The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-09
GALS STATE IS
STRONG ON FL
PARTY PROGRAM
Condemn Cautious Boys
Constabulary


Joined the growing family of states
that have organized Farmer-Labor
party at a convention which took
place in Franklin Union hall on Sun
day, June 1. A delegate was chosen
to represent the state party at the
June IL Farmer-Labor progressive
convention, called for st. Paul, MINI.
A real start was made to take the
state power from the hands of the
financial interests, and administer it
for the benefit of the workers and
farmers.
There were So delegates, 16 of them
representing Is trade unions, ten of
which are in the American Federation
of Labor Twenty delegates repre-
scented working class fraternal organ
izations, Is political units, five the
Mothers league branches and two
from co-operatives. The arrange
ments committee considered the re-
Spouse splendid, in view of the short
time it had for calling it.
A Militant Program.
The program adopted by the con-
vention is scathing indictment of
special privilege, of the use of govern
mental power for the interests of big
business and against the workers and
farmers. 1t recounts the bitter expe-
rience of the railroad shopmen and
the miners during the strikes of 1922.
The imperialist policy in Central
America and in South America is
roundly condemned Among the
planks sponsored are (a) public own
ership, (b) control of money and cred
its by the people thru government
and cooperative banks, (c) public
control of all natural resources, Cd
industries must be run on the basis
of the workers and farmers steadily
increasing their control of the man
agement, and operation thru their
own economic organizations. A pro-
gram for social and industrial legisla-
ton was adopted
State Executive Committee Repre-
sentative.
The state executive committee is
marked by large representation of
trade unionists. They number seven
out of committee of eleven. The
committee is composed of the follow
ing: e. ]. Featherston, Paperhangers
258, Boston; Frank Deluca, business
agent Of the Journeymen Tailors, Lo-
cal u, Boston; Ben Braverman, bust
ness agent, Amalgamated Shoe Work
ers of America, Local 1, Chelsea;
Charles Schwartz of Revere; Rose
Spear and Agnes Kinds, Amalgamat-
ed Shoe Workers, Local 43 (stichers)
Lynn; John Louko of Norwood; John
Shea, national secretary, United
Leather Workers International Union
Of America, Peabody; H. ]. Canter,
Workers party of Massachusetts;
Lewis Marks, Young Workers league
of Massachusetts, and Thomas T. Con-
roy, secretary Machinists' Local 694,
Worcester. The committee will hold
a meeting this Friday to carry on the
work assigned to it at the convention.
conroy Opens Convention.
Conroy, the leader of the striking
shopmen Of Worcester, now assistant
secretary of the Worcester Central
Labor union, opened the convention
with a masterful account of the move
ment in this state for labor party
He excoriated the Conference for Pro
gressive Political Action of this state
for the abortive conferences held last
year, for its slothfulness, for its by.
pocrisy. He pointed out that the ele-
ments who went TO the conferences
meaning business came to this June /
convention. Conroy opened the con.
vention as the chairman Of the ar
arrangements committee. The vice
chairman was e. ]. Featherston of
Paperhangers 25S.
Brother Frank Deluca. one OF the
most energetic labor men in the
movement for labor party, the sec.
rotary of the arrangements commit
tee, rendered financial statement
showing all expenses paid to date,
thanks to the magnificent response
from the Stitchers' Local AZ of Lynn,
who made a contribution of $780, He
read letters from the Socialist Labor
party, and from the state executive
committee of the Socialist party, in
which they declined TO participate in
the convention. The Workers party
had not declined, but had sent several
delegates.
The afternoon session was opened
by a gpeech on the economic and no.
litical situation in the country by
! Brother William Simons OF the Office