PAGE THE MILITANT SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1931 ON THE WORKERS FRONT The Morgenstern Goodman Case and the the work of the compete localing o Serious Unemployment Problems Suffer Because of Stalinist Maneuvers Penn. Sedition Victim Dies in Cell The Bureaucracy in the The state February between the obvious, and our support was not net Ilgible. The die barda, who plainly did not have much support from the floor were quieted.
During all this hub bub the delegate from the Left Opposition received whis defense work We propose to develop pered words of encouragement from workers. Their attitude was admiration of the more advanced communists and the calling of a conference to support the Committee. We will print leaflets their sincere proposals, so obviously in popularizing the case, call meetings, place. The Opposition demand for un.
ity aroused many of the workers. Our The Defendants Present a Statement of the Facts speed be reforumionom labor caferne Left Opposition Brings Program Before Chicago Conference to Porte het met een vroue buttons.
labor organizations for support, arrange.
crats, we advise all workers, especially speaking tours, etc. All this will conthose who supported our soating, to re The Morgenstern Goodman Defense ed if they would call any demonstration cern itself with the problems of working CHICAGOraised. Rubicki blinked in amazement, main in the Unemployed Conference fos Committee has recently sent to The Millor mass meetings. He said, No: they class defense, linking up our case with few additional words on the Uncounted again. There were yet two.
these, among other, reasons. 1) It is tant a statement of facts and informa were engaged in too many outdoor meet others.
employment Conference that took place All those opposed.
the only conference for unemployment tion regarding the case of Goodman and ings; it was inadvisable to have any We appeal for the support of all in Chicago on October 18 might interest Three hands were raised. Rubleki relief under the leaderabip of the rev.
Morgenstern. It is a declaration by the more until June 5, when the petition workers.
readers of The Militant. It was primly went ple with horror. It was bad olutionary party. 2) To fight from the defendants themselves.
campaign would be completed and a dele Rally to the defense of ALL class war with unemployment and the struggles of same committee with rengade. but position in the best interests of the The Committee points out that Good gation sent to the Governor. Indoor humorous, It humor can be associated enough that he had had to sit on the inside for the seating of the Left op victims!
man and Morgenstern were convicted of meetings would not be a success, he the working class. Signed) Leon Goodman violation of the Flynn Sedition Act of said, since it was too warm. What they to have that committee go down and immediate and historical needs of the Bernard Morgenstern SLIP UP OF THE MACHINE recommend the seating of the delegates working class.
Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia on June intended to do, instead, was to have open 18, 1931. It welcomes communications air neighborhood meetings.
The conference which was to unite the of the Communist League of America from organizations and individuals rela We asked Ross if the speakers workers for a hunger march in Cook was more than flesh could stand. Three tive to the case. The declaration of the will mention our cases at such meetCounty started at 11 o clock, an hour to two the credentials committee stood, defendants has the complete endorsement Ings. He said they would (this he later late. The attendance not as large as for seating the delegates of the Left of The Militant. The Committee further refuted. Would the Daily Worker menat the preceding conference. The pre Opposition.
requests that workers and sympathizers tion the case? No. Would the Labor liminaries being done away with, the RUBICZKI IN FRENZY everywhere shall give publicity and supDefender? Also No. Would he have conference proceeded to the election of a Rubicki now became interested in fur The lengths to which the port to the defendants. Letters and one of ts speak at the neigheredentials committee. The conmittee ther discussion. The Negro delegate, bureaucracy will go in order to prevent Stalinist funds should be sent to the Morgenstern borhood meetings? No, they could not communist, who was serving Milan Resetar, Croatian baker and elected consisted of five: Rubicki, Brown. Williams, was evidently a new party workers from discussing the vital proGoodman Defense Committee. 327 South permit that.
