The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-19
EXPEL KAPLAN,
COMMUNIST, IN
C. |. U. AT los
Reactionary War on the
Militants Is Renewed
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election campaign, and that phase
concerns a man who was defeated as
candidate for the school board.
ut is sometimes possible that a de-
feat may be actually victory, if one
consider the facts in the case, just
as it is possible for an apparent vic
tory, to be in reality defeat. Such
defeated victory was in my opinion,
the defeat of Emanuel Levine, Com
munist candidate for school board.
Despite the limited means at the COM
mand Of his committee, and his black
listing by the official labor move
ment, Mr.. Levine received over 26,-
900 votes; the votes Of workers.
"Mr. Levine made a fight both
against nationalism and against reli-
! gion, he opposed the teaching of these
in the public schools. His program
was one of Communism: the indus
tries for the workers. His immediate
demands were: The school for edu-
cation and not for profit, to be run by
the teachers and not by those behind
the school board.
Tells Of Levine's Expulsion
"This same Emanuel Levine was
some months ago expelled from the
Office Employees Union, at the behest
of the officers of this council, because
of his Communist Affiliations. 1t has
been clearly demonstrated in this
election, that the workers are for Lee
vine, that they are radical where this
council is ultra-conservative. 1 am
personally elated and happy at the
success-for success it is-of Ema-
nuel Levine. The Workers (Commun-
ist) Party seems to be making won
derful progress, even tho this labor
body balks it at every STEP"
Directly Kaplan had finished the
fight started. Anna Peterson, one Of
Horns cogs in the machine, rose and
piped forth:
"Mr. Chairman, are we here to
listen to Communism? or are we here
to talk on trade unionism? ] protest
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tinually on Communism"
President Buzzel, another henchman
Of Horn, Immediately suggested that
the chair is open to receive motion
dealing with the delegate. The great
Brother Horn himself then addressed
the life and death question to Kaplan:
Are you a member Of the Com
munist or Workers Party?"
Proud Of His Communism
Kaplan, without hesitation replied,
Eyes l am a member Of the Workers
(Communist) Party, and very proud
Of it too. 1t is the only party I would
ever be member OF"
From then on everything ran to or
der. There was no skidding whatever.
Brother Horn himself then addressed
diately supported that Brother Kap-
lan's credentials be sent back to his
union, and altho the debate lasted
for over an hour, 1t was apparent
from the first what the vote would be.
Brother Kaplan was practically given
no opportunity to defend himself, as
the chairman regarded the question
closed one, insofar as the sitting OF
Communists in the council was con-
cerned.
One delegate, a building trades
worker stated that he had been a
member Of the union for SS years,
was not a Communist, but was op-
posed to expelling Kaplan because OF
his affiliation.
The arguments for expulsion, led
by Brother Horn, were all the old
gags used against Communism, cou-
pied with an attack on Kaplan's at
titude towards the Peoples Bank. 1t
was made to appear as tho Kaplan
wanted to destroy the bank, and as
practically all the delegates OF the
1council own stock in the bank, they
were intimidated to vote for expul'
sion. Ex-president Hassal was almost
comical when he delivered himself of
the following:
go back to Russia, TO your Moscow
Soviets, we don't want you mere anu
leave our country to US. We are
satisfied with our constitution and
with our government, and we never
want to change It,"
It is apparent, judging by previous
cases, that Brother Kaplan will be
expelled at the forthcoming meeting
Of the Office Employees Union from
his local. and trade unionism in Los
Angeles, will against be saved from
the Moscow Reds.
The vote for expulsion was SO to o.
Many delegates who were actually
against expulsion we're afraid to vote
in favor Of Kaplan, and remained
seated. The council is infested and
controlled by officials OF all the
unions, and with jobs being very
scarce now, delegates were afraid to
take side with the Communist, against
the reactionaries.
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