The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-26

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Socialist Party and Trotskyite
groups also played their parts, the
resolution states. The Socialist
Party, while putting up independent
candidates, actually supported Oh
son by RETAINING from attacking
him as q capitalist candidate, and,
on the contrary, supported his cap
italist policies by praising them as
a kind of socialism, The Trotsky-
ties also helpsd to tighten Olson's
grip on the masses by whitewashing
his strikebreaking actions in the
recent strikes by thsnking him for
his corporation"
The resolution then lists the
reasons for the weakness in the
Communist Party campaign.
Il. The Communist Party of
Minnesota did not appear as the
ONLY PARTY of the toiling masses
showing the ONLY WAY OUT of
the capitalist crisis. The Commu-
mist Party did not succeed in
basicslly distinguishing itself in the
eyes of the masses from the
Farmer-Labor Party. Instead of
seeing in the Communist Party the
ONLY PARTY of the workers and
toiling farmers defending their in
terests as against the other capital
list parties, the masses saw in the
Communists party to the left of
the Fermentation Party, but with
the Farmer Labor Party more prac-.
ticsl in its methods to achieve the
common AIM This was because
the Communist Party failed to
bring out clearly before the. masses
our revolutionary program as dis
tipet from the capitalist program
Of the Farmer-L Labor Party.
Weak United Fronts
o. During the entire election
campaign our Party failed to de-
velop and lead struggles of workers
and farmers (except in minor iso-
lated instances. As a result Of our
failure to lead struggles the Party
remained isolated and did not de-
velop with few exceptions) united
front actions involving the masses
of workers and farmers following
the Fsrmer-Labor Party. Failing
this We deprived the masses of the
opportunity to learn from their own
experiences the capitalist class IA
ture of the Fermentation state
administration.
%. The base OF the Farmer
Labor Party rests upon the trade
unions of the American Federation
of Labor and the Railroad Brother
hoods. The leaders of the A. F. OF
L. are actually part of the state
government. FhFeush these or
ganized trade union workers the
Farmer-Labor Party carries its in
fluence to the rest of the working
class. Our isolation from the trade
unions, the absence of revolutionary
work in local unions, make it irii-
possible to fight Farmer-Lahorism
at it's main base.
Effects Of Defeatism
"a. The Communist Party failed
to take advantage of its leadership
in the struggle for Negro rights in
the Twin Cities and above all OF
the national Seottshore struggle 70
mobilize the support of the Negro
masses for our Party program and
candidates. There were no special
campaign activities among the Ne
gro masses.
Likewise, though the Farmer
Labor Party made special appeal
to the youth Of the state, our Party
failed to nominate any youth cam
didates, popularize our youth de-
mands amongst the toiling youth.
Nor did we give leadership to the
independent political activities OF
the Young Communist League in
teh campaign.
20. In this election the Comlnu-
mist Party lost votes, Why have We
lost votes? Why has the Commu-
mist Party failed to differentiate
itself befors the masses from the
Farmer Labor Party?
This is because our entire Party
in Minnesota did not clearly I'M
aerstsrd the role of the Farmer
Labor Party and the methods Of
struggle against it, and conse-
euently We're unable 70 explain this
to the masses,
List Of Directors
THE fact that our Party, COM
posed in the main of militant work
ers and farmers who have recently
broken with Farmer aborism, is as
yet not imbued with a evolutionary
Ralitieal understanding made it inn
possible to withstand the influences
of Farmer-Lahorism sssping into
the ranks of our Party. This III
evitably led to serious right oppor-
tunistic mistakes which manifested
themselves throughout the Party"
Showing that ths capitalist peli-
oies of the Farmer Lahar Party will
inevitably give rise to disillusion
among tbs masses, the resolution
calls for immediats organization to
fight for the day to day nasds OF
the masses, and lists the basic tasks
in the district.
Summed up, these are l. Clarity
ing the Party and the working class
on the capitalist character of the
Farmer-Lahor program. 2. Strength
ening work in the trade unions
3. Forming united fronts in relief
struggles, and other struggles for
the Immediate needs Of the masses
especially with Socialist Party and
A. F. Of L. workers. 4. Intensifying
revolutionary work in the country
side, coming forward with the Com
munist program for the ruined
farmers, popularizing the achieve