The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-10-11
PARTY LIFE
BuffaloWhite
ChduViniSt to
Face Workers
BY ETHEL STEVENS

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4 has decided to organize mass
trial against one of its members
charged with white chauvinism.
The workers at this trial will de-
eide whether James MoorehouSe
has a place in the revolutionary
movement. Because of the impor-
lance of purging our ranks of the
upholders of the theology of the
master class, and the methods to
be pursued in this cleansing pro-
cess, we wish to relate the expert
ences of this case.
SOCIALIST PARTY POISON
James NIoorehouse was connected
with the revolutionary movement
in England. When he came to
Buffalo about nine years ago, he
Immediately got hooked up with
Rev Hahn's church because, ac-
cording to him, he could not find
the Communist Party" and that
Rev. Hahn (the demagogic left
Socialist of Buffalo, was las good
a Communist as can be found in
the city" Only about year ago
Moorehouse joined our Party. How
ever, with him he brought not only
such corrupt Socialist Party theo-
ries such as unemployment in
surance if paid to the workers by
the government will weaken the
revolutionary movement; the work
ers should be starved more, such
an insurance will take their incen-
tive away, etc." He also carted
over the theology of the slave mar
ket, white chauvinism, with which
he was soaked through and through
and which he refused to discard
after joining our Party.
After some time Moorehouse be-
came the secretary of the Work.
ers' International Relief. This or
ganization is functioning in the
heart of the Negro territory. I'm
der his leadership" not one Negro
could find room in this organiza-
ton in spite of the fact that he
claims to have built up the WIR.
to membership of about 80.
MOOREHOUSE was for some time
W in charge of the Workers Cen
ter, which is also located in the
Negro section of Buffalo. Before
opening the center, he found Me-
groes to clean the place, repair it,
run errands, etc.; at the grand
opening he found Negroes to cook
the banquet food, wash the dishes,
work all evening in the kitchen.
But: 81 heard a Negro quartette
ask MoOrehouse to be placed on
the program to sing; he refused
and said that the program is
filled,' according to charges pre-
sented tby Comrade G. G. Of the
League of Struggle for Negro
Rights.
From a similar statement pre-
scented by r. 1.-THE w. I. r. had
a picnic in Humboldt Park. There
was one group of Pioneers that
was entirely left out. There were
mostly Negro kids who came out
early in the morning and waited
in the Workers Center to be
taken to the grounds. They
came again in the afternoon and
told me that there was no room
for them. Not a single Negro
child was at this picnic, but
plenty of white kids"
INSULTED NEGRO
WORKERS
From statement by j: "The
w. I. r. was putting on an old
plantation sketch. Morehouse was
in charge of this play. During one
rehearsal some of us got off to the
side to do a little slide and stage
tricks. At this time Moorehouse
turned to us and said: we don't
want any burlesque here. This is
a dramatic show. If you want bur-
lesque get the hell out of here and
stay OUT This was said to me,
to D. B. and another Negro. D. B.
got out and stayed out of this
place ever since"
IF space would allow many more
such instances of suspicion, mis-
trust, discrimination, abuse and
concealed white chauvinism on the
part of the MoorehouSe could be
cited. When he was called before
the Secretariat of our Party about
months ago and told that mass
trial would be organized against
him, he categorically refused to at
tend it, stating he is being framed
up" ETC., etc. The position of the
majority of the Secretariat at that
time was ito discuss this matter
further with him; without Moore
houses presence the txial will be
a fiasco." Such a mistaken position
on the part of our Party helped
Moorehouse cover up his white
chauvinism still more, and reduced
the struggle against white chauv-
inism to a struggle against the in
dividual Moorehouse, thus failing
to grasp that MoorehoNse is only
one with these corrupt and incor-
rigible ideas, and whether he ap-
pears at the trial or not, the ques-
ton Systematically and persistently
fighting against white chauvinism
must be placed on the agenda be-
fore the entire revolutionary move
ment and made known to the broad
masses.
NO ROOM FOR SUCH
ELEMENTS
When a worker displays white
chauViniSt tendencies. is willing TO