11th Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
We proposed the following: the hold of Pennsylvania because he had tom. It would be too much to say that this the proposals of the Left Opposition for has recently been demonstrated in Chic for sedition against the commonwealth being a member of the Left Opposition member and instinctively he reacted to blems of the revolutionary movement menon Monday, February 23, Bernard meeting at which one of us should speak of tuberculouls 10 the Alleghany county ranks: It was evidently a slip up of the frenzy. The delegate of the Left Opposi branch of the Chicago International ing of an open ate meeting or a mass munist literature in his possession, died was the result of pressure from the unity. Upon him and the attention of ago.
Morgansterne and Leon Goodman, mem a united front conference.
At the last meeting of the John Reed bers of the Communist League of Am erica (Opposition) in Philadelphia. were ported above. The second he ignored him had falled. Appeals in Resetar ing also from the floor.
The first proposal he answered as ro obtain adequate medical treatment for particularly for unity, had a large follow. tion, calm, had no difficulty in refuting Workers Order, the educational commitRubicki arguments.
Rublekl had to toe brought in a proposal to have among dig deep into the sewers of slander and the speakers at the branch meetings titled: Unite the Masses in struggle for Finally he was forced to come out open behalt were made to judges, parole board ly and tell us that the would members, the workhouse superintendent) The credentials committee then con the Unemployed an open letter to the Communist Party of America, issued by sive us legal defense only and no pro and Governor Gifford Pinchot, accordior vened in a room above. Of course, there dele In order to bully the Negro comrade Hugo Oehler, of the Left Opinto voting to unseat the dele position, to speak on the Five Year Plan.
to the International Labor Defense, but wasomo speato difficulty about seating gates of the Left Opposition.
the National Committee of the Commun ganda of any kind.
The Stalinist watch dog in the branch ist League of America (Opposition. The Is this what you meant, we asked, to action resulted.
Resetar was arrested Dec. 13, 1929, delegates of the Communist League of The Committee then stood three to is the party functionary, Sam Hammers.
munist Left Opposition toward the pre that we would receive the same defensel with two other Croatian workers Tom America (Opposition) whose credentials two on the question of seating the Op mark, who has apparently left his best leaflet presents the program of the Con when you told us at a previous meeting demand for a minority re days behind him and carried his worst sent unemployed situation. To this leat from the as the other labor Zima and Peter Muselin In Woodlawn, were taken up when all other business position.
Pa. Leaflets had lately been distri was cleared away.
port was voted down Jeffersonian ones forward. Upon the proposal being let was pasted a sticker calling upon cases, Ryder, Lynn and Lawrence?
buted protecting against low wages and Rubicki then said, move that the prejudice; it is all right for left wingers made, Hammersmark, at the end of a workers employed and unemployed We then told Ross that our commun. bad working conditions in the Jones and delegation of the Communist League of to ask such rights from reactionary la long discussion, announced that it the to attend a demonstration on called by the Unemployed Councils of the send the a letter giving the the Hof Woodlawn working class. because it was an organization that was opposition demands it from the party to speak, the party would noblline to brenk up the meeting and to see to it UL points we proposed and request an Literature found in the homes of the against the Communist Party, the only bureaucrats.
answer. Ross told us we would get three defendants was the principal evl party of the workers, and he drooled his OPPOSITION PROGRAM that comrade Oehler did not speak. Unon. Rubicki was very der the influence of this papal decree, When arrested, we were booked for an answer the same he just save ledence. The defendants were convicted litany on Meantime, down below the work of a number of votes were cast against blocking the highway and disorderly This letter was sent and no answer ever of utterances intended to overthrow the anxious to go to a vote. The delegate from the Opposition however got the the conference had begun. During the the proposal by members who were farconduct. That night our branch secreceived. Indeed, never at any time did government of Pennsylvania discussion, comrade Oehler of the Oppost orable to the idea originally. Even then, retary, who knew of the intended distri we receive a letter, visit or telephone Errorts to obtain the release of Zima floor and spoke, in brief, as follows: OPPOSITION ON FLOOR tion had put forth the position of the the vote stood 12 to 12, so that only the tional Labor Defense. They would have promise and the necesalty for them to a hearing before the parole board to The statement of comrade Rubicki is Communist League: for the six bour day vote of the chairman decided finally in scheduled for November nothing to do with Left Oppositionists. do so.
untrue. While the Communist League of and fire day week without reduction in favor of submitting to threats of Stalin In order to have a lawyer at the hear.
