The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-02
COUNTY FARMER
LABOR PARTY is
BORN IN DETROIT
Wayne Co. Organizes
for Class Action

DETROIT. June IA conference
consisting Of Is delegates from 80
workers organizations was held in
Bricklayers Hall. 2345 Cass Ave-, De.
troit, and established the Wayne
County Farmer-Labor party.
The conference was called to order
by William Reynolds, secretary Of the
Provisional Committee, who gave a
brief review of the steps taken in De.
troit during the past five years to
create the organizational apparatus
for independent political action. AL
fred Arson, delegate from Local SO,
Machinists, was elected chairman,
with Reynolds as secretary.
Delegates were present from four
carpenters locals, machinists, laun-
dry workers, painters, molders, bakers
and BARRIERS; three Workmen's Circle
organizations; fifteen branches Of the
Workers Party; six working women's
organizations, alliance OF Ukranian
working organizations, Detroit Work
mems Cooperative, Polish Socialist
alliance, and Workers Educational as
sociation.
In adopting the report of the COM
mittee on organization, the confer
ence declared, "That this body re-
solve itself into the Wayne County
Farmer Labor Progressive Party"
that all working class organizations,
economic, political, fraternal, and
benefit, shall be urged to affiliate with
the party; that the Wayne County f.
L. P. shall affiliate with the national
organization to be formed in St. Paul
June IL, and that delegate shall be
sent to the st. Paul convention. The
incoming executive committee was
instructed to establish communica-
lions with all workers and farmers or
CARNATIONS in Michigan, and particu-
larly trade unions, central bodies, and
the State Federation Of Labor, for the
purpose of launching a State Farmer
Labor Party.
The platform declared for q Glass
Farmer-Labor Party, repudiated the
policy Of class collaboration, and out
lined specific steps to be taken in fur
therance Of the purposes of the party.
Denounce SyndicaIism Act.
Resolutions were adopted dealing
with recognition Of Soviet Russia, pro-
testing against the Michigan Criminal
Syndicalism Act, and demanding that
prosecutions now in process under
this act be stopped forthwith; protest
ing against restrictions on immigra-
ton and discrimination Of the foreign
born; on the controversy between the
Street Car Employees and the Street
railway Commission, on the gas ar
bitration award, and on the housing
situation In Detroit.
William Reynolds, President OF car
penters' union No. 2140, was elected
delegate to the st. Paul convention.
James Shamrock. President Carpen-
ters' Union No. 1905, who was one of
the prime movers in the organization
of the Farmer-Labor Party in Detroit
in 1920, and who was chairman of that
party, addressed the assembly. Broth
er Shamrock was one Of the organizers
Of the Independent Labor Party of
Great Britain, and has all his life been
a militant fighter in the organized Ia
Dor movement, both industrially and
politically.
An executive committee of nine was
elected, consisting of H. Richter, E.
Owens, William Reynolds, C. Lamb
kin, R. M. Kroon, Alfred Arson, Anna
Krakaitis, A. c. Plumley, and S. Her
man, with Arson and Reynolds as per-
manent chairman and secretary.
Any communications for the Wayne
County Farmer-Labor Progressive
Party should be addressed to William
Reynolds, secretary, 2646 st. Aubin,
Detroit, Mich.