The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 18, 1926, Page 4

jote:—The following resolution Is published for the information of @eeplenum of the central cémmittee will Issue a’gtatement to the party © tn the light of\the résolution of the ™ aC. C. I le party units are urged to delay thelr discussion of the resolution until after the state- ment of the central committee ap- peare—C. E. Ruthenbery, general Secretary.) 1, The Enlarged Plenum of the Ex- ecutive Committee of the Comintern attaches specially great importance to the question of the creation of a real proletarian mass party in America, The hegemony of the imperialists of the United States of North America thruout the world renders the work of the American Communists an im- Portant and singularly responsible one. The Communist Party of America 4s called upon to play a tremendous role, and in many respects even a] DECISIVE role. For that reason alone all the Sections of the Comin- , tern, and the Comintern as a whole, will attentively follow the activity of the American Section and support it in every possible way. | 2. At the same time, the Enlarged Plenum of the Executive Committee of the Comintern realizes clearly the | tremendous objective difficulties which the development of the American Party must overcome during the next ‘period. It was in America that reformism developed its hateful characteristics. ‘The corruption of the upper strata of the working class by the bourgeoisie @ssumed particularly strong forms herg because the American bourge- @isie, which has heretofore squeezed out unheard of surplus profits, has the opportunity of corrupting the labor ristocracy and to take advantage of this opportunity on a broad scale. In spite of this the American Com- munists, with the correct tactics and ‘with the support of the whole Comin- tern, will doubtlessly succeed in mastering all difficulties and in rally- img the broad masses of the working elass round its banner, whose inter- ests can never be identical with the Mmterests of the demoralized and cor- ruptible upper strata of the labor aristocracy of the American Federa- tion of Labor. 3. In order that the American Com- munist Party can be in a position to fulfill its historic mission, the first condition is the complete and absolute abandonment of the factional fight within the Communist Party. The En- Jarged Plenum of the Executive has grounds to expect that the majority of the Central Committeepwill not mis- Mise the apparatus an ply steam roller the minority, since there is no ground for doubt of the loyalty of the latter toward the Comintern. The Communist International is firmly convinced that after the deep and tor- menting factional fight which the American Communist Party has gone thru, a fresh factional fight might ruin the Communist movement in America for a long time to come, 4. The Enlarged Plenum of the Executive Committee of the Comin- tern approves the policy laid down fm the resolution of the Executive Committee of the Comintern in the Spring of 1925. The Enlarged Plenum of the ©. C. C. I. believes that no revision of this policy has become ne- cessary, The Enlarged Plenum of the E. C. C, I. believes that there can pe mo question of a new change in the composition of the present Central Committee of the American Commyn- fst Party; the Party itself determines the composition of the C. C. at its Party Congress. The task of the Party consists in carrying out the policy laid down in friendly co-opera- tion, and in putfing an end once and for all to the factional fight. The Enlarged Executive Committee calis upon all members of the Party to support the Central Committee which in the short time of its existence has already succeeded in achieving sub- stantial success in the unification of the Party. The C. E. C, has central- ized, thru energetic reorganizations, the Party which up to recently was divided into 18 language sections. The Party press also shows decided ideolo- gical improvements. In bringing new Caen EERE THREE ROOM APARTMENT— to share with girl comrades. Miss Jackson, 511 West 130th life into the Labor Party campaign and building the movement for the protection of foreign born workers, the Central Committee has correctly applied the united front tactics. Central Committee has continued the bership into the trade unions. on the American question. The Enlarged Plenum finds correct the basic line of the trade union res- olution adopted unanimously by both Enlarged Executive Committee. The Plenum is of the opinion that any manner of resumption of the fac- tional struggle on the question of the | Party’s tactic in the field of the trade {Communist trade union fractions, the anion movement would be especially harmful. 