Eight THE COMMUNIST May 1, 1920 utilizes parliaments in the same manner as (Continued from page 5)
the best kind of proof of the motives which tion to maintain their factional control of did the Bolsheviki in the Czarist Duma, as to go to Europe, although no evidence was govern the majority group.
the party action which is bound to bring Karl Liebknecht did in the German Reich at hand that a Congress was to be held. That since it has been in office the about a split by voting to send a repretag to assist in destroying the bourgeois Immediately after the November meeting majority of the has been completely sentative of this majority group of four to parliamentary system. Since our object is he attempted to have himself placed on the taken up with forwarding personal schemes Chicago with authority TO REMOVE the destruction of capitalism, and not car party pay roll on the ground that he must and maintaining its control and have not THE DISTRICT ORGANIZER. This acrying out the will of the capitalist class, go in hiding in order to be able to íulin taken any constructive action in the inter tion was preceded by a proposal to remove which is, in fact, the only function of exec his mission. On three occasions through ost of building a stronger organization. At the entire District Committee and to reorutive officials, the Communist Party, in personal demands and through emissaries, no time has the committee considered ques ganize the district, which was only abankeeping with this general principle, has he attempted to secure funds from the Ex tions of propaganda policy and the relation doned when it was shown by the minority abolished all executive offices from its ecutive Council, then located in Chicago. of the party to the working class movement that it would be impossible to carry out ticket. From President down to Governor, That in furtherance of these personal in this country. What constructive propa such a proposal because the membership Mayor and Judges, the Communist Party schemes Comrade Andrew came to Chicago ganda and organization work has been done of the Chicago District would not permit.
places no candidates in the field. In other twice and each time the money for these by the party has been done by initiative of The four members who comprise this mawords, the Communist Party is for the full trips were voted out of the party treasury the Executive Council while in Chicago and jority (Andrew, Bernstein, Raphael and utilization of the bourgeois parliament for. the money for the last trip for two mem not dominated by the present majority Sascha) also voted down my motion to reour Communist work as long as we are bers of the majority group being voted out group, and by the Executive Secretary. fer the whole matter to the full not yet strong enough to overthrow the Par of the party treasury by the majority group That in dealing with the problems of (motion supported by Damon, Bunte and liament and not for social reforms and of the Central Executive Committee after reorganization after the January raids and Braun. other palliative measures.
it had been refused by the Chicago Exc the liquidation of the legal organization this The sending of a representative of the The Communist Party is waging the cutive Council. These efforts of Andrew majority group has decided all questions majority group to Chicago with authority class struggle mainly through extra parli culminated in his plan to leave the country on the basis of its continued control rather to remove the District Organizer can have amentary channels mass action of the International Delegate without any au than from the standpoint of the best in only one purpose and that is to use the working class through general political thority of any party committee, in which terests of the party.
temporary authority of the present majority strikes, mass demonstrations, etc. And in plan, according to statements made before group to perpetuate its control by arbiorder to carry on the struggle effectively the Central Executive Committee, certain Personally am to a large extent in trarily ousting those who oppose it. The we call upon the working class to conquer members of the majority group abetted agreement with this indictment of the ma removal of the Chicago District Organizer the power of the State, establish the dicta him.
jority of the committee, but on the other on this issue would be resisted by the Distorship of the working class in the form To secure funds for this unauthorized hand believe that any movement of revolt trict Committee and the membership of of Soviets or Councils of Workers Depu trip the party organizations were resorted against the majority group, shortly before the Chicago District and would bring about ties and to break the resistance of the bour to and a member of the Central Executive a convention at which all clements within the break in the party which succeeded in geoisic.
Committee is charged with having gone to the party would have the opportunity to preventing.
Boston and represented the District Or present their case and at which the party There is no other ground than an effort In January the government staged a se ganization that the Central Executive Com will be definitely reorganized, can not be to perpetuate factional control to warrant ries of nation wide raids upon the Committee had assesesd the district 100 for justified and would only result in the dis the removal of the Chicago District Organmunist Party with the express purpose of Comrade Andrew trip. Later Andrew ap ruption of the party at a time when all izer. He is the most capable man in such crushing it in its infancy. The very ex peared and secured this money. Andrew our energies should be devoted to rebuilding a position in the party at the present time.
istence of a Communist movement is a himself confessed before the that our organization.
The Chicago District reorganization has serious menace to capitalism, and they know he had secured money from party sources went to Chicago with the purpose of progressed farther than any other district.
it. BUT THEY DID NOT SUCCEED. on the representation that a certain group presenting this viewpoint and convinced the The Chicago District has turned over to The Communist Party of America cannot considered the decision of the governing Committee that the only course to pursue, the National Organization for the party be crushed, neither by the Iron Heel of body of the party wrong and the before no matter how bitter its opposition to the work more funds during the last three Capitalist Democracy, nor by the cunning was raising funds for the trip as Interna majority group of the and the months than all the other districts combined.
stealth of the servile capitalist tools, the tional Delegate contrary to the decisions of opposition is bitter, was to go into the Yet this majority of four members of the Socialist Party of America. They did that body, which funds would be repaid by convention and fight for its viewpoint. Executive Council in its desperate attempt Succeed, however, in driving the Communist the party should this group be proven right went to Chicago to use all my influence to to maintain their control of the organizaParty underground, where, coming directly by events.
prevent a break in the unity of the party tion are ready to summarily dismiss this in contact with the workers in the shops, In spite of the fact that Comrade An ad succeerled.
