The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-29
FARMER-LABOR
PARTY ANSWERS
n. Y. SOCIALISTS
Show State Meeting
Represented Labor


NEW YORK, May 2S.-In response
to the article Communists Absorb
Themselves" printed in the New
Leader after the New York State
Farmer-Labor convention at Science
tady, the United Farmer-Labor party
sent the following letter to the So
cialists backing the New LEADER"
Many Labor Delegates.
Dear Sir:-In the last issue Of the
'New Leader you carry story on
the front page pertaining to the state
convention Of the United Farmer
Labor Party, held at Schenectady on
May 18th, in which article, to quote
your own words, you say: "The con-
ventlon 50 far as Is known, did not
have a single delegate from bona
fide Labor organization"
In order to clarity the situation and
prove to you that your statements are
untrue, we wish to point out to you
that the following are some Of the
bona fide labor organizations which
were represented at the state conven-
ton:
Journeymen BARRIERS, Local 141,
Buffalo; Niagara Lodge No. $50, In
ternational Association of Machinists
of Buffalo; Iron Moulders' Union,
Local "a, of Buffalo; Progressive
Lodge No. II, Amalgamated Associa-
ton of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Union, of Buffalo; Buffalo Central
Trade and Labor Council; the Iron
Moulders' Union Conference Board Of
Buffalo and vicinity; the Glove Work
ers' Union of Gloversville; Interna-
tional Hold Carriers, Building, and
Common Laborers. of Schenectady;
Bakers and Corkectionary Workers
international Union, Local 221, Sche-
nectady; Electricians, Local 2, aftil-
lated with the A. f. of L., New York
City; Bakers Local /, and Bakers
Local 1874, of the Amalgamated Food
Workers of America; Cutters Local
10, Of the Amalgamated Shoe Workers
of New York City; Filters Local II,
of the Amalgamated Shoe Workers
Of America, Of New York City; Ind.
Journeymen BARRIERS Union, of Brook
Ign; Window Cleaners Protective
Union No. 8; Paper Bag and Plate
Markers Union, Local 107; Carpen-
ters' Local 209O, affiliated with the
A. F. of L.; Carpenters Local Of Yon-
kers, and Bakers Local of Yonkers.
We are merely sending you the
names Of some labor organizations
that were at the state convention.
In addition to these labor organiza-
tions, the following political parties
were represented The Workers
Party, the Progressive Party Of New
York, the Buffalo Labor Party, the
Rochester Labor Party and the Com
mittee of Forty-eight. In fact, the only
organizations that were not repre-
scented at this convention were the 100
per cent reactionary organizations,
controlled by the reactionary official
dom, and the socialist party and the
organizations owned, controlled and
bossed by the socialist machine.
In spite of the fact that the social
lists were invited to attend this con-
vention, they refused to do so, putting
themselves therefore on record of
standing by the old reactionary organ
izations in refusing to participate in
convention for the formation Of a
party for the exploited workers and
farmers in this state.
Of course, we don't believe that you
will correct your story or print this
letter but we merely wish to call your
attention to the fact that the United
Farmer-Labor Party organized at
Schenectady on May 18th, endorsed
the call for the formation Of ma
tional farmer-labor convention to be
held at st. Paul on June 18th, and
elected only one delegate to that con-
vention and not many as your article
states.
Such attempts as these made by the
''New Leader" will have absolutely no
effect upon the workers Of New York,
who know the socialist machine for
what it is, and will not allow them or
anyone else to stand in the way Of the
formation of real mass class Farmer
Labor Party in the United States.
After all, what difference does it make
which organizations were present, as
long as they were truly representative
of the working class, and knew what
they wanted and how to achieve their
aims. That is more than can be said
about the groups behind the Cleveland
conference.
Fraternally yours,
The United Farmer-Labor Party,