The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 3, 1934, Page 8

Pa = ( oe tata Qpecn Page Eight ~ Daily <QWorker | GRU RAL Coane CONMUETST PARTY LSA (SECTION OF COMMUMIET INTERSATIONAL) “America’s Only Working Class Daily Newspaper’ FOUNDED 1924 PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY, BY THE COMPRODAHLY PUBLISHING CO., INC., 5@ E. 13th Street, New York, N. ¥. | *ephone: ALgonquin 4-795 4. | Ae Address: “Daiwork,” New N. ¥. & yashington Bureau: Room 95: tional Press Building. | 4th and F St., Washington, D. C. Telep! 0. a; 201 South Wells St., R , ml Subscription Rates: By Mail: (except Manhattan and Bronx) | 6 months, $3.50; 3 months, $2.00; 1 month. | Manhattan, ‘Bronx, Fo’ and - Canada AF 6 months, $5.00; 3 m ns, $3.00, ie By Carrier: Weekly, 18 cents; monthly, 75 cents. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1934 Stop Deportations! THE very day the United Textile Workers. Convention voted for strike, William Green issued his scathing, fascist attack on Communists and militants in the trade unions. Now, with around 1,000,000 textile workers entering the battle for better conditions, Green’s ap- | peal for deportation of foreign born workers is bearing strikebreaking fruit | Every mill owner, every armed thug, every enemy of the workers, every force working for the defeat of the textile strike has taken up Green's and Gorman’s red-baiting cry, especially the attack on foreign born workers. | Textile workers will remember that in the great | textile strike of 1912 it was precisely by their | attack on the foreign born workers that the bosses sought to smash the united ranks of the strikers and break the strike. Saturday the Boston American in huge head- lines declared: “U. S. in move to deport alien agitators.” It further stated: “Secret agents of the Immigration Service were dispatched to every mill center with orders to ferret out alien agitators. | These agents were given orders to make arrests and start deportation proceedings at the first sign of trouble.” In short, at the behest of the bosses and Wil- liam Green, the Roosevelt government has already sent secret strikebreaking agents into the field. Through deportation threats they hope to work for a division of the workers’ ranks. These terroristic, anti-labor methods must be smashed right now! Everyone seeking to divide the foreign-born workers from their native-born brothers is a strikebreaker, helping the bosses at this critical period. Defeat the strikebreaking deportation efforts! Maintain the unity of the ranks! It is clear now that one of the important factors in winning the demands of the strike is to beat back every terror- istic effort to deport militant, foreign-born workers. The Cost of Living MILLIONS of workers’ families, includ- ing the textile workers now on strike, are being choked by the now notorious Roosevelt-N.R.A. policy of raising prices. | The latest report of the Department of Labor reveals that Roosevelt has jacked up daily food prices more than 23 per cent since last April when he. took office. Food prices are at a three-year record peak. Before Roosevelt took office food for an average | family cost about $15 a week, according to official government figures. After 12 months of Roosevelt's policies, a work- | er’s family had to shell out $18.50 for the same amount of food. ; Today, after a year of the N.R.A., the worker [ has to shell out almost $20 for the same amount | of food, the highest amount in the past three years. And the latest predictions of the Government A.A.A, Coneumers Research admit that by the Winter months the amount may rise to close to | $26 per family for a minimum food budget con- | sistent with health! Coupled with soaring clothing prices, rising rents, and generally increased costs, this means that the American working class is being attacked by Roosevelt, not only directly through open wage cuts, but obliquely through the rising costs of living. This special Roosevelt technique of attacking the working class through rising prices has actually effected in the last 12 months a 25 per cent invisible slash in the pay envelope of every worker in the country. The American working class is swiftly coming to see that in Roosevelt they face an enemy who attacks them not only through the direct’ method of open wage cuts, but even more dangerously through the method of indirect wage slashes through rising prices, DAILY WORKER The F ight for the Saar HILE Hitler recently, at the Coblenz demonstration, bellowed about win- ning the Saar for fascist Germany, he has been organizing his armed forces to bring the Saar Valley under the fascist iron heel by force and bloodshed. The League of Nations Commission in he Saar now reveals that Hitler has built up a force of 16,000 men trained by Nazi military experts. Hitler has