The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-09-19
P ARTY LIFE
STATEMENT BY CoMRADE MARKoFF.

STATEMENT BY COMRADE MARKOFF
1OveOne and his followers their latest document quite
concuvy complete degeneration developed ranks
that from Party ptters they have graduated within short period
into full fedged of the capitalist
The document "The Truth About the Raid Party
quarters" attempt to demOraze the membership discredit
certain comrades within the Party undermine prestige
Party But sincere belief that the blow they
direct against the Party will result unmakng
counter revolutionary tactics of the Lovestone group
my signatory to statement enclosed
in the document wish to make the following declaration:
On Thursday morning September s. received telephone call
from Nemser asking to meet him at twelve that he has in
formation of vital Importance the Party appointed
time and place found Nemse Anna Thompson Ellen Lee
waiting Nemser then told following through Dunge
he informed that Negro by the Jackson
expelled from the Party months Dungee
he Jackson knows where the
quarters during the raid kept
Jackson brought Nemer and Jackson together the day BEFORE
jackson told Nemser he employed the intelligence department
the government as craftsman making photographic that this
department picked up
in raids examined checked decided he Jackson
position to read these documents He claimed that days
FORE about August So several brought
the of the Communist Party hem that he became interested
and found opportunity look
found cables from the C Party organ
rs check book membership to warn
of his friends who connected with the group
following day Ner went to meet Jackson and all of us went
restaurant where jackson, repeated the story
to by Nems He also produced cables and
other documents proof He promised bring
next day.
few documents letters All the produced
bore the date of August evidently things
the National Office day referred to
Comrade several times, and time displayed personal
York Nemss request for more documents he replied that
he cannot take chances for losing finally
monetary consideration he was
willing to steal of the documents from the office and
to Nemser
we left Jackson Neser suggested that we present state
ment of all the facts the Party
THOMPSON and vseIf met and the statement @ [ fay Ne Wb
in
scented the whole thing at the time wishing to get the bottom
of this affair." signed the statement together with Nmer
S perfectly clear
~ That the entire affair." the Nemser
the by to
up their guilt in
a. That Jackson did not the documents Department
raid.
g That Jackson although possibly pigeon
was in this case hired by Lovestone act his
az That the by regarding Comade
working for the Department of Justice abrcatons
utilized against the comrade for the
of throwing the suspicion him attempt
90 That clique deliberately planned to use me-
good standing member Party deeds
Here wish to state that committed objectionable
allowing myself away idea that Nemser and
Thompson were interested helping the Party permitted
friendship for Nemser and Thompson when they Party
to obscure the fact that dealing of the
Party but with enemies of the agents Lovsone and
the bourgee association with Nmse
Thompson and Dngee in the work of the Harlem section dealing
renegades without consulting the PARTY in nert vg ~n the
document together with expelled of the
Party.
committed by me points out the danger Of con-
tnuing friendly relations with expelled Party and whom
the CT and Party correctly characterized Party
Not only must break with them politically but
Personal friendship is impossible between politically
enemies further declare that with this
Lovestone plot deserves criticism
aid the Party 1t should necessity
of following the guidance of Party and the
We must nquh for against the Right
Danger and against the renegad of our PARTY
N(Signed) ABRAHAM MARKOFF.