Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-03
Boiling Reds
Now Communist.
Labor Party

L0UW I0V
Chicago, uls.. Sert. 2-Three hum
dred delegates Of the Left Wing fac
tinn or the National Socialist party
which recently Withdrew from tbs
parzut body. To-Day organized tbs
Communist LAhnry Party Of Amsr-
lea and adopted the emhiem Of the
Soviet Republic of Russia with the
mDf1e: "Workers of the World
Unite"
The emblem CONSISTS of a scythe
ana hammer. surrounded by a
wreath of wheat. A SUGGESTION that
a turcn be added To the emblem was
voted down.
Delegate Zimmerman of Indiana
LED small minority VIM wanted the
new organization c,1risfened the In
dependant Socialist party, but his
suggestion was Overwhelmingly de-
feated.
Il think the word Communist IS
objectionable To the American work
men and we cannot snrreed IN TINS
movement with TINS eiemsnf," ne
said II will go as far in the revo-
futiunRry mpvement as amy mRny II
this hail. but I think II uuwiEe 70
adopt this name. If you thing !
am a coward search the cuurT re-
cnris Of Indiana. We know that TINS
country II not yet ripe for revolu-
Isl would be all right. They did not
use II in Russia until after the capi-
talistic class had been overrhruwn.
In urging the adoption of the name
speakers declared that the term
Socialist had bean discredited and
tharrhe word Communist fffingly
expressed the revolutionary OBJECTS
Of the new political party.
Tomorrow the party viii adppf d
constitution. which. II is said. will
be patterned largely after the crI.-
sr;turion Of the Soviet Republic Of
Russia Every mention of rhe Bus
sian republic and Bnlshsviki was
gretred with cheers.
One of the first acts of the new
party WIS ID approve a plan fur d
general strike IN the United States or
Ocrnber Sth to cumpel reiease o:
Thomas J. Mooney. Eugene v. Deps
ers.
Il was declded To hold ururf
mestlngs in the Industrial WORKERS
Of the World Hail, several hlncks
away. TE1s Ia 10 accommodate rfis
increasing crowds, II was explained
We want to get as far away a
possible frJm the CORPSE" shouted On
delegate. referring 10 the Nations
|, Socialist party which was in sessiui
IN a hail on an uppsr 1upr of tn
same buiiSirg.
The new party. which claims 4
have representatives. from ever.
state IN rsae union at the convention
! iecided to Isse the phunugraph rec
! or1s Of The In1ernHriunaI" and othe
Russian SORES ID spread the raGica
propaganda. Among the resolution
! adopted was one demanding the i'm
mediate withdrawal of American
troops fi-om Russia and Hungary.
The Communist group OF ultra
radicals. RECENTLY expelled from m
National Socialist party, which i
neeIing N another west-side hail eE
Isscts 10 form another political parr-
before Il adiuurns at the end of N
week. This faction consists OF for
eign language socialists and other
who reEard ths parent body and M
Left Wing faction as too cpnBervatire
The Emergency convention of INT
National SoclaiiEt party, under IN.
/ Leadership Of Congressman elect Vic.
1cT Berger of Milwaukee. Adplph Ger
men of Chicago, AiEernun Lee o.
New York. and AiHyur O. w Eoan o.
Milwaukee, devoted the entire day Il
COMMITTEES work.
Charged with advocating over
throw Of the United State govern
ment. Dennis z. Bait, organizer tor
the Radical Socialists. was arrested
and removed from The communist
convention. Howlg Of protest from
delegates did NOT deter two police
Sergeants from marching Bait out
Of the hall
Threats 10 reEcue him WE'RE ST.
fenced when the police threatened 10
Close the convention. The deieEa res
then resumed their pniitics AND spent
the remainder of the session dsnuunr-
ing the government and the police.
insisting they would vet haul down
the capitalist class and establish d
SoTeit government IN America.
Bats case. II is said. will be the
first brought unnsr the Illinois Sc
ditinn Law.