spent $5,160,000 to arm and prepare these forces. The Nazi butchers are playing a desperate game in connection with the Saar plebiscite, set for January 13. Every fascist agency the world over is being brought into action to force annexation of the Saar in order to give fascism a new sourc’ of plunder and strength. The fight ‘against annexation of the Saar fascist Germany now becomes the front line trench in the fight against Hitler. A defeat for Hitler in the Saar will be a mighty blow to fascism and he mendously in bringing on the proletarian revo- ution in Germany and the ultimate joining of a revolutionary Saar with a Soviet Germany. The Communist Party of the Saar for this reason is urging all Saarlanders to vote for the status quo, and against annexation with either Germany or France. Hitler, fearful of the plebiscite results, is leaving no stone unturned to seize the Saar by trickery threats or ultimately by armed force. Nazi Con- sulates in the U. S. are paying former Saar residents to return and vote for Hitler. The campaigii on the Saar has become an important issue in the United States in the fight on fascism. Workers organizations here should send resolu- tions and greetings to the Saar workers, urging them to vote for the status quo and against fascism All former residents of the Saar, against the bloody rule of Hitler, should write to all their friends and relatives in the Saar urging them to vote against annexation with the Hitler butcher regime. to Build the Party in the Textile Strike VERY Communist will understand that the very vehemence of the attack on Communists in the textile strike, the prominent place the “red scare” is receiv- ing in the minds of Green, the bosses and the capitalist editors, is high testimony to the stubborn fight we are putting up to help insure victory for the textile strikers. But it is not sufficient for us to plunge all our forces into this strike, one of the greatest in Amer- ican history. It is not sufficient to expend every ounce. of energy to help the workers win. We must, on all occasions, especially among the most mili- tant sections of the textile workers, explain the role of the Communist Party, show how, by joining the Communist Party the textile workers build a force that will not only help insure victory in the present strike, but will carry on still further the battle of labor against its capitalist oppressors. In the very heat of the battle, when the workers are confronted with the bosses, their labor lieuten- ants, the oppressive forces of the capitalist state, we have the best opportunity of winning recruits for our ranks. Out of the textile strike must come not only victory for the textile strikers, greater prestige for the Communist Party, but new forces, new recruits, new fighters for the greater battles still to come against capitalist slavery. Relief to Strikers ASSACHUSETTS relief director, Ber- nard F. McElligot yesterday stated that no textile strikers in that State would receive relief. “The budget,” Me- Elligot added, “is all ready and out, and there are no extra funds for strikers.” Harry L. Hopkins, federal relief ad- ministrator, has declared that the relief admin- istration would grant the strikers relief, pending the decisions of the N. R. A. Boards that the textile strike is not “justified.” In phrases, Hopkins is for relief, yet in prac- tice, the strikebreaking role of the Roosevelt re~ lief administration is clearly shown in the Mass- achusetts decision. A similar policy will be adopted everywhere unless the strikers are on their guard. The National Unemployment Council, in ac- cordance with its fixed policy of supporting all the struggles of the employed workers, has called upon its affiliated organizations to rally in support of the textile strike. That the jobless will be on the picket lines together with the strikers is assured, as the heroic struggles in Toledo, in Minneapolis, in San Francisco and in countless other strikes bear witness. Joint actions between the textile workers and the unemployed i2 all textile centers, joint com- mittees at the 4° stations, and joint mass dem- onstrations will defeat the plans of the federal relief administration to deny them relief and starve the strikers into going back to work. What Communists Fight For in Strike (Continued from Page 1) affirmative vote has been taken by the strikers accepting the proposed settlement. 