The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-10

NCOuliuucu lTOIH page 1.
these two proposals we hereby with
draw our endorsement Of your candi-
dacy for governor, and recommend
the voters of Minnesota to vote for
the candidate who in their estimation
will support the st. Paul convention
and the immediate formation of an
independent political organization of
farmers and workers on a class basis. I"
The letter follows in full:
OPEN LETTER TO scHAPER.
According to press dispatches dated
June 8, 1924, you have resigned from
the arrangements committee for the
National Farmer-Labor Progressive
convention to be held in st. Paul on
June II with the statement that,
There is no need for the st. Paul
convention now. It's purpose was to
insure a third party ticket in the
field; the convention has forced La
Dor to get behind LaFollette and
that was the primary intention"
You further state that
THE meeting has caused workers
to desert McAdoo, and go over to
the side Of the Wisconsin senator.
The hackers Of the convention have
accomplished substantially what
they set out to do. / feel that my
work insofar as the convention is
concerned, is completed. LaFollette
will be the third party standard
bearer"
Your analysis of the aims and pur-
poses of the June II convention are
erroneous, principally for the follow
ing reasons:
More Important Than Ever.
First,-The reasons for the calling
of the June II convention far from be-
ing removed at this time are more
pregnant and pressing than ever.
Those reasons were not as you have
stated, merely for the purpose Of NOM
mating a third party ticket, or to
swing labor behind LaFollette, but to
help relieve the millions Of bankrupt
farmers and oppressed industrial
workers, by the formation of a ma
tional Farmer-Labor party rooted in
the economic needs of the producing
classes, to lay the basis for powerful
political instrument for the safe
guarding of the interests Of farmers
and workers, and to effectively divorce
them from their allegiance to the po-
litical organizations of their enemies,
the capitalist class--the Republican
and Democratic parties.
Workers Forced to Unite.
The bankruptcy OF millions of farm
ers and the onslaught on the organiza-
lions Of the industrial workers in the
open shop" drive during the last
three years, compel these groups to
organize on the political field for their
own defense and protection, and de-
mand the formation of a class party
than cannot be wrecked or blocked
by any individual of the LaFollette
type.
Second,-You affirm in your state
ment, that as a result of the work al
ready done in connection with the
convention, that masses of workers
have withdrawn their support from
McAdoo and have turned to LaFol-
lette as their leader We, the Work
ers Party of America, affirm that the
mere switching of allegiance from one
leader" to another by the workers
and farmers is no gain, so long as the
new leader" refused to align himself
with the said farmers and workers
as class, and hesitates to participate
in the formation Of a class party to
fight impartially all enemies of the
working class.
"PoIltlcaI Expedlency."
In view OF the foregoing we believe
that your Reputation OF the conven-
ton is made not so much because you
believe that the need for the conven-
tion has passed, but rather that po-
litical expediency has impelled you
to make this statement in order to re-
move the stigma OF Communist con-
nections" from your campaign for
governor. This view is further borne
out by the fact that in your statement
in respect TO the convention you have
gone out OF you way to charge the
Workers Party OF America (the Com
munist partly with giving an "un-
authorized" endorsement OF your can
didacy for governor. stating that the
endorsement of the Workers party was
sponsored by your political enemies.
Who we're thus attempting to injure
your chances OF winning the nomina-
ton.
Had Accepted w. p. Support.
This charge OF yours comes as a
surprise TO us in view OF the fact that
you we're interviewed on several oc-
casions by members Of the district -sx-