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Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-28
To
Serve Terms

Three McXicans were convicted
in the federal court at san Diego
Tuesday for the alleged smuggling
Of japanese across the border.
The men were sentenced bv Judge
Paul j. Mccormick to serve 30 days
each in the Imperial county Jail
They were Alfonso Gutierrez
Adolph BeItran and Ruben Ortega.
The Carnation Stables, Pomona
won IS prizes in the recent Los An
gclcs horse show.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-28
Northern Scouts
Visit Valley

Glendale Boy Scouts, ON their
yearly trip to Imperial Valley, ar
rived in FL Centre Tuesday, and af-
ter spending some time in this city,
made their camp near the Ira d.
Aten ranch in Calipatria.
This trip has become an annual
event, the boys going in their own
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-28

truck outfitted for camping and in
GLIDING in their itinerary, San Diego,
Imperial Valley, Yuma, and PAIN
Springs. Scoutmaster Chcescman is
in charge of the troop.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-28
Friday Service
At st. Paul's

A three hour service will be CON
Quoted on Good Friday at st. Paul s
Episcopal church between the hours
of IL and 3, and will consist of
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-28

Robert Clarke, La Grandc. Oregon
grew 46 bushels of wheat per acre
on - acres that had previously
been in sweet clover.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-28

Leroy Holt, Mrs. Ross T. HickcoX
and the hostess.
Fridge followed the delicious
luncheon, Mrs. Holt receiving high
score prize, and Mrs. Huston, low.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-28

hymns, dcvotions and meditations
ON the Seven Last Words of Christ.
Worshipcrs may come and go dur
ing the service.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-28
PROMINENT WOMEN
WILL SPEAK AT
COUNTY CONVENTION

Club women from all over the
valley will convene at Calipatria
Saturday morning in the American
Legion hall for the annual Conven-
ton of the Imperial County Fedora,
tion of Women S Clubs. \ splendid
program has been planned, the high
lights Of which are the addresses by
Miss Josephine Seaman, president
elect of Southern District and a re-
markably forceful speaker; and by
Mrs. Mary B. Steyl, district chair
man of legislation and forme. secre
tary to Senator Shortridgc.
The complete program is given be-
low:
Morning Session 10 a. m.
Salute to Flag.
Assembly singing led by Mrs.
Hugh T. Osborne.
Invocation ...-.....- Rev. Frank Dill.
Greetings ,......... Mrs. R. w. Ware,
Calipatria cluh Mayor J. C..
Tate.
Reading of minutes.
Reports of convention committees
, and county chairmen.
Piano solo .--...-...-..... Mrs. Russell
Bennitt
Election of officers.
Address .............. Miss josephine
Seaman.
Luncheon, Legion hall, 1890.
Music ---.---- Calipatria High school.
Afternoon session, 2 p. m.
Reading of minutes.
Reports of convention committees,
club presidents, and county officers.
Vocal solo ............ Dorothy Dreher
Report -,,-.-.....- Mrs. +. d. Jacobs.
Address --..-... Mrs. Mary B. Steyl
Resolutions.
Readings of minutes.
Adjournment.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-28

