The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-20
BY c. E. RuTHEN5ERG,
General Secretary

Workers (Communlst) Party
THE Central Committee of the
L Workers (Communist) Party sent
to the national convention of the So
ciahst Party, which was held in Pitts
burgh, Pa, May l, 2, and 3, a propos-
al for united action to draw the work.
ers of this country into the 1926 elec-
ton campaign on the basis of inS &C.
pendent political action in support o.
workers and farmers program.
The reply Of the Socialist Party to
this effort of the Communists to unite
labor's forces in the political cam
paign this year, was to call the Com.
muntsts names.
THE Workers (Communist) Party is
L Of the opinion that the next big
Step forward for the labor movement
of the United States is the cutting
loose from the policy of supporting
the political parties Of their class en-
emies-the republican and democratic
parties-the labor movement of the
United States must find the means of
crystalli1ing its political strength and
carrying on a consistent struggle
against the parties representing their
exploiters and oppressors.
The movement for the formation of
party which will fight labor's bat.
tles-a Labor Party-went forward
with increasing momentum from 1918
until 1924. This movement grew from
out of the experiences Of the workers
in the class struggle. It was the re-
flex OF the fact that the government
more openly than ever before became
the agents of the capitalist exploiters
in the struggle against the workers.
This promising movement of Ameri
can labor received a tremendous set
back thru the betrayal by the LaFol-
lette movement. Thru the LaFollette
movement it was swept from the road
which led to labor party into sup
porting progressive republicans who
did not even have the courage to form
a third capitalist party. In this be-
trayal the Socialist Party played a
big part. 1t carried on persistent pro-
paganda to win the workers for La
Toilette and his third party aggrega-
ton in place of showing that the La
Toilette forces did not represent the
interests of the workers and would
not form a party representing the
workers, but was a movement repre-
senting the petty bourgeoisie of this
country, the professional classes and
the smaller capitalists who were in
opposition to the rule of big capital
in the United States.
The Workers Party Proposal.
THE United Front offer of the Work
L ers (Communist) Party to the So
cialist Party convention gave the
Socialist Party the opportunity to cor
rect its past mistake and actually
show that it favored the creation of
political party representing the work
ers of this country by Joining with the
Workers (Communist) Party in put
ting in the field united front election
tickets as a move towards the crystal
lization of a labor party.
The Workers (Commnhist) Party
believes the time is ripe for such a
movement. 1t is prepared to give it's
utmost support to a movement which
will draw the workers into the cleo
ton campaign this year on the basis
of united front labor tickets. Such a
movement would be a big step for
ward.
The Workers (Communist) Party
is of the further opinion that such
united front labor tickets represent
ing joint action by the trade union