8) No section of strikers to return to work until the demands of all strikers are granted, i.e., cotton, wool, silk and rayon workers are all to stand solidly together until each group has won its demands, This is’ a clear statement of the Communist Party's “own philosophy” so far as the immediate ‘strike issues are concerned. * . . UT Mr. Gorman, the capitalist-controlled news- Papers and the bosses are charging that the Communists desire to transform this textile strike into a rveolution, into a bloody insurrection. How about that? In this strike our aim is the winning of the textile workers’ own demands in the manner out- lined above, and not revolution! Communists know that the present misery and poverty brought on by the capitalist greed for prof- its can only be finally overcome by ending the rule of Wall Street bankers and big manufacturers. We know that only through the setting up of a workers’ government and the taking over of the banks, fac- tories, railroads, warehouses, etc., as the first step toward socialism, can the workers permanently solve their problems. But without having won the majority of the working class for Communism, without the sym- pathy and friendly neutrality of the brozd middle class in city and country, we Communists would not advocate an actual attempt to set up such a rs ‘ ‘ workers’ government. When the majority of the American working class has convinced itself of the correctness of the Communists’ views, when the middle class can see no other way out but the one which we Communists advocate, then the American working class will seize power whether the A. F. of L. bureaucrats or the bosses like it or not. But this is not the problem at the present moment. We know that the majority of the Amer- ican workers do not as yet see the need for Com- munism, although we are trying, and will continue to try to convince them by agitation and prop- aganda, and by explaining to them the lessons of their own bitter strike experiences of the correct- ness of our views. But we Communists do not play with insurrection, with revolution as the reactionary A. F. of L, officials, the Hearst press and the bosses would try to make you believe. The problem we have to deal with now is the victory of the strike, the winning of the textile workers’ demands. On this problem—the problem of bread for the textile workers, of their right to strike and picket all workers, Communists, Social- ists, A. F. of L. workers can and must unite. Only through such unity can the textile strike be won. The Communist Party calls upon all workers to unite for the victory of the strike. Reject all efforts from whatever source to divide your ranks, Be on guard against provocation, Reject the in- jection of the “Red scare.” Stand solid for victory! If Mr. Gorman wishes to stand on this program —a victory program—a program of no compromise, of no arbitration, with a settlement of the strike only when the workers’ demands are granted, then he does not have to fear the Communists. But the Communists and alll militant workers will fight tooth and nail against any abandonment of this program, because that would mean. the betrayal of the strike ‘Radek Cites Youth Work In ULS.S.R. Young Men and Girl: Have No Barriers For Advancement (Special to the Daily Worker) MOSCOW, Sept. 2 (By Wireless On the occasion when hundreds 0: housands of youth in the Sovie Union joyously marched through th Red Square celebrating Interna- tional Youth Day, “Izvestia” pub- lished a leading article on “Ou outh.” This article, written by Karl Ra- dek, declares: When the Soviet youth marche in the streets on Internationa Youth Day, one says to himself What a healthy youth! This is the youth who even by the way it look. alone speaks of the growth of the well-being of our country, about the growth of its culture, “Our great Socialist construction is absorbing yearly millions of | youth, Not one country has such a percentage of youth in its plants of construction as the Union Soviet | Socialist Republics. When we finish erecting the Socialist edifice and when the day comes that we may say: On the whole, our work is | done, the country not only built the | foundation of socialism, but also | lives in a new Socialist edifice, and | | we erect a monument to the collec- | tive hero who transformed the coun- try of collective, and mechanized agriculture and big Socialist indus- | try—this hero will be the youth! Will Not Know Unemployment “Millions of young men and gir! entering Soviet construction of new plants, know the problems of the future. To them the future is open | and clear. They know they will never suffer from unemployment. Only one problem exists for them— will they remain workers on the plant or will they go ahead and | study in order to become technicians j and engineers. The solution of this | problem depends exclusively on the | energy of each of them. “In the Soviet country there aren't any barriers. Any talented work- er may expect support from the col- lective where he works which will ist him in his aspiration to study. ‘The change in the situation on) the countryside is no less striking. Machine and tractor stations at onc | time in out of the way townlets are | acquiring schools wherein hundreds | | of thousands are learning to oper- ate tractors and combines. Out of |these schools a stream is moving | into the technical colleges. “Out of the ranks of the collec- | tive farm youth, new ranks have al- | ready been promoted to study agron- ;omy (the science of agriculture). | Millions of active youth on the col- lective farms are learning to man- age things along new lines. “The problem of the youth of the National minorities stands alto- gether differently now. In the Khar- kov Hammer and Sickle plant, among twelve factory papers, I found a literary newspaper in the Jewish language. It is published by Jewish youth from White Russia and the Ukraine who only a few years ago still loitered in townlets without oc- cupation and without prospects. Now they have materialized their dream, having gained the highest calling in the Soviet Union—they are working in heavy industry contributing with the whole sprightliness of mind of this intelligent people. “In the Baku oil technicum, girls are studying, who several years ago wore the veil. Children of the classes whom the proletariat over- threw also find application in this country’s construction. If they work well, if they march together with the whole of the struggling mass, their wound of apostates and aliens also heals. They become equal, bravely looking into the future. “The youth of the USS.R.— youth builders of Socialism! This is the task with which not one genera- tion was faced arouses within it titanic forces. Little do we know of that work which the Soviet youth does in scientific laboratories. But when one sees at least part of this work one. simply strengthens his deep confidence that in the U.S.S.R. @ new science is giving birth which will be so much higher than bour- geoise science, as Socialism is higher than capitalism, as dialectical ma- terialism is higher than all the ef- forts of bourgeois philosophy. For Unlimited Development “The Soviet country has provided its youth with everything necessary for its development. It provided it labor, illuminated with the highest aims of mankind. The Soviet coun- try gave it schools in quantities of which not only the youth of the workingclass in capitalist countries cannot dream, but also the youth generally. She provided it with leadership who do not look upon the youth with the eyes of grumbling elders, not satisfied with the: impe- tuosity of youth. These people lead- ing the Soviet youth see it swing into its great role of accomplish- ment of the dream of the continua- tion of their life. “The Soviet youth is facing tasks which the world did not see and it is fulfilling them. It will fulfill them because within its spirit not only burns the fire of love to great creative labor, which may transform the U.S.S.R. in several years into the most cultured, most educated, most prosperous country. But with- in the heart of the Soviet youth hatred is burning toward the dying world which is attempting to flood the homes of Socialist labor with blood, chopping off the heads of the best sons of the workingclass, Preaching darkness in attempting to extinguish all light which mankind created, “When one addresses the Soviet youth on plants or colleges, it puts most questions about Fascism and the revolutionary struggle against Fascism. And those millions of youth today, demonstrating throughout the U.S.S.R, are iron ranks against the Fascist wave and will smash these. These ranks of youth are mentally today united with the proletarian youth of the whole world which is struggling | peaceful labor of the U.S.S.R. look NEW YORK, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1934 SPOILING THEIR PARTY! by Burck' Jones, Padmore Schuyler-- Jones and Padmore Seek To Share in Plundering | African Masses By HARRY HAYWOOD Part I. What do Mr. Jones and the group he represents expect to get out of their “noble and humane” efforts? The plan, in fact, includes @ proposal for an alliance between the Liberian government and Ne- gro middle-class groups in the U. for the establishment of a business partnership between them, for the joint promotion of business enter- prises and interests in Liberia and in the United States. In other words, the Liberian governing classes agree to let its American Negro class-brothers in on part of the spoils accruing from the plun- der of the Liberian masses. This is the secret of Mr. Jones’ interest in Liberia, of his “concern” for the Liberian people. The prospectus calls for the or- ganization of a “Liberian-American Trading Company.” Mr. Jones as- sures us that the “Liberian govern- ment will cooperate with such a company in establishing a banking and insurance business and agencies in both countries which would promote trade between the two countries.” This is the juicy morsel which President Barclay extends as baié to the American Negro