Convicted on Sedition Charges It is in Pennsylvania, through the in America (Opposition) is undoubtedly pay for social Insurance for the exist hoodlumery. Some of the workers who strument of the infamous Flynn Sedition outside the Communist Party against our tension of long term credits to the Soviet voted against Oehler speaking said that ing the following morning, he then called the American Civil Laberties Union. At Even the promise to furnish legal de Act, that numerous the hearing the charge was changed by fense was alle. On June 18 we were in fendants have been working clas de wish and action, because it disagree Union and development of economic re they knew the Left Opposition was not sentenced to long with the policies of its leaders, it still lations United States and counter revolutionary, but that in order the district attorney office to disorder court before judge Reed and were re prison terms. There is need for the in recognizes the Communist Party as the ers: for the ultimate goal of the prole vote against his lecture.
the for unity of the work to have peace in the branch they would ly conduct and distributing seditious lit presented by two lawyers from the Civilitation of a genuine and broad united incarnation of the ideals of communism erature the latter charge based on the Liberties Union. We were quickly found front movement by the to arouse which live in spite of the actions of the Carian revolution. Oehler remarks were Such a stand, while understandable, following passages: There can be no represented, nor were any of its officials Act and for the release of all the work is challenged to prove that we, by word, delegates. Following him, Gebert party is highly unfortunate. To obtain peace district organizer, spoke.
solution to the unemployment problem even in court. This was complete sabing class victims of the Pennsylvania writ or deed in any way are against in the movement by swallowing the inunder capitalism. The solution can be otage on the part of the factionally blind coal and steel bourbons. The most recommunism. Even if this statement were Gebert speeches never vary, especi sults and despotic arbitrariness of found only in the socialist revolution, and corrupt bureaucrats of the officialdom cent victims, convicted for the distribu true, which it is not the call for the ally against the Trotskyites. the same high handed Stalinist functionary is one and finally only on a world scale. of the Communist Party and tion of seditious literature. are Leon conference specifies that all organizations adjectives, verbs, nouns, adverbs, etc. good way of destroying the movement. Our principle object is and remains the Before the trial, and upon getting notice Goodman and Bernard Morgenstern. regardless of the affiliations to unions He scarcely allows himself to give order only the most stubborn resistance Official Communist Party must revive Again no response. They would Communist League of America Copposi. that mean that the Democratie, Republi. be burning scorn. but he only sue for the peace of the graveyard, can and apply the united front as Lenin sce. They refused not only to sve tion) whom the International Labor De can or Socialist parties or their controlled ceeds in boring his audience. Maybe deliver the movement from its present to the following day to swalt further have a lawyer in court. This is the clples, refused to defend, with the re representatives and the Opposition not be will never discover any new proofs Stalinism has introdudced into it.
Action Erow, attorney was unable to get ments to the contrary. They are lies especial forgenstern Goodman Defense movement: rally the workers behind the he will also not be guilty of deviations. New International Bulletin THE MACHINE REPAIRED comrade Goodman saw the district or themselves and their treachery to the class victime of Pennsylvania capitalRubicki constantly hurried the dele Finally the report of the credentials Out on Sale ganizer of the D. Jack Ross, and cause of class war prisoners. Similarly 1st Justice.
gates and begrudged them a few words committee was called for, Rubicki re International Bulletin No. of the tried to interest him in the case. He the statements of these same people that wag toll that it would have to be con we have them no chance. Why then DO YOUR SHARF and demanded that a vote be taken. Dis ported and scarcely allowed himself time Left Opposition is now out. This issue cussion was for the moment cut short. to mention the number of delegates, 320contains documentary material on the sidered by the National Office of the no mention in their press of our case?
