THE MILITANT WORKERS OF THE WORLD.
UNITE Weekly Organ of the Communist League of America (Opposition Published weekly by the Communist Ler e of America (Opposition) at 84 East 10th Street, New York, Entered as second class mall matter, November 28, 1928 at the Post Office at New York, under the act of March, 1879 VOLUMEV, NO. 38 (WHOLE NO. 134 NEW YORK, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1932 PRICE CENTS New Wage Cuts Start UrgentAppeal Unity Is Urgent Need of Illinois Miners National Class Struggle Union Will Win!
Trotsky Barred from Czechoslovakia SIX VOTES AGAINST THOUSAND WHERE IS 7th WORLD CONGRESSI WIN An Open Letter to John Wat Last week we addressed the question forward on these opportunities avall.
Accentuated Attacks on Workers Prelude to 4th Crisis Year to our readers and supporters: Wiable but the creditors are thresten.
The Militant continue to appear reguing to close down on us. As a matter larly? We were compelled to address of cold fact we cannot meet our ex The fourth winter of the crisis is at The Stock market had its boom and it to you. We had no other choice. penses unless you come to our assisthand. The fourth winter of hunger and in a few days ran up a paper profit of We can record a few responses to our ance.
appeal; but entirely Insufficient. We You would not want to see The starvation for millions of unemployed over billion dollars but at the same must say frankly that the continned Militant discontinued or any enforced workers in the United States. Many of time unemployment has increased, wages regular appearance of The Militant is retrenchments upon its regular apthese workers are eager to know just are going down, retail trade has fallen when a revival will bring back prosper off over 30 from year ago and car. very seriously endangered.
pearance. But that is what we face, Our obligations have increased and and that we say you openly and ity so they can obtain employment. Many loads for the week ending August 13th of these workers are looking to the Wall were down more than 30 from a year with them our expenses. Our opportun frankly. Unless our readers and supities for new gains are enhanced but porters assist, there is no other way SPRINGFIELD, ILE.
are fighting against the illegal conStreet boom with hope that it is the first ago.
We have not the means to take advan. out. We know you can do something great many of the present leaders tract forced on us by our officials sign of the revival The wage cuts announced in these basic and will not allow any outsiders to tage of them. We are now printing either in the way of contribution of the new Progressive Miners Union ex Regardless of a brief upturn pro Industries are the opening guns of a wage enlarged editions and shipping bundles yourself, or by enlisting some of your pect to solve the present coal problem interfere with our policy adopted at longed protracted crisis the fact remains cutting campaign that will sweep the in Illinois within the limits of capital our la state wide conference held to the mine folds. That we must friends and comrades to help. But in Benid.
continue. We have a couple of young that mewh we absolutely depend upon ism in Illinois, that if the Reds keep any promises for the workers in their whole nation, down to the lowest patal organizers there building up The Mill. you to do. We leave the decision in ther feiit and hands out, they will be The plain brutal truth is that if the present worganized condition. While the sections of our class. Twice before in the present crits such organized wage tant circulation and building our or your hands. If you want to secure able to settle their differences with the miners of illinois men to build a new press speaks of an upturn the bosses entting campaigns have run their course ganization to help in this vital strug the continued appearance of The MiliLewis machine and the coal operators. militant miners union and secure better are giving the workers an introduction throughout the country. Ench time they gle. We had to get out additional tant you will do your utmost. If not Then again, efforts are made to push the conditions they must not only put up an to the fourth winter by new wave have been started by talk of a return political struggle into the background, intense struggle against the conl operamaterial to fight back the Stalinist we will be compelled to retrench.
of wage cuts in the basic industries. The to prosperity and each time the first pogrom campaign. We are moving Your assistance is urgently needed. as for instance the attempt by Buck Robtors and the Lewis machine, not only be defensive struggles of the workers have guns were fired at the steel, railroad or erts who was acting as chairman at the prepared to endure hardships; but the not yet been transformed into offensive coal mine workers.
