The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-06
Workers Communist Party
Social Affairs
Resolutions

over the world court Is but another ex-
preston of the struggle Of 1920 with
the chances of victory now on the
side of the great international bank
ing houses which were worsted at the
time of the nomination and, election
of Harding.
The situation continues favorable
during the past few months and there
are still no indications of a new down
ward trend. Rather the contrary, the
tendency is still toward improvement
industrially. This is registered in
slight increases in employment and
greater increases in production.
The favorable conditions in industry
and unemployment Of the character
to create a crisis, are rejecting them
selves in the attitude Of the workers.
There are definite signs that the
period of submission to wage cuts and
the worsening Of working conditions
is over and that the workers are in a
mood Of resistance and in a mood OF
making demands for improvements of
their wages and working conditions.
This is evidenced in the now four
months old struggle Of the anthracite
workers for wage increases and full
recognition of their union 1t is shown
in the demand of the railroad workers
for increases in wages. In the rail
road industry, it is reported from our
party connections, that the slogans of
"Organize the Unorganized," and
Fight for Wage Increase" are to-
day as potent as was the slogan of
"Amalgamation" in 1922.
The growth of the left wing in the
needle trades is no doubt an express
sion of discomfort with the situation
in the industry and the demand of the
workers for militant struggle against
wage increases and for better working
conditions.
This situation has also been reflect
ed in the textile industry, where there
is a movement of a mass character
against wage cuts and for organiza-
ton of the textile workers.
Undoubtedly, If the present eco
nomic situation continues to develop.
along these favorabIes lines for the
capitalists, we may look forward to
new struggles on a mass scale by the
workers for improvements in their
conditions. This probably will not be
as spectacular as the great struggles
of 1922, but they will create a favor
able condition for our party work.
The struggles of the workers will
bring them into new collisions with
the government and give an impetus
to the movement for political action
thru labor party. They will create
the basis for organization of the work
ers in the unorganizeda Industries.
In the agricultural held. the condi-
tions are not so favorable for the
farmers. The golden days prophesied
as result of the slight improvement
in 1924 at the time OF the presidential
elections, have not 3haterialized for
he farmers. The one favorably sold
crop has not solved their economic
problems 3hst
AS a consequence, bthere is arising
a new movement of protest and strug-
gle among the farmers. The farmer
is not content with the promises and
the measures proposed by the repub-
lican administration. This was evil
denced when a conservative farmers
organization Sucb &c tbo far,o h,,.oo,,
repudiated the proposal of President
Coolidge for solution of the agricul-
tural problems.
The discomfort of the farmer is also
expressing itself in a new movement
for political action. In a number of
the southwestern states, Arkansas,
Texas, Oklahoma, efforts for the Or
ganization of farmer-labor party are
being made thru recent conferences.
A monthly paper. advocating the
formation of farmer-labor parties, has
been established. In Montana, drive
for the organization of farmers into
the Western Progressive Farmers is
under way. In NorthsDakota, some of
INV ASoHCAS Va LhC HOu-pdI llsdn league
are advocating thee formation of a
farmer-labor party and a recent con-
ference was held forsthat purpose. A
determined effort WILDE made to have
he non-partisan league convention on
Feb. 22 take a standr for the farmer.
labor party. sac
At the North Dakota conference
here appeared representatives. of the
'armers' organizations in a number OF
he northwestern states and a pro-
oosal was adopted to hold a confer.
snce of the northwestern farmer-labor
party organizations for the purpose of
broadening the movement.
The conditions which are develop.
ing are favorable for our party work
The opportunity for,work among the
masses is developing both among the
Industrial workers and the exploited
! farmers.
We must again mobilize our party
for this work Thfo 10 fha rnoat IN,