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UNITE Weekly Organ of the Communist League of America (Opposition Published weekly by the Commodet League of America (Opposition) at 128 Dant 10th Street. New York, Entered as second class mall matter. Novern her 98. 1922 at the Port omhee at New York. under the act of Marea 18 VOLUME VI, NO. 25 WHOLE NO. 172 NEW YORK, SATURDAY MAY 6, 1933 PRICE CENTS Scores at Chicago Mooney Congress The Collapse of the SOLVE THE CONTRADICTION. and the Opposition Tasks Progressive Miners Decisive Mass Support of Marxist Wing to.
The Retraces Steps New Deal Diplomacy On Only six weeks beforeaned al LEON TROTSKY 39 Delegates Representing 45, 000 Workers in Solid Left Opposition Bloc. Makes Pressure Our appeal to save the MILI. tion. Take the Chicago Mooney But therein is the danger. The Felt on Policy and Resolutions. Cannon TANT has met with an immediate Congress! Our delegation repro MILITANT is eneireled by a ring comrade in sented forty five thousand workers of debt.
Cleveland state in die toernooi olla e Among our delegates were the retuTANT stands in the sharpente che The financlal erisis of the MILLElected on Permanent National Com.
our linotype from the sheriff recentatives of the fifteen thousand tradiction to our work afleld Worse The question of the fate of Ger. not allow Hitler to capture alebo clutches by Parroset Konikow nost advanced section of the Amer regularly and in full size hampere man Communism stands now atsitions at once.
the centre of attention of all our in the advance of Hitler, even in Boston took over the payment of ican working class. Through sections. So far as can be judged, though he be already in power, the monthly notes, thus insuring its influence of the MA. in the nethe works in the field. When the Cool main organizer falters the whole the majority of comrades are in would inevitably release a greater future use to us. Comrade kars gress, comrade Cannon was elected movement is affected.
This contradiction cannot be tolmang the question of Communism is ers. The beginning of Civil War to pay our electric and gas bills upon the insistence of the miners erated. It must be overcome. Because of lack of space we The outstanding mass organizaa question of a new party. There in its turn should have engendered Comrades Gordon and Clarke rased delegation, to the Permanent Na Smash the circle of debt! are printing only a sketchy tion present was far and away the are others, however, who consider a decomposition in the government a donation of thirty dollars. Our tional Committee.
nows report of the Chicago Progressive Miner of America Mooney Congress is, Aet quickly! Next wek MILLMooney Conness in this issue.
whose delegation was headed by as incorect and maintain that the self. Vacillations in the camp ot together and raised eight and a half so far, the high watermark of the TANT must appear on time and in full report by comrade Glotcomrade Allard. These delegates old slogan of a reform of the the enemy, should have again, in dollars which they applied to their influence of the Left Opposition in full size Important material is zer, an analysis of the great represented the crystallizing left the United States.
battle fought by the Left Oppothe International Left Opposition wing in the that is to say, is. the sition on the floor of the Confor instance of two Spanish com Such was the dialectic perspective enabled us to get out only a two dispensable part the MILITANT Press; material on the Four Power the most advanced section of the gress by comrade Cannon, a serades, of two German comrades, which we considered probable; at inger! And by no means, solves played in the hard years of prepa Pact, translated from Unser Wort, American trade unions. Their inries of illuminating paragraphfluence connted heavily against the who speak in the name of whole any rate, not excluded. And be the problem. Next week issue is ration for this signal advanre! It the illegal organ of the German notes comrade Oehler and ever wenker attempts of the Stal groups and of one Russian com. cause of that, we had to, it was still hanging in the balance. Only is a long rerord of great artiflows Left Opposition and many other the resolutions adopted at the Inists to new up the united front rade. do not doubt that their our duty to, exhaust all possibili. the same continued prompt re in the struggle to overcome appar important features cannot see the Congress will appear in the conference with their routine, maobjections reflect the mood of quite ties contained in the situation of sponse will enable us to get back ently insuperable difficulties. As light because of the pressure of next issue.
chine control, directed, in the first a considerable part of the Opposl yesterday.
more normal basis. our horizons widen the role that space.
instuner, against the Left Opposition. It would be unnatural it the However, now it would be insane SOLVE THE CONTRADICTION! the MILITANT must play becomes tion. The delegention threw need for such a serious turn dia to be ruled by an old perspective Solve the. The patient work which the Left its weight into the scale against Shandlingene under disagreements events. The Spanish comrades askelery stue, de mot symptomst themustest at all cash the art ord on timeler Air mail Wire funds in the Mooney movement from coast non to the Resolutions Committee.
hotel produce a chur amidste diferent which has been cast aside by sword of Damoetes, which threat. We must not fail in a single one or two magens! And every issue out opposition has been doing for years the Stalinists to elect comrade Can tion it wo were incapable of dis (Continued on Page 2) dence points in the opposite direc der the burden.
