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fi at Page Four Discussion o FACTS FOR COMMUNISTS (Continued from page 3) scutive Committee. Motion. Cannon—Motion to instruct Love- stone to send his Pan-American report and material to Comintern delegates and that no delegates be sent to Com- ™munist International. Vote. Lore votes for Cannon motion. Date. No, 25—June 8, 1924. teutive Committee. Motion. Sub-committee report on party presi- dential candidate for probable St. Paul nomination. Lovestone—Amendment for Ruthen- berg. Central Ex- Vote. Lore votes for Foster, Date. No, 26—June 8, 1924, toutive Committee. Motion. Cannon—That Dunne be chairman of American delegation to Communist International Congress. Vote. Lore votes for Cannon motion. Date. No. 27—June 8, 1924. ecutive Committee. Motion, Browder—That Aronberg be given tredential as delegate to Communist International Congress. Vote. Lore votes for Browder motion. Central Ex- Central Ex Date. No. 28—October 11, 1924, Executive Committee. Motion. Bittelman—Series of motions garding woman’s work. Ruthenberg—Amendment—Series of motions differing from Bittelman pro- posals and providing for continuation of existing proletarian women's or- ganizations as one of mediums thru which party work in this field is to be continued. Central re- Vote. Lore votes for Bittelman motion, Date. No. 29—November 6, 1924, Polcom. Motion. Browder-Foster-Cannon election statement proposed in which farmer- labor party slogan and campaign are ordered dropped. Ruthenberg proposes minority elec- tion statement to continue use of slogan and united front farmer-labor movement tactics. Vote. Lore votes for majority election statement as against the minority statement submitted by Ruthenberg. Recapitulation. Total number of times Lore (Two- and-a-Half International tendency) voted for measures and policies pro- posed by Foster-Cannon group against measures and policies proposed by Ruthenberg-Pepper group is 23. Subscribe for the DAILY WORKER. LENINISM OR DeLEONISM? By JOSEPH SIMINOFF. ONSISTENCY you are not found in the majority theses. I quote from the majority theses “The further development of the class struggle may eventually again create a mass senti- ment for the formation of a farmer- labor party.” Then further on in their theses they speak of farmer-labor Communists. Here the” Foster-Can- non group want to impress us~ that LaFoletteism has swallowed up the farmer-labor party movement | and therefore we must fold up our arms and wait until the farmers and work- ers free themselves from the Lafok lette illusion. The first is not correct and the second is pure DeLeonism. When we glance over the last elec- tions we find that where the farmer- "-——-tabor party ran candidates as such we find that they have polled a large vote. Minnesota is a very striking example. In this state we find that the farmer-labor party state ticket ran ahead of LaFollette. The majority that Coolidge beat LaFollette was much larger than the farmer-labor party candidates, Mangus Johnson and Olson. Another example is here in Buffalo. The other day I spoke with a worker who ran on the LaFollette ticket in Erie county and he is thor- oughly disgusted with the LaFollette movement and maintains that no one leader can beat the capitalist machine but a class farmer-labor party. He ac well as thousands of other workers believed that LaFollette could délive: the votes in the past elections and on the basis of that would proceed to the formation of a farmer-labor party. In my connections as an active trade unionist in my local-union and the Central Labor Council of Buffalo know It to be fact. Here in Buffalo we organized the Buffalo labor party which was in dorsed by the Central Labor Council and every important local trade union The Buffalo labor party was a mass movement. In the county elections of 1923, we ran candidates, The candi. late for sheriff received 2,500 voter which was acknowledged by the board of elections and many more votes that is known was stolen. Why has the Buffalo labor party gone out of ex istence? It was largely due to the sabotaging methods of the majority The same thing happened to the But- falo labor party that occurred to the FP. F.L. P. In spite of the fact that the C. I. has recognized at the last congress that the formation of the FP. F. L. P. wasa victory for the Com- munists, we find Comrade Foster and “the majority to date criticize the F F. L. P. I quote from an article writ: ten by Comrade Foster in the DAILY WORKER of Dec. 4. “This debacle which left the Workers Party in a ser- fous crisis, cost us the loss of many valuable sympathizing elements in the trade unions and elsewhere among the workers.” Yet Comrade Foster an¢ the majority maintain that there was @ sentiment for a farmer-labor party and when eventually