The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1921-06-18
The Socialist Party Convention.

The Socialist Party Convention.
Delayed month the Socialist Party will hold its national con-
venon in the city Detroit on 25 Sevenyfve members
will sit as delegates
We do know by what happy coincidence Detroit happens to
have this questionable honor Whether the Socialist Partys at
tempted steal of the House of the Masses from the Communists
which Minor has apt characterized in his pamphlet as
edmans Red Raid had thing to do with its selection as
the convention city do not know We feel justified in
stating however that such manifestation OF identity OF interests
the Socialist Party with the bourgee exempfied in
that court procedure ought be sufficient to gain the party
welcome with brass bands and other trimmings AS it u.s. the
school board Of Detroit has gracosy rendered the party the use
of the high schools for convention purposes Please do not
be suspicious not likely that the delegates will do thing
there regret to the representatives of the school system
of the bougeoie state for rendering this little token OF regard
The spectre of the Third (Communist international will be
present convention just has been present at So
cas Party convention in country held within the past year
The socialist press Europe has been filled for months with dis
concerning and its visits to various conventions every
country haunted the Socialist party here for two and
the will meet face to face for what looks like final count
But this be remembered the count goes the
Third international will win
In stating that appearances Indicate final count take
from the official socialist party Massachusetts has
selected solid delegation opposed aation with the Third
Other states recall correctly have done likewise The question
Of the future relations with the Third is the
shadowng question before the delegates What will they do with
the spectre?
j. Louis Engdahl of the present Left Wing in the S will
lead the fight for unconditional aaon The following article
taken from the N Call Engdah views OF the present
situation and affords sufficiently closeup for understanding
of what's on the screen.
Much as we would like to think otherwise
convention the Socialist to be held June 25
resolution by the parts national
secretary Otto Branstetter which may be summarized as ows
the Socialist supporting indorsng the Third
International advocating afadon Herewith shall be sub
this decision"
For two years now the party ocdOm expeng
driving party who have taken stand with the
desire for affan with the International is
still what remains of the parys dwnding ranks
supports advocates ation with the Third In
member Of the Socialist party conden assert that the
party the spirit of the world social revolution
Russian Comrades world imperialism more
than the regime could crush the spirit of American Socialism
during the great war;
The fit Of blindness adopt the
committee
history find that
where places Third ternaonas thrown of
party take their the struggle for
Socialism.
Does membership Socialist wish have the party
gaaon stock of the working class organizations
will favor the anster resolution They Will
their delegates to vote for,t atDetrot.
would very grateful would single po
party the world that has considered such proposition
the American FarmerIbor party probably the most conservative
party world the British Labor that holds its
The British Labor pretends only pale pink strain
Socialism branches Of this moderate party that sent its pokesmen
Cnes Thomas into the capitalists government urge af
Third International will have their proposals considered
without subject expulsion And the American
Farmcrabor voting send delegation to Soviet Russia
Banstet proposition is the insane reaction produced
the conditions the h
member that gua
tidal Of hystera partly sincere much Of artificial
but International in the world today That the Third In
ternaona Processes
Reconstruction comntee with Ramsay Macdonald
a the British Labor Party The 2h Vienna international ais
processes be nothing than reconstruction committee" under tn
hghsopndng title of International Working Union Of Socialist PARTIES
the original Of which to unite fragments Of parties to secur
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