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Ramsay Macdonald

readers believe severe in our structures
James Ramsay Macdonald presbyterian divine and prominent
socialist who became figure of international importance
British ruling handed him the rens
the empire time when the tories and liberals unable
extrcate them of the in which they laundering
since the end of the world
MacDonads while premier betrayas of
the workers whose support him value in the eyes the CAPT
as class acDonalds pieces
workers his pousa the Dawes which helped give
German ruling class respite from the dangers of proean
revolution That the capitalist class of the United those
who benefited most from the Dawes plan appreciate the services
rendered by Macdonald from the following
that appeared in recent issue of the London Daily Herald
Pilgrims to Ramsay
the being
honor New York, September
cable
president o. Pilgrims,
1.-THE Pilgrims United States headed president
fellow EIhu
Charles Hughes both secretaries speaking
especially in their would grateful
when, possible after
pleasure
statesman minister vastly
project which
the economic
international
Kellogg, viii
The three men whose mentioned aboye Chaunce
Dpw Ehu Root and Charles Evans Hughes three of the lead
ing American capitalism Depew president
the York Central Railroad board directors
Ehu Root former secretary of state and Wall Streets fore
legal expert Charles Evans Hughes Standard Oil tool
and secretary bitter
objects bringing
Macdonald the yellow socialist the United States
the of the A. A. Purcell delegate the convention
American Federation of Labor Purcell is friend of
Soviht Russia Macdonald is bitter and Shiny foe.
We offer the invitation of the Pilgrims Ramsay Macdonald
best possible evidence that charges of acey the
working against Macdonald
known enemies the an alleged work
ing leader time the drop that
safe prediction that Hughes Depew and Root will not
invite Premier Rykov of Russia to Pilgrim banquet
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and between the reaetionary officials
and the workers; and then the sub
iective, that is, the conditions exist
ing within the ranks Of the left wing.
Many comrades<of the needle trades
have had long record Of deviations
and resistance to the leadership Of
the party. But in the past these diff
ferences have been overcome without
a headon collision, altho the struggle
has been often sharp. This settled
tendency to stray away from the revo-
lutionary line Of policy however, early
in this year, entered into period
which stimulated it to energetic
Screenings upon opportunfst lines be-
cause of the shaking.lip going on
among the bureaucrats, because of the
impending struggle between the Off
Gals and the left wing, and because
of the crying need for d big battle
against the employers to protect the
interests of the Workers. tangle of
forces which would cheer the heart of
every active-minded leftswinger for its
opportunities for revolutionary adj
vance, but which at the same time
stimulated all the illusions of oppor-
tunism, the idea that something could
be gotten by deals, without a fight
This was the objective basis for the
sudden succession of right-wing mis-
takes that were made in the closing
months of 1924 and the first part of
1925, in the needle trades left wing.
Subjective factors also entered here
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to cause the sudden emergence of
right-wing deviations that resisted the
correction OF the party. First, there
was the inclination already existing
among a circle of leading comrades
to develop right-wing conceptions and
to struggle against the influence Of the
party. Second, and more decisive in
setting the time for this struggle, the
needle trades comrades were encour-
aged to resist the c. E. G. by (a) the
factional situation existing in the
party which weakened the power of
the G. e. c.; OBJ the open political
support of an organized political
group within the party, led by Poyntz,
which Immediately took the struggle
out Of the needle trades and made it
general party problem; and Co the
indirect but most effective support
given to these right-wing tendencies
by the minority comrades who at
tempted to turn the struggle against
the right-wing tendencies into an as
sault all along the line against the
c. E. c. itself. j
Here was combination of forces
arrayed against the centralized lead
ership of the left wing movement
which had all the appearances of
being very formidable indeed. How
were all of these obstacles to be
overcome, and the menace of Lore
ism liquidated in the work Of the
needle trades left wing?
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The Weapons Of Criticism and Ideo-
logical Struggle.
IXTHEN the general membership Of
w the party understands the ex-
tremely grave situation that was Gre
ated for the entire movement by this
unheard-of combination of forces, they
viii at the same time understand how
necessary was the drastic action that
the c.. e. G. took. Nothing but
sharp knife welded with heavy hand
could cut thru this tangle Of oppor-
tunism and factionalism. Criticism of
the sharpest nature and theological
struggle of the most unrelenting sort
could liQuidate the menace. The
c. E. G. applied the weapon.
Before a meeting of garment work.
ers, members of the party in New
York, the G. E. G. presented a reso-
luton stigmatizing in harsh words the
mistakes Of the needle trades com
rades. When Comrade Gitlow, Of the
minority, tried to turn the meeting
into an attack upon the C. E. G. in
stead of helping to correct the needle
trades comrades, the C. E. c. prompt
ly placed an official censure upon Com
rade Gitlow and called him to order.
When, in Chicago, the opportunists
within the left wing of the A. C. w.
Of A., led by Schneid, tried at this
same moment to establish their be-
trayal as the official policy of the left
wing group, they were expelled from
the party. The entire theological
struggle was taken before the mem
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HUNGARIAN GOULASH, PAPRIKA FISH,
AND ONE BIG TIME AT PHILADELPHIA
PUBLIC FESTIVAL SUNDAY, AUG. 10th

