THE COMMUNIAT FIRE Impressions of the Convention (Continued from PRE 3)
ther Individual whims. And 101 Wohad ono of the lincat conventions that over took place.
The convention a whole was enthusiastic, whole world of othwara, whole world of veronerinco and Idenllam. wit in the train. Opposite to me alto an American dolorate, rocollect bow ho tlacked the left delegates on the question of MAS action. asked him, what he thinks in general about the ratherink. We have model of program. Wo nood not bo Abamed of our program real dolpitoly revolutionary pro rum, ARy he. noe in these words the Indu.
ence of our delegates on the American comI see that thu latter RT6 crachually developID truly rovolutionary spirit.
And all this during period of one week!
It is to bo regretted that we could not stay together little longer.
عن لي۲ CASH STATEMENT FOR JULY, 1920.
Caah Rooe d: Dues: Latin Federation 188. 40 READ Fes 421. 20 Russian Federation Back Dun 100. 00 709. 60 Convention Asgesments. 2374. 83 2, 374. 83 Organization Fund: Diotrkt II.
89. 00 District Ill.
89. 40 District IVc.
57. 76 District 10. 00 Philodelphin Lithuanian 75. 00 Ukminian Federation 500. 00 1, 000. 16 Defense Stampe District III.
10. 00 Russian Federation 48. 75 Lett.
23. 00 67. 76 Defense Contribhtion District 160. 00 100. 00 Communist Returna: District 39. 65 District 111 00 District IVc. 76 District 00 Russian Federation 26. 00 74. 30 Leaneto: Dietrict 22. 66 2266 Loan from Bostou La 100. 00 100. 00 Returned on Com. Bruung 18. 96 Returned on Contingency Fund 16. 00 33. 95 Dietrict Adjuslincnto 34. 50 District Adjustments III.
66. 32 District Adjustments IVc.
Listrict Adjustments Vab. 27. 13 District Adjustments 1100 134. 69 Total Recelrod in July.
BalaDCO from Juno 4, 689. 12 981. 77 36, 620. 29 CASH PAID Omce Expenses: prax The ProRTMID lont in participatina from the CT and joined the a LP. carried electone for derivative bodies only. Auchun there the spirit of the Federations. As Dery COOKTOSA, City councils And Stato Lernatives defenders of the Federations slepped forward a Several Here Apured conficine opinions few delegates from Muerlan Branchen, who were delegates took stand condemnin parlament expelled from the Ruroun Fedorntion and who ary action nogether. Brown of the 1, were Aker to show what they could do in sixch urxued anainst participation in parlamentary Organizations, Two plane of orennization were actions. He WAN Nupported by several from the presented because the Unity Committee could Communist Party Other dcerutes demanded not agree on one plan. And wo, therefore, had that the elections shall not be limited for login. two current Our current 18 for modified lature bodies only. but shall include executive Federations and it WILS nupportod by the dele omees as well. such as President, Govemor, Rotes Raphallott and Lubuer (C. Hec.
and Mayor. Both sides attempted to prove their ond current was for completo abolition of Federation. hindranco to properly cen.
points of view The opponents of executive elections argued trn lized party, and it strongly defended by that the election of Comununists in Governor, the delegates Newman, Dellon, Ziank, Ford and Mayor, and Sherify will corrupt them and will Damon. The result is already known to our Lo detrinental to the movement: that have comrades the Federations were abollobed.
no right to take upon ourselves the responsibi: Were it not the election of party oficials, lity for the bourgeois stato; that a Communist the convention would have remained in the Muayor would have to carry out the orders memory of many delegates, especially those of of the City Council, in which will be the repre. the left RS model convention, without any wentatives of capitalist parties; that by binding CAUCUNOG, only tho unul, and without elther have to disregard his Communism or else machines But that would be expecung too for even one day: that our participation in much. Well, when it came to the Jobs there election is only for propaganda purpose and warted CnuCUBCR, big and small. The CAUCUSES he will have no opportunity to keophie Job of the delegates were pot binding, that were our representatives even to enter As the had to exist of nine memCongress it would be only for purposes of bers, the leaders of the expected to elect obstruction, in order to destroy the parliament Ave of their number and four would represent their worn there would be: Down with the LP. Five delegates for the parlaments. Long live the Soviets and the were nominated, but during the nomination of Dictatorship of the Proletariat. These wore the alternates there arose. dispute. Comrade New.
arguments of those who opposed executive clec.
man asked wherein consisted the difference be tions. The defenders of executive electious, tween electing five from the or Ove from Raphailof (C. P. and Caxton (C. wero the 110 askod, Why should we BO not left behind in arguments. It Wander interested in olecting fvo dolegates instead of stood by botb sides that we would not parti.
four? What will it mattor, who has one member cipate in elections this year. And as every. more, we or the formor P. Wo are now thing must come to an end so these debates one party Are there then digerences and diviwere also ended Not becauBO the delegates vions loft RCCording to parties? When we left grew tired of it, no, they could have arrued delegates began our brug le about the question ad infinitum. but some wise follow made a of murs action, we have found supporters among motion to put the question to a vote and it the On tho other hand there stood Dissed. We felt relloved. And, when tbe vote meinbers of the in opposition to us. In was taken the anti purlamentarians and BUP many other questions the same thing bappened.
porters of executive dlections were defeated. The loft elements of the and of the The question of Industrial Unionism atrod have joined forces. Why should we fort: kreat deal of dissention. This was a be interested in electing a comrade who does Question that divided even the left wing or not ngree with us on fundamental questions of the convention, which was Its directing infu. principlo? The left comrades of tho LP.
enco in matters of principle. The left delegotes are a great deal Doarer to us than some of our from the East were Arinly opposed to any rela. own delegates. We bwwe not Dow two parties, tions with the Their arguinept WAS but only cno.
that we can coordinato our activity only with The last words strongly appraled to comrade such organizations, whicb recognize the dictator Damon emotions und do vigorously applauded.
whip of the proletariat, mase action, and stand He also expressed the thought that it is on.
on the same kround of principles RB ourselves. party and. odvisod the comrados to use their The Chicago left delegation favored co ordIDAT own judgmont when voting.
