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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-31
The United Front i'm Revolutionary Strategy

JUDGES Of Social Democratic workers.
That is perhaps an unfortunate way
of putting it. But what is the follow
ing description of the Workers Gov
eminent?
"It is neither the dictatorship Of the
proletariat nor a peaceful parliamen.
tary transition thereto. 1t is an at
tempt by the working class to carry
on a workers policy, as beginning
by means of labor democracy sup
ported by proletarian organizations
and proletarian mass movements"
Mistakes Of czecho-sIovaklan Com
munist Party.
After the Liepsic Party Convention,
came the party convention in Prague.
If you study the resolution of the
Prague conference you will find
therein this paragraph: 1.-THE Work
ers' Government can also be peace.
full transition to the dictatorship OF
the proletariat. 1t is an attempt by
the working class to carry on work
ers' policy by means of bourgeois de-
mocracy supported by proletarian or
CARNATIONS and proletarian mass
movements"
This is a literal repetition. do
not know If this occurred quite by
chance or If there is plan in it,
feel convinced it is the latter. (Radek:
Kleine). You know, of course, that
Comrade Radek is in favor of plan
in other spheres (Brandler: Radek
was quite innocent of this matter).
No you are mistaken, Comrade Brand.
Ter, Radek is far more responsible for
the whole matter than are you, as he
is responsible generally for opportun-
list mistakes, recently.
5ukharin and ZinoViev Opposed.
We, Bukharin and I, opposed this
clause Of the Leipsic resolution, but
must confess we did not do so openly
and formally, we were not pictorial
enough, we did not sufficiently use
the power of the Executive. Well
Comrade Radek says: What do you
expect of Brandler, Brandler is brick
layer and when he expresses himself
he hurls bricks about. Comrade Radek
said that at our party conference.
Very well, Brandler is bricklayer, but
Smeral is not, and when he quotes he
does not throw bricks about Qaugh-
teri 1 must say that the end of the
Prague resolution, drafted by Com
rade Smeral, is much more fortunately
expressed, than is Brandler's. But he
repeated most of the opportunist pos
tulates.
Well comrades, whoever accepts
these postulates is in conflict with
Leninism and Communism, he con-
ceives a special peaceful transitional
period Of workers governments and
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PRESS PICNIC PROMISES
SURPRISES, MUCH FUN
FOR CHICAGO WORKERS

August means comfortable vaca-
tions for the darlings of the present
system, but now and then worker
gets a chance to do a little vaca-
tioning himself. August 10th is the
date of the monster Press Picnic of
the Workers Party, Local Chicago
a real workers holiday outing. BY
the way in which workers of all
nationaIities and ages are cIamor-
ing for tickets at 35 cents each, it
is already certain that tho annual
day of merrymaking at Riverview
Park, corner Roscoe and Western
avenues, will be the most success
full one in the history of these
affairs.
Entertainment Is In the hands of
George Maurer and Hans Peterson,
the noted vaudeville team, who will
either perform on the trapeze or on
something else-undoubtedIy some
thing else. Just what the nature Of
the entertainment is to be they
refuse to disclose. There are all
sorts of rumors, none of which
seems to have much sense to IT,.
Anyway, the interest in the picnic
Is all the more keen because of the
surprise for which everyone is
waiting.
It is now announced definitely by
the Picnic Committee that there
will be dancing in the open-ar
pavilion to the strains Of lively, up
to-date music - from early In the
day until long after the moon has
come out.
The speaker of the day will be
C. E. Ruthenberg, Executive Secre-
tary of the Workers Party. Ruthen-
berg needs no introduction to CHI
eaeo gatherings, nor to any gather
ing Of the working class in America.
He has been In the forefront Of the
labor struggle for years and Is at
the present time out on bail, pend
Ing his appeal from the trumped-up
conviction In the famous Michigan
case.
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Cicero Membership y
Boosts Party Thru
Electric Trust Town

