The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-02
Dialectic MateriaIism Us. Metaphysics

among the masses; c) call upon the
rank and file in the shops, unions,
among the unemployed, to address
resolution, petitions, and to hold mass
meetings demanding that the labor
wing in the LaFollette combination
and the LaFollette group in congress
propose legislation along the lines Of
the demands of the masses, at the
same time creating the necessary
united front rank and file organiza-
ton for the struggle; d. by these
campaigns unmask the bourgeois
nature of LaFollettism and the labor
lieutenants of the LaFollette move
ment, expose the futility Of demo-
cratic-paciflst parliamentarism and
demonstrate the necessity of follow
ing the leadership of the only class
political party, the Workers Party; -.
as against the LaFollette party the
Workers Party, as against the fut-
fifty of LaFollette's parliamentary
reformism the use of the organized
mass power of the workers for pol
itical ends under the leadership Of
the revolutionary working class pol
itical party, the Workers Party"
Then, when the class struggle gains
momentum the thesis proposes;
GAS the working masses gain mil
itancy and agressiveness the situation
situation will become ripe and the
necessity urgent for general mobil-
ization of all forces (that is. on the
industrial economic and political
fields, etc., of labor for concerted
struggle against the triumphant cap
italist reaction" The concerted action
to be directed by "a general labor con-
gress elected by the rank and file Of
labor.
Thus the analysis of economic and
political conditions in the majority
thesis and the few examples herein
quoted shows the following: The
majority of the central executive COM
mittee after Analysing the world Of
phenomena nothing changes Of con-
ditions, ascertaining the direction the
new events are taking, outlines pol
icy demanded by the new situation
confronting the party.
Thus the present strategy regard
ing the farmer-labor question is Tex
posure of the bourgeois nature Of La
Follettism" because ''at the present
the main strength of LaFollettism
and consequently the main danger to
the class struggle, comes from the
theological hegemony Of LaFollette-
ism over the minds of large sections
of workers and poor farmers" The
strategy is in accord with Leninism.
Lenin taught the Communist Party of
England that as long as the masses
are under the influence OF the British
labor party and as long as the latter
has not shown its true colors, that is,
its petty bourgeois face, the Commun-
list Party cannot split those masses
away and gain leadership over them
until the labor party is exposed as
an enemy of the workers. To expose
it was the duty of the Communist
Party of Britain.
The tactics proposed by the majority
as stated above aim at the awakening
of the masses, intensifcation Of the
class struggle and gaining Of leader
ship over the exploited masses thru a
united front of the Communists, under
the banner of the Workers (Commun'
ist) Party with the rank and file, thru
making the party a mass Communist
Party. The strategy, tactics and aims
are all directed towards the goal
overthrow OF capitalism. The major
ity thesis is, therefore, thesis OF
dialetic materialists.
The thesis of the metaphysicians OF
our party, the minority states:
"The slogan for a farmer-labor par
ty' remains our most effective means
of agitation for political action on a
class basis by the workers and poor
farmers"
And why? Section four reads:--
'For our party the application OF
this tactics was a success"
That means that because at one
time II was successful, in measure,
we must continue using It regardless
Of the change of conditions. Accord
ing TO this metaphysical method OF
easonins. because war Communism"