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ei fee clove Page Four Comintern Discusses Problems of; (International Press Correspondence.) OSCOW, U.S. S. R., March 12 (By Mail).—The seventeenth session of the enlarged executive committee of the Communist International was opened under the chairmanship of Comrade Smeral. Comrade Dahlen (Germany) made a report in the name of the organization department: The aim of the organi- zational discussion was to get a clear idea of the organizational activity of the sections. The experience of the past has shown the correctness of the organizational decisions of the fifth congress and of the first organiza- tional discussion. The experience of the largest sections showed that the nuclei are no “Russian specialty, that they are the typical organiza- tional form of all Communist Parties. The nuclei are still working de- fectively, but as ah organizational form they no longer have any serious opponents in the Comintern. Thru the reorganization we were able to approach the masses better, we were able to reach the non-party workers better in our campaign, we achieved a better connection between the party leadership and the shops, a thing which was lacking in the old territo- rial organization. The organizational discussion showed various examples of good work on the part of the nuclei; for instance, the work of the French nuclei against the Morocco war and the work of the Ger- man nuclei for the confiscation of the , property of the princes. Our experience has shown us that the nuclei prove the best basis for the trade union work: Good work on the part of the nuclei can win the lower officials of the trade unions and in this way the lower trade union ap- paratus. The transformation makes possible the creation of a sympathiz- ing circle around the Communists in the shops and the increase of the membership thru the drawing in of the best elements amongst the work- ers in the shops. The reorganization creates a special social composition for the Communist Parties. a Influence in Small Factories. HE organizational discussion showed that up to the present the chief influence of the Communists is centered in the small and the middle- sized factories. In the large-scale fac- tories, on the other hand, the influence of the Communists is small. We shall win the large-scale factories for the party, which is lost thru the victimi- zation terror practiced by the employ- ers supported by the social-democrats. Experience has shown that the nuclei represent the best organizational form in illegal periods. On the other hand, the territorial form of organization in times of ille- gality is unusable. The nuclei repre- sent the most important basis for the carrying out of the decisions of the Comintern. It is not to be wondered at that Loriot, Ruth Fischer, Scholem and Bordiga are opposed to the trans- formation. As an example the speaker quoted the campaign of the Communist Party of Germany for the E. C. C. I. letter and illustrated his remarks with va- rious documents. Ruth Fischer and Scholem were beaten in Berlin by the shop nuclei. Neither terror nor un- employment are reasons for not carry- ing»qut the transformation; on the contrary, they demand it urgently. The connection of the unemployed with the workers still in the shops is actually only possible thru the shop nuclei. &.¢'o Letters Are Exchanged. HE speaker then described the course and the most important problems of the organizational discus- sion, about which the inprecorr has already reported. Apart from discuss- ing the three chief questions of the agenda: the work of the factory nu- clei, the party apparatus and the Com- munist fractions, the organization dis- cussion declared that a better connec- tion between the organizational de- partment of the E. C. C. I. and ,its individual sections was necessary, The speaker pointed to the great success of the exchange of letters be- tween the Berlin nuclei and the nuclei of the Putilov Works in Leningrad. see Trade Union Commission Reports. (H organizational discussion did good practical, work. We have of the organizational discussion and the results of the enlarged E. C. C. L we shall be able to carry on our or- ganization work with greater corti- tude and initiative. The resolution proposed by the or- ganization discussion was then unani- mously adopted. xr Learn From Mutual Experiences. FTER the adoption of the resolu tion Comrades Monmousseau and Losovsky reported in the name of the trade union commission, In a short speech Monmousseau de- clared that the trade union commis sion had only made very slight altera- tions in the draft of the theses put forward by Losovsky. The twelfth chapter upon the struggle of the Com- munist Parties against the expulsion of thelr members from the reformist unions was added to, The commission 3 titude of some comrades in this ques |which the organizational bureau has, 4n obstinate struggle against the pol fey of disruption and expulsion prac toes by the reformist leaders, a In all such cases we must attempt to organize a mass movement for the reacceptance of our victimized com- rades. The fifteenth chapter upon the necessity for strengthening our minor- ity organizations as conditions for the establishment of trade union unity was enlarged and more exactly phrased. The importance of the work amongst the women and the youth and the necessity for drawing these sections of the working class into the trade union movement was stressed, see F Losovsky Joins Discussion, OSOVSKY discussed the organiza- tional questions dealt with by the trade union