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Evening star., 1934-07-15
0AKIE ARRESTED, FINED
Star Charged With Reckless Driv-
ing, Intoxication.

ing, Int0Xlcatlon.
SAN BERNARDINO. Calf. July IL
CP1.-Jack Oakie. movie actor. was
arrested by traffic policeman yes
terday. placed in Jail for Ave hours
despite his strenuous protests. and
fined 500 on charges Of reckless
driving and intoxcation.
Oakie was hurrying to Hollywood
from Big Bear Lake to ioln the
yachting party Of Richard Arlen. an
other actor.
Evening star., 1934-07-15

avenue and entertained a party Of
Washington friends at dinner on Sat
urday evening.
Evening star., 1934-07-15
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES!

As all Fahonse and know styles determined
the late Spring first Paris openings The authentic
advance Winter fashions reflected collection
We had the immediate supervision of
fue thus the thoroughly and reliable work
manship that demand for our customers.
Evening star., 1934-07-15

: Among the seasons interesting
Weddings was that on June - of
Miss Cecilia Frances Gervasio to Mr..
Reginald Rhodes Clark. son Of Mr.
and Mrs. E, r. Clark of this city, the
ceremony taking place in the home
Evening star., 1934-07-15
REASON: CONFIDENCE!

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salient Should
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and WHY From the least the expensive fur
Salon. rely the good of eefs guarantee
satisfactory purchase.
Evening star., 1934-07-15
FITTING YOUR SIZE :.

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Misses Women 65l 3H for Little Women.
Evening star., 1934-07-15
PAYING ARRANGEMENTS

have charge OF moderate deposit
will hold the select until November lst And will
it for you during that period free of charge!
Fur
Evening star., 1934-07-15

eSAVE $37 to SIS on Coats of
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beauty
of workmanship
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Mink $3.50 Jap Mink *o'S
Evening star., 1934-07-15

o SAVE $40 to $17 on Coats of
SILVER MUSKRAT, $3.50 $158
After This Sale, at Least So8 TO $175
Made unusually full
skins
Beaver
Comparisons indicate what we later prices smustbe
Evening star., 1934-07-15

The marriage Of Miss Helen Flock,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emory
Flock of Hagerstown. to Mr Donald
Braden of Iowa took place yesterday
morning at O'Clock in the St
Stephens Catholic parish A we'd
ding breakfast followed at Harvard
Hall. after which the couple left for
Iowa They Will return to Washing
ton August /.
Evening star., 1934-07-15

eSAVE $40 to $50 on Coats of
KID CARACUL, S88 TO S258
After This Sale, at Least 500 TO $2o8
authentic tyhngthese
the OF
Youthful black
Cacu Lamb with collars OF Silver
Fox Jap Mink
sos Slss
$6 $225 Kid Caracul SI9s
SlS
indicate what at
Evening star., 1934-07-15

We state rising convinced that present
in will available FALL That's
Saving nutshell Three four months ago. when you
planning wardrobe busy planning Summer
of FURS We bought THEN, low Today have
opportunity profit BY foresight Though have
and anticipate further increase by Fall the prices that beckon
NOW based OF first low
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-22

lieves ought to give him admission
to the special consideration for
united front with the Socialist
Party, and even with Waldman and
Co., even tho he can sympathize with
Cnese gentlemen in their rejection
of the united front with the Com
munist Party. He says in his state
ment:
at is well known that one of the
issues leading to our separation
from the official Communist Party
was our outright rejection Of the
false and vicious theory of social
fascism' with all that it implies. We
have always striven to establish
conradely relations of cooperation
between our organizations, such as
should properly exist between two
working class organizations both OPP
posed to capitalism, though differ
ing on the ultimate political objec-
tives and on the most effective pol
icies to be pursued. We have never
slackened our agitation in favor of
the united labor front, and espe-
cially in favor Of the closest pos
sible cooperation between the Com
rllunist and Socialist movements in
the class struggle"
Is it not clear that Lovestone
gives here every argument to Wald-
man, Onesl and Company on how
to fight against the united front2
Is it not clear that Lovestone is try
ing to lend a helping hand to Nor
man Thomas who admits that he
agrees with Wsldman in his oppo-
sition to the united front but who
differs with him ION the way our
position should be stated?
We are not going to enter into a
discussion here with Lovestone on
how Hilquitt, Waldman, Oneal, Abe
Cahan and Co., or even Thomas
have always fought against capt.
talism," and whether the differences
between social democracy and Com
munism are merely on the ultimate
political objectives" after capitalism
is abolished as Lovestone implies
and on the most effective policies
to be pursued" by those who agree
in their opposition to capitalism"
The whole history of the class strug-
gle and of the period especially
since and after the World War
makes ridiculous such an assertion,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-22

