The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-31

playing Jne part OF communist
Party in the United Front. Only
thru these tactics will we be per-
forming our duty as q Communist
Party in carrying on the struggle
for the proletarian revolution, Sow
lets and the Dictatorship Of the
Proletariat.
If our candidates are defeated in
the FaImer-Labor primaries, then
we will issue a statement in the
name Of the Party to the effect that
we have carried on the fight inside
of the Farmer-Labor Party for tie
correct policies which will lead to
relief for the workers from capital
ism, but since the majority Of the
workers are not yet sufficiently con-
scious of the need of the methods
proposed by the Communists, we will
not, therefore, desert them in their
immediate struggle, but that we will
give our full support to the Farmer
Labor ticker which has been selected
by the masses of workers and
farmers.
Should our candidates be nomin-
ated in the primaries they will thus
obtain mandate from the workers
and farmers to continue their fight
for Communist, principles in the
election campaigns and in the legis-
lative bodies of the capitalist gov
eminent.
The policy here outlined is the
only correct Communist policy, and
this policy must be put into effect
in Minnesota and turnout the whole
country by our Party organization
as quickly as the Farmer-Labor
Party appears in the crystallized
form which has come into existence
in Minnesota.
Dangers to the United Front.
There win be those who will OBJ
ject to this Communist policy on the
ground that it endangcrs the United
Front. Let us say frankly here that
each time we show orr Communist
face and our Communist policy in a
United Front, we endanger the
United Front. If we are never to
endanger the United Front, that
means that we will never show our
Communist face or advocate our
Communist policies within the Unit
ed Front. if we are to follow such
policy, then we have no Commun-
list reason for joining in any United
Front movement.
AS has already been stated, we
enter into the United Front because
the United Front offers the best
method of carrying on the struggle
for our Communist principles and
of achieving our Communist goal.
And we must take those actions
which will help us in that work ir-
respective of any other considera-
ton.
The Minnesota Situation.
The Minnesota situation still pre-
sents some special problems in view
Of the fact that there exist both the
Farmer-Labor Federation and the
legal machinery of the Farmer-La-
Dor Party. In order to meet these
problems, the Central Executive
Committee directs the District Elk
ecutive Committee TO apply the
following policies:
1. The Party must accomplish
two results in the question Of can
didates in the Minnesota elections:
(a) To bring the identity end
program of the Workers Party be-
fore the workers as distinguished
from all other elements in the
Farmer-Labor Party.
(b) To defeat the candidates who
are opposed to the Farmer-Labor
Federation and who would use their
control of the State Committee to
sabotage the June 18th Convention
in favor Of July 4ta.
2. The Party shall enter candi-
dates for the State Legislature, u.
S. Senator, and such Offices as are
not involved in the question Of tho
appointment of the chairman and
members Of the legal State Commit
tee of the Farmer-Labor Party.
3. In view of the fact that the
entry of the Workers Party candi-
dates for Governor and other state
Offices which appoint the State Com
mittee of the Farmer-Labor Party
would so divide the votes of the
candidates who favor the Farmer
Labor Federation and the June 18th
convention as against the July 4th
conference Of the Committee for
Progressive Political Action as to
give the nominations to candidates
who would appoint a state commit
tee of the Farmer-Labor Party
which would be hostile to the Farm
er-Labor Federation and the June
18th Convention, we do not enter
candidates for these offices.
4. Our Party shall support for
these Offices those candidates who
openly declare themselves for the
Farmer-Labor Federation and the
June 18th Convention who have the
best chance to be nominated.
5. Our Party in Minnesota shall
enter into no agreement with pro-
pressive labor leaders as TO candi-
dates, but shall determine It's atti-
tude independently and make
public declaration of It's attitude and
the reasons for il.
6. The District Executive Com
mittee shall issue n nublir atate,nent