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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-02
THE RESULTS OF THE FIRST
MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS

ground for the first test of strength,
in spite of the mobilization of the
party machinery in support of the c..
e. G. majority, 1t was able only to Sc
cure the slim majority of Ill votes
in the five districts in which member
ship meetings were held last Sunday,
and two of these districts went on
record for the minority thesis.
Another factor which entered into
the results last Sunday was the
eleventh hour changesin the rules GOV.
ering the meetings, which denied
members not attached to the city cen
trail committees in the cities in which
the meetings were held the right to
vote. This rule, DISTINGUISHING the
party members from nearby cities,
was made in order to cut down the
strength Of the minority, particularly
in the Chicago meetings. In Chicago
even the members living in Pullman,
which is industrially and geograph-
ically a part of Chicago, who were
erwhelmingly for the minority posi-
ton, were denied the right to vote in
the Chicago membership meeting.
The votes of the Pullman comrades
alone would have changed the result
in the Chicago meeting.
The New York Victory
The vote in New York City is Of
great importance to our party. It is
the final fact in the development of a
new grouping in the party. The New
York victory" is the seal en- the con-
solidation of the Foster and Lore
groups in the party.
The fact that Comrade Lore cast his
vote for the Foster thesis and has
written an article in support of that
thesis, is not a matter of chance
Comrade Lore can vote for the Foster
thesis because thru the Foster thesis
the C. E. c. majority has taken great
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-02
MensheUik Conception of the Minority

time with the years 1914 and 1918
marked in bold letters. The present,
the year 1925, on this path of capital
ism, ends abruptly at a deep preci-
pice, and the feeble old capitalist sys-
tenn is blindly shaking its walking
stick over the precipice, preparatory
to stepping into space.
The Imagination of the backward
workers looking at this picture will
doubtless picture the next step-capi.
talism over the precipice-without
any act on the part of the working
class, which is not in the picture.
And If they do supply something to
fill in the blank, something to give
the final push to capitalism, they will
perhaps be inclined to agree with the
minority, that nice little "class"
farmer-labor party will be strong
enough with its little finger to give
capitalism its coup de grace.
This is a menshevist cartoon, the
significance of which is heightened by
the fact that it was drawn right at
this time, when the party is concen-
trating its attention upon just such
theoretical deviations, which find
their theoretical expression In the
thesis of the minority.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-02
BY EARL r. sRowpER.

n CHARACTERISTIC feature Of
IA menshevism is its mechanical
conception of the collapse of capital
ism. 1t is the completely false idea
that capitalism will be destroyed, not
by the action of the revolutionary
working class, but by dying out"
or an automatic falling to pieces, or
walking over precipice-after which
the working class will joyfully enter
into their own. Such conceptions pre-
vent the working class from entering
the struggle, from steeling themselves
for the fierce class war, from throw
ing themselves intellectually into
the building up Of the revolutionary
party which alone can lead the neces-
sary struggle for power.
Our minority in the present party
discussion has tendency in this d.
rection that is very pronounced. A
striking example is found in the
DAILY WORKER of Dec. 80, in the
cartoon by Comrade Minor, one OF the
prominent leaders Of the minority.
Comrade Minors cartoon shows
capitalism as a decrepit old man
wandering alone down the path of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-02

strides toward the sectarian policy OF
the Lore group.
The Foster-Cannon group in the
party stood between the MARKHAM
group and the Lore right wing of the
party. The Communist International
in its decision last May urged that it
cooperate with the Ruthenberg group
and carry on struggle against the
Lore group. In place of that 1t is now
in the process of consolidation with
the Lore group and the new alignment
in the party will be a Foster-Lore
group against the present G. e. G.
minority.
Next Sundays Meetings.
When the vote is in after next Sun
days meetings in Boston, Philadel.
phia, Pittsburgh and Buffalo the pres.
ent slim majority for the c. e. c. ma.
jority thesis will have been converted
into a majority for the minority the
sis. The retreat toward sectarianism
and the Foster-Lore alliance will have
been repudiated.
But this vote of the members in the
larger cities Of the country will not
settle the issue. Our party was drag
ged out of the mire OF sectarianism
thru years of struggle. 1t was only
thru tremendous effort that the party
was taught that sectarian propaganda
alone will not build party which can
be the leader in the struggle for the
proletarian revolution. Once the
party repudiated sectarianism it be-
gan to make progress and grow. 1t is
not sufficient that so per cent of the
party repudiate the retreat to sec
tarianism which is innate in the poll.
cies of the c. e. c. majority. The
work of educating the party to a clear
understanding of the issues must go
on. We must carry on the fight until
tn overwhelming bulk Of our member
ship understands that sectarian
phrase cannot take the place of a Boil
shevik policy in building the Com
munist Party in this countryside
Workers Party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-02
BY c. E. RUTHENHERc.


