The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-24
By Jack StacheI

In the first article we pointed out
how Lovestone furnished arguments
to Waldman and Company to Jus
tify" the Socialist Party National
Executive Committees policy of re-
fusing the organization of the
united front. We also furnished
some sample quotations to prove
that Lovestone resorts to falsifica-
tons and lies in order to SANDER
the Communist Party and to curry
favor with the NEG. of the So
cialist Party. Here we shall show
how LoveStone now. after the NEG.
has turned down the united front
proposal of the Communist Party,
continues these methods to try TO
block the growing united front Of
local organizations and prominent
individuals in the S. P. with the
Communist Party, and especially
his role of attacking those leaders
OF the Revolutionary Policy Com
mittee (RP.C0 of the Socialist
Party who are entering into united
front with the Communist organi-
cations, his furnishing of arguments
to Waldman as to how to proceed
with the expulsion of the RPC.
members and leaders.
In the last issue of the Lovestone
paper there appears an editorial
under the title "R.P.C. and United
Front" In this editorial it is
stated, "the so-called united front
entered into by Nat Ross, Commu-
mist Party organizer in the South.
on the one hand, and certain out
standing revolutionary Socialists on
the other, must bring grave concern
to, all sincere advocates of the unity
OF labor. For it is precisely the
kind Of united front which is no
united front at all, that can serve
only to discredit the idea of a genu-
Inc united front and to strengthen
the hand of its enemies in the So
clalist as well as the Communists
movement"
How Lovestone Fights United Front
Lovestone, writing in his own
name in the same issue states:
e. the R.P.C. made an almost
suicidal mistake when some of its
outstanding figures in the South,
inclusive even of its national Sec
rotary, monkeyed around with the
typical good-for- nothing united
front from below connections of
the @. P. Such mis-steps. re-
CARELESS of the nobility of their
intentions or the enthusiasm of
their takers, effectively play right
into the hands of the extreme re-
formists of the S. P. Immediately
after this Waldnlan's legal talent
on the N Y. State Executive Com
mittee was set into motion to pro-
pose the next inevitable step flow
ing out of the NEG. decision
against the R.P.C.; that is to
expel all R.P.C. members from
the S.P. in the Empire State"
Emphasis mine-J. 81
This is how Lovestone fights for
the united front. Does Lovestone
wish to wait until the Socialist
Party 1886 Convention before efforts
are taken to develop the united
front between the Socialist and the
Communists? Or does Lovestone
believe that under no conditions
should there be united front be-
tween Socialist organizations and
workers and the Communist Party
unless this is first agreed to by the
NEG. of the S. P? Perhaps not
unless this is agreed to, at least, by
Thomas? Or perhaps he requires
the permission of even Waldman?
This is no united front at all,
mouths Lovestone regarding the i'm
portant action taken in the South.
Why? Because it is a united front
from below, says Lovestone, -
typical good for nothing united
front from below concoction of the
c. P" This action" says Love-
stone, Unjust bring grave concern to
all sincere advocates of the unity
of labor" Yes, no doubt it brings
grave concern to such advocates of
unity Of labor" as Lovestone.
Why is Lovestone so concerned at
this momentp Because he is being
exposed as bankrupt and isolated.