The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-15
COMMUNISTS WILL
NOT LWARk
CAPITALIST RULE
Refuse to Pledge Not to
Fight for Labor
Especial to The Daily Worksr)

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Feb. H.
The Minneapolis Trades and Labor
Assembly took It's first action in ousting
all Communists from seats as delegates
gates at its regular meeting night. On
motion of Delegate Hines of the Typo
graphical Union, a former member
Of the socialist party, the assembly
asked special A. F. Of L. Representa-
tive Smith to obligate every delegate
in accordance with the new bylaws
adopted at the last meeting.
Smith took the floor and stated that
the executive council of the A. f. OF
L, had made a decision that the
Workers (Communist) Party was
dual and revolutionary organization
and no members of such organization
can be delegates in the new assembly.
He further reiterated his former state
ments that all Communists better get
out and stay out
Skoslund Leads Party Defense.
When the credentials of Comrade
Carl Skoglund were read as a dele
gate from Garments Union No. 299,
question was asked as to whether he
was member of the Workers Party.
Comrade Skoglund took the floor and
stated that he was a member of the
Workers (Communist) Party, that the
Workers Party was the only political
party lighting for the class interests
Of the workers, and finally that he
would refuse to take the obligation Of
the assembly so long as it contained
a provision pledging support to the
present strikebreaking capitalist gov
eminent.
He proceeded to read a statement
setting forth his position as a Com
munist. This statement was listened
to attentatively by the overwhelming
number Of delegates and many gave
expression to the thought that the
RICH wing was going too far in their
attack When the reading of the state
ment was almost completed, Delegate
Speilman raised a point of order,
charging that the speaker was spread
ing Communist propaganda. The OBJ
lection was sustained by Chairman
Anderson, Comrade Skoglund being
ruled off the floor and asked to leave
the hall.
The Left Wing Walks Out.
Immediately following this, Smith
called on all delegates to take the obli-
cation. J. o. Johnson, L. A. Roseland,
Walter Frank, Robert Peterson,
George Thornton and William Mau-
seth, together with several delegates
who are not yet members of the
Workers, stated that they would not
take the obligation, that they would
continue their efforts to build,
strengthen and unity the trade union
movement by working in their locals,
and then left the hall.
The left wing forces announce that
they are going to launch an immediate
campaign to carry their message to
the rank and file workers of Min
neapolis. An extensive program of
constructive activity has been mapped
out which provides for the holding of
two large mass meetings.
The first is to be held at the Jupiter
Hall, sb14 Lincoln St., N. E., on Friday,
February "a, at .. n. and the second
to be held at Camden Auditorium, 1915
Forty-nrst Ave. No, on Tuesday,
March 3, ct 8 .. m.
The statement submitted to the as
sembly by Comrades skoglund and
Frank on the reason why the Com.
munists would not take the counter
revolutionary obligation, will be pub.
hshed in the next issue Of the DAILY
WORKER.