middle- class for its support in his reac- tionary dealings. Negro Middle-Class in Despair This fully coincides with the cherished ideals of the Negro middle-class leaders, for industrial expansion. The American Negro middle classes, driven to despair, their economic basis in the Jim- Crow districts shattered by the ravages of the crisis and the ruth- less encroachments of the American white ruling class, are seeking an escape from their plight. But the only way out for the masses of Negro petty-bourgeois in this country—the shopkeepers, the professionals, the intellectuals — ruined by the crisis and sharpen- ing imperialist oppression, is the path of revolutionary struggle in alliance with the black and white workers, and under their leader- ship. The only way out is in un- compromising fight against the im- perialist ruling class, for the land and right of self-determination in the Black Belt, and for complete social and economic equality throughout the country. This is the path advocated by the Communist Party and the revolu- tionary organizations. And increas- ingly large sections of the Negro petty-bourgeoisie are coming to see that is the only way out for them and are joining in the revolutionary struggle. But still other sections of the petty-bourgeoisie, loath to accept this inevitable road, still tied to the strings of capital, reconciled to Jim-Crowism and even seeking to benefit from it—these still hope against hope for an easier way out, @ Way more compatible with their petty-bourgeois “ideals.” These, falling under the leadership of petty-bourgeois Utopians of the type of Mr. Jones and other pro- ponents of “Back-to-Africa,” turn in desperation to Africa as a way to the fulfillment of their hopeless but long-cherished desires for in- dustrial expansion, their dream of becoming a full-fledged industrial bourgeois, of coming “into their own.” This is the path of Mr. Jones, perialist world who threaten the upon the march of the Soviet youth! If they still can perceive that which. their eyes see they will unde-stand then that this youth will not bend its back, will not go under any- body's yoke, that it will crush any force attempting its Socialist father- Lackeys | Jones says: §8.| ters—the American vir. Padmore and their friends. “We are beating our hearts and souls trying to break through the thick walls of prejudice which bar us from the higher brackets of big industry here in America, when there is a virgin field which we could develop in Africa.” [My empasis—H. H.] This Utopian dream, it is be- lieved by Mr. Jones and his friends, can be fulfilled under the protecting wings of the white ruling-class mas- imperialists, Here again, the Negro middle-class reveals its parasitic nature, its de- pendence, its utter subservience to American imperialism, This scheme of Mr. Jones for industrial advance- ment in the dark continent is in- evitably bound up with the expan- sion of American imperialism. Even in this sphere, the Negro bour- geoisie cannot rid itself of its sycophancy, its lackey role. Thus Mr. Jones says: “. . .if own ‘brain trust’ in Washington is alert, it will make a strenuous effort to see that our government takes enough interest in the keeping of an open trade door in Africa.” [My emphasis— H. H.] Thus Mr. Jones calls for an “open door” for American imperialism in | Africa, an open door for robbery and exploitation of the Liberian and African people. Is it not clear that the Jones-Padmore Plan is an ac- tive instrument of Wall Street for the further enslavement of the Lib- erian and African masses? It is equivalent to a plea to the Amer- ican imperialist masters to take a more active part in the rope of Africa. In this reactionary scheme, Mr. Jones, Padmore) et al. conceive their role as that of overseer, sub- exploiter, to the white master class in this “future expansion in Africa.” Thus in glowing terms Mr. Jones says: “Nothing would stimulate hope and effort on the part of our young men and women more than a place coming out of Washing- ton in which they can get jobs selling cotton goods and steel im- Plements to the Africans.” Thus a few upper-class Negroes are to get jobs as salesmen—at what cost? At the cost of increased imperialist expansion in Liberia, accompanied by increased oppres- sion and exploitation of the na- tive masses, In addition to betraying the Ne- groes in the U. S., Mr. Jones would betray the African people by essay- ing the role of lackey in American imperialist expansion. This is the sinister meaning behind the Jones- Padmore plan of “Save Liberia.” A More “Subtle” Garveyism Is not this whoie reactionary scheme a refined and subtle edition of Garveyism? Like the Garvey movement, stripped of its false phrases of “freedom” and _ self- determination,” the Jones-Padmore plan, stripped of its verbiage of “freedom of Liberia,” is at bottom nothing more than the reactionary and hopeless strivings of the Negro petty-bourgeois leaders for indus- trial expansion. Not a struggle against the white rulers at home, for equal rights, for the land of the Black Belt, for the right’ of seif-determination, not a struggle for freedom of the African masses, by supporting the revolu- tionary movement of the African toilers for complete independence, for . overthrow of the imperialist yoke. But rather a scheme to divert the masses of Negro people, both in Africa and in America, from the struggle against the oppressor, an attempt to tie them to the narrow, mercenary and selfish class aims of the Negro middle-class leaders and hence to their imperialist oppressors. This is the essence of Garveyism. This is the essence of the Jones- Padmore Plan of “Saving Liberia.” One of the outspoken enemies of the Communist Party—the Party Jand which it is trying to transform ogainst Fascism and imperialism. “Let the representatives of the im- i into the richest, the most beautiful jin the whole world.” { which Mr. Jones claims to support— George Schuyler--has recent ly | stated, in a colump devoted chiefly of U.S. Imper ialism rac chuyler Whitewashes y Wall Street’s Role in Slave Trade to a lying attack upon the Scotts- boro , defense and upon Angelo Herndon, that the Communist Party has at last, after many vacil- lations, come around to his position on the question of Liberia. Mr. Schuyler tries topresent the line- up as follows: on the one hand, his own stand on Liberia, with which the Communist Party at last “agrees.” On the other side is Pad- more, Padmore’s position, it hap- pens, is also that of Jones. But the traitor Schuyler knows that his position is as far from the Communist. position as the poles. The fact is that his position is identical with the stand taken by Padmore and Jones. Schuyler—Advance Agent for Wall Street At the time that the Barclay gov- ernment was flirting with British and French imperialism, in a maneouver to force Wall Street and Firestone to modify their de- mands, Wall Street hired the pros- titute pen of Schuyler to discredit the Barclay government and to place in power opposition elements more amenable to American in- teresis. Schuyler, in a series of articles carried in the New York Post, and later reprinted in book form under the title “Slaves Today,” | raised the question of the prevailing slave trade in Liberia, completely whitewashing American imperial- ism, ignoring the horrible slavery of the serfs on Firestone’s planta- tions, presenting the role of Amer- ican imperialism as that of “civiliz- ing influence.” Schuyler placed sole responsibility for the slave-trade and the bitter oppression of the Liberian masses upon the native Barclay govern- ment. He glosses over the fact that the Barclay government is the will- ing tool of Wall Street and Fire- stone. Thus the lackey Schuyler placed in the hands of American imperialism a sharp weapon against the Liberian. masses, supplying it with a needed excuse for its pre- datory intervention, acting as ad- vance agent for his imperialist masters. And today, at a time when the Barclay government, spurned by the League of Nations, is forced once more to turn to Wall Street, Mr. Jones comes forward to offer his services as go-between, calling upon the U. S. to assume the role of “Big Brother.” Thus Schuyler, Jones, Padmore— one and all conceal the true role of the American slave-masters. The Communist Program Against these reactionary schemes what is the position of the Com- munist Party? The Party calls for uncompromising struggle against the white imperialists, and against their native hangers-on. The Party calls for abrogation of all oppressive treaties between WaAll Street and Liberia, annulment of the loans, and complete and unconditional in- dependence of the Liberian Re- public, Thus the “independent” Mr. Jones finds himself aligned with the worst enemies of the Negro people, with the Wall Street imperialist govern- ment, Harvey Firestone, the con- temptible charlatan Schuyler—all against the revolutionary movement of the Negro toilers in Africa and in the United States. The “inde- pendent” Mr. Jones, who “will not be a slave to any Party,” who re- fuses to accept the guidance of the Communist Party, now finds him- self accepting the dictates of the Wall Street masters! THE END. San Sata (Note: Mr. Jones’ other re- marks, particulariy his slanderous statement that the slogan of seif- determination for the Black Belt means segregation, and also his attack on the Soviet Union, will be answered in a future article.) On the | World Front HARRY By GANNES—_1] | Where There’s Smoke Socialist Leaders Negotiations with Fascism | | On negotiations of certain | Socialist leaders with the |Fascist governments of