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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-31
Members of So. Slavic Fraction
Deny Tyotskyist Connections

state that they have never, by word
or action, supported Trotskyism as
expounded by Cannon, Abern and
Shachtman. We further state that
we stand by the Workers (Commu-
nist) Party of America and the
Comintern in their struggle against
Trotskyism.
We further deny any right to any
one to use our names in support of
Cannon & Co.
(Signed) S. MATAKANOVIC,
A. CURMAN,
FRANK MILLER.
j. GRZINCIC,
VINKO UJCIC,
P. NARCOTIC,
VINKO GASPARAC.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-31

must be carried through for the
achievement of the greatest eff
cheney in Party work, yet the neces-
sity of coordination of the work of
the departments must be stressed.
The DEC must counterfeit the ten
dency of the departments to develop
independence, which means, con-
cretely,the loss of the unifying poll
teal content of the work of all de-
partments.
Special Attention To Press.
10. The distribution and sale of
Party literature and the circulation
of our Party press must receive
special attention of the DEC
through the building of function
ing system of literature agents who
must get direction from the center.
IL. We recognize the importance
of the agrarian question in this dis
trict and instruct the DEC to form
an agrarian department whose first
job must be to gather all the infor-
nation about conditions, farmers
unions, ETC., and set about giving
real Communist leadership to the
farmers.
IL. While all the foregoing tasks
of our Party revolve at present
around the mobilization for strug-
gle against war, the incoming DEC
must also carry on specific ideo-
logical and organizational anti-war
campaign. 1t must help build up in
it's territory a section of the AAAIL
1t must cooperate very closely with
the YWCL in carrying on work
among the youth in the shop and
in uniform, and must in general
make the anti-war campaign the
major content of all of it's activities
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-31

shortcomings and errors of the
League. The fact remains that
from the last convention up to May
we have not had a single important
difference on youth questions along
the present group lines. And when
the comrades of the Minority tried
to artificially create differences on
youth questions at the Cyl Congress,
Comrade Khitarov reporting for the
&c told them: " that they did
themselves a disservice in that they
attempted to find differences on
youth questions and to give these
differences a fractional character, to
pick up little things for the sake of
group struggle" There are weak
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-31

nesses in the League and there are
also weaknesses in the League
leadership. At the same time it
must be recognized that the League
has developed better leadership
than we have ever had in the past
leadership which is rapidly pro-
ceeding to overcome its own weak
nesses and defects. In making this
comparison we do not forget that
the majority of the members of the
1924 NEG have landed in the camp
of the renegades Cannon and Co.
Furthermore, the present League
leadership, unlike any previous
League leadership, has been able to
lay the basis for thoro proletariani-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-31
BALKAN PARTIES

The Communist Parties in the Balkan countries the
time confronted by extremely important tasks These tasks
from the instability of the internal political situation all the
Balkan countries the steady intenication of the
these the growing completely national problems and also
hotbeds for the breeding Of fresh
Recently nearly all the Communist Parties in the Balkans
called forth by the political
Right devaon certain leading and by intense fractional
all of which called forth defeats
the extreme compexty Of the objective situation
At the time however nearly all the Communist Parties in
well the towards qudating
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-31

place means, the correction of its
shortcomings and errors. This prob
lem must not be approached from a
fractional viewpoint. Besides the
great shortcomings it is necessary
to note the great achievements of
the League. Only one completely
blinded by factionalism will not rec
ognize as a major achievement for
our League the 80 percent increase
in membership in the year after
the last convention and the start
made in overcoming the poor social
composition.
1t would be wrong to say that
one group or the other is solely re-
sponsible for the achievements or
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-31
LovestOne to Write
Series of Articles on
! OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

