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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-20
Bureau of Italian
Section Unanimous
For Minority Theses

At regular meeting Of the national
bureau. Of the Italian Section of the
Workers Party held in Chicago Mon
day, Dec. Is, after a reading and thoro
discussion of both the majority and
minority thesis, by vote Of Z to
unanimously endorsed the minority
thesis Of Comrades Ruthenberg, Love
stone, Bedacht, Engdahl and Gitlow.
The bureau recognizes that the
thesis Of the majority is not in &C
cord with the principles Of the Com
munist International. The majority in
its thesis fail to give the proper con-
illusions for the course of action
which the Workers (Communist) Par
ty of America shall follow in gain
ing contact with the masses in order
to establish in America mass Com
munist Party.
1t recognizes that the minority
thesis expounds correctly the posi-
ton Of the Communist international
in relation to building a mass Com
munist Party in America, one of the
most effective weapons being the
united front slogan for a "Class
Farmer-Labor Party"
1t urges the branches Of the Italian
Section of the party to study care
fully both the thesis of the majority
and minority of the party so that they
can properly express their views in
the party controversy.-Sign Enea
Sormenti. National Secretary, Italian
Section. Workers Party of America.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-20
WHAT'S THE USE OF A
LEADER WITHOUT AN ARMY

/ party, yet, if that is not the case and
they still believe what they say in
their thesis, that the Workers Party
has won its leadership, what is it
going to lead? What's the use of a
leader, if there is no following?
If the frequent meetings with those
who are already in the party and with
the few others that attend our many
gatherings and are thus partly mold
ed material for the building of the
party, has led the majority group of
the G. E. C. to believe that all the
exploited toilers are ready to Join
and be assimilated in the Workers
Party, then it is time to arrange their
future itineraries thru the sticks"
bushes" and "backwoods" where they
will get chance to meet the many
millions that have never been reach
ed. Pioneer work of this kind will
tend to sharpen and keep keen, their
knowledge of the real situation, they
win thus become conversant with the
facts and find plenty of real Com
munist work to do.
More real work where and when
it is needed and less resolutions, es-
pecially of the unnecessary kind, will
allow our party to grow and remain
the fighting, revolutionary leader of
the American working class and hast
en- the day for the decisive, successful
proletarian revolution.
Let the S. p, the s. L. P. and the
proletarian party have their fields of
discussion to themselves, even unto
their demise, that is not our funeral.
What we must do, is form the probe
tartan army and march ION TO THE
PROLETARIAN REVOLUTION"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-20
(Continued from page s.

CONTINUED from page 81
where, he knows better than anyone
else, with the possible exception of
Jack and Ida Mccarthy, that he can't
get by with anything until he first
wins the confidence of the workers
and convinces them that the Com
munist movement. as represented by
the Workers Party, is not what John
l.. Lewis and the rest of the capital
list class tells them it is.
Comrade Foster sarcastically re-
marked to me in Philadelphia the
other day, that he heard that was
for labor party Dead or alive"
Well, / am far from being sensitive,
but | will say that l am not strong
for anything that is dead and that is
the reason that l never belonged to
the S. p, the S. L. P. or the prole-
tartan party, and am ready to vote
an emphatic NO against letting the
Workers Party die. especially thru
desire on the part of the majority to
Isolate It from the masses. 1t mat
tiers not what actuated the majority in
writing their thesis, the fact remains
that the struggle for Communism
must continue.
To hang shingle on the door of
our many district Offices. as well as
on the door of the national office, with
the words, Join the Workers Party"
is not sufficient. We must go to the
masses. BY all and any means but
surrender of our principle and lead
ership we must Reach the masses"
and win them to Communism. Sure
y, the majority does not think that
the toiling masses are already knock
ing at the door for admission to our
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-20
The Discussion on Party Tasks

