the Left Opposi­ of a. democratic or parliamentary In the C.P.G. there are strong paratus has been calculating that talist offensive at home. Only the Conference rejected the vital section forget anything. They are seizing tion. It utilizes the most repulsive "revolution” to attain socialism, of the new Constitution.” Appar­ putschistic tendencies, but also Stalin’s leadership is costing the Communist party accepted and a hold of all domains of life and plac­ methods. In Wandsbeck a list of criticizing the Labour Party’s open ently the most ambiguous termino­ strong tendencies opposing them. party too dear. Stalin himself feels number of dem onstrations have been ing them under the control of the expelled Oppositionists was found collaboration with the British im­ logy was desired! Sometimes, putschist slogans are it. It didn’t go, of course, without held throughout the country by police. by the police with remarks like the perialists, and permitting wide dif­ smeared over the walls of the hous­ the mediation and humble inter­ joint committees. The "recommen­ An interesting part of the Con­ following: “At the time of the ferences of opinion and action with­ III. es during the night. The stools cession on the part of the so-called dation” of the Comintern was swal­ ference was the attempt to intro­ seizure of power by the Commu­ in the party, the Independent La­ Yesterday I witnessed the follow­ have penetrated very deeply into lowed by the robot leaders of the duce stricter discipline in the I.L.P. nists these people are to be turned “old Bolsheviks” on the one side, bour Patty has succeeded in keep­ ing incident: A Storm Trooper the party; that is shown by the British C.P. who quickly forgot that A motion to introduce a probation­ over, arrested and made harmless.” and their cynical exhortations on ing thousands of militant workers argued with a man of about 60 in very skillful methods of arrest. Po­ "This demand of the I.L.P.’ers, ary period in which the applicant A Left Oppositionist was given to the other. “Acknowledge his genius from the Communist party. the street. In the course of the licemen declare that of themselves whether locally or nationally, for for membership would be tested understand in a discussion that he —that costs very little nowadays— Despite this, the I.L.P. in recent argument, the S. T. beat the old they can find nothing; everything the dropping of criticism is a de­ was rejected. Further an amend­ ought to guard himself, they would and come back to Moscow: after years lost many members. The fol­ man bloody and knocked him down is done by annonymous denuncia­ mand which must be mercilessly ment was introduced "safeguarding not shrink back even from denun­ all, it is better to be in the party.” lowing figures speak for themselves: tions, which come in wholesale and fou ght.” pacifists from disciplinary action on to the ground. His right temple ciation. Another comrade was And Zinoviev and Kamenev “ac­ British Daily Worker, was an open wound and blood was are in great part worthless, but 8-13-32. account of their objection to take threatened with a physical attack. knowledged,” that is, they finally 1909— 28,000 flowing down his face. The pass- sufficiently useful for the police to sank down into the depths. Their 1914— 20,000 part in war, was withdrawn on an Expulsions and insults have not The I.L.P.’s forty-first annual con­ ersby were aroused and hurled oaths enable them to make several arrests personal fate is profoundly tragic. 1919— 32,000 understanding from John Paton stopped. ference, last April, met under such at the S. T. Words like these were a day. If the future historian will aim to 1921— 37,000 that the N.A.C. would accept its The Nazi terror strikes us Opposi­ conditions: a sharp crisis in Bri­ heard: “Watch out, when the times show how pitilessly the epochs of Aug. 1932— 12,000 intention!” A truly revolutionary The proletarian quarters in the tionists as well: arrests, threats change, take care!” Such scenes great convulsions devastate men, he tish imperialism, the victory of socialist party! city are submitted to raids on the and deportation to concentration are not rare here. will bring forward the example of Since the Bradford Conference Fascism in Germany, a steady de- A resolution for united front ac­ very greatest scale, from time to camps. But, by and large, our or­ (Aug. 1932) the membership has [ cline in membership, growing senti- The Nazi march on May 1 was time. These sections of the city Zinoviev and Kamenev . . . tion with the C.P., Labour Party, quite imposing. It is true that it ganization has taken all the neces­ further declined. At the same time ment towards Communism in its etc., was adopted after some dis­ are shut off for the whole day, and sary measures of precaution for se­ At the time of the first capitu­ a deep ferment developed in the' own ranks and the beginning of resembled more a country fair show domicile after domicile is carefully lation they could still foster the section. The new national council than a demonstration. It was with­ curity. Publication is carried on ranks. The Revolutionary Policy; united front action between the although containing supporters of searched. Many typewriters and undisturbed. There is even a bet­ illusion: "Work in the party,” | Committee) a group formed months: Communist Party and the I.L.P. out movement and without enthu­ “Contact in the party,” “Influence the Revolutionary Policy Committee mimeograph machines are found. In ter sale of publications than previ­ previously, continued to issue its' The address of Brockway on the siasm. Depression among the work­ the central bureau for the organi­ upon the masses.” Today there is like Jack Gaster is in the main ers, who had to participate under ously. A slow stream toward the own literature and hold meetings,1 effect of the decisions of the Brad- controlled by the Brockway-Maxton zation of the Anti-Fascist congress, L. O. is becoming noticeable; con­ not even a trace of these illusions some of which were advertized in : ford conference, the need for an ex- threat of discharge. Here and w hich was discovered, 18,000 B at- left. Zinoviev and Kamenev do not tendency in the I.L.P. there, petty bourgeois drinking nections all around are being the official organ of the I.L.P 1 In ! tra parliamentary institution, work- The Comintern had replied to the tlefund stamps were confiscated. strengthened. return from the opposition to the