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establish democracy" in Russia.
The Workers (Communist) Party
regards the reasons given by the city
committee of the socialist party in
turning down the united front as a
mere pretext with which to break off
negotiations which have satisfactorily
progressed in the first session. The
real reason for turning down the unit
ed front by the city committee of the
socialist party, is the opposition of
the Forwards group in the socialist
party, not only to united front with
the Communists but to any united ac-
ton which would lead toward mass
movement Of the workers of New
York City in favor of the Soviet I'm
ion.
Within the socialist party uneasi-
ness has developed, regarding the tao
tics of the socialists. The heavy de-
feat suffered by the socialists in the
needle trades and the fall in the vote
of the socialist party in the last
election, have caused voices of dis
may as to policies of the Forwards,
which dominates the tactics of the So
cialist party. Such discomfort has
found public expression in the series
Of articles published by Norman
Thomas in recent numbers of the
New Leader.
Norman Thomas, who while funda-
mentally in accord with the theology
and practices of the socialist party,
calls for a modification of some of
the tactics in order to arrest the fast
waning prestige of the socialist party.
The Forward Against U. S. S. r.
The Forwards, however, continues
its stand-pat policy of supporting and
inspiring strong-arm tactics in the un-
ions and Workmen's Circles, such as
expulsion of miltants and Commun-
lists in the Workmen's Circle, the use
of gangsterism in the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers and believes that
by villifying every class conscious
movement and every class conscious
worker, it will be able to maintain
its position among the workers. The
Forwards has made its chief reason
of existence and it's main issue the
struggle against the workers and
peasants government Of the Soviet
Union and against the Communist
Party, going further even than the
capitalist press goes in its campaign
of calumny and distortion. 1t is in
pursuit of this policy that the For
wards group opposes the united front
for the Soviet Union.
The S. P. declares that united
front with the Workers (Communist)
Partyzsis "impracticable" This has
been the time-honored explanation of
the S. P. for refusing united front of
working class organizations on any
vital issue affecting the workers. 1t
has been the same with the leaders
of the European socialists, who have
refused a united front until they were
compelled by the pressure of the
working class to enter united front
movements. In Germany, a united
front of the socialist party and the
Communists in the last election was a
practical proposition which has brot
beneficial results to the working
class.
Aids League of Nations.
The socialist party considers unit
ed front with the Communists for re-
cognition Of the Soviet Union imprac-
ticable, but it gladly makes common
cause with the enemies Of the work
ing class in supporting the league of
nations, that instrument Of war and
plumber, which has enslaved Germany,
confirmed the right of British to pill
lage India, backed France in its war
against Syria and Morocco and sane
toned the looting of China. The same
league Of nations which has boycott
ed, attacked and invaded the Soviet
Union and which now at Locarno has
laid new plans for a fresh attack up
on the Soviet Union.
In proposing united front the
Workers (Communist) Party had no
illusion regarding the attitude of the
socialist party toward the workers
government of the Soviet Union. It's
hostility Is well known. We proposed
a common campaign for immediate
needs of the American workers
against the imperialist policy OF the
Coolidge administration manifested
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