In few days the Daily Worker
will publish on this page the first
of series of articles by Jay
Lovestone, executive secretary
of the Workers (C0mmunist)
Party. on the issues before
the Party in the pre.convention
discussion, entitled, "The Devel-
opment and Growth of Our Party
and the Problems and Tasks Be-
| fore U.s."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-31

in having reservations to the deci-
sions of the CT on the American
question is one of the greatest OBJ
stacles hindering the unification of
the League. This obstacle must be
overcome.
Overcoming League Shortcomings.
Filthy, the ECCYI declares: "The
general basis of the group strife is
the political and organizational
weakness of the CYL, especially its
unsatisfactory social and national
composition" Hence an important
task in overcoming the factional stu
alton is the development of the
Leagues activities, which in the first
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-31
LABOR LEFT WING WINS

SOUTH Stafford, England (By
Mail).-The left wing won a vic
tory at the last meeting of the
South Stafford Labor Party. The 70
members present at the meeting
unanimously rejected the order of
the reactionary right wing labor Of
ficials that the secretary, a Commu-
mist, be removed from office.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-31
By NAT KAPLAN.

e most important task facing
Party and League is the achieve
of unity, the overcoming of
unprincipled factionalism, the
ton of the outlived faction sys-
in the Party and League. Stimuli
ously with this must proceed
broadening of Party and League
srships by the inclusion of more
atarian elements in the leader
This can be achieved before
convention since there are no
fundamental differences in the
y ant League; the existing diff
ices h:.ve been either artificial
,reatod or magnified I'D dis
~ in an attempt ID justify the
inuat;on Of the fact;cnal strug-
The Ccmintern anl C. J l..
ider the overcoming of the fac
ii struggle the most important
facing us. The Gee and NEG
making every effort to carry
this task.
hat are some of the character
features of the fractional strug-
in the Young Workers (Com-
ist) League and what are the
acles which hinder the imme-
e unification?
Serious Principle Differences.
irstly, the ECCYI in its letter
bet. II, 1928, has declared:
The direct cause) of the re-
we'd fractional struggle in the
,cutive of the League is the
ival of the struggle in the
lerican Party"
he Party factional struggle,
III is not based on any serious
erences of principle, is reflected
he League. It. is the artificially
ted or magnified and distorted
ty differences which are the
uted issues in the League. The
idation of these issues means
removal of the most important
;acle which stands in the way of
immediate unification of the
que. The Minority of the
que, which is an organic part
he Party Opposition lin deeds)
claiming that it is disconnected
n the Party Opposition lin
ds) is not helping to clarity this
Sc of the problem.
light the Real Right Danger.
econdly, the basic artificial diff
,nce in the Party and League is
contention of the Minority that
struggle against the Right dan
is pseudonym for the strug-
against the present leadership
the Party. The Minority con-
ds that it is the line of the Gen.
Committee which constitutes
Right danger in the American
'ty. In it's Dec. Bird document the
lority in the Party and League
lares:
"These tendencies which consti-
tie the line of the Central Com
ttee of our Party have the eff
It of paralyzing the fighting
ility of the Party, retarding its
tivities for developing mass
ruggles and mass organizations
d hence, are weakening the
,rking class and strengthening
enemies. These are Right ten
ncies, open opportunist tenden-
IS and constitute the Right dan
r in the American Party which
lst be fought against and de-
ated in order that the Party
ay pursue a correct Bolshevik
e."
'hus the Minority in the Party
League present the differences
follows: We are the Left wing
the Party which has a Bolshevik
!, we are fighting against the
hit wing 1.-THE CEC) which is
wing an openly counter-revolu-
lary role since it is weakening
working class and strengthen
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-31
Overcoming League Shortcomings.