The Workers Party and Young
Workers League membership meet
ing in Cicero last Thursday was very
successful. In spite of the hot weather
the members have responded rather
well. Quite few important problems
were taken up. Among the more i'm
portant were: the reorganization of
the Y. w. L. branch, the organization
of the Junior Group, and the DAILY
WORKER campaign.
Concerning the Y. w. L. it was de-
cided that every member of the party
is to bring in new member into the
league or he is to donate one dollar
to their organization fund. On the
other hand the league members de-
cided to give prize to the party
member. that will bring in most mem
bers to. the league. A valuable book
is to be the prize. This campaign is
to end with another membership
meeting on August the 81, to be held
at the Lithuanian Liberty Hall at W.
14th street and 49th Court. The same
is to hold true for the Junior Group
The membership. by the action
taken on the DAILY WORKER cam.
paign, have shown that they realize
the importance of both the increasing
of the circulation and getting new
isubs. 1t was decided to distribute the
remaining copies of the special Cicero
edition af the DAILY WORKER from
house to house as advertising, and
then to follow it up and try to get the
people to subscribe.
In general the membership meeting
was very successful, as it will result
in the organization of strong Com
munist youth movement and the OBJ
tanning of new readers for the DAILY
WORKER.
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CAL and FOSTER
MISS CHANCE TO
SPEAK AT FAIR
Minnesota Invites Wall
Street Darlings
BY LEO c. wALEwlTcH.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, July 3d.
John w. Davis, Morgan's Democratic
nominee for President; Robert M. La
Toilette, the small Wall Street candi-
date for President, and Charles G.
Dawes, Morgan's Republican candidate
for Vice-Presldent, have been invited
by Curtis M. Johnson, president of
the Minnesota State Fair Board, to
speak at the Minnesota State Fair in
September.
Invitations we're not sent to the
two other presidential candidates,
namely, William a. Foster and Calvin
Coolidge, and there is a good reason
why.
William 2. Foster is the candidate
Of the workers and farmers, a Com
munist; a fighter for better society;
a fighter against the present capital
istic society of which Mr. Johnson and
his win be guests are members.
Second is our present President,
Calvin Coolidge. A year ago last Sep
TENDER he was here to address asState
Fair crowd. He was introduced, but
after speaking twenty minutes he was
interrupted by someone in the crowd.
I'VE do not want any Of your
speeches. We want auto races.
Many joined him and the speaker was
obliged to wait Quiet. He began to
speak again, but after ten words the
crowd became restless again and he
was forced to sit down. He tried a
third and fourth time, but it was too
much for the workers and farmers of
the Northwest.
After such a HOT reception, from
which Coolidge has not cooled off yet,
Mr.. Johnson did not dare to extend
him a second invitation. This recep-
ton by the farmers and workers of
the Northwest to the representatives
OF Wall Street should be a good lesson
and they should take notice.
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THE VIEWS OF OUR READERS ON
LIFE, LABOR, INDUSTRY, POLITICS

they meet, especially workers and
farmers along the road.
We spent only 1917 days from st.
Paul to California, counting out IA
days spent in Yellowstone Park. A
more leisurely trip could make won
derful literature distribution and sale.
A thoroughly live gang could do great
work in country town in a few
hours.A They might even provoke
arrest, but tact should avoid that.
An Offer
Should any comrades eye see this
who would like to travel with me at
any time, they should communicate
with me at 1912 Jefferson street, Oak
land, Calf. l might change my pro-
gram and route to suit them, at their
expense, but at actual net cost For
instance, a group Of 8 or comrades
could take a 2,000-mile trip for prob
ably less than $50, price covering
two o-four weeks, and could afford
to keep and pay for the tent and camp
utensils for future use. 1 would not
want to undertake this except with
comrades and more or less for propa-
ganda and educational purposes along
with recreation and vacation.
Ffaternally,
p. B. COWDERY,
1912 Jefferson ST.,
Oakland, Cal.
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Superior Workers
Will Demonstrate
Against War Sunday