alcohol from the bottle. party, but merely from exile to request of the I.L.P. for collabora­ In some places the party com­ Mocow. Stalin needs their return tion. Instead of issuing a program­ rades still were able to hoist the for the selfsame purpose for which matic declaration so as to win the Good Response to Appeal revolutionary workers within the red flag on a chimney; the S. T. The Discussion on Germany he needed the appearance of Bu- naturally soon came to take them 'cliarin and Rykov on the tribune I.L.P. to Communism, the Stalinist down. bureaucracy has confined itself to during the celebration of May Day: We have received the following EXPENDITURES: The party distributed a leaflet: Resolution of Left Opposition Youth the present, since it must be clear thereby, the void around the “lead­ Remitted to International merely welcoming the step and de­ “Under the Sign of the Cross.” It Group of Southeast Berlin on communication from the American claring its readiness to collaborate to every revolutionary worker. But er” is, if not filled up, then at least C o m m issio n ...... 340.00 was so dull and confusing that no the Question of the New Party Committee of the International with the I.L.P. A most excellent we consider it unconditionally nec­ concealed. Cost of remittances and one could make it out. The party opportunity missed to educate the 1. The victory of Fascism in essary for the Left Oppositionists, The failure of Zinoviev’s and Commission for Help to the Im­ cable charges ...... 17.84 comrades are so awkward in dis­ ranks of the I.L.P. But Stalinism, Germany has closed the period of within these cadres to propagandize Kamenev’s first capitulation, which prisoned and Deported Bolsheviks Printing and Stationery.. 10.25 tributing leaflets, that they are once again taken by surprise, is our struggle for a turn in the CPG openly for their views on the new had a political character, proved to (Left Opposition) : Mailing costs ...... 3.96 caught en masse. Later, when the uncertain as to the next steps; it to the policy of the united front, party. be a relentless, and thereby an all “We wish to thank the friends Nazi tribunals sentence them to two is in a quandry. and opened the period of struggle the more effective demonstration of of the October revolution who have T o ta l Expenditures $372.05 years in prison, the papers write: 4. We condemn the proposal of for the creation of the new party. the correctness of the Left Oppo­ BALANCE on hand The American Stalinists claim the “ Indulgent judges.” H. E. in No. 2 of Unser Wort, the responded so promptly and gener­ That is a fixed fact on which there sition : the party can be served only ously to our appeal for help to the May 31, 1933...... $ 1.70 results of the I.L.P. conference and are no differences within the ranks immediate preparation for a foun­ particularly the resolution to ap­ Letter from the South West by serving its ideas and not its imprisoned and deported Bolsheviks “We are not publishing the names of the L.O. dation congress of a new party. proach the C.I., which they incor­ Here conditions differ greatly ac­ devastated apparatus. The second of the Left Opposition in the Soviet of individual donors, as some of 2. Nevertheless a fairly large Such a party congress, in which rectly interpret as application for cording to the districts; first, as capitulation, which has a purely Union. Gratifying as the response them have requested us not to make group of comrades (represented by among others the S.A.P., as well membership, as a victory “for the to the methods of the new power personal character, strengthens that has been, however, it is only a drop their names public, but we acknow­ E.B. in No. 3 of Unser Wort) is of as parts of the old S.P.G., would united front policy of the Commu­ and then, relative to the party. The conclusion from the opposite end. in the bucket compared to the needs ledge all donations individually. the opinion that it is impossible to have to participate, would probably nist Party of Great Britain. (D a ily strongest oppression is felt in the Like Gogol’s hero, Stalin gathers of the revolutionary fighters who "Some of the letters which we set up the slogan of the new party adopt a program compared to which Worker—4-17-33) What sheer non­ Palatinate, where there has been together dead souls for want of the are undergoing the severest priva­ have received accompanying dona­ immediately, since this does not the program adopted by the Sixth sense! In the last few7 years, the an extraordinary number of arrests living. The salvaging of the heri­ tions in the struggle for their con­ tions show such splendid spirit that correspond to the mentality of most Congress of the C.I. would be a British party carried on the craziest and where the petty bourgeois ele­ tage of Bolshevism, the training victions. We ask all those who we cannot refrain from quoting a party members, who still need ad­ Marxist revelation. We are of the zig-zags of any section of the Com­ ments are greatly aroused against up of new revolutionary succession, wish to keep intact the reservoir of fe w : ditional experience with their party. opinion that the political clarifica­ intern. Subordination to the “Lefts” the working class. For our com­ remains not only the historical task revolutionary energy and experience ‘Dear Comrade, We decidedly reject such a view­ tion in the camp of the working during the British miners’ and gen­ rades too, the work is of unheard-of but also a lofty privilege of the represented by these men to renew ‘Enclosed please find a money point as well as their whole way of class is not yet sufficiently developed eral strike in 1926; its constant difficulty in these regions. But in Left Opposition. their efforts to help us raise the order for two (2) dollars, which is posing the question. In our orien­ for such organizational measures, changes on the parliamentary field the big centers, our organization — L. T. funds which are so urgently needed. a donation to the fund for the Rus­ tation, we are guided not by the and that we still have to go through which were understood by no one; works very well and has remained P rinkipo, M ay 23, 1933. “We wish to report the results fluctuating moods of the masses, but a period of clarification and evalu­ sian Bolslievik-Leninists to help suddenly the third period with its completely intact. Here the party of our efforts from the organization them along and save their lives. by the objective facts. These are: ation of yesterday’s events before “independent” leadership of strikes is nearly finished. To the degree of the American Committee to the We consider them the real com­ (a) organizational as well as poli­ we can go forward to the organiza­ A Half Year sub to the Militant and the building of new unions; to which their members do not rea­ close of May 31, 1933 as fo llo w s: rades, and further we consider their tical collapse of the CPG.; (b) the tional measures for the foundation is $1. On a Club Plan with three then the famous Charter campaign R E C E IP TS from donations.