July 26, 1919 THE COMMUNIST Page Seven pan state organization would accept of the party, in order to arrange mat.
this amendment or not.
LEON TROTSKY ON THE sent moment much active work But this is not all.
tion may be attended by majority of MILITARY SITUATION is being done toward restoring Seven members of the the kind of delegates desired by the having disposed of the Michigan or reactionaries, they suspended seven num of The Moscow Soviet.
At The Session of The Ple the crippled front line.
On the southern front and ous way that the elimination of Mi. membership because they favored the meeting of the Moscow Soviet Odessa, and on the Black Sea On April first a preliminary among the French troops in chigan state alone was not sufficient loft wing.
to change the results of the voting.
They decided to suspend all elections Left Wing was in existence for over the Soviet House.
That these politicans knew that the was held at the Blue Hall of Front in general, we observe a complete disruption and deon the supposed ground that some two years is frankly admitted by Goefrauds had been practiced in the bal bel, who said that he kept on his files Trotzky Report composition, and absolute unloting. Where was the evidence of a copy of each manifesto, program willingness of the French comComrades, you all know that manders to interfere with our these frauds. Do you suppose they and paper of the Leftwingers. It is on the eastern front we have operations. This is explained were in local New York where Gerber, evident therefore that the Left Wing had some reverses, which resentative attended the branch meet threaten the control of the reaction Ufa. Now we again enter the has shown its power near the the election boss, or his repre was tolerated as long as it did not sulted especially in the loss of by the fact that our Red Army ings and watched to see that they ary machine, as long as their proBlack Sea and Don fronts. The were not voting for the candidates grams were not considered as of stage of anxious weeks and opposed to the reactionary machine? fenges against the party law. Only perhaps months, and in this army is the central point, the Not at all! The frauds appeared in when the left wing touched the nest tense anxious atmosphere there focus at which all our weak paid no attention to the election bos violation of the party constitution.
the fact that the Left Wing branches of the opportunists did it become a are born all sorts of anxious and strong points intersect. Our strong part is our unexampled ses and voted as a unit for the Left In connection with the suspension rumors. Here in Moscow, peo working class, the advance candidates and the master. opportun of the language Federations there was ple said that the Kolchakists guards of which bears things ists were left without a single vote in something ridiculous too. The Na were nearing Kazan, and that which no other class ever bore, some places right under their own tional Constitution says that the lan Volga would be cut off, and at noses!
guage branches under no circum the beginning of navigation we and the support from the best And this is the whole secret of the stances should act contrary to the should be cut off and could not elements of the peasantry. But as regards the conditions of were the cloak of the hideous purpose and state organizations. asked this utilize the river for purposes transportation and food servof the officials: To remain in power reactionary committee: how do you of transportation, etc. do not beyond the time allowed by the con know that the branches of language wish to minimize the import and our work is met with numice, we have faults everywhere, stitution (July 1st. And for the sol Federations concur with the resolu ance of our reverses and deution of the great crisis in the tion of the Michigan state convention feats. However, can say with erous obstructions. Our eneparty they decided to call the Na forbidding the advocacy of legislative mies throw against us all their tional convention which will dec de reforms? They may be obeying it much assurance that on the reserves. Kolchak threw all the truthfulness of the charges. This under compulsion, because the Na eastern front there were no ca his officers schools; Denikin al truthfulness will be reported to tional Constitution compels them to tastrophes, and that at the prethe convention by Opportunists apso threw everything he had; pointed by Opportunists the inEsthonians also received help.
vestigation committee, as they call If we should also consider the ANNOUNCEMENT it. But even this is not the end of intervention of French and the dirty work of the reactionThe Organization Committee of the Com English, which at the present ists.
munist Party of America is now prepared to supply tem moment is mythical; then we When they suspended the party porary charters, application for membership cards, due must say that our open and election they noticed, that plenty of Left elements were in the party who stamps, membership cards, to organizations endorsing rabid enemies have mobilized might seriously examine the truthful. the call for the organization convention on September 1st. everything they have had.
ness of the elections even at the These supplies will be valid until others are furnished And if we lost Ufa, if we sufparty convention. This was evident following the action of the convention.
