The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-22
S. p, Which Ousted Mooney,
SabotageS Chicago Congress

in number, that withdrew from the
conference were those that had So
cialist, Proletarian Party, or expelled
renegades from the Communist Par
ty as delegates. They were: Cooks
No. a. DishwaShers No. ITO; Walters
No 80 and Bakers Union No. "a
Carrying Out Traditional Policy
Such tactics on the part of these
elements are not new. They are a
continuation of the policy of the So
cialist Party leaders since Tom Moo
ney'S arrest. '-,.
At that time Tom Mooney was a
member of the Hungarian Branch of
the Socialist Party because the Of
fetal leadership would not permit him
in branches they controlled.
While he was in prison the Cen
trail Committee of the Socialist party
in San Francisco county asked the
Hungarian branch to transfer his
membership to that committee so
they could expel him. This was re-
fused. Then the Committee requested
the Hungarian branch to eEpel Moo
ney. The Hungarian branch also re-
fused this as it YVES quite obvious
that it was an attempt on the part
of the Socialist Party leadership to
help Fickert and the California Iiqht
and Power railroad this framed-up
working class fighter to the galloWs.
When Adolph Germer, secretary Of
the Socialist Party, was in San Fran
cisco, he investigated" the Mooney
case through conversations with the
local socialist leaders and the labor
takers, and reported back to the Ma
tional Executive Committee that the
Mooney case was something they
should leave severely alone. Lillian
Bishop Symes, secretary of the So
cialist Party in San Francisco in
1916, wrote letters all over the coun-
try to other socialists asking them
not to fight for Tom Mooney, SLAM
dering his past record in the labor
movement, saying he was not So
cialiSt, but an anarchist a..
Such is the early record of the
Socialist Party leadership. The pres
ent leadership now has its aides in
its nefarious work against Mooney
such leeches upon the labor move
ment, such hangers-on who attach
themselves to the labor movement to
derive sustenance therefrom as this
Proletarian Party gang, and the dis
credited and expelled renegades who
found they could not successfully
pursue their adventurous careers in
side the Communist Party,
Uniform Policy Everywhere.
The actions Of Gerber in New York
and the actions Of these. elements in
San Francisco are being repeated in
varying degrees verywhere they can
get foothold.
But the actions OF the leaders only
expose them to the contempt of the
rank and file of the Socialist Party
membership, many Of whom, especi-
ally in unions and other organi2a-
tons, are honestly supporting the
United Front movement in behalf OF
Mooney and for other pressing issues
that face the toiling masses today.
In spite of all the disruption in San
Francisco the meeting on March 18th
was an overwhelming success, packing
the San Francisco Municipal Auditor
ium.
There has been created in San
Francisco permanent machinery en-
bracing many organizations thar
strives to unity the struggle to free
Tom Mooney. Similar. machinery in
being built elsewheres And on q
national scale there is being built .
thorough and stable organization that
is rallying the workers inSthe monster
Mooney Congress soon tosconvene in
Chicago. At that conference a fur
ther impetus will be given to force
the release of Tom Mooney and to
fight for freedom Of class war pris-
oners against the frame-up system.
In this United Front action the
treacherous leaders, the splitters, the
aides of the hangmen and the jail
erS will be swept aside by the dis
gust and indignation. Of the rank
and file of their own organizations.