New-York tribune., 1922-12-26
Workers Party, Successor
TO |. W. w. Calls for
Dictatorship in Violent
Revolutionary Program
Backs Moscow Plan
OF Union Boring"
Only Fear KeepsD Delegates
FrOmUrgingFO TO End
Capitalist Government"

a. successor OF the I. W. ". in this
.eustry. adopted a program at its sec
end annual convention yesterday call
ing openly for the Dictatorship Of the
rroletariat" in the United States and
tbe replacing Of the present govern
ment BY the Soviet.
To both text and spirit the prinei-
,les and declarations presented in the
srogran are the most revolutionary
declared for by any organization in
this country for many years. Only
fear Of what the Department Of Jus
fce might do, II was apparent from
addresses Of the delegates prior 70 the
vote on the program, prevented the
oreanizatjon's fat espousal OF the prin-
ciples Of the Communist international
Of Moscow, including revolution Dy
force Of arms.
Apparently not daring TO go quite
shat far, the program as adopted
nevertheless 10 wholly sympathetic
With the aims and methods OF the
Russian Soviet government, one OF US
q prov sions, In fact, calling for the
support OF the Red Labor lnternati9nal
4 If Moscow and It's program OF Dor
n order to bring them within tse fold
OF Communism. But open advocacy OF
violence, the delegates agreed, might
bring speedy and drastic measures for
suppression on the part OF the govern
ment, and IL was deemed best that
such tactics be left 10 the secTet meth
DDS OF the Communist party OF Amer
ica, an outiawed organization since
Federal action was taken against It
two years ago.
This counsel prevailed in the face Of
several heated speeches on behalf Of
"open Communism" Of which one by
Ludwig Lore editor Of the "Volks-
TeitunR" n German Communist daily,
was typical
Don't Have 10 Boast Of Force
"We don't have TO boast of force
and violence" he said, "but we must
teaeh the workers TO use all the means
a. their command. Those who oppose
The open Communist party are only
fentimentalists."
One delegate, after introducing a
solution for "open Communism" and
hon withdrawing IL, urged the con-
entlon 20 declare for the movement
sin diplomatic language" Several
pointed out that open afhliation with
the Communist International would be
atoo dangerous" with prominent men.
ton Of the Department Of Justice. An
other advised mot 10 put too much on
paper"
Finally the discussion was closed by
The chairman, A. Bittelmann, with the
declaration that II was not essential
that there be an open afiliation with
the Communist international.
"Thnt organizations leadership must
hc xporld OvprN he Ng.
serted, and went on to point out that
the German Labor party, in organizing
mad had the foresight 20 eliminate the
Communist clause providing for "vio'
lent armed nsurrection.' Then inc
proeram was put 10 a vote and adopted
5g large majority.
Sees Cspitalistie Decay
The program begins by the state
: .,spt that "the capitalist world, which
n 1914 boasted Of its great wealth, OF
its gigantic powers Of production, OF
na smoothly running system OF bust
ness. OF the power and security OF It's
government, is sinking into decay
II then pictures the European gov
e.nments as falling into collapse, the
lot Of the workers Of the world as OF
growing suffering and misery and cap
nalism" as powcrlcss TO avert anotner
world conflict, "though the capitalist
government try one trick after the
other TO maintain their power IN the
face OF the wrath Of the suneflhS
masses" II continues; =,
"Soviet Russia alone has freed ltseli
from the forces Of destruction whieh
are inherent in the capitalist system
and which threaten the de7truetion OF
civilization. In Soviet Russia the foun.
a. 4 lei To- he ne
fder and there il being erected that
ructure which will forever free man.
nd from the suffering, bloodshed and
struction Of the capitalist system"
Government Asssiied
Attacking the leaders of American
Industry, and going at length into
strikes, injunetions and similar weap-
ons in this country's economic war
fare, the program asserts that "the
hole capitalist system of production
rests upon the robbery and enslave-
lent Of the workers" II then attacks
the government through several pages
0f typewritten matter, beginning with
ahe following paragraph:
s'The government Of the United
states is not only an instrument Of
acrrcssion against the workers in the
eiSss struggle In this country. II is
sito the instrument through which the
capitalists fight their battles against
the competing capitalists OF other
countries"
m il we'll toward the end Of the
oscument that the now avowed chief
purpose of the Workers party Is set
fsrth. This reads as follows;
~Ihe Workers party will carry on
propaganda 20 bring TO the workers
an understanding Of the necessity OF
supplanting the existing capitalistie
government with a Soviet government.
"The existing capitalist government
is a Dictatorship Of the capitalists .
The Soviet government Of the workers
viii. because Of the same necessity
toe necessity Of suppressing the capi-
taiists-be a dictatorship Of the WORK
cry. The government expressing the
wiii Of the 30,000,000 workers viii
openly use its power in the interest
II the workers and against the eapi-
taiists.v
f. N order TO carry out its program the
tocument sets forth that the organ
ketion shall enter election campaigns,
endeavor 10 win over the labor unions
,fom the American Federation OF La
Dor by boring from within" tactics
and put forth especial efforts 20 win
over the working farmers" and the
! tcero TO the cause Of the Soviet
/ he convention was held Ia the
teoor Temple, 2l5 East Eighty-fouftn