The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-13

The semi-cOnscious laDorlng mass
es, however, saw in La Toilette a
standard bearer against big business
and followed him blindly, for the
farmer-labor movement still lacked
political independence to certain de-
gree. The majority OF the workers IN
this movement desired the formation
of labor party, but they did not yet
demand an independent proletarian
class policy; they rather preferred to
accept the guardianship of an oppo-
sition party of the petty bourgeois"
This is precisely the political analy-
sis given by the majority and it was
upon this correct political analysis
that the majority Eased its opposition
to the fight for labor party in the
immediate future. This opposition was
wrong. Why? Because we failed to
see the inevitable coming of a fresh
movement toward labor party in the
immediate future, because we were
too skeptical about the ability of the
labor party movement to recover soon
from the disintegrating influence Of
the La Toilette movement, and be-
Icause we lacked confidence in the
vitality of the labor party slogan un-
der these conditions to promote a
labor party movement.
Passing Differences and Fundamental
Differences.
THE decision of the Comintern sets
L the party right on the question of
fighting for labor party in the imme-
date future. But that is not all. The
Comintern decision sets the party
right on many other points which are
much more basic and fundamental for
our future labor party policy.
For instance:
How soon shall we begin to resort to
organizstiona measures in our labor
party policy? Says the Comintern:
at would be mistake for us to
begin too prematurely with the or
ganizational measures for the forma'
ton of labor party. This could only
give the La Toilette crowd trump
card in their fight against the labor
party movement and aid them to re
consolidate their ranks. We, however
should drive an ever deeper wedge
into the La Toilette movement"
How shall we fight for labor par
ty? Merely by the use of the slo
gan? Mol
This is not to be done abstractly
for it would not succeed in this man
ner, but in immediate connection will
the most urgent everyday demands o
} the workers"
When are the conditions ripe To-
the formation of labor party?
1.-THE conditions for the successful
formation are not ripe as long a
) | there is not firm mass basis of trad
} union support. The majority of tn
} central committe was absolutely RICH
in emphasizing this point"
, Is Communist leadership in tn
! labor party an absolute prerequisit
! for its formation? Mol
1.-THE COMMUNISTS need not deman
: nor even expect that the labor part
will Immediately be revolutionary
2 radical party of workers, in which tn
+ Communists will have to take the Lead
= In this respect the slogan has bee
Y put somewhat too narrowly by tn
minority of the G. E. c. It
: very possible that in America at frs
5 there will be for a time at the hea
! of the labor party similar reforms
labor traitors to those in England, o
: even worse"
s Shall we form labor parties consis
y Ing only Of the Workers Party and it
4 lsympathizers? Mol
l. 'If the Workers Party were merel
= to be combined with the organization
/ sympathizing with it, no labor part
could be formed from this combini
e tion."
e Shall we split off the left wing frol
The broad labor party movement I
transform it into a mass Communi:
Party? Says the Comintern;