Friday, May 23, 1924 THE DAILY WORKER Page Five EDITOR OF VOLKSZEITUNG HAILS TO Left Wing Only Hope of Needle Trades MEET OF UNITED FARMER-LABOR tion which have been held largely was tolerated. Constitutional amend- to a long record of achievements for FARMER- By responsible START GRECHT. for ments any REBECCA the condition of the practically making illegal the International, of self-sacrificing PARTY OF N. Y. AS HISTORIC EVENT 17th bi-annual convention of industry. Since the organization of manifestation of were devotion to the interests of the work- THEthe International Ladles’ Garment the Educational League jammed thru. ers in their industry. Without these By LUDWIG LORE LABOR years PARTY more Workers Union which to a close than two ago the opposi- militant elements the union cannot came IGNORING TRADE PROBLEMS. (Editor of Volkszeitung) last Saturday, was a clear exhibition tion has become crystalized and has hope to strengthen itself and offer This spectacle Will Send Delegates To of the degeneration of an international adopted a definite program which is lasted almost thru- resistance to the onslaught of the em- NEW YORK.—On Sunday, May 18th, in the Labor Temple of prob- union which at one time stood at the gaining ground in the union. This has out the convention. The trade ployers. the City of Schenectady, the United Party New St. Paul facing Farmer-Labor of very forefront of American At led to bitter persecution of the mili- lems the workers in the indus- The International stands at a turn- labor. try York state, which will go into the coming campaign as the the same time, it was a significant tants reaching its climax in the expul- were not taken up until the ing point in its history. The proceed- MADISON. Wis., May 22.—Almost >+ demonstration, sion of the most active members of eleventh day of the sessions, and then, ings spokesman and leader of the unanimous support was given to the of the rising tide of of the convention have given suf- the International. The decision of the the strongest oppositional elements ficient > the repeal of the espionage act, con- movement for the formation of state progressivism and militancy within evidence of the incompetence workers and farmers of the a approving Sigman’s having been removed, it was all sim- demning the imperialist tendencies of Farmer-Labor Party the organization which no amount of convention ex- of the administration. More than that, state, and for the send- pulsion policy marked the culmination ply a matter of accepting reports of empire was born. America in the South American Re- ing of delegates to the national con- suppression can stem. however, they have proven the fail- The convention, which had been of the attempt to drive progressivism committees with little, if any, discus- -1 publics, in Cuba and in the Philip- vention in St. Paul June 17 at the This convention was most unusual ure of the ideology which governs called by the Farmer-Labor Party of out of the union. sion. pines and others were adopted with- state conference for progressive po- in character, unlike any ever held by that leadership. Buffalo, and the Federated Farmer- 9 Days of Machine Hysteria. The convention adopted plans for out a dissenting vote. litical action held here Sunday. The the International. It was not assem- Labor Party of N. Y. C., for pur- educational work, for unemployment, Right Wing Socialist Bankruptcy. the bled as might have been expected, to For fully seven days the credentials pose Class Party the First Aim. resolution adopted is being sent out The convention was in reality a test of bringing into existence in thes hear reports of past activities and de- committee reported on objections to sick, and family protective insurance. to labor and farmers’ organizations of strength between the “left” mil- most wealthy and most powerful statej Every delegate in the hall looked liberate upon future policies. It thruout the state: was SOME EXPELLED MILITANTS itants within the union and the bu- of the union a working class partyr forward eagerly to the nomination brought together, on the contrary, Socialists Want “Detective.” reaucratic administration with its that will take a determined stand 1 and election of the executive commit- simply for the purpose of waging a re- Socialist delegates and' other con- actionary following. Tho individuals against capitalist reaction and exploit- - tee that was to close the work of the decisive battle against the “lefts” in servatives attempted to put thru a were involved on both sides, it was ation, as represented by the old par- - convention. Out of a large number of the union and giving a “democratic” fUPP;. motion to send an “observer" only to in reality a battle of principles. In the ties of the capitalist class, surpassed [ nominations, the following delegates sanction, by a majority vote of the St. Paul. F. H. Shoemaker of Green final analysis the great significance of all expectations. were elected to function as the State convention, the policy of coercion Bay replied in a stirring speech, rid- to the lies It was attended by almost one hun- . Executive Committee of the new par- expulsion Sigman .convention in this—that it iculing the fears of the Socialists. He and which the demonstrated the bankruptcy dred delegates from more than eighty ty. From : Krumbein, regime