WORKERS OF THE WORLD UNITE THE MILITANT Silk Revolt Growing Weekly Organ of the Communist League of America (Opposition)
Entered as second class mail matter, November 28, 19928 at the Post Oflice at New York, under the act of March 1879.
VOLUME IV, NO. 17 WHOLE NO. 76)
NEW YORK, SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1931 PRICE CENTS LEON TROTSKY After the London Nine Tenths of Our Activities for the Conference Revolution in Spain The Buck Is Passed to Germany On the Maurin Group in Catalonia and the Left Opposition Policies of All Elements under Test of the Struggle in Paterson En els hotele de confermieren for SPAIN WAGE CUTS In spite of reassuring statements hy Ilourer and Stimson, it is clear that the London Conference broke up with no impotence. German londs and American It would be most harmful, most den during the revolution is doomed to a stocks declined for several days after gerous and even most disastrous were shameful destruction. The task of the the idea to sink into the minds of the left opposition consists of precipitating the conference, ludicating the real teeling of Wall Street. Apart from pass.
workers of Catalonia, of Spain and of this destruction by its merciless criti the whole world that we are solidary inm.
Events are developing rapidly in, events, and were prevented from the genuine united front policy. Make aing the buck to Germany and the bank Paterson, center of the silk Industry and necessary preliminary growth by incor direct proposal to the Associated and ery, the conference officially prolonged with the policy of the Catalonian Federation or that we bear responsibility for Unity a la Maurin scene of historical labor revolts. In rect tactics and leadership. They had United Textile Workers to form a joint the 100. 000000 credit already krunted the glare of the developing class strugtried to compensate for these defects and strike committee, to unite all the strik and uncollectible for another three It, or, at least, that we are closer to it But there is another circunstance tole the various contending groups in the weaknesses by an arbitrary precipitation ing workers under single directing months as if it were possible to get than to the centrist grouping. The Stal which an exceptional importance must be labor mevoment are being shown in of the strike before the date set by boils. Show the workers that you are it back now. Second, it recommended willing to give them an opportunity to that the bankers work out some way of all their might. Up to now we have not solicially for the unification of all the heir true churucter and all polietes are the reformists. By a militant and agres being put to the text of life.
sive campaign they quickly demonstrated test the contending policies, leaders and converting short term loans which they fought against this with sufficient vigor. Communist organizations and groupings.
Last week we reported the strike that the National Textile Workers Un organizations for themselves in a united now have in Germany (estimated be It is all the more important and urgent It is certain that the rank and tiles called by the National Textile Workers ton represents a real force in the situa strike movement. Let the reformists re tween one and one fourth and one and to dispel this misunderstanding which cerely and loyally desire this units, even Onion and urged upon the Communiste tlou, it not at present the strongest use such a proposal at their own risk. one halt millions of dollars) into ling compromises us terribly and which ham though they attach all sorts of Musions who direct this organization the adup force. But their hopes to take the field The workers want unity, make no mis term loans. Nothing is simpler pers the development of the Catalonien to the slogan. We are entirely alien totius of a united front polley in order away from the reformists by this coup take about that. Trust the workers to that needs to be done in for the Germaus and the Spanish workers.
these illusions. We are lighting for us to consolidare ede worked candidateren met with failure, as could easily have understand what a real unity proposal not to pay their loans and from shortTo be sure, the denunciation of the ty because within the framework of term, with the passing of time, they Catalonian Federation is a task which unified party we hope to conduct with the reformists. On Tuesday the Asso been foreseen. The organization of the is when they see it.
falls in the first place to our support success a progressive work of kleolog? cinted and the United Textile Workers Associated and United Textile Workers. On this rond the will become become one teren.
the lending force for the consolidation erst Catalonia itself. They must come cal delimitation on the basis of questions called their strike having advanced the remained intact and the grip of the reand victory of the workers and its This is precisely what the American forward with a clear, open, precise cri and tasks imposed not from without, but date from August first under pressure formists on the members was strensthened by the irresponsible putschist strength will increase with the intensi English and French bankers realize, and ticis criticism which does not pass towing from the development of the the strike action of the that is why It has not been possible for fication of the struggle and the bank tactics of the Communists.
