The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-11
WHY AM FOR THE MINORITY tn.

If 1t does take place, then 1t
velop into another federated
labor party, which the Foster-t
group has fought in the past
may develop into another C. p.
IL before such an occasion, our
refuses to crystalline such a cong
into united front on the polit
field, which is what the majority or,
has done in the past.
Then comes another questio
Whether OF not the Workers Part.
will ask the congress to adopt its pro
gram and platform, and ask the dele
gates to bow and obey at its com
mand Such proposition will be
ridiculous indeed, and IL will put the
party in danger of remaining isolated
from the masses that are to gather al
this predicted labor congress.
In the last point Of the majority
thesis, the comrades are warned to be
on their guard against a '1aborist
tendency" which they say is appear.
ing in our party. Further, they say 1t
should be stamped out Of the party
That is another demagogic statement
which has absolutely no basis in facts.
took the time to patiently study the
thesis Of the majority, and also their
detectives, and the comrades who have
done the same have noticed that If
there is tendency in the Workers
Party which approaches to 'Iaborism,"
it is just the tendency Of the present
majority Of the c. E. G.
l believe now is the time to clear
the deck once and for all. In the past
the Foster-Cannon group have advo-
Gated broad, genuine, farmer-labor
party. Today they want a general la
Dor congress which practically ex-
presses the same idea.
Comrades, let us not forget that our
party is going to deal with a histor.
ical development of the labor move
ment Of America, which has no anal
ogy with the movements Of France,
Germany and England. It is true that
the LaFollette movement is Of the
same composition as the social-demo-
cratic party Of Germany, the left bloc
in France and the labor party Of Eng
land. OF course 1t is petty-bourgeois.
containing the bureaucrats Of the
trade unions, the labor aristocracy,
professional politicians, etc. And
they will render the same service to
the great capitalists.
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do not seem to understand that the
structures of the said movements are
different from each other, because
they developed in different historical
ages and among different economic
conditions. Altho the Macdonald
group of the English labor party will
play the same part as the social-demo.
cratic party of Germany has played
in the history of the class struggle, II
is not organized on the same basis as
the German party. So it is with the
left bloc of France and the LaFollette
movement in America. The LaFolIette
movement is already discredited in
many ways, and is not yet crystallized
into third party.
Faced with these situations. the c.
I. has instructed the Communists In
England to penetrate into the labor
party while different tactics are pur-
sued by the comrades Of France and
Germany. AS Marxists we too shall
be able to maneuver in the American
movement in accord with the condi-
lions and the situation in America.
Our party must find the best means of
approaching its goal.
The minority thesis gives brilliant
analysis and conclusion as to what
should be our tasks in the American
labor movement. We mus. MT forget
that while America has ths most
highly developed capitalistic system
in the world, the American masses
are among the mcst backward in re-
ceiving the Communistic and social
istic theories. In addition, we are go
DING thru an age Of world capitalist de-
cline. The masses of America have
not yet awakened to the consciousness
of their political independence. That
is why the LaFollette movement is
not as yet erystallized into a party.
Therefore the situation in America
must be considered from different an
giles than in other countries to meet
Americas unique objective conditions.
The minority thesis offers US the
slogans, For a class farmer-labor
party, as one of the most effective
means Of opposing the capitalization
of the LaFollette movement into a
third party, and increasing the pres
tige Of the Workers Party among the
masses Of America. Amalgamation Of
the craft unions into powerful indus.
trial unionsl Organize the unorgan.
izedl Relief for the unemployed Re
organization Of the party on the basis
of shop nuclei! Join the Workers
Party Active participation Of the
party members in immediate burning
issues that confront the masses, and