6. The Enlarged Executive has the opinion that more attention must be paid to the trade union work than hitherto and that the C, C, of the American Communist Party should divide the work within its ranks in the following way: Comrade Foster and those of his followers who have close contact with the trade union movement are to be primarily entrust- ed with the trade union work, without excluding any comrades from full par- ticipation in trade union work, For this purpose comrade Foster and his followers must have the majority in the Trade Union Committee of’the C. C., which must have the task of direct guidance and organization of the trade union work of the Party members: It is necessary that the Trade Union Committee of the C. C. be really given full possibilities to exercise these func- tions. It is self understood that thi work must be carried in in full tact and under the control of the Pol- itical Committee and the Central Com- mittee of the Party. The Enlarged Executive is convinced that the pol- itical Committee and the.C. C. respec- tively will not exercise the petty con- trol over the Trade Union Committee which the resolution of the Org. Con- ference on the organigation of the trade union department, warns all sec- tions of the Comintern against. The Enlarged Executive expects at the same time that no decision and no measum® will be taken by the Trade Union Committee/which will lead to a. disorientation, crossing, or-@onfusing of the political atid inner :Party Ihe The | mittees. campaign for bringing the Party mem-}Communist Party (which was done The’ Enlarged Exectitive Committee |Strike) does not lead to the desired expects that the Central Committee |geusits and must therefore be avoided. and the whole Party membership will |48 soon as opportunities reveal them- unitedly and sincerely carry out the |selves in a trade union for gaining decisions of the Enlarged Executive |@ leading position by the application tendencies at the last convention of |the Communist Party is the struggle the Workers (Communist) Party. This |for power in the trade unions, which, resolution finds its rurther develop-|°f course, must be carried on in con- ment in the present resolution of the jformity with the principles and tactics (Communist) Party| RESOLUTION OF THE ENLARGED EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNIST INTERNATIONAL ON THE SITUATION IN THE WORKERS (COMMUNIST ) PARTY work, and to conduct a tenacious fight for simple concrete immediate de- mands of the workers in question, above all thru local united front com- Unprepared approach to the masses directly in the name of the in recently the anthracite miners of the tactic of the united front, such opportunities must always be taken advantage of in a skillful manner, One of the most important tasks of of the Comintern and which must not be permitted to degenerate into an un- principled chase after office. In the formation and work of the greatest care must be taken that the Communists never isolate themselves from the rest of the workers, Seces- sion movements and the formation of parallel trade unions should not be instigated or encouraged in any form. , 10. As far as the policy of the Party fractions in the T. U. E. up concerned, they should support e proposal for a radical revision of its general program. The Party members must understand that an organization which is called upon to embrace not only Communist workers, but also sympathizing workers and nén-Party workers, cannot and should not have a purely Communist program. Such an organization must conduct its work so that it WILL REALLY GET THE OP- PORTUNITY OF CARRYING OUT THE TACTICS OF THE UNITED FRONT, that is, it must put forward a number of immediate demands which will unite the vanguard with the broad non-Party mtasses, and will jt repel them. 11. It would be wrong to place the+ blame for the fact that the Party made & number of mistakes in its program and in its work 6n this or that in- dividual; the mistakes, however, must be rectified at whatever cost. 12, The Enlarged Plenum of the E. C, C. I. relies on all the members of the American Party to carry out the adopted resolution conscientiously. The Enlarged Plenum of the E. C. C, I. declares that the complete and uncon- ditional abandonment of the factional struggle is a demand of the Comintern and that everyone who violates this’ demand, must_reckon on the most serious consequences for himself. of the Party. ‘ The Executive Committ@e of the Discussions are in the interests of the Party, when they serve to achieve Comintern believes that the, majority |iqeological clarity, the deepening and THE DAILY WORKER - Social Affairs Resolutions olutionizing of the American labor movement, The organizing program must be to build up the existing unions and to support the establish- ment of new unions in industries where no unions exist. An important phase of the campaign to organize the unorganized should be directed to- wards the elimination of the company unions, with the slogan “Destroy the company unions and build trade unions.” Where the company unions have mass participation by the work- ers, our comrades must penetrate these organizations, raise the demands of the workers, and utilize the result- ant mofement as a starting point for the formation of real trade unions. 14. The Party must further devote more attention than heretofore to the work among the Negroes.° This work will attain greater political signific- ance from day to day. 15, The Enlarged Plenum of the E. C, C. I. holds the view that the agra- rian crisis, becoming again more acute, must induce the Party to’ devote the greatest attention to the FARMER PROBLEM, } 16. The Party must carry on an energetic campaign among the prole- tarian women and endeavor to draw them into the trade unions and into the class struggle. 