The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-12
BY LORE and oLGIN

1 GODRTGSSlOUdls VIC tnNoN BAN1~NNN
from the following considerations.
/. Negative.
(a) The numerical weakness of
the Workers Party; the lack of po-
litical training on the part of its
members.
(b) The organizational weakness
of the left section OF the labor
movement.
(c) The absence OF class con-
sciousnesss among the large masses
of both organized and unorganized
labor. j.
al The traditional mistrust Of
the average American. worker for
political parties.
(e) The absence in the United
States of America in the elections
Iof 1924 of q catastrophe situation
(which would warrant the expecta-
Ition of a sudden and tremendous
change in the political attitude OF
the working masses.
2. Positive.
(al The growing influence of the
Workers Party among the more dis
satisfied strata Of the working
class.
(b) The growing tendency of the
Left section of the labor movement
towards consolidation into a sem
blance of a distinct proletarian poll
teal party.
1cl The marked dissatisfaction of
a portion Of the poorer farmers IN
the various states.
(d) IA. The so-called lnsurgent
movement in the ranks of the OLD
capitalist parties, especially the
republican, a movement identified
with the name Of La Toilette. BIB.
The Conference for Progressive
Political Action.
(e)The oil scandal and the Daugn-
ertv investigation.
Each one Of these factors must
be taken in its proper proportion ~
any elaboration Of plans 1or INC
coming election.
A. The Workers Party.
The number of enrolled members
T., tho Workers Party is in the
ne;ohborhod of 25,051. This is the
entire portion of the working class
chat the Workers Party car Directly
command thru its discipline ana OF
vanization. The number OF citizehs
smonp the members, entitled TO
vote. is still smaller. The workers
Party as such is, therefore, unable
10 influence directly in any appIe-
ciable degree the outcome OF .ne
elections. 1t cannot throw dlrectiy
any social weight on the scale OF
one political formation or the oIher'
The membership of the workers
Party itself. on the other hand, Is
moi a Homogeneous one. IL IS ois-
tr,buted mainly among language
declarations. II has not yet thoIoIy
assimilated the Communist 1aea- I.
i NOT thoroly versed in Cmnmunis1
ts,tIcs This is mainly due TO the
recent formation of the WorAeLs
PARTY and to internal struggles INC
preeluded normal party life END ex-
mansion. What has attracted the
membership to the Workers Party
and made It proud Of the name
Communist is the position OF the
party. its outspoken and unwayerings
class line in matters political ana
economic. Any step on inc part OF
the Workers Party which may be
construed as deviation from its
radical course must cause de-
pressing reaction in the member
ship of the party in its present
stage of development and result in
abstention from activities and in a
falling OF of an appreciate number
81 members.
B. The Left Wing.
The left wing Of the labor move
ment is cropping rather than a
clear vision, tendency rather than
an organizational consolidation. The
workers organizations represented
in the various state farmer-labor
parties are dissatisfied with capital
ist exploitation and Disguised with
the political machinery Of the old
capitalist parties. They have not
yet. however, acquired full under
standing Of the necessity Of organ
izipg n class labor Dartv with pro-