Again the family affairs A. Sman the spot
them this time by the SANDER
Beauvais Indian guide whom
father of Mr. Stiman child
Redheadd Flo girl whose love G Slman cooed
Above MISS
Leeds with her right Beauva and below h MI anu
Stlman.
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succeeded in doing the following
things:
| 1. Strengthened Cannon and
Trotskyism. Some workers, espe-
cially outside the Party, believe
Cannon and Lovestone when both of
them say the same thing, namely,
that Lovestone is the logical repre-
sentative of c. l. leadership in
America, and judging the C. I. from
what they know of Lovestone (who
is concrete and near to them) they
turn against the c. l. leadership.
2. Turned the attention of the
Party away from the real Right
wing danger, which finds its base
not III Trotskyism but in the re-
t-trade-unionism of America;
thereby Lovestone-Pepper hope to
escape the examination of their own
specific Right wing theories and
line.
8. Within the Party, modified
their supporters on the assumption
that the Minority as disguised Trot-
skyists, and at the same time en-
body the Right danger for the
American Party.
4. Created a sad confusion among
the membership, and especially
among the non-Party sympathizers,
by their metaphysical juggling with
the categories of LEFT" and
Fright" in order to substantiate
their factional strategy.
1t is perhaps in its handling of the
Trotskyist problem in America that
the Lovestone-Pepper group has the
most crassly revealed its essentially
Observation-Disclosures features for
all to see who care to, throughout
the world as we'll as in America.
America, after all, is still largely
unknown to most Parties of the
Cominte1n, and the c. l. leadership
itself is only too well aware of the
insufficiency of our present knowl-
edge and analysis of the American
problems. But Trotskyism is an old
and familiar problem by now to all,
and the Lovestone-Pepper mishand-
ling of this issue, from obvious fac
tional considerations, stands out of
the American scene like a mountain,
clear and unacceptable.
In spite of incidental errors,
quickly corrected (such as the echo
of Lovestone-Pcpper theory in the
Oct. 16 statement), the Minority has
contributed much to make the strug-
gle against Trotskyism a real ideo-
logical struggle (as well as an or
ganizational one to break all its
holds on our movement), to raise
the political level of the Party, and
to combat its influence among the
non-Party masses. It has completely
smashed the legend, so comfortable
for Cannon and Trotskyists the
world over, that in America only
Lovestone-Pepper provide the means
to support the c. I. and Soviet
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-29
TAKERS MASQUERADLNG
AS TRUE LEFT WINGERS

the Party and he will make the
Party proletarian. Cannon is a
liar. This convention in Kansas
City will make proletarian leader
ship without him, because we ex-
PEELED some Cannonites, and now the
workers will take control of the con-
vention. The last convention was
stolen from US. If Cannon came
back TO the Party he would put his
bunch of non-proletarians into Party
control. One of his followers by the
name of Kassin has always been a
right winger (now he says he is
left winger.) He always fights
Party policy. Only recently he re-
fused to let committee from the
1. L. D. and Civil Liberty Union
speak at Jewish mass meeting.
The Committee wanted to speak for
the comrades arrested in Kansas.
This is the kind of left winger Can
non has. If we want to have real
Communist Party and have more
workers on the district committee
we must keep Cannon and his bunch
out.
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line of policy extending over a period
the leading elements of the Minority.
During 1926-1927 the Minority itself
was engulfed in the swamp Of OPP
portunism in which the whole Party
of years, generally accepted by all
labored, and therefore it's blind
struggles within the Party took on
the appearance of unprincipled fac
tionalism, although in reality they
were rather the expression of lack
of political maturity.
2. Lack of a thoroughly homo
geneous character. 1t is not an acct
dent, but rather one expression of a
serious political weakness in the
Minority, that Cannon could have
been one of its leading members
right up to the moment when he de-
cided to openly declare his Trotsky-
ism. To attempt from this, as
Lovestone does, to infer fpnda-
mental Trotskyist tendency to the
Minority, is only fractional SANDER;
but it's true significance must not be
evaded by the Minority, which is,
that the Minority has not been suffi-
GENTLY concentrated upon the neces-
sity of advancing to leading posi-
lions only those elements who mani
festlv contribute to a homogeneous,
stable leadership. Cannon's Irot-
skyism was secret until October,
but it was no secret to the Minority
that Cannon was very unstable, that
he had been an element Of instability
in Party leadership for years, that
his chief capacity has always been
for suddenly changing camps, and
for maneuvering between groups;
and vet, in spite of this knowledge,
the Minority took Cannon into its
leadership, nominated him onto the
Program Commission Of the Sixth
Congress and proposed him for even
higher posts. This reflects lack
of thorough, searching self-analysls
and self-criticism within the Min
ority which it must certainly ever
come before it can be considered a
satisfactory nucleus for the recon
stituted leadership of the American
Party.
8. Lack of unified understand
ing Of its own origin and history,
not to speak of the origin and history
of the Party as whole. An example
of this weakness, and its possible
bad effects, is seen in the unifiea-
ton with the Cannon group without
principle understanding on the
fundamental issues which in the past
had divided it from the Minority.
a. A tendency within the Min
GRITTY to. overemphasize immediate
practical results (the diverse side
of one of its strong points, namely,
its immersion in mass work., some
times at the expense of its main
line. This tendency has been the
basis of most Of the charges of lack
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-29