District Organizer because he represents a mills, factories and mines, it receives new drew culpability was shown by his own reported this settlement to the Executive different party viewpoint than they do, at reserves of energy with which to carry on statement, the majority group of which he Council last Tuesday, but in place of acthe class struggle to its final and inevitable has been a member has refused to even cepting it and thus expressing its coopera secure competent men to fill similar posi a time when the party has been unable to outcome, the Socialist revolution the over censure him, while on the other hand it tion in endeavoring to prevent a split in tions elsewhere.
throw of the capitalist state the establish has been quick to move against any mem our organization, four members of the ment of the Dictatorship of the Prorletariat ber of the minority against whom the Council representing the majority group of Owing to lack of space we have to conand through it the Communist Society. slightest ground for action existed, notably the Central Executive Committee took actinue this report to our next issue.
in the Wicks case and the removal of Between the Communist Party and the Langley from the Executive Council.
THE PARTY CRISIS tegration of world capitalism since the Socialist Party there can be no compromise. At the January meeting of the Cen(Continued from page 2)
war and which can no longer succeed The latter is the most dangerous enemy tral Executive Committee this majority in rehabilitating itself will compel of the working class. and as such, we shall group was prevented from sccuring con. Ito the Socialist ideology of a peace the masses to listen to our message.
wage a bitter, merciless struggle against it. trol of the Executive Council through an ful revolution, will come into the Capitalism is bankrupt and the ra, e of Their attempt to use your name in order to ultimatum from certain Federation repre Communist Party and by sheer weight the workers is just emerging out of the fool the masses will avail them nothing. sentatives, who suported the former Chi of numbers compel it to change its travail of struggle and strife with the Their betrayal of Socialism has been too cago majority of the Council. This con Communist course of propaganda and forces of reaction. Soviet Russia is complete and too cowardly. Not even your trol. was, however. established by the re agitation, compel it to revise its whole lending the way and the workers in tendency. The class conscious workers of plan to further intrench the majority group. politically immature ideals compel it countries, will soon feci e compelling America are through with the stinking car The contrast between the prompt action to recede until it will effect a juncture urge of doing what their Russian comcass that calls itself the Socialist Party of against Langley because he had missed two with the social patriotic Socialist Party rades did. The masses will come to America.
meetings of the Executive Council and the which is even now luring weak minded us in good time. What we will not do As for their hypocritical act of seeking action in the Andrew case, who succeeded Communists with the cry of unity. what we cannot do if we are to funcadmission to membership in the Third In him as a member of the Council, is in itself The Communist Party, if it is to tion as an organic part of Third International without first accepting its prinlearn anything from the bitter experi ternational, is to go to the masses now ciples and tactics that is too palpable a ment is as yet unknown to you. But if, ences of the past, cannot afford to at. seek contact with them and lead fraud to warrant any serious consideraton. after you have read this statement, which tempt to get contact with the masses them into the Communist movement at They cannot be admitted so long as they goes not only to you, but in leaflet form by at the expense of sacrificing Commun the expense of sacrificing our princirepudiate, by words or by deeds, mass ac the millions to the workers of this country, ist principles and tactics. Essentially ples, policies and aims.
tion, proletarian dictatorship and Soviet you still adhere to the Socialist Party, we the Communist Party represents ideas If the secessionists do succeed in Power, shall have to conclude that you have cast and not numbers. We can afford to splitting the party if they do succeed Your alignment with the Socialist Party, your lot with the cowardly compromisers, remain small in numbers for the presin winning most of the rank and file whether you will it or not, is an alignment as you once called them, with the betrayersent, if we shape our organization to with them why that will only mean against the Communist Movement of Amer of the working class, with the betrayers of hold Communist principles and policies that the majority of the rank and file ica against the Communist International. the class struggle, with the betrayers of unsullied and free from the base in were themselves not fully ready to acagainst the world proletarian revolution to Socialism and we shall announce that fact gredients of compromise and opportun cept Communist theory and practice.
ward which our heroic comrades in Russia to the working class.
ism and carry on our Communist pro It will only mean that the real Comare looking for their salvation. It is The eyes of the revolutionary class con paganda to the workers with the full munists remaining will close ranks and against your own inspiring efforts for the scious workers of America are focused up implication of all that it implies.
working class in the past.
march unflinchingly onward to the goal.
you at this moment can you remain a Comrade Debs, we have placed the facts candidate on the Socialist Party ticket with with our propaganda. we dont expect grieve over the loss of some of its num.
We must try to reach the workers The Communist Party has no time to before you. It is yours to choose. The these facts before you realizing the sig. to make much of an impression on them bers. There is work ahead Commun comrades and the dams conscious workers nificance of your candidacy in relation to at present. Well and good. We shall ist work and all those who can work everywhere believe that the shameful record your own life work and the International continue our agitation, confident that must set themselves to the stern task of the Socialist Party since your imprison Communist Movement?
the social forces, the economic disin ahead.