The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-25
FOURTH W.P..
CONVENTION
is in SESSION
(continued from page u

the initial convention being held in
December, 1921.
Altho the second session was due to
open at IL a. m. Saturday, it was de-
layed unavoidably until p. M, at
which hour Chairman Foster again
called the meeting to order.
Protest Polish White Terror.
Comrade Gebert, secretary Of the
Polish Federation was granted the
floor and spoke upon the persecution
of Communist workers by the white
guard government of Poland, propos-
ing a resolution that the convention
telegraph its vigorous protest at the
sentence Of Polish court martial of
three Communist workers of Poland,
Comrades Gibner, Rutkovski and
Knievski, and demands freedom for
these victims and a cessation of the
white terror against the whole Polish
working class. The resolution was
carried unanimously. 3lQ
Chairman Foster then announced
that the credential committee would
bring in a majority and minority re-
port. Comrade Cannon moved that 80
minutes be allotted to the main re-
porter for both the majority and min
GRITTY reporter for the credential COM
mittee, that following this district
speakers from each side to get Is
minutes and speeches from the floor
5 minutes Of general discussion.
Motion was amended by Delegate
BALKAN to allow for one hour for main
reporters. Comrade Cannon proposed
an extension of time first proposed to
As minutes. This was carried after
discussion by vote of SO to q.
Comrade Bittelman, reporting for
the majority of the credentila commit
tee, spoke in some detail of the various
districts where there were contests.
For the majority he made the follow
mig proposal:
Majority credentiaI Committee
Recommendation.
1. That all delegates be seated, ex-
cept the two contested minority dele
gates from Chicago, Minor and Kruse.
2. That the composition of the con-
tested d. E. C's be as follows, in
Guiding Y. w. L. representatives and
district organizers:
Boston, Majority 4, minority 8: New
York: majority 8, minority s; Phila-
delphia: majority Z, minority Z; Cleve-
land: majority s, minority 6.
3. An active campaign shall be car
ried on for the speedy reorganization
of the party, new elections in these
districts shall be held in from four to
six months on the basis of the reor-
ganizedr party. k--4
In addition, that Comrade Askeli,
who presented credentials from the
Tyomies as fraternal delegate to the
Workers Party convention, be seated
as fraternal delegate and that Com
rade Askeli be invited to defend be-
fore the convention, during the debate
on the resolution regarding the liqui-
dation of Loreism, the position he has
taken in his article published in the
DAILY WORKER.
COmraue Huthenberg, reporting for
the minority of the credential COM
mittee, spoke at length of the various
contested districts and made the fol-
lowing proposals:
Minority credentiai Committee
recommendations
In Boston district to seat as dele.
gates minority and 2 majority. From
District 2, minority and majority;
District 8, minority, 1 majority;
District 4, 2 majority; District s, 3
minority; District 6, minority,
majority; District 7, 2.majority, 1 min
ority; District 8, majority minor
ity; District 8, elected uncon-
tested District IL, uncontested;
District 10, 8 elected, with declaration
that district convention chairman's
statement was impermissible District
10 one uncontested; to seat delegates
from national Office and agricultural
territory, and Young Workers League,
uncontested
AS regards fraternal delegates, the
minority proposed that all be seated.
, except Comrade Fisher as a repsesent-
alive of the minority group of the
South Slavic Federation and Com
rade Askeli from the Tyomies Pub