$373.75 banishment as the blackest spot on lize the whole weight and the full impossibility of rescuing ths party of the new party. others it is only 50 cents. which was an attempt of a united extent of the situation. It is still from disintegration; (c) the im­ the body of the Soviet State com­ front mass movement which was possible, to be sure, for them to mitted by Stalinist bureaucracy. possibility of this party’s ever again still-born, its policy of falsification, count on some activity. But certain The contributors are as follows: winning the confidence of the work­ etc., alienated the best sections of sections of the town have already ing class. The recognition of these M .K . $1.00, J.C. 50c, K.C. 50c. the I.L.P. from the British party. collapsed. Another W ord About Heckert’s Apologetics With Communist greetings, facts will inevitably penetrate The proof is the fact that few of K.C., Bethlehem, Pa.” among the party members as a re­ them were won for the party. Letter from Thuringia- “Dear Comrade, sult of their further experience with The article by H. E. in previous ite Trotsky, who has gone to all upon the active support of the so­ In the columns of the Labour After the collapse of the C.P.G., the party and w ill direct their sym­ ‘Read the April 15th appeal of issues of the M ilita n t dealt with troubles to prove that social de- cial democracy. There is no ground the Militant for contributions for Monthly a discussion has been go­ the members became very much pathies toward the L.O., but only for the assumption that the fighting ing on for some time on “Commu­ accessible to our literature. Those under the condition that we tell the rabid frothings of Fritz Heck-. mocracy and Fascism are not twins our comrades exiled by the Stalin­ agency of the bourgeoisie can ists. nism and Left Socialism,” of some who have remained without an or­ them the hard truth in its full ex 1 ert against Trotsky which were but antipodes.” “unanimously adopted” by the Ex-j Poor Fritz Heckert! He tri- achieve any decisive victories in •Enclosed please find $2.00. Sorry value. But the practical activities ganization seek a new leadership. tent, without being afraid of tem­ the struggles or in the conduct of of the party (with the exception of There isn’t any more social demo­ porary unpopularity. ecutlve Committee of the Comin- umphed only a few hours too soon, it isn’t more. I had this money set tern. One passage in that memor- only a few hours before he had to the country without the active its unemployment work which has cratic literature at all. We cannot With the arguments with which aside to purchase painting materi­ able speech of Heckert’s had not, | see in what “cruel fashion the facts support of the social democracy.” als, hut it w ill give me more pleas­ been fruitful) negated most of the complain about that. Some sections E.B. justfiies his rejection of the gains made in that manner. In however, as yet been given an j have exposed the counter-revolu- But Heckert goes even further. ure knowing of the good to be of the reformist trade union bu­ propaganda for a new party under answer by the actual events. This tionary significance (in a deeper He says :“Everything that has hap­ more recent times the Communist reaucracy have, however, published present conditions, one might just gained from it for our poor com­ sense of the w ord than he th in k s )” , pened in Germany confirms com­ rades in distress. Review has contained articles which some sheets without any political as well have rejected the propa­ answer has since arrived, and in not of the “social-Hitlerite Trots­ pletely and fully the prognosis of Sincerely yours, attempt to discuss the problems of tendency. ganda for the united front policy full measure, at that. ky,” to be sure, but of his own— comrade Stalin. H itle r does not the Left Socialists. But the influ­ Among the members of the CPG in the previous period. Only yester­ Heckert said literally: “But what I., New York City.” and his master Stalin’s—theses. It reject the support of the social de­ “Dear Comrade, ence of the British Party on the there is great indignation against day the party members considered tills Hitlero-Trotskyist platform of is only necessary, before taking po­ mocracy.” F u rth e r: “ Fascism needs Independent Labour Party or the the criminal leadership; neverthe­ our demand for the Leninist united the ‘United Front’ represents in ‘Please accept my dollar as sub­ sition on any question, any propo­ the trade unions and is taking the scription for our comrades of the Revolutionary Policy Committee is less, the organizational conserva­ front as “counter-revolutionary reality, a platform created to ex­ sal—in this case: Leipart’s—to social democratic fakers into its negligible. tism still retains a hold on a num­ Trotskyism” ; today they are con­ onerate the S. P. G., is proved by Russian Left Opposition who are first wait for the reply—in this service.” W hat does comrade The tendency towards Commu­ ber of workers with whom our vinced of our correctness. Today the facts and events themselves struggling in exile from Stalin’s case: Hitler’s. It is necessary, be­ Heckert think now of the “correct­ nism in the I.L.P. is due primarily bonds are becoming strengthened. they reject the slogan of the new which took place at the verjr mo­ persecution. fore undertaking the task of des­ ness of the prognosis of comrade to tlie awakening of the more con­ Stool-pigeonry is very much wide­ party, but tomorrow w ill convince ment when Trotsky wrote his Old Comrade L. F., ignating the reciprocal relationship S talin?” scious elements within it (o the spread in the party (illegal regional them of its necessity. If we do article. Trotsky poses the defense San Francisco, Cal. of two political, social factors, to He will naturally continue to impasse in