commission. The organ- ization discussion worked out instruc- tions for the formation of Communist fractions inside the trade unions. The trade union commission discussed the application of these instructions to the various countries. The difficulties met with in the formation of fractions consist chiefly in the existence of traditional ‘survivals in the trade un- ion movement, In the various countries there are various relations hetween the trade unions and the political parties. In Belgium, Holland and Norway the trade unions have almost a common organization with this or that politi- cal party. In Norway for instance the elec- tions for the trade union and political party committees are carried out in the same meeting. In other countries we see a certain independence of the trade unions of the political parties. In our -Red International of Labor Unions we support fully the inde- pendence organizationally of the trade unions thru Communist fractions. In a few of the Latin countries there are even efforts to completely -separ- ate the trade unions from political parties as separate organizational types. In France before the war there was @ permanent and peculiar competition between the -trade unions and the party upon the basis of a whole theory upon trade union autonomy. Similar syndicalist tendencies are also pres- ent in the Communist Party of France today. With the great variety of the organizational forms it is clear that the instruction of the organizational discussion cannot be everywhere even- ly carried out. We can only decide upon the-general limits of the activity of our parties. > 2-'® The Communist Fractions. WwW must. struggle ‘Very strongly against the idea that Communist fractions alte!only necessary in the reformist trade unions, The leader- ship of the party in the revolutionary unions must be carried out .thru the Communist fractions in them. The leadership of the revolutionary unions must under no circumstances consist in the mechanical operation of all party decisions, instead our line must be carried out with special means in accordance. with the trade union struc- ture. The commission therefore considers it necessary that in leading the unions we must not limit ourselves to a formal standpoint, not carry out the trade union functions thru the party, but form fractions everywhere for the purpose of carrying out the Commun- ist policy inside the trade unions with- out colliding with the statutes of the trade unions. The speaker requested the adoption of the resolution proposed by the trade union commission. The resolution was then adopted with all votes against the vote of Bordiga. Se. 2 Kuusinen on Mass Work, OMRADE KUUSINEN then spoke in the name of the commission for the work amongst the masses. Lenin regarded the organizational role of the proletariat one of its greatest. The organization of the whole revolution- ary movement demands first the build- ing up and the organization of the leading revolutionary party, but it also demands the organization of the revolutionary movement outside of the party. The opinion of some comrades that the party ‘work consists only in the building up of the party organization and the recruiting of new members is absolutely wrong. Even the recruit- ing of new members is not only possi- ble thru agitation and propaganda, but ends like the red relief, etc. to the revolutionary work.» A whole system of organizations can ‘be built up around the Communist Party. The opinion which is very often to observed which underestimates the or- ganization of the masses _closely connected with an underestimation of the leading role of the party, and is analagous with the old organizational deviations of Luxemburgism. We very often neglect to utilize the mass actions and campaigns organizational- ally. The formation of local united tront committees and shop committees is of great importance. e,° e Party Work Important, NOTHER error is the underesti- mation of the importance of the daily duty of the party member to perform party work. Lenin termed this the original sin of the west Buro- I support everything mation of fractions, tions should be so hidebound that we isolate ourselves from the masses of the workers. Each individual nucleus and fractional member must be in daily touch with the social-democratic, syndicalist and non-party workers. He must influence them, form working groups with them, draw them into the united front committees and lead them into action. = Every Communist must be a revo- lutionary organizer organizing the ac; tivity of the workers outside of the party. The speaker then quoted the example of the women delegate meet- ings. In several countries, in Germany and in Great Britain, for instance, modest work of this sort has already been begun, but it cannot really be called a system of women delegates. For the correct application of this system there must be: (1) the elec- tion of women delegates from the shops, (2) the holding of periodical meetings, and (3) the organization of the current activity. For thie pur- pose the women delegates must be di- vided into various groups for activity upon various fields, in-the shops, in the trade unions, in the co-operatives, in the Red aid, etc. It is also neces- sary that the women delegates report upon the work to the women in the shops. We must concentrate the party work amongst the women, above all upon the women in, the shops. Urges Work Among Women, T is true, it would be easier to form women’s organizations like the so- cial-democrats do, where the wives of comrades and their friends come, but such