DULUTH, Mimi, by Mail) AT
9 a. m. the District Convention of
the Workers (Communist) Party of
District opened in Camel Hall here
last Sunday, Jan. 20. Forty-seven
delegates assembled from the iron
and copper ranges in northern
Minnesota and Upper Michigan,
from Superior, Duluth and from the
Twin Cities. The convention was
made up in it's overwhelming ma
jority of workers. Metal miners
were there and told of the work of
the. Party and of the possibilities of
work on the ranges. A number of
farmers, all former metal miners,
were also delegates.
The convention was working
gathering. The plans for work dis
cussed found finally expression in
an unanimous resolution on the dis
trict problems.
A resolution endorsing the Gen.
trail Committee and its work, as
well as the thesis of the Gee, was
adopted unanimously save for one
vote from a representative of the
YWL.
Special emphasis was laid on the
discussion on the work on the Iron
Range, the building of mine nuclei
and also of mine committees as a
prerequisite of organizing the iron
ore miners in the new miners union.
The following resolution was
adopted on the problems of the dis
trict:
Resolution Adopted.
The Convention of District 8 of
the Workers (Communist) Party
accepts the report of the District
Organizer. In accordance with this
report it draws the attention of the
Party members and units to the ma
jor tasks before us.
/. The serious shortcoming of
lack of political life of the lower
units must be overcome by system
attic activization of all Party SUBJ
divisions. The nuclei executives
must function as leaders, must sur
vey the conditions in the shop or
territory in which the unit func-
tions, and must thereby help to APP
ply concretely all Party campaigns.
This method of work will also in
crease the initiative from below and
will elevate the Communist theology
of the Party.
2. The incoming District Execu-
tive Committee must at once initiate
campaign of increasing system
atically our membership from the
ranks of the miners on the iron and
copper ranges and also of the trans
port workers in the important lake
and railroad transport center Of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-31

example the the prohibition of the Sparakad; the
excessively egast lines which conducts its practical work.
adequate attention the and national question and also
hardness removing ack
cienty distinct Communist line excusveness of Red Trade Unons
with which the Communists
deOogicay follow the refomss At the
time, be laid the needhe conducting
fight against the and while protecting the legal
positions of the Paryr preparing for underground conditions of
working and fighting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-31
Achievement OF Unity Our Most Important Task

ing its enemies" The bulk of the
membership in the Party and
League have already given a deci-
sive answer to this tragic-comedy
of phrases staged by the Minority.
From such presentation of the
issues it is clear that the Minority
is nothing more nor less than an I'M
principled grouping struggling for
leadership under the cloak of fight
ing the Right danger. The League
comrades must remember that it
was precisely "from this view
point" that the ECCYI declares.
Zone must condemn the revival of
group struggle in the American
Young Communist League" The
ECCYI is following the line of the
Comintern decision on the American
question when it declares that in
our present situation: "Not one of
the groups can claim the title real
Left or accuse the other of being
Right"
1t is quite clear that the unre-
served acceptance of the Comintern
and Cyl decisions on this basic con-
tentious question is an important
prerequisite for the unification of
the League. The Minority must
drop its unprincipled struggle for
leadership under the guise of fight
ing the Right danger and unite with
us in struggle against the real
Right danger.
Support Political Leadership of
Party.
Thirdly, the Cyl declares that:
1.-THE line of the Cyl given to the
Amer lean League one and half
years ago is still applicable today
and this is the only real line of
unity which can be followed in the
League" This line of unification
of the CYL eliminated in the last
period of unity in the I eague, from
September, 1927, to May, 1928, and
was based on the unity declarations
drawn up with the agreement of
the Cyl representative. A central
point in this unity declaration was:
eve endorse the decisions of the
5th convention of the Party and
pledge the full support of the
League to our Party Central Com
mittee." The unification of our
League on the basis of this declara-
ton was absolutely correct. There
was no real basis for the breaking
of this unity, despite the fact that
there were certain shortcomings in
this unification.
Regarding the shortcomings the
ECCYI declares: "But this unity was
marred by the uncritical attitude of
the Executive Of the League to the
Right errors of the Party" This
failure to criticize the Right errors
of the Party was basic shortcom-
ing of the entire NEG and every
comrade on it, whether this comrade
now supports the Majority or Minor
ity. There was not a single differ
ence in the NEG of the League re-
garding the Party situation during
the above mentioned period of unity.
Up toa May 1928 there was too
much Of tendency in the League
for interpreting the directives of the
CYL, against being tied up with
Party factions, as meaning, against
participating in the Party political
life and discussions. In large
measure this accounted for the let
u, in the political activities Of the
League and in the uncritical attitude
towards Party errors. This inter-
probation of the Cyl line is false.
The Cyl demands that the League
as whole, as one united body, shall
participate in Party political life.
But since May 1928 the League has
taken up . critical attitude towards
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-31
COMMUNIST PARTY OF RUMANIA