which British imperia­ bureaus are ransacked, as w e ll as not tell them in time, they will try of Leipart’s unions as the second P.S. LONG LIFE TO COM­ listen always to the other part, the grumble, to rave and to slander lism and world imperialism finds print shops and conferences; there to find a way out in other directions point of a common front between RADE L. TROTSKY!” “ t w in !” and—what is worst—act according itself today. It appears paradoxical are mass arrests). The great num­ and greatly increase the difficulties the Communists and the social de­ “Remittances should be addressed to the commands of his “best to : that at a time when Stalinism has ber of Lumpenproletarians who are of the necessary work of building mocracy. At the same time, how­ In the meantime, Hitler has, leader.” But that does not change failed miserably in Germany these now orienting toward “Aryanism” the new party. ever, Trotsky’s ally Leipart is de­ namely, rejected Leipart’s proposal, Sidney Hook anything in the least with regard 234 Lincoln PI., Brooklyn, N.Y. elements approach the Comintern. is the cause of this. The S. A. P. 3. The recognition of propagan­ livering the trade unions to Hitler, or rather replied to it with the to the fact that the prognosis of From one point of view it shows and the Brandler opposition are still dizing for the new party does not declaring that the ADGB (German dissolution and seizure of the trade With Communist greetings, Stalinism are always refuted .by re­ The American Committee of | their own political immaturity, from working, but remains out of con­ mean that we turn this slogan into General Federation of Labor Un­ unions as well as the arrest of the ality—at the latest in three weeks, the International Commission another and more fundamental tact with their leaderships. Pos­ an ultimatum. In this respect we ions) accepts the reorganization of “social Fascists” proposers, which, sometimes as early as three days view, is is an indication that they sibilities of legal work have com­ fully support the slogan of E.B. the trade unions according to the in turn, does not quite prove the for Help to the Imprisoned and only in the rarest cases, several correctly do not identify Commu­ pletely disappeared. At the Muni­ “cadres for the purpose of checking Italian example. The facts have correctness of the famous theory and Deported Bolsheviks months after they were made. (Left Opposition) nism with Stalinism. cipal Assemblies there are at most over the past and clarifying the thus exposed in cruel fashion the of Master Stalin, also quoted by — A. B. By The view of the more advanced a few rare social democrats. There situation.” We consider this slogan counter-revolutionary significance of Heckert in his article: “Fascism is From “Unser Wort” (Continued on Page 4) are no representatives of the O.P. as the correct link in the chain for the ‘platform’ of the soeial-Hitler-i an organization which bases itself B. J. Field, Secretary.” SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1933 PAGE 4 THE MILITANT Apropos the N.Y. Anti-Eviction Meet P. M . A . Starts National Drive; Left Lovestonites & Socialists W ing Puts Forward O w n Policies Foreign Policy Party Adopts Slogan of accepted by the conference. The would mean a revision to the old tactic. He concluded his speech with proposal to demonstrate on June 6th wind is blowing and is already Long Term Credits to S U was also curried. the remarks that after years of Sabotage United Front (Continued from Page I) of the Stalinists blundering by the Stalinists one adapting itself to the condition with The Delegate from the L. 0. Speaks should not have left the Lewis radical phrases. Rut the time for The discussion that followed was could not hope to force the sabo­ that we have endeavored to form union. phrases is past. We need action (Continued from Page 1) of a purely agitational character. taging reformists into the united (Continued from page 1) The Stalinists played an equally now, before it is too late. The more consideration of this ruling to It was only when the delegate of front over night, that persistent and the united front with the socialists miserable role. Only after the union advanced element of the Left wing any, tliat is to say, counting upon a exclude the Left wing and passed the Left Opposition, George Clarke, stubborn efforts were needed and but they refuse to come along—so, was a reality, after it had fought must proceed to organize a Left reenforcement of the workers’ state a motion to that effect by majority took the floor that a silence of in­ the goal war assured. His speech he intimated, we are getting ready its first major battles, did the Stal­ and of the German proletariat. De­ wing in every local. No political vote. It was ruled out of order, terest fell over the hall. The dele­ was greeted with a good round of to return to the “united front from inists stop throwing mud at the velopments took the opposite road. discrimination. They must tight for in true bureaucratic style, by the gates were desirous of learning applause. Comrade Weisbord of the below.” Amter presented a docu­ union. At no time did they under­ Today, when me German workers Communist League of Struggle, also the following program, which is not cynical socialist impressarios who what the Left Opposition had to ment for the resolutions committee, stand the upsurge. At no time did the private property of tlie Left are crushed, when the (Soviet state spoke along the same lines elabora­ fished out an unheard of alibi—“a say and what policies it advocated known as the Workers’ Relief Or­ they try to criticize its natural Opposition, but the collective opin­ has been weakened, the course to­ ting on some of the points. two thirds vote is necessary for for the unemployed movement. dinance, which contains various shortcomings politically. Now they ion of other forces as w ell. ward revolutionary war would be reconsideration” ( !). Let the reader He greeted the conference in the Minor Intervenes for the vital demands for the unemployed. are trying to make up for lost time The members must fight for rank adventurism of the purest water. keep in mind that the Lovestonites name of the Left Opposition stating Official Party and in their clumsy way, they are and file control and in no way must Then followed the Stalinist bar­ Comrade K itt made a minority Without such a course, that is, have been part and parcel of this that if the party