Taylorville meeting. to gag comrademinola miners must broaden out on struggles. Much preliminary activity will Mayer who attempted to speak about the more comprehensive scale. In other have to be carried on before we can ac. American imperialism reorganizing conditions of the miners in the u. words, the Progressive Miners Union in complish this even with a brief upturn. industry. They are reorganizing indus.
Buck was presented because of the millbuilding and leading the miner of IuliThe capitalists are still on the offensive. try at the expense of the workers. If become enAfter reports that Leon Trotsky would Trotsky now has the distinction of havtaney of the miners. Then again, the nois must find allies, sympathizers and The last three years of the crisis have they succeed and thereby witnessed drastle inroads into the stanabled to compete on the International be granted perinission to spend a few Ing been refused, not merely the right attack against the International Labor supporters from the working class. Not dard of living of the workers. Mass un. market with other imperialists there will weeks in Pistyan Spa, Czechoslovakia, of asylum, but even the opportunity to Defense at the Gillespte convention be only unity with miners in other states, worse conditions are the general while This does not include the workers. The health, it is now announced that Czech period for his health refusal now and again, the statement issued by GH organizations. Further it is victorious defensive struggles to retain capitalist prosperity will mean new Nationalist propaganda against Leon undersigned by the British Labor govern esple headquarters with reference to to set before the miuers the class strug Trotsky proposed visit to the Pistyan ment, the French republic, Holland, wie Foster speaking in Gillespie which de sle in sharp and simple terms, so that mert of the gains of the past has been form of seater exploitation, mass upem Spa apparently has been successful. Germany of the social democracy and clares as follows: they may be able to understand the true the exceptional. Now the fourth winter ployanent and misery for the workers.
nature of the capitalist system. Finally At a Cabinet council today Minister of the Catholics, the republie of Simin We, the of of Illinois, they must endeavor to bring about a is to be buptixed with a wage cut in the Interior Szlavik, who is an Agrarian, and the Soviet Union.
the basie Ludustries. This will be fol declarecl he would be unable to take re thon the announcement that fighting combination with the railroad permis and other workers.
lowed by wage cuts in all the other in sponsibility for Trotsky safety atsion had been granted, the Stalinist Pistyan. The Consular Service also press, of course, launched another of its dustries, with a worsening of the condi.
Who Is Leading?
tions of the workers unless we follow states it is unable to grant Trotsky old stink bombs against the Opposition: This is a brief characterization of the the heroic example of the Illinois miners a visa as he does not possess a passport Trotsky has been invited to Czech miner who are taking a leading part in and fight back. New York Times, September 15 1932. slovakia to help lead the imperialist directing the affairs of the Progessive If one really wants to look for more struggle against the Soviet Union.
Miners Union.
So muchforthe counterfelt democracy Vinstication of this sort cannot conceal Dan MeGill, the leader of the Springfield fundamental conditions paving the way of the Czech republic, vassal state to the try though it may, the crime committed group. Democrat. While Proaldent of for revival, one must look deeper than the stock market, or the price movement Stalino pacifism Wins in Amsterdam country which embodies the traditions by Stalin in sending comrade Trotsky What Is Happening to the the Springfield Central Labor Body (A. L) ran for senator from this and look to more bande factors. One of factors is the reorganization of Six delegates, those of the Interna. was very much else to be expected from Guards concentrated in Constantinople The Communist International district on the Democratic ticket. Was labor power to Industry at a much lower tional Left Opposition, voted to reject the puppet states of imperialism in view under the rule of Stalin som friend, founded in March 1919 as the General removed by President Green as preslwage scale The American capitalists the pacifist manifesto of the notorious of the attitude of their masters. Comrade Kemel Pascha.
