The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-12
SECOND SECTION
By G. Il. RUTHENBERG

well-to-dO farmers, the small business
men, the professional groups, and the
broken down politicians who go with
them. 1t hopes that these clements
will form Third Party and carry
on struggle against the two old
parties, for the formation of such
Third Party will weaken the central
lzed capitalist power in this country
and create a more favorable situa-
ton for the advancement of the
movement of workers and exploited
/ farmers.
What our Party is opposed to and
will fight against is to have both ex-
plotted workers and farmers, and the
well-todo farmers, small business
men, ETC., unite in one party. Such
party containing conflicting eco
nomlc groups could not be a perma-
rent organization and would only
hinder the development of the class
movement of farmers and workers.
Therefore the Workers Party will
carry on an unrelenting struggle
against the Conference for Progress
slye Political Action to win away
from 1t everv worker and exploited
farmer. 1t does not wish to win
away from the Conference for Prop
ressive Political Action the small
business men and old party politi.
clans and well-to-do farmers.
Does the fact that the Workers
Party carries on such a struggle nul-
llfy the resolution adopted by the
st. Paul conference, as the editor of
the "New Majority" argues? Such
an argument can only come from a
confused mind. 1t is entirely COM
patible. with separate organizations
of the workers and exploited farm
ers, to at the same time have CO.
operation between the two organ
lied groups.
Class Farmer-Labor Party.
In a statement by the Central Ex-
ecutive Committee Of the Workers
Party printed in the DAILY WORK
Err of March 22nd, was re-affirma-
ton Of similar statement adouted
nv the National Convention of the
Workers Party the following APP
Feared.
"While we carry on our cam
paign for the organization of a class
Farmer-Labor Party we must at
the same time try to drive the
Third Partv forces to split awav
from the old capitalist parties. And
If this split takes plaee and a Third
Party is organized which is an ex-
nressiOn of revolt against Wall
Street and which is not rnerely
another capitalist party, the Farm
er-Lahor Psrty must make an cleo
ton alliance with it against the old
capitalist parties and the canitalist
government. Such an election al
lance shall not take the form of
organizational unity between the
class Farmer-Labor Party and the
Third Party, but of a common
campaign against the capitals.
parties and against the government
of the capitalists"
This statement of the policy of the
Workers Party is in complete agree
ment with the resolution adopted at
the st. Paul Conference. The differ
ence between the Workers Party and
the decrepit old Farmer-Labor Party
Of Fitzpatrick and Buck and Brown,
is that the Workers Party wants the
workers and farmers to organize
their own class party and then make
an alliance with the Third Partr for
a common campaign in support Of the
same presidential candidate if all the
circumstances are such as to make
such an alliance desirable. and Buck
and Brown and Fitzpatrick want to
lead the unorganized workers and
farmers into the Conference for
Progressive Political Action and let
them serve as the tail to the kite of
the ambitious politicians, small bust
ness men. and well-to-do farmers.
Ambition of Labor Takers.
The policy of the Workers Party
means that the industrial workers
and exploited farmers will be able to
stand on their own feet and fight
their own political battles. not only
in the election campaign Of this nres-
idential year, but after the nresiden-