continued on the blundering as usual. Stalinism confuse this with the wrong slogan conference and share the responsi­ new turn in the united front tactic rage—a mountain of confusion. Its report on the resolutions on the without direct preparations for rev­ stands condemned to a greater de­ of “rank and file leadership.” The b ility for' its treacherous deeds. mouthpiece was Robert Minor, Chicago congress and their applica­ olutionary war and the insurrection and if they faithfully adhered to gree than the progressive leaders Left wing must fight for class W in te r’s R eport the decisions of the Chicago unem­ speaking for the C.E.C. of the Com­ tion to New York. The resolution in Germany, the breaking-off of dip­ who made serious mistakes in their struggle policies and against the The united front conference munist party. lie roared that no omitted mention of the city central lomatic relations and the economic ployed conference, new vistas of struggle against Lewis. policies of class collaboration. Every opened with an able presentation by growth and a powerful impetus turn had been made, (in face of bodies that were to be invited to boycott would only be an impotent We have no time to portion out attempt, on any trumped up charge, Carl Winters, secretary of the pro­ the C.I. manifesto, the Chicago the formation of the federation in and miserable gesture. The absence could be given not only to the job­ “justice.” The PMA is in a life to expel Left wing militants because visional committee, of its past his­ less movement but to working class events and the repeated appeal to New York and called for represen­ of Russian orders would, it is true, and death struggle and the Right they are Communists must be tory and the persistent endeavors action in general. Comrade Clarke the S.P. central bodies, this sound­ tation in such a federation on the increase somewhat the number of wing policies must be exposed if fought by the whole membership. it made to consummate a united ed extremely ludicrous), the party basis of numerical strength. Com­ the unemployed. B u t has there been condemned the tactics of the so-: it is to live. The Left wing forces Mass action must replace the front with the socialists and Love- is still following the lines of the rade K itt explained that such claus­ cialists and the Lovestonites which,! must be united. Much has already present passive attitude of the un­ a lack of unemployed for the revo­ stonite unemployed groups. The united front from below. He laid es would give the reformists a he declared, would divide the em-1 been said in the columns of The ion. Mass action as the base of lution up to the present? What was latter remained obdurate and block­ down the ultimatistic demand—if loophole to crawl out of the federa­ ployed from the unemployed by; M ilita n t about the mistakes of the the legal fight of the Taylorville lacking was a revolutionary party ed the path of united struggle. De­ the socialists won’t come along with tion and proposed that the unifi­ excluding trade union bodies—the- Right wing and of others. Much cases, the Webb-Wang case and the - and a correct policy. That is doubly spite constant appeal they refused us then we'll go it alone, for who cation take place on the same basis very thing that has prevented the j more can be said but the main dan­ Mooney case e,tc., m ust be started lacking at present. We cannot avoid to participate jointly in the dem­ represents the masses, we or' they? as in the Chicago conference. The unemployed movement from attain-[ ger now is the danger tliat the Left at once. Mass picketing must be examining now the question as to onstrations with the Unemployed In this case why all the desperate Stalinists defeated the amendments ing any mass dimensions up till wing will not unite, if the Left resumed. whom economic reprisals would Councils at the Home Relief Bu now. The exclusion of political or­ efforts for united front conferences and consequently assume the re­ wing cannot find common minimum The Union must take up the fight benefit in Germany: fascism or the reaus and went out of their way to ganizations, he continued, was a and demonstrations with the social­ sponsibility for the restraint the demands in action, if they are to of the unemployed throughout the proletariat. It is clear that the avoid common action. The last straw reactionary move worthy of a died- ists and affiliated organizations? reformist leaders will be able to remain divided, then the Right wing entire field. The organization of general problem of the conjuncture in their stack of deliberate divi­ in-the-wool A.F.L. labor skate; the Israel Amter reported for the exert on their1 followers when this w ill continue in its ruinous policy. is not solved by Soviet orders. Re­ sion of the movement was the set­ resolutions committee. He re-echoed question of unity comes up for con­ the unemployed in every coal struggle of the unemployed is a There are many progressives who ciprocally, tlie refusal of economic ting of a separate date for the city Minor's ultimatism and said that sideration. county into unemployed organiza­ political struggle—it confronts the would like to organize a Left wing connections with Germany would, wide demonstration to be held at the Chicago conference of the un­ tions having the backing of the state at every turn and requires the that excludes the Communists be­ on the other hand, hit Soviet econo­ the City Hall against the eviction employed did not represent the rank The six hour day and five day Progressive Miners of America w ill participation of political organiza­ cause they think the Right wing my heavily, and consequently, the and relief-slashing orders of Tam­ and file of the organizations assem­ week was another bone of conten­ enable these workers, who are in tions. may raise a howl and claim that workers’ state still more. many Hall. This anti-working class bled. Then whom did they speak tion at the conference with the the main miners, to obtain more Comrade Clarke criticized Win­ the Communists are trying to cap­ move was perpel rated with the so­ for, themselves? And upon what Stalinists. Defending the ambigu­ relief than they are getting now. We repeat: the Stalinist faction ters’ proposals for the formation of ture the union. On the other hand, cialist leaders in full knowledge of authority did they arrive at the ous slogan of the shorter work week This will keep up the fight and bears a direct