this sentiment i; created again venture in this “de _ bacle.” Consistency where are you? Yet the majority affords themselves 4 rather expensive pleasure of call- the minority the farmer-labor Com- Banists. It was only a short time } that the C. I, said that the major. _ By GEORGE ASHKENUDSE. OODBYE ‘class’ farmer-labor party,” says Comrade Manley, } leading spirit of the majority in York City. 1 would suggest that ie Manley read more carefully of the majority, Which he for in this document he | unions. ity in the united front maneuver: have failed to maintain their Commun- ist principles. It comes will ill grace from the majority. Trade Union Activities. Comrade Foster in his article 0’ Dec. 4 points with pride to the united fronts on the industrial field. He cites amalgamation as a glaring ex- ample. Yes Comrade Foster, amalga- mation is an important slogan. But what has the majority to show in their work on this slogan? Oh yes, sixteen state federations of labor have passed a resolution for amalgamation, a few international conventions, cen- tral labor bodies and so many local But how about some con- structive amalgamation work? Oh no, that would be dual unionism. But we must stay within the A. F. of L. and organize for conventions. Last year when we had the outlaw shoe workers’ strike in Brockton, Mass., which offered the party a glaring op- portunity to amalgamate the Brockton District Shoe Workers, Amalgamated Shoe Workers, and the Haverhill Pro- tective Union in a united independent shoe workers’ union. While organ- izer of the T. U. E. L. I have send re- port after report to the national ,of- fice for policies in the situation, but they are still forthcoming. Here were 30,000 shoe workers revolting against the bureaucracy of the A. F. of L. But of course, this was a dual union. On Unemployment. When millions of workers in the textile, shoe, railroad, and mining in- dustries were walking the streets, the majority did not only fail to form- ulate a policy to organize the unem- ployed, but have actually denied that such an unemployment existed. When Comrade Pepper wrote an article pointing out the unemployment situa- tion in this country, Comrade Browder answered with an article denying it. The result was that the Profintern in its last congress maintained the posi- tion of the minority on the trade union policies as correct. Loreism. In conclusion I want to write a few words on the Two-and-a-Half Interna- tional tendency in the party as rep- resented by the Lore group. It did not come as a surprise to me, the Olgin article on Lore only on the eve of a national convention of the party. The C. I. at the last congress said that the Lore group is ‘a non-Com- munist group and that the C. B.C. of the Workers Party should carry ona vigorous ideological campaign against this Second-and-a-Half International tendency in the party. Of course, the majority maintains that has nothing to do with maintining organizational alliances with the Lore group. For six months after the decision the majority still kept members of the Lore group in responsible party positions. It also required the majority to meet ‘with Lore and his group in caucus to de- cide that Comrade Gitlow could not step into the T. U. EB. L, office. This is the promise of unity with, the left wing of the party as represented. by the Ruthenberg-Pepper group. Comrades! The issue of the minori- ty is very clear. The minority is -rais- ing the slogan of a Leninist Party, a party of action, ———— “CHVOSTISM” IN OUR PARTY further development of the class struggle may eventually again create a@ mass sentiment for the formation of a farmer-labor party.” To be con- sistent with the policy of the majority, Manley sho uf wiederse! This stat the opinion of the majority a sufficient sentiment THE DAILY WORKER f Our Party’s Imme SIO REL ESA AAA Mila + Wednesday, December 17, 1924 spontaneously develops, then and only then will they favor the farmer-labor party policy. This opportunist line of thought is characteristic of the majority.’ In their thesis they say, “At the: time when the farmer-labor movement was developing a mass character, moving | in the direction of an independent | party; « it was correct for our} party itself to raise the slogan of ‘a farmer-labor party’ and participate ac- tively in the movement for it. When as became apparent in July, 1924, and as it is apparent now, the idea of a farmer-labor party lacks mass support and appeal among the industrial work- ers and poor farmers, the basic rea- sons for our support of this move- ment are not in existence.” # Commenting upon this attitude of “following the masses,” Comrade Sta- lin says in his book on “Lenin and Leninism,” “The theory of spontaneity is a theory of opportunism, the theory of bowing before the spontaneity of the workers’ movement, the