The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-20
CALIFORNIA PAPER
HAS COLUMN TALK
ON DAILY WORKER
Finds 1t Hates Liberal
Capitalism


There never was a paper started
in America that attracted as much
attention from as many different
kinds of people as has the DAILY
WORKER.
Here is what the San Jose, Cali
fornia, News has to say about US in
column editorial.
"a Communist Daily.
"A daily newspaper which is
avowedly devoted to Communist prin-
ciples was established in Chicago on
January Is of this year. 1t is called
the DAILY WORKER, and it is edit
ed by J.. Louis Engdahl, one or the
American Communists who has sur
yived various prosecutions.
"The newspaper is financed by the
Workers Party, which is the name of
the Communist organization in Amer
lea. This party has adopted tactics
far different from those which have
prevailed in radical organizations Of
the past in America.
"The Workers Party, the organiza-
ton of the American Communists,
has adopted new method which is
really a combination of all the other
methods. This group goes in for that
education of working people in the
principles Of "strict MARKHAM Social
ism" which is the characteristic of
the Socialist Labor party; for that
political realism and dickering which
is characteristic of the Socialist
party; and for that strong emphasis
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labor unions which is characteristic
of the 1. w. w. This determination
to use any method that is convenient
at the moment, this ability to "bore
from within" any sort of organiza-
ton, causes the members of this
group to be active in labor unions,
farmers organizations, and radical
political parties of all sorts. 1t also
brings down on these men the charge
that they are sneaks and traitors
and so on. But the leaders of this
party seem to be as hardheadedly
realistic as oil magnates or Wall
Street stock manipulators, and
bringing home the bacon is their
one object.
"These tactics have obviously been
learned from Russia, where the Com
munist party has long followed such
methods, and where the actual con-
troll of government has taught them
much practical shrewdness which
they can pass on to their American
fellow believers.
"Their new daily paper will, of
course, have a hard time Of It, but
Communists seem to enjoy hard
times.
Offers Liberalism Al Remedy.
Assuming, as most Californians
do, that Communism is a wrong
headed political doctrine, or at the
very least that it is a desperate
remedy, what Is the best way to head
it OF? Most newspapers and or
CARNATIONS in California seem to
think that bitter denunciation and
falling Of its leaders is the best way.
We do not believe this. We believe
that intelligent study of basic indus
trial and financial problems, coupled
with a determined effort to improve
the evil conditions to which the Com
munists noisily call attention, is the
only sure way of meeting their
propaganda. Liberal Capitalism, or
Progressivism, is the only political
doctrine which has any hope Of meet
ing Communistic propaganda sue
cessfully. Pigheaded conservatism,
standpatism, simply will not do the
work. The Communists themselves
realize this, and an examination of
the DAILY WORKER shows that it
hates and fears the Progressives
more than it does the old-line stand
patters."
Ever see any labor paper in any
part of the country drive the capital
list press to devote a column to dis
cussing it? There's a reason.