The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 26, 1934, Page 8

Page Bight DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1934 he Daily .<QWorker FRNTRAL ORGAN COMMUNIST PARTY U.S.A. (SECTION OF COMMUNIST INTERNATIONA) “America’s Only Working Class Daily Newspaper” FOUNDED 1924 PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY, BY THE COMPRODAILY PUBLISHING CO., INC., 50 E. 13th Street, New York, N. Y. Telephone @able Address: “Da Washington Burea Mth and F St., Wa Midwest Bureau: 101 Telephone: Dearb ALgonquin 4-7 $6.00 $9.0 MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1934 The Taxi Strike Plebiscite | Y MILITANT and courageot tion the striking taxi drivers, fighting against company unions and starvation conditions, have been able to force through negotia- tions directly with the boss The com- panies had originally announced they would not deal with the strikers and their lead- ers. LaGuardia had first proposed that the men go back to work under the old conditions and then vote afterwards. The strikers effectively rejected this proposal and won the right of elections while still remaining on strike. Now the wiley LaGuardia wants to turn the elections into a trap, to favor the company unions. LaGuardia wants to catch the drivers unawares. When he saw that he could not terrorize the drivers with police brutality, he resorted to the pose of a friend, and laid down impossible con- ditions. When the workers rejected the typical N.R.A. elections, used to break the Weirton, Budd and Ford strike, LaGuardia tried to impose new conditions which would achieve the same miserable results for the workers that the N.R.A. has en- forced elsewheres. But the taxi drivers had learned from the experience of the N.R.A. “elections” in other strikes. In those strikes the bosses and N.R.A. proposal was: “Go back to work first and then we will give you elec- tions under N.R.A. and company super- vision.” In those elections the main pur- pose was to break the strike, and when the men were back under the domination of the bosses, to force them to vote for the company unions. The taxi drivers forced the right to vote while they were still on strike. But LaGuardia wants to use these elections to drive the men into the company unions, to split their ranks, to make the strike end in a defeat for the men. AGUARDIA’S proposal for a plebiscite is so ar- ranged that the majority of the drivers are not es. Permitted to vote. Pa Only drivers from three gar- e, Radio and Terminal are supposed ble to cast a ballot. This is an attempt them from the rest of the hackmen. Not with that, LaGuardia's duplicity goes still He works with the bosses, proclaiming drivers in these three companies who nuary 30 and 31 shall have the right to vote. S prevents half of the men even in these three companies from voting. 16,000 cabs, drivers on only 5,000 are supposed to participate in the “plebiscite.” The great majority of the men under these conditions would not have the right to express their desire for the union; they would be split from the other drivers, By this double trickery LaGuardia wants the elections fixed against the men in advance. By his new method he wants to put over. the old bertayals N.R.A, in the Budd and Weirton elections, where the men were driven into company unions, their ranks split, their strike broken and their conditions made worse. HROUGH their brilliant militancy, through their determined struggle behind the union, the ers have shown overwhlemingly that they want m recognition. A fair, free election, without any strings tied to it like LaGuardia and the bosses want, would be a victory for the men. That is why all the new, tricky conditions are imposed in order to cheat the men of the concessions they have won through their courageous strike thus far. Not content with his tricky proposal, LaGuardia goes to greater lengths. The “elections” are sup- posed to be held in the armories. Only govern- ment officials are supposed to be present to super- vise the elections. Representatives of the union are barred and cannot be present to expose and stop fraud. The taxi drivers, who through their struggles have so far forced the bosses to negotiate, should reject this offer of a fake plebiscite. If there is to be an election it must be on terms to guarantee a real election under union supervision while the men are out on strike. They should keep up and spread the militant strike to force the bosses to grant real elections of all workers in all garages. The taxi drivers demand the right of a com- mittee of the union to supervise the elections to see that every taxi driver in the city is given the right to cast a ballot, and that the agents of the company unions do not intimidate or terrorize the men. If the taxi strikers keep up and spread their struggle to every cab in the city, they can compel union recognition. Strengthen the Taxi Strike Delegations of the striking taxi drivers should be sent to the A. F. of L. teamsters and chauffeurs locals to ask for support in their strike. The team- sters and chauffeurs in the A. F. of L. locals are with the taxi men, because they know they are fighting in the interest of all workers—for union recognition and for better living conditions. They can be of tremendous aid to the striking taximen in their struggle against scab cabs. By strengthening the strike which has thus far forced the bosses to talk terms, by