from this, the fact that the farmer
labor party campaign presents the
best and strongest possible basis for
a united front campaign cannot be
disputed. Suffice it to remind the ma
jority of the attitude of the reaction
aries towards the farmer-labor united
front and to all other united front
campaigns. 1t was precisely on the
farmer-labor party issue that the bu-
reaucrats in the labor movement
really became excited. It was on this
issue that the reactionaries split
among themselves, and Communism
was made the issue in the labor
unions. 1t was precisely on these
issues that many of the fake pro-
gressives could be unmasked before
the masses of the workers. 1t was
the issue of the farmer-labor party
that disqualification of Communist
sentiment took place in the labor or
CARNATIONS.
Comrades Manley and Abern made
an expose" that the Workers Party
took most active part in the farm
er-labor campaign and that we spent
a considerable sum of money in that
campaign. Quite so. But, measuring
the results of our work in the various
fields by the Manley-Abern standards
and arguments we may have no diff
Guilty to show that much of our work
was more than failure. 1t is high
time. however, for Comrades Manley
and Abern to realize that Communist
work cannot be measured in dollars
and cents or by cheap demagogic
exposures"
United Front from Below.
The majority yells at the top of its
voice that it wants united front from
below. Quite so. But here again it
was the minority that was always
lighting the present majority to make
the farmer-labor party campaign a
united front from below and to a great
extent the minority succeeded, too.
1t is Comrade Foster who now laments
over the loss "of many valuable SYM
pathizers," referring apparently to
Fitzpatrick and Nockels. 1t is Com
rade Foster who still lives under the
illusion that labor party will or can
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-20
WORDS AND DEEDS

port whether anything was done in
connection with the unemployment
question. For four months our C. e.
G. was even not interested to know
whether the districts carried out their
instructions. A careful study of the
majority" theses will reveal that the
majority hardly believes that there is
an unemployment problem in this
country at this moment.
Loreism.
Under pressure of the minority the
majority was also compelled to take
up the fight against Loreism in the
party. But up to the present
moment there exists solid united
front between the majority and the
Lore groups (Which also includes
large sections of the Finnish Fedora.
tion) both on the C. e. G. and way
down the line. The real fight is car
ried on not against Lore and Loreism
but against the left wing, the MARKHAM
group, in the party. 1t is against the
latter, and not against Loreism. tina
Cannon is ready to flight till DEATH
Certain representatives of the Finnisl
Federation are an integral part Of tn
Lore group. One of these is one O.
the signers Of the majority theses
The majority without the help of the
Lore group is helpless. 1t must and
will therefore continue its organiza
tional and in effect, in practice, also
political alliance with that group
despite Of its pre-convention theses.
Deeds and facts are stronger than
words. The MARKHAM group must sol
idify its ranks to carry on a struggle
for Bolshevization of the party in q
real Bolshevist spirit.
Various Forms Of United Front.
The majority apparently believes
that 1t discovered a new America
when II says that there are various
issues which can serve as basis for
united front tactics. Relief for
Soviet Russia and protection OF for
eign born are the pet cases quoted by
the majority in support Of their new
discovery" Il is needless to repeat
here that the majority had little 70
do with initiating Of these united
'ront campaigns and that as far back
as two years ago Coinrade Cannon,
while In Russia and Immediately
upon his return, carried on most
vigorous campaign for the LIQUIDATION
Of the Friends Of Soviet Russia. Aside
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-20
Toledo Protests

Editorial Note: The following reso.
luton is published by request of the
English branch ob.local Toledo. The
Central Executive Committee has re.
Piled thereto stating that it does not
believe that the use of sharp language
In a discussion in a Communist party
danger to the party.
Toledo, Ohio, Dec. II, 1924-Work-
ers Party of America, Chicago, Ill.
Comrade Ruthenberg:
At our branch meeting last night the
following resolution was adopted by
the branch to the effect:
Local Toledo English branch in
regular session assembled on Dec. 10
1924 do register vote of protest to
the Central Executive Committee of
the Workers Party Of the epithets and
name calling that is being used in our
party paper, the DAILY YORKER. on
the party discussion and that this res
|olution be published in the next issue
of the DAILY WORKER.-Yours for
the cause. Comrade Buehler, Branch
secretary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-20
Build the DAILY WORKER!
BY FREDERICK vosE.

