The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-02
LABOR LEADER
DENOUNCED FOR
BIG BETRAYAL
Small Branded a Scab
Governor

statement, declaring LldL the Time -
'rotten ripe for the formation of a
real FarIner-Labor Party" and de-
nouncing John Fitzpatrick and John
Nockels, members of the executive
board Of the Farmer-Labor Party Of
the United States, for endorsing the
anti-union, crooked and disreputable
old party politician Len Small. The
statement follows:
That the Executive Board Of the
Illinois State Federation Of Labor
in a resolution adopted, endorsed the
candidacy of Governor Small for an
other term as Governor Of the State
Of Illinois, and called upon the work
ers to vote for Governor Small in
the primaries election April 9Th, is
no surprise to anyone. Most of the
members of that executive board
frankly endorse the political policy
of Samuel Gompers. John H. Walker,
President of the Illinois State Fed
GRAFTON, has made himself conspic-
uous by his renegade POLICY from
the socialist party to the Farmer
Labor Party, and from the Farmer
Labor Party to the tail end Of the
capitalist politicians. To some, how
ever, it may appear rather shocking
that John Fitzpatrick and Edward
Nockels who, IN the past. have posed
as progressives, sponsoring a policy
of Independent political action of the
workers, with other prominent labor
men, take the same position as the
State Federation oftIator, that is,
to urge the workers to vote fcl Len
Small in the April Sth primaries.
John Endorses Scab.
In this manner John Fitzpatrick
has completed the swing 60 the capt.
talist parties which he began at the
July 3rd Convention, at which the
Federated Farmer-Labor Party was
formed. and which further was
strengthened by his action as a
member Of the Chicago Labor Com
mittee on Injunctions, in endorsing
the judicial candidates of the capt.
talists. The endorsement of Len
Small for Governor, aside from the
fact that he, while being a public
official, was put on the unfair list
by the Trades Council Of his home
town, Kankakee, ILL.,. and also aside
from the fact that he, in his much
praised road builiing program,
awarded contracts of construction to
non-union builders and thus helped
to reduce the wages of the workers,
constitutes a .corlDlete betrayal of
the principles of independent politi-
cal action by the workers.
Embraces DisreputabIe Politicians.
To the workers Of the State Of
Illinois it should now have become
clear that there can be no hope for
real leadership from such labor Off
Gals, despite their progressive
phrases. John Fitzpatrick has many
times, in the past, within the Chi
cage Federation of Labor and as the
Spokesman for the Farmer-Labor
Party stated that the workers can
hope for no relief from the injustice
and Entertainments Of capitalism be-
fore they realize the necessity Of,
thru their own instrument, placing
their own men in public positions.
Now he himself deliberately betrays
this principle, sewers his connections
with the working masses in their
struggles, not only to find a way
toward their emancipation but even
to gain their immediate needs. He
has become entangled with the dis
reputable capitalist state officials
and sponsored the maintenance of
such regime.
Real Labor Party Needed.
The majority of the members of
the Executive Committee of the
Farmer-Labor Party disagree with
Fitzpatrick in that action, which
only substantiates the contention
repeatedly made by the Workers
Party, that the workers must organ
ize their own political party, that
is. their own political instrument, and
place its own candidates in the field
&nd control the action Of such cam
didates when elected. The need for
a real class Farmer-Labcr Party in
the State Of Illinois, which can be-
come an integral part Of the farmer
labor forces which will gather al
st. Paul on June 18th for the for
nation of a national class Farmer
Labor Party, has become perfectly
clear.
Boycott Fitzpatrick and Small.
The workers should stay away
from the primaries of the demo-
cratic and republican parties. It is
only light as to which one of the
capitalist candidates shall run away
with the spoils. 1t takes no cog
nizance whatever of the interests OF
the workers. Nothing can be ex.
pected, however. from the existing
Farmer-Labor Parties while Their
leaders pursue such a course. The
rank and file workers CT the State
of Illinois should compel these
parties to unite with all the exist.
ing, labor forces under a Leadership
which will pursue a class politica
policy. The time is rotten ripe fol-
the formation Of a real class Farm
er-Labor Party.
ARNE swABECK,
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