women organizations are very often worthless and the working women usually do not come to such organizations. The parties have not yet taken the work amongst the women seriously enough. They recog- nize, it is true, the importance of this work, but they say, “We have neither sufficient workers nor sufficient time.” But one must always have time for the work amongst the working women. It is of extreme importance that lead- ing male comrades from the central district leaderships should be. drawn into the organizations for the work amongst the women. The illegal parties work, unfortu- nately, rather too much under ground. We must utilize all the legal possi- bilities much more. The commission for the work amongst the masses will present spe- cial resolutions upon the formation of sympathetic mass organizations for definite aims, upon the peasant or- ganizations, upon the work in the co- operatives, upon the work in the sport clubs and upon the non-party publish- ing activities of the enlarged E. C. cL . Naturally, the adoption of the reso- lutions alone does not mean very much. Eyerything depends upon how they are carried out. The purpose of the commission was to draw the, at- tention of the parties to the following tasks: to build up not only the nuclei and the fractions, but also to organize the work amongst the non-party masses. Not only agitation and prop- aganda, Mot only the political mobili- zation of the masses, but also the or- ganizing of the Communist influence amongst the masses. Not only recruit new members, but also organize non-party sympathizing mass organizations for definite ends Not only organize mass meetings, campaigns and demonstrations now and again, but organize them sys- tematically and utilize them by pick- ing out the most active elements for the current work under the leader- ship of the Communist Party. Above all, the organization of the daily revo- lutionary petty work of each individ- ual comrade amongst the non-party masses. (Applause.) Geschke on Women's Work. IOMRADE GESCHKE spoke as the first speaker in the discussion and stressed the utterances of Kunsinen upon the necessity of the work amongst the proletarian women. Kuusinen says that apart from the Russian party no section of the Comin- tern has made the women’s delegate meetings a permanent section of its work. We must, however, point out some- thing which Comrade Kuusinen forgot and that is that in various countries, England, America, Canada, Norway, Austria, Czecho-Slovakia, Italy and France there exist side by side with these women’s delegate meetings which are only fragmentarily carried out, non-party women’s organizations. The question of the relationship of the party towards these women’s or- ganizations is very important because the hostile parties utilize the women’s organizations to a great extent. In Germany, for instance, women's de- partments are utilized for strike- breaking work, Special women’s sections exist in the fascist organizations. On the other hand, women’s sections have been formed side by side with the Red Front Fighters’ League in Ger- many. It must be said, however, that the attractive force of these wome sections of the Red Front Fighters’ League is not great enough. In Ger- many a Red Women’s and Girls’ League has been formed upon the demand of the proletarian women. This organization does not only con- cern itself witi daily demands, but with all questions which are of im- portance to women, above all tke question of the class struggle whi stands before the German proletariat. The theses overlooked these non-party women's organizations, Therefore, the speaker proposed in the name of the International Wom- Nf 2 on THE DAILY WORKER 4 from the sackionnt to undertake an alteration in the theses of Zinoviev and Kuusinen and emphasize the ne- cessity_of the application of the united front tactic also amongst the broad masses of the proletarian women and the necessity of organizing and mo- bilizing the working women also by means of non-party women’s organiza- tions. Stresses Work Among Youth, HESE women’s organizations must be bound to the party thru Com- munist fractions‘and they must be connected up with the women’s dele- gate meetings. The work amongst the youth must also be strongly sup- ported by the Young Communist In- ternational and the Young Communist Leagues. 4&3 We. observe theddangers which the formation of women's organizations can cause, but where such organiza- tions exist the segtions must take up an attitude towards them and in many sections the latter must take the ini- tiative in forming,them. (Applause.) Reorganization of the E. C. C. |. IHEREUPON Comrade Kuehne (Germany) redid the draft of the resolution of the éommission for con- trolling the realization Of the decisions of the previous congresses, upon the question of the reorganization of the work of the EB. C.