TIE workers of Boston were favor
! ed with display of cold steel in
the form of rifles, bayonets, revolvers
and machine guns. This display of
ruling class force was in the form of
The annual police parade-a yearly
event calculated to chill to the hear,
my upward looking aspirations Of the
rorkers to better their miserable l!v.
ing conditions.
The detected looking workers who
Viewed this display Of master class
nlllitarism were made to see very
plainly that the "cold steeP' with
which to cool of "hot temper"
should 1t develop during the coming
economic depression. was not lacking
in the armament of Boston's logaliz. d
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-20
COLD STEEL DISPLAY in BOSTON

strike breakers.
There were mounted cossacks, mo-
torcycle police, machine gun crews in
llvvers, companies with rapid fire
Criot) guns. besides row after row OF
awkward looking, common or back A..
ley variety cops.
The class conscious workers ~
Boston need no Interpretation OF such
phenomena as the armed police ma.
rade put the workers of this city who
as yet do not realize the class signi-
ncance OF such displays. should real.
10 that they are intended MS sinis-
ter threat to the entire working class.
from the class Of parasites who AZ
present are tho rulers in this country.
TO be used In enforcing continued
working class cnslavement.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-20
BY ABRAM JAKiRA.

HOMRADE BROWDER in his arti-
~ Gle published in the Dec. issue
Of the DAILY WORKER claims that
among all the united front campaigns
carried on by the party the labor
party campaign was "the least sue.
cessful in its practical and organiza,
tional aspects" This point of view is
now shared by the majority" as a
whole judging from their discussion
articles published so far.
The same majority" however, only
a short while ago was of an entirely
different opinion. In "Our Immediate
Work." pamphlet published for tho
party membership mainly (there was
therefore no need to exaggerate
things), on page 5-6 the C. e. C. says:
eve can also say. without being
challenged that our party has made
the greatest gains for itself thru
this campaign for the Labor Party.
1t is thru this farmer-labor party
campaign that our party has estab-
lished itself as political force in
the U. S. NOTHING has
contributed so much to develop our
party from a sectarian group to a
recognized political force in the life
of the labor movement of this coun-
try than our maneuvers in relation
to the farmer-labor party"
So speak the majority after the June
II and after the Cleveland conventions
lit is a document which the majority
can not erase from the records.
Unemployment.
Both Comrade Ruthenberg and
Bedacht we'll pointed out that it wa
under extreme pressure OF the minor
ity and of the Executive Committee
of the G. l. that the majority" was
compelled to edo something" on the
question of unemployment. The atti
tude of the majority towards this i'm
portant question can best be seen
from the practical" steps taken by
the G. Il. G. in connection with this
AS far back as Aug. II instructions
were sent out to all district organizers
to organize unemployment councils
and to see TO it that a resolution is
introduced in various labor organiza
tions. There the matter rested unit
Dec. G. II was only ON that date that
mother circular letter was sent out
lsking the district organizers to re.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-20

be organized by Mr.. Gompers and his
associates It win probably be only
then that Comrade Foster intends to
again revive the slogan Of the farmer
labor party in order to assume
leadership"
The party membership must rally
around the minority and eight till
death" to make the party a party Of
deeds and not Of words.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-09
BULL|SH TONE
SHOWN BY.
STOCKS
Extensive Gains, Extending
Over Entire Speculative
List, Feature
By International News Service.