17. Greater attentioh must be given to the building of a mass Young’Com- munist League and Pioneer movement. In the future the Y. W. Lygwill serve as a reservoir of trained Party mem- bers. The slogan “A League unit wherever a Party unit exists,” issued by the C, E. C. is correct. and steps should now be taken to carry this into effect. Careful supervision and mutual agreement must be exercised in the transferring of League members into Party work, especially at the present time when the [League is numerically weak. 18. The Enlarged Plenum of the E. C. C. I. points out to the American Communist Party the tremendous im- portance which the labor movement (and the movement for ind¢pendence) j democrat of New Jersey, “to have the INVESTIGATION ~ OF “DRY” FUND BACKERS SOUGHT Probe May Be Held After Fall Elections (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, D. C., May 16.— The wets sought to know how much Wayne B. Wheeler, dry leader, was given for “campaign expenses” and where this money was spent to in- fluence _elections. On the other side, dry leaders were curious to know how much money the association against the prohibition amendment and like wet organizations have received from brewery interests. The wets asked the senate prohibi- tion committee to reopen public hear- ings in order to undertake an inves- tigation. Members of the committee, which is overwhelmingly dry, did not desire an all-summer session. Senti- ment changed in favor of the proposed investigation when the wets agreed privately to let the inquiry be handled by a new committee, It was also pri- vately agreed that the investigation, if attempted now, would serieusly in- ‘terfere witha Tot of elec! m- paigns, and therefore bette! st- poned until fall. “It would be very enlighten’ to the country on this vital subjec prohibition,” said Senator Edwar subseribers to both wet and dry funds I would like an investi- eal not only the amounts contributed but etermine how the money was disposed of, including the amounts paid to rf ibers*of congress and senators for wéfand dry speeches. some of the 3 would not be so %e prohibition if they did nof large a remuneration o scribed by men like Gary. If these charge are untru®, motives of these dry leaders ough be cleared. If they are true, the coun* try should learn the facts.” Senator Thomas J. Walsh, demo- erat of Montana, one of the dry lead- is assuming in the count of South America, There is no dowbt that in the future struggle for thetoverthrow of the imperialist yoke geoisie of the United Stats ing class and the peasant: America, will play a tre’ The American Communist: not be a party of self-cente: but must become a Party: stands how to raise the! the hegemony of the pro! whole movement for fr directed avainst tha ; aod. the United States. Morever, it is necessary that the Workera.(Commun- the bour- the work- of Latin- lous role. rty must interests, » Which is ist) Party maintain the closest contact |The senate has adopted the with the labor movement in Yhe Colon- :| Wilson’s Private Army, ers, also welcomed the proposed in- vestigation. “I am not opposed to an investiga- tion into the sources of funds used by any organization interested in the sub- ject of prohibition legislation,” Walsh declared. “If a resolution were in- troduced authorizing a separate in- vestigation, I would vote for it.” Used Against Russia, Is WASHINGTON, May 16—(FP) — ussian of the Central Committee must really give Comrade Foster and. his closest comrades the opportunity of using their forces in this fleld.' The attempt to fight Comrade Foster and those of his Comrades who desist from the factional struggle, is in no case per- missible. Such a division of work within the leading circles of the American com- rades is of specially great significance at this time; it must be put into effect in the near future, and must be con- scientiously adhered to by all the| comrades. 7. QVoe Enlarged Plenum of the E. C. C. I. deems it necessary to extend the composition of the present Polit. strengthening of the Party and do not bring about the disorientation or dis- integration of the Party. 13. . It remains one of the most im- portant tasks of the Communist Party to recruit into the unions the hitherto unorganized millions of workers. This railway service corps bill, for the fourth time since the war. This meas- ies of Cuba, the Philippings, ejc., and support them in their fight }gainst COLONEL SHELDEN By Young Worker Correspondent. DETROIT, Mich.—Spring is here and the capitalists of this Fordized city have opened their annual cam- paign to enroll the young workers into the Citizens’ Military Training Camps. Most of the large firms are tempting the young workers by offering them a month’s vacation with pay if. they Spend it at the C, M. T. General Motors, Motor Products, the Detroit Edison Co., the city of Detroit and other large firms are giving the young men that wish to go to the C. M. T. C.) preference in time off to the older men that desire to take their vacations during July and August. Colonel Raymond Sheldon, chief of staff, 85th division, was quoted by the kept and servile Hearst paper, “The Detroit Times,” that “the creation of reserve Officers is not the primary ob- t of the C. M. T. C.”. We know t it is not their “primary object,” fe ut, of the 75,000 young men that attémded the camps last year they rey 1,000 as reserve second lieutenabts,. This number comprises ‘goisie element that re- to the bosses and ex- (By Young Stud. ASSAIC, N. J.