fered reverses, this must not to them from the election returns, Due stamps will be sold to Local at five cents each. lower out spirit. We must conwhich were nearly complete. Now, what do you think? Suppose the Orders for the above supplies should be addressed to sider that our front is so big branches send to the convention a Dennis Batt, 1221 Blue Island Ave. Chicago, Ill. Make that at some points it may be majority of delegates who do not bechecks payable to Stilson, treasurer.
bent, but there is nothing startlong to the machine of the masterofficials? Would it not be necessary National Organization Committee.
ling in it. But we must say that for the seven reactionary members Dennis Batt, Sec y.
between the Kolchak offensive of the to suspend themselves?
and the attempts at uprisings Just think of it! Have these men in Simbirsk and Kazan provno brains? Do they not reason cool.
inces there is a definite connecThese gentlemen no doubt intend ly? All this was said most plainly obey. Are these branches to be elimition. Together with internal by George Goebel the Thirty Year nated because they obey the National to do something of this character.
Socialist when the time came for so Constitution?
They have proceeded to tie up the and external uprisings, there called discussion of the protest of Thus the protectors of the unity property of the party in such a man began to spread monstrous seven language Federations against of the party have split the party. ner that it will pass out of the control rumors in Moscow and in the the elimination from the party of the But are they sure that they will be of the party membership for a num provinces. This is one of the branches belonging to those Federa able to dominate in the coming con ber of years. In the event that the mightiest weapons in the hands tions by the New York local and state vention? No. After the session was reactionary should lose conexecutive committees because of over, chanced to speak with Goebel, trol of the organization then the pro of our enemies to demoralize adopting of the program of the Left Holt and Germer. To my question: perty should not come into the con our struggle, to weaken our deWing. Instead of discussing what was what are they going to do with those trol of the party or one of its fac. termination and energy.
to be done to the New York reaction locals of the Left Wing which they tions, but should be a socialist insti.
Now, allow me to give you aries, committeeman Krafft. that forgot to eliminate, they replied tution for the benefit of American man who has done nothing and was that thoy will seo about it, they in socialism. This statement was made brief summary. On the eastern front, after the taking of Orenimprisoned as was very truly stated tend to eliminate the Boston and by Goebel.
From the above it is evident that burg, Ufa, and Uralsk, we lost by his friend James Oneal, made a Cleveland locals, If it is necessary motion to suspend the seven Federa all Loft win gors. Therefore one thing the party bosses will hesitate at Ufa, the situation is not bad, and is sure: they will keep on eliminating nothing to retain their control. We nevertheless. On the southern tlons until further notice.
when Comrades Wagenknecht and until there will be no one in the party may be indeed thankful that they front the situation is fine. In Katterfeld pointed out the silliness of to oppose them.
have not machine guns at their dis said Shiplecoff, who believed in left posal as did Herr Noske. The only the near future we will be able would feel far better if at present wing socialism (so he said. was. cone thing that prevents them from shoot to develop a complete offensive of the But if we do not sus there is any other way out. if there have not the executioners at their on that front. On the Ukrainpend them (the Federations) they is any. show it to us! did show command. It is quite certain that inan front we have taken Ochwill crowd the convention with their it to him: keep your noses out of tho they are morally capable of it.
akov and Mariupol; and the delegates and seize No longer must we delude ourselves the Socialist party affairs which can be solved Party of America.
only by a convention and a roforen. with the hope that there is any pos fall of Odessa is but a matter And therefore in order that their dum vote, and that will be th. best sibility of working harmoniously with of a few days. In the west we glorious work. of protecting way out. But if that is unpleasant them. We have reached the parting are on the defensive, but no the party from ruin and disintegra to you, there is another ways go to of the ways and must sever all con great dangers threaten us from tion should not be in vain; that the the Labor Party, which Stedman said nection with them.
Down with the traitors to the work that side. On the north front coming convention may surely adopt he was not afraid to join, and leave their resolution by which they elimi the Socialist Party in peace. It willing class! Down with the pseudo 80 we will send them further to nated the Michigan State organiza. take care of its own Interests and find cialist misleaders! Long live the communist Party of America.
the front.
tion and suspended the entire election the way out. moment.