and immediate re­ local councils—delegated bodies of there are Stalinists who would like the sincere desire of the United important decisions made at that they claimed that everything else strengthen tremendously the strug­ sponsibility for the collapse of the all working class organizations in to have mechanical control and Front Conference for one demon­ gathering? These questions he was the stagger system, and in view gle against the operators. Some Chinese revolution, for the destruc­ the neighborhood—as not being ex­ leadership assured in advance. Both stration on June 6th. A ll the pleas, j quite naturally failed to answer. of the fact that some workers were places (Carlinville and Springfield) tion of the German proletariat and tensive enough. Without the par­ these forces must come to their' negotiations committees and reasons The whole tone of his report was working as high as seventy hours the Relief Agents are driving thru for the weakening of the workers’ ticipation of central bodies this senses. The m ilita n t m iners must were to no avail. The reformists a week, the slogan of the six hour forced labor for relief. I f this is state. Along this fundamental line, do all possible to guard against were determined to proceed with day was out of the question. The accomplished, the operators w ill see the struggle against it must be con­ both dangers. No substantial Left (heir own demonstration on June delegates of the Left Opposition no need of paying even a five dollar ducted. It is necessary to cleanse and the Spartacus Youth brought wing can be organized without the 6th. Towards this end they sent scale. the world labor movement of the Demonstration Ends in Disunity powerful arguments to bear in fa­ Communists. No Progressive Miners lying reports to the press accusing The struggle for the six hour day leprosy of Stalinism. Rut it is vor of the concrete slogan of the Union can survive in this period the Left wing conference of stand­ and five day week with wage in­ necessary to fight against the roots six hour day and pointed out that of labor history if the Communists ing in the way of a united demon­ _____(Continued from Page 1)_____ party and its affiliates in particular, creases must be put forward as a of the malady and not against the are hunted inside of it like rats, stration. must reconsider their refusal thus all the conditions were laid for the concrete demand of struggle. The symptoms of its inevitable conse parade more m ilitantly enthusiastic. building of a huge movement around as they are in the unions of the Winters exploded this nonsense, far to participate in this mandatory struggle for wage increases to meet quences. The content of the Left Opposi­ action. The socialist workers must that basis and uniting the unem­ A. F. of L. labor fakers. the inflation prices (30 percent in­ which flew in the face of all the tion leaflet follows: In the struggle against bureau previous facts and explained that exert the utmost pressure on their ployed and employed. The Stalinists The permanent crisis of millions creases in some m ining towns a l­ cratic centrism, we remain, as when the Right wing unemployed “Relief for the Unemployed leaders to bring about serious par­ took fright and accused us of a of unemployed, the relief which w ill ready) must be started. Marxists, on the grounds of revo maneuver to put the party on rec groups were forced into a hole by “Is the pressing task of the en­ ticipation. pass over to a form of social in­ The miners’ union has already ord against the six hour day slogan lutionary realism. If the Bolshevik the protests of their rank and file tire working class! Only a real “’The emergency is great! Act surance, the vast army of idle sur­ been very successful in drawing in and then proceeded to switch the Leninists (Left Opposition) were at they adopted the reactionary excuse United Front of all workers orga­ Now! This mass movement and plus labor that will permanently the women. The Ladies Auxiliary issue with the line that this was the head of the Soviet state today, offered by the Lovestonites that nizations—political parties, trade demonstration must be regarded and press down the wage level; the has often been the backbone for only a local and not a national con­ they would be forced, in their they were ready for joint action unions, unemployed councils, mass can be made a springboard for a capitalist struggle to maintain a some spineless creatures in difficult immediate, practical acts, to proceed ference, etc., etc., ad nauseam. The provided there were no political organizations, benefit societies—can more powerful working class move­ falling rate of profit at the expense situations. The union must draw six hour day resolution lost—but from the relation of forces that has banners at the demonstration. He mobilize the power of labor in the ment for tlie overthrow of capita­ of the workers—in short, the in all the youth in the coal camps not because the workers were resulted from ten years of epigone closed with the statement that the urgent struggle to save the homes lism, the only genuine and perma­ Europeanization of the American who are unemployed, potential min­ against it. policy. They would be forced, par­ Left wing conference would be pres­ and feed the families of unemployed nent solution to the scourge of un­ working class, has already set in ers or potential strike breakers. ticularly, to maintain diplomatic employment and misery. W orkers, ent at the demonstration on June workers. Finally—the Stalinists for This vast economic change in Their power, added to that of the and economic connections with Hit- unite your ranks against capitalist America and in world capitalism 6th with the banners of all organi­ “Not single, planless demonstra­ Ladies Auxiliaries, w ill increase the lerist Germany. At the same time, m isery! Soviet Credits! and the new class relationship lie zations carried above the demon­ tions, in the nature of maneuvers fighting capacities of the union. they would prepare themselves for at the bottom of the new period of strators. by one organization to outwit an­ Communist League of America A signal victory was won for the The talk and action of sending revenge. That is a great task, which American labor history. In this, Then followed a pitiful sight. A other, but powerfully planned action (Left Opposition) Left Opposition at this conference. organizers to other fields does not requires time, which is not solved the struggle of the Progressive delegation of three, the Lovestonite under the control and direction of New York Branch After three years of persevering answer the important question of by a demonstrative gesture, but Miners of America is a prelude to Rubenstein, of the Association of a United Front Conference for struggle the Stalinists accepted the how to spread out nationally. The which demands a radical change of coming storms and battles of the the Unemployed, and two others Workers’ Relief can achieve the internationalist resolution of the organizing of the Left wing in the policy in all spheres. I f the number on American workers. Trade Unions representing the socialist jobless common aim—to wring from capi­ Left Opposition for recognition UMWA in other fields is necessary, P rin kipo , May 12, 1933. your wrapper is . 