The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-28
By C. E. RUTHENBERG.

find reprinted an article from The
DAILY WORKER of January 9th,
1927, by Anthony Bimba, ,on do We
Believe in Parliamentary Action ?"
This article by Comrade Bimba was
written with the purpose of stirring
up greater interest in the work OF
participation in the election cam
paign. Comrade Bimba desired to
emphasize the Importance of the cleo
ton campaigns for Communist agita-
ton and propaganda and to impress
upon the members of the Workers
(Communist) Party, the need of more
serious and energetic work in making
use Of the opportunity for Communist
agitation and propaganda which the
election campaign provides.
In doing this, Comrade Bimba pre-
sented a one-sided picture of the ac-
tivities of the party in the New York
City election campaign last Novem-
Der. He emphasized the weaknesses
and failures, leaving out the achieve
ments in the form of many successful
meetings, and hundreds of thousands
of pieces Of literature distributed
during the campaign.
Our friends of the proletarian
party seized upon this article to sub
stantiate their charge that the work
of the Workers (Communist) Party
is "bombast and bluff"
1t is not the purpose Of this article
to defend the Workers (Communist)
Party against this attack from our
proletarian friends, except to note in
passing that the situation in the
whole American labor movement is
the best answer to this charge, and
the best proof that the only living
force in the American labor move
ment today which is endeavoring to
build it up and lead it forward in the
struggle against the capitalists is the
Workers (Communist) Party and it's
membership. The fact that the whole
force of reaction in the labor move
ment, beginning with President Green
of the American Federation of Labor,
and down through the ranks of the
lesser bureaucrats, such as Lewis,
Sigman, MacMahon, and so forth is
being hurled against the Workers
(Communist) Party is the evidence
that the efforts of the. Workers
(Communist) Party to mobilize the
workers for militant struggle against
the capitalists, as against the poll
cies Of the reacti9nary bureaucrats of
collaboration with the bosses, is MAX
ing such headMay that it has aroused
the fears of(the whole labor bureau
crazy which is opposed to a class
struggle policy in the labor move
ment.
The history of the labor struggle
during the last year also showing the
only militant fight against the capt.
talist employers to have been led by
the Communists and left wingers also
stands as an answer to our proletar-
ian friends. The furriers strike, the
garment workers strike, the heroic
struggle of the Passaic workers
what other militant fights against
the capitalists were there during the
year 1926?
What Is The Proletarian Party?
However, as stated above, the pur-
pose of this article is not to discuss
the progress and achievements of the
Workers (Communist) Party in
stimulating and leading the workers
struggles in this country. On the
contrary, its purpose is to challenge
the right to separate existence of the
proletarian party.
The proletarian party is not large
in numbers. 1t has possibly half
dozen local organizations, maybe
as many as ten, consisting of hun
dred or two of members. 1t declares
that it is a Communist organization,
that is, that it accepts the principles
of the Communist International. The
number Of the "Proletarian" which
contains the reprint of Comrade
Bimba's article, prints notices of
meetings to honor the memory of
Lenin on the anniversary OF his death.
Now, either the proletarian party
is what it processes to be, Com
munist organization, or it is some
thing else, possibly new and smaller
edition of a variety of socialist labor
parties.
If it is a Communist organization,
and its members Communists, then it
has no right to a separate existence
outside OF the Communist Party of
this country, the Workers (Commu-
nist) Party. If its profession of ac-
ceptance of Communist principles are
not borne out by the policies it advo-
Gates and the facts Of its activities
and it is the latter, then it should adj
just its differences, and become part
of that other sect,--the socialist la
Dor party.
A Challenge To The PrOletarians.
Our challenge to the members of
the proletarian party is: That they
examine their organization and its
policies, and find out where they be-
long.
In making this examination, we