The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 19, 1924, Page 5

“The idea becomes power when it pene- trates the masses.” —Karl Marx. SPECIAL MAGAZINE SUPPLEMENT JULY 19, THE DAILY WORKER. SECOND SECTION This magazine supple- ment will appear every Saturday in The Daily Worker. 1924 Dy Slogans and Policies in Election Campaign By ALEXANDER BITTELMAN. ~ The recent decision of the Central Executive Committee calls for a straight, clean-cut Communist cam- paign in the coming elections. What does it mean? Its general meaning would be this: to raise such slogans and to instill in- to the masses such ideas as to win over to the cause of Communism the maximum possible’ number of work- ers. So far, so good. The only question -~-the real question—that_ still remains to be settled i8, what should these slogans and ideas be? This question can be best answered by considering LEADERS OF INTERNATIONAL COMMUNISM 1) Zinoviev. 2) Trotsky. 3) Bucharin. 4) Kolarov. 5) Steward. 6) Cacken. 7) Clara Zetkin. 8) Ruth Fisher. i 10) Katayama. 11) Roy. the following two propositions. 1, What are the most pressing and burning issues in the lives of the American working masses at the pres- ent moment? 2. What is the best means available at present for~mobilizing the maxi- mum possible number of workers for an immediate struggle against capi- talism? Particular stress is laid here on the expression, immediate struggle. Why? For the sole reason that the masses can be won over to the ideas of Com- munism only thru actual struggle against capitalist exploitation. Not by propaganda alone, not by mere preaching of the ultimate aims of Communism, but by leading the mass- es into struggle against capitalism can we succeed in eventually winning them for our ultimate aims. What Are The Issues? In reviewing the present day con- ditions of life of the industrial prole- tariat of the United States, what do we find? Unemployment, part-time employment and a feeling of general insecurity in finding the means of earning a livelihood. This seems to be the outstanding feature of the pres- ent situation as far as large masses of workers are concerned. Unde- niably, this country is passing at pres- ent thru a period of industrial de- pression which has already produced 12) Foster. a widespread crisis of unemployment. We do not know how long the present situation will continue, altho our in- dications are to the effect that the present crisis is rather of a lasting nature. Whatever its durability, the crisis is right now in our midst. Masses of workers have been serrousWy affected. They are restless. They are dissatis- fied. They are looking for a way out. It is our duty to take the lead. Which means, in other words, that the prob- lem of unemployment becomes one of our issues, one of our main slogans in the election campaign. Proceeding further with the exam- (Continued on page 8) 9) Bordiga.