The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 14, 1924, Page 5

wed headsy, May 14, 1924 Bihals DAILY WORKER Open Letter to National Executive Committee of the Socialist Party io the National Executive Committee, Socialist Party: There exists in the working clas: movement in the United States today an opportunity to crystalize in an or- ganized form the movement for inde- pendent political action which has sprung out of the intensification of the class stfuggle in this country which followed the end of the war. ‘a Thru their experiences with the gov- ernment since the end of the war, millions of workers and farmers have begun to realize that the government of the Republican and Democratic ad- ministration is an instrument of the exploiters used to assist these ex- ploiters in robbing the industrial work- ers and farmers and to maintain the system of exploitation as a whole. The Railway Labor Board, the Daugherty Injunction, Coronado de- cision of the Supreme Court, the use fer and troops in strikes as never fore, the wider use of injunctions ainst strikers, have all had their part in convincing the indUstrial work- ers that the existing government is their enemy. Similarly, the farmers, millions of whom have been bankrupt- ed thru the deflation policy of the gov- ernment, and who pay the high rail- road freight rates, under the Esch- Cummins law, and are discriminated against by the character of the loan and banking legislation passed by . congress, realize that the government ee ba is always on the side of their exploit- ers, and there is no hope that its ac- tions will benefit them, These conditions have developed the wide-spread movement for independent Political action by the farmers and industrial workers thru a Farmer-La- bor Party, This movement has ex- pressed itself in the formation of many state Farmer-Labor Parties which have combined to call the June 17th National Farmer-Labor Party Convention, The call for the June 17th Farmer-Labor Party Convention spe- cifically and decisively pledges those who will participate to independent political action, separate and distinct from the old pai thru a political organization representing the farmers and workers. The movement which is represented in the June 17th Convention was the result of and gained its greatest im- petus thru we failure of the Confer- ence for Progressive Political Action to realize the hopes of the farmers and workers for a Party which would fight their political battles, It was not until the Conference for Progr litical Action had shown at. convention in February, 1922, and its second convention in Cleveland, 1922, that there was no hope of this group creating a political party or a party which would represent the exploited farmers and workers of this country, that the movement for a national con- vention of those groups who were in earnest in their desire to bring into existence a mass political party of farmers and workers took form. The movement had its first expression in the July 3rd Convention -of last year at which the Federated Farmer-Labor Party was formed. Thru the efforts of the Federated Farmer-Labor Party in co-operation with the State Labor Par- ty, the June 17th Convention which will bring about a greater crystalliza- tion of this movement and deyelop a mass party with the support of one or two million workers has been called. In spite of the fact that the Con- ference for Progressive Political Ac- tion has repeatedly demonstrated that its leaders will not permit the forma- tion of a political party, and its enter- ing into the political fields as an in- dependent political organization of this group, the Socialist Party still is part of the Conference for Progressive Action. The excuse of the Socialist Party for remaining in that organiza- tion of which the express policy is to vote for Republican and Democratic candidates because they dre “good men” or favorable to labor, is that they still hope that the Conference for Progressive Political Action will form a Labor Party. This hope, if it exists, 1s an !lusion. The Conference for Progressive Po- litical Action has sown by ail. of its actions that it will never form a Labor Party, Only a few days ago the latest manifestation of the policy of the Con- ference for Progressive Pulitical Ac- tion came to light in the state of. Cali- fornia where all of the progressive trade unionists, farmers and labor po- litical groups have combined to. call a convention for the formation of a Farmer-Labor Party and the Confer- ence for Progressive Political Action has issued a manifesto denouncing this move and calling attention to the fact that the American Federation of Labor Convention at Portland voted against independent political action. In other words, the Conference for Progressive Political Action. lined up with Samuel Gompers: for “rewarding the friends and punishing the enemies of labor,” and the Socialist Party, by its affiliation, endorses this policy. It has already become apparent; too, that the hope that the July 4th Con- vention of the Conference for Prog- ressive Political Action will follow a - | different course, is due to disappoint- ment. It is quite apparent from the statements of the leaders of the Con- ference for Progressive Political Ac- tion that their purpose