has been pursuing against the of the r called upon the delegates to support socialist ideology and methods of organizations, representing labor un- - Lore, Poyntz, Hopkins, Winestone, militants. ions, local central bodies, , Lifshitz, London, Jampolsky the efforts of the farmers and work- & struggle which rule the International fraternal, and Win- ers to build a real party of their own Just a Herasy Trial. tlf# JM * I ana against which the revolutionary educational and political organiza- - itzki; from Buffalo: Campbell, Herzog class and send a bona fide representa- The spirit of the convention, from elements are battling. tions of the working class, represent- - and Ballam; from Albany: Jones; tive to St. Paul, not merely a “detec- the very start, was that of preparation The International Ladies’ Garment ing every shade of progressive work- - from Binghampton: Klekunas; from tive.” for a fight. Battle was in the air. Ques- Workers’ Union differs from other in- ing class opinion, local Farmer-Laborr Schenectady: Verhagen; from Ro- The railway brotherhoods withdrew tions of a constructive nature which ternational unions in that it has revo- Party organizations, Workers Party,, Chester: Sussman and Hoesteroy. from up lutionary Left Paole Zion, and the Progressive Comrade unanimously the Madison state conference came for consideration were re- HYMAN FOGEL, Local 5, Chicago, member of executive board. traditions, and was regarded s Krumbein was with the clumsy excuse that not all of garded merely as so many unimportant as one of the main props in the social- Party, more commonly known under elected as delegate to represent the DORA LIPSHITZ, Local 100, Chicago, member of executive and joint, r the railroad organizations had been interludes. It was hardly conceivable ist movement in this Country. It was the name of the Committee of 48 un- - United Farmer-Labor Party of the notified. that this was a trade union convention. board. founded by workers imbued with the der the leadership of its chairman,, state of New York at the June 17th Students Fight for Russia. The entire proceedings took on the N. GROSS, Local 26, Cleveland. spirit of class consciousness. It gained J. A. Hopkins, of N. Y. C. convention in St. Paul and he prom-

————— Eallam, Buffalo, Wisconsin University students led a character of a trial for heresy rather t strength thru the efforts of men and After Comrade , ised in an enthusiastically received splendid fight for the recognition of than of deliberations upon the prob- women whose eyes were turned to the had opened the convention with ai address to do everything in his pow- Soviet Russia, but the reactionaries of lems of a labor body. distant goal of a free workers’ com- brief address, emphasizing the needl er to further, there, the organization the conference defeated the resolution When we consider the condif'.js monwealth. The preamble to the old of a working class unity for political I of a class party of the workers and on the flimsy pretext that this meet- confronting the workers in the ladies’ "v* J&l constitution stated explicitly that the action, a credential committee was ! working farmers of America. ing had nothing to do with interna- garment industry at the time the con- purpose in organizing the union was elected, which later reported that1 At the same time he explained in a tional politics. vention met, the absolute incompe- "to bring about a system of society there were delegates present from 1 pointed speech the reasons, which practically every important John Works, of the Milwaukee tency of the present officialdom of the wherein the workers shall receive industrial' prompt the Communists to woiut with center in the state, Schenec- “Leader,” Socialist paper, was the International, their failure as leaders the full value of their product” thru Buffalo. • all elements of the producing classes chief proponent of the motion to send of a working class movement, be- the "abolition of the capitalist sys- tady, Syracuse, Gloversville, Schuy- ■ for the formation of national Farmer- a disruptor to the St. Paul convention. comes all the more evident. tem.” lerville, Peekskill, Bingbampton, Al- • Labor Party, tho their final aim is the G. S. Shklar, sub-district organizer bany and Rochester, representing an overthrow of Jobbing System Perilous. A*g Drop Revolutionary Preamble. 1 capitalist society and of the Workers’ answered aggregate membership of more than the establishment of Workers’ Party, The International today is faced Under its social-democratic leader- 1 a and Works and called upon the delegates NATHAN BOSIN, Local 18, Chicago, Waukegan organizer during strike. one hundred thousand. Republic. with a very critical situation. Thru ship, however, the International has Farmers’ to repudiate the Socialist tactics. CLARA GABIN, Local 100, Chicago, delegate to Chicago Fed. of Labor. Comrade Kucher, Amalgamated Me- If the firm determination to do the development of jobbing a profound gradually abandoned the revolution- Shklar urged the conference to send J. LITWINSKY, Local 18, Chicago, member of joint board. Union member tal Workers, N. Y., was then elected something worthwhile, if the readi- change is being wrought in cloak pro- ary principles of class struggle in 1 to St. Paul "delegates who are sin- for 15 years. permanent