THE central executive committee
majority in the discussion before
the membership has made the basis
of its case a sectarian appeal. In place
Of discussing the question, Thru
what policy can we get best results in
building the Workers Party into a
mass Communist Party" which is the
issue before the party, the G. e. @.
majority has lodged the issue by ans
wering arguments as to the policy
thru which that end could be attained
with the slogan Build the Workers
Party"
1t is much simpler and easier to ad-
vocate general slogan such as
Build the Workers Party" than to
formulate and defend policies which
will build the Workers Party, as has
been done in the thesis of the minor
ity of the C. E. G. The c. e. C. ma
jority has taken full advantage Of this
situation. 1t has raised the sectarian
slogan Build the Workers Party"
against policies proposed for the
building of the Workers Party in an
effort to confuse the issue and create
the impression that the minority the
sis had some other purpose than the
building of the Workers Party. AS a
consequence the minority has been in
the position Of being obliged to edu.
cate the membership to an under
| q pdino ~ a DOIchavfof x,oJioxy xuhi1o
the majority was able to rely upon the
natural appeal of the mere slogan
Build the Workers Party" without
pointing out the way to the accomp-
lishment of this desirable end.
In arranging the membership meet
ings at which the question of the
party policy was to be voted upon the
G, e. G. majority so scheduled those
meetings that the cities in which the
@. e. G. majority was in position of
advantage held their meetings first.
The G. E. G. majority also took full
advantage Of the opportunity given it
by control of the party machinery. A
lecture routing for Comrade Lovestone
was cancelled and Comrade Carlson
sent out to I'LL the dates. Comrade
Cannon was sent to New York three
weeks ago, ostensibly for educational
work" but actually to build the fences
of the c. E. c. majority in the party
fight. Comrade Manley was trans
ferred to New York as eastern T. U.
e. L. organizer in order to strengthen
the c. E. C. majority in the New York
district. Comrade Harry Winitsky was
put in the DAILY WORKER pay roll
as part of the camp align to insure
1.-THE Daily" but devoied most of his
time to spreading malicious fumors
in support Of the majority. Comrade
Carlson was sent to Philadelphia as
educational circuit lecturer weeks be-
fore the educational circuit was or
gained, acting as the majority repre-
sentative in the Philadelphia district
In spite of the natural appeal of the
slogan Build the Workers Party
even when no statement of policy to
attain that result is attached to it, in
spite of the C. E. G. majority select
ing the most favorable fighting
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-02

Comrade Ruthenberg is one Of the
authors of the minority thesis. (This
is not one of those whispering sec
rets" of Comrade Bedacht). AS quoted
above, the minority thesis agrees with
the majority that the farmer-labor
movement on the political field was
absorbed by the LaFollette movement.
And what does the minority proposes
to do? The minority thesis states as
follows:-
1--WE shall mobilize all the class
farmer-labor elements with which we
have contact and which are now af-
Inflated with the LaFollette progress
sive organization for the same cam
paign against this as liberal, third
capitalist party and not labor party
and so have them raise the slogan Of
class farmerlabor party and so
split with the LaFollette progressive
movement"
To split away the class conscious
workers, for only those will split away
because they will discover that La
Folletteism is a snare for them and
herd them into a class farmer-labor
party. This means just as Comrade
Dunno says DAILY WORKER Dec.
5th) "That the minority want that
the Workers Party create another
party which will compete with it for
the leadership Of the masses"
The comrades OF the minority who
under the leadership of Pepper at
tempted to liquidate the Workers
(Communist) Party by substituting
for 1t the hoch-potch conglomeration
that was named II. F. l.. p. were
frustrated in their attempt by those
constituting the present majority of
the central executive committee of
the party. The present attempt on the
part OF the ovestone-Ruthenberg min.
ority to liquidate the Workers Party
and substitute for II so-called "class
farmer-labor party" must be given
the final and definite death-blow by
the coming national convention.
Comrades, let us be done with this
"farmer-laborism In our party once
and for ALL Let us unite to eradicate
this sort of opportunism from our
party. On to a mass Communist Par
ty under the leadership Of those who
understand the science OF dialectic
materialism. for only revolutionary
Marxists and Leninisti understand It.
It is beyond the ken y metaphysi.
diana
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-02
BY LESLIE r. HURT