Staff of the World Revolution. In the dent of the Central body because he have been successful in reducing the Amsterdam Barbusse Congress. Not be days preceding the death of Lenin and supported Walker Fishwick and was cost of necessary, labor in production. cause they reject the struggle against the reinnval of Trotsky and the Left On. against Lowls All signs indicate that they are preparing war but because they remain true to the position tom offective participation in Ed. Mabie, was one of Lewis leaders in the fourth winter for further reductions Leninist position against any shoddy the councils of the International, it lived Springfield until this present struggle.
of the cost of necessary labor in order compromise with pacifism. Even if these up to this proud title. From the Com Delegate to the last convention of to increase the surplus labor to countwo thousand delegates had not been, for munist International and its Congress Lewis at Indianapolis. Joined Socialist teract the falling rate of profits and the most party, doctor widows, sop Standpoint of the Left Opposition in the Present Miners Struggle emanated words of inspiration and guid Party in the last two weeks.
enable the capitalists to retain more ranos, bureaucratic clerks and the like, ance to the international revolutionary Bryon Humpries. Lived in Springfield production in the form of surplus value. the relationship of numbers would have vanguard. No situation was allowed to for many years never took any part in The soft coal miners were slated for been no reason for a Communist sur John Watt, ersship as indirect agents of Lewis pass without the energetic and timely in. any struggle against any oficials until a drastie wage ont primarily in the re: the question of war that revolutionary Dear Comrade Watt: render of principle. It is precisely in Springfield, Ili.
Walker, who are the agents of the coal tervention of the world Communist lead the rank and file convention that nomoperators.
ership.
inated him for Vice President. Always to smash the last stronghold of the Marxism had to base itself upon meager The purpose of this letter is to review (a) The National Committee (of the Such an intervention, along the lines against all Reds. As is apparent, 11. The officials of the UMWA, forces. In spite of that, it arrived at the outburst that occurred on Friday, Socialist parts) decision on the Illinois set out by Levin and the other great an opportunist of the worst type.
a Back Roberts. Formerly a mine boss.
they forgot to take into consideration the of two points primarily: to advocate at which you were the main speaker, and Internal struggle between the miners and more imperative at the present time thin Wim. Keck, Belleville, Socialist. Secretary workers who rebelled against the bosses clearly the revolutionary standpoint to also to give you my opinion of what union oficials.
at any other period in the past several and their agents in the ranks of the wards the war question and further, to think of the whole atrair. b) The part played by Jack lind years. The convulsions shaking the of the Rank and File Union and now Pirst brief resume of your speech: marsh, Richard Glover and Jack Reed, structure of world capitalism in the preSecretary of the Progressive Miners union. The establishment of a new un sound the alarm before this international Union. Known to be sincere and honest.
ion and the mobilizing of the workers forum about the fact that the best fight1. You began by saying that you were all leading Socialists, in trying to defeat sent crisis demand a clear line of rev.
ers of the civil war against imperialist Against the wage cuts have strengthened or are today languishing in exile and very glad to hear the message that was the miners in their fight against the coat olutionary action, expressed by those who Alex Fraser Andy Steed. The two al.
ways go together. Product delivered on the previous night by the operators and their funkeys, the Lowlses have the authority and the responsibil.
the workers struggles. Much will deof the imprisonment.
pend upon how the workers in the other British Minority Movement. Leaders ity that goes with it. The threat of war Socialist party candidate for Governor and Walkers.
This aim was attained. The sidewalks of Indiana (lowers Hapgood) and the baste industries set to the pending was all around the place where the Congress Socialist party organizer of West Vir(Continued on page 4)
in Alanchuria, connected as it is with of the Gillesple sub district in the present struggle. Good timber in any all the problems of the Chinese revoluwas held in Amsterdam, were inscribed ginia (Most. that the only reason the The operators and Union leaders of with our slogans. Not a step could be Socialist party got such a small audi tion, ndd greater weight to the demand movement.
the Anthracite region met in New York taken without encountering slogans like ence was because the miners of Springto discuss a 20 to 25 wage cut.
these and other acute questions, is the and then vice president of Lewis prounion committee headed by John Long live Trotsky and Rakovsky. etc. Beld did not know that such distinguish: problem of Germany the key to the visional officials in Illinois.
international situation.
