The Daily Worker Newspaper, August 9, 1924, Page 2

LORETO! FREE EIS ence i i ¥ SOCIALISTS ARE DOWN AND OUT SAYS GOMPERS Rubs Salt in Socialist Party | Sores (Special to The DAILY WORKER.) ATLANTIC CITY, August 8. The latest publicity blast to Issue forth from the secret meeting place of the executive | committee of the American Federation of Labor, is a vici- ous attack on the “oontinuous- oo and completely isoredited socialist party” to uote the statement made pub- ile by Matthew Woll, messenger boy ‘extraordinary. and publicity agent for Sam Gompers. Kicked for Their Pains. After what the socialists have done for Gompers and his re- jactionary crew in expelling Communists from the unions, ‘their complete repudiation by ‘the old faker is considered one {of the most striking pieces of ‘treachery in the history of the "American labor movement. Not that the socialist party has not deserved the medicine it received at ‘the hands of Doctor Gompers, but the ; Punishment is cruel and unusual, and ‘some say, unconstitutional. After flapping his patriotic fins over |“Mobilization Day,” and kindly giving | the Communists credit for all the anti- | war propaganda there is, a compli- ment which does not seem to ruffle {the feelings of the Communists, Gom: | pers in order to show how nonparti- {gan he can be when he tries hard enough, used the report of the Fed- eral Council of Churches to lacerate the sooialist party. , “Expected To Dominate. (Continued from Page 1.) cation of God as a black God, we have resolved that which you put before us. We havefollowed you in each matter that came before us, and we feel that we ought to ask you to state your position in this question, “We feel that you have an advan. tage over us thru the knowledge that you gained In an interview—we hope that you are not going to leave us at a disadvantage. We know that you know better than we. We want to know what is your attitude.” Garvey, who is a highly skilled par- Mamentarian, arose in obvious embar- rassment. Speaking hesitatingly, he said: “My attitude is that of the majority of the convention. This Ku Klux question is an extremely important one. And J don’t want to influence the convention, I want to hear what the discussion brings opt.” Then the Garvey lieutanents arose one by one, all attempting to justify a policy of the Negro’s surrender to the Klan of every right of equality in the United States. It was done in a manper something like this: Whilstithe’ methods of the Klan are said to be téprehensible— tho we cannot prove it—its object .is perfectly legitimate; it is the suprem- acy of its race. Every race has not only a right, but also a duty to do this. But the Negro is a minority here. Theréfore he must get out of America. Buy stock in Garvey's steamship line. It will take you all to Africa, where all you will have to do is to fight the British, French and Belgian governments for the posses- sion of colonies under their military rule. There you can be brave and conquer; but here you must be afraid, you mustn’t fight the Ku Kiux Klan because you would be beaten. The Ku Klux Klan was denounced by several speakers who declared that it habitually. terrorized, murdered and burned Negroes, but every denun- ciation was only turned into an argu- ment to show that the Negro could not fight the Klan and must leave America on Garvey’s proposed steam- ship line to #¥ttle Africa. Call Capitalist a Friend. The report holds that the LaFol- J. A. Hassell of Seattle spoke for Iette movement will develop into a/laying aside the Negro’s claims until “labor party,” dominating the Ameri-|‘‘when you have carried out tae pro- can workers and dominated by the |gram of the organization and con- socialist party as the British Labor|structed a nation in Africa.” |then,” said Hassell, “keep your mouth Party is dominatéd by the Indepen- dent Labor Party, the British proto- type of the American S. P. Gompers did not at all relish the idea of being 2 “come-on” for Morris Biliquit and the budding “MacDon- “alds” of the socialist party. Gompers ts out to lead the forces of organized labor behind LeaFollette as he for- merly led them behind, Wilson into ;the World War and behind Cox into ignominous defeat in 1920. Gompers is grasping the leadership in the La- Follette movement from William H. Johnston and the C. P. P. A. and woe unto those who dare cross Sam’s path. The socialists being the easiest ‘marks, Sam eats them up first. He makes it quite clear that unless they| conduct themselves and forget the) ambition to dominate the LaFollette Movement that he will give them the game medicine he gave the Commu- nists. In fact a candidate for office in New York State on the socialist} party ticket, who is also a member of a union i® threatened with expul- sion because he made an attack on conservative labor leaders. Won't Take Dictation. “The American Federation of La- ‘bor has never tolerated dictation by jany force outside of the labor move- jment and such an attempted inter- ference is none the less unwelcome