The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-12
Thesis the Workers Party Policy in the 1924 Elections

erly utilized, may strengthen the
working class and increase the infiu-
ence of the Workers Party.
AL. Influence Of the Workers Party.
The Workers Party has become an
influence in excess of its numerical
strength. Communist discipline, Com
munist determined appeal to class
struggle, Communist boldness of at
tack On labor fakirs and wavering
labor politicians, Communist revolu-
tionary determination in exposing the
viciousness of capitalism and it's sup
porters in whatever disguise they
may appear, have won the Workers
Party support and recognition where
ever it came into contact with organ
led workers. The Workers Party
has become the symbol of straight
and unyielding class Struggle. This
position may be enormously strength
ened if we continue to be the crys-
tallizing center for the formation of
class party of workers and ex-
plotted farmers. THE Strengthening
of cur prestige will inevitably result
in a great number of members. We
may be weakened if we becloud our
line Of action and lose in the eyes of
the masses the most precious quality
which attracted them to US often
against their will: a revolutionary
class policy.
b.. Tendency Towards a Class Party.
The consciousness growing out of
the participation in the world war;
the establishment in the outcome of
the war; the growing Capitalization
of power in the hands of the capital
list class; the unemployment of
/ 1922; the reaction as expressed in
the open shop campaign; the strikes
of the steel, textile, mine and raj
read workers-all this has not re-
NAMED without influence on the work
ing masses. A change is coming over
the American Working class. A ten
dency towards liberation from the
bourgeois theology is on the increase.
While the change is more of a MOLE
cular character, while there is no mass
revolt and no spontaneous regroup-
ing, there is growing inclination to-
ward what is vaguely termed as Gin
dependent political action" The va
rious conferences for the formation
of labor parties in the last year, the
formation of the Federated Farmer
Labor Party, the conference set for
June II, 1924, are only an expression
of the political changes that are TAX
ing place in the working cass. This
creates a favorable medium for our
work of propaganda and organization
for class struggle. We may become
what the Communist party ought tc
be in every countryside Leader Of
the working class. The success de-
ponds upon our tactics in the near
future. We must follow a direct and
obvious class line. Into the mass of
disi.lusICned and dismayed working
men we must bring the class under
standing of class division and class
war. Into the dimness of political
groupings we must pour the light Of
revolutionary class consciousness. Out
of the chaos of a transitional period
in the history of the American labor
movement We must bring a well or
ganized and well conscious class
party. The inarticulate dissatisfac-
ton of masses Of workers must thru
US uHu us cNpIcSSlOn ana ltS organ
lied release in political struggle. This
we can achieve, not by trying to lead
the working class over devious ways
over political Vaccinations and OBJ
scure paths of dubious political deals
with the petty bourgeoisie, but by re-
naming Communistic thruout; j. e.,
by not relinquishing our class line in
the eyes of the working masses.
CT. The Farmers.
The bitter restlessness of a mass
of farmers may be Of advantage to
our work in that it increased the
range of dissatisfaction with the old
political parties and creates number
Of possible allies for the future mass
imbued with the theology Of the petty
party of labor. The poorer farmers.
bourgeoisie which in substance is OBJ
posed to the revolutionary theology
Of labor, are situated on the social
scale between the proletariat and the
bourgeoisie. Insofar as they yield to