▁Party . ▁ ▁This ▁turn ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁the ▁J RC ' s ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁Kh ark ov ▁Conference ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Union ▁of ▁Revolution ary ▁Writ ers ▁( I UR W ), ▁November ▁ 6 – 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁joint ▁J RC - New ▁Mass es ▁deleg ation ▁included : ▁ ▁Mike ▁Gold , ▁A . B . ▁Mag il , ▁Fred ▁Ell is , ▁William ▁Gro pper , ▁Harry ▁Pot am kin , ▁Joseph ine ▁Her bst , ▁and ▁John ▁Her rm ann . ▁ ▁The ▁conference ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁ten - point ▁" Program ▁of ▁Action " ▁to ▁promote ▁pro let arian ▁literature ▁as ▁an ▁important ▁part ▁of ▁prom oting ▁Marx ism . ▁▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁Diego ▁River a ▁spoke ▁before ▁the ▁John ▁Re ed ▁Club ' s ▁New ▁York ▁chapter . ▁ ▁Later , ▁when ▁the ▁J RC ▁heard ▁of ▁River a ' s ▁support ▁for ▁Leon ▁T rot sky , ▁they ▁dis av owed ▁him ▁and ▁returned ▁a ▁$ 1 0 0 ▁contribution ▁he ▁made . ▁ ▁The ▁J RC s ▁held ▁a ▁national ▁conference ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 9 – 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁conference , ▁the ▁J RC s ▁announced ▁they ▁were ▁" an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁" Work ers ▁Cultural ▁Federation ." ▁ ▁Conference ▁(" pres id ium ") ▁members