The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-12

wy HuSASuS Ol LHe tnlru party.
Our task at the June 18th Con-
vention will be to strengthen and
clarity its class character, fight for
the adoption of class program.
organize it into class party sep
arate and distinct from the Cleve-
land conference or any other third
party conference which may be
held. The party formed there shall
negotiate, thru committees. with
other conferences on the question
OF common campaign or common
candidates only as an organized
body.
At the st. Paul Conference we
snail nominate and fight for prole-
tarian candidates as against any
other candidates at the conference.
We shall utilize the conference to
lay the basis for the organization
OF the Farmer-Labor Party thru
out the country and also advance
there the proposal and plans for
an economic organization of farm
ers to serve as the foundation for
their political organization.
This step of supporting the can
dldates Of petty bourgeois liberal
bird Party, under the conditions
laid down in the thesis of the Central
Executive Committee, is a correct
one; not only because it is in accord
with the general strategy of the C. |.
Gas manifested in its attitude to the
British Labor Party and the Mexican
presidential elections) but also he
cause 1T offers the best tactical move
of eventually separating the masses
OF workers and exploited farmers
from the leadarlip of petty bour-
geols liberalism and bringing them
into the ranks of the class Farmer
LABOR Party, which is a step along
the road to Communism. On the
other hand the position toward the
Ihird arty movement taken bv the
thesis OF Comrades Lore and Olein
offers the best means of perpetuatin0
petty-bourgeois influence over the
masses of workers and exploited
farmers that are now following this
movement.
The thesis Of Comrades Lore and
0lgin takes the position Of no SIM
port for the candidates of the Third
Party under any circumstances. and
this for five reasons:
Our support would be futile
because we do not command LARGE
of voters who actually in
nuence the outcome of the election
And suppose we did command
large numbers of voters? Would We
then be justified in supporting can
didates of the Third Party? Oh
viously not, according to the qen-
eral strategy of the thesis of Com
rades Lore and Olgin. Then where
is the point of this argument?
1T would "perturb the class
vision OF our membership and cause
among them great CONSERVATION. ar
pearlng to them as an obvious devia-
ton from the straight line of class
This argument figures very pro-
mineDtiy IN the thesis that the work
ing class in America as a whole he
ing disguised with the ponticai game,
VIII not follow, let alone approve.
The tactical move involved in the sun
port Of a Third Party candidate.
III TINS argument has aay validity
at all, then The only conclusion 70 be
irawn is: Total sbstent.on from no.
titles! Boycott all capitalist institu-
mons! No compromise! No dealings
with the enemy until we come to the
Ind direct struggle for power and
until then-preach Communism
his is the straightest possible line
81 the class struggle. Ihe only trou-
Die with it is that it is wholly imagin-
sry.
Support Of Third Party candi-
iates would make it impossible for
rs TO explain our refusal to support
Friend of Labor" on the ticket
II the democratic party.
by this argument the Thesis shows
hat it is dealing not with social
iorces. classes, and parties, but with
Individuals.
The convention of labor friends"
which underlies the non-partisain DO
icies Of Gompers and the C. p. A..
AN be exploded only on the basis
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