The relation of forces at present apover in silence anything in the policy of Spanish revolution itselt. But we supruptey of reformixt policies which will them to find any way of advancing fur.
Mauriu, of that concoction of petty bour port in every way the struggle for the pears to favor the reformists. They The Musteites. The leadership of be revealed in this text of action. The ther short term credit to (iermany. They The dare an established organization, have.
vincial science and of political knav. rundamental condition for this unit de rather extensive preparations and tile Workers rests for the most part in is leading to a certain de text for the view of the development of the crisis in ery.
cution 18 us the right to the are assured of it fairly strong support the hands of adherents of the workers and the Communists, and conse their own countries, that is keep their The Federation in the Elections possibility of fighting for our slogans, among certain sections of the silk work The timidity. vacillation and fear of quently to a victory for the buses and funds in such position that they can get struggle which are bred in the very nar. their lieutenants.
at them immediately when necessary to for our points of view within the framers. The unity effected between the AsIn the elections to the Cortes, the work of the unified organization. We suciated and the United Textile Work row in these come ons for Memahon Insnes of great import for the whole meet a run on deposits, to finance covFederation received nearly 10. 000 votes. can and we must promise a completene has had a consolidating effect in have shown themselves in the Passale future of the left wing morement are at erament deficits, or other emergency pur That is not much. But in a revolution Royalty in this struggle, but the funda their favor.
situation in full bloom. Their hesita stake in Paterson, as is the case also poses. In order to keep liquid, they are ary epoch, a really revolutionary or mental condition is destroyed at the very All the developments are taking place tion and delay with the strike are only in the mine strikes. The trade union lending money on call at one or one Kanization is capable of growing quickly outset ly the Federation itselt: while under the compulsion of a powerful an advance notice of the speed There is however a circumstance whie Mighting ander the banner of unity. movement from below. The silk work which they will endeavor to credit and tlou for the American Commuust move unicipalities at two to three percent, wich question, which is a life and death ques and one half percent, or buying short Contesto pin the elections to the Cortes, the own ranks. Under these conditions, to are determined to strike. No one could cept for its termination. They are jump. Hell of abstract polemtex into the field rather than by the type of securities Catalonian Federation received less votes support the leading role of the Catalon how em back. The question of strike ing now because they are afraid of the action and all views are being tested into which they usually put their ser Mein in the municipal elections in Bar. ian Federation in the struggle for the has already been settled in the minds Communist union. The fear of the Com there. Nothing that happens will be plus funds, to sield four to five percent.
cetonia, that is in the most important unity of the Communist party would be of the workers. The only problem that munists is the principal motivating fac concealedo lako mistakek pieno unpuh. The need for liquidity preclude short revolutionary center. This fact, trifting the greatest absurdity on our part. At could arise under the circumstances is: tor in every step they take which gives Ished. The Communist workers through term loans and the sharp drop in Ger at first sight has an enormous symptom the unitication congress. Maurin is preWho will lead the strike, how will the appearance of militancy and as atie significance. It shows that while in paring himself to play first date. Can it be conducted?
siveness out the entire country are duty hound man bonds its scared investors so that to watch these developing strike strukit is out of the question to issue longthe most secluded corners of the country we tolerate in silence this revolting hypo. In this dynamic siytuation, how do The Lovestoneltes. The Paterson gles with the greatest attentiveness.
term German bonds through regular ina flow of workers, however feelle, scrisy? In fighting against the Left Op the various contending elements and struggle shows these people up in their Paterson is a rehearsal of greater bat vestment channels inanifested towards the Federation, in position, Maurin apes the stalinist bur groups reveal themselves?