when it comes from one of the great ehurch @rganizations of the country. “We cannot and will not accept the jimputation that gvhile one policy is {being pursued by organized labor an- other is being covertly fostered. “The idea furthermore of domina- ;tion of the American Labor itredes union movement in its politi- cal activity by a continuously dirhin- ishing and completely discrgdited S0- ' elallst. party is too ridiculous for con- | sl@eration. The socialist philosophy | Will never become the political or in- ‘tellectual guide of American labor.” WIll Socialists Reply? It is not expected that the socialist ‘weeklies will give the same publicity to this broadside that they have given to the anti-Communist rantings of Gompers and LaFollette. It will be interesting to read what comment, if “Unitl shut about the Klan. it any more than you have to.” continued; “The only friend you have in the white race is the capitalist, and he is your friend because he uses you to tear down the standards of his own race.” Cs J. J. Thomas of Mobile, Alabama, declared that the Klan “is a help to this movement by increasing the membership.” The surrender to the Klan became general among Garvey’s lieutenants, while the chief sat. silently smiling. One after the other the smaller lead- ers of the organization went over to Garvey’s apparent “treaty” with the Klan. Dr. Jay J. Peters of Chicago started his speech as tho he meant to bring a new note into the discussion. But as he stood directly before the curi- ously smiling face of his chief, Peters veered his speech around. He told how William Pickens, the Negro au- thor, went to the LaFollette “progres- sive” convention with “a bunch of resolutions denouncing the Klan” and was insulted and turned down by Mr. LaFollette’s agents. Under Mr. Garvey’s gaze, said: Don’t discuss He Peters Peters For Neutrality. “When the other fellow holds the marbles and has control, the best thing to do is to get into friendly re- lations with him if you can. mean by that to condone the Klan for the wrong things it has done. But after a while when we have got our own country and our own battle- ships we can tell them to go to hell.” Speaking of a compromise position on the Klan, Peters said, “it is the ethical thing.” The Kian, he said, “from the point of view of the white man, is perfectly all right.” He end- ed, “Go forward with t Universal Negro Improvement Association, and maintain our neutral position on the Klan {ssue.” D. M. Brown of? Florida declared “the Klan has helped us a great deal,” apparently meaning by driving the Negro to thoughts of Africa as the only hope. \ The Floridan’s remark. “I any, the complaisant Dr. Norman ‘Thomas will make on the A. F. of L. statement. “I am the Lord, thy God,” says Gompers to the American work- ers. “Thou shalt not have any other g0ds before me.” Oynical reporters who have express- _ed' their contempt tor the cheap antios \@f the socialists and their shameless | fawling to Gompere are enjoying the discomfitures of the Hillquitites. Printing Pressmen Aug. 25. PRESSMEN'S HOME, Tenn., Aug. %—The convention of the Intl. Print- & Assts, union opens at | Pressmen’s Aug. 25. STENOGRAPHER WANTED: NATION. Phy Agel We ear LT open for a stenog- ee or i m tH Paha ce Me i (eet Sec om wii i Negro just as the Ku Klux can't afford to be against ization of that kind, and es; considering the place where I am Mv- ing,” brought a roar of laughter. He continued humbly, “I don’t say that, we ought to endorse an organization that is oppressing us, but I do say we ought to remain neutral.” Praises Enemy of Race. Fred BH. Johnson, president of the Detroit division of the Negro organ- isation, got up and declared, “I have no respect for a white man who is not in favor of the Ku Klux Klan, be- cause he is a wolf in sheep's cloth- ing.” Later he said, “The Klan is a power not to be tampered with. It i @ friend of the Negro race, because it causes him to get out of his state of lethargy.” And, “We have no fight to make against the Ku Klux Klan; they have no fight against us.” Other speakers declared that 99 out of every 100 white men look upon the does. factions against us. I don't | NEGRO LEADERS SURRENDER TO KLAN | |SEGREGATION OF Bishop McGuire was then given the floor by Garvey, to make a motion de- claring that “we regard the alleged attitude of the Ku Klux Klan to the Negro as fairly representative of the majority of the white race,” that the Negro organfzation would take a “neutral” position on the Klan and that the only solution for the Negro is in “securing for ourselves a gov- ernment of our own on African soil.” William A. Wallace, Chicago, altho willing to surrender in general to the Klan, found it hard to swallow such a servile resolution as the Bishop's He offered a substitute, condemning the policies and methods of the Klan, but assuring the Klan that the Negro’s in- tention is “not to take control of this country,” but to “return to our God- given country” of Africa, The resolu- tion assured the Klan that “we