And this is really where you stand
now. You claim that you have the
correct line on the American ques-
ton, implying that the Comintern
has the wrong line. Now who shall
decide which line is the correct
line?
Suppose the majority of the men,
bership of the American Party,
guided by certain sentiment, would
decide that our American Opposi-
ton has the correct estimation, the
correct line. What would it mean :?
Are the majority of our Party mem
bers fully equipped with the data
on American economy? Are they
equipped with the knowledge of our
national and international relations,
to make a thoro survey of facts in
relation to American Imperialism ?
1t would create situation where
it would be the duty of the C. /. to
educate the majority of our Party
membership to the fact that they
are guided by wrong line and are
supporting leadership which is
pursuing a wrong line. Happily
for our Party, the majority of our
Party members had the judgment
that they have to follow the line of
the Comintern without any reserva-
lions. In fact, it was more than
support to the majority of the c. l.,
it was victory for the C. I. The de-
feat that Trotskyism had among
the American Party members espe-
cially in the industrial centers, and
especially on the question Of reserva-
lions, these facts prove that the
general membership Of the Com
munist Parties are on guard that
the Third International should not
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-29

his problem can be solved satisfac-
torily only over long period of
time. How difficult it is can be
seen from the calculations of the
5year plan of economic develop
ment. In order to provide the whole
cf the population with the hygienic
tate aforementioned, it would be
necessary during the five years to
invest II billion roubles in housing.
AS is to be expected, first place is
occupied in our housing program by
workmen's dwellings, and in the
more remote districts like the Dom
etZ coal fields and the Baku oil
fields, an increase in the rate of
floor space per head is observed.
The estimates in 1929 provide for
the investment of 400,000,000 roubles
in housing by public enterprises and
z00,G00,000 ,oubles by private enter
prise. These investments will make
it possible to maintain the rate of
floor space for the working class
section of the population at the level
as it stands today. This in itself is
great achievement, for it tells how
the rate has fallen frem year to
year, owing to the rapid increase
in the number of town workers.
With regard to house rent paid
by workers, rent represents per
cent of the workers budget, whereas
in 1914 it represented from ! to 9
per cent.
ITO Be Continued.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-29