°@, I. and upon the work for the preparation of the sixth world congress. The resolution was unanimously adopted. Afterwards the discussion upon the report of Kuusinen was continued. The next speaker in the discussion, Comrade Klara Zetkin, said: The draft resolution which is before us does* not sufficiently stress the fact that in all work for the mobilization of the masses the greatest possible attention must be paid to the drawing in of the broad masses of the working women. The draft of the resolution of the commission for the work amongst the masses correctly points out the importance of a far greater utilization of the system of women’s delegates, naturally not by mechani- cally transferring the Soviet Russian forms, but by applying them ‘to con- crete circumstances. The ~ efforts which had begun ‘im Germany in this connection did not collapse alone thru the conservatismof:the women com- rades, but also ;because the Ruth Fischer-Masloy central committee neg- lected ‘the work amongst the masses of the women very,much. The system of women’s. delegates is probably the most important form for the organiza- tion of the womey, but we must not neglect the pos: ty of utilizing the non-party sympath zing organizations which exist in °America, Canada, France, Norway; Germany, Italy, etc. Despite the fact!that we must hold firmly. to our ‘piffieiple that in the party and in the trate unions men and women meet each other as equals, comrades and fighters, we must never- theless take therdlact into considera- tion that an increasing need exists in the masses of the women for organiza- tion, but a certain,shyness against the party and a great desire for* exclu- sively women’s ,.qrganizations. We must approach the millions of women in the organizations which are under bourgeois influence thru the formation of fractions within them. I consider that the system of women’s delegates is an excellent means of organizing not only the womén workers, but also the housewives ‘and the peasant women and girls. The activity of the women’s delegates can best of all be supported by the development of wom- en’s organizations. The members of the Red Women’s and Girls’ League in Germany would be insulted by the suggestion that these organizations were a recrudescence of the old social- democratic idea. It is not the organi- zation form alone which is of impor- tance, but also the nature of the work which the organizations performs. The women’s organizations do not merely represent millions of women, but they form a social sea which when it comes into moyement will exercise an influence upon the world revolu- tion, 3 ba German Delegate Speaks. JOMRADE KASPAROV (Soviet Un- jon) emphasized the necessity for the organization of the masses of the women. The most important means to this end is the system of women’s delegate meetings|;which have proved their tenacity. Inthe introduction of this organizational form We met with the opposition of many west European comrades who considered it to be un- desirable. Experience, — however, showed that the’ women’s delegate meetings met with great success wher- ever they were introduced. The speaker did-not consider that special women’s organizdtions were neces- sary. The women can be organized in the general organizations like the Red Aid. We should. not return to organizational forms which have been abandoned. : Women’s Delegate Meetings, MRADE HERTA STURN (Ger- many) declared herself in agree- ment with Zetkin and emphasized as opposed to Kasparova the necessity of utilizing the women’s organization: No one has said that the main wi of our work should be in the women organizations, but we cannot simply ignore them. The amendment pro- posed by us wis! to answer the question of how We stand towards the question of the women’s mass organi- tions. The améndment emphasizes he absolute necwdsity of the work in- side the existing women’s organiza- tions, We do not request the sections to immediately commence forming new organizations, but we must not Organization tion in the future of such mass organi- zations upon the initiative of the Com- munists. Kuusinen opposed separate women’s organizations and appealed to the decisions of the third congress. But the situation in 1921 and the sit- uation today is vefy different. At that time various comrades were also opposed to the partial demands, to the struggle for the daily needs. Since that®time the whole Comintern has learnt many things. The H, C. C. 1 has already adopted decisions for the support of sympathizing women’s or- ganizations in America and for the support of the Red Women’s and Girls’ League in Germany. Having consid- eration to the existing differences of opinion, the speaker recOmmended that the question be not finally settled at this discussion, but left until a later period when the sections have discussed the matter. Kuuisinen in Closing Speech. N his closing speech Comrade Kuusi- nen declared that no one was against the formation of even new women’s organizations for definite ends, It would, however, be incorrect to form women’s organizations along: side of the men’s without any special end in view. No one wishes to dis- solve existing women’s mass organi- zations or refuses to work inside them. The Communists must always work everywhere Where the masses are. The question is only whether we hould concentrate our chief attention upon the work amongst the women workers or concern ourselves in each country with the formation of women’s organizations. The most important field must be the work of the factory nuclei amongst the working’women. We don’t need thousands of tasks on paper, but the carrying out at least of one of the most important tasks in actual prac- tice. This special task is the appli- cation of the methods of the women delegates. This task was first of all set up in the end of 1923, At that time we met. with open _resistance, even on the part of the women’s sec- retariats. . Later the methods were recognized in theory, but in practice they were neglected. Now, however, the matter is recognized fully and clearly, but other tasks are pushed forward and in this I see an attempt to distract the attention. (Herta Sturm contradicts.) The women’s organizations are not especially dangerous for us; they can be at the most innocent organizations. We