at the Cleve- land Convention, even tho they may endorse the candidacy of Robert La- Follette on a national scale, is to.enter into the state elections on the basis of the old policy of the C. P. P, A.; that is, while on a national scale they pro- pose to support LaFollette as dependent candidate, on a staté scale they will again call upon the workers and farmers to vote for “good” Re- publicans and Democrats. By its continued affiliation and en- dorsement of the Conference for Prog- ressive Political Action, the Socialist Party endorses this policy. In sup- porting the C, P. P, A, against the June 17th Convention, it takes its stand against independent political action, Even tho the C. P, P. A. thru some miracle were to enter into the polit- ical arena as a political party, standing for independent political action, what kind of party would come out of the Cc. P, P. A.’ Certainly, the members of the Socialist Party will not deny that political parties stand for definite economic interests. Does the C. P. P. A. stand for the economic interests of the exploited farmers and industrial workers? Every one knows that it does not. Its leadership belongs to the aristocracy of labor. The La¥Fol- lette group in Congress which it sup- ports is not the representative of workers and farmers but of small busi- Aness men, professional groups—the petty bourgeoisie, Out of the C. P. P, A. there could only come a petty bourgois\Third Party, never a Farmer- Labor Party standing for the class in- terests of the exploited workers and farmers. The Central Executive Committee of the Workers Party calls these facts to the attention of the Socialist Party and demand in the name of hundreds of thousands of workers and farmers who are supporting the June 17th Con- vention that the Socialist Party im- mediately withdraw from the Confer- ence for Progressive Political Action and support the mass movement of workers and farmers for independent political action thru a class Farmer- Labor Party. If the Socialist Party wishes to re- tain any vestige of a right to call it- self a workers’ political organization, it will give heed to this demand, To- day it is an enemy of the movement for growing class action of farmers and workers thru its support of the C. P. P. A. which denies and opposes such class action and by its policy stands as an obstacle to the develop- ment of a great mass movement of workers and farmers which, for the first time in the history of this coun- 8 } SS A Friend In Need THE UPHOLSTERERS THE MINERS THE FOOD WORKERS THE GARMENT WORKERS THE PULLMAN CAR WORKERS are only a few of those who’ know how necessary and useful a real labor paper can be in time of trouble for these organizations have received more helpful publicity in the pages of THE DAILY WORKER “AMERICA’S GREAT LABOR DAILY.” than in all the big. papers of Chicago combined. Keep this militant fighter going by getting new readers. Take advantage of the special introductory price. 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At the present time the work- ers and producers eat the poorest food, wear the poorest clothes and fill the jails and penitentiaries whenever they try to better their conditions, The workers form one economic class and the capitalist class the other. Up to now the capitalist class have had undisput- ed contro! of all arms of the polit- leal government in Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania. At the same time they have made the workers be- lleve that certain politicians in the old pai are their friends. By this means they prevent the work- ers from organizing a class farm- er-labor party to fight the battles of the working class. Every strike is class war, wheth- er you like to admit it or not. Cap- italism has reached the point where there can be no compro- mise, Ejther we are to have a brutal, ruthless dictatorship of the capitalist class, as in Italy, or the workers must gain control of the political government and adminis- ter it In the Interest of the work- ers and farmers. While they * preach democracy to you they are now preparing to kill you on the streets of old Pittsburgh with ma- chine guns, tear gas and bayonets, ou are weak because you only or ganized on the industrial field. This coming week at Allentown, under thi spices of the Pennsyl- vania State Federation of Labor, the Farmer-Labor party of Penn- sylvania will meet to discuss the matter of launching a real class farmer-labor party and stop the farce of supporting the Magees and the Leslies on the old party tickets. Nominate trade unionists, members of your own union, to the control of the police, militia and courts and take the government out of the capitalist cli who make a mockery out of democracy. Wire to the State Federation of Labor, to the Pennsylvania Farm- er-Labor party and demand the launching of areal farm: party in this stat You delegate to the Federated Farmer- Labor party convention in Chica- go, July 3, 1923. Continue this pol- jey toward independent political action by helping to organize the Farmer-Labor party of this state and endorse the national Farmer- Labor convention at St. Paul, June 17, where the workers and farmers of America will start the march toward emancipation from both in- ternational and class war by build- ing an or