HELP SUPPORT On May 25 the International Labor the delegates of the Communist League slip up of earlier in the day was not to by Leon Trotsky, as well as other maI. German Left Opposition and statements The hearing resulted in dropping the Defense and the League of Struggle for THE MILITANT of America (Opposition) not be seated, be repeated. The machine had been re terial of interest.
raise their hands. Two hands were paired, oiled and put again into first charge of disorderly conduct and hold Negro Rights held a Seottsboro United Ing us on 1, 000 bail each for court on Front Conference. Bernard Morgenstern class shape, but in spite of all this, the In order to insure the regular apthe charge of sedition (being members was one of the delegates of the ComS attempts at steam rolling had quite a pearance of the International Bulletin, of a Communist organization) and dis. munist League of America (Opposition. bit of resistance. The unprecedented re we ask our readers and sympathizers to tributing seditious literature, these com He, together with all our comrades, in.
fusal of a minority report abashed even subscribe. The rate is 00 for ten ing under violations of the notorious cluding Goodman, were forcibly ejected a number of party comrades. When issues.
Flynn Sedition Act of Pennsylvania. despite the cries of worker delegates Noes were called for, there was quite Bail was furnished by relatives that Morgenstern be permitted to speak sprinkling of them throughout the ball. Bulletin have already been received and Additional issues of the International Forty delegates walked out of the hall NEW YORKI. Refuses to Ald Class War is too discredited and that therefore we demanded that the unseated delegates Send subscriptions to the Interna Some of the die hards then arose and are now being translated into English.
Victims after us.
At the convention of Section Two of don even have to think of it is wrong. leave the ball. The bureaucrats thought tionnl Bulletin, 84 East 10th St, New Rally to Defendants the Communist party in New York City, New Plans On Sunday, April 1st, the held In regard to our independent line of George Siskind reported. He spoke of better of it, the action would be too York, an Anti Flynn Sedition Conference, supNot enough attention was paid to Louis Engdahl was present as national ourselves and sympathizers what the base actually in the shops, which is nucle became barren, impotent. They ialdom inte to do, secretary of the Our branch L not the case today. The experiences in lost any ability to conduct independent sent two of our comrades as delegates rather not to do, on our case, we began the furriers strike must not be passed strike struggles. He also spoke on other weet tere also present. Ross promised to propagandize here the idea an inde by. Did the party appear in that strike party work, but noted these points as attitude and Books by Leon Trotsky deferse by the This is the The be it remembered, is fur: ers strike, in the sense the party melted development of the party. answer we received: the conference, a nishing legal talent only. We, commun away its identity among the masses.
Siskind spoke in support of the draft THE STRATEGY OF, THE WORLD Closed family affair, did not even menists, well aware of the capitalist class in the furriers strike, the party ab resolution of Section Two which laid out REVOLUTION tlon the case only a few days old, and role of the courts, are not going to pln solutely failed, he declared. as a party a plan of work for the next four months our faith in their plea to the court it had not succeeded in anything. The methods of shock troops are to 86 pages, two colored paper cover 250 the news of which appeared in all local fairness. We know well that only the The party must now turn its face be applied, and concentration is to be Introduction by Max Shachtman bly the conference or it. Our delegates protest of masses of workers can defeat to the shops. Toward the 13th Plenum, directed in the four months plan on two THE DRAFT PROGRAM OF THE were denied a seat, and we were all re the attacks of the bosses on the van it has shown itselt capable of indepen: needle trades buildings to be selected by the union and section bureau, one dock COMMUNIST INTERNATIONAL quested, after being denounced as coun guard section of the workers. It is nec dent leadership, as among the coal minA Criticism of Fundamentals and the Nabisko mpany. Shop and building nuclei are to be built at these Introduction by Cannon did so without making any further ado. As all similar labor cases, to the workLailed to get results because of sols moints with shock troop methods.