theory of actual denial of the leading role o: the vanguard of the working class, the party of the working class . The theory of spontaneity is the ide- ology of trade unionism.” This idea of “following the masses” was combatted by Comrade Lenin, and called “Chvostism,” a real menshevist position. Mistakes of the Past. So deep is the respect and worship of the majority for the “sentiment” of the masses, that it has led them to commit a number of grave errors in the past in the employment of the united front tactics. Comrade Bittel- man in his speech at the German con vention makes this demand in regard to the present policy of the party, “Not negotiations with farmer-labor leaders around the conference table as was the case in about one-half of our work for a farmer-labor party, but actual struggle in the unions and the shops and among the unemploy directly against the capitalists and their servants, the reactionary labor bureaucrats.” This is an admission that our united front tactics were no conducted until now in the unions, in the shops and among the unemployed. Therefore, we must state openly that our C. E. C. and the T. U. EL L, dia not understand the decisions of the Comintern and the Profintern on t tactics of the united front. But to sit at the table with farmer-labor leaders was not such a grave mistake. Com. rade Losoysky in conclud his ri Port at the ress states, “> do not sit down at the same table with him (Jouhaux) ‘for the sake his beautiful eyes’ but because th« are millions of workers who followed him and because there are tens of millions who are neither with us nor with him.” Saturated with the ide- ology of “Chvostism,” our ©. B. Cc Yailed to criticize the leaders, (like Fitzpatrick, Hillman, Mahoney, etc.), with whom they sat at the same table whom the masses followed. Thus, they failed to prepare the masses for the time when these leaders would betray the workers, so that instead of winning over these masses thru the united front tactics, we remained iso- lated after the June 17 convention. For instance, the statement issued by Mahoney in regard to the St. Paul convention was printed in our official organ, the DAILY WORKER of April 17, without any challenge, or criticism, regardless of the fact that comrades from New York and other cities de- manded immediate action. Let us re- Peat a few extracts from this state- ment. “There will no doubt, be Com- munists as there will be other Schools of thought represented at the con- vention, but they will represent such @ small fraction that even if they so desire, they would make no impres- sion on the great mass of farmers and of workers who are interested in practical legislative measures and not in visionary doctrines . . , The June 17 convention has been sponsor- ed by the farmer-labor movement of Minnesota, which is in charge of a committee of arrangements whieh is not controlled by the Communists . . , It will be impossible for any one group to control these proceedings and the leaders in Minnesota and the northwest have sufficient practi- cal political experience to defeat any attempt at the capture of the conven- tion of any element.” This statement was also signed by the secretary of the committee for the St. Paul con- vention, Comrade Hathaway, a mem- ber of the Workers Party, and an al- ternate to the C. E. ©. This shows that Mahoney knew better than our C. E. C. how to capitalize the united front, by utilizing our own official or- gan as well as the official representa- tive of our party, for the purpose of ip tak aod us and winning over the The C. I. severely criticized the fail- ure of the C, BE. ©, to challenge the Mahoney-Hathaway statement. The to the C, I. was, that Comrade Hatha- .| Way signed this statement as a rou- tine-matter, There is ample reason to believe that Comrade Hathaway's Signature was not a mere matter of routine, but that he as a member of the majority group, was in agreement with the sentiment expressed in the Mahoney statement. Here is what he wrote in Decem- ber, 1923, in the Labor Herald, official organ of the T. U. B. L., of which Foster was then editor, “It is that a few reactionaries have hurled charges of Communism. The Minne- sota Daily Star ran a series of ar- ticles attempting to show Communist domination of our recent convention, but this has, been taugned out of court by the trade unionists and farm- ers alike. Many letters of protest have been sent to the Star from all over the state, The movement in Minnesota has alawys been a con- structive, aggressive movement.” Does the sentiment’ expressed here differ in any fundamental respect from the Mahoney-Hathaway statement of April 17, 1924? Another example of the same ten- dency is to be found in the statement of Comrade Swabeck, district organ- izer of Chicago, in his report to the Cc, EB. C. on the June 10, 1923, con- vention of the Cook county labor party: “We had decided and did pur- sue the method of as much as possible following the lead of the national offi- cers of the F.