The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-20
The Socialist Party and the United Front

political organization and other work
ers' organizations would be a step
forward to the capitalization of a per-
manent labor party which, in alliance
with the exploited farmers of the
United States, would carry on the
struggle in labor's interest and for the
exploited farmers in every issue
arising out of the class struggle and
not only in the election campaign.
The Socialist Party, thru the resolu-
ton adopted by its national conven-
ton in reply to the proposal of the
Workers (Communist) Party, an
swered this constructive proposal by
a declaration that it is "for a united
front of all working class forces" and
then called the Workers (communist)
Party names because II proposed a
definite and concrete united front
movement In the interests Of the work
ers of this country. In other words,
the Socialist Party is for the united
front on paper but it will take no
definite action to make united front
of the workers a reality in the election
campaigns.
The excuse of the Socialist Party
for this attitude is that "the Comnun-
list International started a campaign
Of disruption among the working class
organizations of the world,'' and that
the united front proposals'of the Com
munist parties are merely maneuvers
in this campaign of disruption. While
making this hypocritieal statement,
the Socialist Party declares itself for
united front of all working class
forces. The Workers (Communist)
Party makes a proposal for united
front of all working class. forces, that
is, it submits for the approval of the
Socialist Party definite program for
achieving such a united front in re-
lation to the immediate situation in
the United States and this, the Social
list Party calls campaign of disrup-
ton. Because the Workers (Commun-
ist) Party want to do something to
develop the united front in the cleo
ton campaign, because it wants con-
crete achievements for the working
class, it is a descriptive force accord
ing to the Socialist Party.
The Fight Against onaFPoIleies.
One Of the facts cited BY the Social
list Party convention resolution to
prove that the Communists are dis
rupters is that the Workers tCommun-
iist) Party, constantly maligned and
libeled the Socialists individually and
collectively, calling us labor lieuten-
ants of the bourgeoisie' and traitors
to the working Glass;" A'51
The fact that the workers (Com-
munist) Party makes a proposal for
united action to the Socialist Party,
does not and will not bind it not
to tell the truth to the workers
in regard to the Socialist Party
and its activities. The Workers (Com-
munist) Party does not agree. because
it calls upon the Socialist Party to
enter into a united front movement,
not to tell the truth in regard to such
events in the labor movement as the
colossal betrayal of the British work
ers by the Ramsay !TMcDonalds
Thomases and Hendersonsfth gentle
men of the second intefhational of
which the Socialist Party is also a
part.
What other description tells the
truth about the recent event in Great
Britain than that the sMacDonalds,
Thomases and HendersoTs, socialists
of Great Britain acted aSqthe labor
lieutenants of the bourge6isiep in be-
training the British workersg What
other description than this correctly
places before the working class the
action of the Socialist Party in aiding
to side-track the movement of the
American workers for independent
political action thru labor party by
helping to create the illusion that La