ization to take control of the government in the interest of all. the workers. DOWN WITH THE PARA- SITES! UP WITH A WORKERS AND FARMERS’ GOVERNMENT! DISTRICT 5 OF WORKERS PARTY. By order of the District Executive Committee. , Will develop a class party on a mass scale. The Central Executive Committee of the Workers Party joins with the hun- dreds of thousands of workers and farmers who support the June 17th Convention in demanding that the So- clalist Party immediately sever its connection with and repudiate the C. P. P. A. and the July 4th Convention and that it accept the invitation of the great movement of farmers and work- ers who are taking their first stride toward class consciousness, and send delegates to the June 17th Farmer- Labor Convention. The Workers (Communist) Party is giving all its strength to building the Farmer-Labor United Front to attain this end. It urges the Socialist Party to sever its reactionary connections and to join.in building the mass class party which will fight the battles of the exploited farmers and industrial workers. Fraternally yours, Central Executive Committee Workers Party of America. Wm, Z, Foster, Chairman, C. BE, Ruthenberg, Executive Sec’y. COMMITTEE OF The Central Executive Committee held a full meeting on Friday and Sat- urday, May 2nd and 3rd, and made the following decisions In regard to Party Policies and Party work: Policy in the June 17th Convention 1, Should the June 17th convention be dominated by the delegates repres- enting industrial workers and exploit- ed farmers we shall endeavor to or- ganize a Farmer-Labor Party on the basis of the constitution adopted by the convention at which the Federated Farmer-Labor Party was authorized. We shall intensify our propaganda for organization of such a party. 2. If such a Farmer-Labor Party is organized by the June 17th Conven- tion we will merge the Federated Farmer-Labor Party in it, the Federat- ed going out of existence as a separate organization. 3. Should the June 17th convention not be dominated by the class ele- ments, but there be in the convention such a strong admixture of other than representatives of industrial workers and exploited farmers, so that the party if formed would not be a class party of industrial workers and ‘farm- ers, then we shall not make a fight for the organization of a party, but accept a loose coalition for the elec- tion campaign. 4, If the conditions in point 3 pre vail we shall maintain the Federated Farmer-Labor Party as the expression of the class party of industrial work- ers and farmers and seek to affiliate with it all such elements. The Fed- erated under these conditions will form part of the coalition and during the election campaign seek to organ- ize itself. 5. We shall submit to the June 17th convention a clear-cut class program and make a fight for its adoption. A committee of three shall be elected for the purpose of drafting this pro- gram. 6. The same commitee shall draft a statement on the question of the candidacy of LaFollette which shall be read to the convention after his nomination, if he is nominated, pledg- ing our support but stating our Com- munist attitude toward LaFollette. State Farmer-Labor Parties. In Pennsylvania, the C. E. C. decided that our Party should send delegates to the State Farmer-Labor Party con- vention called in connection with the State Federation of Labor convention and make a fight there for endorse- ment of June 17th. Our policy in this case, should the convention not be a representative convention of the labor Party Activities Of Local Chicago The Third Annual Picnic of the Workers Party, Local Chicago, will be held on Friday, July 4, at Stickney’s Grove. Speakers, dancing, games, re- freshments, etc., are being provided. Sympathetic organizations are re- quested not to arrange any other af- fair, but to give all possible support to the July 4th picnic, Trachtenberg Tour List of Western Dates. — The list of Trachtenberg’s western dates follows. Addresses of halls and hours of meetings will be pub- lished later where they are not given here: Friday, May 16, Tacoma, Wash. Saturday, May 17, Seattle, Wash. |. ASunday, May 18, Mie B.C. Canada. Monday, May 19, Spokane, Wash. Tuesday, May 20, Butte, Mont. Saturday, May 24, Superior, Wis. Sunday, May 25, St. Paul, Minn. Monday, May 26, Minneapolis, Minn. NEW YORK CITY. ORGANIZATIONS, ATTENTION! District No. 2, Workers Party, has. arranged a grand excursion and moonlight dance on the Hud- son river for Saturday, June 28th, The commodious steamer Cler- mont, having a capacity of 3,000, has been chartered for this occa- sion, Friendly organizations are urged to keep this date In mind and not arrange for any affairs that week. The Workers Party DECISIONS OF CENTRAL EXECUTIVE WORKERS PARTY movement of the state, was left open for decision at the convention, with the exception of those delegates fay- oring the June 17th convention should be organized to a June 17th Propagan- da Committee, In Massachusetts, New York, Ohio and Illinois, the Central Executive Committee instructed the Party organ- ization to endeavor to affiliate the state farmer-labor parties, Socialist Party The Committee authorized the is- suance of an open letter to the Soc- ialist Party demanding that it disas- sociate itself with the