I Union. 1t viii continue the struggle
to the final liquidation of Trotsky
ism as an influence among the
American workers.
For the Line of the Sixth Congress
The Minority in the America
Party believes that it's struggle be
fore and after the Sixth Congress
is essentially a struggle for the lin
of the C. l., and especially strug
gle for the application of the Sixth
Congress line to America withou
reservations. While the MINORITY
at the Sixth Congress expressed it,
disappointment that the door wa
not closed finally upon the theor,
of American "exceptionalism" in tn,
Congress resolutions, but only b.
implication, while Lovestone-Peppe
were allowed unchallenged to CLAIM
the Congress decisions as C. I. sup
port for their theories and prac
tees in America, yet the Minorit!
was then and since, not expressint
reservations to the line of the Sixth
Congress but on the contrary de.
handing the full application of tina
line to America. The Lovestone
Pepper group, on the contrary, ha
not corrected it's line in the ligh
of the Sixth Congress. 1t has re
peated its former errors in ever
more gross forms, restating it,
theory of American exceptional
ism," surrendering to the craft
theology of the Right wing elements
in the garment trades, continuing
its support and protection to the
Right wing in the co-operatives
placing Right wing elements in con.
troll cf the anti-imperialist work
ETC., etc. It's concessions to the
Sixth Congress line have been pure,
ly formal, and Of the nature of me.
chanical repetition of phrases, but
have not touched the practical worl
of the Party. In the most imper.
missable manner they have made
factional football of the Trotslyist
issue. They have convinced very
many responsible comrades, who al
the time of the Sixth Congress were
still in doubt, of the opportunist and
adventurist nature of their leader
ship of the American Party.
In the light of all these facts. the
coming Party Congress must def
nitely liquidate these Right wing
elements in its leadership by plac-
ing them in a minority, by placing
the Party condemnation upon their
theories, by revivifying the Party
leadership with new proletarian ele-
ments around the nucleus of the
present Minority. Upon the basis
of corrected line, and with the as
sistance of the Comintern, the two
large groupings into which the Par
ty is now divided, must be fused
together into a united, solicited
Party fully determined to complete
its process of Bolshevisation, and
to lead the American working class
through all its partial struggles,
over all its immense difficulties, to
the conquest of power over Amer
lean imperialism.
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and we see that the story has two
sides.
Mistakes committed? Surely,
comrades. They were committed on
the political field, they were COM
mitted on the industrial field in
solving trade union problems, in
building unions, etc. But, being in
trade union activity, could enumer-
ate fact after fact, of Left blunders
committed by Majority leaders, of
Right plumbers committed by Min
ority leaders, and the reverse. Where
shortcomings were discovered in the
local New York TUEL Majority
where shortcomings were discovered
in the National mUEL Opposition
leadership. Such matters will have
to thrash out in the coming conven-
ton. We will also have to insist
upon having the "Party Organizer"
as place where we should be able
to write to criticise and cure the
shortcomings.
Now as to unity in the Party. All
our sincere comrades have to realize
that Party unity is one of the main
problems confronting us. But how to
achieve it? This is the question.
Comrade Costrell, at the Section S
conference, said, Unity only on
correct political line" / agree with
Comrade Costrell, but the political
line of the Opposition was considered
IN Moscow the wrong line, by the
Majority of the Party membership in
America the wrong line. And the
coming Party convention will surely
consider it the wrong line. And you
are still telling us that you will con-
tinue to fight for your so-called right
line. Well, Comrade Costrell, if you
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-29