chairman, Viatic of the ! ness of the delegates of the duction amounting almost to a revolu- favor of a policy of class collaboration. Buffalo Union, various cere in their desire to build a united MoulderffJ vice-chair- ‘ meet spir- tion. Jobbers, who do not themselves r "iL—— 1 The most striking proof of the Interna- bodies to each other in a front of workers and farmers and man; Verhagen, Schenectady, and understanding, cry- own factories, but supply material and tional's swing to the right is the elimi- -1 it of mutual if the who actually want to build a party Sand Horowitz, secretaries. The fol- ' ing need for a party in New York styles to contractors, are rapidly tak- nation of the revolutionary preamble of workers and farmers on a national lowing committees were then elected: state and in the nation to protect the ing the place of the former big manu- from the new constitution adopted by on Program scale.” Committees and Resolu- ' workers against the betrayal and the facturers and are fast becoming the the convention. The object of the or- tions (7 members); Constitution Resolutions Passed. and Industrial and political oppression of controlling factors in the industry. ganization, as stated in Article I, is Organization (5); Ways and Means1 The resolves of the resolution for 1 the rulers of the country—if these In their wake has followed a return now to obtain just and reasonable con- Press-Committee the formation of state and national (5); (3). things count for anything, then the on a wholesale scale of the sweat- ditions of work thru collective agree- Greetings from Organizations. Party, Farmer-Labor Parties are as follows: shop. Jobbers send their goods to ments with the employers. There is United Farmer and Labor that “Resolved, that this conference At the beginning of the afternoon was in Schenectady last Sun- now small ouT-of-town contractors’ shops . dgsHy no mention of the class struggle, of i founded May 18, 1924, at Madi- session a number of telegrams from day, will in a few weeks upon in session this where union control is totally lacking any aim for a co-operative common- i enter son, Wis., go on calling upon various workingmen’s organizations ! an active, strenuous campaign, that record and workers are unorganized. wealth. all branches of the labor movement were read to the convention. Par- - will aim to carry with it every labor The result of this extension of the Wage.” economic, political, co-operative “A Fair Day’s ticularly hearty applause union, every working class and farm- and sweat-shop system has been to threat- followed thei fraternal, within the state of Wiscon- The International has adopted reading of a telegram from Comrade organization in the state. en every labor standard gained by the s er sin, to unite their forces for indepen- A. L. DAVIDSON, recording secretary of Chicago joint board. Gompers’ goal for trade unionists—a Manley, announcing that a State Far- workers thru bitter sacrifice. Control fair day’s wage for fair day’s work, dent political action thru the forma- ANNA LITVAKOFF, known as the "Mother” of Local 15, chairlady of a mer-Labor Party has been founded ini Canadian Mine Districts. over the industry is fast slipping out it goes Gompers better, tion of a state Farmer-Labor Party, Philadelphia waist makers’ union, 17 years a union member. even one for Kansas. Coming down to actual busi- MONTREAL, Can. District 26. of the union’s hands. Unemployment the constitution does not even speak and be it further SAM local ness, the organization of the United• United Mine Workers of America, in is making alarming headway. Gradu- COHEN, Local 104, Chicago, chairman and member of joint of "Resolved, that we go on record to “industrial democracy.” Farmer-Labor Party was decided up- • Scotia, likely have its ally the workers are being forced to board. Nova is to give the utmost possible support to This repudiation of its position as on, which shall conduct an active autonomy within the present yield their hard-won positions in face s restored the movement for the National Farm- regularly elected delegates based It enthusiastically authorized the Gen- a revolutionary labor organization and working class campaign, not only in according to William Green, of the competition rife in the industry. on i year, sec- er-Labor Convention at St. Paul, charges of membership in the League eral Executive Board to call a general its definite alignment with Gompers, the state of New York, but shall join retary of the U. M. W. of A., who is STRIKE i Minn., June 17, and that we select one FACED WITH GENERAL ind criticism of the officialdom. At strike of cloakmakers in New York. this absolute return to the comfort- its efforts with those of the workers i here to attend the executive council delegate to represent the groups be- When the convention assembled, it least two more days were taken up It approved the report of the organiza- able shelter of safe and sane unionism of every other part of the country, to) of the American Federation of Labor ing represented here at this confer- was therefore confronted with pro- with the officers’ reports on the “left tion committee, which took exactly which was the keynote of the conven- achieve the organization of an active i now in session in this city. ence.” blems of vital significance