The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 29, 1924, Page 8

‘\ The Development of the Teapot Dome Campaign Statement of the Daugherty in- vestigation adopted by the Cen- tral Executive Committee Work- ers Party. "r°HE investigation of Daugherty and the Department of Justice growing out of the Teapot Dome situation affords the Party a splen- did opportunity to draw the whole labor moverent into a big political campaign, There is no man more hated in the whole labor movement, there is no other individual in the whole government bureaucracy against whom an attack can be centered as effectively by the entire labor move- ment, regardless of ditterences of political opinion that may prevail amongst the workers, than Attorney General Daugherty, The Wheeler investigation of the Department of Justice has only be- gun. It has already proceeded far enough to show that the disclosures in this instance will be at least as significant in its effect on the politi- cal situation as the Teapot exposure has been to date, The Wheeler investigation affords the Party an opportunity to draw the organized labor movement into the role of being the most active and dangerous opponent of Daugh- erty. Towards this end we propose the following policy of the Party. 1, The Party must do everything possible to have the Wheeler com- mittee investigate and make public the high handed deeds of the De- partment of Justice and the Burns Agency in the last national strike of The Party of Lenin - - - gue the existence of the Sov- iet government the capitalist, as well as the so-called “socialist” press, has tried to impress upon the minds of the workers of the world that the Communists in Russia are maintaining power only because of the “bloodthirsty Cheka.” The proletariat of Russia more than once proved their lopalty to the Soviet government and the Commun- ist Party. The more the capitalist press and the heroes of the Second International raved about “persecu- tion of workers,” “jailing of sovial- ists,’ “suppression of prunog: A etc., the more did the workers to the support of the Communist Party. For the proletariat of Russia realize that it is due to the leader- ship of the Communist Party that they were able to come out victor- jous in the battles against all white guard generals, who enjoyed moral and financial support of the world bourgeoisie and its Iackeys of the Second International. The laboring masses of Russia know that it is due to the leadership of the Communist Party, that the Soviet government was able, in 1921, so successfully to liquidate the famine. Toiling Russia Supports Communists, The least sign of danger always served as a signal for the whole of toiling Russfa . to rally under the banner of the Communist Party. Those who were fortunate enough to be in Moscow last summer and wit- ness the great demonstrations of the workers in reply to the Curzon ultimatum will not fail to appre- ciate the fact that the Soviet gov- ernment and the Communist Party enjoy the full confidence and sup- port of the whole laboring popula- tion. The mere publication of the Cur- zon note was sufficient for the workers and peasants of Russia. Without any agitation of any kind, the workers left their places ot work and flocked into the streets in hundreds of thousands, Was there any agitation necessary? Not at all, For the workers and peasants of Russia know what war against the Soviet government means. The spontaneous demonstrations thruout the union proved the strength of the railway shopmen and in other struggles of the workers. 2. The Party members should im- mediately secure the adoption of resolutions in such labor bodies as Mineapolis, Detroit, Buffalo and Chicago Federations. of Labor call- ing upon Senators Wheeler and Brookhart to investigate the con- duct of the Department of Justice and the Burns Agency in the last big strike. 8. These central bodies should ask the Railway Employes’ Dcpart- ment of the American Federation of Labor to insist on being heard on the experiences of its membership with the agents of the Department of Justice and the Burns detectives while on strike, 4. That the Party call upon the Executive Gouncil of the American Federation of Labor to demand that it be given a chance to divulge all the information in, its possession about the criminal activities of the Department of Justice. and the manipulations of Burns and Daugh- erty against organized labor, par- ticularly insofar as its right to strike and organize have been flag- rantly violated by these department and bureau heads. 5. That our members in all local labor unions shall secure the adop- tion of resolutions calling upon the executive council of the A- F. of L. to aceept the above policy and call- ing upon the Wheeler committee to go to the bottom of the record of the Department of Justice and its bureau of investigation in strikes, in disputes between the employers the Soviet government ig a threat against them—the workers and peasants, With the death of Lenin the Com- munist Party suffered its greatest loss. In every difficult situation the Party could always depend upon Lenin. He could always foresee in advance the difficulties that would face the Soviet government and the Party, and he was always able to adapt the tactics of the Party and the government to the given sit- uation. Party Membership Increases. Now, Lenin is no more. The Party ly will have to carry on the difficult tasks ahead without the aid of his clear mind, and exceptional insight of its great leader and _ teacher. That the Party will succeed, in spite of all difficulties, there can be no doubt. Lenin has left us a strong, centralized and disciplined party which is supported by the whole of toiling Russia, Do the workers of Russia