The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-30

FORMER PARTY
AT LAST GASP
Brown Resigns; Class
Movement Gains

The dissolution of the Farmer-Labor
party Of the United States was prac-
tically completed with the confrma-
ton by the DAILY WORKER yester-
day that Jay G. Brown, national sec
rotary of the party, has resigned.
Brown told the DAILY WORKER that
he is leaving town for the west coast
and is severing connections in Chi
cago.
The resignation Of Brown is seen
as another preparation by those CON
nected with the American Federation
of Labor to throw their entire sup
port behind Len Small, the Republic
an good roads governor, in the coming
elections.
The Chicago Federation OF Labor at
its last meeting deserted its party Of
independent political action, and John
Fitzpatrick withdrew from the Cook
county and the national Farmer-Labor
movement. Recently Jay Brown an
nounced that all preparations had
stopped for the convention at Cleve-
land, July 4, because we did not get
enough response"
Walker Began Retreat.
The Illinois State Federation Of La
Dor, with John Walker, renegade So
cialist at its head, had already desert
ed labor party action in favor of the
corrupt Len Small at the primaries.
Frank Harrington, president Of the
Illinois mine workers, also refused to
indorse labor party and threw the
support Of his machine to the Repub-
lican camp
At the same time that Brown an
nounced his resignation to the DAILY
WORKER, it was declared in well in
formed circles that Robert Buck has
also resigned. Buck, while he would
not deny his resignation from the ex-
ecutive committee of the Farmer
Labor party of the United States, re-
fused to make any statement.
Buck Quitting Chicago.
Friends Of Buck told the DAILY
WORKER that Buck will move to
Washington, d. c., in about three
weeks, and will resign from all activ-
ity in Chicago. Jay Brown will motor
to Seattle and will reside there here
after.
The Farmer-Labor party Of the
United States was thorn in the side
Of Governor Small in his campaign for
the nomination in the recent primary
campaign. 1t declares in the national
and Cook county constitutions Of the
Farmer-Labor party that no member
may enter old party politics and calls
for complete severance of all work
ers from the two old parties. While
Small was able to draw Fitzpatrick,
Wills, Clay and other members of the
Farmer-Labor parties in line to his
support, their positions as executives
of the Farmer-Labor party laid them
open to the charge of being double
faced.
The New Majority, official organ of
the Farmer-Labor party of the United
States, is in danger of suspension of
publication thru the complete collapse
of the Farmer-Labor movement. 1t is
thought that the policy and purpose
of the New Majority may soon be
drastically changed.
Tightening Small's Fences.
The withdrawal of Brown and Buck
from Chicago is seen as move of
Small to tighten his fences for the
coming elections. The Chicago Fed
GRAFTON of Labor will probably try to
pass the Endorsement of Len Small at
their next meeting.
At the same time that the leaders
of the old Farmer-Labor movement
were scrapping their Chicago Fedora
tion Of Labor party, the Labor party
of Illinois announced an intensive
speaking campaign thruout the state
on behalf of it's candidates. The La
Dor party of Illinois elected Duncan
Macdonald of Springfield to the st.
Paul Farmer-Labor convention on
June II. The Labor party Of Illinois
has declared for an Independent class
labor party.