The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-16

the convention of all the elements
favoring the formation of such a
party
The majority of the central execu-
tive committee sent instructions to
Comrade BALKAN that the resolution
for a class farmer-labor party must
not be introduced but that resolu-
ton criticizing the LaFollette move
ment as petty bourgeoisie movement
and calling for endorsement of the
Workers Party be introduced. The
minority of the central executive
committee proposed that our policy
be to introduce a resolution for a
class farmer-labor party, and split if
it was defeated and organize group
splitting away into provisional com.
mittee to carry on a campaign against
the c. P. P. A. and LaFolletteism in
the Massachusetts, trade unions.
Here again we have proof, first, that
the movement for a class farmer
labor party is not dead. If consid-
cradle number of delegates can be
elected from the Massachusetts trade
unions pledged TO fight farmer-labor
party against the c. P. P. A. and La
Foletteism that is the best evidence of
the potency of the slogan. Second,
we have again the bankruptcy of the
central executive committee majority
policy for the central executive COM
mittee majority did not and could not,
following its policy, give any organi-
rational expression to demand for
class political action of the trade
unions represented in the C. P. P. A.
convention
The Minnesota Situation.
In the Minnesota the Farmer-Labo
Federation was organized largely thru
the efforts of our party, as a means
of giving expression to class party
elements in the Minnesota farmer
labor party. The petty bourgeois
elements in the Minnesota farmer
labor party are at present waging
campaign to throw the Communists
out of the Farmer-Labor Federation.
What is the policy of the central ex-
ecutive committee majority? 1t has
not dared to make a declaration of
policy on this situation. If it follows
the logic of it's thesis it will volun-
tarily withdraw our members from
the Farmer-Labor Federation and thus
isolate us from the mass movement
of workers and exploited farmers in
Minnesota, and thus make another
confession Of bankruptcy. Incidental
ly, it might be mentioned that it is in
Minnesota, where we have been most
active in the farmer-labor party, that
our party polled proportionally the
largest number of votes for the Work
ers Party presidential ticket. That
in itself is good evidence of the effec-
tiveness of the farmer-labor party
campaign for building the strength
and influence of the Workers Party.
The Coming C. p. p. A. National
Convention
The strongest evidence of the bank
ruptcy of the policy of the central
executive committee majority comes
to light in the application of its policy
to the situation we will be faced in
relation to the coming convention of
the c. P. P. A. The national COM
mittee Of the c. P. P. A. has called
a national convention to be held in
Chicago on Feb 81 for the purpose of
organizing the third party. The third
party is not yet organized. 1t merely
built machinery for an election cam
paign. The issuance of the call for
the convention Feb. 81 brings the
question of the form of political action
which the workers and farmers are to
take before every trade union and
organization of exploited farmers in
the United States in the sharpest
form imaginable. In every such or
ganization this issue will be fought
out. For the next two months the
issue of Independent political action.
OF LaFollette third party or a farm
er-labor party, will be the biggest
question which will come before the
trade unions and organizations of
farmers.