Lewis, Even Inkling as to its att Cor material was in everybody handsede socialists were in Springfield and Pat Ansbury, formerly a Lewis supporter rude but it is understood a strong pro in spite of every attempt to terrorize our that they were in town that the largest of the league of Nations give away the Some figures which have leaked ont The Silence of the Executive against Fish wick Walker fight. Took test would be made against the oper. comrades. The speech of our Indo Chinese hall in Springfield would have been filled. whole capitalist ballyhoo about disarmaYet the Executive Committee of the an active part in the rank and Alle Unator proposals. says the New York comrade, Ra, delivered on Sat. amidst. That you were not afiliated to any ment. The war which is raging in the Committee Inte entiretional rem ion that was organised at Belleville Times. Nothing but botrayal can be ex. the greatest applause, was, significantly and when the Rank and File Union single pronouncement some Gran Chacos is only the latest form orly silent. Not a pected from Lewis and Company. The enough, omitted from the Congress bul political group. That there merged with Walker clique, Pat was only road for the anthracite miners, is letins. Our comrade Molinier of Franet, good in all groups together the struggle between Bolivia and Para has appeared in its name in the eventful elected Board Member from the Frankto follow the lend of the Minois miners as representative of the Congress War expose of the general economie altuation which is a reflection of the greater and recent times. The Individual national Then you went on to a general guay, which they began in 1923, and month after month that have passed in lin county sub district. Aggressive and join hands with them.
Victims, was howled down in the Sunday in the country and the mining situation profounder struggle of the world wide parties, secretariat here and there, fighter and has guts. Got his expert The second meeting of the Operators discussion, and another French comrade in particular. Reading from a mass or imperialisms, British and American. Since express or half express an opinion on ence me the British Labor movement.
In my opinion, it was Ansbury that frank discussion and was a construcsidium had to apologize, but all of this Mine Workers Journal and the Congres the League Council, of which Britain is proletarian movement, but the General and the Labor Fakers resulted in a was manhandled, so that even the Pre documents the Ninos Miner United 1928 this dispute has been pending before the burning problems of the International started the present struggle against tive meeting. according to the New York only with the result that the same eve stonal Record.
Walker and Lewis when Ansbury or Times. The labor Fakers did not op ning everybody spoke only about Trotsky a member. In the same year the dis Start maintains its frigid, ominous silganized the Franklin county march on pose the wage modification but instead and Sluenzenberg had to wheel into post that are being circularized against you. the Pan American Commission in which You answered the mis statements pute was submitted for settlement to ence.
Why? Because the Stalinist clique Springfield of 3, 000 mirrers, a few days proposed a CUT IN TAXES FOR THE tion his whole artillery of falsehood after the miners found out that Walker BOSSES TO AVOID WAGE REDUC against Trotsky, the pacifist. You criticized the miners for the the United States is the dominating mem which has usurped the leadership of the TIOX.
had signed the first contract. It was The Left Opposition was represented they are carrying on the fight ber.
Comintern hopes thereby to escape the way that march which aroused the miners In the Railroad section of the Ameri. by Greek organizations like the Carpen against Walker Lewis coal operators. Both of these peace bodies have ntade responsibility for the catastrophes whileh of Illinois. don know his present can Industries the railroad executives ters Union, the Iron Workers Union, the Frankfort they should have marched on At the same time they have been ship exorable certainty. Stalin is as silent (a) That instead of marching to Westdesultory plays at settling the dispute its present course is preparing with status politieally. But in all of his propose a second wage cut. The rall. War Victims, etc. and several French Lewis and Walker homes.
speeches that have heard he already ping munitions in increased quantities to as the tomb into which he has converted ronds were so successful in their Uni organizations. Because of police and ma. b) Instead of signing up individual both countries. With charming impart the Comintern the movement of which brought in the class issue and called ted Front in the last 10 per cent wage terial difficulties, our Greek comrades coal operators with the Progressive Minality the United States sold, between the he is today the acknowledged leader.
for a broad united front with all workcut that they want to increase it by and were compelled to transfe thelr ereden. ers Union, to strike until able to get a gears 1928 and 1930, 40, 000 worth of The Comintern itself is silent. Its siling class organizations. At the Gilother 20 percent cut. The leaders of 21 tials to proxy delegates abroad.
district contract.
lesple convention where the Progresunions are amazed by the idea of an Our declaration to the Anti War Conpowder to Bolivia; and 24, 000 in mnch ence is not merely in violation of its (c) And a number of other points.
own statutes, but it is a political crime sive Miners Union was formed, the other cut. But it is their own sell out gress, published in the Militant two ine guns to Paraguay.