seek no social equality as conceived by many” and thus Mr. Wallace made the surrender of the Negro’s manhood more abject than ever.. But ‘now came Mr. Garvey into ac- tion at last. Citing the words of Wal- lace’s resolution, “to condemn its (the Klan’s) brutalities and atrocities as perpetrated upon our race by its members,” he asked: “Now, cannot we find, Mr. Wallace, some language that, er—now, you see, we don’t want to get ourselves into trouble. We don’t want to get our race into trouble. You are assuming that the organization is brutal in its Now they claim that’ the hrutalities and atrocities eharged against them are acts of in- dividuals for whom they are not re- sponsible. for example, if some Negro goes across the street and kills somebody, do you think it -would be right to blame this organization for it?” Mr. Wallace jumped to his feet, de manding, “On the other hand, if they commit these atrocities in the re- galia of the organization—” But Mr. Garvey interrupted: “You should not indict the organization, but the individual.” Mr. Wallace now began to retreat, while Garvey continued. “‘Condemn the acts of atrocity, but do not con- demn the organization.” Freeman L. Martin of St. Louis in- terjected the remark that when crimes are committed by “individual” members of the Klan, the Klan “takes no steps to condemn the atrocities, but winks its eye,” and thereby en- dorses the crimes. Johnson Aids Klan Again. Martin was interrupted by Fred E. Johnson with the edifying point ,of order that “you cannot prove any cise against the Ku Klux Klan until it has been proven in a court of law.” Garvey then demonstrated that “the Klan question was carried before the highest court in the land, the United States Senate, and they practically got an endorsement before the high- est legislative body.” Said Mr. Gar- vey: “Now, if you are going to con- demn them for what has been alleged) then we are going to get into trouble. Now don’t let us get into trouble.” It all settled down, finally, to Gar- vey’s original purpose, with the elim- ination of every term or syllable that the King Kleagle would disapprove of, all of the little leaders tumbling over each other to serve and the Good Bishop McGuire declaring: “We are going to benefit from this organiza- tion (the Klan). It is going to drive the Negroes into our organization.” Martin Hits Pussyfooting. Only Freeman L. Martin remained comparatively obdurate, deelaring that’ he “would rather remain silent than to pass a pussyfooting resolu- tion.” A few others seemed mildly bewildered, if not disgruntled, but the Bishop’s surrender resolution was ed, and Wallace’s pussyfooting resolution as well. A spectator audibly commented that he thought this the most- disgraceful scene that.has been written in the history of the Negro people since last a slave kissed his master’s hand be- tween the blows of the whip. Within a few hours after the Klan resolution was passed the convention hall was ringing with belligerent speeches implying a determination to form a world-wide organization for stirring up all the colonial peoples of the world to revolt against all im- perialist governments. Speakers from Africa, Haiti, Bermuda, Trinidad and other colonies urged a general coloni- al movement for independence. Coolidge Discharging Postoffice Employes On Political Grounds WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.—Wm. Dud- ley Foulke, president of the National Civil Service Reform League, in an open letter to Coolidge, demands that the administration cease to violate the law by consulting Republican con- gressmen as to the appointment of rural mail carriers and minor post- masters.” He points out that postal employes not supporting Coolidge are being dismissed on trivial charges, in defiance of the civil service statutes, $5.25 a Day In Washington. OLYMPIA, Wash., Aug. 8.—The av- erage wage of factory workers in Washington state for the first four months of 1924 was $5.2 day, says statistician F. W. Harris, state labor and industries department, = Now they claim that they] cannot be blamed for these acts. Now, |; NEGRO SCHOOL CHILDREN HIT ‘ A : Heated. Discussion at Fie High School (Continued from page 1) characterized the “history of white su- premacy” as “the history of exploita- tion,” and the caste system of Great Britain and of America as “the result of two fortes—political hypocrisy and economic greed.” “Such an incident as the entertain- ment at the White House of Booker T. Washington does not @isprove the caste system of America. IT IS AN OUTSTANDING PROOF THAT A RIGID CASTE SYSTEM EXISTS,” said Professor: Cornelius. Negro Woman's Rights. The presence of the “South in the North,” of prejudice against Negroes in the great industrial centers and the consequent need for such activities as those of the Inter-racial commission were explained by Mrs. Charlotte Hawking Moses, prominent member of the commission. With an outspoken demand that the Negro woman be given every privilege and every op- portunity that the white .woman