The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-11
By l. Candida.

how the capitalist system works as a
whole and what the fundamental rela-
tons are between the exploiting class
and the exploited class; second how
to apply the best tactics to awaken
the exploited class to the reality Of
things, and replace the capitalist sys-
tenn with the Communist system.
At first sight, this seems a simple
problem, but going into the matter
more deeply, we will see that there
are more and more complicated prob.
lens, requiring a solution. After
more thoro study we realize that to
reach our goal is indeed hard task.
That is why we often find that lead
ers Of our movement make serious
mistakes.
The thesis of the majority, altho it
is cautious from beginning to end in
giving facts and proposing the means
Of the future struggle for the advan
tage of our movement, draws a very,
very poor conclusion. It seems that
the analysis of the comrades compos.
ing the majority Of our C. E. c. at the
present time, is that the LaFollette
movement will develop as the social
democratic movement Of Germany, the
left bloc of France and the labor
party OF England developed, and there
fore, the majority says we must wait
until the LaFollette movement is crys
tallized and has acquired power,
namely, when it "5egins to show con.
crete and practical signs of its an
tasonism to the working class" (Read
section 81 of the majority thesis on
the political situation.)
At that time. according to the ma.
jority, by means of the united front
from below our party will find itself
in very influential position in the la
Dor movement. We will then, the ma
jority says, be able to counterfeit the
LaFollette movement by assuming
leadership of the masses. This seems
to be the simple and logical conclus
ion of the majority thesis. The trouble
is in their anxiety to be over-cau
tious, they hardly explain clear cut
view of this proposition.
First of all, as a Communist, wish
to object to the demagogic use of the
phrase United front from below" as
the minority thesis is agreed on the
united front from below. The fact that
they are in favor Of arousing the
masses does not mean that the minor
ity refuses to have a united front
from below. Contrary to the men
shevist Interpretation Of some of the
majority comrades, the slogan For a
Glass Farmer-Labor Party" means to
further the united front from below
on the field Of political activity.
Coming to the main point, we see
that the majority thesis is not op-
posed to the labor party in principle
(see section 5 on the political situa-
tion.) But the majority is opposed to
the use of the slogan For Glass
Farmer Labor Party" as one Of the
best means to disintegrate the LaFol.
lette movement and to strengthen the
ranks and the prestige of our party.
Further, because they find themselves
trapped in the historical development
of the labor movement in this coun-
try, they propose general labor con
gress as the main objective Of our
activities lending Of section 81
Personally l could not understand
what the majority means by calling a
general labor congress. do not
know, nor have they themselves given
a clear idea, as to the objective Of
calling such labor congress. We
must be clear on this point because
1t is very important to the life of the
party. Suppose the idea of the major
ity were realized, and the general la
Dor congress were called, let us say
from below. What would be our posi-
ton before such a congress? Ger
tainly it would depend on what the
situation happened to be at that time
I believe the comrades of the major.
ity will agree with me when l say
that such labor congress would not
be a Soviet congress, and our party
would therefore make the most adj
vanced economic and political de.
mands possible under the circum.
stances.
Then the logical conclusion is that
the congress would constitute itself
into a political body, for the LaFollette
by that time would have
shown signs Of betraying the work
ers. This would mean the formation
Of farmer-labor party. So our puri.
tan majority comrades will find them.
selves the formers Of a farmer-labol
party in spite of themselves.
However. II we go a little deeper
we will learn that things will not be
developed as easily as they are de-
scribed. II we really mean to get the
organized workers together in a politi.
cal body, then in the course Of our
activity we shall adopt a strong politi.
cal slogan, which combined with all
our other slogans and activities will