The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-20

The policy of our Party, which is the
revolutionary political party of the
American working class, is dictated
by the realization of the fact that the
next historic progressive step of
American labor consists in entering
as a class the field Of political action
by organizing a labor party.
For the Coming Elections.
"In line with this policy, the Work
ers (Communist) Party has consist
entity striven to bring about united
action of labor, locally and nationally.
Prompted by the dictates of this same
policy, our Party is today bending all
It's efforts towards crystalizing a la
Dor party or a united labor ticket for
the forthcoming presidential elections.
More Favorable Outlook.
"The conditions for the formation
of a labor party are becoming increas-
ingly more favorable. The develop
ment of the capitalist offensive
against the workers, and the poor
farmers as described above, together
with the open functioning of the
democratic and republican parties in
the interests of big business, and the
disappearance of every important
point of difference between these two
parties in their hostility towards the
toiling masses, the bankruptcy Of the
A. F. of L. non-partisan policy, the
futility of the efforts Of the insurg
ents in congress to effect any relief
for the toiling masses-an these i'm
portant developments are awakening
the American masses to the need of
organized, independent political strug-
gle against the old capitalist parties.
Influence of Presidential Campaign.
"The approaching presidential cleo
tions are also making the situation
more favorable for the disqualification
of a labor party.
at is obvious that the movement
for labor party and for a farmer
labor alliance is increasing. Witness
the revival of the farmer-labor move
ment in the Northwestern states, the
Forthcoming conference of the far.
mer-labor organizations in the North.
west, the Strengthening of the far.
mer-labor party of Minnesota, the
| growing demand for a national far.
mer-labor conference and the increas
| ing efforts of progressive trade
unionists to organize trade union
committees for a labor party. This
growth of the labor party movement
takes place despite the efforts to OBJ
struct and demoralize the movement
on the one hand by the politicians Of
the old capitalist parties and on the
other hand by the trade union reac
tionaries and the so-called insurgents
in the old capitalist parties.
Witness also the steady movement
to the left of sections of the indus
trial working class, as manifested il
the recent local elections and also il
the various American trade unior
delegations to the Soviet Union. Il
therefore becomes the duty of al
those elements who undertake tt
speak IN the name of labor, to accel
crate the movement and to bring
about the formation Of labor partS
and its alliance with the poor farmers
Hostile Forces
1--WE must be fully conscious of the
forces which are working against the
labor party. These are the politica
parties of the capitalist class, which
must be combatted without com
promise. But more dangerous thar
the capitalist politicians is the OPP
position to the labor party movement
on the part of the reactionary leader
: ship of the American trade unions
and the political manipulations of the
progressive and insurgent element.
within the old parties. The oppo
sition of the trade union reactionaries
headed by William Green, Matthew
VOL, etc, must be challenged anc
fought against increasingly. Tn,
more SO since these reactionaries are
now making a fresh effort to side
track the movement towards a labo,
party into the channels of ''non-parti
san political action" which means sup
port and surrender to the capitals
| parties.
Clear Attitude Toward "Insurgents'
GAS. to the role of the. insurgent.
led by Norris, Brookhart, Shipstead
LaFollette, etc, working class party
must have a perfectly clear attitude
towards them. The efforts of thes,
insurgents are directed in measur,
against the domination of big business