The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-16
BY EMIL E. HOLMES.

II
cate organ Of the Minnesota Farmer
Labor Association has in the past sew
eral issues given over considerable
space to articles denouncing me and /
feel the voters of the Minnesota Farm
er-Labor Party will not consider that
am carrying the matter too far by
seeking space in the general press to
tell my side of the story. l do not
own newspaper and my opponents
in the party, Mahoney and Starkey,
control the organization press so
there is not much else for me to do I'M
less | am willing to accept without
protest of any kind the criticism that
is being hurled at me. / am not yet
that much of a pacifst.
Charges Incompetence.
This argument between William
Mahoney, editor Minnesota Union Ad-
yocate, and myself, some weeks ago
when l made statement to the eff
feet that in my opinion both Mahoney
and Starkey were incompetent to act
further as leaders in the Farmer-La-
Dor movement, that this was espec-
tally proven in the fact that two years
have elapsed since the last election
and they have done nothing to build
an organization. The first real differ
ence Of opinion between those men
and myself came on the question Of
the Minnesota Non-Partisan League
which is being revived in some sec
lions of this state, and which is being
organized on a scheme of unity be-
tween capital and the farmer with a
plan of organization very similar to
that of the fascist. This, Mahoney
agreed, should be denounced, but my
self and other organizers must not go
into the seventh congressional district
of Minnesota in which the league has
begun operation. We must not be-
come active in our opposition to the
league.
Protects Schall.
The second issue upon which did
not agree with Mahoney was the man.
ner in which the Farmer-Labor Ad-
vocate was handling the publicity in
the Mangus Johnson-Tom Schall con-
test My contentious were that the
Advocate should run the complete
expose on Senator Thomas ID. Shall,
the lawyers for Mangus Johnson
claim the senate committee has given
the people a raw deal, they in turn
will be handing the people Of Mime
sofa a raw deal if they don't publish
everything they have got on Tom
SchalI. Just why they don't turn out
the story is something l can only
guess at and that the voters will have
to guess about until 1t is done.
Fights Steam Roller.
The third question upon which
am not in accord with Mahoney is the
manner In which delegates at con-
IVentions are handled The delegates
ousted are not charged with treason
to the party and given complete
hearing in each individual case, but
ousted wholesale without any ques-
ton as to their being guilty or not
guilty. There is much said about the
Communists but very little proven, it
has now come to the point where the
Mahoney-Starkey faction don't stop
at Communists but hclude all those
who are in sympathy with the Com
munists. This is stretched to the
point that opposition to Mahoney or
Starkey means being given a label as
a Communist and promptly ousted.
Starkey and Mahoney are unwilling
to cease this activity, for II will re-
move their excuses for putting OPP
ponents out Of the way. They must
pose as saviors Of the farmer labor
movement to stay in power, for they
have no record as organizers TO keep
them there, hence this game OF shout
ing about the Communists works to
perfection and provides an excuse
for their lack OF activity This bunk
Is not going to get by any further In
Minnesota however. The farmers and
workers have waited for the seden-
tary Mr.. Mahoney as long as they are
going too.
Mahoney Cannot Organize.
The chairman of the Eighth Dis
triet, Duluth and Iron Range Coun-
tryl Mr.. 3. II. Farley. calls upon me
in the last issue Of the Farmer-Labor
Advocate to start out and organize a
militant political organization II !
think It can be done; he relates that
out OF thirty letters sent out calling
district convention only one reply
was received. This must have been
overlooked by Mahoney who is the
real editor of the Farmer.Labor Advo.
cate. II is hard to believe that he