The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-09

Eleven regularly chartered
branches of the Workers Party
were represented by thirteen
delegates. In addition, four
branches which had not yet Sc
cured charters from the party, were
given fraternal representation. The
regular delegates were from branches
in Boston, Chelsea, Lynn, Lawrence,
New York City, Philadelphia, Hope
we'll, W. Va, Detroit, Indiana Harbor,
Chicago and Granite City. Branches
in Los Angeles, Fresno, florence and
San Francisco, which had not regular
ly affiliated with the Workers Party
were given fraternal representation.
Honorary Presldium Chosen.
The convention opened with the
singing of the international" An
honorary presidium consisting of Len
in, Zinoviev, Bucharin, the leader of
the Communist Party of Armenia, and
C. E. Ruthenberg, the representative
Of the Central Executive Committee
of the Workers Party, was named.
Comrade Ruthenberg, for the Cen
trail Executive Committee, made the
opening speech, outlining the policy
which the C. E. c. had pursued in
the Armenian Section. Comrade Ru-
thenberg said:
when the c. E. C. became convinc-
ed that it was impossible to create
an Armenian Section as long as the
deadlock due to equal representation
in the bureau of the two contending
groups continued, it decided to give a
majority to that group which had
shown its readiness to observe Com
munist discipline and carry out the
decisions of the party. The Samaritan
group had repeatedly Haunted the de-
cisions of the G. e. G. 1t was due to
the undisciplined action of the c. E.
c. that the party efforts to assimilate
the rank and file of the Social-Demo-
cratic Huntchakist Party failed. The
c. E. G. therefore, decided to place
the Samaritan group in the minority
and to support that group which had
Loyalty worked with the party"
Reports Paay Policy.
Following the discussion of the sit
uation in the Armenian Section, Com
rade Ruthenberg made brief survey
of the party policy and the program
of work, declaring in regard to the
United Front policy THE nomination
of our own candidates is not an aban-
donment of the United Front policy.
The Communist International at its
Fifth Congress reiterated its approval
of the United Front tactic as me-
thod of agitation and mobilization of
the masses. Our party made its great
est gains thru that policy. 1t will
follow that policy in the future as in
the past"
Internal question of the Armenian
Section were handled thru griev-
ance committee appointed by the con-
vention. 7 The decisions of this COM
mittee on a controversy in the New
York branch, on the question of dis
posal of certain funds left in the will
of a party member, were adopted. by
the convention by practically unani-
nous vote.
Plans for organization and agita-
ton to unite in the Armenian Section
all the existing branches of Armenian
workers who sympathize with the re-
evolutionary movement were worked
out. A new bureau of seven members
was elected. All the members of the
former bureau, about the storm center
in the section conferred, voluntarily
stepped aside, in order that personali-
ties might not cause conflict in the
Armenian Section in the future.
New Bureau Elected.
The members of the new bureau are
H. Bydarian, v. Yorgiadis, M. Sarki-
sian, N. Keossaian, DIR. S. Ter Bagda-
sarian, v. Kaprelian and M. Horhan-
nesian. Among these are former