en- joys, and a statement that “this is the time for the blasting and tearing up of all institutions,” Mrs. Moses effect- ively silenced the contention of capital- ist newspapers—a contention intended as praise—that the National Associa- tion of Colored Women is a mild and unagetessive group. The raising of a $50,000 scholarship fund for promising Negro girls oc- casioned much excitement during the session. Among. the better known women at the convention are Miss Hallie Q. Brown, president ‘of the Association, Mrs. Booker T, Washington, who. gave a briet talk on Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, a Negyo-educational institu- tion, and Mrs. Alice inbar Nelson, widow of Paul Lawrence Dunbar, writer of Negro lyrics. Secretary of Labor Davis, who had been invited to address the convention, sent Acting Secretary of Labor Theo- dore G. Risley to speak in his place. Denunciation of the practise of segregating Negro children in the public schools, voiced by Miss Rob- erta Dunbar, Rhode Island teacher, created a heated discussion at the sessions of the Fourth Biennial Con- vention of the National Association of Colored Women at the Wendell Phil- lips High School. More than 600 del- egates from thirty-four states attend- ed the meeting. * Delegates of the professional Negro middle-class of the South expressed their fears that Negro teachers might find it difficult to obtain appointments if mixed schogls prevailed. This is the same argument which wrecked the resolution, advocated by working- class representatives at the Sanhed- rin conference in February, favoring mixed schools for all states. Miss Hallie W. Brown, president of the association, addresed the dele- gates at their opening session last night. Robert S. Abbott, Chicago, editor, spoke on “The Newspaper and the Public.” The first installment of a $50,000 scholarship fund for the benefit of promising Negro girls was raised last evening. Over $12,000 was con- tributed by the two thousand persons present. Well-known colored women partici- pating in the convention are: Mrs. Booker T. ington, widow of the founder of kewee Institute; Dr. Sara Brown, of the U. 8. Public Health service; Mrs.- Alice Dunbar Nelson, widew of Paul Lawrence Dun- bary famous for his Negro lyrics, and Mrs. Florence Randolph, a mission- ary. Secretary of Labor Davis, who was ‘ed to address the convention, is sending in his place Acting Secretary of Labor Theodore G. Risley, who will address the last session of the con- vention today. Wooden Elevated Cars Murder One And Injure Forty “(By The Federated Press) NEW YORK, Aug. 8.—Partly be- cause the money-grabbing Brooklyn- Manhattan transit company refuses to substitute steel cars for its flimsy and ancient wooden, rolling stock, one person was killed and 40 persons in- jured, many of whom are expected to die, in an elevated wreck at the Ocean Parkway station, August 5th.~ “I have been expecting just such a catastrophe since the transit commis- sion allowed the B. M. T. to operate wooden cars on the same rails with steel cars trains,” said Mayor Hylan, as he looked at the wreckage. “These people have absolutely no regard for humanity. All they care about is to help the B. M. T. Railroad get more nickles out of the public.” Swiss Textile Workers, BERNE, Switrerland, Aug. 8—The Swiss textile workers union educa- tional commission provides vocational education, trade union {istruction and teaching in sociology and finance. Of the 82 locals of the union, 41 take Part in this ofty directly. ») Send In that Subscription Today. » \ streets of England's great with Soviet Russia. * * Russian Recognition Puts MacDonald and Lloyd George in Hole By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. rearrensctnnean ae bnionsSisERESE TRC VSI ME TEIN TomAY: hungry, jobless workers, by the millions, walk the industrial centers. There is the answer to the right-about-face of the Mao- Donald labor government In deciding to sign an agreement Arthur Ponsonby, under-secretary. of foreign affairs, interpreted the real spirit of the MacDonald when he allowed the break to develop on Tuesday. . The anti-Sovietism of MacDonald rule had spoken thru Ponsonby; the same anti-Sovietism that had brought about overnment, the raids on the national headquarters of the British Com- munist Party. * * ae * But out over the British Isles there are numerous powerful trade unions, the officials of which are kept awake nights trying to keep their various memberships appeased on the question of unemployment. These trade union officials and their memberships know that full recognition of Soviet Russia, the extension of credit and the openin of un- hampered trade relations, will bring jobs to British work- ers. So MacDonald's anger against Ponsonby’s rupture with Moscow “‘was increased by the storm of protests which the announcement received from the trade unions.” * For the moment the work, has forced favorable ment on Soviet recognition. * ps. Ph b * * for bread, the demand for the MacDonald Mr bed MaoDonald