Saturday, August 9, 1919 THE REVOLUTIONARY AGE 15 Official Left Wing Wing News OR several weeks it has been the entort oi the National Council and the National Secretary Conference, the following resolution was submitted 3) We associate ourselves with the C. in to the National Council: acertain and adjust the relations between relation to the August 30th Emergency Socialist Having, discussed the written statements issued Party Convention only as a preliminary to the SepFederations. The initial step was a communication de National Left Wing and the Russian speaking by the National Left Wing Council and the telegram tember first Communist Party Convention.
of the so called new of the Socialist Party On this resolution, the vote was unanimous (7)
from the Secretary to the Executive Committee of reported by the Secretary of the National Left Wing in favor of Clause 1, and in favor of Clauses the Russian Federation asking for an official state.
Council, we, the Central Executive Committees of and 3, namely, Ballam, Cohen, Ferguson, Ruthenment as to the stand of the Russian Federations with the Lettis. Lithuanian, Esthonian, Ukrainian, Polish berg and Wolfe. Comrades Gitlow and Larkin voted regard to support of the Left Wing, in view of the and Russian Federations, came to the conclusion for the following resolution in addition to Clause association of the Federations with a call force taken by the Minority of the Left Wing Conference, the Federation groups, and instruct the Secretary that these documents justify once again the position above: That we discontinue all conferences with by Left Wing Conference and call upon all our members to carry on the work inmediately to work for the Convention called by At the meeting of the Russian Federation Exeof the creation of the Communist Party. We appeal the new C. also for the call of the National cutive Committee to answer this communication the to the comrades of the Majority group to clarify Left Wing Conference for a September 1st Conventheir desire in forming the Communist Party through tion to start the Communist Party. There were National Secretary was requested to be present to participation in the Convention which is being called explain the questions and to give further informavotes against this resolution.
by the Minority of the Left Wing Conference on tion. As a result of this meeting invitations were September 1st, 1919.
From the above record it is absolutely clear that sent out by the Russian Federation Executive om In case of reply we are prethere is no longer any valid reason for the schism mittee for a Joint Federation Conference, and such pared to instruct our National Organization Comin the Left Wing arising out of the Conference, no a Conference was held at New York, July 27th, with mittee to combine with the National Left Wing matter what may be said about the origin of the representatives of the National Council in attend Council in the common work of calling the con disagreement between the Majority and Minority ance.
vention for the purpose of organizing the Com delegates.
munist Party of America on September 1st, 1919.
Preceding this Conference, and in direct relation It is evident, also, that the National Left Wing in Chicago.
thereto, the following instructions were given to the Council, has left nothing undone to assure the Min For the Lettish, Lithuanian, Esthonian, Ukrainian, ority group of the formation of a Communist Party National Secretary by the National Council: Polish and Russian Central Executive Committees, 1) That we do not insist on participation in the at Chicago on September 1st. If there should still TYWEROWSKY. he a refusal of the Minority to work unitedly with Emergency Convention as an absolute condition of Secretary the National Left Wing, then there is no deduction co operation. 2) That we insist that Federation representatives The foregoing resolution came before a regular Communist Party under its own control, barring Woen other than that this group is out for a little shall participate in no Convention other than the meeting of the National Council on June 28th, and Left Wing Convention called for September first the following motion was made and carried. ther elements as centrists in order to make by motion of the Left Wing Conference; 1) The National Left Wing Council stands for plausible this maneuvering for control. But this 3) That we insist upon support of The Revolu a Communist Party on September 1st; and we redegree of pettiness we cannot expect from comrades who have heretofore done such splendid service in tionary Age, so far as the Federations as organiz peat the call of the Left Wing Conference for a ations can affect its support; Convention on September 1st to form the Communist within the Socialist Party. It seems beyond question the general Left Wing movement as it has developed 4) That we invite a sub committee of the Fede Party of America, inviting all revolutionary Socialist that the majority and Minority will again stand rations to meet with the Council, provided that our groups to join with us.
call for a September first Convention is accepted. 2) We invite the Minority group of the Left nited, so far as the Federations are concerned, on to advise on all matters and particularly as to the Wing Conference and the Federations to work with the program of a joint call for the September 1st Convention to form a Communist Party.
us on the basis of a September 1st Convention to Convention to organize the Communist Party.
As a result of the July 27th Joint Federation form the Communist Party, FERGUSON, Nat. Sec y.