to the or- hysteria” and the cases of the expell- half an hour, recommending that an tion, has aroused the opposition of and successful workingclass party of t Green stated that the U. M. W. A. revolutionary ganization. The International was on ed members from Chicago and Phila- intensive campaign of organization be the elements within the the U. S. for the coming campaign. is behind the strike in District 18, union. The battle in the International Much Misery Due To the eve of a general strike in New delphia. Thruout that time the con- started immediately after the conven- A recommendation to proceed im- - British Columbia and Alberta, and York. The entire strength of the vention was the scene of an orgy of tion. No basis, however, was laid for is but a reflection, in a trade union mediately to the collection of a fund [ supports the effort to maintain old Anti-Soviet Policy, union had To be mobilized for the persecution by an officialdom drunk putting even these measures into ef- dominated by social democrats, of the of SIOO,OOO was unanimously adopted.. rates and conditions. bigger struggle going everywhere struggle. It was necessary to adopt an with power. fect. On the contrary, the convention on Upon report of the committees on or- Says Senator Borah entirely different program of indus- The convention under between % social-democracy with its ganization and constitution, an or- was their decisions have made it impossible for Readers, Attention! trial tactics. Plans for an intensive or- control—they had planned for that be- the International to cope with its pres- policy of class collaboration on the ganization-plan was decided upon pro- Milwaukee YORK, May 22.—“The un- NEW ganization campaign had to be outlin- fore it met. By expulsions from the ent industrial problems. one hand and, on the other, the revolu- viding for an executive committee, rest world, the lack of pros- policy of the ed. In short, had the present leader- union, illegal removal from ballots, Needed Unity Against Sweatshops. tionary forces with the of class consisting of delegates from all the perity in all lands—the many symp- Special Message ship of the International the interests and other acts of discrimination, they One of the greatest needs of the struggle. most important centers, and member- toms these things of uneasiness—all —I- - I■i mi -* of the Workers really at heart, then had eliminated from the convention organization at this juncture is unity I ——■ I ■ ship by organization affiliation. The are due to a large extent to the re- the convention in Boston would have the leaders, the fighting militants of of all factions within it, based upon LEFT WING’S GROWING calling of a nominating convention as fusal of many nations, the United ; been the occasion for a critical anal- the opposition. They had brought at cessation of persecution of the mil- soon as possible after June 17th was COLORED WORKERS States among them, to recognize STRENGTH. ysis of the past tactics and policies least 80 delegates from country locals itants, so that the maximum effort of also provided for. Russia as a sister in the family of of the organization a careful de- artificially created for that purpose, all members may be directed towards The harmony and willingness. HEAR nations,” Senator William E. Borah anfl The convention of the International same over future activity. to any progressives overcoming dangers an understanding on the writes in the New York World. liberation offset the votes of the which threat- has exposed the incompetency of its to come to The outcome of the convention, how- who had not been kept out. By their en the union tnru the return of the part of all the various elements that ROBERT MINOR “The proposition is not a senti- bureaucratic officialdom, their ruth- “Liberator” ever, is proof enough that the present propaganda and scurrilous attacks be- sweat-shop system. The convention’s made up this convention, character- Brilliant Editor of the mental one. It is a simple economic lessness in crushing opposition, their in the in- during approval Sigman’s proposals problem. Something like 150,000,000 chaos and demoralization fore and the convention they of expulsion policy, failure as leaders of a militant trade ized the discussion of the i and dustry will not be overcome so long a however, the Committee on Platform human beings dwell In Russia. They had created spirit akin to the mob and the amended constitu- union. But on the other hand, it has made by ' Whitman present leadersnip rules the or- psychology lynching. an inquisition The platform, con- Lovett Fort need food, clothing, materials, raw as the of tion have established in demonstrated the growing strength and Resolutions. Famous negro writer, speaker and ganization. Eject 16—Choke Discussion. the International which makes heresy sisting of a statement of the position, stuffs, machinery. In turn they have and power of the left wing in the organizer well-prepar- hunting object, industrially socially, things to sell which we need. But T. U. E. L. Organized Left. The machine had been its chief thus'lntbnsijt m, True, the machine had a big and of the work- propaganda, fanatical intolerance For several years past there has ed. Sixteen delegates were ejected fying the discontent of the member- majority at the convention, but