n OST: Somewhere, between the
l. time following the recent national
elections and the present date, one
perfectly good demand for a class
farmer-labor party. It's loss is causing
it's former owners great worry. If this
demand is found suitable reward
will be paid for it's immediate return
to the present majority of the Work
ers (Communist) Party. No questions
will be asked. The finder, or finders,
may apply direct to Comrades Foster,
Cannon, or Bittelman, care of: The
Workers Party, Chicago, Illinois.
LaFollette Communists To The Fore
The deep and mysterious circum-
stances surrounding the absolute dis
appearance" Of the demand for class
farmer-labor party in this country is
now occupying the attention of every
thinking member of the Workers
(Communist) Party and the Young
Workers League. The Foster-Cannon-
Bittelman group say they have dis
patched several scouting expeditions
in an endeavor to locate the missing
demand, but, according to their find
ings reported each day thru the dis
cussions in the DAILY WORKER,
there amt no SIGH animule." Some Of
the majority adherents, the "LaFol-
lette Communists" advance the opin-
ion that LaFollette, himself, swal-
lowed up the demand.
Foster, Cannon, Bittelman, Hatha-
way, and others of the present G. e.
c. majority of the Workers Party, ad.
NIT that the unemployment situation
is becoming more and more intense
each day,-that thousands upon thou
sands of poor farmers are giving up
the land to come into the industrial
centers as competitors against the
city wage slaves for jobs,-and that
the Child labor campaign demands i'm
mediate attention. But then they go
on TO say that there is no demand for
class farmer-labor party.
Where We Are At?
'rhe theory is advanced that the on
ly solution is the separate maintain
arce of Workers (Communist) Par
ty. Does the majority think for one
minute that the workers are now
ready waiting only for the call, to
dash into the Communist ranks? Is 1t
fact that the farmers have assimil-
ated so such revolutionary education
that they will climb over one another
In the stampede to get into the Work
ers Party?
II that be true then the time is, in
deed, ripe for the overthrow of cap
italism. In listening to the arguments
put forth by majority followers in Min
neapolis, one would naturally feel that
this group desired that they be set up
as "all-seeing gods. "-as virgin Com
munists." They tell us that terrible
danger turks within any movement
looking to the establishment OF class
farmer-labor party,-frankly admit
that "LaFollette Communists" are un.
able to cope with the enemies of the
Workers Party on the political field
Fostor-csnnon Groups United Front
After their "hobnobbing" with such
takers as LaFollette. Mahoney,
Cramer, Virgins, and others OF the
same caliber, the majority has ar
rived at the conclusion that any at
tempt to form class alliance of ex-
plotted farmers and wage earners
would be disastrous to the Commun-
list movement. Because they failed in
their endeavor by ignoring the rank
and file and working only IN conjunc.
ton with labor takers end political
The Alaska fisherman., 1925-04-15
MISSING FOURTH

A man once rented plot of ground to a negro neighbor, upon which corn was to be planted, and at harvest time the renter was to receive one fourth of the yield. Meeting the negro during harvest time, he asked:
 "Look here, Sam, have you harvest ed the corn ?"
 "Yes, sah, boss, long ago!"
 "Well, wasn't l to get one-fourth ?"
 "Yes, boss, that's the truf, but there wasn't no fourth! Der was jes' three loads, and dey was mine. ."-The Christian Register
The Alaska fisherman., 1925-04-15
A BIG BUSINESS

An unprecedented movement of fresh fish, mostly halibut, from Prince Rupert, since their opening of the fishing season, is reported by the Canadian National Express officials at Winnipeg, who are handling spe- cial trains of Prince Rupert fish through Winnipeg almost daily.
 Since shipments began on Feb. "A, over 125 cars have been handled through that city.
 The fleet operating out of Prince Rupert has been almost doubled, it is stated, and the catch has increased correspondingly
The Alaska fisherman., 1925-04-15
TAX NON-RESIDENTS IN
 FISHERIES
NONRESIDENT FISHERMEN