Greater New York News tainments are on the program for this day. Tickets may be obtained at the following places: 180 Henry Street, 255 Grand Street, Novy Mir, 113 110th St.
and at The Revolutionary Age, 43 West 29th Street.
All Left Wing branches participating in the primary election should send in the names of the candidates so their names can be published in the Age.
MANHATTAN BRANCH NOTICE: Nominations for delegates to National Emergency Convention should take place in every branch immediately. Each branch is entitled to make twelve nominations. These should be sent in to this office and when all the nominations are in, a letter will be sent to all nominees asking for acceptance or declination and those accepting and otherwise qualifying as delegates (three years membership in the party) will be placed on the ballot and then sent out for referendum to the various branches. ECOND Bi Weekly Letter To Enrolled Socialists power to the Left Wing and act upon it by be is now ready for distribution to branches. coming active in your branch.
Price per hundred letters 60 cents.
Lists of enrolled voters can be purchased at this The 18 20th will hold an Entertainment and office.
Dance on Saturday, August 9th at Socialist Hall, 1848 Lexington Ave. The proceeds will go to rebuild the branch headquarters, raided by the Right Wing.
All Left Wing New York Branches should elect their delegates on the basis of one for every twenty.
IMPORTANT NOTICE five members to the new Left Wing Central Due to the tremendous success obtained at the Committee. Left Wing Excursion Great Bear Mountains, last Saturday afternoon, July 12, the 1st and 2nd Assembly District Branches of the Left Wing SecBranch secretaries should send in the place and tion of the Socialist Party, decided to run a second date of their meetings so they can be published in excursion for the convenience of all those who held tickets for the first excursion and were not able this column regularly. Also reports of activities of the branch.
to get on the boat, as well as for the benefit of their friends.
This second and last excursion will be held on Saturday afternoon, August 16, 1919. The boat will Emergency Due Stamps and Emergency Party leave the Pike Street Bock at 2:30 sharp.
cards are now ready and can be procured at this office.
Dancing, singing, rowing, swinging and other enterIn accordance with the action of the Left Special Propaganda Stamps are also ready and Wing Conference, held at New York June the Left Wing comrades should do their best to 21st to 24th, 1919, the National Left Wing push the sale of these stamps among the comrades Council herewith extends an invitation and friends and sympathizers. Every comrade should working class groups, not within the Socialist carry a book of these stamps with him to the shop Party, but willing to join with us on the basis and union meetings and sell them to his comrades.
of the Left Wing Manifesto and Program, At the same time it gives him an opportunity of to send delegates to the Left Wing Convenexplaining the Left Wing organization to those tion at Chicago on September 1st.
workers who as yet are in the dark about our moveThe basis of representation is one delegate ment.
per 500 members, with lesser groups entitled to one delegate. However, since groups not heretofore within the Socialist Party will Push the sale of the Propaganda Stamps It prowant first to confer with the Left Wing as to vides us with funds and offers you the chance of its policies and methods of action, we suggest presenting the Left Wing case to the workers.
the sending lof fraternal delegates to this All comrades should get busy in their branches as Convention.
the branch activities must not be neglected at this The general purpose of the Convention will important time. Every Left Wing branch must be be the organization of a Communist Party made stronger than ever it was in the past. We on the basis of the Left Wing Manifesto and are building for the future the Communist Party Program of America and the Social Revolution. To think For details, please communicate with the undersigned.
that you can stay home and let the branch take care of itself means only one thing stagnation and that FERGUSON, must not creep into our movement. We have youth, National Secreatary enthusiasm and proletarian ideals on our side this 43 29th St. New York City.
combination is invincible. Make your slogan All BRONX NOTES reorganization meeting of Branch will be held next Tuesday evening, August 12, 1919, at Berger Lyceum, 162d Street near Prospect Avenue, at o clock.
to special meeting of the Lettish branch will be held on Saturday evening, August 9, at headquarters, 371 Willis Avenue. Voting on delegates to the National Convention will take place.
The Central Committee will hold its second meeting this coming Saturday evening, August at the Fifth headquarters, 1304 Southern Boulevard.
Every delegate should make it his or her business to attend.
The Left Wing Picnic Cormittee meets every Monday evening at the Lettish Hall, 371 Willis Ave.
Branch will hold a propaganda meeting on Thursday evening, August 14, at Lettish Hall, 371 Willis Avenue. Speakers, Rose Spanier, Blanche McPherson and Louis Baum.