The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-06
THE Peoples Representatives" Go Into Session


The SEVENTEEN congress opens signs of depression in
industry multiply backed by state and federal
trying destroy the most important union IN the labor
the capitalists gathering their forces for whole
onslaught the working class and its organizations with
drawing injunction net around the unions as ue
poyment increasing the international conflicts assuming
sharper form of mperiast becoming more
presentation of the farmers progressively Faupe
ever larger numbers CT the rural masses.
The opening of congress means opening CT the prsden
a campaign and far national politics concerned the ne"
year is here
With their eyes ever open the effect upon the political for
tunes capitalist politicians and their parties senator's aq
congressman cabinet members and department heads the rres
lent and his Of xers will deal with those issues which
IAN sderacked But the greater part OF the time VIII be
spent in eyading decision On anything OF decisive pota
nature.
The nner conflicts the republican and democrat parties
the he varied special economic interests of their mem
bers and SUP tiers win responsible clashes which to
VII eed the utterance and actions OF the leaders
But ie o one moment will senators and congressman for
get first allegiance to capital and capitalism Neither
will they forget is their task to confuse ana deoraze Uhe
masses TO maintain the fiction of the den-
y robbed and robbehe working class and the
capitalist casshore in free and democratic America to pro
the interests of the financial and industrial LORDS at all COSTS
that there be certain concessions made to the
official leadership Of the labor movemenhe Green's VOLS and
psesbu will be made only to avoid making the class
cleavage and enable these agents OF the capitalists to
continue their betrayals OF the masses
1t is possible also that something will be done for the farm
bur e motive will be the same as that may prompt
making few gestures toward the Vorkers-to hold out
hopes sufficiently plausible character to keep the bank
rupt farmers in the two capitalist parties.
Wall Street will the determining factor in framing such
legislation passed proposed and this like its
predecessors will strengthen the hold Of upon the
government machinery
The speeches bills introduced the laws passed. the
general trend Of this the role played by the leading g
the economic interests they represent must be closely
watched-and understood
The struggle build labor party will take greater driving
meaning of the Vaccinations in Washington made
Not single senator represents or fights
for the workers and exploited farmers Not sim
gle congressman will make challenge to the
program Wall Imperialism There will be criticism OF
some of its methods but that is all.
There much said about corruption of the election
hney expenditure of huge for the purpose of
debauchng but senator will that
and republican parties the instruments OF the
class which plumbers the workers and farmers
This congress will furnish the most powerful arguments for
the organization of labor party and the complete separation of
the labor movement from the parties of its enemies.