The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-24
S.P. LEADER IS
NOW MEMBER OF
WORKERS PARTY
Was Member Of N. E. c.
of Socialist Party

wi tuCt tliCtttRCl VI LIC tlALtOti-
al executive committee of the
socialist party, secretary-organ-
izer of the New England dis
trict, national secretary of the
young peoples socialist league,
and national director of the
young peoples department of
the socialist party, has been ex-
tended the right hand Of Com
munist fellowship by the New
England Workers Party mem
bers.
Il am convinced that Comrade
Weisbord is in thoro agreement with
the principle, policies and statutes OF
the Communist International and its
American section, the Workers
Party" says John ]. BALKAN, organ
izer of district i, Boston, of the
Workers Party. II have high re-
gard for his personal integrity and
revolutionary purpose and l am con-
yinced that Comrade Weisbord can be
Of the greatest service to our party
and the American working class.
I'm the name of the Workers
Party extended to Comrade Weis-
bord the right hand of Communist
fellowship and have assured him OF
a comradely welcome to our ranks -
Weisbord States His Position.
Boston, Mass, Nov. 20, 1924.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
This is to inform you that l have
resigned from the socialist party.
The members Of a revolutionary
party must be clear in their own
minds, regardless of what may be
told the workers, as to the means
by which the socialist revolution
will be brot about. The theoretical
position of the socialist party, es-
sentially legaiistic and paciflst, pre-
vents those who join from following
the foremost principle of the revo-
luton, namely the principle which
recognizes the probability, nay the
inevitability of the use of force or
the threat Of force as the sole pol
litical method of the masses in
bringing about the revolution. The
members cannot see, consequently,
the great meaning Of democratic
Capitalization and discipline within
the party and the great strength Of
the slogan: All Power to the So
viets.
Further even were the theoreti-
cal position of the socialist party
essentially sound, the rank oppor-
tunism of the leaders and the mich
COW inactivity of the members dem
onstrate that the socialist party
does not put its theories into prac-
tice. 1t is impossible for the So
cialist party actually to live up to
revolutionary theories for its gen.
eral membership and leadership,
when analysed, belong ideologically
and economically to the petite bour-
geoisie.
In this connection it gives me
pleasure to note how few young or
active members, generally, the So
cialist party has acquired. Sooner
or later the few militant ones who
do remain must see the futility of
their work within the socialist
party. am convinced that at pres
ent there is but one revolutionary
party here and that is the Workers
(CommunisD Party Of America.
To those who have been so kind
to me in the movement a further
word is due. 1t is very difficult to
break old ties. My full activity in
the socialist party began in 1920
after the Communist split had oc-
Cured. Consequently it was not
my privilege to hear the arguments
or to take part in the fight. 1t is
not my fault that l was not en-
lightened as to the true principles
Of the Communist International
and of Lenin, its leader. It is not
my fault that had to dig out for
myself, in a painfully slow and Ia
borious way, the conclusions that
have now reached. The socialist
party failed here in education, as
elsewhere in politics. can but say
that disillusioned and determined,
/ hasten now to rectify my mistake.
Long live the Workers (Com-
munist) Party of Americal
Albert Weisbord.
Former secretary-organizer So
ciaIist party, New England district;
former national secretary young
peoples socialist league and nation
al director young peoples dept. So