New-York tribune., 1922-12-27
Workers Party Presents
Program Here to Gain
SOviets American RecOg-
milton and Financial Aid
Calls for Funds
From Pay Farmers
Legion and Klan Are De-
nOunced as ReactiOnary
and Enemies of Liberty

Following their adoption on Monday
Of a program for Soviet rule In tho
United States. delegates 20 the sec
ond convention Of the Workers Party
Of America adopted four resolutions
yesterday for the furtheranee Of lis
sims to overthrow this country's gov
ernmental system and to establish "the
dietatorship Of the proletariat."
A summary Of the resolutions is as
sollowsi
1. Calling on American wage earn
ers ITO join in a great movement to
compel the government Of the United
States to recognize Soviet Russia, and
10 grant a longtime loan for economic
reeonstruetion In Russia"
2. Urging "the political unity Of all
The revolutionary elements" under the
standard Of the Workers party.
3. Attacking the American Legion
and the Ku-Klux Klan as "rsaetionary
organizations"
4. Asking all American workers 20
support the stock selling campaign of
tho Russlan-American Industrial Corp
oration, 70 aid Soviet Russia.
salutstions TO Soviets
AZ the last official act Of the eonven-
tion the delegates voted unanimously
20 send the following cablegram 10 the
Communist international az Moscow;
"The second national convention of
the Workers party sends greetings %
the Communist international. The con-
vention reports with Joy the absence
Of all faetionalism. The eonvention de.
voted itself 10 the constructive work OF
building powerful revolutionary
movement in America. Al reports "
dlcate greater influence OF the party
IN the actual struggles Of the workers;
We 20 forward with new strength anai
enthusiasm. Long live communism ana
the International"
Then the delegates arose and con-
cluded the convention BY singing me
"Internatlonale" and by responding
wildly 10 a call for "three cheers for
the Communist International"
Calls for Communist Unity
The conclusion Of the second resolu-
ton. which is directed especially "a
winning over the "ieft wing Socialists
and the similar minded 10 the Work
ers' party, Is even more definite N
bringing the organization into the fold
Of the Communist international than
was tho full program adopted on Mon
day. The resolution ends as follows;
"Workers! Forward with the Work.
ers' partyl Forward 10 the victory OF
the American social revolution under
the leadership and guidance OF tho
Communist International"
In attacking the American Legion
and the Ku-Klux Klan the third reso-
luton adopted charges that the aetivi.
ties Of the two organizations unfold
a record replete with the blaekesi
crimes against every vestige OF con-
stitutional liberty that the workers
still have to-day"
Legion Termed Workers Enemy
"The recent declaration Of Com
mander Owsley aspiring TO have the
Legionnaires become the Faseisti o.
America" II reads In part, "and the
widespread strikebreRking activities OF
the last railway and mine strikes
have completely exposed these organi-
zations as enemies Of the working
class, AZ auxiliaries Of the capitalist
reaction in America.
ave regret exceedingly that many
honest workers have been misled "a
join the American Legion, organized
and controlled by the officers and sons
/ OF the rich. We strongly urge these
workers TO leave the American Legion
and 20 join the World War veterans.
the real organization OF the rank and
/ Ole Of the ex-soldiers.'
The resolution concludes by going
on record for q bonus for war vet
erans.
Rose Pastor Stokes on Committee
Tho central executive committed
chosen 70 direct the affairs Of the or
gnnization and 20 further its progres'
was elected as follows; Edward Lind
gren. A. Bittelman, I. Amter, ]. Love
stone. Michael Nastasiewski, Alexander
Trachtenberg, Ludwig Lore, mrs
Marian L. Emerson, Theodore Make
Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes, A. Jakino
NJ ]. Olgin. Robert Minor and W. Vein
stone. ali OF New York; II. NJ. Wicks
Earl r. Brewer, l.. L. katterheld anc
Louis J. Engdahl, Of Chicagoi Charles
y. Ruthenberg and Alfred Waheknecht
Of Cleveland; William +. Kruse, o.
Jersey City; W. F. Dunno, OF Butte
Mont; John Pepper, Of San Francisco
and James p. Cannon, Of Kansas CITY.
Al night the delegates met at a ban
quiet i'm the Yorkyille Casino. News.
papermen invited 20 attend were told
! NAV would have TO pay 81 each. They