The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-12
CALL. is ISSUED
BY LABOR PARTY
Pennsylvania Workers
Urged TO Organize
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Centennial of the first Labor Party
organized in this country. in the self
same city in which this first attempt
of the workers to develop a political
party that would serve to unite all
of Labor for political action on the
basis of the class interests of those
who toll, the delegates to this memoir
able convention declared their deter
mination to henceforth make the
Pennsylvania Labor Party real eff
fective weapon for labor's struggles.
Former Executive Lax.
: "The convention established the
fact that the growth of the Labor
Party has not been as rapid as the
conditions warranted. This was at
tributed to the failure of the former
Executive which did not respond Wig
orously enough to the favorable OPP
portunities nor utilized the growing
sentiment to develop the Party or
ganizationally and as political force.
Another error which in the opinion of
the convention served to hamper the
growth of the Labor Party, was the
inconsistency of the former Executive
under the direction of the former
president, Mr.. KutZ, in that politici-
ans of the old parties which are con-
troIled by the employers and which
the Labor Party has been organized
to fight against, have been endorsed
and placed on the Labor Party ballot.
To Build Party.
"The Philadelphia convention took
decisive steps to alter the policies of
the Party in such manner as to pro-
vide for a firm and consistent policy
directed towards the building of the
Labor Party into real party of the
workers and as to make the Labor
Party a vital and important factor
and weapon in all the struggles which
the workers of Pennsylvania are now
compelled to wage The instructions
of the convention provide for ener-
getic campaigns by the Labor Party
for support of the miners and other
workers engaged in strikes; to estab-
fish the right of workers to strike and
picket without interference by state
authorities, police, injunctions, ETC.;
or unemployment relief and insur-
ance; for progressive labor legjsla-
ton; against imperialist wars and
against the domination Of government
by the capitalists.
Are Militant Fighters.
"The Executive Committee which
was unanimously elected is pledged to
carry out these instructions. The
members of the new Executive are all
active and militant fighters in the
Labor movement of this state with
long records of loyal service to the
Labor movement standing as best
guarantee that they can be depended
on to work ceaselessly to build and
strengthen the Labor Party.
with the cooperation and support
of the members and affiliated organi-
cations, we feel confident that the
forces of Labor in this state can be
united for effective political action
that will advance the interests of
Labor and make the workers the
power on the political field which
they properly should be as those who
produce all wealth and constitute the
majority of the population.
Urged to Affiliate.
"The State Executive Committee
calls upon all workers organizations
in this state which are not yet affili-
ated to the Labor Party to do so at
once. We urge all workers who are