Evening journal., 1919-08-27
CITY SOCIALISTS
DECRY CLASS WAR
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the American people believe TO be benz
on stirring up mischief"
Such a repudiatiOn would dscredii
Karl Marks philosophy as the basis OF
organization and work Of the American
Socialist Party. The local insurgents
have faith In the power Of their tiny
leRfet to prevail against the verbose
MARKHAM work.
This dissenting declaration Is en-
titled "An Appeal TO the Socialist Party
For a Change I'm Tactics Which VIII
Make II Possible TO Unite, Organize,
the Entire, Immense. American Socialist
Movement"
II is accompanied by round robin"
signed by eleven members OF central
branch OF the Socialist party OF VII
mingion.
Both the appeal and letter have been
committed to the Delaware delegate
10 the national convention, Mrs. Bea-
trice VI. Sedgwick. a woman delegate,
notwithstanding Delawarc's backward
ness as a suffrage State. Mrs Sedgwick
is state secretary OF the Delaware
Socialists.
This effort 20 stir mp a revolution
on the part OF local Socialists IS adyo-
Gated by the Wilmington branch Tor
the reason that Socialism is no longer
confined 10 one class, but has business
and professional men in IT'S ranks. and
the millionaire Socialist" is a familiar
phrase The Delaware appeal is pro-
test gainst sabotage, violence ahd other
left" wing radical ideas. lt IS a pro-
test against capture Of the American
Socialist Party by the radical element,
or left wing"
The Wilmington Socialists recognize
that there is a class struggle in actual
progress, but they deny that this strug-
gle should be used as a means TO pro-
mote Socialist ideas
The following letter. with signatures
attached, accompanied the draft Of the
appeal:
Wilmington, Del. August. 1919
To the Emergency National Convention
OF the Socialist Party, Chicago, llli-
nOis:
Comrades:
We, the undersigned. members OF
Central Branch OF the Socialist Party,
No. Sij Market street. Wilmington,
Del. present TO the convention the ac-
statement entitled,
"An appeal to the Socialist Party for
D change in tactics which will make II
possible to unite, organize, the entire,
immense, American Socialist move |
ment."
Our Branch, too. has failed 10 attract
md hold the American born and voting |
Socialists who, If they Joined, drifted /
away until we now have left a mere |
lanaful who attend meetings.
The convention is now asked 10 seri- !
1usly consider how the American So !
,ialists may be brought into the party. |
Now that so much OF our thought /
has turned toward peace, II the Social |
st party openly and 10 the limit tries |
% arouse the American working class /
% a class war, will not such a course /
make the party even more a group OF /
shmaelites than at present and arouse /
resentment similar 10 that /
'elt against Anarchists and other groups /
hat the American people believe TO be 4
,ent on stirring up mischief?
II the party cannot urge the class
var openly. with the greatest possible
publicity. would 10 not bring certain
nd deserved disaster to adopt under
round tactics?
What shall we do then?
lt should be unnecessary TO point out
hat the accompanying Appeal" is In
10 way a failure 10 recognize" the
lass struggle, any more than the atti-
ude Of those who oppose military war
S a means OF progress is a failure TO :,
military war.
The class war can be recognized clear
Y without al the same time accepting
he Socialist party's present theory Of
3ctics that the class war, instead Of
york, is TO bring in the cooperative
The question IS, II the
lass war Is not the true basis on which
he American Socialist party can be
uilt, shall the party longer use class
far tactics in trying to organize Ameri-
an Socialists?
The party's' failure TO organize them
D TO date would seem TO indicate the
Of this very definite question.
The attention OF the convention is
lerefore very urgently invited 10 the
Appeal"
Signed, Robert II. Thompson, No
b West Tenth street, Wilmington, -
el. Robert A. Walker, No. SOP South q
arrsOn street. Wilmington. Del. VIII Z
am F. Rose. Sunrise Cottage. Arden, q
el.; John Albert Griffin, No. 1927 Will
ln street, Wilmington. Del: A. n. "
onoghue. No 1907 Columbia avenue. v
Del. = J. Z. Donoghue. No. y
07 Columbia avenue, Wilmington, ?
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