Evening star., 1923-03-28
Directed Cra alton OF Party.

create a legal political party. which
could work N the open and .wh!ca \
will act as an tnst- t-lment o. the IL
legal communist par1y for Darticipa-
ton in legal activitias. such as elec-
toral campaigns"
That Moscow had no Anten;ior. how
ever. OF abandoning lila gal activities
in America, was indicatAi. in carry
, ing out these instructioua the state
!nert continued, the Aarty must
guard itself against the Il Andency 10
repudtate or neglect the IL gal work
the tendency to become legal In
fact. as well as in outward appear
ance. The final class A.truggle
must pc. until It's end, d brutal fight Q.
physical force"
Contained List of DemnndA.
The outline of future tasks con-
tanned 4 lengthy list of demands IA be
made on the American govarnruA Mt
not. il stated. for the purpose OF - e
I forming the capitalist state" bat 'rk
garGless of the states powe- 10 araIA'
them without weakening itself.
Thus, Tor instance" the outline
says, "a demand for payment out of
the government Treasury Of full.
union standard wa geS for millions Of
unemployed workers is highly reas-
able from the point Of view of the
unemployed workers. but damaging Z
from the point Of view OF the capI-
talist state and the capitalist wage
| competition which the state defends"
Among the demands on the gov
ernment suggested, merely as ex-
anples for ilustration.' the state
ment said, and not 20 be "concreteiy
regarded even as advised by the COM
intern" IA Russion code word mean
ing communist internationally We're:
Samples of Demands
"A constitutional amendment for
bidding such laws as the Kansas in
dustrial court act.
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workers for activities toward raising
the rate of wage or reducing the
hours of labor
"Disarming of all private detectives
the organ cation of armed bodies to
engage in activities against strikers s
| to be declared criminal conspir acy.
Constitutional amendment forbid
ding the use Cf military or naval
forces in any matter connected with
a LABOR dispute.
Would Curb President.
Adjustment of the United States
Railroad Labor Board and constitu-
tional amendment to prohibit the
President interfering in labor dis
puteS.
General amnesty for all persons
imprisoned as result or strikes or
other labor troubles.
Unrestricted right of soldiers and
sailors TO form unions.
Prohibition OF foreclosure on farm
property for debt.
Liquid alton of the Ku Klux Khan.
Invoking the criminal conspiracy
laws in prosecuting all persons CON-
nected with that organization
Condemnation of the Washington
disarmament conference; warning
what would and will result from
agreements made there; immediate
recognition of soviet Russia, and d
national monopoly Of all grain eleva-
tors, except those owned by farmers
cooperative societies.
Only Starting Points.
"These and other similar demands"
the outline says, must be consideped
only as starting points for broader.
sharper, more universal slogans.
Ruthenberg, under Mr.. Cores CROSS
examination, admitted he considered
the present government of the United
States and of the separate states as
And YOU consider the judicial sys-
tenn Of the United States capitalistic?
Mr. Gore asked.
lin so far as it operates as an in
strument OF oppressios
"and that applies to this courtT
"Yes"
And this jury and myself?"
The jury Is another question en-
tireiy."
p walsh, attorney for Foster. Ruth
enberE gave a long definition of the
communist conception of a capitalist
gnvernment. We call the United
States government a capitalist gov
arnment.' he said, because it Is used
nv hia business and Wall street to
simmer the capitalist class in such
matters as tariff laws and ship sub
sides.