SUPERIOR, WIS, July 80. - All
workers of this district will want to
participate in the great demonstration
against the impending world war and
all other wars of capitalists. The
Anti-Capitalist War Week will cul.
inmate in a huge mass meeting of
protest on Sunday evening, August g.
at p. m. in the Workers Hall, corner
of 9Th and Tower Avenue.
An interesting musical program has
been promised by the Superior Fin
nish Bureau orchestra, male quartette,
aud women's choir. There will be
splendid speakers in English, Swed-
ish and Finnish. Vocal solos, in
strumental solos, and readings will
make up the remainder of this stirring
program.
All workers in this vicinity are in
vited and admission is free. Urge
your fellow workers to join you in
making this protest against the wars
of capitalism effective.
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lFerguson's election campaign, for his
not entering the contest openly as a
communist If we have to conceal our
real identity, of what use is the cleo
tons? Comrade Newbold, when he
was a member of the British parlia-
ment, plagued me and Comrade Buk-
harm, quite seriously, with the ques-
ton: Was it permissible, in parlia-
ment in exceptional circumstances to
speak and vote against the Labor
Party? We replied: That is what you
are there for. In spite of all these
mistakes in the English Party, how
ever, the United Front has produced
some positive results in England. In
local trade-union branches, Communist
workers, in many cases, have acted
quite rightly and have won great
deal. This was also done in the
Czecho-slovakian Party locally factor
les etc. and made good also in Ger
many. The mistakes have been made
in the sphere of parliament, Of trade
union central bodies, municipal bod
les, etc. These are the main sources
Of opportunism, but in the factories
and localities, despite this opportun-
istic tendency, a fair amount of good
work has been done.
A Transition Tactics.
Well comrades, what is now the po-
sition? have already dealt with the
world situation. Therefrom, comes
also modification in attitude, and in
the carrying out Of our United Front
tactics. First of all we must establish
that this is method of our propa-
ganda, of the mobilization of the
masses, as it was done in the Russian
Revolution. For the social-democrats
and for the reformists the workers
government represents whole epoch.
D'Arragona, the Italian reformist, for
instance, said during the Amsterdam
Conference in Vienna, in June, 1924,
the best means of preventing new
wars is to set up as many workers
governments as possible. Thus for
D'Arragona, the professed reformist,
Workers governments are a panacea
for all ills, and could prevent wars.
For us it is by no means so. In spite
of Radek's bad clauses, we have said
much that is good in the resolution
of the w Congress. (Radek: The bad
clause is yours, Comrade Zinoviev.)
The bad clause is by you, the resolu-
shirk the responsibility; l should have
done that at the w Congress, not for
the first time at the V. But no one at
the w Congress was so far-sighted;
that at least mitigates my failing lit
tie.
Tomorrow Problem of Workers
Government.)
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workers and peasants governments,
in which it will be able to do every.
thing without revolution and in a
democratic manner. After Liepsic and
Prague and particularly after Saxony,
this easy going state of affairs comes
to an end. 1t becomes clear that 1t
was not matter of words but of un.
derstanding two systems of policy.
The German Left, who we thought ex-
aggerated too much (and in many mat
ters they have exaggerated a great
deaD proved to be right in this case.
They alone, at the Moscow Confer
ence foretold the outcome of the Sax
ony experiment. This compelled us
to ponder over the matter and change
our opinions of the Left. The Saxony
experiment created new situation, it
threatened the beginning of the hqui-
dation Of the tactics OF the Com
munist International. That being so,
we must state the case clearly and
make our choice.
United Front Tactics Remain Fully
In Force.
What are the tactics of the United
Front, what is the workers govern
ment, and what is the workers and
peasants government? 1t is no use
attempting to scare us, as Comrade
Radek sometimes did, when he said
that this is a revision of almost all the
previous decisions of the resolutions
of the w Congress of the Comintern.
Why such terrible words?
We wish only to revise the clumsy,
careless and wrong clauses which
Radek struggled into the resolution of
the w Congress. We wish to render
them proof against misinterpretation.
We want to formulate this in such
a way so that the bricklayer as we'll
as the professor may see clearly what
is being dealt with. We are in favor
OF using the tactics of the United
Front for winning over the majority
of the working class. The tactics of
the United Front remain in force as
before; we stand by the slogan of the
workers and peasants government.
In it's resolution the German Party
says, rightly: in a land like Italy, for
instance, workers and peasants
government is quite appropriate and
for France and a number of other
countries it is equally appropriate. 1
believe if we understand this watch
word in the sense in which the Rus
sian Party has understood it, none of
the real left" will have anything to
say against it.
A Revolutionary Watchword.
Whence comes this watchword? 1t
has often been represented that Radek
invented it. That is not true. The
watchword was produced in the
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Spreading the gospel"