need, however, revolutionary work amongst the women. The Red women’s and 8irls’ organization in Germany is quite different, It,is a valuable affair. But we may not gen- eralize this example for all countries’ It is necessary to emphasize the im- portance of the work in the trade unions and in the co-operatives, par- ticulatly the increase of the activity of the Communist women in the co- operatives. (Applause.) The voting upon the draft resolution of the commission for the work amongst the masses was then post- poned until the last day of the ses- sions. Czecho-Slovak Commission. IOMRADE KORNBLUM then made a report in the name of the Czecho- Slovakian commission: The commis- sion dealt with the memorandum of the right group to the executive signed by Hula, Vanek, etc. The se- vere internal party crisis of last year was overcome upon the basis of the resolution of the last enlarged E. C. C. I. by the formation of a block be- tween the ‘majority and the so-called center, by an increased activity upon all fields and by a merciless struggle against all the open and hidden sup- porters of Bubnik. Upon the basis of this policy the party has achieved im- portant successes upon almost all fields, only in the trade union work the-successes are still meagre. The third party congress in September, 1925, declared itself unanimously for the policy of the Comintern and the Communist Party. At that time the Hula-Vanek group addressed a letter to the party congress, but it received no response. With the excuse that their letter was at the time not dealt with by the party congress, but by a political commission and declared to be a purely fractional matter, they have now repeated their attempt. They chose the present moment when the effects of the open letter to. the Communist Party of Germany are be- ginning to show themselves as the ‘best moment to use for their frac- tional purposes. From the letter it can be seen that its signatories have neither forgotten nor learnt anything. They regard the case of Bubnik as a small incident and compare it with the case of Schoenlank. According to the ideas of the letter writers last year’s crisis was caused by the ultra- lefts and not by the rights. The memorandum attempts to deny all the successes of the party, even the success in the plain enough for all to see and which is admitted even by our deadliest ene- m The commission regards the memo- randum as a fractional attack and em- phasises the necessity, of the contin- uation of an energetic struggle inst the right deviations and to make an end of all fractional intrigwes. The resolution in draft was unanimously adopted by the Czecho-Slovakian com- mission and the speaker recommends its unanimous adoption on the part miarged B. 0. C, 1. * 4 The voting upon the draft resolu- tion of the Czecho-Slovakian commis- sion was also postponed until the last session of the enlarged B. 0, ©. 1. and seventeenth . session then the was WITH THE CONDUCTED - BY TH and LUXEMBERG SHOP NUCLEUS,N.Y. leus was held. Comrade S. elected chairman. The order of business was as follows: le Reading of minutes. Literature report. Union report. , Drive for new members. Section. Election of Sec. _Minutes were read and accepted. Comrade literature agent could not give a full report therefore it was postponed until next meeting. Com- rade R. was elected as assistant lit- erature agent. ed that union and shop meetings are lections, which is |, attend them. It. was DESIGNERS SEE NEED OF UNION TO FIGHT BOSS Form Local to Better , Working Conditions By a Young Worker Correspondent. NEW YORK, April 11—The United Designers of the Ladies’ Wear Indus- try are again becoming active as an organization, They paid heavily for allowing their union # be broken up after the stoppage of 1924, when. the old'administration of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union be- trayed them. The old administration of the joint board settled the strike without including the designers’ de- mands. As a result the designers bitterly declared that it, was, useless to have a union, since the interna- tional did not take up their fight. It must be remembered that the old ad- ministration of the international called out the designers. See Need of Organization. The attitude of the designers has changed. They are. anxious to reor- ganize. They now hope ‘to build a union that will make its@lf;felt in the industry. a The idea has been hammered into the minds of the designers that they are above the union, being artists. They have been permeated with the bourgeois psychology that their voca- tion is too dignified for an organiza- tion. This is now a myth. Their po- sition has long ago ceased to be a privileged one. : Position of Ordinary Worker. As an outcome of the. keenly spe- cialized state of the industry the de- signers’ position has been reduced to that of an ordinary worker. Due to the lack of a real organization, they are worse Off than the average cutter or operator. Unable to bargain collectively, the designers are often discharged unrea- sonably. The employment managers lay them off as soon as they create a few styles that can ‘be easily dupli- cated. Some jobbers do not keep any regular designers. They procure their styles from obscure sources, Due to the difficulty in securing employment, the uncertainty of the length of em- ployment, the earning capacity of the designer is very much undermined, Hold Enthusiastic Meeting. All these realities have been instru- mental in waking them from their illusions. They are now actively par- ticipating in the building up of a real local. During the last few months a number of enthusiastic mass meetings have been held with great numbers of the workers joining the union. ‘HOW HAWAIIAN COMMUNIST ~ LEAGUE WAS ORGANIZED,’ BOSTON, Mass.