-L. P. and mainly stress- es the necessity of unity.” It is true that. Comrade Foster was forced to admit at our last party convention that the district committee of Chicago, led by him, “did not direct any criti- cism against the Fitzpatrick group,” but his attitude towards leaders re- mains the same. In other words, the quotations giv- yen above as well as the past activity of the majority and its leading spokes- men, show very clearly, (1) That the najority and its responsible spokes- men are willing to sacrifice and belit- tle the role of the Workers Party, in favor of maintaining the united front as an end in itself. (2) That because the masses follow certain leaders, the majority believes that we must ‘not criticize these leaders for their short- comings, in order to maintain unity. (8) That this tendency of “following the masses’ and their opportunist leaders is nothing less than the policy of Chvostism. The fight against this attitude of our majority, (Foster, Cannon, Brow- Party Activities Of Local Chicago _ $$$ $$ City Central Committee meeting on Wednesday, December 17 8 p. m., at 722 Blue Island Ave. All delegates at- tend! Browder’s Class in Elementary Economics, 2613 Hirsch Blvd., 8:10 p. m., Wednesday, Dee. 17. North Side English Branch Overwhelmingly For Majority Thesis At the regular semi-monthly meet- ing of the North Side English Branch, Workers Party, Local Chicago, held Monday, December 15, the branch overwhelmingly endorsed the position of the majority of the C. EB. C. on the question of the immediate tasks of our party, after a thoro discussion of the theses of both the minority and the majority of the C. BE. C.—Signed: William Kuperman, Secretary, North Side Branch, Workers Party, Local Chicago. New Italian Branch, Philadelphia, Gives Dance, Sat., Dec. 20 PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. 16.—The newly organized third Italian branch of the Workers Party of West Phila- delphia is celebrating its joining the Communist ranks by giving a dance on Saturday, Dec. 20, 8 p. m. at Cu sano Hall, 4862 Lancaster Ave. The third Italian branch was re- cently organized with twenty members which in a short time increased to more than thirty. It is at present one of the liveliest branches of the party in Philadelphia and surely deserves the heartiest support of all Italian and non-Italian comrades and sympathizers of our party. Let us all come to the dance to extend our greetings to the new comrades. A good time is as- sured us the arrangement committee; which consists of a number of live wire comrades, tells us, Admission is only 35¢. Russian Mass Meeting, A mass meeting with a musical pro- gram is called by the Russian branch of the W. P. for next Saturday, Dec. 20, at 8 p. m,, at the Soviet School, 1902 W. Division St. Speakers will talk on the situation in the United States and the program of the Work- ers Party, Admission free. Send your friends who speak Russian to this meeting. Klan Rooters Arrested. NILES, Ohio, Dec, 16,— Eleven explanation given by our ©, HE, C,|more persons were arrested here|, We have known men and women who charged with taking part in the riots | caused by Ku Klux Klansmen, Thirty: nine persons have been arrested charged with rioting to date. EVANS, ATTENTION! The Chicago Bazaar Committee, Room 307, 166 W. Washington St., wants to get in touch with— “Evans, 6908 W. Harrison St.” owner of traveling set. r der, etc.) was conducted by Comrade Pepper and this fight against the op- portunism of the majority prompted them to use every possible means to get rid of a comrade who helped sub- stantially to build the Workers (Com- munist) Party. The majority never learned to un- derstand and correct its mistakes. At this time when the prime duty of our party here and thruout the world, is to Bolshevize and Leninize it from top to bottom, it would be appropriate to listen to what Lenin has to say on this question, “The attitude of a political party towards its errors is one of the most important and surest criterions of the seriousness of the party, and of how it fulfills in prac- tice its obligations towards its class and towards the laboring masses. To admit a mistake openly, to disclose its reasons, to analyze the surroundings which created it, to study attentively the means of correcting this mistake— these are the signs of a serious party, this means a performance of its duties, this means educating and train- ing the class and consequently the) masses,” (Infantile sickness of “left- ism” in Communism). A Marxian Analysis. The majority does not analyze its past errors in accordance with the teachings of Lenin