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Chan utire ranks and prepare for the coin of the fundamental uls of principles, all tho Si manipulation would really lie faell.
11. is one This is not prenetary mintter. It net itated by the form of organization of the CP.
communist derents whould but in ONE party, and the therefore calls upon floration. The federation count the whole future of out moveinent The Party the Rroup BNI outside the wited party to Ir nos lement that conform only nommal300 pr. tes proposal otc. Since nil on 11.
to the underground form of organisano.
deos hd programs of partierniated to the communist International must be approve1 We, the Central Eritive committee of Many of their nebo old membership chief the mitri Communist Party, indful of our ly for a nationalistic Tensons. Surn by the Executive Committre We have the duty to unite the battle front of the revolution. la noclul member hp cares more for the right to appeal to the Iceutive in the event HIN workers in the United States, woleonid federation ax Bunlul and nationalistic exprey.
the Units congress nopts any decision or the endeavors o? Comode Linde, who in the piens un for the buiding of a centralized tak 11. 5x contrary to our principles. name of the Executive Committee of thr Third Comunikt Organization. Over such legal federa.
The authority of the International and the luternational, offered his cry to bring ubout tlon membership Die of the ha.
revolutionary requirements of the movement completo unity of communist forrex. We helped no control and yet the wishes to count itself. ir nottiin. N, will impose consistent hiin in every way possibir. We deply refret thus borde communist members and program u; on the united party tid that the hostility of the CEC of the base representation upon them.
VO CUM, September 31 P, to the achievmont of unity cane (onerade Tie interest of the connublet movement Signed: Louis Fraina, Lindos labore to fall of FUCOX.
Andrew When this in America imperatively demand of the beenme apparent. We gain reported to the to Ruard even against the possibility of According to a supplemantary derision Third International thic tuntion relative to manipulated convention majority because: of the Executive Committee, the maine of the unity of the communist olement in the United A) To peruit the tarian and dogmatic spirit comletely united party is to be Comniunist States.
of the leadership of the present federation Party of America, Meanwhile. the second Congress of the group. known as the cominuviet Party, to pre Representatives of the com. movement on Third International had taken place, and the dominate in the communist moment in the the Executive Con of the Communist Inter. newly clected executive committee of that body United States, would mean to condemn that national at present are: Andrew Of in con ollunce with the instructions of the. on. movement to sterility. b) The very form of und Reed of.
ur, issued an imperative mandute for com the organization of the takes the real Third paragraph in this statement refers munirt unity in the United States.
powront of Vie hands of the of this to Con Ag. It was stated at the Exo. Com. Since the Central Executive Committee of forty, and any convention delegates the of the Com Intern and condrinal by Bucharin, the Communist Party has now indicato a wil. membership dirbt elect, and places this power that his mandate was limited only to assist lingness to reverre its previous position and in the lands of the various federations. The ance in formation of the In America, DO to comply with the mandate of the Executive acts of ych c, delegates would be subject such Halty being in existence at the time when committre of the Third International, we agree to indication or rejection by each federation he left Russia.
to a joint convention and appoint contrade separately. In view of this, an apparent major FROM THE CE. OF THE COMHult, Alden and MeCee as our coinmittee to ity of delegules in 11) couveutivu would MUNIST PATRY TO THE OF Party.
act with a like coinmittee of the Communist after the convention wu8 over, simply resolvo ilker into an insignificant minority. Those THE We empower them to niake arrangements whoin these delegates nomipally represented, Oct. 20, 1920.
for a joint convention on the following condi.
would not be bound in any way to carry out Dear Comrades:tions: the convention decisions.
Having op Oct. 14th accidentally come 1) in conformity with the decisions of the 3) The membership Agures published by across il decision in the Supt. 14th izvestia. second congress resurding centralized party or both partics for the nionibs of July, Aug, official orfiin of the Soviet Republic, relative ganization. DO autonomous groups or federa Sept. 1920, show that the has twico to the unity of the Communist Party and the tiony shall be allowed in the united jarty. 38 many members as the The nited Communist Party as follor s: 2) Only those nicmbers organized in the therefore, has no reason wbatever to dread Both Communist partles the aud underground group form of organization shall convention on the basis for electing the dele the ar obligated to unite into one party be permitted to participate in the election of gates. The refuses proport represent.
on the basis of the decisions of the Second delegates to the joint convention.
on the ground of principle. The question 11 World Congress of the Communist Internation3) The busis of representation at the joint not whether the is numerically stronger al. This unity must be finally accompished not convention shall be the fame as the voting or weaker than the The fact is tbat later than in two months; that is, hy the 10th ratio established for the American delegates the does not represent centralized of October, 1920. Those who do Dot subject by the Second Congress of the Com. Intern. jarty, but only federated factions, which must themselves to this decision sball be expelled namely, the ratio of six delegates for the submit themselves to the since it is ironi the Third Communist International. to four for the the only centralized erpression in the United In accordance with this decision of the 4) All the theses adopted by the second States of the Com. Intern.
Executive Compitter of the Communist InterCongress und the decisions of the Exe. Com Even though the ratio of to offered national the of the has passed of the fun. Intern, shall constituite the basis to the by the as the convention the following decision: of the deliberations at the joint convention. presentation Lukis, gives the P. larger re Since the resolution of the Executive Com5) In order to bring about unity by Jan. presentation than its actual meinbership would mittee of the. omu. Intern. demanding imuary 1st, the time limit finally set by the Exe. entitle it to, we stand on that basis; in de mediate unity between the cP. and the Com of the Com. lutern. the convention must manding it we do not consider the numerical was received after the date set in the rebe held before that date.
strength or weakuess of the federation solution for the final completition of unity: With Communist Greetings organization, but only its relation to the com.
and CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE movement. Necognizing that the idea and the intent UNITED COMMUNIST PARTY.
