The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-22
N. Y. FARM-LABOR
RAISING 100000
FOR BIG CAMP AIGN
Send Charles Krumbein
To St. Paul Meet


SCHENECTADY, N. Y, May 21.-
Support of the June II st. Paul con-
vention to launch a class farmer-la-
Dor party on a national scale, was
voted by the United Farmer-Labor
Party of New York state, organized
at a convention in Schenectady
Charles Krumbein, New York, was
chosen as delegate to the st. Paul
meeting. A fund of 100000 will be
raised for the 1924 campaign if the
intention of the convention is carried
out.
Resolutions demanding recognition
by the United States government of
Russia, organization and protection
of foreign born workers, release of
political prisoners were passed. The
menace of American imperialism was
the subject of another resolution.
The new party is to be in charge
of an executive committee of II.
The movement which came to such
was fathered by the Federated Farm
er-Labor Party and the Labor Party
Of Buffalo Trade union locals, farm
CIO CO-ODCld dulAdLlOAO anu
fraternal bodies joined in the forma-
ton of the new combined party.
The convention was attended by
90 delegates representing 50 organiza-
tions in New York City, Buffalo,
Rochester, Binghamton, Syracuse,
Schenectady, Albany, Peekskill,
Schuylerville and Gloversville. Rep
,.o.or+a+;xvoc ,voro r,roeaut oIco Frov,,
the Federated Labor Party, Workers
Party, Paole Zion and the Committee
of Forty-eight.
Delegates came to the convention
from New York City, Buffalo, SYRIA
cuse, Rochester, Binghamton, Sche-
nectady, Albany and many smaller
towns. making the convention a rep
resentative gathering of workers from
practically every part of the state. Six
delegates from the Committee of 4S
attended the convention.
BalIam's keynote Speech.
The convention was opened with a
keynote speech from John ]. BALKAN,
who emphasized the need of class
Farmer-Labor Party to represent the
exploited farmers and industrial work
ers against the all-inclusive so-called
"Third Party" BALKAN showed in his
opening speech that the June II con-
vention represented the movement for
a class party as against the July A
convention representing the Third
Party generally.
Joseph Kucher, representing the
Amalgamated Metal Workers Union
of New York City, was elected chair
man of the convention. A program
committee was elected with represen-
tatives Of all the various groups in
the convention which brought in
unanimous report for the platform of
the state Farmer-Labor Party.
Unanimous for FL. Name
]. A. H. Hopkins, of the Committee
of Forty-eight, desired to have the
party called the Progressive Party,
whereas the majority of the delegates
were for Farmer-Labor Party or
United Farmer-Labor Party. The
name of the Farmer-Labor Party was
finally adopted by unanimous vote,
with the alternative of United Farmer
Labor Party, should the first name be
pre-empted by the fact that in the past
an organization calling itself Farmer
Labor Party had existed in the state.
The biggest fight of the convention
came on resolution proposing affilia-
ton of the New York party with the
Federated Farmer-Labor Party. This
proposal was opposed by the delegates
from the Committee Of Forty-eight or
ganization in the state. After consid-
cradle negotiations on the question
the resolution was withdrawn with the
understanding, however, that sub
stitute resolution calling for the for
nation of national Farmer-Labor
Party in the June II Convention would
be introduced. This resolution, call
ing for organization of a party at st.
Paul, was adopted unanimously.
The New York Farmer-Labor Party
is therefore on record against coali-
ton such as advocated by some
groups, and for definite party organi-
cation at st. Paul.
An executive committee of IL men,
bers was elected, the various cities
represented in the convention being
given representation on this execu-
tive committee. Out of the total of IL
members, nine were designated as
members OF an executive council To-
Gated in the headquarters city of the
party which will be New York City.
The members of this executive
council were Ludwig Lore, William w.
weinstone, BENJAMIN Lifshitz, Jack
Jampolsky, Juliet Stuart Poyntz, Har-
ny Winitsky and ]. A. II. Hopkins.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. May 21.-Har-