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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-09

Party and league must mobilize all
their forces for the speedy carrying
thru of reorganization which is one
Of the methods of Bolshevizing our
movement. The educational work Of
party and league must be extended.
1t must not be confined to class
work, but much reach out to every
party unit and every member Of the
sparty. While the educational en-
beavers Of the party have as their
object the raising of the quality of
our membership, the general activi-
ties of the party must have the OBJ
ject of raising the degree Of class
consciousness among the working
masses. In both of these fields of
education we must carefully guard
against distractions and must COM
bine theoretical education with ex-
tensive activities which latter are the
best teacher Of the masses thru ex-
perience.
The speaker pointed out that no
where else in the world does capital
ism make such extensive efforts to
chain down the minds of the children
of the working class to an eternal
acceptance Of capitalism. In this
situation the task of developing a
mass movement of proletarian chill
dren attempting to keep awake in
their minds their class interests and
instincts, which are fostered by the
misery of their existence as proletar
ian children, is an absolute necessity
The Young Workers League must de
vote all of its energy available tc
this task.
Comrade Bedacht closed with an ap
peal to the delegates to drown theil
fractional differences in a wave Of
Communist activities, to mobilize al
their energies and spirit for the fur
Their building up of the league, fol
the establishment of the closest unity
between league and party, for the 10y
al carrying out of the policies of the
leadership of our international, the
Comintern, so that the combined eff
forts of party and league may sue
coed in setting the American working
class into motion, in arousing clas,
consciousness in them, and in lead
ing them on to decisive victory.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-09
SPEECH BY WIN. z. FOSTER


too much to us on the question Of the
labor party.
am not one of those who say that
when you go to Moscow you meet
with a lot of men who make hasty
fractional decisions. Quite thse con-
trary. The leaders. OF, the G. I. are re-
sponsible, intelligent leaders, and
when they make decisions, their de-
cisions are based upon real facts and
their decisions on American problems
have been far more intelligent than
we have been able to arrive at as re-
suit of counselling among ourselves.
l am not going to say what happen
ed at the Young Workers League eau
Gus. Comrade Cannon pictures a
desperate situation But that is ri
diculous. will pass over that for the
present. On my previous trips,
learned much, and the fourth time ]
shall probably learn a lot more. / do
want to say this: every time l have
gone to Moscow have learned much.
Once 1 really contributed something
the first time went over-the other
two times l was defeated, but the sec
ond time was in pretty respectable
company-Comrade Pepper, both fac
tions. In all these cases, l have at
least tried to correct my policy in &C
cordance with the Comintern and to
get in line with the Comintern. On
our next visit over there, will assure
you the same thing will happen. I am
for the Comintern from start to finish
want to work with the Comintern
and if the Comintern finds itself criss,
cross with my opinions, there is only
one thing to do and that is to change
my opinions to fit the policy of the
Comintern.
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lContinued from page 81


the Communist International, even
tho they were five thousand miles
away from here, or even six thousand
understood the American situation far
better than we did. They were able
to teach us with regard to the Ameri-
can situation. The decision which
they arrived at in the question of the
third party alliance greatly educated
our party in the fundamentals of Com
munist tactics.
A case in point of the wisdom of
the Comintern-the second congress
of the c. I. We had a delegation over
there-Reid, Fraina and others,
don't remember the personnel exact
ly. The debate was on the trade uni
on question. Our delegation took a
dual union standpoint. 1t was very
typical what the Russian leaders said
to them. They said: "You say you
cannot work in the trade unions in
America and you have made lot OF
arguments to that effect. We don't
know the exact details Of the situation
but we are certain nevertheless that
you can work in the trade unions OF
America" Experience has proven
the correctness Of this position, in the
trade unions of America. 1t was the
Russian leaders who taught the Am
erican Party to work in the unions
1t was Lenin and Lozovsky and other
Russian leaders who freed us from
our infantile dualism and instructed
us in the fundamentals of trade union
work We did not understand the first
principles of this basic task. The Com
intern taught us how to work in the
unions.
The last trip made to Moscow was
in 1925. Again we learned many
things about our own Party and the
American situation. On the question
of the labor party-now the comrades
of the minority, the former minority
had searched around with a micros
cope to find every conceivable argu
ment for the advocacy of the slogan
yet we found that the leaders of the
Comintern even 5000 miles away
were able to educate the comrades Of
the minority very much on the ques
tion of the necessity to advocate the
labor party. They had more faith il
the certainty of labor party than oul
comrades. The best arguments were
made by Zinoviev, Stain and Kuusi
men, not by the American delegates Of
the minority, and think it is not tell
ing any tales out of school to say thai
when the former minority delegates
came to Moscow they were criticized
)y the Comintern leaders for yielding
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-09

