The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-08
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full capitalist political machines, both
controlled and backed by the immense
resources Of Wall Street, supported by
the mighty prostitute press of New
York and presenting a united front
against the workers whenever the
slightest interests of their capitalist
masters is threatened; the workers
ere divided into many political frac-
tions. The bulk of them still supports
the capitalist parties. There is not one
Z Representative in the city government
to voice the will of the worker The
unity of labor's forces into one power
ful party Of all the producers, a Labor
Party capable of fighting for the wor-
. kers' needs, is the immediate and vital
necessity of the workers. Of New York,
as it is of the workers turnout the
land
Non-Partisan Policy a Sham.
The sham non-partisan policy i'm
posed upon the workers by the cor
rupt labor bureaucracy at the service
Of capitalism and its political parties,
is fundamental obstacle in the way
Of the building up of the labor party.
This policy has divided labor's forces
and has chained the local labor move
ment to the tail Of Tammany's cart.
The labor bureaucrats have become
part of the local capitalist political
machines and have sold their i'm
fluence and their alleged power to
deliver the vote of labor, in exchange
for soft jobs, graft and occasional po-
litical nominations. The slogan, IRE.
ward your friends and punish your
enemies" has meant in practice the
dividing of the workers and their be-
trayal to their enemies by corrupt la
Dor leaders for a price. This policy has
poisoned the mind of labor, made it
an easy prey to class collaboration
shemes in place of uncomprOmising
struggle for its own interests. The
complete eradication of this policy is
a question of life and death for the
workers. The complete divorce of la
Dor from the capitalist parties and the
establishment Of policy Of indepen-
dent political action Of the working
class in a labor party is the imme-
date task Of the workers of the city
of New York.
United Labor Ticket.
The Workers (Communist) Party
has for the past three years been the
foremost fighter for the formation of
labor party. At the earliest oppor-
tunity this year, it proposed to the
workers of New York the formation of
A united labor ticket for the present
campaign as a first step for the com
plete unity OF labor's political forces
IN a labor party. 1t proposed to the
socialist party, at its conference in
June, the calling Of a convention of all
labor organizations for this purpose.
But the socialist party in its servility
TO the labor bureaucrats and in its
complete heedlessness OF the elemen.
tary needs Of the workers, gave no
answer tothis proposal. Therefore the
socialist party must bear jointly with
the labor bureaucrats the responsible
ity for dividing the forces Of labor and
preventing the realization of a united
labor ticket against capitalism. The
Workers Party has therefore been
DmPelled to put forward its own can
dates. But Il realizes the crying
bed for working class political unity,
AID continues to call upon the so
ciallst party and all other labor groups
70 join together for a united labor