THE DAILY KER:-Comrade
using Fords, or other autos, in get
ting over the country will be inter-
ested in my trip, Oakland, Calf. to
Chicago, st. Paul and return, May s
to July z, inclusive. The distance
travelled via Reno, Ely, Salt Lake,
Ogden, Cheyenne, Denver, southern
Kansas, st. Joseph, Cedar Rapids, go
ing, and Aberdeen, Billings, Yellow
stone Park, Salt Lake, Carson City,
returning, with detours, covered $500
miles. Total cash paid for all pnr-
poses, $12S.35. Gasoline 314 gallons,
SOTO, or 21.3 cents per gallon, aver
age; oil, Is gallons. 74c per gallon.
No trouble with Ford engine, not even
cleaning spark plug or timer.
Very bad dirt roads and heavy rains
through Kansas, Missouri and Iowa.
My trouble was entirely with tires,
skid chains, tenders and springs,
$34.23. My machine had been used
practically every day for five years.
Nevada, with it's dozen distinct noun
tain ranges and intervening alkali,
dobe and sand deserts, is still a prob
lem to autoists, although nearly half
the distance now has improved or
naturally good road surfaces.
Ferries and toll bridges cost $3.75.
About half of trouble and repair. bills
was due to inexperience and strange
/ road conditions, and half to normal
wear and tear. Heavy overhead and
accident expenses, fortunately, did not
appear on this trip. A Ruckstell axle
contributed very much to its success.
Took "Hiekers" Along
Six different fellow-exploited were
picked up and carried considerable
distances on the going trip, and two
party member mixers were transport
ed to the coast from st. Paul. Their
culinary contributions are not in
cluded in items of expense. Nothing
was paid for hotels, parking, camp
grounds or garages. Three heavy
thunderstorms and one snow storm
were encountered.
Many splendid visits with splendid
comrades at many places, especially
Fallon New, Salt Lake. ogden,
Denver, volby. Ellis, Wilson County
Kansas, Abba, Iowa. and, Of course,
Chicago and st. Paul.
Distribute Literature
My comrades, Milton wirchenberg,
New York (now Los Angeles, and
Norman Bursler, Wilmington, Del
made the return trip especially en-
joyable with their kodaks and their
aid in distributing several thousand
copies Of our papers and magazines
throughout the Northwest. In this
connection, comrades who travel by
auto, whether long or short trips
should go loaded with literature spe
cially provided Cor excess and used
literature) and serve It out TO those
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by street cars.
Why does the city ask us to
keep off the streets and then
not give up enough safe places
to play? Why doesn't the city
make more parks and play
grounds, even little ones, SO
that all the poor children would
be near to one? We would like
to ask this of the city.
But our fathers and mothers
tell us that the city puts the
parks where the rich children
can enjoy them. Where the rich
mothers and fathers can ride
around with their children in
big autos that would run us
down if we ever got near.
We kids don't get a chance to
swim and keep cool only when
we can go on a picnic on Sun
day and usually our fathers
and mothers are tired then and
don't want to take us far away.
We have heard that in Russia
the children are better treated
by the Soviet men and women
and that maybe some day this
country will take care of us
children and give us better
places to play.
/ guess now we will just have
TO go on playing in the streets
and learn to look as carefully
AS we can for autos, but that
won't help much.
| Your friends. sAnnsss1
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course Of the Russian Revolution, and
what Radek has done with it is merely
to distort it. We want to use this
watchword as the Russian Revolution
used it. We have already described
the application Of the watchword of
the workers government (Radek:
1--WE formed a coalition with the So
cial Revolutionaries") We do not
foreswear the possibility in Europe
too Of taking into Soviet Govern
ment chunk of the Social Democracy
which will break away from the So
cial Democratic Party and will be in
clined for time to support us. This
is what happened with the left social
revolutionists. 1t was chunk which
broke away from the Socialist Revolu-
tionary Party and which was followed
by part of the peasantry. We took
them in tow. But as soon as they be-
gan to talk the social-revolutionis
language, we got rid of them. This
was the correct strategy But the plan
of pact with the social-revolutionary
and menshevik parties after October
was mistake. 1t was different thing
at the time of the October revolution,
when group of comrades thought it
possible to form pact with the social
revolutionists and the mensheviks. For
one moment l belonged to this group
myself. But it was huge mistake.
Soon we conceived our mistake and
rectified it. And for this reason, a
few days later, Lenin wrote an article
in which he said that the dispute was
over, and that we shall now continue
to fight together. And now you want
us to transplant this erroneous policy
into other communist parties. This
we shall never do.
The mistakes committed in the
course Of the Russian revolution will
find some justification in the fact that
they will not be repeated in other revo-
buttons. This is how the case of the
tactics of the United Front stands. It
is not question of revising the tao
tics of the United Front. There is no
need for it. 1t is not a question Of
inventing new" tactics of the United
Front itself. I do not hesitate to say
that in spite Of many mistakes, these
tactics stand on the credit side of our
balance sheet. The whole thing is to
protect the Communist International
against opportunistic efforts.
Take any country, even England.
In England, in this matter of the
united front, great mistakes have been
made.
Successes of United Front In England.
Comrade Ruth Fischer writes in
die Internationale" upon her obser-
vations in England. am completely
in agreement with what she says about
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Where Shall We Play?

To the DAILY WORKER
Children's Column:-The city
bosses are trying to tell our
mothers and fathers to keep us
children off the streets. They
say so many little children are
killed, one every day in sum-
mer, by autos and trucks. They
tell us we must not play in the
streets.
But where shall we play?
There are lots of children on
my street and most of them
live above stores or in old
houses. We can't play indoors
when it's warm. We want to
be outside. Sometimes we can
wade in the water that runs in
tie gutter after the fire n.y.
drant has been opened.
The city bosses say our faith
ers ought to find us play
grounds or parks to play in
There aren't any near us. And
besides most Of our fathers
and mothers work all day and
so do our older brothers and
sisters. So there is no one to
take us to the park, which is a
long way off.
Most OF us are too little to
Iaross the many streets to get
to the school grounds where we
could play a few hours. We
might get killed under the fast
agsos es lths, ,AiseAtseets ~ Ril
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the search. The Romero Offices are
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China Tea for Russia.

MOSCOW, July 30.-The Far East
ern "Gostorg" Estate Trade Depart
mcnt) reports that It has purchased in
China large quantity Of tea of vari-
Gus grades. on very favorable condi-
tions--at prices 20 per cent lower
than the prevailing market quotations.
Part Of the shipment is assigned for
Central Russia.