G. z, c. and D. e. q in the complete
reorganization Of THY party, in order
hat within the shortest time possible,
our party may be completely reorgan-
ized on the basis of shop nuclei.
This meeting, however. also re-
cognizes that only if complete Boil
shevization plan is adopted and car
ried out in the party will the mem
bership be equipped for the tasks
that fall upon them. Education in
theory and practice of Communism
are imperative. Marxian-Leninist edu-
cation must become most important
task of all units, so that every COM
rade will become familiar with Com
munist theory and work.
But not by theory alone will our
comrades become real Communists
The Communist Party is party of
action. Hence the party must partici-
pate actively in the struggles of the
workers, adopting such policies as are
needful in order to bring the party
close to the masses. At this period
of the struggle, trade union work is
absolutely essential. Every party
comrade eligible to membership in a
trade union must join a union. He
must become active in the union and
seek for leadership and control. In
order, however to do Communist
work in an organized form, party
fractions must be formed.
The united front is one of the most
important Bolshevik tactics at the
present time. The campaign for the
labor party, the campaign for build
ing up defense organization-the In
ternational Labor Defense-must be
propagated with ALI energy, and the
organizations built up.
Work among the Negroes, among
women, and particularly work to build
up the Communist Youth organization,
the Y. w. L., must be regarded of
major Importance.
The membership meeting regards
the Bolshevizatiofi plan and the reor-
ganization Of the party on the basis of
shop nuclei as the most essential
means of activating every party com
rade. This Bolshevization will mean
the throwing off Of all non-Commun-
list elements still in the party. The
party convention took the proper
steps in removing. Comrade Askeli as
editor of the Tyomies, since his po-
sition was typical Of right wingism,
and would retard the BolsheviEation
OF the party. This meeting approves
the expulsion of Lore from the party,
since he is unworthy OF and unfit for
membership in the party. This mem
bership meeting declares that the
party convention took the proper
steps in Bolshevizing the party when
1t took these measures, and the mem.
bership present at this meeting pledg.
es itself to do everything in It's pow.
er to wipe out right wing tendencies,
to the end that our party may become
Bolshevik party worthy OF mem.
bership in the Communist Information.
al and capable OF leading the work
ers and poor farmers of this country
to a successful revolution for the es.
adjustment OF the proletarian dicta-
torship In the United States.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-09
Cleveland Membership Meeting for C. E. C.

radicals, the increasing use of injunc-
tions and force by the American gov
eminent. demonstrate that defense fer
the militant workers is an issue Of
the day. .
ComradelAmter emphasized the nee
essity of Marxian-Leninistic education
if our membership is to perform it's
work in a Communist manner. The
DRY and practice go together, one
without the other is not indicative of
Communist. In building up the
party, we must also build up the Y.
w. L., since they are the future mem
bers of the party, and without our
help, the young workers will not be
brot into the Y. w. L.
Reorganization of the Communist
Parties becomes necessary in order
that we may get to the masses, root
ourselves in their struggles, and be-
come their leaders. Comrade Amter
went into the technical details OF
the reorganization, and showed how
the party members will be reorgan.
lied and the work intensified by each
comrade having task assigned to
him, a duty that he will perform un'
der the discipline and control of the
nucleus.
The many questions asked showed
that the comrades had grasped the
idea of Bolshevization, but had tc
have the small points cleared up
Then followed discussion on a high
plane, except for a few theological
slips, which had to be corrected. Con
siderable literature was sold and a
good collection taken up.
All in all, the comrades declare
that this was one of the best meet
ings that they have held in Cleve
land since the discussion began in
the party.
The following resolution was adopt
ed:
This membership meeting held in
Cleveland, on September 81, 1925, de
clares its complete agreement with
the decisions of the Communist In
ternational and the party convention
on the questions of reorganization Of
the party on the basis of shop nu
clei and on Bolshevization of the
party.
This meeting recognizes that the
present form of organization is relic
Of the days of. social democracy
which keeps the revolutionists apart
from the masses and does not pre-
pare the Communist Party for imme
date participation in all the strug
giles Of the workers. Only by roofing
the party deep in the masses at the
place where they labor, viz, the
mines, mills and factories, will 1t be
possible to build our party into 9
mass Communist Party. This meet
ing recognizes that the members Of
the party who are not engaged in in
dustrial work, and various individual
members, who are industrial workers
for whom 1t Is impossible for the time
being to form shop nuclei, must be
grouped together in international
branches.
This meeting pledges itself to dc
everything in its power TO assist the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-09