International Labor Defense offered dein the last negotiations which helps make weeks ago, was distributed In hundreds for winning the strike and bullding the for munitions shipments for You brought forth your proposals The two countries were a futile market of far reaching historical consequences.
fense and the services of their lawythe present demand possible. The rail of coples to all the delegates, translated Of such as: Chile, Czechoslovakia, France, Great Bricity of coming together in order to take Left without guidance, or the possibil ers and it was Ansbury that made the roads have laid of an increasing number into the German, French, English and Brond United Front attack against the because it tain, and the United States. Yet all of counsel, Judge the situation and subject of workers, at least 100, 000 since last Russian languages. So also were a mass Mass Demonstrations was a Communist organization of February, rather than reduce hours and of other leaflets and pamphlet distributed. hour day, day week.
these countries did not fail to place the preceding course to a minute, critical course, much of the bitterness against themselves on record as opposed to the examination with the aim of changing employ more workers as destred by thel At the time of voting our comrades Reinstatement of expelled.
Communism is due to the past mistakes presented a special declaration, advocatforecful settlement of disputes and some it, the International Communist movement Unions.
of the Stalinists and due to its present Ete. etc.
of them signed by the Kellogs Peace Pact. is foundering about in the storm of mistake of creating a condition On Monday, September the 6th the ing the Leninist struggle against pacifist You ended your speech with the read. But business is business, and a treaty events without chart, sals, rudder or in Longshoremven and ship Owners held a wontoned on the basis for the Comeren, ing of the United States Declaration of is only a scrap of paper. Capitalist paclhelmsman.
which the party drives all its would be conference in New York. The Ship Own Communist workers that the Trotskyallies, and close supporters and sym.
fism and morality are intended for the ers insisted that a big wage cut is necesists are the best representatives of Angelo Reply The absolutely imperative initial step pathizers away from Communism.
workers to keep them falthful slaves of sury if they are to compete with other Lenin teachings. Two thousand to sis to stress the following points: Role of the Socialist Party In my reply to your speech, tried the capitalist juggernaut. As for the rest that must be taken in order to emerge True to its Istoric role as capitalist it is a question of cold calculation around from this blindness and impotence is the agents in the ranks of the workers, the dent of the Longshoromen Association figures to be proud of in these times of and Tammans boss says the men will be stalinist degeneration and demoraliza part of the general political struggle nilitary. positions and maneuvers sedes Convocation of the Seventh World Socialist party, in the present struggle reasonable. But it is well to remem tion!
against capitalism. That only with the sary to maintain the profit.
Congress of the Comintern!
in the Illinois coal fields is giving support to Walker and Lewis who are the agents ber that Ryan like Lewis is In coming numbers, we will present an agent of living weapons that Marx, Lenin and The First Congress was held on March of the coal operators. The National the bosses and nothing but betrayal can detalled report of the Congress.
Trotsky gave us through their teachings Preparations are now being completed 2, 1919. The Second World Congress was committee of the Socialist party has be expected from him.
and their actions can we understand cor for the launching of the Worken School held on July 19, 1920. The Third Con. made a decision that the National Ex In New York, Mayor McKee economy rectly the role which the working class of the Communist League of America Cres opened on June 22, 1921. The ecutive Committee of the Sociallt party drive has made drastic inroads on the VOTE as a whole must take part in. Opposition. which will open its classes Fourth Congress was held on November will take no sides to the struggle between workers standards. He demands wage The night of the Left wingers in in approximately one month.
reductions all around the 36, 000 teachers COMMUNIST. eu mewn Minerea undan must be class announcements on the School will be World Congresses of the Communist In. coal operators, and they agents, the de in an early issue so that all those ternational were held at Inters of one Walkers and Lewiles, but leaves it pole PRy out cked the Socialist party lead interested in it may obtain full detalia. Continued on Red (Continued care a cuts. Pacifism» at Work for international course tonto the team and Joe Goett, Peoria, formerly sub district in Gran Chaco was Belgium,