The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-07
WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE
SOCIALIST PARTY?

a Norman Thomas who goes on the picket hne
and talks OF militancy that affects the policy
OF the socialist parCy-but it is the pra ctice OF
the socialist party and socialists in the trade
unions that show the line 1t is not the talk
of socialist commonwealth" that shows the
position OF the socialist party but it's efforts to
cleanse capitalism Thomas, Waldman against
municipal graft, the proposal Of plans to save
capitalism that give their line. 1t Is not the
empty phrase of recognition of the Soviet Gov
eminent in the program of the socialist party
which counts-but Hllqut's being lawyer Of
the Russian white guards, the writings In the
Daily Forward, the attacks on the Soviet Union
in every sphere, the open and tacit support OF
the attacks of VOL ano Fish on the Soviet
Union, which count. 1t is not the talk of peace
and disarmament that count, but support e6 the
war-making League Of Nations and the Kellogg
BRAND peace treaty which show the line It is
not the idle chatter about the necessity Of the
capitalists preparing 10 and 20 year plans, with
the aid of a Stuart Chase and other socialist
engineers. but the open, provocative attacks on
the Five Year Plan with heralds that 1t Is fail
ing, and the concealn1ent Of the fact that capt.
talism cannot be organized-that show the line
of the socialist party as an upholder OF tse
present system, fighting against It's overthrow
and leading in the fight against the revolution
airy workers who everywhere are organized and
led by the Communist Party
Hence the growing ferment in the socialist
party. Hence the growing talk about splits.
Hence the attempts to stem the discomfort
within the socialist party through conferences
Of the "miEtants," who finally accept the pro-
gram of the open fascists, Hillqut, Oneal and
Lee. Hence the +nniltancy" Of Norman Thomas
because he the growing rehabilitation of
the working class. Hence the occasional protests
and offers to Investigate" conditions in the
unions Ghe offer of the socialist party to set
up an Impartial committee" to Investigate"
the struggle between the two fascist sangster
leaders Hillman and Orlofsky) Hence the ef-
forts to head off the sharp movement Of the
rank and file working class socialist elements
inside and outside the socialist party.
The Conference for Progressive LABOR Action
(Musteites) is expression OF this discomfort.
The necessity OF the CPLA differentiating it
self from the socialist party with more radi-
cali program is the outcome (Which we will treat
in later article
The militant working class elements in the
socialist party must learn that there Is only one
party that is leading the struggle against capt.
talism, for its overthrow and for the establish
Oh a PrOlcUalldn dictatorship In united
States through Workers and Farmers Gov
eminent, as the only goal and guarantee OF the
Working Glass Revolution In this as in all coun-
tries-and that is the Communist Party. The
only answer that James Oneal can give to
group OF workers Of Cambridge, Mass. to a ques-
ton as to the difference between the Conannu-
mist and the socialist parties is to SANDER the
Communist Party. This is no answer to the
sharpening of the class struggle; this is the fas
cist way out Of the conflict.
The honest working class elements must pose
all these questions in the light Of their own ex-
periences, OF the experiences Of the Russian
Revolution the growing fascism throughout the
world, the fascination Of the trade unions, the
need Of unity Of the working class-NOT AS
SUCH, BUT WITH A REVOLUTIONARY AIM
AND REVOLUTIONARY LEADERSHIP. Then
they will see that only the leadership OF the
Communist Party and the Communist Interna-
tional guarantees the reaching Of the goal. Not
splits like that OF the socialist labor party in
Germany, which will lead back to the social
democratic party-but the road Of the revolu-
tionary workers to the Proetar!an Dictatorship
rs the ONLY REVOLUTIONARY pAyM-TNE
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