Montana labor news., 1946-02-28
STATEMENT OF
COMMUNIST
PARTY OF MONTANA
Fellow Americans and Friends

N'iVW dIi NV" I
Almost everyone is aware these days
that our big industrialists are conduct
ing a sitdown for lower wages and
higher prices before engaging IN the
full scale production that should logi-
oally follow the end OF The war. In
connection with this siidown Big Bush
ness is waging a campaign against labor
standards and labor organizations and
one OF the main phases q this cam
paign is the creation OF public coniu-
sion about the Communist party and its
policies. Behind this smoke screen OF
confusion the forces OF reaction plot to
weaken labor economically and politi-
cally and rob the American people OF
security and prosperity.
Because we believe that people want
facts not lies and Misrepresentation
10 Judge us by, the Communist party
OF Montana issues this statement on its
policies and program. We believe it will
lead to more intelligent opinions about
our party as it is constantly being raised
as an issue in the nations political life.
Communist Party Reconstructed
At a special convention held in New
York city July 26-2S. l945, the Com
munist party OF the United States of
america was reconstructed as such.
The convention was held primarily to
correct the organizations policies and
program after an lS-mon,h period OF
m~isleadership by its former chairman,
Earl Browder.
For several weeks prior to the con-
v~cntion Communists throughout the
country engaged in the fullest and
irankcst discussions about providers
theories as outlined in his speeches and
writings. These discussions were car
ried in full in the columns OF the ma
%tlonally known progressive newspaper,
Daily Worker. They showed an over
whclming majority Of the membership
convinced that providers ideas were not
only erroneous and impractical but were
harmful to the interests Of the organi-
zation and the working class generally
Briefly, Earl Browders offcnses con-
sisted OF crudcly revising MARKHAM prin-
/, ciples and by this method falsely inter-
prcting political events and class rela-
tons. Thus he was able to paint a
rosy picture OF enlightened American
capitalists doubling the wages OF work
crs i'll the postwar period, OF these
, same capitalists peacefully and spon'
: taneously composing their difference:
with each other, with the I. S. S. X.
with the liberated countries Of Europe
!, and with the colonial and scmi-colonia
. countries, without a struggle. Need
less to say, for this soht Of utopiar
dreaming Browdcr was relieved 0
leadership in our organization and re
placed by William Z. Foster, who ha
consistently fought, for a more ~rcalisti
program. The present trend OF event
has time and again confirmed the cor
rcctncss Of our decisions at the Jul
convention.
On International Affairs
The military defeat Of Nazi German
n and Of impcrialist Japan is a great his
~ toric victory ior world democracy an
!, Tor all mankind. 1t opens the way fc
the complete destruction OF Fascism
: Europe and Asia and weakcns III
q forces OF reaction and Fascism every
IL where. Enduring peace, new democrat
advances and social progress are no
- the order OF the day.
MS Ii these fine objcctivcs are no bcir
realized it is because the non ar
social roots ot Fascism in the col
qucrcd nations have not been fully d
t., stroycd. 1t is becoming increasing
tcr clear that such is the case; that G.
-. trcmcly powerful rcactionary forces
~ the United States and England, cc'
tered in the trusts and monopolies, a
~ striving to reconstruct liberated Euro
;ye and even conquered Japan and German
=; on a rcactionary basis.
Il. Since the wars end, American &C
~ monte royalists and their British To
III countcrparts have sought openly to h;
r,,o The march OF democracy in both Euro
and Asia. They arc out to promo
their own special brand OF imperialis
w and they want a new bloc Of nations c
gained against The Soviet Union.
~" This outlook, to an alarming degr'
has crcpt into the foreign policy OF t
ny Truman administration and into I
as foreign policy OF his majcsty's (Soci;
istl government Of Britain.
y The worlds democratic forces tod
witness with horror the open waria
OF the British and Dutch military fore
~. - upon the lndoncsian people, who a
'' only seeking independence and the ii
-, ing OF colonial exploitation from tn
back. Too, progressive people ever
- where are shocked and angcrcd
American armed intervention in Chi
tax which is a betrayal of II proclaim
m principle Of non-interfercnce in the {
WI nestle affairs Of our Allies.
to We Communists say that these
70 tacks IN the people of 1ndonesra a
are China are attacks an the Atlantic Oh;
leht ter, the pledges Of Tcheran, Yalta a
maj Potsdam and threaten to make the )
Tor Francisco Security Charter anotl
'aoh scrap OF paper. They can and mi
we be halted by vigorous protests to
Sponsiblc officials. Our program ca
cad Tor the immediate removal from
ood' State department d all pro-Fascist
ting rcactionary officials. We staunc'
n.y. uphold the right Of all peoples to
'hcn tcrminc freely their W destiny ;
IN -. Z f.f T.