Italy, | Germany and Austria, there |has been more than the pro- |verbial smoke which war- |rants the conclusion that something |is burning. | The original evidence that Hitler, and the Socialist leaders, Otto’ Wels and Crummener] (on behalffof thi Socialist Party Executive w in |Prague) were conducting gotia- |tions, through intermediai , to reach an understanding the trade union movement, cam| the Manchester Guardian, | | oe kee | IE Socialist leaders in a f™mner- |* ally worded statement ied Guardian’s report, without specific jcally denying the role of Wels and | Crummenerl, In order to understand clearly what follows, it must be pointed out here that in view of the tre- }mendous rise in the anti-Fascist |struggles in Germany, Italy and | Austria, and in view of the rapidly |lowering wages and threatening |starvation this winter, the Fascist rulers feel it necessary to enlist certain of the Socialist leaders as a wedge against the workers’ strug- gles. The Manchester Guardian's unimpeachable report makes that clear. Now we have further evidence from the Havas News Agency that | the Italian Fascist rulers are work- jing towards this end. | <8 | td following dispatch appeared | 4 in the New York Post last Sat- jurday, and it must be recalled that the Post has a goodly complement of Socialist editors and reporters on it: “LONDON, Sept. 1 (Wireless) — | Premier Mussolini of Italy may negotiate with representatives of the former Socialist Party, which |he dissolved, and permit the crea- |tion of a Socialist wing within the Fascist Party, the Daily Telegraph | reported toda: “Important positions would be en- trusted to the Socialists in the pro- posed corporative organism, “Three months will be required | to bring about the change which j was said to have heen dictated by an attempt to obtain the support of the working classes to counter- baiance the recent reduction in salaries, and growing unemploy- ment due to a fall in exports.” (Emphasis mine—H. G.) i Se §° WELL did the Socialist lead- ers play the role of keeping back. mass discontent in the Bruenning- Sleicher-von Papen period, when wages were smashed down, that in the face of a more bitter period ahead, the Fascist leaders look to |them for aid, and on the most re- liable information available they have good reason to anticipate suc cess in their hopes. “8 ete the New York Times and the New York Post on more than one occasion have reported that negotiations were going on between Austrian Socialist leaders and the Schushnigg government looking towards the same ends as in Italy and Germany, Of course, the usual denials have come from the Socialist press abroad and in this country, but we want to offer some evidence from two outstanding Socialist, leaders that point to the fact that some of them (for certain concessions) are not unwilling to lend fascism their expert assistance, Otto Bauer, leader of the Aus- trian social democratic party, in a recent article in the “Kampf,” discussing whether the Schushnigg Fascist government will go to the “right” or to the “left,” (that is, alliance with the Socialists), does not eliminate the possibility of an “understanding.” He states: “The Austro-fascists cannot ally them- selves with the murderers of Doll- fuss over his coffin. An extension towards the left, that is to say, a Tapproachment’ with the working class, would be incomparably more difficult today than it would have been prior to February.” tan taste TN short, “a rapproachment” with Otto Bauer & Co. is not out of the question, it is only “incom- parably more difficult today than it would have been prior to Feb- ruary.” And who shall say that Bauer ever shrank before such great difficulties? * (REATER point to these reported u negotiations is given as a ques- tion of principle by the chairman of the Second (Socialist) Interna- tional. Vandervelde. Writing in “Le Peuple,” Socialist organ in Brussels, Vandervelde argues for the particivation of Socialists in capitalist governments, pointing to Sweden and Denmark as instances of great success. Then he draws the general conclusion showing that in precisely the conditions of extreme financial and economic difficulties of capitalism. the Social- ist leaders are valuable servants. According to the Manchester Guar- dian and the New York Post, Hit- ler and Mussolini, have recently Lee seriously considering this point. Vandervelde writes: “We wanted to show simply that it is absoiutely wrong and absurd to say that Socialists are not fit to rule, and to declare that their entry into the govern- ment means the destruction of credit and the collapse of publi finances.” < In this light, we urge Socialists in the U. 8, to examine the man- euyres of the “New Leader” with Green & Co. author of fascist at- tacks on the San Francisco strike estate Communists in the A. F,