July 4th con- vention and join the June 17th con- vention group. Broms Appeal The Central Executive Committee refused to reopen the case of Allan S. Broms, expelled from the Party last year. District 3 Statement On the question of publication of a statement by District 3 of the Party in reply to the statement by the Cen- tral Executive Committee on the in- ternal party situation, it was decided that Comrade Cannon should explain the matter at the membership meet- ing of district 3. Daily Worker Management Committee The Central Executive Committee appointed Comrades Dunne, Loeb, Ruthenberg, Tenhunen and Browder as the Management Committee of the Daily Worker. Comrade Burman will serve as a substitute for Comrade Ten- hunen as the latter is unable to attend meetings. May Day Assessment The Central Executive Committee decided that Party workers in Party institutions who were paid for their services on May Day are to donate their day's wages to the DAILY WORKER. Educational Work The C. E. C. appointed a sub-com- mittee consisting of Comrades Be- dacht, Bittelman and Cannon on edu- cational work to take the direction of educational work within the Party. Cc. E, RUTHENBERG, Executive Secretary. Bakers Win $2. ST. LOUIS, May 13.—Possibility of a citywide strike of 1400 St. Louis union bakers passed when the em- ployers agreed to an increase of $2 a week. The union had demanded $3. The new scale is: Foremen $44 a week; Spongers $40; Bench hands $37; Helpers $29; Bread counters $30 and second-year apprentices $24, Do you want to help the DAILY WORKER? Then get a new sub- seriber, first issue of the new daily, City of Aad Bivd., Chicago, III. Concert Begins 8:15 P, M. International Concert Orchestra Freiheit Singing Society 50 Cents Auspice: OF AMERICA MEETING, MAY 2-3 PHILADELPHIA NOTICE CONCERT AND BALL SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1924 Eagles’ Temple, Broad and Spring Garden Sts. ONCERT PROGRAM Violet Laskey—Soprano Refreshments and Music in Basement Local Philadelphia, Workers Party in Action South Slavs Will Present The “Army Deserter” Sunday. The South Slavic branch of the Workers Party is holding its last Mall of the season, this coming Sunday, May 18, at the C. S. P, S, Hall, 1126 W. 18 streot, at 2:30 p. m., continuing thru the evening. Besides dancing to the tuna of the branch’s owa Banjo Orchestra and other interesting items on the program, the branch’s own Dramatic Club will present a very in- teresting play in three acts, called, “The Army Deserter.” This play alone is worth more than the meager ad- mission. Although it is only in three acts, there are seven different settings ‘of the stage, and that includes some very beautiful scenes, Some of the scenes are as follows: Morning in the village, the harvesters, singing folk songs, are leaving for the fields; hunting (dog-like for recruits for the king’s army; in the army pris- on; with the army deserter and anoth- er convict awaiting execution; a dual; a society masquerade ball; in a Buda- pest gambling house; love scenes, etc. The play abounds with many folk songs and other pleasing melodies, and with its beautiful scenes it should prove of interest even to one who is not fortunate enough to know thé Jan- guage in which it is acted. The players, altho not professional actors, ane by no means amateurish, some of them having as much as ten years’ experience on the stage. The admission to the dance, includ- ing the play is only 50 cents. The place: C. S. P. S, Hall, 1126 W. 18th street, near S. Racine avenue. The time: Sunday afternoon and evening. The play starts 2:30 p. m. Comrades of all languages are in- vited and assured of a good entertain- ment. Instead of going to a bourgeois theatre, come for once and enjoy some real proletarian acting. Call Roumanian Royal Thief In “Daily Herald” (Special to The Dally Worker) LONDON, May 13.—Roumanian royalty visiting Britain in search of loans has been severely criticized by the “Daily Herald.” The King and Queen of Roumania have arrived from France where they were arranging the Franco-Roumanian alliance. The “Daily Herald” reports that the King’s theme in 4! “Freedom” but that he ought to be asked about freedom in Bessarabia, part of Roumania at present, but right- ly Russian. Military forces occupy this territory at present. The British labor paper also asks why Roumanian newspapers opposed to absolutism are suppressed. ITALIAN COMMUNIST DAILY SOON The Italian section of the Workers Party is preparing to transform its weekly paper, “Alba Nuova”, into a daily Italian workers’ paper. The which will appear under the name “I! La- voratore”, is to appear on May 18th. The alian daily will cover the news of the labor movement the world over, giving first attention to} the struggles of the Italian workers in the United States, at the same time dealing with the main developments of the struggle in italy, er are the following: . 5.00 per year 6 months 3.50 3 months 2.00 . 8.00 per year Subscriptions should be sent to I! Lavoratore, 1113 W. Washington 6 months 4.50 3months 2.50 REMOVAL NOTICE Please be sure to address all Letters, Newspapers and other mail to our new address. THE DAILY WORKER 1113 W. Washington Blvd. Chicago, Ill. Dancing 10 P, M, L. Erbe, Soprano ” Oscar Lyman, Violinist Wardrobe, 15 Cents