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


the united front policy appear crystal
clear In every article in the party dis
cussion. One, the tendency towards
the united front from below contain
cd In the articles Of the G. p. G. and
its supporters-the correct line Of
the Communist International.
The other, that of the minority, is
z the united front from above-a united
front not with the masses but with a
chosen few who call themselves lead
ers Of the masses.
This tendency appears in all its
cerise splendor in the loud wall OF
the minority over the fact that the
G. e. C. refuses to endorse the pol
10y of penetration within the G. P. P
A. and in a still more pronounced
form in it's tears over the G. p. c.
resolution submitted at the A. r. OF
L. convention outlining program Of
struggle and specifying the mass or
ganizations to be used for this strug-
gle against wage cuts, unemployment,
injunctions, etc, instead Of raising
the sterile slogan of farmer-labor
party. The c. Z. G. laid down full
program of immediate demands for
the A. F. of L. convention, which will
bear fruit as the class struggle be-
comes ever sharper.
Has there ever been in any party OF
the Comintern more humorous and
at the same time tragic spectacle
than that of the minority Of the
American party bringing American
capitalism lettering to it's knees in
the journalistic overture to their thes-
Is followed by the slogan, Capitalism
is falling! Long live a class farmer
labor party!"?
This is a sight that brings no joy
to the heart of any worker who is
proud Of his party, but it is TIE in
evitable outcome of an opportunist
policy springing from a wrong ten
dency In the united front tactic.
The c.. E. c. believes and the Com
intern believes, that during crises OF
capitalism 1t is the task Of Commun-
list Parties to rally to themselves ev-
cry worker who accepts their slogans
and program.
The minority, however, apparently
wants to build another roadnouse on
the road to Communism, and if its
high-sounding phrases of leadership
Of a class farmer~labor party means
anything at all, it intends to play
the role of landlord and entertain
the weary travellers toward Com
munism until they are ready for more
lavish hospitality in the little matter
Of revolution.
The possibility that most Of the
footsore wanderers might decide to
stay in the modest but comfortable
"class" farmer-labor roadhouse evil
IDENTIFY has not occurred to the mi
nority.
Neither has the possibility occurred
to them that they, as the hosts, might
find the business 80 profitable and
the environment so pleasant that they
would forget entirely the dictatorship
of the proletariat and the Commun-
LIST Party at the end of the road.
After all, the work of gathering to-
gether the elements that would make
a "class former-labor party"-in a
period when there is no mass senti-
ment for it's not unpleasant
The minority needs only to hold a
number of the conferences in which
It's collective soul delights, get re
spectacle" program that will not
brighten the timid liberals and semi
hemi-demi-C Communists, put seven
column line in the DAILY WORKER
"Class Farmer-Labor Party Formed"
announce that the"conference elected
William Mahoney chairman, and G. z
Ruthenberg (the name of Jay Love-
stone may also be used) secretary"
and the child is born.
Comrades who feel that this is not
an accurate description Of the birth
process Of "class farmer-labor parties"
have not followed closely the Arabian
nights episodes in which our party
played the part of the GENT Of the
lamp.
If one is not particular about hav-
ing masses in the party described
above-and 1t is noticeable that the
minority does not say mass class
farmer-labor party" one Of these par
\ties can be formed every day, or JUST
AsN long as there are leaders" with
whom to hold confer ences and Com.
radeS Ruthenberg does not get tired
OF whiting manifestos.
This " one of the outstanding ten
denotes Of devotees Of the united front
from abe've--a prediction for paper
organizations, interminable confer