intensifying the struggle, by keeping up the militancy of the strikers, LaGuardia and the taxi bosses can be forced to take another step—the recognition of the union and the defeat of the company unions. Reject LaGuardia’s splitting election proposals! Taxi men, stick solid for your union! Continue the fight for the recognition of the union and for increased wages! Spread the strike! Your strike is your best guarantee for complete victory! ages, to be to split Out of of th force its Lerroux Cabinet Plans Decree To Outlaw All Strikes provided for decisions with all jarmed forces of the state. | |requires 10 days’ notice of any| Country to Organize strike, and 30 days notice of strikes | in public utilities. Heavy fines and imprisonment are| strikers who violate this strikebreaking law. the; Jy e tt ako|dim Gralton to Tour Trish Workers’ Clubs NEW YORK.—Irish workers clubs | are being organized in Cleveland, | New Jersey, Pittsburgh and Boston. 28,000 Electric Plant) Workers Walk Out in Barcelona MADRID, March 25. — As 28,000/ light and power workers went out! on strike in Barcelona, the Lerroux! | cabinet last week drafted a bill toi lieve smash all strikes. The bill gives the cabinet power to arbitrate all strikes, and to en- Army engineers were employed as | scabs to break the strike of 30,000 building trade workers in Madrid, who struck in sympathy with some of their number who went out against refusal of their employers to carry out the conditions of their agreement with the workers. As an “emergency measure to re- unemployment,” the Cortes has passed a bill to begin construc- tion of two mine-layers to cost 16,- 000,000 pesetas. | Austin Hogan, secretary of the Irish | Workers’ Club in New York, asks | Irish workers throughout the states | who want information on launch- |ing a club to write to him at the Irish Workers’ Club (Bronx group), | 594 St. Ann’s Ave., Bronx, New York. | PLE AEE ISAS | Send us names of those you | know who are not readers of the | Daily Worker but who would be | interested in reading it. Address: ' Daily Worker, 50 E. 13th St. | | Doumergue Seeks To Pacify Rising Mass Resentment. Calls for “‘Sacrifice” as| Fascists Gather | Forces PARIS, March 25. — Warning | against imminent civil war, Prem- ier Doumergue of France yesterday in a radio address called upon the masses to accept “sacrifices” for | the “saving of the Parliamentary regime.” The urgent tone of Doumergue’s speech reflects the rapid gathering of forces in France for Fascism on one side and the mass struggle against the hunger program of French capitalism on the other. Civil war and uprising are devel- opments that are no longer in the distant future. The political crisis is devcloping. While French imperialism is | building huge armaments at the cost of millions of francs, Dou- mergue called for drastic reduc- tions in the wages of civil service employees in the interests of “economy.” Fascist groups are making open preparations to seize power, and are not encountering any resistance from the Government. As a mat- ter of fact, Tardieu, already an outspoken Fascist, is a leading member of the Doumergue gov- ernment. The present government is a frankly reactionary group-| 2 : | ing with heavy layers of dema- gogy and chauvinism to mask its ruthless program of militarism, wage cutting, and heavy taxes on the masses, and its preparations | to crush the swiftly rising mass actions of the French working- | class. Nazi Quiz Aimed At Communists, Dickstein Admits Anti-Nazi Bill. Shown as Cloak for More “Red- Baiting” WASHINGTON, March 25.—Open | admission of the anti-Communist | character of the Dickstein resolu- | tion ostensibly directed against the | activities of Nazi agents in this| country was made in blunt terms by Rep. Dickstein himself last Thursday in a statement issued to the press: “I am not going to exempt Communists under this bill,” | Dickstein said. “If I can find a way to destroy Communism, I will be the first to do so.” Boasting of his record as a fighter against the Communist Party, Dickstein reassured those re- actionaries who might think that his so-called anti-Nazi bill was really aimed at Fascism, by stating: | “My committee reported out a bill two years ago against comMunism; so patriotic so- cieties cannot say 'm in favor of Communists. That bill was passed in the House, but held up in the Senate Committee by Borah, La Follette and Reed. “I'm going to have another hearing on this bill. It provides for the immediate deportation of any alien Communist. “This country cannot be made a battleground for the spies of foreign governments and foreign propaganda which in the long | run is destructive to our form of | the workers are | at the mass meeting which will be| THE FUSION MAYOR Delegates to Soviet Union Score Scottsboro Westinghouse Workers Are Nominated; Guests of Soviet Trade Unions PITTSBURGH, Pa., March 25.