true colors more vividly than a thousand tes yet to come. The movement will One result on German economy which Barcelonn, the confusion of Maurin does eaucracy so as to win its favors. In The Communists. The not attract but repulses the workers. reality he says to the Stalinists: Give Textile Workers Union, which is under action only yesterday the official leadNational arguments. This thoroughly opportunist judge everyone by his performance may readily be foreseen in a severe there.
pressure to obtain funds by exporting Of course, the inevitable bankruptcy of me your blessing and above all your the leadership of the Communist Party. ership of the Communist Party, support.
goods, irrespective of price: at the same Macta may ald even Maurin, as a mnkubaidies, and promise you to light showed the poorest preparation for the ed by the Comintern has hatly turned. time. Imports will be severely restrictrupt of second order. But the impotence against the Bolshevik Leninists not out ed by the difficulty of obtaining foreign of the present leadersbip of the Federal of fear but in all sincerity. The unityits back on Cominunism at Paterson.
tion is demonstrated completely by the ing activity of Maurin is only a form of Gitlow appears there as the cover for the exchange with which to pay for them.
elections to the Cortes: really, special blackmail against the Stalinists. Were Musteites in their fight against the NaThe standard of living of the German talents are required to tax one in we to keep quiet about it, we would not tional Textile Workers Union, as the worker will therefore he cut into from cenuity so as not to increase one in be revolutionists, but passive auxiliaries The Revolution Day by Day The Lovestoneltes took part in the nego Musteltes are the cover for Me Mahon. White House OK the Drive which he needs will be shipped abroad both ends kreat quantities of goods fluence in Barcelona during the three to political blackmail. We must denounce months of the revolution. tiations to unite the two reformist or without regard to profit and necessary mercilessly the role of Maurin, that is, The What does the Federation represent in his unifying charlatanism.
wage slashing drive throughout Imports will be curtailed. The balance ganizations anil are exerting all their IN THE COMMUNIST PARTY the language of revolutionary polities for a single instant weakening our strug.
effort: how to make it an effective units the country has now been given an ot of trade, however, will he Inerensingly Is It a Communist organization and cle for the genuine unification of the OF SPAIN al gainst the National Textile Workers tilal fountainhead in the form of a favorable. The krenter the starvation nion. In the real test of the class letter from Secretary of Commerce Lam in Germany, the more favorable the precisely what kind of the Right wing. Communist ranks and without weaken Some comrades, internationally, crit struggle at Paterson, where deeds take ont to the Democratic congressman balance of trade, as the results for the doubt that they are revolutionary work to range themselves under our banner thou be enter are the Lett? Is beyond in our strucxle for the Communist rankslize the Spanish Communist Opposi the place of words, the Lovestoneites condon of Rhode Island, which puts first five months already show ers, potential Communists who vote for tion. accusing it of lacking initiative. have alrendy found their place in the the loose: administration formally on Total Unemployed, as officially Nine tenths of the work of the Inter There is some truth in this criticism camp of anti Communism.
record not only for hands of the wagethe Federation. But they have as yet national Left must be concentrated reported on first of month cuts, but even for encouraging them. As 1930 1931 no clarity in their minds. And where day upon Spain. All expenditures must only in mart. It must be taken into The National Textile Workers Unfon the period of the depression lengthens. Jan. 2, 800, 000 4, 439, 00 is it to come from If these workers are be restricted so as to have the possibil account that the Spanish Communist Op is undoubtedly a force in the situation. wrote lament, many corralons are Feb. 270. 000 4876, 000 led by confusionists? Under these condility of establishing a weekly in Spanish! position could hold its national conferits strength is the strength of the mill with the prospect at closing down war. 3, 408. NO 0, 045, 000 tions, the most determined, the boldest and periodie publications in Catalan, atence only recently. and that the best tant spirit of the workers of their progether ind thus crean more unApr. 001 000 830. 000 the most consistent workers must inevit. the same time issuing leaflets in great militants were unable to act as they officials who have sold them to the porary. wage reductions, found and justified hatred of the employment or alternately, seeking tem ably rush to the side of the official party. uner. The question must considered May 840, 000 400, 000 Balance of Trade, In millions of The latter obtained only 170 votes in of restricting all expenditures for other should, being in prison or in flight up more than once and their dis Barcelona and nearly in all of purposes without exception, in order tol to a few months ago. Nevertheless, it trust of the field men of these notorious very greatly regret that these cases marks. unfavorable, favorable Catalonia.