NONRESIDENT FISHERMEN Whereas, we are striving to up- build the permanent population of Alaska; and,
 Whereas, great many fishermen come to Alaska only for the fishing season, buying all their supplies out side and taking away all their earn ings; and,
 Whereas, some means must be found to make it to their benefit 10 relnain in Alaska, to build their homes here and thus help the Territory; Be it resolved that we ask the legis- lature of Alaska to place prohibitive tax on all nonresident fishermen. RESOLUTION COMMITTEE.
 Wm. L. Paul, Chairman,
 Andrew Hope,
 Eli Katanook.
The Alaska fisherman., 1925-04-15
GOLD FROM MERCURY

A Berlin chemist has succeeded in making gold out of mercury. The fact that it cost $6O,OOO to make dollars worth, however, is sufficient reason why the Germans should not be encouraged in this particular line of endeavor.
The Alaska fisherman., 1925-04-15
THE KIND THAT HURTS

"Now, what's your candid opinion of my painting?"
 "Well, if you really want my candid opinion"
 "Thanks. In that case I don't."-- Punch (London).
The Alaska fisherman., 1925-04-15
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
 FOR ALASKAN NATIVES

w WAOT11N dlOIN, U. C.-A COmpfe- hensive industrial and vocational school system for the native Eskimos and Indians of Alaska, the first in the history of this Territory, is now in the course of establishment, it was announced at the Interior Depart ment.
 Through the Bureau of Education plans have been completed for the in- auguration and operation of three vo- cational schools at central points in Alaska. The sum of $5O,OOO will be expended for new buildings Two of these schools are already in opera tion with an enroll Inent of several hundred Eskimo and Indian pupils. Additional schols, exclusively for in dustrial training, are to be established within the near future.
 This is the first effort ever made by the government to give the natives of Alaska, who are under the juris- diction of the Bureau of Education, an opportunity to obtain vocational education. Plans for the new con- structions include a $2O,O00 industrial school building at Eklutna in central Alaska, near Anchorage. The sum of $1O,O0O will be expended in building new vocational training building 1t kanakanak located in southwestern Alaska. New buildings are also now in the course of construction for a new industrial school at White Noun tain in northwestern Alaska, near Nome, at cost of $2O,OOO. This school is expected to be in operation within the next few months.
 Expansion of the proposed indus trial education of the natives is ex- pected to be readily accomplished through an act passed by congress be- fore the adjournment of it's recent ses- sion authorizing the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of War to transfer to the Bureau of Education any unoccupied government buildings in Alaska. At the present time there are number of abandoned military reservations that are available for school purposes and it is expected that they will be used for the establish ment of vocational schools. Practi- cally all of them are of such size as to accommodate a large number of pupils.
 One of the first of these abandoned military posts that will probably be taken over by the Bureau of Educa- tion is Fort Gibbon, located near Panama, Alaska. This post has not been occupied by troops for some time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-06
0KEHS R0MINE
Says Park Superintendent
Is Competent Executive

Park Superintendent 4. r. Ro-
mlne may take the civil service ex.
animation required for the holding
Of his office
Romine. named about a year ago
by Mayor Brown, has thus far not
been called upon 10 take tho ex.
animation. This point was brought
mp during discussion OF the
mayors removal Of Mrs May Avery
wilkins as park commissioner. Mrs.
wilkins declined to discuss whether
her insistencc that Eomiue take the
required quiz Ind anything TO do
with her dismissal
some people seem to think that
II ia not necessary for . mayor to
have loyal men about him. but they
do not understand the stress OF
public service" said the mayor.
"Romlne IL a loyal. competent and
intelligent executive I'd like to
see him take the examination. but
the park board has the power to
remove him at any time
What | want TO do Is to get real
order In the park board From
now on am going TO make Il
function.
in the Wednesday session OF the
board. Attorney John Dore was
named by the mayor for another
rfve.ycar term ~ park commits
Hioner,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-06
Seattle Women Protest
Hartley's Child Slur
Object to Telegram Calling Child
Welfare "Altruistic TWaddle"