and does not dis- close the reasons for our present iso- lation. The majority says, “As the farmer-labor movement developed, the LaFollette third party movement de- veloped simultaneously and threaten- ed to absorb it” And later, “It was a recognition of the fact that the farmer-labor movement was being ab- sorbed by the LaFollette movement, and that the former no longer had the proportions of a mass movement, that dictated the actions of the Work- ers Party on July 8, in withdrawing its support from the farmer-labor can- didates and nominating candidates of its own The Workers Party, therefore, cannot advantageously pro- mulgate the slogan of a ‘farmer-labor diate Tasks, party’ at the present time.” This is merely a statement of what happen- ed without attempting to give the underlying reasons and causes for the desertion of the masses to LaFol- lette. On the other hand the minority gives a Marxian explanation and ana- lysis. They say, “One, of the most important factors which made this possible was the error of our party after the convention of July 3, 1923, in which the F. F. L, P. was organ- ized, in not carrying on an energetic organization campaign and actually creating an organizational basis for the farmer-labor movement. Had we crystallized and organized the senti- ment, before the LaFollette movement had developed in definite form, we would have undoubtedly been success- ful in preventing the LaFollette move- ment from establishing its leadership over the farmer-labor forces, which stood for a class party to such an ex- tent as to leave us isolated during the election campaign. Opposition to the organization of the F. F. L. P. based upon a misconception of the united front tactic on the part of the Foster-Cannon group in the C. BE. C. of our party, was responsible for this failure.” This policy of crystallizing and organizing the sentiment of the masses, is a real Bolshevik, Leninist policy in direct contrast to the ma- jority policy of “Following the ‘mass- es” or pure Chvostism. As to the correctness and advisa- bility of the formation of the F. F. L. P., Comrade Zinoviev in answering the majority representative in the American commission, where the lat- ter submitted all his facts, said, “We must not regret that we formed the F. F. L. P. We are glad about this fact, that we have a farmer-labor party as the basis for our movement.” Build the Workers Party. “The campaign for a farmer-labor party was a correct estimation of the situation in the United States.” (Pro- gram of action of the C. E. C. before UNIST- CHILDREN, the presidential election campaign). ganization of the progressive miners are than ever before.” the use of the farmer-labor party slo- gan, on the basis of immediate de- mands in the shops, unions and among the unemployed, carefully avoiding it helped to build the Workers Party. It made our party stand as the leader in the struggle in the interests of the workers and poor farmers. To- day we must carry out the promise given in the program of action, “that the campaign for the farmer-labor party must be continued and will be a major campaign of the party in the future.” The economic and political conditions at present are more favor- able now than they were a year ago for the crystallization of the senti- ment for independent political action of workers and poor farmers. Reac- tion is growing .thruout the world. Capitalism is on the decline and this is the time when the political con- sciousness of the masses is awaken- ing... The fact that two resolutions for a labor party were presented at the recent A. F, L. convention by two important national unions proves that there exists a basis for the crystal- lization of the labor party slogan. The stand taken by the progressive miners gives additional evidence of my contention. Their program, which was sent by Comrade Foster to all party editors with instructions to give proper publicity, calls for independent political action. Regardless of the fact that the reactionary clique has betrayed the movement for the or- labor party, the “convinced that the organization of a political party of the working class and the ex- ploited farmers is more necessary now We must continue» the Chvostist tendencies of the ma- jority. This will help us to rally the workers around the Workers (Com-° munist) Party and will build up the party of the Communist International ' in this country. se @ i *Chvosticism comes from the Russian — word “chvost,” which means tail. an We Receive a Letter! Dear Juniors:—I know all of you will be happy to hear that we, the readers of the junior column, have re- ceived a letter from Odessa, Russia. It was sent to us by the editor of Molodaya Gvardia, (the Young Guard) the daily newspaper of the Odessa Young Comrades. Take out your at- las or geography book and look