says he will sign the document that is considered very favorable to Russia. All that saves the MacDonald government from an im- mediate cris! is the adjournment of the House of Commons for its summer recess until not later than October 28, * * It is clear that the MacDonald government is facing a major crisis. It will have to kneel again to its Lloyd George liberal support, that is fighting mad because of the favorable attitude adopted towards Russia, or it will continue to give ear to the cries in the street, “Bread!” “Jobs!” If MacDonald follows in the footsteps of Lloyd George, as.he has done on other propositions, it will mean that great masses of British workers will go over into the Communist movement, joining the Communist Party, just as their Ger- man comrades have gone over in great masses to the Ger- man Communist Party under pressure of the treason of Scheidemann, Ebert and Noske. That may keep MacDonald in power a little longer, until the capitalist politicians get ready to kick him into the discard, along with his Ponson- bys, who grovel in the dust before Lloyd George whining, “T never lauded the Soviet System. On the contrary, | think it depl I Ay it deplorably bad. ran * * But if MacDonald recognizes Soviet Russia and de- mands it be givén credits; that will also bring in its wake a whole series of interesting developments. There will come, without doubt, the ousting from office of the MacDonald government by the combined Conservative-Liberal forces, hes ag | wards class issue. talism. on new elections, in which the British attitude to- joviet Russia will be the big issue. That will:be a The slogans of Workers’ Rule will be raised against the shibboleths of Bosses’ Rule. Communism will be raised against the Black FI This will also drive new masses into the & Party, resulting in the creation of a mass part: munism in Great Britain, for the first time. The Red Flag of of Gy i- mmunist of Com- If a Labor Gov- ernment is returned to power, it will be much more radical than anything MacDonald ever dreamed of.. Such a Work- ers’ Government would be compelled to fight a united capi- -talist class, solidified by the rise of labor’s power, a class fight that would finally accept full Communist leadership, and press on to victory with a Communist program. Either way, not onl the anti-Soviet MacDonald, but also Lloyd George and his capitalist class, face the workers ig, power under Communist inspiration and guidance. he cry of the ney and the jobless in Great Britain, _ as everywhere else, wil been entirely swept away. VET BRANDS DEBS DESERTER not be stilled until capitalism has (Continued from page 1) they were with me in spirit sa; “Keep the Old Warhorse safe,” and on some occasions we were out on long spéaking trips from 10 a. m, to 4 a. m. next morning, and could not always get what we wanted to eat. So there were times when, after I got 'Gene home, I. hardly knew how I got home myself and got my ma- chine in the garage. I was both phys- ically and mentally exhausted, Was True Then. So up to the present time this has always been my conclusion; I never found a single false ring in any of his statements. So when other Com- munists here criticised him I refused to believe that the “Old War Horse” had lost any of his fire of former days. I always said, “He is sick now, just wait till he gets well and we will have another Lenin on this side of the earth.” And you can imagine my disappointment and chagrin when I read his letter, noted his sneers at my Ideals of a real world working class new civilization, noted the weak- ness of his position, The last time I ever met ‘Gene was in April, 1918, at 127So. 7th St. here in Terre Haute. This is the statement he made to me at that time: “I'm @ Bolshevik from the crown of my head to the soles of my feet.” Bolshevik in 1918, On July 19, 1918, ‘Gene wrote the following in a book of mine: “Stand straight up and fight the daily battles fo rfreedom and happiness for all without fear and~ without com- promise.” Those are his exact words meant for me, and I am going to fol- tor low them to the . 1 stand | tion in their squarely where I stood whey he wrote ying’ |them. I am very sorry to have to say he is the “deserter,” not I. Think of it, 'Gene Debs in class collaboration with Sam Gompers and other trade union bureaucrats, petty bourgeois, middle-class exploiters and LaFollette, the “dictator,” the man who wrecked the June 17 St. Paul farmer-labor movement. I am taking this opportunity to let ‘Gene .know if he expects the “old guard,” the left wing—Schuhardt, Cameron, Reiz and a number of others including the writer, the ones who have always done the real work of the organization here in Terre Haute, those’ who have stood behind him Proud of the honor—I say if he ex- pects us to follow him into the ranks of the enemy, he is very much mis- taken. I say it with all the emphasis at my command. Debs a Deserter. We have not léft 'Gene—he has “deserted” us. We still stand“or the class struggle. We stand for a clear Saturday, August 9, 1924 BADGER SENATOR BIFFS KLAN ON RELIGIOUS ISSUE Quotes Dead Prophets Against Kluxers (Special to The Dally Worker) WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.