The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-30
Class Struggle in Minnesota
By Fred Ellis

will help to build genuine labor
party, but because they know they
will use all their power to thwart
the desires of the masses for indie
pendent political action and attempt
to lead it into the channels of class
collaboration.
Mr.. Cars, present U. S. congress
man from the 8th district and erst-
while farmer laborite, known to all
as democrat, doesn't even recog-
nize the party at all. Today we
can say the farmer-labor party is
an instrument for holding back the
mllltancy of the workers and farm
ers and not as it was intended, an
instrument to help in the fight for
better conditions. Standing as it
does for genuine farmer-labor par
ty, the Workers (Communist) Par
ty state this can only emerge from
the breaking up of the present
farmer-labor party and it's corrupt
aggregation of political and traitor
Gus tricksters who are attempting to
stifle the spirit of revolt.
Tasks Of the Communist Party.
In spite of seemingly insurmount-
able difficulties, our Party set to
work to put candidates on the ballot.
One hundred thousand farmer-labor
voters who voted in the primaries
were ineligible for signing our petit
lions, which meant we had to strike
out IN new fields. This was done
and we went on the ballot with 1000
votes surplus for each candidate.
However, the full membership was
not modified. Many comrades did
not realize the magnitude and i'm
portance of the job.
The election campaign neverthe-
less has acted as tonic to the mem
bership. From being apathetic they
became energetic. Today we are
modified better than ever before.
For the first time in the history
OF the state the Communist Party
has come out four square against
the mlsleaders and pseudo progress
sives, and is certain to more than
double its 1924 presidential vote this
year. To consolidate our influence
we must not stop at the election
campaign.
Industrial Work.
We must go into the unions. or
game the unorganized and dig our
selves deep down in the masses. AL
ready we have two shop nuclei
where previously we had none. Fac
tory papers are distributed in two
Ford plants. Comrades are leaving
non-basic industries to get into
basic industries. Our orientation is
definitely towards the factories
where the masses are to be found.
Anti-war work, usually carried on
IN company of preachers and paci-
fists, was definitely taken inside the
army camps. We distributed hum
dreds of bulletins and leaflets to the
Citizens Military Training Camps,
some reaching the regulars. We
raised the slogan, LEARN whom to
fight when learning how to fight"
For the first time in the history
OF the district, experimentation
has been introduced. This is not
functioning as it should, b.. un-
uouptediy will make Roadway.
Election Campaign.
All the above activities are a d.
rect result of the election campaign.
This is the major campaign around
which our other work has conferred.
All campaigns were definitely linked
up with the election.
The Party membership today is
approximately $50 and will 90 over
the 1000 mark.
The election campaign period
marks great progress in the life of
our party. We are party of the
masses instead of sect. We must
buckle down to the task of greater
and greater activity. The future is
with our Party. Long live the Com.
nunist Parties Of the world! Greet
ngs to our presidential candidates!