CLEVELAND, Oct. IA most sue
cessful membership meeting was held
in Celeveland on Sunday, September
27, with $50 comrades present. Com
rade Israel Amter, the new district
secretary, spoke on Bolshevization
and reorganization of the party.
Comrade Amter went back into the
political background for the necessity
of Bolshevizing the party. He point
ed out the issues that in the past
two years had emphasized the neces-
sity of Bolshevizing all the parties of
the Comintern. The Trotsky issue in
the Russian party, the Brandler-Thal-
heimer issue in the German Party, the
Bordiga issue in the Italian Ia sup
posed left" issue), the Bubnik issue
in the Czecho- Slovakian Party (where
Bubnik had the support of the CEN
ter group, and finally the recent Mas
low-Fischer issue in the German Party
all demonstrated that Bolsheviza-
ton of the parties of the Communist
International was imperative.
Defines Loreism.
Comrade Amter dealt at length with
the issue of Loreism, and analysed
the question. He showed that Lore
ism was prevalent in all sections of
the party, without the comrades be-
ing aware that they are Loreites-
right wingers. He showed that made
up Loreism, emphasizing the steps
that were taken at the party conven-
ton to deal with the problem, by
the removal of Askeli as editor OF
the Tyomies, and the expulsion OF
Lore.
'To the Masses" is the slogan of
the Communist International and the
united front is one of the most effec-
tive methods. Trade union work is
one of the most important duties of
the party members. Not mere mem
bership in the unions, but active par
ticipation in all of its work, to bring
the masses of organized workers UNI
der the influence and control of the
party. This can be done in an or
ganized form only if party fractions
are built up in all unions. This must
be undertaken without delay and
with all energy, If the party influence
is to grow.
The United Front Tactics.
The united front in one of it's most
effective fights in the United States
is the labor party. Wherever occa-
sion presents itself, steps must be
taken to form local labor party.
Sentiment must be created for the
idea Of a labor party, and the mass.
es won over. The trade unions are
the basis Of the labor party and this
again is one of the reasons that the
comrades must become active in the
unions.
Defense Is also necessary and is
becoming increasingly so, in view OF
the growing reaction. The confirma-
stion of the criminal syndicalism in
the case OF Gitlow, the new attacks
on the foreign-borD workers, the at
tempts to fngerprin Aall the workers
of the country with ibe intention OF
keeping control of tn militants, the
threatened deportationNo of foreign-born
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-09
DANGER AHEAD AGAIN FOR Ias
DAILY WORKER AS RETURNSV
FROM OUR DRIVE DWINDLE

IN the which will determine the life death of THE
DAILY WORKER the working class is not making sufficient
headway Still hampered by old debts which camor for mme
payment constantly meeting financial problems which
cannot be solved in the absence OF ready cash THE DAILY
WORKER again immediate and increasingly perous danger.
part of the drive which to THE DAILY WORK
but unfortunately required
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-09
Macmillan Returns.

WASHINGTON, Oct THE steam
er Bowdoin, bearing Donald MacMiI-
Ian and other members of the Arctic
expedition, dropped anchor in the
harbor at Sydney, N. s., this morn
ing after a stormy trip from Labra-
dor waters, according to a radio mes
sage received by the national geo
graphic society here.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-09
Y. w. L. ELECTS WORKERS
AS CANDIDATES TO MEG;
BEDACHT SPEAKS TO YOUTH

addition Executive
candidates N. n
Communist youth of the world o this had
followed candidates with the
-plenary the
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Build the DAILY WORKER.
You Can't Afford to
Miss Y. w. L. Ball
This Saturday Night

The third annual youth ball Of the
Young Workers League of Local Chi.
cago will be held on Saturday, Oct
10 at the Roosevelt Hall, 3437 w
Roosevelt Road. Comrades who have
attended league affairs need no fur.
Their introduction to them. They
know that good time awaits them,
Admission 80 cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-09

