The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-03

Capitalist SJdto NluJuuCLlOuS, SbC.J =
not political struggles. Truly, they
are the "Marxists"!!
The minority asks us how and
where have the conditions changed.
The subjective conditions have chan
ged and they admit that in their
thesis when they admit the temper
airy" strength of LaFollette. Two years
ago the sentiment of the masses was
not clear, not crystalized, either for a
revolutionary mass class farmer-labor
party, mass class farmer-labor party,
class farmer labor party, simply farm
er-labor party, or the LaFollette move
ment. Their interest in political &C
ton was aroused by the fact OF the
coming elections, bringing their Gus
tomary illusion of a change being
brought by the ballot. Now this SEN
timent is crystalized, has its haven
in the LaFollete movement The mas
ses have not yet been disillusioned by
LaFollette. Whether the disillusion-
ment stream will turn into a farmer
labor party movement is yet a ques-
ton. We will then consider it. But
if that will be, the turn it will take is
yet questionable. Yes, we must be
the vanguard Of the proletariat, but let
us use reason and sense. Know where
and how to apply it. We have
only certain amount of party en-
ergy and funds and must use them to
the very best advantage. Not shout
ing for shouting's sake. Let us not
make the words vanguard of the pro-
letariat" fetish to be applied hit or
miss. Otherwise, we should at all
times in little local strikes, elections,
etc. preach only the dictatorship and
the Soviets. This is running ahead
still further.
Comrade Siminoff renders a huge
cry december ia pre-LaFolIet-
te man came to him with the ter
rible plaint-he (the LaFoIlette
mani is disguised with LaFoIIette,
only labor party will smash the
capitalist machine. Surely, If were
comrade Simonoff, would know
what to answer. When a person
speaks Of smashing the capitalist
machine, he is material for the
Workers Party and does not have
to 90 thru another disilIusionmen
and get disguised with all political
parties.
The comrades want a mass Com
munist Party. So do /. All agree on
this point. But what is the quicker
and more effective means. For ex-
ample-in the United Council of Work
ing Glass Women after working and
organizing (and contributing) collec-
tons for the Paterson strikers, is il
better to take one person aside and
whisper, "shy, shy-I am also a Com
munist, l also help the Paterson
strikes" or the Workers Party as an
Organization helped the Paterson
strikes? We have no desire to be
modest violets.
! AS to comrade Lore, II anyone has
added prestige to comrade Lore II
has been the minority. What did the
c. !. say? Kick him out or fight Ideo-
logically? The C. I. said-fi1ht him
ideologically. -. The way the min
GRITTY have fought comrade Lore,
however, and the issues they have
fought him on have made him ap-
pear as a martyr before the COM
rades. Talk to the rank and fiIers,
and what do they say. ives, ! ad-
NIT comrade Lore is wrong on many
things, but he Is being prosecuted,
attacked In petty and forced sItua-
lions. He has been treated unfair
Iy" The fight should be waged
ideoloeicaIly, take the wind out Of
Lore's sails, by making him admit
his mistakes thereby breaking his
false prestige.
Comrade Jakira and the comrades Of
. the minority say: I'VE. the Marxists!
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