1930 1931 that there are the worst elements. On But it must not be thought lend the greatest aid to the Spanish Op must be recognized that certain of the reactionaries and betrayers the Muste. whould occur, but do not believe it is ites. The weaknesses of the the duty of the government to interfere 213 10 the contrary, most of these elextente position.
principal militants have lacked in will, is the incompetence and the false policy in such cases neither do think such 21 X113 might be with us and they will be when X158 The International Secretariat in my which has had the natural consequence of its leadership that is to say, the interference could be effective.
X238 we unfurl our banner.
opinton, must devote nine tenths of its of a lack of initiative.
leadership of the Communist Party. They 30 X101 shout against the reformists, but they ready common knowledge that thonCondon had pointed out what is alX186 At the beginning of the 1917 revolution forces to the questions of the Spanish X147 the majority of the Russian social dem: revolution. We must simply forget that But in general, the o. has been do not know how to fight them. They sunds of textile workers in the New ocratie organizations had a mixed char Landau. We must turn our backs upon rect Initiative which are accepted by the but by their tacties they defeat it. This standards cut down radically in the re there exists in the world any kind of and is the first to put forth its own cor speak of a nuited front of workers Angland region have had their ware acter, including in their ranks Bolsheviks, Mensheviks, conciliators etc. The all the quarrels, upon all the intrigues Tanks of the Spanish In the quesis the heart of their mistake in Paterson cent period. The Tamont reply now re the shock trojk of the workers resist ance to the capitalist offensive, and is the conference of the Bolshevik party at single minute to them. The most impor. conference of Seville, the Wstion of the elements and ministration which has for months sought! preparing to deport especially those for before the arrival of Lenin, pronounced clay and submitted to a necessary criolit prepared by the field the one to cracy of the and through and its strike brenking activities when with the militant and revolutionary sec.
himself in favor of the unification with this. The next number of the Inter ish and its energetic Intervention them the bosses.
workers related the clashing of their tions of the labor movement.
the Mensheviks. Certain provincial or national Bulletin must be devoted en caused the Batalla and the CatalonianIn last week Militant we warned the standards, hy at hypocritical policy of wanitations remained mixed up to the must also take a number of organlux had pronounced themselves for the com Community at Paterson that they could opposed to the cutting down of wages. all counter statement by Donk en assurances that the White House stood The Lamont pronouncement, despite lonian Federations sort of similar tional measures. For this we need men ference to change their minds and to not lgnore the reformist organization Bven now following the warm reception not fail to have a salutary effect upon mixed organization, a not defined organ, and means. Both must be found. accept our thesis, without however ud. which has a larger membership and given the Lamont statement in working workers everywhere, dispelling any rezation which includes Ature Bolsheviks There is not and there cannot be a mitting it better organizational base. Here we wish class ranks, Secretary of Labor Doak, maining Musions about the fairness and future Mensheviks. This justifles greater crime than the loss of time, the policy which seeks to introduce into Kadikoy, July 8, 1981.