Because of the foregoing reasons, we must of the resolution inust be carried out to the (Signature) Executive Sex retary. insist upon all the conditions as laid down best of our ability and circumstances without further delay; TO THE OF THE U, OF in the prisolution communicated to you by us. We decided to take immediate steps for Nov. 3, 1920.
We are ready to unite at any time upon the busis we presented.
calling a joint convention with the Comrades:The Central Executive Committee of The welfare of the communist movement th e within two months. the representation to be Communist Party of America will not accept in the nited States requires that unity be in proportion to membership determined upon any other basis of representation at the Joint consummated without further delay. The a just and tal basis for both parties; and Convention than the number of dies aying 1118 already built To Dolfy the Executive Cominittee of the a strong. centralized and Conununist International of our well disciplined party. Its propaganda, agitaacknowledge members, and l al peal to the Executive om.
ment of their anthurity in the question, and of of the Communist International in case the tion and edu. ational work is being carried forUnited Communist Party doce not agree to this Ward upon a scale never approximated in the the lips we have taken to comply with their at once.
Fraternally, decision as soon as it reached us.
history of the American conininist movement. Signature) Exec. Sec.
We can not be diverted from this constructive On the basis of this resolution the Central work in order to engage in useless negotiaExecutive Committee of the Communist Party LETTER OF UNITED COMMUNIST PARTY.
tions with a faction whose sectarian leader has buksed the followJug motions in order to To the C. Nov. 1920 he talent only for mudslinging and contro facillate the process of uniting both parties Comrades:cry. Therefore, unless these terms are comat a nint convention: The of the after careful plied with. We will tall upon the Communist 1) committee of three (Allen. Dobin and consideration of the proposal of the International to take decisive steps to compel Leon has brendlected with power to make of the relative to the fution of the obedience to its mandate for unity and will arrauremcits with a like committee represent imity mandate of the Exe. Com of the Com.
demiind the liquidation of the Communist ing our C.
Intern. comes to the following conclusion. That in the event of agreement call larly federations and the uncoditional a Mliation for a joint convention shall be sued by the 1) Unity of the federntion group of the of their roup with the United Comununist old still outside of the with the Party.
Fraterbally, respective s of both parties. 16 not the subject for negotiations or 3) The basis for the cont call shall be as follows. Seal) CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE a) the decisions of the agreements with this group. but simply a ques.
Second Lion of the execution of the imperutive mandat UNITED COMMUNIST PARTY OF AMERICA Congress of the com. Intern. b) The Conditions Inipoked upon this group by the authority of for sthliation to the Com. Intern. c) Any dePaul Holt, Executive Secretary.
cixions of the Executive. ommittee of the Com the Exe. om. of the Coin. Intern.
To the li. is the body through which Nov. 4, 1920.
Intorn. port. inls to the Communist niovement In this country.
the Com. Intern. fiction in the United States, TO THE OF THE UNITED COMMUN.
1alls the task of executing this mandate.
IST PARTY OF AMERICA.
4) The Joint conreution shall be called within two months.
In view of this fact, the of the Comader: considered the man of inmediate 6) The basis of clections to joint convon.
In case you have not already been fully inmerger without convention on the only proper formed through your own representatives. we tion shall be as follows: form for carrying out the spirit and letter of baxtou to transmit to you the following deci.
Representation is to be in proportion to memberxbip di tenned upon just and equal basis the order of the Com Intern. Only the ine. sions of the Exc. Coin. of the Com. Intern. AS for bith parties.
quities which might attend u merger without reported to UH by our representatives (F. and in jew of the very limited time for the convention, because it would result in arbitrary in a letter wigned by then, which reached forcing the liquidation of the and its IN this morning.
calling of the Joint convention we expect a peedy rept.
feleratiu ix. nakes a Colontion adusable. But (Then como quotations of the clauses Praterually yours, eyen adopting the condition plan neces from our delegates report. Rory, the of the Insists upon (Signature) Exec. Sec Since the last clause spencally disposes carrying throu. th. principle of no nogoti. of the point on which there was a deadlock. OMMUNIST PAKTY OF AMERICA tions of greements as a prerequisite to units between your sub conimittee and ours. We con AXSWER OF TU The function or thic Colton in all mat 11dently ripect that you will accept the decision Nov. 3, 1920. tors relative to unity 1x merly to inuko tho of the Ex. com. of the com intern. and that (fornrades:tcrlumical arrangements for muity and to fullour committee will love another meeting im.
The following resolution on the subject of Itate the liquidation of the federated Commun. mediately to make all tho nicessary arraDROCommunivt mity in the finited States Was Txt Party.
ments for the Joint convention adopted by the. of tho 1) After DATAPRK pou a convention, the (Siguuture. Exoc. Soc.
Comintit unity is exkential for the com of the considered to Labia COMMUNIST PARTY OF AMERICA.
munist victory. The has always re for representution for this convention.
Two cognized and paprekerd this recognition methods woro possibile. roportional representa la the circular went out to our member, 11 Die following words unity roxolution tion wed upon du PASIR membership or the order in which bod repreventation for each party, the letters should Kdopied ut its convention: have Anarkan Captam 15 All The lection of delt by proportional wind printed in this innue. By An ILA forces to control the timing Udy of working representant fou would make u Tajority of OVCHIght the letter of the of Nov. Tevot. mod procularl, directed its del port only through inunipolution hthan pluced last. In other words the Done of your love against the communist understand perfectly tbut much minnpult. of Nov. w delivered to us before Hovinent.
tous une not entirely for to the practice ihoy lund received our tonununication of Nov.
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