NEW YORK, Sept. Bulls in
the stock market staged an impress.
sive demonstration in the opening
trading today, based on the Re-
publican victory in Maine. Lead
ing stocks were marked up from
one to five points in an effort to
catch the unwary bears who had
neglected to cover their commit.
ments in the sharp run-up Of prices
yesterday afternoon.
\ Not for many months has the
market seen such extensive gains
in first prices Of speculative stocks,
nor such general gains extending
over the entire speculative list
The high-priced industrials with
pool sponsorship were given a
sharp boost. General Electric
gained about four points: Ameri-
can Water Works, five points; Cast
Iron Pipe, Marine preferred; Bald
win, American Wooden, United
States Steel, ETC., one to three
points. The shorts were caught
mapping and belated covering was
forced in some stocks at consider
able advance in prices.
The movement did not continue
very long, however, and before the
CHu Va IHC lAESL IIdIL HOUR offices
began to retrace their steps to the
lower levels, some of the more
active issues losing about half their
gain. Then the market entered
another period of stalemate when
transactions fell off to about the
general averages of the last week,
prices failed to continue their up
ward course and selling pressure
practically disappeared.
The course of the market was
dictated by the activities of pro-
fessional traders, and after the ini-
tial squirt had lost its force specu-
lative interest declined. Outside
markets were generally unaffected.
Cotton gained fractionally on Wall
Street and Liverpool buying, grain
prices were fractionally higher, Lib
erty bonds firm, money in good
supply and discount rates un-
changed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-09
REVIVAL OF RAW
EXPORTS IS
PREDICTED
Trust Official, Samuel Mo-
Roberts, Back from Europe,
Talks on Reparations
nv W. s. C0rSINS.

NEW YORK, Sept. S.-The best
opportunities afforded American
business men and investors by the
settlement Of the reparations prob
lem and the revival of industry IN
Europe will be In the expectation
of raw material and capital, Samuel
McRoberts, president Of the Metro
politan Trust Company Of New
York, said today.
McRoberts declared that his re-
cent trip abroad has led to the firm
conviction that the will to peace"
was more strongly entrenched in the
minds of the European people than
st any other time since the end Of
the war. France, Germany and
other continental European coun.
tries, he said, desire nothing so much
as to throw aside even the memory
Of the devastating war, and to ap-
ply themselves devotedly to agricul-
tural and Industrial pursuits. It is
this attitude that is encouraging
American bankers to make credit
advances to prominent industrial
concerns in Germany and France
even before the consummation of
the reparation loan, on which the
success Of the Dawes plan appar-
emily hinges.
Europe Herds Raw Stuff.
1.-THE greatest need Of Europe in
the immediate future" McRoberts
said, will be raw materials and
capital, the former to keep her
factories and workmen employed,
the latter to finance needed expan-
sion of facilities. AS America has
an obvious surplus Of both these
things, 1t would seem to be a de-
sirable and mutually profitable ar
rangement to transport them to
where they would be actively en-
ployed.
American investors are not fully
receptive to foreign investments but
this IS a matter of education, and
%1l be accomplished in time. Mean
while American bankers are plac-
ing a coheiderable volume IT funds
in short Aerm commercial credits.
well secured and payable in Ameri-
can currencE.
THE foreiNn markets provide
the only outlet for a large share
OF Americas staple raw products
such as cotton, copper, grain, ETC.,
and American business men are
hoepful that with American capi-
talists and investors to back them.
exporters Of these products win
be able to enjoy q large expangio;1
or business in the next few years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-09
POWER ISSUE
PLACED ON
SALE
Bankers Offer $4,000. 900
First Mortgage Bonds of
Colorado Company

NEW YORK, Sept. 9. - HaIsey
Stuart & Co., Inc, and A. B. Leach
& Co., Inc, are offering a new is.
sue Of $10,00O,OO Public Service
Company of Colorado first mort.
gage and refunding .5h per cent
gold bonds, Series B, due 1854, at a
price Of SO and interest, yielding
more than 6 per cent.
Proceeds from the sale Of this H.
sue will be used for the redemption
OF $6,859. 900 principal amount OF
notes, underlying bonds, and par.
TALLY reimburse the treasury of the
company for expenditures for prop
critics acquired and for improve
ments to it's property for other cor.
porate purposes.
Public Service Company of. Colo
RADIO is the largest gas and electric
company in that State. The com
pany, without competition, supplies
electricity for light, heat and power
to Denver, and to a number OF sub
stantial communities.
Taylor, Ewart & Co., Inc, and
the Continental and Commercial
Trust and Savings Bank of Chi
cago are planning to offer shortly
a block of bonds Of the Southern
Illinois and Missouri Bridge Com
pany per cent gold bonds. In
terest on the bonds is guaranteed
by the Illinois Central Railroad
Company, st. Louis and South
western Railway Company, Mis-
souri, Pacific Railroad Company and
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Rail
way Company.
Peabody, Houghteling & Co., Inc.
are offering 100000 Northwestern
Power and Light Company first
mortgage sinking fund gold bonds
at 100 and accrued interest to yield
$50 per cent. The Northwestern
Power and Light Company owns
and operates hydroelectric proper
ties from which it furnishes electric
energy at wholesale without com
petition to public utilities, munich
palities and industries.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-09
OIL PROBE IS
NOW A WORD
BATTLE
Govt Attorneys File Answer
To Falls Petition to
Stop Case