—On ning, April 7th, 1926, it line of six persons. $s in front of the Passaie a ing company. It was fifteén pxen. We were singin thing one of tf the nose and the rest of us saw and started to run to escape the same punishment. After the chase was over three fellow workers were arrested and taken to the police station, and while going up they beat us up badly. When the police asked us questions, and“if you answered yés" or no, they hit you with their clubs and fists. Next morning we had trial before Judge Davidson of Passaic court. We were tried and here are the results of the cases: Joe Bokovitch, 90 days; American imperialism. 8. { as Pig sta cis a aay Sam Lachuk, 30 days; Andy Bokousky, In view of this, the Executive Com- ie 10 days. We were then sent to the Wilson to take part in his military ts the|ventures fm Siberia, the same legal Central Committee of th@: Aherican| status as officers who served in Eu- mittee of the Comintern fistr is a fundamental step towards the rev- party and more subscriptions for The Bureau ‘of the Amer'¥an Party by ad- ding one more comrade to it from the Minority. (Editorial note: An addition- al Majority member is also to be ad- ded to the Political Committee.) Cc. C. I. believes that the Party must devote more attention than heretofore to such decisive sections of the work- ers, the metal workers, etc. Without neglecting the trade union work among the textile workers, garment workers, fur workers, etc., which has been carried on so far, the work agnong the great masses of workers in heavy industry must be taken up with the greatest energy and gradually in- tensified. Not for one moment may the fact be lost sight of that in a country like America, the decisive sec- tion is the proletariat of heavy indus- try, and not the workers of light in- dustry4 In the trade union tactic the Party must not content itself with work of ideological enlightenment, but has the task of applying the tactic of the united front everywhere. To gain St., New York City, Apt. 66. Rent $40 per month. MILITANT—MASS ORGAN of the Polish Workers in America! \f you are a Polish w Subscribe! TRYBUNA | ROBOTNICZA 1113 W, | Washington Bivd., Canada and Fo 7 Nam Street... | City... SESS eee eee TRYBUNA ROBOTNICZA (A Weekly) $2.50 a year, $1.50 six months, mass influence, it is necessary, as a rule, to do patient preparatory detailed orker—or know one— reign: $2.75 a year, $1.50 six months Letters have been sent out to all ing them to take active part in the two drives going on now. Even tho the Ukranian comrades ing only a slight knowledge of the English language, they are 8. The Enlarged Plenum of the E.| best to secure the maximum results in the campaigns of The DAILYWORK- ings, the rescue of the Czecho-Slovak- ER and the party. ers as the miners, the railroad work-| New York Sub-Section |Russian Fraction, Will Have Membership Meeting on Tuesday NEW YORK, May 16, — New York sub-section formerly known as 5-A will hereafter be known as Sub-Sec- tion 3-A. It embraces all workers working in Long Island, Astoria, Woodside, Elmhurst, Winfield, Corona, Maspeth, Flushing & Jamaica. The next sub-section meeting will be at 350 East 81st St. Tuesday, May 18,6 p.m. At this meeting a repres- entative of the D. BE. C. will speak on the decision of the executive com- mittee of the Communist International with reference to the American sec- Ukranian Commanist Propaganda Section c- tive in Daily Worker and Membership The Ukranian propaganda section of the Workers (Communi: of America reports quite some activity in securing new membe Communist Party to devof_tk most rope. The men will now get pensions, serious attention to the tasks dted. if the house acts. t These were not regular army men. i They had nothing to do with the world war, Chairman Wadsworth of the senate committee on military af- fairs explained their situation: “They served in a military status in Party| Siberia under orders from American or the| army officers. They were recruited by our state department after constlta- tion with the old Russian government. They were requested to go over there and run the railroads. These men came in violent contact with very ig their! dimicult conditions, Bolshevik upris- DAILY WORKER. the Ukrainian district organitrs urg- are hampered in many ci ian armies, bringing them back to Vladivostok, and serving with the al- lies. They did not hold military status under the laws governing the army of the, United States,” to Meet W : An important meeting Slav National Home sian fraction. of the Wi munist) Party will be he! day, May 19, at the Wor! 1902 W. Division St. All members are requi their membership cards. , There will be a roll ca! time, at 8 p. m, Los Angeles Woiers CLEVELAND, O., May 16.—William eto bring recently returned from a trip thru the me in| soviet Union and a number of Buro- pean cities, will speak Tuesday, May 18, at 8 p. m. at the Slovenian National Home, 6417 St. Clair avenue, instead of at the Insurance Center building, as formerly annouriced, on the “Brit- tion of the Communist International. Discussion will follow, All members are urged to attend this most import- ant meeting. Comrades will have to be prompt in order that we may start early and have sufficient time for dis- cussion, Party membership books will be asked for at the door. . Workers’ Republic . . Gives Short Shrift “ys : to Military Spies LENINGRAD, U. 8S. 8. R., May 16. The military tribunal sentenced to death Tasso and Antson, Esthonian found guilty of having acted as spies against the Soviet government. Former Colonel Bergstren was sen- tenced to ten years imprisonment. He was charged with revealing military secrets of great value to Finland, Esthonia and England, WRITE AS YOU FIGHT! ish Strike and the American Working LOS ANGELES, Cal. ¥ 16.