August 2, 1919 THE COMMUNIST Page Seven they will arise more and more. Then will it become clear to (Continued from page 2)
all that, here as in Russia, behind the organization contro cessary work, and the scope of their activities depends entirely versies are hidden theoretical controversies.
upon your liberality.
For us this question is settled. We are going to build a In sending contributions, make checks and money orders new, militant communist party. The Centrists, hiding behind payable to Stilson, Treasurer, and designate the use you the revolutionary phrase Left Wing, crawl backwards into wish the Committee to make of the money, the rotten stump of the Socialist Party.
Our ways have parted One who is born to be the tail The Communist cannot be the head.
Twenty five thousand copies of The Communist proved insufficient to meet the demand from all sections of the country.
BULLETINS Because of the lack of funds we were unable to print a greater number. You can assist in the establishing of a communist The Central Executive Committee of the Russian Federaweekly, by sending in immediately your own subscription and tion issued a communication to all Russian Branches, which securing the subscriptions of others. Write at once for subconcludes with these words: scription blanks. See that your Local or branch places an The Central Executive Committee fully endorses the ac order for a bundle each week.
tion of the minority delegates at the Left Wing Conference and feels sure that all branches who have inscribed on their banner The General Situation the aims of communism will embrace the position taken by the More than 35, 000 Comrades have already answered the Russian delegates.
call for the organization of a communist party. Join with Central Executive Committee, them! There is no time for hesitation or delay. Start practical Russian Socialist Federation.
organization work at once. Communists the world over are Tyverosky, Executive Secretary.
succeeding because they do not hesitate they ACT!
Yours for World Communism, At the regular meeting of the Douglas Park Jewish Branch National Organization Committee (Chicago) the question of affiliating with the Communist Party Dennis Batt, Secretary, was discussed at length. With only two voting against the Alexander Stoklitsky, Organizer.
motion to affiliate with the new party was adopted. Other Jewish branches are considering the same action and it is exOrganization Tour pected that several will follow the example set by the Douglas Comrades Dennis Batt and Alexander Stoklitsky Park Branch. Spiro, District Corresponding Sec y.
will shortly leave Chicago for a flying organization trip National Organization Committee: in the East, speaking in the following places: Detroit, Mich. Friday, August 1st.
We are sending here with fifty dollars as a donation to the Buffalo, Saturday, August 2nd.
organization fund of the Communist Party and plecige our full moral and financial support to the new party.
Syracuse, Sunday, August 3rd.
New York City, Monday, August 4th.
Lettish Socialist Branch. Chicago)
Boston, Mass. Tuesday, August 5th.
Geo. Wihtol, Financial Secretary Newark, Wednesday, August 6th.
Further details may be secured through your Local The semi annual district conference of the Russian Federation held its sessions in Chicago Saturday and Sunday, July Secretary and local papers, and in The Communist.
19 20, with 34 delegates in attendance, representing three thousand members in Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, California and Wisconsin. After hear Proclamation ing the report of delegates to the Left Wing Conference the conference endorsed the action of the minority group, and Communists pledged full support to the new party.
Proletarians of all countries, the brutality and deceit of their Unite!
governments, forcing them to At a special city convention of the Rockford (IN. Left Wing after hearing the report of the Left Wing Conference, To all mobilized: Civil war fight on the side of oppressors given by the delegate Morris Gordin, adopted a resolution is raging. Blood is flowing. On against the oppressed their own brothers, peasants and endorsing the action of the minority delegates and pledging one side in this struggle are our workmen. There is much less support to the National Organization Committee.
brothers, workmen and peas assurance in the local troops.
ants of Soviet Russia, heroical. But defending their capitals From Cleveland, Ohio, comes the news that the 12th Ward ly defending their and your and power, our oppressors, Branch has decided to align itself with the new Communist freedom and independence; on headed by the Allies, are forcParty.
the other gathered from all ing you through unheard of sides and corners of Russia; cap atrocities and discipline, to The organization of a communist Local in Buffalo, italists, remnants of the Czar fight against your own brothers is proceeding nicely. James Campbell is secretary, and Christ officialdom, and officers, sup workmen and peasants of Keegan organizer. In reporting on the situation, Keegan ported by the bayonets of in Soviet Russia. And here you writes: Action speaks louder than words. am busy re ternational capital, abolishing have mobilization; hundreds of organizing the old branches for the Communist Party. We all conquests of the revolution you will again be torn from have about six hundred at this time, there are about three and declaring a relentless war peaceful occupations and your hundred on the fence, like sparrows, and the rest are in the against workmen and peasants. families, locked in barracks camp of the enemy. Some of the lefts deserted when we The former are our brothers, and thrown into a fratricidal started organizing Communist branches. Heisler and his our liberators; the latter our war in which we will perish for crowd are a sorry looking mess. Comrades Batt and Stok enemies, our worst exploiters, the glory of international caplitsky will address a mass meeting in Buffalo on Saturday trying again to forge chains to ital and our monarchists tyrAug. 2nd.
keep us in slavery, again desir ants. No, comrades, we have ing to fatten on our hard labor, been fooled long enough! We One of the strongest arguments used at the Left Wing tears and sweat. The ground have already understood the Conference by those opposed to the immediate formation of is taken away from under the evil intent of our enemies, and a Communist Party, has blown up. It was announced there, feet of our enemies; they feel they will not succeed in setting in defense of the procrastinating policy, that the State Execu that the hour is near when our you against the Soviet worktive Committee of Pennsylvania had refused to recognize the brothers shall triumph, our men and peasants. But we must suspensions and expulsions of the Since that time, brothers, who deal them blow not spend our forces in vain behowever, this left Wing State Executive Committee has after blow; and the hourofreck fore the time comes. For the reversed its policy and lined up with the reactionaries. We oning for all their crimes is time being we must not come are in receipt of information that Local Philadelphia has been coming, and this hour will be out openly, on which the mean expelled, and that there is a strong sentiment in the Local in their ruin. The Allied forces, band which mobilizes you surefavor of concurring in the call issued by the minority delegates their main support, are hesitat ly reckons. Let us not lend to for the formation of a communist party.
ing; they begin to understand their provocation.
of Archangel