At the present moment, a broad curto repeat again the most solemn warning deportation expert, has spoken for the of the government. It must awaken in rent of opinion in all the groups of the ranks of the Federation a political to the National Textile Workers Union White House, that is for Foover, with the workers the feeling that only the differentiation. The first step in this. LEON TROTSKY (Continued on page 3)
on the renewed assurance. worthy of its sharpest and most unified resistance to You must go to the workers with a predecessors that the administration was the offensive of the losses can save them road is the denunciation of the vulgar opposed to wage cuts. But the belated from been driven to starvation levels.
polley of Maurinism. Tiere one must be correction of the biunter Lamont does The movement for the united front, to merciless. The comparison of the Cathnot eliminate the stark, brutal fact: organize the defensive of the workers lonian Federation with the unified or ganizations of Russia, nevertheless reLamont, the former partner in the House on the broadest posibile scale, assumes of Morgan millionaire banker and exceptional importance in the face of quires espential restrictions. The united Nine tenths of the work of the In has already done such splendid work the largest possible sums. Money or friend of bankers, has given away the Lamont having stripped off the mask organizations did not excludo any ex. ternational Left must be concentrated in the face of great handicaps, must ders and checks should be made pay whole shably farce staged by Hoover of the government. The united front isting social democratle grouping. All today upon Spain, writes comrade receive the most generous and imme able to comrade Goles, co The following the precipitation of the crisis. movement is aided further by the un of them had the right to fight for their Trosky in the present iesne of the clinte assistance from the internation Militant, 84 Hast 10th Street, New It is Lamont voice that really counts. nouncement of the plan to cut the wagos opinions inside the unified organization. Militant. This declaration, which cor al proletariat. Conned to its monthly York. who is in charge of the loover furnishes an ever thinner smoke of the stel workers already down to The matter is quite different in the Cata responds entirely to the growing im. review, Comunismo, It is put at a great fund in this country. The contribuscreen.
lonian Federation. There, Trotskyism the ground ten percent. With the minportance of the development of the disadvantage in the struggle against the tions will be recorded in the Militant.
18 put on the Index. Every confusioners already in ltttle a widespread more Spanish revolution, will be greeted hy Stalinists and the nationalist Cou The first contributions are as follows: The Hoover administration has notment of the steel workers would mean the right to defend his confusion every Oppositionist and class consci munists on the one hand, and against 25c Simpson, 00 Henrs taken a single step towards intervening the opening of a he new pace of his18m there, but the Bolshevik Leninist ous militant. Every delay every tend the social democrats and the anarchoF. 00 Nacio, 00 00 against the scores and hundreds of wage tory for American lalor. For the Comcannot raise his volce openly. Thus, eney towards passivity every, idea that syndicalists on the other. strong Martinez, 10 Roman, 250 cuts jammed down the threats of the munists to overlook this opportunity to this eclectie mixed unified organization from an under evaluation of the weekly paper is of paramount Import Anon. 20 Anon. 250 Mark, 50CM mobilize hundreds of thousands of work.
delimits itself from the Left wing at the Spanish revolutionary situation, will ance Immediately. It will be made pos. Kallman, 2010 Eddie Wasserman, Workers. Its activity has been confineders under the slogans of the united front very outset. But by that very fact it bring tentold harm to the movement. sible right away it the Opposition cv. Martel 150R, Field, 00 to sending strike breaking specialists would mean a travle fallure to measue becomes a chaetle bloc of Centrist and That is why the Left Opposition must erywhere does the elementary duty Stone, 21 Wmn. von Borstel, 50 dlaguted as conciliators of the De up to the great heights of the possibili Right wing tendencies Centrism can enter vigorously into the foreground of with speed. Money is needed to Gomez, Un Communista 50c. partment of Labor, into every possible ittes now being offered the rerolutiondevelop either to the left or else to the the struggle for the victory of the forwarded right away. Every Opposl TOTAL TO DATE: 10. 00.
strike situation. Through the same De ary militants to set labor in motion Right. The Centrism of the Catalonian Spanish revoluion.
tionist must do his part. All workers The money has already been forward partment, it has deported thousands of against the capitalist cinss and its loyal Federation which rejects the Left wing The young Spanish Opposition, which are urged to contribute Immediately ed to Spain.
foreign born workers fearing them as servitors, the government.
without the end of March, that Stalin, a few days tant documents must be printed witbont the first to denounce the danger of the through them the treacherous bureau to cover up its approval of wage cutseign born workers who are associated Send Generous Aid to the Spanish Left Opposition. ist come