Street, New York City.
cussing in a comradely, yet mat National Free Mooney Chiengo Connon was elected to the Permanent gress. The Congress was the larg National Committee ter of fact, fashion the disagree est, and in many respects, the most The delegation of the Left ments which have arisen. Such a significant united front conterence sition deles cerca de the helped on discussion can result only in the since the third period turn to from the St. Louis Mooney United further growth of the Opposition democracy are what concerns the May Manifesto Returns to United Front From Below» Washington Parleys Prepare New World Conflct united front from below, doomed try. Seu Coulso moeten med en the Communist movement to sec Defense Committee (MeMillen. tarian isolation. It appears that Chicago Italian Spartacus Workers selves, cannot agree with them. There is no end to the crimes of resulted brought a swing to the The series of conversations in fact that Soviet Russia, one of the there were more than 1500 delegates Club, Chicago United Front Antialthough paychologically can un Stalinism. Those serious commu ultra right which necessitated a Washington, intended to prepare largest buyers and sellers of goods present from all over the United Fascist Committee, Chicago League above mentioned comrades consists the heavy blows of Fascism in GerOpposition against new opportunist ference In London on June 12, be to participate.
derstand them. The mistake of the nist workers who have hoped that warning on the part of the left for the international economic con on the earth, had not been invited States. They came from the Un of struggle for Negro Rights, Chiin that they proceed from the for many might have served to give excesses on the style of the dis tween Roosevelt and MacDonald, But it the Washington conter the anthracite regions of PennsyUnion, Minneapolis Stooney Molders the Comin graceful bloc with Chiang Kai Shek Iterriot, Jung, Bennett and others ences and the international confervania, the coal areas of Kentucky. Defense Committee, the Unemployed the facts of today. We must learn torn bureaucracy and to bring about and the Anglo Russian Committee. were supposed to lay the founda ence to be held in London have not from Minneapolis and St. Louis and Langue of Los Angeles (Curtis by mulas in the light of new events. have been overcome with dizziness toward opportunism became in standing based on goodwill and ly meaning that they have no other places how to correct and replace the for a fundamental change of line, must in the United States too, this turntions for an international under the purpose which they are official Chicago and New York and Phil proxy. the Progressive Miners of to have that is far delphia and Boston and scores of America, the Progressive Miners LaDuring the last three years our by the newest crime of Stalinism. creasingly evident and at the vart mutual cooperation. The avowed from dies Auxiliary. the Progressive calculations have been based on We refer to the entirely unexpected cus Mooney Scottsboro and May purpose was to prepare for the purpose at all.
was no the ability of the German Commu and breathtaking reversion to the Day conferences and committee abolition or reduction of tarife bar contrary, the terrific pres tes broad. The Communist Paris tee (Gillespie Conference. There in policy under the pressure of the in the manifesto issued by the Com Left Opposition had as their mainternational tende, to stabilize the antagonisms between and among there were delegates from Socialist Illinois and New York Branches, Chicago, Minneapolis, Springfield, masses. If our prognosis of yes munist International on the occa task, the strugrle against opportu: currencies of the world, and to the imperialist powers into a more arty locals, the entire Chicago terday were defined more wharplysion of May Day and printed in a nist distortions of the united front raise the level of international critical stage. Capitalism, orgau Yipsel movement would be expressed as follows: spectal Sunday edition of the Daily by the Stalinists. That was before prices. There was even a suggested nationally cannot solve its the roletariant Party, Teenied York Spartacus Youth Clubs, the the Minneapolis, Chicago and New April 30. We cannot know as yet to what Worker on April 30.
tion of extending the new deal contradictions peacefully on the Workers Party, the League for Io. Chicago Unser Kamf Club, the Chldegree the German working class the Com Now. Not Negotiations of peace and brotherliness to include ternational scale.
dustrial Democracy.
weakened by past mistakes, zig munist International On April 30, the May Day the preparation for a real disarm It was proposed, for instance, by its next or king the LA. cago North and South Side Friends Lovestonites of the militant Clubs, the Chicago zaga and defeats and to what de resolution, first published in Humanifesto, printed in the Daily ament conference.