177 can no longer stabilize themselves movements, requested and received talism adequate relief for unem­ of and long term credits to the but the main thing on the order of your subscription has expired. as in the past decades. Reformists — L. TROTSKY the floor to make an appeal for ployed men and women. Soviet Union. Not very long ago the day is the CALLING OF A unity. This was granted to them. If you want to get the M ili­ must adapt themselves to the new NATIONAL CONFERENCE. In v ite “The Communist Left Opposition it was called counter-revolutionary They only reiterated their abomin­ tant promptly every week conditions if they desire to serve the .West Virgina miners, the Nova takes part in this demonstration in by the Stalinist bureaucrats—at able conditions for the demonstra­ renew your subscription at their masters. But they will not Scotia miners, the National Miners’ the hope that it w ill be a step for­ this conference Amter said that Borders Loses in Split; tion : no political banners. The re­ once: $2 per year for fifty have solid footing. The class strug­ Union and all Left wing groups in ward toward united action. The “this resolution (on long term cred­ ception accorded to them was cor­ two weekly issues; $1 a half gle of the American proletariat w ill the UMWA. This is the main task manner in which the socialist party its) needs little explanation. I am dial but their proposal went against year for twenty six weekly make life miserable for them. of the PMA. Any play with words Group Firm for Unity has attempted to disrupt the unem­ sure that everyone is in favor of the grain of the militants present. issues. In th is sense, the R ig h t w in g po­ and talk of a national organization ployment demonstration called for it.” With a few minor changes Characterizing the attitude of the which in reality make the Stalinist licies of the PMA must not be con­ without this move will play into June 10th by the Provisional United THE MILITANT conference towards the “conces­ fused with the Right wing of the the hands of the Right wing and (Continued from page 1) Front Committee Against Evictions 126 East 16th St. N. Y. C. adoption of this resolution more sions” offered, was a resolution contradictory than ever, the confer­ average A. F. of L. union. There is eventually, the operators. the workers demanded a genuine and Relief Cuts (Left wing) must introduced by Amter for the reso­ ence went on record unanimously a distinction, which was not brought The Left wing miners should or­ united fro n t, and second, he learned be condemned openly. The errors lutions committee which properly in favor of long term credits to about by the leaders. The distinc­ ganize their own Left Wing. No from his own organization that his of the official Communist party in castigated the socialists for their T H E MILITANT tion has been brought about by the one can do this job for them. How­ attempt to split the Unemployed the Left wing up to now have hin­ the Soviet Union. The world does violation of the decisions accepted Entered as a second class m ail m ove! different conditions and ability of ever, they must not get the opinion Federation brought a split in his dered the organization of a broad, matter November 28, 1928, at the the leaders to adapt themselves to in the Chicago conference and for By the time it came to the nom­ that only a coal miner knows any­ own Workers Committee. The ma­ all-inclusive formation of a united Post Office at New York, N. Y. these conditions. their subsequent sabotage. To pre­ ination and election of the perman­ thing about tactics for coal miners jority of the Workers Committee, front movement on behalf of the Under' the act of M arch 3 1879. For example, the Gillespie Mass vent the Stalinists from retreating ent committee, the hall had dwin­ and only a bricklayer knows any­ led by George Leach and others, unemployed. The decisions of the Published weekly by the Communist Meeting on Decoration Day heard from the position of the united dled from more than 400 to about thing about tactics for bricklayers, are continuing with the Federation. Chicago Unemployment Conference League of America (Opposition) Flaherty and Pearcy speak about front, so painfully acquired, com­ one-fourth as many and with the etc. The advice and the help of Borders received a majority vote held in May marked an advance in at 126 East 16th St., N. Y. C. how the action o f the bosses was rade William K itt of the Alteration aid of the remaining Stalinist the whole Left wing must be uti­ on the city central committee, but the direction of a national move­ EDITORIAL BOARD driving the workers into becoming Painters’ Union, presented an stalwarts, the committee was packed lized. The miners’ Left wing cau­ the Unemployed Federation received ment of all workers’ organizations, Martin Abem James P. Cannon Reds. Flaherty said that if fighting amendment to the resolution calling with apparatus trusties. The Muste- cuses should, however, be for and the majority of his members and and should be adhered to. Max Shachtman Maurice Spector for the union means being a Red for another “appeal for united ac­ ites, to be sure, were awarded a of miners. We do not need any the largest locals! “We propose that the Communist Arne Swabeck and a Communist then he was a tion of all working class organiza­ place on the committee but the advice about the danger of out­ — HUGO OEHLER party issue once more the call for V ol. 6 No. 30 W hole No. 177 red. tions and for one powerful demon­ “counter-revolutionary” Left Oppo­ siders. This is a reactionary slo­ the United Front for Workers Re­ Saturday, June 10, 1933 The union under the Right wing stration on June 6th and a united sition was debarred. gan. What we need is Left wing delegation.” Both the resolution and lief to all workers organizations—■ Subscription ra te : $2.00 per year leadership is slipping fast. The action. And the quicker, the — G.C. The I.L.P. Turns Left the amendment were unanimously without exception. The socialist Foreign $2.50 5 cents per copy Right wing knows which way the better. — HUGO OEHLER wage cut and also received the 30 BRAZIL STRIKES SPREAD hour week in a three weeks battle. (Continued from Page 3) SOUTH AMERICA Our section in this country is Across the river from Washington workers in the I.L.P.