The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-15
PARTY LIFE
Lessons of
A Trial IL,
Buffalo
By ETHEL STEVENS CBuffalo)


TOLERATTON of white chauvin-
ism within the labor movement
Is not only surrender to the ideas
Of the ruling class, but it becomes
a definite brake in the growth of
powerful working class front of
black and white in the struggle
against the common enemy = the
capitalist class. This was shown
to 700 Buffalo Negro and white
workers, at the trial, recently, of
James w. Moorehouse, former
member Of the Communist Party.
This trial marked an achievement
in that it clearly and sharply drew
a line of demarcation between the
position Of the Communists on the
one hand, and the counter-revolu-
tionists Of various shadings, Trots-
kyites, Lovestoneites, expelled Par
ty members, etc. on the other hand.
Incidentally the force and weight
OF this trial broke through the long
standing silence of all the capital
list papers in Buffalo. How did
they sum up this event? From the
Courier Express: 1.-THE Communist
Party yesterday divided itself into
conservative and radical groups.
The Conservative elements of the
Party is known to have resented,
since the beginning of the depres-
sion, the rise of the more radical
group. In general. this less rad
ical group sided with Moorehouse."
WHAT
BOSS PRESS SAW
The eyes of bourgeoise reporter
could see "a radical and conser-
vative group" Why so? Is there
a division In the ranks Of the Buff
falo Communists? Does the Com
munist Party Of District 4 at pre-
sent have groups? Definitely mott
However, the reporters at the trial
could not fail to see TWO CAMPS.
The bitter struggle lasting four
solid hours was struggle of those
fighting for the feminist position
on the Negro question; demand
ing ruthless determination from
our ranks of all white chauvinistS,
be it concealed or open; pointing
out that without the unity Of black
and white the revolutionary move
ment cannot advance against those
who say that ''the Workers Center
cannot be kept clean because the
Negroes hang out there; that the
Negro leaders in the Party are
towards and run away from de-
monstrations; that the District Or
ganizer Ca Negro hasn't enough
sense to take up Party matters
within other words, those who
accept the theory that the Negroes
are inferior. This group was headed
by Mr.. Moorehouse.
TT was no accident. At this trial
all the individuals belonging to
various organizations who persist
emily fight the Party, sabotage the
activities, &enounce the leadership
of our Party, came to the support
OF Moorehouse. Here they hoped
to attack the Party by ignoring the
charges Of white chauvinism, and
instead launched a vicious and
slanderous campaign against it.
They only succeeded, however, in
exposing themselves. When the
vote was taken only seven indlvi-
duals out of the TOO at the trial
stood up for Mr.. Moorehouse and
for white chauvinism.
WHAT THE TRIAL
ACCOMPLISHED
The Moorhouse trial makes 1t
easier for the Communist Party to
clean out the counter-revolution
lists and white chauvinists, not only
because they have come to the top
like oil in water, but primarily
because the Party will now receive
the support Of the broad masses Of
both Negro and white in the strug-
gle against these elements.
With the deepening of the crisis
comes greater persecution Of the
Negroes, comes greater terror a.
gainst the revolutionary movement
and most vicious lowering OF our
standard Of living. THIS WE CAN
RESIST ONLY BY UNITED
STRUGGLES OF BOTH NEGRO
AND WHITE, led by the Cou,xn,ua.