— The interest which had already been manifested in the campaign of the Friends of the Soviet Union to send a worker delegate from the Pitts- burgh district on a two months visit to the Soviet Union, was greatly intensified this week as workers from all Pittsburgh district plants joined in the task of raising $300 by April 10. This amount will be used to defray traveling expenses of the delegates to and from the Soviet borders. Meanwhile, as collection lists are being circulated and organizations are laying plans to contribute to the fund through collective donation, giving serious | thought to the question of who shall | be elected to represent the district | held for that purpose during the first week in April. Westinghouse Workers Nominated Of the three Westinghouse work- ers who were nominated at the F. S. U. mass meeting in Turtle Creek last week—Bob Whisner, Pete Mo- ran, and Frank Castle—Whisner at this time seems to be the most popular choice among the workers. The latter nominee, born and raised in the Turtle Creek valley, is well known to all his fellow workers and because of his unquestioned in- tegrity and open-mindedness, seems to represent ideal timber for a delegate to the Soviet Union, and can be depended upon to return with an honest description of life in the Workers Fatherland and truthful answers to the questions asked by his fellow workers con- | presence of the Pittsburgh represen- Will B paign, the fact that all questions submitted by workers during meet- | ings incidental to the drive, and all queries concerning the Soviet Union which are presented in writing along with contributions to the expense fund, are given to the| delegate upon departure, with in- structions to bring back truthful answers, has done much to arouse the interest of all here, However, in order to insure the tative among the delegation, com- prised of worker delegates from every industrial district in the} United States, which will sail from New York on April 13, it is neces~ | ‘awoonor Renner and Laud Ham- | Renner sary that the drive for expense funds be further intensified. All workers in this district, and all honest intellectuals and organi- zations who are interested in bring- ing the truth concerning the Soviet Union to workers of America and answering the white guardist lies and jingo slanders of the capitalist press, should bend every effort toward raising the necessary amount. Guests of Soviet Union The Soviet trade unions are doing their part by inviting the worker delegates from America to be their guests during an inspection tour of the U. 8.8. R. It is up to workers in the Pittsburgh district to do theirs by participating in the raising of funds. Contributions and requests for in- formation to Se’cy., Pittsburgh Branch F, S. U., 2116 Braddock Ave., Swissvale, Pa. Collection lists are still available for workers who are cerning conditions there. government.” This phase of the delegate cam- interested in raising funds this way and can be obtained upon request. “OH, TAXI!” Burck Italian Workers Called To Vote No to Fascist Union N. Y. Workers To Flood Consulate with Ballots As we go to press the result of the vote is not yet known. ee NEW YORK, Mar. 25.—At the call of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Italy, Italian workers in Italy and throughout the world are preparing to inscribe an emphatic “NO” on the ballot of to- day’s plebiscite on the “corporative law” instituted by Mussolini at the first of this year. Italian workers in America are supposed, under Italian law, to reg- | ister their votes at the Italian con- | sulates. All American workers’ or- ganizations of Italians are carrying out a campaign to flood the consu- lates with the anti-fascist votes of Italians in America. Mass Arrests Precede Plebiscite The plebiscite, conducted under conditions of vicious fascist terror in Italy, has been preceded in re- cent weeks by the arrest of hun- dreds of workers’ leaders in all parts of Italy, in order to choke off the growing spirit of resistance of the Italian masses. The “corporative law” provides for a new form of fascist “unions,” in which owners and workers are or- ganized together, as “partners,” ac- cording to industries. The leader- ship is imposed from the top, and the state apparatus is put at the service of the biggest capitalist. mo- { Lynch Verdicts British Bosses Moye to Suppress Rising Native Resentment ACCRA, Gold Coast, West Africa (By Mail)—A Scottsboro protest meeting held at the Paladium came off with tremendous success, de- spite attempts by the British im-| perialist police to block the protest. Over $15 was subscribed by impov- erished workers and sympathetic in- tellectuals for the Scottsboro de- fense. Wallace Johnson was the main speaker. Other speakers included A. W. Ariwumi, Dr. Danquah, Bankole mond, chairman of the meeting. Mr. introduced a_ resolution, which was seconded by J. L, Ken-| nedy and R. E. H. Roberts, to be sent to President Roosevelt and Gov. B. M. Miller of Alabama, de- manding the release of the Scotts- boro boys. The resolution was adopted by acclamation by the crowded meeting. A committee was elected to push the mass campaign on the Gold Coast in co-operation with the Ne- gro Welfare Association, with in- structions to support the white and Negro workers arrested and victim- ized by American courts for their activities in defense of the Scotts- boro boys, The action taken by the meeting was enthusiastically re- ported by the native press. . 8 Plan Repressive Measures in Africa LONDON, March 26.—British co- lonial authorities in West Africa, especially Nigeria and the Gold Coast, are alarmed at the interest which the Scottsboro case is arous- nopolies to enforce their decisions as to wages and conditions of work. The wrker is completely gagged, and given the position of the hungry “partner” of the owners whose profits are protected by the state. ‘This new device is Mussolini's at- tempt to crush the growing resist- ance of the Italian masses to their crushing conditions of hunger and misery, which was beginning to transform even the fascist trade unions into instruments of class struggle, despite the fact that the union leadership was all fascist, and appointed from above. 