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug. IA. -
Don't let anything keep you from COM
ing to the public festival on Sunday,
Aug. 18th, at Sylvan lake, Burlington,
NJ. j.
If you do you will regret 1t for the
rest of your young life. For this affair
has got them all beaten. So says the
arrangements committee, and says
this earnest group of comrades: 1T
must be so, for 1t is being run for
the benefit of the DAILY WORKER
and vi Elore"
Here is the story in a nutshell. The
workers of Philadelphia, Trenton and
Roebling have gotten together and
fixed up an affair that will be the talk
of the town. Every conceivable enter
Itainment and sport has been provided
lto make this festival one big treat.
Singing contests, athletic contests,
hancing contests, bathing, fishing,
boating, and first class orchestra
and dancing all day And such eatsl
Hungarian goulash and paprika fishl
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The children have not been neglected,
ana many interesting games and at
fractions have been provided for them.
Valuable articles will be given away.
Just listen to this: An $500 touring
car, a $500 parlor suite, a $500 radio
set, a. $50 gold watch, and SO other
valuable articles.
II you miss this affair 1t won't be
the committees fault
Tickets. 81; children free.
Here's how to get there: BY boat:
Take the Wilson line boat Chestnut
street pier) at a. m. to Burlington.
AT Burlington committee will await
you. BY busses: AT Camden ferries
take Sylvan Lakes park bus; IL takes
you direct to the park. Bus leaves
every 80 minutes. BY trolley: At Cam.
den ferries take the Trenton car: get
OFF In Burlington at Broad street. Then
take the green car and get off at 18th
street. walk left one square to the
park
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By Earl R. Browder

bership of the party that was directlsA
involved.
Some comrades thot that the
c. e. G. acted in a harsh manner.
True, the actions were drastic, but the
entire future, the integrity of the left
wing was at stake. Any hesitation or
half-heartedness at that moment on
the part of the C. e. c. would have
been disaster, complete break
down of our movement The vast
majority Of the membership under
stood this Immediately and supported
the policy Of the C. {. c.
Lcreism Is Being Liquidated.
A ND out of the struggle has already
Acome this welcome and healthful
result: Our movement has been al
most completely immunized from the
poison, of Loreism in its most open
forms. The organized combination Of
forces within the movement which
made Loreism menace is beinlk
broken up rapidly. The party mem.
bership has been educated to cerJ
tain extent, and is being constantly
educated further, in the dangerous ma
ture of the opportunistic deviations.
The party as a whole is also learning
how to combat Loreism effectively,
This article is a small contribution
to the struggle, the end of which can
only be the complete elimination Of
all groups within the party which fight
against the line of the Communist In.
ternational.
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The Negro and World Changes
BY kovETT FoRT-WHITEMAN, !.
National Organizer American Negro
Labor Congress.