—Three hundred a soldier prisoner, stepped off the urday night. They carried him off on their shoulders singing the Interna- tional and shouting slogans in a ig crowd already assembled for the held under the auspices of the Young Workers’ League of Boston. The first speaker was Comrade Roisen, who spoke on the liberal movement in the colleges. A Pioneer member was next, and told about t! Boy Scouts. He exposed their mili- taristic purpose and capitalist origin. Comrade Herbert Newton, represent- ing the American Negro Labor Con- gress, spoke on colonial oppression. Comrade Trumbull was introduced by Comrade Al Shapp in these words: “Comrade Trumbull has been in the army; he has done service to the working class, not to Uncle Sam.” MEETING of the R. S. Shop Nue- Comrade Ork report- being held but our comrades do not decided that AT BOSsT N MEETING workers cheered as Walter Trum- WORKERS MING WORKERS LEAGUE Experiences of Shop Nuclei _ : Concentration Groups every comrade must come to these meetings. It was decided that the comrades of 49 St. shop should find out information of conditions in the 49 millinery cap shop and report to the next meeting, A motion was made and carried that a lecture should be given. A decision was made to print a leaflet on sanitary conditions as an issue. A comrade was elected to work out the leaflet. Chairman K. A motion was made and carried, that sympathizers, should be called to the Section meetings first then to the Nucleus. A suggestion was made and approy- ed that the comrades should find out how many 8, and F. there are in our Section, Comrade S. elected as sec- retary. ,Meeting adjourned, Hawalian Communist League, and at- tributed his lack of greater success to the fact that the Hawaiians are so much afraid of the U. S. uniform. The U. S. government, he said, stole these islands from the Hawatians—a plain, matter-of-fact robbery. That is why the Hawaiians refuse to work. Filipinos are herded up and imported by the sugar trust to get slaves for the plantations. Wives are procured for them by a contractor so the employers can have a native class of slaves, The Filipino is driven to work under the blazing Hawailan sun for $1.05 a day. The highest pay he can get by law is $1.50, because his skin is black. The white man gets $10. The living conditions are degrad- ing. Twenty Filipino families live in a four-room house with a straw-thatch roof. If the roof is washed off ina tropical downpour the Filipino has to replace it out of his “wages.” Why does the Filipino live under these conditions? Because the U. S. government makes it impossible for him to live in the Philippines. All the money you hear about spent in edu- cating the Filipinos has not built a school, The money goes~into some- body’s pocket, which every Filipino knows. Filipinos Suffer Misery, U. S, government's drunken inspectors, the crooked con- tracts handed out to the Filipino slaves, were exposed. The speaker emphasized that. he found out these things thru contact with native workers. One of his pals was a black man named Pablo Marn- apit, who organized these men and got them out on strike. The character of the U. S. policy was clearly brot out when forty strikers were mur dered.. A sugar mill was blown up and a cane field was burned. Pablo Marnapit, altho he proved that he was 25 miles away when that hap- pened, was sentenced to ten years in jail. He is there now. Hawaiian Communist League. Crouch and Trumbull failed to or- ganize the natives because they were rightly afraid of Uncle Sam’s uniform. They had more success inside the army, and on February 17, 1925, they openly. organized the Hawaiian Com- munist League. The lieutenant of the 27th infantry corps published their Communist Bulletin on the army press, which bore at the top “Hawaif for the Hawaiians and the world for the “zonal workers.”. They had ap- plied for affiliation with the third in- ternational and would have succeeded, but for the fact that a spy told-a lying story about them, which ~esulted in their arrest and trial. They had 75 U. 8. army soldiers ready to join when 1,200 men arrested them. Crouch got 40 years and Trum- bull 26. It was only when the work- ers of the whole world demonstrated their solidarity with these class fight- ers that the government reduced their sentences to three and one years, They were held unjustly under the Statute, “No -secret society can be formed in Hawaii.” Their paper was published by the army press and their meetings were public. Their only crime was, organizing in behalf of the working class. Crouch, Stands Fast. , What kind of a fellow is Paul Crouch? Well,-when the bo came to him, saying: ‘Here, sign this, You The health will not fight any more for your class,’”” l Crouch told them, “I will spend my whole life in this hell-hole on Frisco Bay rather than do anything detri- mental to the working class.” There is a great field for Commun- ist propaganda in the colonial fie where imperialism makes the workers like brutes. No worker should join the army unless he intends to fight for the working cla: All workers should join the Workers’ Party of America and the Young Workers’ League in,order to find out how to effectively fight imperialist domina- tion. by an appeal for the Young Worker, which he said was the great mouth- piece of class-conscious thot among the young workers. ial Comrade Trumbull ended his talk —