Now that the Communist Party of Rumana has ons
towards overcoming the internal crisis which until recently
parayzed its work. the Congress strongly stresses the political and
organzaona tasks that confront in view of the fact that the
Rumanian bourgeois feuda excel all others
in their preparations for attack the u S. S. R.
All the Balkan Parties better than they hitherto
coordinate and combine their work the political slogan Of
A Workers and Peasants Balkan Federation
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-31
WORKERS BEAT OPEN SHOP

ALLENTOWN, Pa. ley MaiD.-
Building workers on the State Hos
pital building here forced the con-
tractor to employ union iron work
ers instead of non-union, as planned
by the boss. A strike was threat
ened.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-31
E INTERNATIONAL SITUATION AND TASKS OF THE COMMUNISTS

Notwithstanding
spectve Balkan consolidating
their with the the workers
in the respective countries.
The Congress strongly emphasizes the necessity for correct line
policy Balkan Communist Parties the national question:
the extensive agatona and organizatona work
the of the peasantry.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-31

The prOIetarinn movement IL
the seIf-c o u =, independent
movement of the immense 1BnaJOr-
ity.-KarI Marx Communist Mani
festO).
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-31

To-day the Daily Worker prints the instaent of
of the Communist International The International
and the Tasks of the Communists adopted
Moscow Publication of these theses 1o
ted.-Editor).
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-31

The Communists disdain to con-
cenI their views and aims. They
openly declare that their ends can
be attained only by the fOrcible
overthrow of all existing social con-
dttions-Karl Marx Communist
ManifcstO)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-31
Central Executive Committee,
Workers Communist Party,
New York City.

Dear Comrades:
In the Militant" of Dec. Is, 1928,
there were printed the names of
some members Of the South Slavic
fraction who have been suspended
from the Party.
The names were printed under
the caption of members suspended
for Trotskyism. To those who read
the article it may appear that we
were suspended for supporting Trot-
skyism in the Workers (Commu-
nist) Party of America.
The undersigned members hereby
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-31
COMMUNIST PARTY OF PROFESSIONALLY

AS The Communist Party Czehoslovaka continues make
the direction of becoming real Party of the pro
Nevertheless suffers certain
oppouns passvy the leadership inadequate
ability mobilize the organize
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-26
MILLIONAIRE FOUND
DYING FROM WOUND
Chicago Lawyer and Financier
Shot Through Head, Believed to
Have Committed Suicide.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 26.-John D. c
Towne, Al, millionaire inventor, lawyer
and financier and former vice presi-
dent of the Yellow Cab Co., was found
dying in the library of his North Shore
home yesterday with bullet wound in
the temple and pistol near his hand
He died on the operating table.
Police and members of his family
pronounced his death suicidal, but could
not explain his act. They denied that
financial troubles had prompted suicide
but Mrs. Elsie Villas Towne, the widow,
said he had appeared depressed for
some time.
Mr.. Towne and his first wife, Mrs.
Jane Augur Towne, daughter Of the late
William Holabird, architect. were di-
vorced in 1925. Shortly afterward he
married Mrs. Ward A. Villas, who had
separated from her husband in 1919. A
few months after she filed suit for d.
vorce from Villas he was found dead
presumably from an overdose Of Sleep
ing potion, in his hotel room.
The first Mrs. Towne was said last
night to be in Panama visiting friends
Two sons by TONNES first marriage
William and John D. Towne, jr., are
living here, John having married Dor
othy Villas, daughter Of his stepmother
Laura Towne, daughter, is living In
Washington and Augur. the third son
is at school in Pennsylvania.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-26