150 Cuban Workers Arrested at Union Meeting by Soldiers NUEVITAS, Cuba (F. P.)—One hundred and fifty workers were ar- rested by soldiers while holding a union mass meeting in Puerta Ta- rafa, although they had obtained a police permit for the gathering. They were taken first to the military barrack in Nuevitas, then trans- ferred to the municipal jail, without any definite charge being placed against them. Seven were relevsed after a few days. This action was taken to break the strike on the Tarafa docks, workers say. the native press, according to in- formation reecived by the London Scottsboro Defense Committee and the League Against Imperialism and for National Independence. Already a Sedition Bill has been introduced in the Legislative Coun- cil of the Gold Coast. The Scotts- boro Defense Committee has inter- rogated the Parliamentary Under- Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, whose answer in effect up- holds the proposed repressive bill while claiming that the Scottsboro case had nothing to do with its in- troduction, The League Against Imperialism has issued a call to the British working class and the workers of the whole world for united struggle, ith the African masses, against ing emong the African people and are contenpleting steps to muzzle this latest attack on aheir demo- cratic rights. 5. P. Leaders Break United Front Pledges of the A “THERE WILL BE DESERTIONS,” LEAGUE STATEMENT HAD WARNED; NOW MATTHEWS, FOX CARRY OUT SOCIALIST PARTY LEAD ERS’ SABOTAGE PLANS By EARL BROWDER Part I. | In the first article we placed on| record the facts and documents | giving the history of the Socialist Party and the struggle for the united front waged by the Ameri- | can Congress Against War and the organization which grew out of it, the American League for Struggle Against War and Fascism. We showed that the Congress was a true united front, with representa- tives from scores of diverse groups, all pledged in support of the mini-| mum program adopted at the en gress by the entire delegate body. | Today we reprint significant ex-| cerpts from the program laid down} by the Anti-War Congress, the| statement of the resulting League | Against War and Fascism, and the | statement of the League on the re- cent resignation of the prominent Socialist Party members of its} executive board. | It is well that everyone should | read these documents to record who has been true and who has been false to the united front pledges made at the Congress and afterwards. [The documents will be reprinted in full in the April issue of the “Communist,” which will carry Comrade Browder's article.) S. P. Leaders Gave Pledges The following are excerpts from the Appeal of the Congress which the Socialist Party members signed: “The rapid rise of Fascism is} closely related to the increasing war danger. Fascism means forced labor, militarization, lower standards of living, and the accentuation of na- tional hatreds and chauvinist in- citements as instruments for the ‘moral’ preparation for war. It sets the people of another. and exploits the internal racial and national groups within each country in or- der to prevent them from uniting in joint action to solve their com- mon problems. |quent events, | record that the prominent members |of the Socialist Party also affixed their signatures to the following section of the Program of the | Anti-War Congress | in August. 1932, “The war danger arises inevitably nti-War Congress out of the very nature of monopo- listic capitalism—the ownership of the means of production by a small capitalist class and the complete domination of government by this class. The imminent war danger is only another expression of the fun- | damental crisis of the capitalist sys- tem, which continues its existence only at the cost of intensification of exploitation and oppression of the masses at home and in the colo- nies, and of the struggle among the imperialist powers for a redivision of markets and sources of raw ma- terials. “Only in the Soviet Union has this basic cause of war been re- moved, There are no classes or groups which can benefit from war or war preparations, There- fore the Soviet Union pursues a positive and vigorous peace policy and alone among the govern- ments proposes total disarma- ment. Serious struggle against war involves rallying all forces around this peace policy and op- posing all attempts to weaken or destroy the Soviet Union.” Endorsed Amsterdam Congress Further, in the light of subse- it is necessary to “The Congress endorses the program of the World Congress Against War held in Amsterdam It pledges itself to do all in its power to effect a nation-wide agitation and organ- ization against war preparations and war. From the time of the Congress Against War until February, 1934, | serious beginnings were made SB acepenengboe vlinoagy et Ape leno establishing a broad foundation of | local committees and conferences throughout the country to carry on the daily work of the League and prepare for the Second U. S. Con- in Against War, This work in- 1 delegation to Washington at the opening of Congress to protest against the war budgets; and a