1uk our uctivity with that tho w.
e delegaton of the P. were also These differences, however, pertained not to caucusing a great deal. They also decided to mattery of principle. but only tactice. It WAS nominale nyo dwegate. And when the election very long debate. Two thirds of the delegates took place, the result indicated that the CAOCUS were of the opinion that we can enter into of the was no CAUCUS At Avo of the relatious with the because it is the And four of thr were elected.
only movement of Americon workers, which is Coinrade Brown of tho was elected as of potentially revolutionary character. Com International Secretary with 50 votos us against rade Dowson exprersed his opinion very force Cuxton with 23. The defeat Was duo to the fully. He argued that the must be con.
fact that one of the nomlD004 was not uidered from the stand point of tho local unions Bft person, and a Doveral nominon of the and not as the official Gompers organization; that he. is not the only organization appeared to be better it for the ofice, they succeeded in swinging some delegates.
which advocates Industrial Unionism; that what we need in the creation of Damon immediately resigned and after him new General In dustrial Union, which would also Scott and Reinhart. It must be noted here that include all the other in One Big Union. After long the delegates of ho behaved with lact debates this was also terminated. Tho original and honesty. On the contrary, several delegates form was adopted with a few Improvements.
of the talked about a split. And all on stronger. must be created etc.
account of the job629 no questions of principle Wall stricken out. Further the part rending were involved. The delegat, Reparated. Once Communist, wbo belongs to the more Separate cancuBCA. Tho loaders seemed hecuse of the absolute necessity of a Job shall to prefer to split the movement rather than to utilize every opportunity to express his oppo allow such a CEC. The delegatos of the nition to this organization, not to reform 11. were very obetinate. They argued that but to destroy it. Here he words wero tricken It was not their fault that delegates of the out because of the absolute necessity of a job.
have voted for them. IL was up to the left The quellon of namo for the party called delegates to show once more that he movement forth a brief debate. Tbe delegatos of the was dear to them and that they will not permit decided at their ret senion to insist on the Aplit after so much wastod timo and energy original name of their party. They carried out They were disappointed with the leaders of the this decision and voted for the paine dominun.
jurty, with their conduct. They wore Indirnant Ist Tatty. On the other hand the delegates of about Dainon, who used his position to force the demanded that tho now party what his demands on tho convention. The party 18 be known The United Coninundat arty.
dearer to them thut such trifes ud they moved The Yoto rosulted in 30 for the Cominunist thut the Cuucun bo binding. Nominations Purty. prour followed Comrade Fiyan speaks Wero round. The evening PRA and the heatedly. The threatens not to work in the orran.
morning following. C. C. of ten members Iration of branchen. He does not want to work is now under consideration. The delegates of for the malority of tho formor le docs the uro num cuucuping Broxip or not want to be responsible for their doing delerntes from the Wunt over to the ther literature and pamphloin. Je nak how it cancus of tho singing the International would be possible to tell the difference between That was enective. The othor wont to meet Taper of the majority and our paper. It them. They greeted each other warmely and must be admitted that Arguments were sound In this manner split was avoided. The elec and wer a Boud voto it was decided to namo tions went off quickly. As International sucre tary WAS the new party The Uultod. on punist Party Caxton elix to Instead of Brown.
small surprian Was aprunk at this unity con DAINON find Myer roinnin International Delo vention. While the C, opponed Federations RAE; Scott RD Klterte for Damon and last up and the favored them, at this lorry for Myer. con Its of Da non.
convention the reverse WAR the CRRO Uio coll. Reinhart, Xollon. uton; Brown. Dow against Pederatlove and the for them.
Non, Klein, Flynn, and Myer. Tho allornates are The Paten auch chunge les in the fact umdin (CP. Dubror (C. Btono (C. that mal ranches, which wory expelled Jon (la Kerger. CP. HOL (C. Ford (c. MOIKRID (C. Kubock (C. LayoD (O. JA And tourerything well that enda woll.
Vevertheless, dimult to forget to only tuin at the unity Coutloo. orhus, we hall forgot in thu futuro, our Inden will Het their way and will bo willing to represe 35. 97 00 460. 00. 604. 57. 433. 50.
116. 1, 650. 1: 00 00 29234 63. 91 47. 44 07 163. 66 11. 66 26 53 Sandry Supplies Salaries.
Convention Expence: Delegates Neelaneous Traveling Expenses. District District al.
Dietrict 11 District Vab.
Dietrict IVc.
District District Miscl. Expondon: District District District 111.
District Vab.
District IVc.
Dietrict Salaries: District strict IT.
District lu.
District IV.
Tatrict IVc.
District Communist Printing Faltor Delivery lit. Printing lennot Printing International Delegatas Meeting Omce District Adjustments III.
Wetrict Adjustments IV.
Dlutrict Adjustments 50 00 26. 74 57. 57 160. 00 286. 00 270. 00 215. 00 136. 00 205. 00 870. 00 201. 00 225. 00 26 432. 95 295. 00 228. 00 10. 55 40. 58 660. 00 86. 71 86. 72 76. 50 18. 00 900. 00 360. 78 876. 28 660. 00 76. 50 Total Pald la July Balanco to August 6, 830. 23 90. 10 620. 30 Have you contributed your One Day Pay to Boycott the Coming Elections.
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