140 pages hard paper cover This shameful conduct on the part of crs.
tion from the masses, and because our Locally we have a Morganstern Good unions are only skeleton organizations These are some of the aims set forth THE SPANISH REVOLUTION the bureaucrats created quite stir, not only locally but nationally as man Defense Committee It is to do the He said that the masses are assuming a site. The resolution also dealt with by the resolution for four months ac 80 pages, paper cover well. The Militant rendered invaluable work the is not doing the work counter offensive, but he corrected him THE PERMANENT REVOLUTION the work and proposals regarding Negro 208 page book cloth bound service in giving pubicity to the whole ing class defense of the yletims of capi self by saying that if that is too much work, unemployment and tenant leagues, 00 Affair. We on our part kept asking the talist class justice Goodman and Morto say, then they are revolting against paper bound THE REAL SITUATION IN RUSSIA to take up our defense as two censtern. At the same time, we con wage cuts, etc. That, thought, was bureaucracy in the section, classwar victims. To this date not stantly advocate the necessity of united saying something else again. 230, 000 etc. By way of contrast there is a good single word has appeared, even in men action on the part of the We workers had participated in strikes, one and the plan, as can be seen by the reIntroduction by Max Erstman deal to be said concerning future hopes 864 page book formerly now 00 tion of the arrests, in any of the Comhave gotten out collection lists to raise third of whom had been led by the solution statement of failure on shop MY LIFE600 pages 00 munist Party controlled organs. This money for the proper functioning of the work and other activity in the past. It despite rumors outside of Philadelphia Siskind stated that the main weakness sald: COMMUNISM AND SYNDICALISM to the contrary. We all well know how had been the failure to organize thel We falled. 1) to build shop nuclel: The Trade Union Question important publicity is in such cases. The THE MILITANT workers on a national scale. We enter (2) to expand existing shop nuclei. 3)
Introduction by James Cannon July 18 issue of The Militant contains Published weekly by the Communist strikes unprepared. There is need to lack of individual activity. 4) failure 64 pages, paper cover many letters passed between the League of America (Opposition) organize grievance committees, party to carry on work in company union THE SPANISH REVOLUTION and those who had our defense at shop nuclel, etc. If we fall to lead the shops. 5) non coordination at 84 East 10th St.
between heart. These letters expose the corrupt IN DANGER workers, others will because the work section and union. 6) failure to par64 pages paper cover maneuvers by means of which the bur.
EDITORIAL BOARD ers are ready. In Paterson we did not theipate actively in the fur strike. 7)
eaucrats of the try to avoid the PROBLEMS OF THE DEVELOPJames Cannon succeed to organize a single shop nucfalure to recruit members into the Issue of class defense of two Left Op Martin Abern MENT OF THE Max Shachtman leus. Lovestone and Muste took away to build party during the course of the Maurice Spector the workers from us after we had pre strike.
pages, paper cover On Wednesday, April 15, Goodman and Arne Swabeck pared the strike. He failed to explain Readers of The Militant on the basis Special Rates in Bundles of or more Morganstern met with the organWorkers Union failure to apply a genu of Siskind report and excerpts from SINCE LENIN DIED izer, Jack Ross, and had a lengthy dis Entered as second class mall matter, that the Party and National Textile the section resolution will be able to By Max Eastman cussion with him. He was evasive but November 28, 1928 at the Post Office at Ine united front polley as advised in note the extent to which the party bur1924 50c we put him to the wall. We forced a Ne York y. Under the act of The Militant toward the Associated sukeaucrats have learned from the critic definite stand on the part of Internation March 3, 1879.
Workers Union and the Musteltes made isms and advices from the Left Op158 page book printed in London al Labor Defense. He was asked what Vol. IV No. 29 (Whole No. 88) it very easy for the outright takers, position and The Miltant, and the great Pioneer Publishers the policy of the here was on SATURDAY, October 31, 1931 Musteites and Lovestoneltes to carry extent to which the party still falls to the Flynn Sedition Act, arrests, etc. He Subscription rate: 00 per year; for through their aims and to isolate the set forth correct policies and persists 84 East 10th Street replied that they were collecting sign eigh 50. Hve conta per nopy. Party and New York City In a false line.
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