New-York tribune., 1921-12-27
Workers Party
Organizes for
Soviet In y. 5.
Radicals in Convention IN
dorsc Program To Unite
All Revolutionary Ele-
ments by Propaganda
Negroes Hailed as Equals
Labor | MONS Denounced as
Having Abandoned Most
of What They Had Gained


PARTY a America was placed before
the werld as Yesterdays session OF its
4ss, national convention in the Labor
renplc al 2aS East Eighty fourth
Street The document points cut that
She ultimate object o. tbs new party
IS the establishment cf workers
revolutionary republic IN this country
sv CONSTITUTIONAL methods. and clearly
spec:fcs the manner II which the
os-sy proposes 20 bring about eov-
srsmen, by thc pro.etariat It was
fsally adopted after Z violen, debate
Tne constitution provides that the
new parsy shall merge. in one con-
brehensivc and aggressive whole. all
me probationary elements in the
eaunt-y. The program proposes this
shsll be brought about by intensive
sroparanda work inside the labor
unions. and hy organizing she negroes
= the Soata upon basis Of equality
n the rcvol ation to annihilate capital
A. An Indication or tdc character
~ the program. tho document asserts
aat the Socialist Labor party is reac-
tona-v. ana thc Socialist party itself
eorservativc II declares tho labor
anions have ost point by point what
s,ev gained aftee hard struggles.
.hrsueh she tjmidity or coIlusion Of
saeir leader.
Song llorihes Soviet
The program was introduced after .
aismated and unaccompani choir
sad sung revolutionary song TO the
sane of "Over There in which the
Soviet government cf Russia was
glarifcd as the model Tor sil govern
merits
assent when tie convention opened at
econ. and fully 80 per cent were WON
Ar. The session was opened by Steve
gurchcr. OF New Jersey. the temporary
Chairman. who welded ninepin from
acighbering bowling alley as his
While waiting FOR .he chairman of
The program committee TO report
purcher introduced "Comradc' Bill
Dunn. Of Montana. q former |. " ".
leader. Tho latter delivered the key
aote address. In which he predicted
success for me So~ict government Of
1ussta and tlen declared;
"We are meeting here in security, or
Is least fancicd security, and up 70 the
prcscnt none Of the forces OF captsl-
ssm. either through the government or
otherwise. have interTered with US.
As & matter OF fact no radical body
gas been raided within the last two
wears and some Of Us seem tc think
Chat the hvstcria of Inc war mas died
Sewn. bu1 !. tGat true -
The saecho and Xanzctti case vas
saen outlined BY another speaker. wle
Urged his bearers 70 carry on the
agopaganGa until 4 new trial had neen
srdered Tor the condemned men.
Five Purposes Announced
AiteY this .he program Was read TO
ehc convention. It was q lengthy docu-
.n.eri and took more than half sn hour
60 read. III IT were the five underlying e
.9biec,s which The party proposes TO
but into Immediate eject.
a. To consolidate and develop the
twisting labor organizations into or
s.s2zat.on oa militant strength aga inst
capitalism. 10 permeate tho trade
onions slth truly revolutionary ele-
mssnts and merciiessly expose the re
xetionarv labor burcaucgats and strive
sioi revolutionary leadership.
stion conventions and general political
ife of the country, It's the party's)
representative IN the legislative and
4.xecutive Offices OF The government
svill unmask the fraudulent capitalist
psemocIacy ard help mobilize the work
seYs for tho finai struggle against The
common enemy.
20. To load in the Eight for the i'm
mediate weeds OF the workers anc
sdeepen their demands and develop oul
,of sheir everyday struggles force
flor tine abolition OF capitalism.
Il. To work for the establishm n OF
"a worker republic
% Recognition OF the Soviet govern
5ment Of Russia and resumption o.
trade relations with IL
Appeals for Internationalc
The Introduction Of this prograu
svas the signal Tor the most vioen
sdebate o. the convention, which ba:
tlAsted tnree days 30 far. Derni'
.Batt, leader of the Proletariat part. o
sDetroit declared:
i hoped for Z revolutionary party
ao1 action. There Is no definite declara
stion on the question Of the Third Ir
pternationale. You nave swung so fal
ato the right that you have not lait
'down truly revolutionary party. W.
ssannot have anything but i mess party
saot mass party"
This started 4 rapid crosstIrc among
she various delegates. in which &. NJ
s"icks. another member Of the Pro
setariat party, said: "I on should state
splainiy, We stand Ior TIE Dictatorship
sos the proetariat,' anything else IS i
mserablc concession TO capitals
legality"
To tbs James P. Cannon. anothe
delegate. retorted: But you wer
turned down ny Moscow and you ar
not recognized by the Communist Ir
.efnationale, so what's the use OF 81
thls discussion ~
After singing the "Intern&tionale'
ehe program was adopted.
plundering of Islands Charged
The document accused the America
ssoFernmcnt OF Iootine and pluuderin.
me me Philippines, Panama, Guam, til,
'lrgiu Islands and Cuba. and then de
Manded the immediate freedom o
saose laslds. together with the evacua
esoh Of Fedora. troops from all outly
ing islands.
curing the afternoon the convention
siected rs first central executive com
miltse- which under the newly adopted
constitution has full powers 10 dircc'
ano devise the party's action. Thos,
s.scEed were Alexander I'rachtenberg
New York; Ludwig Lore. New York
,,a'hes T. Cannon. Kansas; T. Loui
vshgdsnl. Illinois; J. B. Saiutzky. New
orr; Henry AsAcli, Illinois: Mrs. Mar
Sset ssret Prevey. Ohio; Elmer T. Allison
pnio' a. Bittleman. New York: A. Mil
'eNkin, New York a~n,o c,m-hecr Tyi;