Denying that they are merely
conducting fishing expedition" in
the new oil probe, which they have
been conducting before the grand
jury for a'week, and further declar-
Ing that they have discovered new
facts, and are seeking to find
whether there have been other vic.
iations Of law besides those alleged
In the indictments returned by the
grand jury, Atlee Pomerene and
owen j. Roberts, special counsel
Tor the Government today filed their
answer in the District Supreme
Court to petition by counsel for
Albert B. Fall, former Secretary Of
the Interior, to stop the grand Jury
probe.
The Governments counsel declare
that the testimony brought out in
the present oil probe has nothing
to do with the criminal case and
the civil proceedings already pend
Ing. They admit they are using
the services of a stenographer in
the grand jury room, and claim
they have a right to do 80. They
say these notes are being carefully
guarded. Arguments on the right
to have the stenographer In the
grand jury room, and other cues.
tons involved are being heard to-
day before Justice Siddons in the
District Supreme Court.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-09
THIRD PAYMENT
ON INCOME
TAXNEAR
InstaIlment Must Be Paid
Before Midnight Of Sep.
tember is

Bills for a third installment Of
the income tax, due on or before
midnight, September Is. are being
mailed by collectors Of the revenue
bureau to taxpayers who are pay.
ing on the installment plan. The
bill shows the net amount due,
after allowing for the 25 per cent
reduction on income received by
individuals in the calendar year
1923, provision for which was made
by the 1924 revenue act.
The amount paid in September,
plus the amount previously paid,
must equal three-fourths of the
total tax. liability after the rs per
cent reduction has been taken out.
Taxpayers who paid in full at
the time Of filing their returns the
amount shown on the face of the
return are receiving, without the
requirement to file q claim, re-
funds Of rs per cent. To date
1,72S,OOO refunds totaling moro than
$12, 989 900 have been made, and
the remainder are being made rs
fast as practicable.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-09
Chicago Live Stock

Hogs Receipts. q 900. Market.
steady. Bulk, $s.00@S.75; top, 5000;
heavyweight. Ss.s5@s.so; medium
weight. ts;45 @1o.OO; light weight. 1915
9s.s5; light lights. 37.000s.70; &heavy
packing sOws. smooth. $s.400S.S0;paek-
ing sows. rough, S7.So0S.35; pigs. $3.50
$500
Cattle = Receipts, 1900. Market,
steady. Calves. 1000. Beef steers.
ium and good. $500 $1,000; choice and
good, 10000 1850; common and med
ium, $7.00@S.00; butcher cattle, heieers.
35.ooQ9.5o; cows. s4.oo0s.oO; bulls.
34.0047.00; Gamers and cutters, COWS
and heifers, t2.O003.75; Gamer steers,
5000 100; veal calves, light and ham
dyweight, $1,000 1880; feeder steers,
$500 s.25; stocker steers, S5.5o@7.75.
stocker cows and heifers, $3.00@s SO;
stocker calves. $5.0O@S.00; western
range cattle, beef steers, $S.Oo@SOo;
cows and heifers. $3.0006.6o.
Sheep Receipts. 10000. Market,
steady. Lambs, fat, s12;bo@14.25; euiIs
and common. $4,000 1000; yearlings,
,s.5o@1LoO; wethers, s7.50@s.o0; ewes.
$3.50 q $50; ewes, culls and common,
S1.6003.5o; breeding ewes, $6.50@11.50;
feeder lambs, $4,000 1900.