whole series of local and regional conferences including Chicago, San Francisco, Boston and _ students’ conferences involving student bodies of scores of universities and colleges. During this period, some Social- ists actively participated in the work of the central leadership, no- tably J. B. Matthews, chairman; Francis Henson, one of the two secretaries, and Mary Fox, from the League for Industrial Democracy. The Socialist Party, however, never accepted this situation of their members participating in the united front against war and fascism. They put more and more heavy pressure against these leaders to force them to withdraw. On February 16, and the days im- mediately following, these Socialists and twoo others announced their withdrawal from the active support of the League, declaring as their reason the events in the Madison Square Garden which they declared had been caused by the Commu- nists, which hade it impossible for them to further cooperate in any organization that included Com- munists. Withdrawal Planned Beforehand It throws a different light upon this action, however, to know that already before this date, the with- drawal had been determined upon by a Socialist Party conference which included some of these leaders. We quote from the minutes of the’ City Executive Committee of the Socialist Party meeting of January 24, which received a report of its sub-committee which had been scs up to determine the duties of Social- ist Party members in the L. I. D. and other ‘independent’ organiza- tions. This sub-committee had acted in meetings on December 21, 1933, and January 4, 1934, with the ded such national actions as the| Fox, Monroe ee participation among others of Mary Sweetland, David Lasser, Joseph Lash and Jack Her- ling, who occupied leading posts in the American League Against War and Fascism. Among other ques- tions discussed was that of ‘en- trance into united front arrange- ments with Communists by Social- ist Party members through L. I. D. activity contrary to the policies of the Socialist Party’. The aim of the committee was declared to be “to arrive at a statement of policy governing future conduct.” The conclusion of the committee was that “Party members should work and fight in their independent organizations against the united front with Communists when the Party does not consider the Communists ac- tion genuine and sincere, but quite on the contrary, harmful and aimed to destroy the entire Socialist movement”. It was in carrying out this decision that the Socialist Party leaders later thought that they had found an appropriate excuse in the incidents at the Madison Square Garden. Difficulties Cause Desertions The American League Against War end Fascism, confronted with the desertion from its national lead- ership by the Socialist Party mem- bers, was forced to take a position and evaluate the effects of these desertions. This was done in a statement signed on behalf of the League by Roger Baldwin of the Civil Liberties Union, Annie E. Gray of the Women’s Peace Society, and Earl Browder for the Communist Party. This statement reads as follows”: “The League does not assume the function of passing judgment upon such disputes as that which gave rise to the resignation of a few members of its committee. It must emphatically be stated that no controversies as to tactics con- stitute a valid reason for abandon- ment of the program and principles of the League. Now more than ever this program is necessary. The extreme sharpening of the war danger and the rise of fascism \ throughout the world are putting a Severe test upon all avowed enemies of war and fascism. It is to be expected that there will be deser- tions in this most difficult pre-war period. This is all the more reason why all true fighters against war and fascism will steadfastly main- tain and promote the principles and program of the League. “The League urges all its mem- bers to stand firm on this position and energetically promote and ex- tend the League organization and build a broader mass circulation for the magazine “Fight Against War and Fascism” and prepare foi the second great U. S. Congress Against War, which, as decided last year, will occur in the coming fall. The League sincerely invites those few who have left to reconsider their position and return to their fighting posts. To replace those who remain outside, the League undertakes to bring reinforcements a hundredfold and to build an ever stronger united mass movement of all forces against war and fascism.” In the above statement, it is made clear that the American League Against War and Fascism will proceed with its work more energetically than ever and replace all deserters with additional rein- forcements, thet it will especially concentrate on building broader mass circulation of the magazine, “Fight Against War and Fascism,” and prepare for the second great Congress Against War. Maneuvers of Matthews A special problem arose in con- nection with the position of J. B. Matthews. Matthews had been elected by the Congress to the Executive Committee of the League, which in turn, had elected him as chairman and member of the Bureau of the Committee. On February 21, Matthews telegraphed from Detroit where he was on a speaking tour that he was “resigning chairmanship American a q League.” Upon his return to New York, when questioned in the office of the League as to the meaning of his telegram, he