The New York herald., 1922-12-27
NEW DIRECTORS NAMED
Rose Pastor Stokes Among
Those Chosen for Infu-
sion Of Fresh Blood.
DRIVE ON FARMS PLANNED
Intensive Propaganda Will BE
Started Under an Agrarian
Organizer.

Cabling OF greetings overseas 10 the
Communist Internationale in Moscow
and election Of Rose Pastor Stokes and
other new blood to the central execu-
tive committee brought to a close yes
terday the second annual convention
OF the Workers Party Of America.
The convention had been in session
three days at the Labor Temple, 24a
East Eighty-fourth street.
Announcement by c. z. Ruthenberg,
executive secretary, of his sending of
the cablegram was greeted by seventy
delegates and thrice as many specta-
tors with cheers and spontaneous
singing of 'Internationale, the Com
munist hymn. The message read:
"Thc Communist Interndtionaic,
Moscot1, Russid: Second national
convention sends greetings TO Com
munist Internationale. Convention re-
ports with Joy absence Of all faction
allsm. Convention devoted itself TO
constructive work of building n pow
erful revolutionary movement in
America. All reports indicate greater
influence of party in actual struggles
of workers. We go forward with new
strength and enthusiasm. Long live
Communism and the Internationale."
I.c tad
Rose Pastor Stokes, described as "out
OF town." was one OF eleven new men,
bers elected 10 the national governing
body, the central executive committee
William +. Kruse. Jersey City Eerl II.
Browder. Chicago: John Pepper. Chi
cago; Jay Lovestone. New York; James
z. Cannon. Kansas city: Theodore
Afackie. Brooklyn; II. NJ. wicks, Chi
cago; A. Jakira. New York; NJ. J. Olgin.
New York, and Harry Cannes, Chicago.
representing the Young Workers League.
Among the fourteen members reelected
were the following from New York city
w. F. Dunno. Edward Llndgren, A.
l. AtnltIt Nllcnaet NaSla-
siefsky, Alexander Trachtenberg, Lud-
wig Lore. Mrs. Marian l.. Emerson,
Robert Minor and William T.. weinstone
The remainder Of the holdovers were
Alfred Wagenknecht and Charles L.
Ruthenberg. Cleveland, and l.. Il. Kat
terrified and J.. Louis Engdahl Of Chi
cago.
Launching OF an intensive propaganda
among farmers and farm laborers the
coming year was signalized by authori-
zaticn of a national agrarian organizer.
Many Resolutions Adopted.
Resolutions we're adopted which con-
tained pleas for unity OF workers for
the American Social Revolution" for
recognition OF and loans to the Soviet
Of Russia. and for support Of "tho stock
selling campaign OF the Russian -Ameri-
can Industrial Corporation" The Ku
Klux Klan and the American Legion
were classified under the same head.
and they came In for bitter attack.
Broader recognition OF zeal of women
workers was also urged.
The resolution for political unity OF
all revolutionary elements closed with:
Workers Forward with the Work
ers Party. Forward 20 the victory Of
the American Social Revolution under
the leadership and guidance Of the Com
munist International" Hillquit, Berger
and Oneal were denounced for their
"cowardly betrayals" az Cleveland.
The American Legion and the Ku TIiux
Khan were denounced as common enc
mics whose activities unfold "a record
replete with the blacklist crimes against
every vestige OF constitutional liberty
that the workers still have to-day"
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The American Legion was organized
and controlled by the officers and sors
Of the rich" and workers were cnjoinpd
10 leave Il 80 Join the World War Vet
erans--the real organization OF the rank
and file OF the ox-Soldiers."
The resolution further declared:
The recent declaration OF Conr-
n.ander Owsley. aspiring TO have the
legionnaires become the Fascist OF Amer
lea. has exposed the organization as
enemies OF the working class and aux
iiiaries Of the capitalist reaction IN
America
The soldiers bonus was indorscd ne
compensation for loss through being
conscripted "for ;hc impcrIalist war"
Tho cablogram 10 Moscow was ger
orally regarded as tacit tribute to
Nicolai 1,eninc and Leon Trotzky-"ab-
sent members" whose Influence haa
been uppermost throughout tho three
day congress. Their Autographs heti
the wall directly above tho table OF w
r. Dunno. tho days chairman. Dele
gates wore the red badge bearing the
hammer and sickle Of communism. tn
climax came IN the sweeping adoption
OF tho program FOR 1899 which exalted
the principles OF the Communist Inter-
rationale and set az goal "Soviet Amer
lea" and a Dictatorship Of the proic-
tariat."
Tho most distinguishsble keynote,
however. OF the 1923 activity was the
disposition to tone down The ambitions
F, fthe Workers Party 10 an expression
In terms more palatabie both 10 workers
and 10 authorities. This was said 70
have been on hint from Moscow.