this ing class in the U. S., declares itself,- Present vital facts regarding ship, weakening a brief, definitely and bigotry have said nay to the been developing in the International from the convention while Sigman’s and furtner the gathering was in no way representa- in series of formu- proposition to accept Russia's prom- a strong opposition to the methods of steam roller choked off discussion of union. In addition, the officialdom by tive of the membership. lated statements, for the nationaliza- “The Negro Worker and out most public utilities, dse to remain atable.” struggle pursued by the administra- the issues involved in their cases. Full driving the active members It is indeed the fact that the con- tion of all against His Needs And Relation leeway was given the officials of the of the union, or eliminating themfrom structive program advocated by the child labor, against the use of in- - fllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllVtilllllilflllllllllllllllllllilliiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiitimimiiiiiimmiminimmimHunion for the most violent attacks participation in the direction of the militants is gaining more and more junctions in labor struggles, for a sys- - to the American Labor principles they organization, greatly tem of upon S upon them and the ad- has dimlnshed adherents and that their influence land tenure based work- ’ B vocate, but no answer was permitted. the fighting force of the union. among the membership is rapidly in- ing ownership, tor a more sensible Movement” | case money system, adapted # | When the of the Chicago expelled “LEFTS" THE VANGUARD. creasing which caused their persecu- and credit to up, Sigman to grant any “lefts” in the laboring ’ Saturday, May 24,1924 What Co-operative Labor came refused The International tion in the organization. The tactics the needs of the masses. of the individuals involved a hearing against whom the administration of the International administration, It Is a working class document\ 8:00 P. M. Sharp before the convention; and vice presi- directs its attack are the vanguard of before and during the convention, in- from the first to the last line. The dent ‘Perlstein went so far as to the organization, the shock troops in dicate a policy of despair on the part resolutions, which were also unani- !LIBERTY HALL’, - Banking Means threaten with similar punishment any battle with the enemy. Each of of those who see their hold upon the mously adopted, after brief and intel- • 3rd and Walnut Streets those delegates that dared defend the members eYpelled from the union ligent discussion, breathed the organization gradually slipping, and same5 _____ them. On the question of the League, in Philadelphia, and Chicago or un- use all means of suppression in a last uncompromising spirit of the class- ; ADMISSION FREE. the center of all attacks, no debate seated at the convention, can point desperate effort to maintain their conscious determination. A resolution I the recognition of More than $30,000 Approximately SBO,- power. demanding Soviett EXPELLED PHILADELPHIA LEFT WING Auspices: Milwaukee saved to trade union 000 in commission j Left Wing’s Program. Russia was received with enthusias- . Conferenc j the militants tic applause, while others demanding: of Progressive Negro Worker? The future belongs to I5 members who have saved for our custom- j in the Inter** tlonal. Theirs is the only program which can lead | made loans thru our ers who have sent constructive READERS, j the union out of the morass into which ; NEW YORK ATTENTION! | Real Estate Loan De- money to Russia thru \ its leadership has thrown it. The only partment. our Foreign Dept. constructive note sounded at the con- —THREE DAYS ONLY—- I vention was that contained In a leaf- THE NEW SOVIET FILM '** let outlining tne program of the left wing distributed among the delegates. emphasized, among others, (1) ! BANK WITH THE o a~fl This -GERMANY” S ? consolidation of locals in each branch “RUSSIA > Made a' sensational hit the first showing to an /SQk a * of the industry, (2) the shop delegate overflo L system, (3) economy in the adminis- ! audience at the Central Opera House. Amalgamated Trust & tration of the Union: (4) employment A Stirring Tale of Two Republics together with controlled by the union, bureaus (5) \ Lenin Funeral Pictures the labor party, (6) amalgamation of | Savings Bank all needle unions into one powerful Tuesday, Wednesday, organization. ! Monday, May 26>27-.' ft courageous rr^&e'P5.1 /V, In a struggle for these ! West Jackson Blvd. mT at the ■ and other demands the militants will Group of expelled left wing mom bent of Philadelphia waist inukera union. lay the basis for the building of an (1) Rose Sadlt, (2) Celia Hammer, (3) Either Wens, (4) Eva Sotzky, j LABOR TEMPLE, 14th St. and Second A BANK organization that can become an ef- CHICAGO'S ONLY LABOR (5) Ida Miller, (6) Lilian Cohen, (7) Anna Rabinowitz, (8) Ida Davidiff, (9)' fective weapon in the battle of the ADMISSION 35 CENTS Ida Helfand, (10) R. Solkin, (11) Beckie Leibowitz, (12) L. Levy, (13) L. 1371 J \ Aid, Auspices: International I ■**"' •*■*' i Jampolsky. (14) Rose Goodman, (15) Anna Kress, (16) Many Hornstein, workers for a full, free life in a work- Workers’ 208 E. 12tli St (17) Mollie Schenkeroff. ers republic.