their friendly mediation to President
Jose Maria Moncada Of Nicaragua to
bring about settlement of the conflict
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-26

in that country The cooperation OF
President Chacon Of Guatemala Is also
expected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-26

sentence of from five to seven years
for Clinton S. Carnes, former treasurer
of the board, who was convicted for en-
bezzlement of almost a million dollars
The Rev. DR.. M. r. Fletcher of the
Oakdale Church declared the board
will lose millions by its action.
1.-THE Baptist people are not going to
give to home missions as long as they
think the board is trying to whitewash
ITSELF" he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-26
CANADA WATERWAY.
MOTION IS DROPPED
Conservative WithdraWs St.
Lawrence Resolution After
Premier States Position.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated PreSS.
OTTAWA, Ontario, February 26-At
the close of a debate in the House If
Commons in which Premier Mackenzie G
King and r. B. Bennett, leader of thu
opposition, took part, T. L. Church, To-
ronto Conservative yesterday withdrew,
his motion asking the government to
proceed with negotiations for a treaty
with the United States respecting St.
Lawrence deep waterways and power
development as public undertaking.
Mr. Church warned the Liberal govern
ment that it was ''treading on dangerous
ground in granting rights for power on
the st. Lawrence to private companies. "
Premier King said he objected to the
Church motion because it was too large
a bill of fare" for consideration in one
resolution and also that the present was
critical time for discussing matters
of international Importance as between
Canada and the United States.
Mr.. King outlined the history of the
deep-waterways project up until 1926
when an impaSSe was reached on one
or two dams in the ST. Lawrence for
the development of power. He said the
United States expressed willingness to
proceed with the negotiations.
There was a question, the premier
said, of whether the Dominion govern
ment had a right to proceed with the
negotiations and the Supreme Court
was unable to define clearly just how
much power the government had to deal
with the subject. Therefore, he said
the government invited the provincial
governments of Ontario and Quebec to
meet with it after this session to see if
an agreement could be reached on the
rights of the Dominion and the prov
inceS.
Mr.. King said that whatever agree
ment eventually might be reached with
the United States on the st. Lawrence
development there never would be an
export of Canadian power to the United
States. The United States agreed with
this attitude, he said.
Answering Mr.. Church's charge re-
garding the granting of power develop
ment rights to private interests, the
premier said that Parliament had the
final vote on such grants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-26
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-26
PLANE WRECKS LANDING.
Witnesses Believe Wheels Locked
When Brakes Applied. :

NEWARK, N. j., February 26 H9-
Landing at Newark airport yesterday
from Langley Field. Va, Lieut.. E. F
Davis. pilot of an Army plane, ground
looped his ship SO violently on the
northeast-southwest paved runway that
both wings and the undercarriage were
smashed.
With Lieut.. Davis was Corporal Gill
man H. Clark, his observer. Neither
was injured.
Witnesses were of the opinion that the
accident was caused by the wheels lock.
ing when the brakes were applied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-26
Root to Visit Ruins of Pompeii

NAPLES, February 26 tR.-A motor
trip to the ruins of Pompeii was on this
mornings schedule of Elihu Root
American jurist, who arrived last night
aboard the steamship Augustus.
The veteran statesman, who Is er
route to Geneva to assist in revision
OF the World Court statutes, seemed ir
excellent health, although slightly tired
He said he had a good voyage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-26
Offer Aid to Settle Conflict.

SAN SALVADOR. February Is LP-
The Presidents of Salvador, Honduras
and Costa RIGA have agreed to offer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-26
OFFICIAL SHOT IN FOOT.
Provisional Governor Wounded at
San Juan Court Hearing.

SAN JUAN, Argentina, February Is
LE0.-Provincial Gov. Aldo Canton was
wounded in the foot yesterday when
general shooting began after heated ar
gumentS between opposing counsel dur
ing his arralgnment on charges which
led to his removal from office. The
provincial politics have been heated for
some time. There was small riot, In
which several persons were injured.
when a federal official arrived here
several months ago to administer af-
fairs during the emergency.