The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-22

I The Decision Of the comlntern on
i. the American Question.
The Comiptern decision should serve
us as an instrument to promote the
revolutionary movement in America;
but unhappily, both the majority and
the minority have instead perverted it
into an accessory of their factional
campaigns.
After the Comintern had established
how wrong they both were, especially
on the main issue of the Labor Party,
each faction uses the statement Of the
Comintern mainly to discredit the 9TH
er faction-but for no constructive
purpose. '3 ~
We adopt without reservation the
political analysis contained in the Co
mintern resolution on the American
question, and there is therefore no
need to restate it.
9 Confusion Of Issues---Wastine Of.
IL Energy.
2 It would have been conducive to a
wholesome situation in our party It
most Of our energy and discussion had
been devoted to our party organiza,
ton, T. U. E. L. work, educational and
general concrete political actirlts, AS
it is, for nearly two years 49, ,ngth
has been Slapped by series of cam
paigns coming one on top of the other
thruoit 1924, and prolonged USE
less fractional discussion in 1924-5. The
Labor Party, Trade Union problems.
Shop Nuclei, etc, were hardly ever
discussed upon their own merits.
. The Labor Party Campaign.
u The confusion of our party lead
ership manifested itself most definite
ly, and the setback which our party
suffered was most apparent in our as
sortment of policies on the Labor
Party; and twice in two years were
these policies definitely repudiated by
the Comintern.
The only substantial opposition to
the most disastrous third party
(La Follette) policy in 1924 arose in
the New York district and was ridi-
culed by the leadership of both the
majority and the minority factions.
But this opposition, tho condemned at
the time as a social-democratic devia-
ton and as leftist sectarianism proved
to be the correct Communist position
and was later endorsed by the Comm
tern. .
In 1921 the American Labor Alliance
was inflicted upon us, in 1922 the Unit
ed Toilers of America, in 1928 the
Federated Farmer-Labor Party, in 1924
the National Farmer-Labor Party-all
Of which were still-born.
In 1921 we had candidates on the
Workers League ticket, in 1922 on the
Workers Party ticket, in 1923 on the
Federated Farmer-Labor Party ticket
in 1924 on the Workers Party ticket
February. 1922, we ignored the meet
ing of the Conference for Progressive
Political Action; December, 1922. we
sent Workers Party delegates; Febru-
airy, 1923, we sent Workers Party dele
gates: July, 1924. the National Farmer.
Labor Party sent a delegation; Feb
ruary, 1925, we ignored it again.
July, 1923, we organized the FEEDER
ated Farmer-Labor Party; December,
1923,g we issued the theses for the
La Toilette third party; May, 1924, we
lrepudiated the La Toilette third party;
June, 1924, we had the st. Paul con-
vention; July, 1924, Workers Party
nominations; August, 1924, the Farm
er-Labor Party slogan; December,
1924, we dropped the slogan altegeth.
er; May, 1925, we issued the Labor
Party slogan.
A Results Of Our Maneuvers.
II It was right along the fashion in
our party to speak in exultation of
the "maneuvers" which we must en-
gage in; any emphasis upon funda-
mental organization work, as ex-
pressed by the slogan, Build the
Party" and now stressed by the Co
mintern, was then frowned upon by
both leading groups, as indicating a
social-democratic or sectarian tend
ency