That worker next door to you
may not have anything to do to-
night. Hand him this copy of the
DAILY WORKER.
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If you want to thoroughly un.
derstand Communism-studv il.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-03

pany against which complaint had
been made by the Federal Trade com
mission. The case against this com.
pany Is still pending.
Prominent newspapers charged that
Mr. Warren was more than an attor.
ney for the Michigan company-that
in fact, he was a business representa-.
tive of the trust and financially inter.
ested in its operations.
While the Coolidge Republicans
held together and came near procur-
inf Mr.. Warren's appointment it ap-
pears that they are in the minority
Recently We had visions of dependa-
Bile Republican majority in the sen
ate, but this vision has faded out
through the coalition of insurgent
Republicans who, with the aid of the
Democratic senators, defeated me
Presidents purpose. 1t may be as
sumed that the coalition will be main
tanned upon other important issues.
At any rate the Democrats are
jubilant and profess to forsee a com.
plete breaking down of the admins
tration.
One amusing point in the debate
over Mr.. Warren's appointment was
the boner pulled by Charles G. Dawes
who proved a poor Waterman. Dawes
was absent when the Warren appoint.
ment was presented to the senate and
his contemporaries declare that he
was taking a nap. If we were relig-
iously inclined we might be tempted
to believe that the nap was foreor-
dained by Providence.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-03

Government ownership OF railroads
might receive its start by taking oven
the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Pau
railroad which recently went into the
hands of receivers owing to the com
pany's inability to meet S5O,OOO,OOC
worth of bonds which matured last
June.
According to a statement made by
the directors of the company the
causes of the failure are attributed 10
agricultural depression, the competi'
ton of the Panama Canal which oper-
ates on lower freight rates, the in
creased cost of operation and the com
petition of motor vehicles, doing away
with a large amount of passenger
traffic.
Opinions differ with regard to other
causes, but it has been pointed out
that the company's dream Of trans
continental line was the commence
ment of its embarrassment. Fifteen
hundred miles of track built about
1902 failed to result in profit.
The company failed with 1898, OOO,-
900 of stock outstanding and $780,
100000 of bonds.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-03

Attempts have been made to prove
by example that government owned
railroads are a failure, yet every such
atetmpt the Canadian officer point.
out is futile. Declaring that he would
be able to show by an elaborate com
pilation of statistics that government
ownership is a failure in one IN
stance and a success in another, h
concludes that each case stands on II
own feet. General principles Of
government are Of course involved
but they are not really important. Il
is the facts and circumstances thai
rule" he explains.
This is the only sensible position Il
be taken in discussing the question Of
government ownership. Il is there
fore impossible to predetermine will
any degree of certainty that govern
ment ownership of railroads would be
failure in the United States. There
is no precedent by which such posi-.
ton becomes tenable. Certainly the
failureu Of government control dur
ing the war does not constitute an
example.
Major General Thornton asks the
question:: what does the public wani
of the railways in the way of ser
vice? ?" Then he answers: IF the
railways do not come up to whatever
the expectation of the public may be
then a change is likely to come. II
such case, if the railways are
privately owned, then the change will
be to public ownerhsip; if they arr
publicly owned, then the change viii
be to private ownership, as in Italy,
Major General Thornton, 20 year
with the Pennsylvania system am
now operating head Of the state owneC
Canadian National Railways explaini
that he started in opposition to stat'
ownership, but is now at point WHERE
he is willing to let the facts in eael
case control.
His attitude suggests possiblllt!
in the handling of the railway situa
ton in America. Apparently it woulC
be an impossible task to take owe
the bulk of American railways a
once. This, if done at all, must b.
accomplished by degrees.
The possibility implies government
action in taking over the railway sys
tens in America as they fail.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-03

President Coolidge found the Senate
to be an unruly horse when it came tc
using his spurs in an effort to secure
the appointment of Charles Beechel
Warren as Attorney General.
Mr.. Warren's alleged connections
with the sugar trust forms the back
ground for his rejection in the minds
of the senator's who voted to reject
him.
Mr.. Warren, according to press re-
ports, aided in perfecting an organ
ization of the sugar trust twenty
years ago, and until last January was
president of Michigan sugar COM
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-03
Would Outlaw Strikes

Augusta, Maine, March 31.-Bills
introduced by Senators Carter and
Crafts in the state legislature would
outlaw every effort of the workers to
improve conditions.
Senators Crafts proposes that a
worker be jailed for not more than
six months and fined not more than
5000 if he attempts "by force" to
compel an employer to "alter his mode
of carrying on his business. or 10
limit or increase the number of his
employees, or the rate of wages or
time of service"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-03

Major General Henry Worth Thorn
ton in an interview in Golfers Weekly
says some interesting things about
government ownership of railroads.
He points out that Canada got its
state railways because the private
corporations operating them went
bankrupt. He points out further
that the bulk of the railway mileage
outside of the United States, England
and Canada is government owned and
operated.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1925-04-03

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Champaign. 1897.
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