Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-04
PARTIES CONTROLLED BY
COMMUNISTS IS CLAIM OF VIM. FOSTER

81 International Labor News Service.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April g.
capture of the Farmer-Labor party
Machinery in six states is claimed by
be Communist Federated Farmer-La-
b party in the publicity material
sned from its Chicago headquart-
s.
The states in which this capture is
imed are: Minnesota, North Da-
b, South Dakota, Nebraska, Mon
and Washington.
call for a national convention to
held in st. Paul, June II, has been
d in the name of these six state
nizations, together with the Buff
Labor party and the Federated
ner-Labor party, as a result OF
inference just held in st. Paul.
oseph Manley, chief lieutenant Of
liam 2. Foster, is member Of the
angements committee having the
ne convention in charge.
Foster is executive secretary of the
derated Farmer-Labor party,
itch is out and out Communist and
hich was formed in accordance with
oscow plans in the hope of accom-
Fishing for the Communists what
hey cannot do directly through the
Workers party or the Communist
party. It came into being as the re-
suit of Communist "boring from
within" tactics within the Illinois
Farmer-Labor party, the founders of
which refused to betray the organi-
cation into Red hands. The call for
the June II convention, issued by this
arrangements committee is calculated
to deceive liberals and progressives,
covering up the Communist charac-
ter. Signing the call together with
Manley are other well-known Comun-
lists such as John G. Kennedy, of the
state of Washington, and ]. C. Camp
bell, of Buffalo.
Purpose Outlined
The Communist purpose is back of
the Federated Farmer-Labor party
and back of the plan for the June IL
convention of the Farmer-Labor par
ty is clearly set forth in a memoran-
dunn prepared by Foster, Cannon and
Bittleman, adopted by the Central
Executive committee of the Commun-
list Internationale at Moscow. This
memorandum contains approximately
1000 words and forms a report to
Moscow covering the whole political
and industrial situation in the United
States. The report sets forth "that
the present political situation is char
acterized by growing revolt of the
workers, farmers and lower middle
classes against the leadership and
domination of the two old parties"
Coming to the point in Connection
with the June II convention, the
memorandum says:
"As this mass revolt against the
old parties develops there is to be
seen a clearly defined tendency of
the more politically conscious work
ers and exploited farmers to differ
entiate themselves from the amor
phous mass and to organize into
class farmer-labor party distinct and
separate from the general third par
ty movement. The principal organ
lied expression of this movement is
the group of farmer-labor parties
which is calling the convention of
June 18th and of which the Federated
Farmer-Labor party and the Work
ers' party are part"
st. Paul National Center
Further setting forth it's analysis
of the situation and outlining the
Communist boring from within tactics
in the political field, Mr.. Fosters re-
port to Moscow continues:
"The forces making for.the forma-
ton of a class party of workers and
exploited farmers are primarily the
left-wing of the labor unions and the
politically mature sections of the ex-
plotted farmers. These forces have
crystalized into a number of city and
state farmer-labor parties, most of
which are following the lead of the
Federated Farmer-Labor party and
the Workers party. The national
center of this movement is the organ
ization committee in charge of the
convention of June 18th, in Minneso-
ia.
an this combination of forces
making for the formation of a mass
farmer-labor party, the Workers
party are the most conscious and de-
termined factors. A large section of
this combination, although conscious
ly in favor of class party, is still
strongly influenced by the theology
of tbo IaFolIetta orouD. II remains