leader of the American masses in
stubborn struggles" "that mis-
takes were committed by both
Sides" etc. The Political Bureau
said, chat the charges against the
present Majority as a Right wing
Majority are unfounded" and that
our mistakes and shortcomings shall
be thrashed out in the Sixth Party
Convention.
After The thesis of the COMM
tern was adopted unanimously by
the leadership OF 81 countries, Com
rade Jack tombstone in the name of
the Minority Opposition in America
put forward the declaration of dis
! agreement with paragraph 40 e
points, on the American question
reservation to the Comintern on the
American question (according to the
political dictionary.
The Party Discussion.
The American question was
brought before the American T~rty
membership for discussion. The pro-
logue was Cannon's Trotskyism. Our
Opposition turned up their sleeves
to fight the Right danger in Amer
lea. But what Right danger? The
Right danger of the present Major
ity of the Gee. And what about
Trotskyism? Well, Trotskyism is
a Left danger and the main danger
is the Right danger and as the Ma
jority of the Gee according to the
Opposition) is Right wing, we have
to concentrate cur fight on the Maj
GRITTY of the Gee.
Well, before we go further, l want
you comrades to look in the pamph-
let on the Fourth Party Conven-
ton proceedings, page 70, paragraph
A. Resolution by the at-that-time
Majority Gee (Which means Bittel-
man, Foster, Dunno, and others of
the present Opposition). The reso-
luton says, ITO concentrate our
forces to fight the Right deviations
of Trotskyism." l want to ask our
leaders, "since when did Trotskyism
turn to the Left"
Now as to why the present Ma
jority is Right wing leadership? ?
And the Opposition tells us in their
thesis (thesis of the Minority-Daily
Worker). at overestimates the
power of American Imperialism. 1t
underestimate the trend of radical
ism of the American masses, etc"
Well, comrades Of the Opposition.
according to procedure of the Sixth
World Congress, this which you call
overestimation and underestimation.
this which you term Fright danger"
is a matter not only of Lovestone
and associates, but also Of Bukharin
and associates, and the thesis Of the
Comintern on the American question.
So why camouflage it? Why not
say simply that you are fighting
the Right danger of thu COmintern?
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develop to as loose body as the
Second International.
Our Minority Opposition in this
pre-convention discussion Tor ]
would call it, POLITICAL campaign)
have tried the methods of ordinary
American politicians, who are ham,
mering on the weaker spots, on the
shortcomings of their political anita
gonist.
Not having enough success with
their long list of accusations in
Moscow where both sides of the
story could be judged, they took
these accusations against the Ma
jority leadership, multiplied them
before their followers, multiplied
them again behind the closed doors
of the caucuses to such an extent
that some weak Party elements got
the impression that we haven't done
anything, we are betraying them,
we are brainless, etc. Well, and
how is It that Moscow has another
opinion about US? So, there must
be something wrong in Moscow.
What good material for cannon!
How much Of destructive work was
done, Intentionally or unintention-
ally!
When a proletarian Party mem
Der, whose time is limited to read
between the lines, read the state
ment of the Minority Opposition to
the Sixth Congress of the Comm
tern, he is liable to get into confu-
sion. So many accusations against
the Gee! And what about the
Minority! Well, by some pressure,
our Opposition comes afterward in
the open before the membership with
some Of their own Right mistakes
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-29
The Right Danger and Tyotskwsm IN America

spectives are for 'fFunlimited expan
sion" and bigger prosperity than
in the period just concluded" (See
Lovestone, Communist" July, 1928;
speeches at Sixth Congress of Love
stone and Pepper; Lovestone's report
on Sixth Congress to New York
membership, etc.
2.-This American Exceptional
ism" applies to the whole tactical
line of the c. l. as applied to Amer
lea. This theory pervades all the
writings and speeches of the Love-
stone-Pepper group up until the
presently
3.-There is no general process of
rehabilitation of the masses, but
rather the opposite theory of "brib-
cry of larger strata of the working
class; analysis of elections as a
sweeping victory for reaction;
Characterization of the sectional
crises in coal, garment, oil and tex
tile industries, as "crises of growth"
laying basis for greater expan-
sion of American imperialism. ("
Qovestone at 9th Congress.)
4.-The masses of workers are
increasingly coming under the in
fluence of the A. F. of L., which will
probably experience a new period of
growth, while the prospect of an in
dependent movement of workers, the
establishment of new unions on the
basis of class struggle is very poor
indeed. (Their struggles against "
Profintern Congress; Peppers ar
ticle, Communist" June, 1928;
speeches at t6h Congress-
Sit is necessary that the Party
program should be ga Program for
Prosperity" (See Wolfe, "Commu-
MIST" July, 1920, and should not
base itself upon the growing con-
tradiction Of American Imperialism.
With such an orientation as the
foregoing, it is inevitable that the
Lovestone-Pepper group fell into
the grossest opportunism, and that
it fought against the Minority of
the Party as "ultra-Left. Ut is
only in the last weeks, under the
necessity to find a Fright danger"
against which to fight, that they
have accused the Minority of being
the Right wing.)
The Minority has proposed and
fought for program and tactics
which were based upon an entirely
different orientation. The Minority
views have the following character
istics, as contrasted with the Ma
Jority: (For substantiation, see es-
document to the Congress.
entitled "The Right Danger in the
American Party" and Congress
speeches):
l. America is more and more
becoming involved in the world
crisis of capitalism. The prosperity
period" 1923-27, exhausted the pos
sibilities of expansion Of the home
which is now shrinking
with every new technical advance.