\ storm OF protest went up from
Seattle mothers ana club women
Thursday against Gov Hartley Tor
his deliberate attack on child wei.
arc.
"Altrutstio twaddlc." the governor
called il.
In tolegum answering the wire
for cooperation from Sophie Irene
Loeb, president OF tho child Wei.
fare League " America, Hartley
refused TO have anything To do with
Child Welfare week. aud advised
women to stay at home aud al,
tend TO their own affairs
Too many parents are giving
their time to saving their ncighbors'
children, while their own children
arc left to SHIFT FOR themselves. "
read his telegram, what we need
is to get back 10 the old fashioned
American circle and to stop lot OF
this uphft gush; this indiscriminate
spending ot money in so,callcd char,
ity and upllft work
Calling the Hartley telegram an
insult TO the womanhood ana moth,
erhood OF America. Mrs, John c,
Matthews, retiring president OF the
Seattle PIT A.. said
IT Is unfortunate Tor the state
to have man Tor governor who
presents such views on child wei
fare as Gov, Hartley
1T Is, however. no more than |
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-06
POSTPONE POLET
CASE AGAIN
Defense Attorney Can't Ap-
pear Until Afternoon

Two special detail policemen
hstded scores Of exCitable Italians
in the courthouse corridors again
"wednesday forenoon while Frank
Polct. private banker aud his
manager Joe Lueente, wcrc sar,rrs
ing another ppstponrmsni NJ their
grand larceny rnat
Tho case. which was delayed tues
day. was continued until wedpcs
day afternoon when Attorney
George Crandcil explained that he
was detained IN federal court part
OF the day.
Polet and Lucsntc arc accused OF
Incorporating 1857 belonging 10
Louis kastenmsyer. former Wyom-
ing construction camp laborer. He
charges nc authorized them to
transfer st here from Wyoming
banks but that they kept the money.
Poleta bank Is in the hands Of
. temporary receiver. Attorney
Joseph Barto. following the filing
last winter Of civil suit in which
Polet is accused Of retaining several
hundred dollars entrusted TO him by
countrymcn to he sent 10 relatives
in Italy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-06
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
MAN KILLED
STARTS ON PAGE /

hey had stopped at Luna park 10
Tasi a man who was fighting with
% wife in an auto. The couple
dove away. Soon after man
Jumped on the running board Of a
car ahead Of the policemen. and
wen the cops drove up. the man
Jumped on their running board and
nd There's a woman yelling for
aelp In that car up ahead" indi-
'slns the car the policemen had
Stopped at Luna park.
AeGill then stepped IN the gas
aaa opened the siren, the officers
nd.
AZ the police car sped down Har-
POI ave. s.. toward the ferry landing,
Nsfk stepped into the street. He
'@ppsd' McGlIl says, and the police
sTerved 10 avoid him.
Disrk suddenly stepped forward.
Striking the rear left fender. He
.ds dashed TO the pavement. crush
ls DIS skull. The police car stopped
'lnin 40 Or 80 feet and then picked
am up A nearby physician pro
neanced the man dead.
u the officers were responding
Al emergency call, as they say"
seryns declared. II do not see how
~ could be TO blame. provided they
IN all precautions possible. Tn.
a'0hable speed and reckless driving
-nM be tolerated. however"
me officers viii be called by sew.
ts yn' 70 explain the accident more
S' Wednesday, afternoon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-06
STATE BELIEVES
SMITH FIREBUG
viii Attempt 10 Prove Point
in Arson Trial Today

Blocked by defense objections
Tuesday the state said 1t expected
10 show "Wednesday by testimony Of
the defendant himself that Thomas
smith ON trial with Paul 8 Norton
prominent Seattle rcaltor Is pro,
ressionnl frebug aud hns served NJ
least one sentence for arson. They
are accused Of firing Norton'a house.
boat on Wcstlnke ave. n. last No
ycmbcr for the insurance
Fire Marshal Lning, one Of the
last state Witnesses Tuesday Mt
tempted TO testify that he believed
Smith Is really Andrew Clay Palmer.
q professional inocndinry, Tho de-
renao blocked his efforts. Deputy
Prosecutor Ralph Hammer viii ques.
ton Smith on this phase Of tho case
II be takes the stand ~ Indicated
IN opening arguments for the dc.
Tense,
In addition the defense indicated
II VIII attempt 80 show that even
at $4,000, 10 which sum Norton
raised his Insurance two weeks be,
fore the fire, tho place was under
insured, Norton. Il VIII contend
Wednesday was out u town the
night OF the fire, November g.. and
Smith, asleep In Tic hauscboat Uar.
fpwly escaped with his lie.