The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-11
BY EVA LEDER.

HINDER this slogan the Socialist party of Cali
forria enters the city election campaign that
is now on in Los Angeles. The election of new
city council will take place June 5th next
The socialist party of Calf. is as open in its
fight against the workers as is the boss class Of
this city and state Only the S. p must use its
own methods. must fight the workers in its own
way--still holding on to socialist traditions" so
as to better fool those workers who as yet do not
give sufficient thought to their every day needs
and problems that are SO closely connected and
bound up with the problems, needs and strug-
giles of all the workers as class.
Uses Words and Slogans to Fool Workers.
To maintain its face as a socialist party, "a
party for the workers" the S. P. must come out
with slogans that sound like workers slogans,
and use a Technology, words, that sound like
workers language.
Thus the New Era Official organ Of the So
cialist party of Calf" March number) comes
out with the following slogan in the present cleo
ton campaign: open the Factories, is Socialist
Demand" This slogan is printed in heavy. large
type-a streamer running through the entire top
OF the first page of the paper.
Well. a pretty good demand: stop the Moon
from Shining" demand equally possible to at
tain. But this New Era paper takes itself Every
serious" and goes on to tell US: how this de
mand" was to congress, and how congress paid
no attention to it; (suct an impudent congress
not to take seriously a socialist" demand that
is intended for this very purposeD that they, the
S. P, proposed Gin this message to congress- a
hour day and day week; $40 week mini
mum wage; social insurance and what not. But
this terrible congress has not done what eve
socialists have proposed" cat this point we would
just like to ask our Messrs. of the S. p how
many of these propositions do they carry out
in life III those cities controlled by socialists
Reading, Pa. Northumberland in Great Britain a
country controlled by labor" by the so
cialists'?)
For Capitalism In Principle.
But If anyone thinks that this alone Is the
platform of the S. P. in the present city election
campaign in Los Angeles that on this platform
the s. P. calls upon the workers to vote for It.,
than the one thinking so is very much mistaken
The platform of the S. P. in the present cleo
ton campaign in Los Angeles is therefore very
open against the workers 1t is pure and simple
platform of the boss class, serving its needs.
''The Socialist Party believes in private own
ership of private property says the New Era.
I'VE must not be mixed up with the Conlmu-
nists who want to abolish private property" con-
tnues the socialist" paper, and to show that
we" are still socialists" the paper adds: But,
we also demand public ownership of public prop
erty CD necessities are PUBIC necessary W ana
should be publicaly owned
Here is socialism for you. This is the new
kind" modern brand of socialism" the Socialist
Party brandt
And Now--Openly Against Toilers-
But the socialist party, New Era" is not sure
whether it is understood (by the bosses) and
whether it makes itself clear in its position in
stating theoretically why it is boss party.
Therefore il makes itself very clear in simple
English,
Unless the American people wake up and
start at once to inaugurate socialism by peace
full means, America is going to face revolution
and Communism as did Russia"
Well, how is that for Socialists? BE quick,
master. no time to lose our Macdonald is at
tempting to prolong the life Of British capital
ism, we can do that in America, tool"
And this too is not enough IF you want to
avoid revolution" says New Era. Vote So
! cialistl" IF you want to avoid Communist
(read: proletarian) dictatorship, vote Socialist
and as sort Of finale, the S. P. assumes an
air of importance; and it blurts out what it
would ordinarily deny as having said: "The pres
! ent chaotic condition demands that you vote
Socialist to avoid revolution"
I'VE must establish an Americanized system
Of industry in place Of the European monarchistic
system OF money kngs"l continues the New Era
! IAN Americanized system of industry! What
does 1t nean2 What do we have now If not IAN
Americanized system9?-oh. we see: New Era
! adds: ut is immoral unjust and ull-American
that few should own the government, the ma
! tural resources, ETC. Well, well, 1--WE" don't
mean the America as 1t is but the America as
we would like the workers to believe it is!
] ave" have to create illusions and :. ideaisns