The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-29
ST. PAUL is TOO
RED FOR Takers
OF The C. P.P.A
Against United Front
with Workers-Farmers
tsy The reiterated Rressl

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Of overtures for a united front with
the national Progress
siye convention to be held June II in
st. Paul was voted by the national
committee of the Conference for Pro
gressive Political Action, in session
here, on the ground that the Commun-
lists had had too much to do with the
St. Paul gathering, and that Commun-
ist influence was dictated from Mos
COW.
This open declaration by the official
leaders Of the movement which will
hold its convention on July 4, at Cleve-
land, was made in response to letter
from J. A. Hopkins, founder of the
Committee Of 4S and member Of the
arrangements committee for the st.
Paul meeting.
Yellow Leaders Sign Document.
It was signed by William H John
ston Of the Machinists' as chairman,
but it represents the attitude, at this
time, Of the whole committee. There
were present Johnston, D. R. Robert
son, Of the Locomotive Firemen, J. P.
Noonan Of the Electrical Workers, E.
H. Fitzgerald of the Railway Clerks,
Morris Hillquit and Vladeck of the So
cialist party, Benjamin c. Marsh of
the Farmers National Council, Ed
ward Heating, Basil Manly, and
others.
"Our conference" says the reply to
Hopkins, 'is striving to organize all
progressive forces in American poll
tics for permanent, harmonious and
concerted action. Our organization
was formed in February, 1922, for this
purpose, from which we have never
departed. If at this critical time,
when the political unity of all pro-
gressive forces is the crying need of
the country, an attempt is made to
split these forces and weaken our
movement, the responsibility does
not rest on us but on those who orr
ginated the separate convention on
June II.
Fear Workers-Farmers' Control.
"The convention which the c. P.
P. A. is calling will represent at least
five million voters. It will be gener-
ally representative Of the political SEN
timents of the producing classes Of
America, and may be trusted to take
such action on the nomination of
presidential candidates and the form
alton of a new party as the situation
will warrant. There is neither need
classification for a separate con-
vention of workers and farmers.
However, our conference has no
desire to waste time in the effort to
fasten responsibility for past mis-
takes. 1t is ready and eager to CO.
operate with all bona fide bodies that
will be represented in the St. Paul
convention, provided that solid bas-
Is for united action is created. A COM
mon political program is an import
ant step in that direction, but it is
not all that is required to insure last
ing and fruitful cooperation. Our
conference from the very first has
taken an irrevocable stand on the prin-
ciple Of democracy in industry, govern
ment and politics. We are for ma
jority rule and for home rule. We
are opposed to all forms of dictator
ship. whether exercised by capitalists,
politicians or workers. by Fascist or
Communists.
Horrors, The Communists
1T is common knowledge that the
st. Paul convention has been largely
organized and that it's counsels will
be influenced, If not dominated, by a
political group that definitely rejects
the principle of democracy.
"The Communist party, under differ
emit names and guises, is in the ma
jority on the organization committee
of the St. Paul convention, and, ac-
cording to all indications, will be
strongly represented in the conven-
ton. Our conference recognizes the
right Of every individual and group to
hold such political opinions and social
theories as they please. But our own
political views and methods are so d.
vergent from those Of the Communist
principle of dictatorship that we can
find no common ground to work with
them.
Furthermore, all fruitful political
cooperation must be based on an hon.
est determination to work together
The Communist groups have no such
intention. In their own press and over
the signatures Of their own leaders
they have repeatedly avowed their
plan to join the progressive political
movement for the ultimate purpose
of permeating a large part of 1t with
Communistic doctrines and then split
1t off,
Trot Out Moscow DOGGY.
Very recently, moreover, they have
publicly admitted That their activities
with respect TO the st. Paul conven-
ton are directed by the Communist
Internationale at Moscow. You will
\ readily see how utterly impossible Il
US for any body OF American citizens TO
submit to such foreign dictation.
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