cism. The Hungarian, Bulgarian,
Italian, and American social de-
mocracies are working hand in glove
with fascist organizations. Here
in lies the reason for the energetic
efforts of the Socialist Parties to
split the labor movement, to expel
the Communists from the trade
unions. Emphasis mine, j. 81
at is obvious that under such
conditions our tactics of the united
front must be changed in certain
respects. Only the united front
from below remains and it would
be ridiculous today to propose a
united front to the Socialist Party
leadership which is becoming more
fascist and serves as a dynamic
force for the splitting of the labor
movement. Our tactics today are
to wage a relentless fight against
the social democratic leadership and
and energetic effort to win the So
cial democratic workers"
(From Jay Lovestone's article in
b4AC 4NOf.y 1870 SOAllAllullIob, I'LL
der the title THE Sixth World
Congress of the Communist In
ternaticnal, pages 669-6700
This is what Lovestone wrote only
a few months before he was ex-
PEELED from the Communist Party.
Every worker who reads this and
compares this with Lovestone's tes-
timony before the N z. G. meeting
against the Communist Party will
see that Lovestone is trying to pull
a trick in order to win the favor of
the N. E. C. of the Socialist Party.
However, even this did not bring the
hoped for result. But we are sure
that Lovestone will not be discour-
aged. He will find still more and
better lies and SANDER against the
Communist Party. He will still
more denounce his past publicly
professed views. He will still more
openly come to the rescue of Wald-
man, Oneal, Cahan, Dubinsky, Via
deck and 90.
Reason for Expulsion
Thus we see that Lovestone was
not expelled because of his views
on the united front. Nor was he
expelled because of any difference
as to the relation to or the char
acterization of the Socialist Party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-22

masses Of the social-democratic
workers.
Communist Strategy
The Comintern and our Party
have already made clear that on the
basis of the changed situation in the
recent period, the victories Of fas-
cism in number Of countries, the
growing desire for united action on
the part Of the al-democratic
workers, the new position Of the So
cialist parties in some countries, the
united front is today much more
realizable, and must be fought for
by the Communists with greater
boldness and fiexibility. Many doc
uments have been published and
many of the issues cleared up. We
do not intend to go into these ques-
tions here.
The basic tasks that confront
every member of the Socialist Party
and of the Communist Party is to
exert all possible energy to develop
the united front of struggle against
war and fascism. The NEG. Of
the Socialist Party places obstacles
for the realization Of this unity of
action. What then can the Com
munist Party do now than to appeal
to the below" to the rank and file
Of the Socialist Party, to the state
and local organizations Shall we
give up the united front until 1896
when the S. P. convention will again
act on this question? Of course not.
We are being attacked now, and
must organize the united defense
now. BY such united actions we
shall force Thomas & Co., to think
over" their NEG. decision before
1885. BY a waiting policy the open
"old guard" line Of Waldman is
strengthened.
AS for Loyestone every worker and
every Socialist worker especially will
now see that his role is to try to
prevent the broadest possible united
front. And he will not shrink from
STOPPING to the most shameful and
lying methods to achieve his aim. In
our next article we shall deal with
Loyestone's efforts to block the
united front between Socialists and
Communists being established de-
spite the actions Of the NEG.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-22
BY JACK Hell

What we wish to expose is the
Justification of history on the part
of Lovestone, so that every worker,
and especially every honest Socialist
worker will understand the methods
and the Tammany triekery Of Love-
stone and his group. Lovestone
states that he was expelled from the
Communist Party because he was
opposed to the Party policies on the
united front and on the character
ization Of social democracy. Let us
see If Lovestone cares anything for
the truth. Let us have Lovestone
himself tell us his stand on these
questions when he was still a mem
Der of the Party:
I'VE emphasize that the increased
preparations for the coming strug-
giles mean an intensified fight by
us against the Socialists. The more
the imperialist aspirations rise, the
quicker the social democrats will
come to the bourgeoisie. The more
acute the imperialist rivalries be-
come, the more auto will the class
antagonisms become at home and
therefore more friendly and init
mate will the relations between the
capitalists and the Socialist Party
be. How else do you explain the
acres of publicity given to the de-
crepit Socialist Party in the New
York Times by the Associated Press,
by the entire bourgeois press,
through various schemes?"
THE social democrats under the
mask of pacifism are simply the
advance agents Of the imperialists
in the colonies. Who has forgotten
the role of Macdonald in the Simon
Commission? Who can forget the
shameful attitude of the American
Socialist Party on Nicaragua? No
one can overlook the dastardly role
of the American Socialist Party as
just emphasized in Hlquitt's article
in the October issue of Current
History in which he defends the
League of Nations and attacks the
Soviet Union. The Socialist Party is
everywhere working overtime to at
tune the masses, to develop the
masses for war against the Soviet
Union. The social democracy
has become fused with the capital
ist state. 1t has been discarding
all barriers between itself and fas-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-22
ON THE ROLE OF LOVESTONE GROUP
AT NEG MEETING OF SOCIALIST PARTY