BY kovETT FoRT-WHITEMAN,
National Organizer American Negro
Labor Congress.
TINE attention of the National Com
i mittee calling the American Negro
Labor Congress has been attracted to
an editorial appearing in the August
18th number of the Chicago Tribune
in which the writer supports the warn
ling issued by Mr.. William Green, presi-
dent Of the American Federation Of
Labor against Negro labor unionists
taking part in the American Negro
Labor Congress to be held in Chicago
in the month of Ortober. MIR. Green
charges the American Negro Labor
Congress to be supported by the Com
munist element in this country and
constituting a great danger to the
negro working class.
The Chicago Tribune in substantial
ing the attitude of the head Of the
American Federation of Labor argues
that no greater dis-service could be
rendered the race than the promotion
of Soviet doctrine among the Negro
people of America. We, of the Ameri-
can Negro Labor Congress have not
assumed definite position in respect
to the social situation in Russia at
this time, nor is the American Negro
Labor congress a Communist affair.
True, the Communist element thruout
America have here and there proffered
their sympathy and support for tho
work towards developing the Congress-
and the Communist group are onF
some among many constituting tie
most progressive elements within the
labor movement of America who haVe
taken a helpful and fraternal attitude
towards the work of bringing ABBOTT
the American Negro Labor Congress-.
THE Negro working class in America
4 suffers all the social abuses of thk
working class in general, but pluF
racial persecution. We well know
that the ruling class in this country
rs in all capitalist countries is better
able to MAINTAIN itself thru keeping
the ranks of the workers divided,
either on caste, racial or religious is
sues. In India with it's three hundred
and twenty million people, England
is able to hold power thru ever keep
ing alive the caste sentiment, in Ire-
land it is Catholic against Protestant,
in the West Indies, Mulattoes against
blacks, and here in our own Free
United states, it is white against
black Mr.. Green and the Chicago
TribunU charges that the American
Negro Labor. Congress has for its
policy the intensifying of interracial
bitterness. He well knows that that
is absolutely untrue; it is merely a
thin shield to protect his own skin
from the growing reaction turnout the
labor movement against the policy OF
restriction on the part of many unions
in the American Federation of Labor.
The Negro Labor Congress is actuated
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by the desire to build UP in this coun4
try a sentiment of common INTEREST,"
between white and black workers, toll
eradicate the practice of Negroes bel
ing constantly used as strikebreakersy
resulting always in race riots and thy
intensifying of racial antagonisws./
The Negro is the most oppressed
group in our American life and he is
lastly coming to see that the causes
responsible for his degradation resides
in the social system. It is quite we'll
to say that there is some degree Of
prosperity among small section of
Negroes In our northern cities, but
what about the great masses of the
race residing in the southern states,
where they are denied every element
al right vouchsafed even tine most UNI
developed racial groups residing in
any other section of world society.
The Negro is admonished to. be loyal
and support American institutions.
Loyalty has no virtue within itself;
it all depends upon that to which one
is loyal. Is there any virtue in thfl
slave being loyal to his master
Lynching is one Of Americas institub
tions. Should the Negro not seek
with all means at his hands to under
mine this institution? Likewise, with
Jim-Crowism, political disfranchise-
men. industrial discrimination, resi-
DENTAL segregation, etc. The American
Negro Labor Congress can by no
means be interpreted as Bolshevik
movement among Negroes, but we are
certainly not ignorant of this fact that
the Jew, before the Russian revolution,
was the Negro of Russia, and there
was no country in the world more
afflicted with racial problems than old
czarist Russia. But today, seven years
after the Bolshevik revolution, Rus
sian capitalism having been over
thrown, causes of racial problems
thereby having been removed, the Jew
is no longer confined to the Pale set
Elements, the Moslems of Turkestarn
no longer being compelled to ride inH
Jim-crow cars and denied educational
facilities, but each and every one of
the many racial groups residing in
Russia entering into the full currents
lof the political, economic and cultural
llife of the nationt Again, we have no
gdefnite policy expressing out attitude
towards Sovietism, but the Negro in
this country has seen one government
overturned (Suthern confederacy) and
Aby no means suffered because of its
passilN
THEs~American Negro Labor Con-
4 gress marks the beginning of a
new epoch in the life of the American
Negro working class. 1t shall en-
deavor to set the Negro upon new
road of political thinking and to bring
about a self-orientation and an under
standing of common interest and a
common enemy for the working class
tho world over regardless of race,
color, or cline.
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Pastor Held on Serious charos.