up Odessa. Not that you have the lo- cation clearly fixed in your mind, let us proceed with the letter. The letter tells us that our Russian comrades are eager to learn mote about the Pioneers (Juniors) in the United States. It says that Russia wants to keep in close contact with every Communist children’s move- ment in every part of the world. It asks the children to write to the edi- tor of the Molodaya Guard telling how they live, work and fight for the work- ers’ cause. The editor promises to publish all the letters that we send and furthermore, we will receive a letter from him telling us about the children’s movements and activities in Russia. The editor further states that he would especially be delighted to receive cartoons by the children. Of course, this letter, tho coming from the editor of a Communist paper, tells us that the Communist children of other countries want to get ac- quainted with us. And we want to get acquainted with them too, I am sure. So we will correspond with them, not tomorrow, not next week, but today, now, because it takes a long, long time for a letter to reach Russia and they are anxiously waiting to hear from us. All right then, let’s go! , Address your letters and drawings to the editor of the Children’s Column, DAILY WORKER, 1113 W. Washing- ton Blvd., Chicago, Ill. Be sure to say that the letter is for our Russian comrades, not on the envelope, but on the top line of your letter, The most interesting letters and the best car- toons will be sent to Russia and the names of the juniors who sent them, will be printed in oyr column. . . ¥ Chicago Lettish . Branch Endorses . . : Minority Thesis The Lettish branch held a special membership meeting, Friday night Dec. 12, to discuss the thesis as pre- sented by the majority and minority of the C. E. C. At this meeting representatives from both fractions were invited. Comrade William Z, Foster spoke for the majority of the C. E. ¢. and Com. rade C. E, Ruthenberg championed the minority. After both comrades had spoken the discussion was continued by the branch members, the main issues thoroly discussed, and the following motion unanimously adopted: The Lettish branch endorses the minority thesis and instructs the branch executive committee to pre- pare an article in which they en- dorse the principles of the minor- ity thesis and outline the branche’s position in the party controversy. At the same meeting a motion war carried to send one hundred dollars from the branch treasury to insur« the DAILY WORKER'S existence and fighting spirit for 1925. F. Zelms, Branch Secretary. PNEUMONIA taken core Sompounas, syrups, creosates, plasters, ete., ment whatever of’ the ‘trouble. When these same people tried DRUG- LESS" MISTHODS they. made quick ‘re- coverles from their colds. No matter what the ailment, try first anuceecestie and Electrotherapy (natural, methods), Consultation and advise free to all comrades on matters pertaining to health, Meat Cutters Gain Wage Increase in New Agreement (Special to the Daily Worker) SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Dec. 16.—The Meat Cutters’ Local Union,.No. 61, signed an agreement with the Spring- field Master Butchers’ Association here, which granted the meat cutters the closed shop, and a wage increase of $2.50 per week. The Saturday night closing time was changed from 9:30 to 9:00 p. m. The meat shops are to remain closed on New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Armistice Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas. The agreement with the meat cut- etrs ran out on Dec. 1. While the butchers were individually dealing with the ‘union, they banded together in the master butchers’ organization. Subscribe for “Your. Daily,” the DAILY WORKER, COMRADE CUTLER Phone Lakeview 7282 between 7 and 8 p. m., Wednesday. Ask for Room 38, PITTSBURGH, PA. ~ DR. RASNICK DENTIST Rendering Bapee Pentel Service for 20 Years, NSCUNTRIE Avia. Con Arthur St ecient ipl aeaniin, ROOMS FOR RENT. 6 cheerful and desirable rooms, com- pletely furnished, for at least 3 months or longer if desired, stove NEW YORK GREEK BRANCH VOTES 20 TO 1 FOR MAJORITY The following resolution was adopted by the Greek branch of New York: “The New. York branch of the Greek Federation of the Workers. Party of America, after careful and practical discussion of both C. E. C. and minority theses, does hereby approve and stand for the thesis of the majority as the only correct and practical Communist policy which our party must follow and recommends that all branches of the Greek Federation support. this policy.” i Twenty voted for the above reso- lution, of against and four de- clined to vote. ——_—_. Are You Going to the Open Forum Sunday Night? HELP! HELP! Give Us a Hand— We are swamped again. 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