—A|tional League, meeting on the British st as been a Connelsville Region Liberties Union, gpcialist gy, I. W. W., and proletarian party {| May 23 aker will be the chief spejrs, UNIONTOWN, Pa,, May 16, — The Western Pennsylvania Council for the . Tickets L conference at the Croatian Hall, Fran- . U, B,|klin St., Sunday morning, May 23 at es were lost last Satur the delegates to the national confer. please return to The DAT bing ence will be given, to Hold Mass Mbti oe On the Britis Class.” This meeting is arranged by the Cleveland Trade Union Educa- arranged by a joint comme of the Workers (Communist) » Civil , Branch of Foreign-Born * at the Music Arts Hall, 23). Broad- Council Meets May 23rd way, Jim Fisher and R@t Whit- Protection of Foreign-Born, Connels- ville coke region branch, will hold a Twenty-two tickets to .|10 o'clock, Every delegate is re- Ls plenio, together wilt Finder | (ested to be present as reports from ER office, 1113 W. Wash! for M. A, 8. You do the job twice as well— to the| when you distribute a bundle of The| The DAILY WORKER with your atory im Wd 4 eee, W i Get your friends to American Worker Corres; price is only 60 cents # the court. sanity and held for a 10-day observa- in Cleveland Tuesday ' Z. Foster, secretary of the Trade = Union Educational League, who has |= Paterson county jail. Andy Bokousky was framed up in He was charged with in- jon in the Paterson county jail await- ng the doctor to come to see him, and will be tickled pink! They'll go to SHOOTS OFF SOME HOT AIR ON THE C. M. T. 6, Young Workers Demand: Boycott the C. M. T. C. A Month’s Vacation With Pay! workers who are needed for cannon ‘odder, That is what the colonel should know as the “primary object” of the camps. Colonel Raymond Shelden said: “It is silly to assume four weeks or four months can make a militarist of a man. The great purpose of the C. M. T. C. is inculcation of the principles of good citizenship. Building of sound bodies is our second aim.” That is all the requirements that a young worker need have to become a fighter to pro- tect the investments of Morgan. A strong body and plenty of patriotic dope in his head, so that he will not be able to think, then he is ready to kill and murder for the bosses. However, Colonel Rayniond Shelden and his class will not get by very long with the bunk that they are issuing but to young workers. The memories of the last world war are still ripe in the minds of a large section of the young workers, and they are learning how to fight against their real ene- mies, the boss class. That is why large numbers of young workers are raising the slogan: Boycott the C. M. T. C.; demand a month’s vacation with pay! no one else was allowed to see him. Everyone could see that Andy was framed up, for when he was arrested the first time for singing in the picket line he got 30 days, on which he got an appeal, so the judge, seeing Andy for the second time, figured: Well, he got away the first time. We'll fix you this time. So he put an insanity charge against Andy. On Saturday afternoon the lawyer ame and took the three comrades apd Andy was left in alone. You canngt take a person out if he is chapfed with insanity, so you see why ige Davidson put that charge against Andy. Well, Saturday afternoon the doctor came. They called Andy Bokousky into the office. “What is the matter with you, Andy?” “Well, doc, I am charged with insanity.” “Well, Andy, you don’t look insane/’ Andy said, “T hope I don’t.” “When is your time up Andy?”-“My time ia up Sunday.” “Well, you go home and keep away from those guys, for they would turn @ man with brains crazy.” Andy said, “I will do that, doc.” Andy Bokousky served the 10 days and came out to see all his fellow workers with lots of happiness. He told them about the jail house and the workers told him to forget about it, for it was all a frame up. At this Andy put a great smile on his face, showing he is happy to be with the fellows after a good 10 days’ rest. And Your Wife Will Be Just “Tickled to Death” with the Idea! TRY IT LIKE THIS! “Love o’ me eyes, | got the greatest little idea! It's so good the kids the store for you and chop the wood and clean the shed andydo everything you want.’ And Your Wife Will Say: And Then You Say: And Rosie, who's already 18, why Worker and that’s a dollar. And Your Wife Will Say: “Why that'll surely keep the kids _ the papers. And Then You Say: “That's easy. Here it isi” “Let's give Junior a sub to the Young Comrade—it’s only 80 cents “If the idea can produce miracles like that—what’s the idea?” she’s old enough to get the in the movement—and they'll enjoy And John, that’s only a dollar and a half.” AND THEN YOU CLIP THIS BLANK And you get exactly 40 points in the national sub get 60 more (you might subscribe to The Daily Monthly) ‘Vou Geto Réak oftted Giibihes and when the kids grow up they’ll do this to capitalism. City ‘THE DAILY WORKER PUB. 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