And finally, he was not expelled
as we already had occasion to point
out because of any differences on
the building Of the T.U.UL. unions
which we organized while LoYestone
was still in the Party leadership.
These are the reasons Lovestone
gives today for two reasons. First,
to win the favor in the eyes of
those with whom he is working and
whose favor he is counting further.
And secondly because he wishes to
cover up the real reasons for his
expulsion. LoVestone was expelled
because he denied the developing
crisis, saw only the growing strength
Of American capitalism, and because
of the theory of American excep-
tionalism" that he developed. And
Furthermore, because of his unprin-
cipled methods of factional strug-
gle in the Party of which the above
quotations are but one small and
mild sample.
We do not intend in this article
to go into any analysis of whether
Lovestone YVES correct in his posi-
ton at that time, or as to the sin
certify of the opinions expressed by
him. OF course his basic character
ization Of the S. P. at that time was
correct. He did, however, misrep-
resent the position Of the Comintern
on at least two points. The first
is that he speaks of the social-dem-
ocracy discarding all barriers be-
tween itself and fascism. This the
Comintern never formulated in this
manner. Certainly zorgiebel and
Co. who shot down the German
workers on May Day were social
fsscists as they were properly called
by the Comintern and by our Party.
But social-democracy acting as the
main prop of the dying capitalism
in the period of growing fascination
is not fascism. Secondly, the Com
intern never stated that under no
conditions can there be united front
with the leadership Of socialist
parties (from above). In fact, the
Sixth World Congress of the Com
intern stated that there existed the
possibility of such united fronts
despite the fact that the main tactic
had to be the united front with the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-22

One of the phases of the recent
N. E. @. meeting of the Socialist
Party at which the question Of the
united front with the Communist
Party was taken UP, is not yet gen.
orally known to the readers. 1t
concerns the role of the Lovestone
group. Lovestone personally headed
delegation of his group at this
meeting for the purpose of putting
forward his proposal for a united
front of his group with the Socialist
Party. We wish here to bring for
ward some facts in this onnection.
We are making these comments on
the basis of the declaration of the
Lovestone group to the N. E. G. Of
the Socialist Party.
Lovestone in this document does
not once mention the proposals for
united front made by the Commu-
mist Party to the N. E. G. of the
Socialist Party. He does not state
if he is for such a united front or
not. But what he does say is very
enlighteriing. He gives every con-
ceivable argument to the WaloMan
group and for that matter to Nor
man Thomas why they should re-
ject the united front with the Com
munist Party.
He makes vicious attack on the
League Against War and Fascism,
on the International Labor Defense,
etc. Loyestone crawls before the
N. E. C. of the Socialist Party espe-
eially before its openly right wing
section when he points to the al
ready existence of such "coopera-
ton in a number of fields, "
referring to the trade unions. Ger
tainly such cooperation exists in
the I. L. G. w. U. where the Love-
stonite Zimmerman fully supports
the reactionary policies Of the $50
cialist' Dubinsky. Such cooperation
is already mutual as can be seen
from the fact that Zimmerman was
elected to office only because he
received the full support of the For
ward, and the whole of the So
called labor committee" of the So
cialist Party in New York, consist
ing of the most outspoken right
wing and reactionary elements.
Appeals to "Old Guard"
Finally Lovestone tries to show
his real credentials which he be-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-22