MoNESSEN, Pa. Aug. IA. - The
Rev. DR.. c. P. Diaz. pastor of the
First Spirituaiist church of Charleroi,
was arrested on serious charge. He
was held for court under a $500 bali
on charge Of sodomy by Mrs. Alic,
Webb of this city in behalf of he
15-year-old son. It is likely that the
minister will receive long Jail sem
tence, as other evidence has been I'M
covered Of his actions in the past
years.
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Our Educational Work,

of our members. And am quite con-
WINGED that it will take long. long
tinne till we viii be. able to reach
these masses with our present educa-
ti0naI classes or with the Workers
School. We must do something else
in the meantime We must do some
thing Immediately.
| want to submit herewith an edu-
oational program for our party for tho
coming year.
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AmaIgamation Is the Answer

The meeting of locals and of the international Printing
Pressmens Assistants Union scheduled this
Chicago should be the starting point great
all the unionsin the printing industry.
The fight the pressmen get rid Berryism only
phase Of the task After ALL the main job rid of capitalism
OF ery other heders eliminated No
progress is possible with them.
The locals comprising the and feeders plan
This feared by Berry is
feared by the bosses Both have the opposing ANAL
Both thrive the dunty of the workers Berry
aided his keep control 70 the union by being able to play
local off against the other The capitalists know that with the
united guiding body their will be increased
The powerful the workers the for the employers
hope that the example the feeders
Chicago be followed by other unions in the printing industry
The workers learn who their friends when they in
struggle with the BOSSES While the reaonas collaborating
with employers the fighting
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More Blood in the Coal.

wILKEs-BARRE, Pa, Aug. a.
(FP)--Another worker is dead as the
result Of the Dorrance coiiiers sxplo-
sion, bringing the total TO eight. Sew
eral others are SO badly injured that
they are expected to die.
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Gary Railway Grows.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Aug. 1.-THE
public service commission today
authorized the Gary Street Railway
Company to buy three transportation
lines for total OF $1,O27, 6O6.S0.
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(2) Communists participation III
these struggles.
Z CD Why Communists must join the
trade unions and be active in them.
"a Our attitude towards the leader
ship of the trade unions.
co. Our program of amalgamation
and labor party in the trade unions.
CO. Communist factions in the
trade unions.
CD The left wing: T. U. E. l..
(S) Our attitude toward the split
ting of trade unions and dual union
ism.
8. Assistance from higher party
units.
(a) The national educational direc-
tor should work out a short outline
for every subject; the c. E. C. should
supply every educational leader with
it.
(b) The G. e. c., as far as possible,
should sell the books, on these sub
jects at cost price to the members.
Note I. The outlines must be trans
lated in various languages so that the
language section comrades can use
them.
Note 2. Where comrades cannot all
come to meeting the same evening,
on account of party work or other inn
portant reasons, the branch or shop
nuclei can divide itself into two or
more groups in such a way that every
comrade could participate in these
educational meetings.
Note 8. The curriculum is limited
to two subjects for the following rea-
sons: (1) because they are the most
important subjects to be studied and
understood by every member, (2) be-
cause We can accomplish more by TAX.
ing fewer subjects at one time and
concentrating our attention to them.
III. Preparation.
1. The party press Immediately af-
ter the convention should carry on in
tensive agitation explaining to the
membership the importance of the ed.
ucational work. We should induce the
comrades to prepare themselves and
be ready to gladly participate in that
intensive education during these three
months.
2. The c. e. c., the district commit
tees and the c. c. G. are to see to ii
Nthat every branch should make neces.
harry arrangements for these educa.
1onal meetings in advance. =
4. BIM5A.
; P. S. 1t should be understood that
educational work among the party
membership must go on the whole
year around. But l think it is neces
ssry to carry on intensive education
for certain period of time and find
out how much success can we obtain
by these new methods.
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PROGRAM.
Our Higher Education.