some bourgeois economists to pool and the Left Opposition were repInternational Workers School, All these illusions were shattered the world central banking sold resented. There were numerous But bureaucracy in combination with strueting the various parties to ap say any longer about approaching even before the first of the con reserves in one place, such as the delegates from of locals, in or delegates that the significance it was not in the number mocracy, have paralyzed the ener. the socialist parties and trade union formists or against attacking them. land. The decision of Roosevelt in Basle, and sue an international sive Miners of America. The tirely in the number of organizafrequently expressed the hope that tries, for united front negotiations we need United Front from below, tated a sudden depreciation of the ately raises the question of who chists were also represented. De too, speaks volumes for the work the very approach of the Fascist and at that, to refrain from attack not negotiations with top leaders! dollar in the foreign exchange would protect the gold. There is fense organizations were there, too: Gations for years to root our would close the ranks of ing the latter in the course of the The reason? For the leaders of market, strengthening the ability no political organization correspond the LL. the Mooney Molders De local conferences and OEthe proletariat and give rise to a united front activities, the Second International, negotia of American capital to compete on ing to such an economie task. tense Committee, the LU. Gen. selves in the movement. What power of resistance which would! The practical change of line that tions with officials on top is mere foreign markets in the export of (Continued on Page 2) eral Defense Committee ly a method of delaying, hindering goods, at the same time as it weak. what points the way to the and disrupting the united front of ened the ability of American fin.
future is the fact that our 39 delethe working class.
ance capital to finance the export Martial Law Reigns in Farm Area; rates represented 45, 000 workers, worker in the street cannot of capital. It amounted virtually therein is the measure of our help being amazed by this light to a declaration of financial war strength and influence!
The roll call: from St. Louisrepresentatives of 3, 000 in the loDue to technical difficulties, we cept the principles of the Left Op worker can hardly believe his eyes. right of American capitalism to Fifteen hundred farmers, assem many will be tried on charges of cal united front Mooney conference: from Minneapolis representatives the following letter till the press our committee are not members of and talking united front from be way without regard to the pretense bled at a convention of the Na criminal syndicalism.
ent issue. It is a reply to the the Left Opposition. We appeal to low. On March 6, his Internation of an international understanding. tional Holiday Association in Des bill against foreclosures, which 5, 000 workers in the Teamsters Union; fronte Los Angeles a repreThe British counter attack was Moines, Iowa, hase voted drastle was passed recently by the lowesentative of 5, 000 workers in the upon the American Committee of tion to help save from actual phone or maketeess. Leaderele bit con not long in coming de warehouse to relieve their misery and to clared unconstitutional by the Dis not edereel. et teeds een van measures to be taken immediately. General Assembly, has been de (Left Opposition. sent to the fighters who have been in the forefused, but as a disciplined comrade, with Argentina which catered the stave of the attack of the bankers trict Court and this decision is he and, front of the revolution in the Bol the Communist functionary of tition with those of the Unitedl flaunted but highly deceptive re foreclosures and sheriff sales un of America 30, 000 workers.
press by its secretary. Ed.
apexport of British goods in compe and the govenment in their much ling led as basis for further from the Gillespie Trade Union shevik camp, for the sake of what proaches the Central Conference and Progressive Miners schemes. Taking der the guard of troops. The cry April 26, 1933 they have done and what they can the and the of States, and the announcement that organization To the Editor of the Daily Worker: feefed thai mpeachable evidence of socialist speakers 80 unrefuted, lation of foreign exchange against Some go even so far as to let the British fund, for the manipu: the stirring anti foreclosure battles in the effort to scare the farmers decisive weight of our delegation place directly under the shadow of of Red agitation has been raised As the Congress proceeded the under the heading Norman Thomas which these men are suffering, and from their reformistabberin the manipulation of Roosevelt at Lemars, Denison and other cen and to justify the measures against made itself felt. Other forces were The Daily Worker of April 25th, the trightful conditions under without distinguishing themselves would be doubled.
ters of the farm fight area, the them.
attracted to our banner. Left So convention went way above the Sympathiztosan eritish Teplies: the recent removal of Rakovsky to some go to the extent or even Yipsel, United Workers The insincerity of the The wave of militancy on the cialist, official bead of the henlivered organizers farms is all the more noteworthy Party, and other committee and characterising its er the deaths of Riana nov and Communist platforms. Witness conferences had, of course, been ment expressed.
forts. It describes this committee of Smirnov in exile, confirm our (Continued on Page 2) made clear long before this by the Townley, the National Par. 1oo about Roosevelt New Deal. we mustered the largest minority not being taken in by the hallabal questions. On our minority report venturers who set up a special or right to ask that all friends of as a group of renegades and ad fears that the physical existence of these men is in danger. We have tisan League organizer, warned the The struggle is going on in spite ganiztion, the career of which is farmers that they were being forced of the administration measures, es vote of the Congress.
dedicated to calumniating the so of the revolution, help the October Revolution, for the sake GALA BENEFIT into bloody revolution. Let her pecially the so called controlled The Stalinist steering committee viet Union. and as the American these men alive.
us keep come. sotted with loud cheers in the solution of the agrarian eri bollow masquerade for united shouted and the intlation. which is supposed to aid attempted once again to reel off branch of an International organi PROGRAM And in fact, so far most of our The convention adopted the pro sis. The rebellion of the farmers front. Once more the Marxist wing all his actions lives up to the char contributions have come from memtion headed by Trotsky who in posal for a grain strike to be be can apd should be co ordinated with of the movement ralsed Its voice gun May 13 and to sweep over no the movement of the workers for a serious consideration of pol.
