The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-11

ANGnN VI hPNSNAs
In addition TO what was published
in yesterdays issue Of the DAILY
WORKER, the rest Of Jay Love-
stones speech was as follows: "on
his death bed Ruthenberg said to me,
Tell the comrades to fight on Then
he breathed his last and died"
GAS sat by his dead body thot
of China where the nationalist revo-
lutionary struggle is now taking
place, OF India where the oppressed
natives are working for their free
dom, Of Russia where the workers
have already been victorious and of
America, where we are fighting an
uphill struggle.
Worked For A Labor Party.
"Ruthenberg gave his all for the
founding of our party. No man has
done more to enhance the formation
Of labor party than he has.
Gle was a feminist, realist in the
true BoIshevist sense of the word.
"Comrade Ruthenberg is to me the
symbol of the better day that is to
come as the workers follow in his
footsteps.
"The leadership that he gave us
viii be an inspiration for the victory
Of the American proletariat.
L0vestone ended his speech by
turning to the ashes and saying: eve
viii fight on until we score a victory
for what you gave your life"
Present At Death.
Max Bedacht, the next speaker,
was introduced as one who was also
present when Ruthenberg died. He
spoke in part, as follows:
AT no time said the telegram
we have received from the Commu-
mist international, since Comrade
Ruthenberg raised the banner
against war in 1917 was he more
needed than today
ain 1917 we were told that the
world was going to be made safe for
democracy, but Comrade Ruthenberg
knew that it was a lie. Today, while
we are assembled here for our fare
well to Comrade Ruthenberg we see
the fruits of the struggle for demo-
crazy.
Mentions Nicaragua.
"In Nicaragua without your consent
your brothers and your sons are
again sent to make the world safe
for democracy and to fight for self
determination.
"Comrade Ruthenberg, a clear lead
er and Marxist, saw thru the lies in
1917.
To-day when we again face a stu
alton very much the same we have
lost his counsel. However, on what
he has left us, we must follow, we
must heed his advice"
Needed Today"
"When the Communist Interna-
tional says that he was never more
needed than today they mean that
loyalty ITO the working class was
never more necessary than now.
"Comrade Ruthenberg spent years
behind prison bars, he was strung up
by his wrists, but nothing could take
him away from the working class.
He was sent from one Jail to another
but that did not stop his fighting
for the workers interests.
GitIOw Speaks.
Benjamin Gitlow, the next speaker
was presented as one who had served
two years in Sing Sing with Ruthen-
berg.
"Comrade Ruthenberg is dead"
said GitJow. eve mourn the loss of
our comrade who was a great leader
Of the working class, who came into
prominence in the working class
struggle at time when it took cour-
age to do so.
"He is one of those who in 1917
raised their voice against the world
slaughter, one who was hated and
feared by the ruling class Of this
country.
HE was sent to prison many times,
always being in the hands of the law, \
always a victim of the ruling class.
Dictatorship of the PrOletariat.
He realized very clearly that the
only way to overthrow capitalism
with its military power was by the
dictatorship Of the proletariat. That
it was necessary to have an organi-
cation Of steel for the workers.
He gave up his energy, gave up
his life that such an organization
could be forned-The Communist
Party.
Formed Party.
To him in great extent we can
thank for having a Communist Party
fighting for the working class.
struggling for the suppressed farm
ers and factory workers, for all
creeds and nationalities, for the great
American working class.
He realized that the struggle
must be part of an international
movement and the call for the forma-
ton Of the Communist international
found him aligned with those which
issued the call.