stated that it “meant nothing more nor less than he said in the telegram.” The other officers of the League, after a week's vain efforts to interview Matthews, finally called a meeting of the Bureau, including Matthews, stating in the letter calling this meeting that “this letter is being sent to all members of the Bureau who have not yet resigned.” Mat- thews did not attend this meeting, but sent a letter in which he said, “TI had hoped to attend the Bureau meeting this afternoon, but it is absolutely out of the question.” He then proceeded to state his opinion that the diffculties confronting the League are “insurmountable” and asked that the further deci- sions of the Bureau be commmuni- cated to him. In this letter, he further declared, “my resignation as chairman meant only what it actually said and concealed no im- plied judgments beneath the words.” It was upen this basis that the League’s statement declared that “the Chairman of the Executive Committee resigns his post without resigning from the League.” After the issuance of this statement, Matthews wrote a further letter on March 11, which registered his “astonishment” that his communi- cations had been so interpreted and said, “Let us clear up any further possible misunderstanding making it final and unequivocal that I bear no relationship of any character whatsoever to the League.” The evolution of Matthews’ posi- tion may be further understood in the light of certain other facts. For example: he was under charges in the Socialist Party for expulsion on the grounds of his activity in connection with the League; he was called for trial during the period in which these resignations were from the Socialist Party; the So- cialist Party thereupon decided not to expel him but to suspend him from membership for one year; thereafter the New Leader, the official Socialist organ of New York City, began for the first time in more than a year to advertise Mat- thews as a speaker before Socialist Party branches; the League for In- dustrial Democracy sent him on a long speaking trip on its behalf. Anti-War Work Growing Since this latest large-scale con- certed effort of the Socialist Party leaders to break up the American League Against War and Fascism, events have already demonstrated that again they have failed. The League is, on the contrary, again moving forward, gaining broader support and serving more than ever as the rallying center for all forces sincerely opposed to fascism and war. In the few weeks that have elapsed we have already witnessed a broad conference in New Jersey which voted overwhelmingly to affiliate with the League. At the Student Conference Against War and Fascism in Columbia Uni- versity, the forces of the Socialist Party and L. I. D. made a de- termined and bitter assault against the League, trying to prevent the conference from affiliating, but without success. By an overwhelm- ing vote the conference confirmed its affiliation and adopted a program fully in harmony with that of the League Against War and Fascism. The Chicago committee, elected by a broad conference in that city some months ago, endorsed the statement of the Bureau regarding the resignations. New forces of considerable significance which had hitherto not been drawn into the work of the League have declared their adherence and taken over direct responsibilities for its work. In these experiences of the past year in the effort to build a broad taking place and used his resigna- tion as a defense against expulsion united front against war and fas- cism. we have classical examples of 4 the role of the Socialist Party leadership in its relation to the question of working class unity, These events have taken place at &@ moment of the extreme sharpen- ing of the war danger. At every stage of development of this move- ment against fascism and war, the Socialist Party had only one de- termining aim in mind. That was to prevent at all costs the collabora- tion of the Communists in this movement—that is, to prevent the unification of all forces against fascism and war. It was ready to break, not only with the Commun- ists, but with the large majority of non-Communist organizations and individuals in this movement rather than be associated with a move- ment that included Communists. Such intransigence on organizations’ questions is, of course, only the cover for the Socialist Party opposition to the program of struggle laid down, They fight against the League be- cause the League has a clear plat- form of struggle against war and fascism. They think that if they can exclude the Communists from the League they will have a chance to break the remaining elements away from this program of struggle and lead it towards collaboration with the Roosevelt administration and the New Deal policies leading to war and fascism, a collaboration which the Socialist Party is de- veloping more and more clearly with every new development of the crisis. The record of these experiences therefore becomes an essential part of the experience of the entire work- ing class in the United States, gives the basis for a correct evaluation of the Socialist Party leadership and its self-assumed role of fighter against the united front of all sin- cere enemies of war and fascism, This record should be preserved for the education and information of all new rising forces of leader- ship organized in this broad mass movement against war and fascism | / /