—Robert Marion LaFollette has finally decided that it is politically expedient for him to come out against the Ku Klux Klan with all its work and pomp. In a letter to Robert P. Scripps, the news- paper magnate, the Wisconsin senator quoted Lincoln and Jefferson against racial and religious bigotry, evidently to show his impartiality toward the spiritual leaders of the republican and democratic parties and incidentally to catch the votes of those who still hug the délusion that the two old parties of today are the heirs of the Lincolnian and Jeffersonian tradition and that what is required to purge the old parties of the accumulated filth of decades is a tidal wave of honesty which “Battlin’ Bob” in- tends to let loose during the election campaign. Deplores Injection. LaFollette regrets that the Ku Klux Klan issue ‘was injected into the cam- paign. All the capitalist politicians do. It should be remembered that this issue was not allowed to disturb the equanimity of the Cleveland conven- tion where “Bob” nominated himself. Coolidge and Davis would echo the opinions of LaFollette as expressed in a letter to Mr. Scripps and quote Jefferson and Lincoln with equal ardor. Both prophets are dead and therefore harmless. The important issue before the voters now, says LaFollette, is get- ting the government back to the “people.” Stripped of all camouflage, this means that small business men and the heterogenous collection, of disappointed capitalist misfits who supply the “soul” to the LaFollette movement intend to sft at the table witg the big capitalists or know the reason why. Klan on the Run. LaFollette reasons that the Ku Klux Klan hag reached the zenith of its strength and from now on will rapidly disentegrate. The victory of J. C. Walton in Oklahoma over his enemies will encourage the enemies of the Klan and LaFollette’s belated an- nouncement of his position on the hooded knights is expected to catch the Catholic vote, which is off Davis because one of the hated Bryan fam- ily is sitting on the tail end of his bandwagon. ‘ The senator did not refer to the ruthless persecution of the Negroes by the Klan, their anti-strike activities or their anti-radical activities. Anti-Capitalist War Meetings Bring N. Y. Workers Out to Hear NEW YORK, Aug. 8.—Thousands of workers are participating the anti- war démonstrations arranged by the Workers Party, local New York. The open-air rallies held thus far have all met with tremendous success, Great enthusiasm was shown at the demonstrations on Tuesday evening at 138th St., and St. Annes ‘Ave, 10th St. and 2nd Ave; and 7th St. and 2nd Ave. Prominent speakers addressed all the meetings on the meaning of capitalist imperialism and the class Position of the international commu- nist movement. . The. crowds gathered around the speakers’ platform long before the meetings started and remained for hours, listening attentively. Refer- ences to Foster and Gitlow as the presidential and vice-presidential can- didates of the Workers Party were vigorously applauded, as was every mention of the Soviet Republic. Many more meetings have been scheduled for this week. Arrange ments have been made for a demon- stration at Columbus Circle, with Benjamin Gitlow as principal speaker. report as given on page 4 of the DAILY WORKER of August 1, 1924, We may be a small bunch, but we are going to grow in numbers and perhaps 'Gene will find us on the map before the present campaign is over. The fact that Mrs. LaFollette is a fine old lady does not make my situa- tion one particle easier as I’have been foreed by an “open shop’ fight to be out on strike since May 1, No work. I am going to, as in the past, “vote like I strike.” ’Gene bee “T have no Vatican in Moscow guide me.” So he takes a “Vatican” which probably had been Marxian revolutionary “Farmers’ and:|in Moscow at some time in the past ‘Workers’ Government.” We stand for the “dictatorship of the proletariat” (the “dirt farmers” and industrial workers). No, he has deserted us. Of course, ‘Gene will have a fol- lowing here of “hero worshippers” and muddle-heads” (former “lip so- cialiste”), but we refuse to stand aside even for 'Gene if he has spent the best part of his lite for the cause, 80 have we, We stand for a principle and fight for a cause. I am for the “United Front” Mass Class Workers Party, ' I stand behind the American dolega- t Of Zinoviev's \ to guide him (Hillguit), We expect 'Gene to try to cripple our work in Terre Haute, but we will fight in the open on the solid founda- tion of the class struggle, of a cam- paign of education, , if ‘With all due courtesy to 'Gene and best wishes for the success-of the emi iene I am, yours truly, |. E. Hall, Ohio Federation, Sept. 8. SPRINGFINLD, 0., Aug. 8—The 41st annual convention, Ohfo State Federation of Labor, opens in Spring- field Bopt, 8 toes ; —_