The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-25
By c. A. HATHAWAY

ELECTION slogans are designed to express in
- the clearest and most concise form the elec-
ton platform of any political party The Com
munist Party is Party Of the workingclasS.
Its slogans therefore, muslin the most con-
else and clear forn1-put forward the most burn
ing needs Of the workers, and Of the natural
allies of the workers the oppressed Negro
masses and the poor farmers.
This was done by the Central Committee Of
the Communist Party in it's call for the Ma
tonal Nominating Convention to be held in
Chicago ILL.,, May % and 20. Six main national
slogans we're carefully formulated after giving
most serious consideration to the needs Of the
workers, Negro and white, and Of the poor
farmers in this period of extremely acute crisis
These slogans were made short and simple. Care
was taken, however, in each case to state exact
Iy what our position was within the limits, OF
course, Of short slogans.
The Correct Slogans
To avoid any distortion of these slogans which
could possibly confuse the workers the instruc-
tons to the lower Party committees empha-
sized that these slogans we're "to be used un-
changed" AT the same time, we emphasized
the need, while using the slogans themselves
unchanged, to widely explain and popularize
these slogans in our speeches and leaflets. These
main slogans, as sent to the District Commit
tees and as previously published in the Daily
Worker, we're
/. UNEMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL M
SURANCE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE
STATE AND EMPLOYERS.
2. Against Hoover's age-cutting policy.
3. Emergency relief, without restrictions by
the government and banks, for the poor
farmers; exemption of poor farmers from
taxes, and no forced collection Of debts.
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determination for the Black Belt.
s. Against capitalist terror; against all
forms of suppression of the political rights OF
the workers.
6. Against imperialist war; for the defense
Of The Chinese people and Of the Soviet Union.
We, of the Central Committee, think that these
are good slogans. We think they say exactly
what Communists should say in this years cleo
ton. These slogans, we think, clearly state the
most urgent needs of the toiling masses and pro-
vide them with a fighting platform with which
to resist the attacks of the capitalists and with
which they can begin their victorious march
forward to the workers revolutionary goal-the
Workers and Farmers Government.
But the comrades in the Kansas District
thought otherwise. They, it appears thought
the slogans we're insufficently simple We Judge
this from the character of the changes made in
the slogans as published there. Quite clearly
their aim was greater sinlplicity--certainly
vrtuous aiml
The Incorrect Slogans.
This healthy desire for simplicity, however,
cannot be permitted to lead us toward an oppor-
tunist distortion of our revolutionary position
This would destroy the confidence of the work
ers and poor farmers in our Party, making it
impossible to distinguish between the demands
of the Communist Party and of the treacherous
socialists. And, unfortunately, the comrades in,
Kansas City are guilty of such distortion as
can be seen by comparing the slogans Of the
Central Committee with the following new and,