Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-07-16


tariat.
CENTRAL EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE,
&C. E. Ruthenberg, Secretary"
Progressives inclined to attend the
June 18th convention should also
consider the statement, published ir
"The Daily Worker" of May 16, 1924
by the Central Executive committee
of the Workers party of America
over the signatures of William z
Foster, chairman, and c. E. Ruthen-
berg, executive secretary:
''In order to settle the ques-
ton of whether the Farmer
Labor United Front was a policy
that Communist party such as
the Workers party should put ,
into effect and in support of !
which it should throw all it's
strength, the Central Executive
committee of the Workers party: 1
submitted this question to the I
Communist International (Mos-
cow, with which it is affiliated
as fraternal organization.
"The view of the Communist
International on this question is
expressed in the following cable
gram:
Communist International con-
siders June II convention mo-
mentous importance for Workers
party. Urges c. E. c. not to
slacken activities preparation
June II. Utilize every available
force to make st. Paul conven-
ton great representative gath
ering labor and left wing.
Executive Committee, Com
munist International
The Communist organization ir
America thus acting under orders
from the Communist international
at Moscow, will not only participate
in the st. Paul convention on June
II, but has already secured a stra-
tegic position in the direction Of
that convention. c. A. Hathaway, the
secretary-treasurer of the Committee
on Arrangements for the st. Pau
convention is an avowed Communist
and was delegate to it's third ma
tional convention, held in Chicago
December 80, 1923. All credential.
for the st. Paul convention are made
returnable to Hathaway as secretary
and as treasurer he controls its funds
Joseph Manley, son-in-law of Will.
liam z. Foster, and an avowed Com.
munist, is also member of the Com.
mittee on Arrangements.
Although the national Communis
organization as such may be granted
only five delegates in the st. Pau
convention the basis of representa-.
ton adopted is lending itself to theil
purpose to control. Reliable infor.
nation shows that very large mum.
Der of Communist delegates will bt
present at st. Paul with duly author.
lied credentials.
Reposing complete confidence il
the soundness of the deliberate judg.
ment of the American people, I have
no apprehension that the Communis
party can ever command any con.
siderable support in this country.
do not question their right, under
the constitution, to submit theil
issues to the people, but I most EN-.
phaticaIly protest against their being
admitted into the councils of any
body Of progressive voters. The
Communists stand for the substitu.
ton of the Soviet form of govern.
ment for the one we now have ane
propose to accomplish this change
through a revolution, with elias!
dictatorship as their ultimate aim in.
stead of democracy. To pretend
that the Communists can work with
the progressives who believe il
democracy is deliberately to deceiv.
the public. The Communists art
antagonistic to the Progressive caus,
and their only purpose in joining
such movement is to disrupt it
Not only are the Communists tn,
mortal enemies of the progressiv,
movement and democratic ideals, but
under the cloak of such extremists
the reactionary interests find the bes
opportunity to plant their spies ant
provocatory agents for the purpos'
of confusing and destroying true pro
greSSive movements.
have devoted many years of m.
life to an effort to solve the prob
lens which confront the American
people by the ballot and not by force
I believe that the people through thu
ballot can completely control thei
government in every branch ant
compel it to serve them effectively
I have fought steadfastly to achiev,
this end, and I shall not abandon
this fight as long as I may live.