The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-01

genuine progressive program
for the farmers and workers.
Many adherents of LaFollette
are especially burdened with
illusions as to the great
strength that can be coralled
at these two conventions con-
trolled by the reactionary ma
chine politicians of Republican
and Democratic stripe.
Some even go so far in their
optimism as to believe that the
holding of the Farmer-Labor
Party convention after the two
capitalist parties have held
their conferences will enable
the Farmer-Labor movement to
poll 100000 votes in the
coming national elections.
How little one can expect from
the fighting" insurgents and the So
called progressives now slumberinp
IN Congress can be seen from the
activities of these legislators to date.
The Old Guard has smashed what
ever feeble opposition they have been
able to put up and most of the
time the insurgents could not even
array more than a handful, at most.
for test of strength.
The statements of Mr.. Anderson
and Miss Daily establish very def
nitely, the fact that what is wanted
most by the working and farming
masses the country over, is not a
third party consisting of all sorts
Of elements cast off from the
Republican and Democratic parties,
but a real Farmer-Labor Party or
ganized on a national scale and
solely representative of the class in
terests of the workers and farmers.
In view of the rapidly growing
strength of the Montana and South
Dakota Farmer-Labor Parties the
following statements of their leaders
are of special Importance to the en-
tire Farmer-Labor Party movement:
DAILY WORKER, Chicago, H.:
Il am sure that every member Of
the executive committee of the
Farmer-Labor Party in Montana
would strongly oppose the attempt
to change the present date for hold
ing our national convention. Our
people are not interested in the
platforms or candidates of the old
political parties, nor do we have any
faith in the promises they might
make for the sole purpose of cap
turing votes. ]. w. Anderson, chair
man. executive committee, Farmer
Labor Party of Montana"
The telegram received from Miss
DAILY was as follows:
DAILY WORKER, Chicago, ILL.,:
"The Farmer-Labor Party of South
Dakota protests most vigorously
against any attempt to postpone the
national convention of the Farmer
Labor Party, scheduled for May 30.
What the Democrats do at their ma
tional convention has no influence
with us. We judge the Democrats by
their record.
ain the southern states where the
Democrats have been in power for
more than half a century, the cotton
farmers and tobacco raisers are
worse off economically than are the
wheat growers and cattle raisers Of
the north. An injunction issued
under the regime Of Palmer has an
effect upon our workers identical
with the one issued upon the order
Of Daugherty. We are against both
the old capitalist parties, controlled
alike from the top, by those who are
anti-farmer, anti-labor, anti-constitu-
tional rights for the workers and
anita square deal for the immi-
grant. Both old parties are opposed
to the recognition Of the working
class government Of Russia.
''That pompous folly ought TO be
sufficient to make every farmer and
industrial worker turn to the up
building of a party devoted to the
advancement of the interests Of those
who do the useful work Of the world
and produce food for all.
"Anyone who wishes to delay the
convention to suit the within of polir
tician or small group Of politicians
has no conception Of the thought and
mood of the farmer at this time; is
not thinking in terms Of personali-
ties but in terms Of program. Petit
tons demanding a fve-year mora
forum on all farm mortgage debts
are pouring into the headquarters
| every day. The farmer demands land