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meal ticket and bright future at the
expense of the exploited.
Save The Movement
The statement calls on the workers
and poor farmers Of Minnesota to save
the Farmer-Labor Federation, from
the political harpies who are now try
ing to destroy it. These vultures
have organized a fake "farmer-labor
organization" instead. The Workers
(Communist) Party circular lays bare
the treachery Of the disrupters Of the
Farmer-Labor Federation, and calls on
the workers to support the Commun-
lists in their fight to defeat the reac-
tionaries. $4,000 copies of a leaflet al
ready published in the DAILY WORK
Err, dealing with the fake unity con-
vention have been distributed and
10000 copies of the following circular
are being distributed turnout the
state:
Appeal to Workers.
ITO all local unions, farmers organ
izations, co-operatives, workers and
farmers. Brothers.
"A farmer-labor party, under the
control Of actual workers and farm
ers, giving expression to your econ
omic and political needs, is real
asset to the workers and farmers of
Minnesota. But-a farmer-labor party,
under the control Of group of law
yers, editors, and self-seeking polit-
icians, giving expression to purely
middle class program, a program salts
factory to the merchants and small
town bankers, is the greatest obstacle
that the workers and poor farmers
must face in their road to a workers
and farmers government.
"In Minnesota you are faced with
the latter situation. You are faced
with the problem of regaining control
of the organization which was brought
into existence and developed into a
political power by you-the rank and
file of the farmer-labor party.
Fake Organization
AT the convention held in st. Paul
on March 20, "a convention called and
attended almost exclusively by bust
ness and professional men, reaction
airy labor union officials, Office holders
and Office seekers) a so-called farmer
labor association was formed. The
group dominating this convention first
gained capitalist responsibility by de-
claring that no Communist would be
permitted to remain in this conven-
ton, nor would they be permitted to
become members of the association.
The raising of the issue Of Commun-
ism was not actuated by sincere mo-
tives, but was merely smoke screen
thrown around the convention to cover
up the betrayal OF the farmers and
workers and the turning of the lead
ership Of the party over to a group of
middle class politicians. AS is usual
when group sets out to do a job
such as was done in st. Paul, they
stopped to the most contemplate mis-
representation of the Workers (Com.
munist) Party, it's program, and it's
members!
''In answer to their charges, we
wish to state emphatically that the
Workers (Communist) Party is to-
day and always has been whole-heart-
eddy in favor Of the unity Of all work
ers and poor farmers in farmer-labor
party on the basis of a program re-
presenting only the class interests of
the workers and farmers. Further
more, we will in the future always
fight for such unity and for such a
program-even though it becomes ne
cessary to offend some of the present
leaders who do not and never did re-
present your interests. The Workers
(CommunisD Party, as a party com
posed exclusively of workers and
farmers, has pledged itself to the
struggle against exploitation by the
capitalist class and for the establish
ment of a government controlled ex-
clusively by workers and farmers. We
will continue to drive forward until