acterization of Comrade Stalin asbers and sympathizers of the ComMaria Theresa Maria Winetskaja less than thirteen of the decisive against the Roosevelt programley and program.
the leader of the The rest oflIt is charged that these men are agricultural states.
ram. Fighting tooth which will further depress the liv and nail we carried the day. We of the original Isadora star of the operatie and the article is mostly taken up with one who claims to be a Marxist revolutionaries. Will ang: Several days before, 600 farmers, ing conditons of the city toilers. quote from comrade Oehler notes: Duncan group, in a series concert stage, in program a vicious and slanderous attack on come forward with one single Marx.
protesting against attempts of in. To expect the farmers, in their Until the afternoon of the third of dance interpretations of folk songs Sidney Hook, and other members of ist surance companies and banks to location, to carry the tigla through day the conference was, in the the committee. Nowhere, of course, is there the slightest attempt to son why hundreds and thouforeclose mortgages, dragged Judgel to the end or to expect them to main, Just one long mass meeting.
of revolutionary fighters, Albert Meiff Bradley from his courtroom give the lead in a mass revolt In fact, Stalinists intended to show any connection with either who have gone through the Czarviolin virtuoso, formerly of the in Lemars, Iowa, when he refused against the attacks of capitalism call of the third day session to Norman Thomas or the British through the civil war and the famIst terror, through exlle and prison, faculty of the Curtis Institute to swear he would sign no more mere utopia. The farmers can and enable them to carry on two days spies.
of Music mortgage foreclosures. The judge will fight against capitalism only of mass meetings, to wind up with We consider it necessary. Arstine, should have gone over to the was released roughly endly after he had been under the MS Temu pirtymeeting and end up the conference the working the big May Day Stadium mass to state our own position, and see the socialist revolution is achievcounter revolution precisely when And. For the First Time in America!
by the enraged class and ond, to expose the two fundamentmen. In Denison, the farmer s, 800 The need of the moment is al by passing a manifesto burstlug ally false statements quoted above: ing creat triumphs, in spite of all strong, battled a sherit and 40 national working class movement with propaganda, but vold of a conin a chalk talk, on his widely.
mistakes and difficulties? It is not that the tried and tested Bolshe a quustion of one Individual or a discussed frescoes in Radio deputies and prevented them from to fight against impending intla crete program of action.
the. fi of mass proces City More than 13 countles in northern xation which wil get contact with text of the delegates prevented the from hunger and privation are handful, but of thousands of an counter revolutionaries, revolution. Is any Marxist satis essential part of the cadres of the Iowa are affected by this wave of the broad movement of the farm change in ans, caused the Staland that we are calumniating the fied with such a vulgar bourgeole struggle.
ers and conlcude fighting agreeinists to retreat and continue with Soviet Union by pointing to the paychological explanation as the Saturday Evening, May 13, at 15 The financiers, the American Lements with it. For that, it is ne the three day session. On the secharsh conditions of life in all stra ta of the population, aggravated by reason why thousands of the Rus egotism of one individual, as the TOWN HALL, 43rd St. and 6th Ave.
gion, the pulpits have all rigen en cessary for the Communist party toond day they forced the election of masse against the embattled farm creep out of its sectarian ground. a Resolutions Committee, a comer and the national guard has been hole and take the lead. The main mittee the party forgot about Union, and particularly harsh torsian Bolshevik cadres of yesterday Tickets: 35 cents, 50 cents, 75 cents and 00; Boxes 00.
sent into action. Martial law has task is to rally the workers for while they kept everybody enter Now on sale at International Workers School, 126 East 16th been proclaimed by Governor Clyde united action. Under the leader tained with propaganda speeches Sherlo prisoned and deported Bol u tertiorisformad dinto counter revSt. and at Town Hall box office Herring in Plymouth County where ship of a united working class, the but nothing substantial on polley We are not conducting a general mendous victories and successes of the farmers are most active. The fighting alliance of the proletariat and program.
humanitarian appeal for men in the dictatorship, at that?
That these victories and sue Auspices: International Workers School distres, nor on the other hand are civil courts in the same county have and the farmers can open up un We can sum up our participebeen suspended and court martial dreamed of vistas of successful ac we appealing only to those who ac(Continged on Page 2)
substituted.
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danger Thc«Daily Workers and the Defense indexs out what thunders in the Prepare to former og telefone de Britanie to open Prepare for National Grain Strikel carries an editorial describing on a distant point in northern Siberia, tributing the socialist press from declarations of the purpose of the land leaders in the militant sentiel since it shows that the farmers are delegates voted with us on varios counter revolution advance guard of munist Party.
Diego Rivera