The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-07
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in the Young Workers (Communist)
League. In the question of the seating
of some of the delegates supporting
the former Foster group of the party,
said Comrade Kaplan, the credentials
committee had exercised some degree
of leniency, considering that the over
coming of the crisis was more i'm
portant than the rigid application of
the formally correct rules which would
have excluded some of these dele
gates. In the interest of the unifcaI
ton of the league he therefore recon-
mended that the majority report on
credentials be accepted.
Comrade Max Shachtman in report
ing for the minority of the credentials
committee, disputed Comrade Kap-
lan's claim that the majority of the
credentials committee had been
lenient in considering the claims of
those supporting the former Foster
group. Comrade Shachtman character
lied the majority credentials report
as "a brazen piece of trickery," and
declared that the supporters Of Com
rade Kaplan did not have the MAORI
ty of the league membership behind
them. Comrade Williamson also
spoke in favor of, the minority report
on credentials.
Comrade Jack Stachel closed the
debate in behalf Aof the majority of
the credentials committee. He de-
clared that the statement of Com
rades Shachtman and Williamson re-
garding the voting Of the membership
could not be maintained in the face
Of the actual figures of the member
ship and of the voting branch by
branch, and was in effect an attempt
to discredit in advance the incoming
National Executive Committee. Com
rade Stachel quoted figures to show
that on the estimate of the total mem
bership of the league as 1900, the
former majority of the N. e. c. of the
league could not claim more than
900 supporters and would have to
grant that the present majority of the
convention delegates represent 1900
Of the members. On the basis of an
estimated total membership of 1900,
he said, 1000 of these are supporters
of the present majority of the conven-
ton delegates, and only 500 supported
the minority of the delegates.
Preceding the vote on credentials,
Comrade Herbert Fam moved to make
the acceptance ofsthe majority creden-
tials report unanimous.
Comrade Schachtman thereupon
took the floor to ask the party dele
cation to state whether or not the
party c. E. c, would consider a vote
against the acceptance of the report to
be violation of discipline, since the
party delegations had recommended
the acceptance of the report.
Comrade Jay Bovestone, on behalf
of the party delegation, replied that
the Central Executive Committee of
the party recommended the accept
ance of the report; that this is to be
considered only as recommendation
of the party to the Y. w. L. conven-
ton, and that a vote against the re-
port would not be considered viola
ton of discipline.
The convention accepted the MAORI
ty report of the credentials commit
tee by vote of 20 to 20.
Fam Elected Chairman.
Comrades Herbert Fam of New
York and John Williamson of Chica-
go being nominated for permanent
chairman, Comrade Fam was elected.
Comrade Stachel then moved that
Comrade Williamson be elected un-
animously as vice-chairman, and this
was done.
Yusim of Philadelphia Secretary
For permanent secretary Of the con-
vention Comrade Morris Yusim of
Philadelphia, Sarah Whiteman of
Philadelphia and Ronkkonen Of SUI
perior were nominated. Comrade
Whiteman declined. Comrade Yusim
was elected.
Greeting from Jailed Communists.
Jack Stachel then read letter
from Comrades Pat Toohey of the
league and Alex Reid of the party,
written from the jail at Scranton, Pa,
where they are imprisoned for their
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