1. We should maintain and strenth-
en- our existing educational classes in
various cities and build up such
classes in the larger cities where they
do not exist and where there is sufi-
cient material for them.
2. These classes should be under
the supervision of educational direc-
tors. appointed by the district execu-
tive committees of the various dis
lricts The district educational direc-
Tor is responsible for the conduct Of
these classes in the jurisdiction Of
that particular district. He reports
regularly to the D. E. G. about his
work and the success of these classes.
He maintains contact with the nation
ii educational director and receives
rom him every assistance possible.
g. AS far as possible these classes
Gould have a uniform curriculum
.hruout the party The curriculum
should be carefully prepared by the
national educational director.
4. The district educational director
may, if he finds necessary, establish
such classes in other languages, not
only in English. But it is advisable
10 induce the comrades of various Sec
ions who can read and speak Eng
fish to join the English classes.
Note I. do not submit draft of
'se curriculum for these classes be-
cause it is necessary to have reports
from the now existing classes so that
by studying them carefully it will be
possible to find out what subjects
must be taken up during the coming
year.
Note 2. do not speak aboAt the
Workers School in New York, because
that is special problem for the G.
E. C.
u. Our Elementary Education.
" 1. The convention of the Workers
Party should decide that the months
Of November, December and January
Abe set aside for intensive educational
work in the party.
(a) Every comrade should devote at
least one night every week for .educa-
ton.
OBJ The branch organizer should
keep very strict record of every COM
rade as to his or her attendance. Only
on very important grounds can a COM
rade be excused for failure to attend
IN educational meeting.
(c) The leader of the educational
meeting may be elected by the branch
or shop nuclei, or where there is no
suitable comrade for such work the
c. C. C. or the D. e. G. sends one.
The leader must study the subject
very carefully. prepare and deliver a
short talk on the subject, then let the
members discuss it. n the leader can
not answer certain question or If
he is not sure of its correctness he
lshould Immediately write to the d. Il.
| director for information.
2. Subjects to be studied during
these three months.
II (a) The Communist Party.
| I'D Membership and form of organ
ization
| (2) Its role before the revolution.
L CD Its role during the revolution.
u al It's role after the overthrow OF
| the rule of the bourgeois.
III (5) Party discipline
III 60 Communist work in other labor
organizations.
IN (b) Communist work In the trade
i Unions.
II 1 a. What is a trade union. its mem
bSrshlp and It's role in the--eveFyday
.l's'Sss''' Of the masses. II
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TT will assist our party to more fully
4 absorb the value of our recent expe-
riences in the needle trades. the strug-
gle to liquidate Loreism, il we have
a clear idea of the conditions which
brot the sharp, open struggle at the
precise moment that it did occur.
Nothing happens by accident, and it
is impossible to understand the par
ticular phenomenon unless one knows
something of the forces that brot it
about, as we'll as the conditioning CIR
cumstances. Such knowledge in the
case of the needle trades will help to
equip our comrades for similar strug
giles that must occur in other fields
and at other times.
Why did the G. E. C. find it neces-
sary openly to take issue in such
sharp manner with the leading COM
rades in the needle trades left wing
in the months of March and April?
Granted the harmful deviations dealt
with in some detail in my article in
the Workers Monthly for August,
why did the struggle against them
come to crisis at this precise mo-
ment?
Objective and Subjective Causes OF
the Crisis.
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Build the DAILY WORKER
with subs.
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THE immediate factors that forced
the crisis were of two kinds: OBJ
jective, that is, the conditions in the
industry and the relations of forces
between the bosses and the workers