realize | & these difficulties? The best answer is given by the workers themselves, Whole factories of workers thruout the country have sent in applica- tions for joining the Party. Reports to date show that over 120,000 workers have applied for member- ship in the Party. In Moscow alone over 34,000 applications have been received. In Leningrad over 31,000 workers have applied for member- ship. And Moscow and Leningrad are no exceptions. From every nook and corner of the Union of Socialist Soviet Republic reports are Morning: The city groa Evening: coming in that the workers are CIVILIZATIO ns, e Embowels, amoeba like, its heritage of putrid living. The cit dark under a sky of blue, and the workers, and in its general activities against working men _try- One of the main weaknesses of ing to organize. hen ay a Proms eg to bao has 6. That the Party take steps to|been the fact that we have not have such bodies as the Civil Liber-| thrown, out sufficient slogans to ap- ties Union demand a thoro investi-| Peal to all workers, regardless of gation of the forces behind illegal their differences of opinions, to conduct of the Department . Jus- oer against the employing tice and its raid on the Bridgeman , iS A convention and the Trade Union| ‘The great interest aroused in gov- Educational League office in 1922, —— — by : — Teapot 7. That mass meetings be ar- cookeuiiiee” siteeden ope ¥: a, ranged by the Party in co-operation | wy oojor yi Pee estigation to intensify with labor unions, farmers’ organi- this great aahont dee the as zations, farmer-labor parties and|) .i, mong rie ig masses by giving our appeal general organizations of labor on : aay a strong labor color enables us to the Daugherty investigations. throw fundamental slogans of the 8. Tho the Party will undoubtedly | following nature which: trend to be the dynamic force in this move- | unite the workers as a class against — — ne. be part of = the capitalists as a class and hence eral Teapo' me campaign, ii ainst the € their would be best to arrange these press ee meetings in accordance with the (a) Down with the use of govern" above policy along the widest pos-) ment force in strikes and labor dis- sible basis of the — front. putes. f 9. Tnat the DAILY WORKER} (b) Down with government by in- concentrate its greatest attack on | junction, Daugherty and Burns from the labor (c) Down with the employers’ angle. This is especially necessary | private armies of detectives and since Wheeler and his committee | gunmen. : are planning to keep the working| (d) Down. with all interference class angle as much as possible in|with the right to strike and or the background. ganize. - : 10, That the Young Workers|_ (e) Out with Daugherty and League get into the Teapot cam-|Burns.. Punish them by _imprison- paign by making this issue its next | ment for their high handed viola- major campaign organizationally | tons of . the above-mentioned ele- and in the press. ee = the neg rks as 11. That the National Defense vn bot or aectar oak vk oe Council map out a program of ac-| gether politically to make impos- tion whereby it cam be linked up/|sible the rule of other Dughertys with the campaign against Daugh-|and Burnses. This is the Farmer- erty and Burns. Labor political slogan in effect- Conclusion. By H. GERISH flocking into the Party in thous-;look in the face replied: ‘I am an ands. The Russian proletariat is old man. I don’t know very much sending its best sons to fill,-by their about politics. I only know that collective work, the vacancy left by my best years I have spent at this Lenin, factory, and it’s only since the Oc- It should be remembered that tober revolution that I felt that my these applications for membership work is worth while. I did not join into the Party, come exclusively the Party till now because I con- from workers from the bench. | sidered myself to be too old to be of In conformity with the decision of |much use. At the same time Iyitch the Party conference, held in Jan- | was alive. Now, Ilyiteh is dead. It uary, only this class of workers are | is the duty of every honest worker at present accepted into the Party. |to join the Party of Ilyitch and eon- In order to strengthen the prole- tinue his work.” tarian kernel of the party, the con- | The last words of the old worker ference resolved to draw into the were spoken with tears in his eyes, Party 100,000 workers from the At the same meeting 56 workers bench ‘within the next year, for the handed in their applications for mem- same period closing the doors forjbership. After the meeting the all others. secretary of the factory committee 100,000 Members In Six Weeks. nar E 4 — number is 7 eo Only six weeks have passed since aay Gove: More. ” that conference, and not only must — to the Party the best among we not wait a whole year in order to Build the Party of Lenin. add 100,000 workers to the Party, These wards ate vepented in Mea- se already far ahead of that cow, as well as in Leningrad, ‘ . " Nizhni-Novgorod, Kharkov, Odessa, One illustration will be sufficient * ’ ’ to give the reader an idea of the ee a ag emg Samara, present frame of mind of the Rus- Beviet "Republics. nion of Socialist sian Worker ag of one of the fac-| At the grave of their dead leader tories in Moscow, at which applica- pend oat agg oe oe tions from the workers of that fac- | P wo pA a OE strengthen the Communist Party— the Party of Lenin. ; Moscow, Feb. 29, 1924. tory were discussed, one of the ap- plicants, an old man of about 58, who has been working at that fac- tory for the last 25 years, was asked: How does he explain the fact that in>all these years he did not join the Party, and now has finally decided to apply for membership. The old worker with a determined 5 [i r WD v