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

ent time. Six and eight week train.
ing COURSES are held every year in the
east, central and western states, with
elaborate theoretical and practical
curriculum, We realize that the unity,
enthusiasm and devotion of the labor
organization rests upon intelligence
and education. Beside these courses,
we have one and two week lecture
courses, which are held almost in
every branch Of the federation every
year. We also have propagandists and
speakers who are touring our branches
continually.
Our federation has considered the
education of the children and our
youth as one of our most important
tasks. We realize that they are the
ones who inherit our results and con-
tinue our work, when we have gone.
OF late this has been one of our main
functions. The results of this work
are beginning to show now. The
youth of the Finnish immigrant work
ers are gradually taking the place of
the older ones. 1t follows naturally
from such a training. l may mention
as practical elimination of this work
the young workers summer schhol
just held at Waino, wis, which has
stirred up the American bourgeoisie
more than anything else done by our
party in the last few years. Educa-
lion of the workers youth will attack
the very roots of the stronghold of
/ capitalism. 1t undermines the ideo-
logical foundation on which it is es-
tablished While our accusers are
busy scheming just how they could
acquire the leadership of the party
We, besides our other work, were busy
making this first Communistic sum-
mer school of youth success.
Our Sunday school work is very ex-
tensive. Generally they continue to
work the year around and besides
these we have summer schools for
smaller children.
We do a large publishing business.
We have had an opportunity to study
Marx, Engels, .Plehanov, Lenins7 Trot-9
sky, Pannecock and many other inter-
nationall known authorities on revo-
lutionary socialism and Communism
long before their works were translat-
ed to English. Large editions of these
works has been sold There are more
books by Lenin, Zinoviev, Trotsky,
Bucharin, Radek, Tjumenev and
others translated in Finnish, than
there are English. Our collective ef-
forts have made this possible.
can safely say that about $4,000
Finnish immigrants are under our in
fiuence and support our work. And
they are the most advanced section
of our people.
Where Have We Stood?
But all of the above does not dis
prove the claim that we are "the most
reactionary section of the Workers
Party" 1t only shows that we are
practical people and good organizers.
But how about the principles Where
do these Firms stand anyway? will
try to answer this phase of the ques-
ton.
Again a little bit of history is re-
quired.
Our federation has always been on
the left This is not a meaningless
claim. have a lot Of historical data
to prove it.
At the close Of the LAST century
there was an theological controversy
in the social-democratic party in Fin
land. The left wing grew very rapid
ly as natural reaction to the ruth
Hess oppression Of czaristic Russia
and the treachery Of the Finnishl
bouregoisie. The control Of the party
was in the hands of the petty bour-
geois minded leaders. Finally the
left wing got control Of the party, and
its program and tactics we're changed
accordingly. Czaristic oppression and
economic exploitation compelled a
large number Of Firms to emigrate to