/ NEG. to sanction the united front
on a national scale, is the clearest
indication that the top leaders of
the Socialist Party are reckoning
without their membership. The
Southern Region United Front is a
declaration that the rank and file
of the Socialist Party is determined
not to wait until the 1896 Conven-
ton of the Party for permission to
enter into solidarity actions with
the Communist workers against the
onslaughts Of the New Deal regime
upon the workers conditions and
democratic rights, but is resolved to
confront that Convention with the
United Front as an accomplished
fact.
In the face of this visible process
Of revolutionization that is taking
place in the ranks of social-dem-
ocracy, the Second international
heads, as well as the leadership of
the Socialist parties, find them
selves compelled to resort to various
subterfuges designed to decoy their
followers from the LeftWard road.
Not quite so crudely stated as the
plea of delegate Vougt of Sweden,
but having the same anti-working
class intent, is the recent brief for
power" presented by the editor of
The New Leader, James Oneal. in
the autumn issue Of The American
Socialist Quarterly. Mr.. Oneal, who
has all these years fled from Boil
shevik phrases as from the plague,
has suddenly burst forth with an
article entitled "On the Road to
Power"
Let us see what road to power
Mr.. Oneal proposes for the working
class.
Afraid of Open Attack
Oneal opens his article with
warning against some rigid form
ula to be applied to all countries"
This, of course, is method to which
traditional social-democracy COM
monty resorts when it dares not
openly attack the proletarian drive
to power. 1t is an attempt to give
the appearance of dogma" and
rigid formula" to the crystallized,
revolutionary slogans that are en-
bodiments, in clenched, fighting
phrases, of the Marxist-Leninist
guide to proletarian action. In thus
trying to play flexible" the reac-
tionary ocial-democratic leaders are
in reality trying to break down the
revolutionary principles of the work
ing class. The charge of rigid
formula" is invariably the opening
statement for plotting their way in
to the broader stream of complete
rejection of revolutionary principle.
Mr.. Oneal leaves no doubt as to his
purpose when, in the very opening
paragraph, in speaking of the
march to power" he adds, what
ever the road chosen may be-"
For revolutionary Marxism, for
Marxism-Leninism, the only road to
power is the revolutionary over
throw of capitalism and the estab-
lishment Of the dictatorship of the
proletariat-Soviet power. All other
roads lead away from p-oieta-ian
power. Anyone who speaks of
whatever the road chosen may be"
sets himself accordingly against
revolutionary MarXism: he charts
for the working class imaginary
roads to power in circuit of per-
petual wage-slavery. What does it
matter then to an Oneal if on
whatever the road chosen may be"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-22
Movement of
o. Capitals Constant Narrow Its SocLB

Party. Two-thirds of the delegates
to the recent Congress of the illegal
Austrian Communist Party, for ex-
ample, had come over to the Party
since the February rising Az the
end of July of this year, the Revo-
lutionary Socialists and the Schultz
bund formed with the Communist
Party a central Committee of Ac-
ton, whose first act was the issu-
ance of joint appeal for anti-war
demonstrations on August l. The
platform adopted for the campaign
by the Committee Of Action was al
most completely feminist.
The growing unification of the
Socialist and Communist workers
everywhere, the establishment of
the United Front in a number of
countries, the drive for united
struggle against fascism and i'm
perialist war in every country of
capitalism, attest to the increasing
sympathy of the social democratic
workers for the Party of Commu-
nism. The accession on the part
of the Socialist Parties to the
United Front urgings of the Com
munist Parties in France, Italy, the
Saar and Spain, registers the ire
pressible drive of the social-demo-
cratic workers for common action
with the Communists, in whom they
recognize their class brothers. in
whose Party they see the fearless,
militant leader.
In other countries, as in the
United States, where the decisive
sections of the top leadership of
the Socialist Party are still able to
prevent the acceptance on national
scale of the repeated United Front
proposals of the Communist Party,
the Socialist workers and local
functionarieS are in many places
forming from below united cam
paigns of struggle with the Com
munists. Such, in this country, are
notably the efforts of the Commit
tee for Socialist Action for the
United Front; the agreement for
united anti-fascist action between
the Italian Section of the Commu-
mist Party and the italian Fedora
ton of the Socialist Party; the wide
United Front built around the No
vember oath demonstration of the
Chicago unemployed; the united
election campaigns in Trumbull
County, Ohio; the United Front
formations in Massachusetts,, Maine,
Southern Illinois, sections of Louisi-
ana, Pennsylvania and New York
State-on issues of utilization with
the American League Against War
and Fascism, of endorsing the
Workers Unemployment and Social
Insurance Bill Oh. R. 1899, of
unemployment relief struggles, etc.
Southern United Front Significant
Most significant are the united
front agreements signed last week
with the Southern District of the
Communist Party by the Socialist
Party state organizations of North
Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Ken
lucky, and Alabama, which called on
other S. P. state organizations to
follow their example, and the de-
cision of the New Jersey State Con-
vention of the S. P. to endorse the
Workers Unemployment Insurance
Bill and to support the National
Congress for Unemployment and So
cial Insurance. This splendid So
cialist- Communist fighting alliance,
coming Immediately after the re-
fusal of almost the entire Left"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-22

to be held under the auspices of
your Committee at Mecca Temple
on December Goth.
The urgent necessity for funds,
still needed to defray the casts of
the appeals and other plans of the
vital Scottsboro defense, conpels us
to call upon you to turn over to this
Committee or the LID. funds rails
ed by your Committee for the de-
tense of these boys.
Every moment counts with the
lives of these innocent prosecuted
boys hanging in the BALANCED Now
is the time for united actionl viii
you not Join now in the united
front-the only means whereby the
Scottsboro boys can be freed?
Sincerely
SAMUEL c. PATTERSON
Secretary.