—and they are IN MANY PARTS D. C., headquarters of the “Raw unfortunately in a very small mino­ GROUPS OF I.L.O. preparing its first national confer­ Deal,” unorganized women struck rity*—is expressed in a statement* ence. Theses on the ag raria n ques­ OF THE U.S.A. against a 10 percent cut in a shirt WORKS byTROTSKY issued by four members previous MARK ADVANCE tion, on the national, trade union factory. Pay rates here can scarce­ to the I.L.P. conference. These com­ and Russian questions have been ly be dignified by that name. For rades clearly state that the place of Workers, organized and unorgan­ sewing on 1400 pockets— $1.37. CHILI proposed for adoption. The confer­ all revolutionary workers is in the ized, skilled and unskilled, men, For making 84 button holes one and Communist party. They point out As has been known for some time, ence w ill also discuss the resolu­ one quarter cents. the dissident Communist party, ap women and children, from the ON G ER M AN Y that the I.L.P. is a social democra­ tion on the world situation adopted Furniture workers at Golan, Va., organization possessing a broad fisheries of the Pacific to the tex­ tic organization and cannot be re­ at our recent international pre­ are also on strike with state police The ONLY ROAD WHAT NEXT? formed ; that the Revolutionary mass influence, has for quite a tile factories of New England, from while taken the road of affiliation conference. being used against them. At 100 pages .25 192 Pages paper cover .35 Policy Committee course in this di­ the old established Electrical Work­ with our current. After a prolonged The Brazilian section is publish­ Danville and Roanoke (textile cen­ Postage—.06 extra per copy cloth over .65 rection is false and futile. They ers Union to the unorganized and discussion, the plenum of the Cen­ ing regularly its journal “A Lucha ters) the National Guard have Postage— .06 extra per copy further point out that the present seemingly organizable overall slaves tral Committee decided in January de Clase. The comrades enjoy been called to quell “Strike dis­ Communist party has a number of great influence among the Hungar­ of Lebanon, Mo., have downed tools orders.” ON R U S S IA serious shortcomings which require to dr tlare its solidarity in principle ian and Italian Communist emi­ and fought bitter battles against In Barre, Vermont, the National discussion. They innumerate the with the Left Opposition Interna­ PROBLEMS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF U.S.S.R gration. starvation wages and worsening Guard are terrorizing striking theories and policies upon which tional and to propose to the next Price .15 Postage—.01 extra per copy The comrades collected six hun­ conditions in the last few weeks. granite workers. they cannot agree: the theory of National Conference, the formal ad­ dred francs for our German brother In Allentown, Pa. and the neigh­ In Manchester, New Hampshire, socialim in one country, the policy herence to out international orga­ ON S P A IN section—they were among the first boring town of Northampton, women the workers in the Amoskeog textile of the united front from below, the nization. sections to respond to the call. and children struck against star­ factory are fighting against a wage THE SPANISH REVOLUTION IN DANGER policy exemplified by the Amster­ A telegram addressed to the In­ vation wage rates and conditions cut. Police and National Guards P rice .15 Postage— .01 extra per copy dam anti-war congress, and the ab­ ternational Secretariat recently an­ CUBA which beggar description. A num­ are doing their usual dirty work. sence of party democracy. They ber of shops have settled with the ON THE TRADE UNION QUESTION nounces its formal adherence: At Havana, Cuba, there has also 10,000. are reported on strike in call upon the I.L.P. members to strikers with some improvement “The congress of the dissident been formed, inside the official this small town. In Dover, N. H., COMMUNISM AND SYNDICALISM join them in this struggle. won. The strike spread to Bangor, Communist party has decided after party, a Bolshevik-Leninist opposi­ textile workers are striking for a Price .15 Postage—.01 extra per copy The Left Opposition comrades, Shamokin and Roseto. ample discussion to adhere officially tion. For the present, it is only 25 percent raise. who have recently issued a printed to the International Left Opposi­ a small group, which requests us Cannery workers and salmon fish­ ON THE THEORY OF SOCIALISM IN ONE COUNTRY organ, Red Flag, have a great task tion.” 750 girls struck three shirt facto­ for' shipments of literature and ermen are on strike at Astoria, Ore­ on their shoulders: to win the rev­ ries in Shamokin. The average AND THE PERMANENT REVOLUTION — D E V IN E connections with the other sections gon. olutionary workers of the I.L.P. for wage was $1 to $3 a week. 50 cents of the International Left Opposi­ Overall workers of Lebanon, Mo. the Communism of Marx and Lenin, An article dealing with the prog­ a week was common. One g irl earned THE STRATEGY OF THE THE PERMANENT ress and development of our section tion. The group has a platform, 2000 Cleaners and Dyer's in New to educate the members of the Com­ $1.20 in a m onth o f steady w ork. WORLD REVOLUTION REVOLUTION in Chili w ill appear in a forthcom- on the basis of which it is working Electrical workers of Denver, Jersey towns. munist party along the line of the .25 ing issue. and developing itself. Colo., won, their fight against a Miners of Franklin County, 111. 180 pages paper cover .50 Left Opposition. On the basis of Textile workers of Bamberg, N.C., Postage—.06 extra per copy cloth cover 1 .0 0 the lessons of the British General Sherburne, N. 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