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Behind the Scenes in the Russian Party Dear Comrades: declaring: would urgently advise you not to come Kulak is growing throughout the country, the Kulak We are sending you the latest information received out against Stalin who has the majority behind him. does not give the worker state any bread, the Kulak Sout the situation created within and around the Po. The majority of functionaries of the type of Piata shoots at the village correspondents, at the officials tical Bureau. We guarantee absolutely the exactness kov and worse. Past experience teaches us that such and kills them. The Bucharin group, with is line, culthis information, verified for the most part in two steps end badly. An argument remarkabic for its tivates the Kulak; therefore, no support to Bucharin. three different ways. Many of the remarks report cynicism. Today we support the policy of the majority of the are cited literally.
To this Bucharin replied: Of course, this is true, Central Committee (Stalin group. so long as Stalin The report of the conversation of Kamenev and but what shall we do. Poor Bucharin. fights against the Nepman, the Kulak and the Bureauucharin (see The Militant, March 15, 1929) was puWhom Piatakov Will Obey.
crat. So Zinoviev has changed his mind: he no lonished on January 20th. This document hastened the After Bucharin had left, Kamenev asked Piatakov ger wants to pay the full price. Kamenev says: It ash in the upper circles; it stunned the lower ranks. why he gave such advice which would only prevent is impossible to come to agreement with Stalin; to making it public, we spoiled the game of combina the struggle from developing. Piatakov answered that the devil with them all. Eight months from now will ons by Zinoviev and Kamenev. The Political Bureau he seriously believed that one cannot come out against publish a book on Lenin and then we shall see. Zinoiet. for three days on this subject. They quarelled Stalin. Stalin is the only man who can still be obey viev is of a different mind. He says: We must not be ver it finally. The Stalin fraction decided to elimi: ed. Pearls, real pearls! The question is not what is forgotten, we must appear at every meeting, in the ate Bucharin, Tomsky and Rykov from the Political the correct road, but rather of finding out who can press, and so forth, knock on every door, push the ureau at the next Plenum. The Rights are preparing be obeyed so that there shall not be any bad con Party to the left. In reality, no one has done as passive resistance. The Stalinists are crowing: they sequences. Bucharin and Rykov are making a mistake much harm to the left policy as Zinoviev and Kameive achieved a complete and easy victory. Our (the if they think they will rule instead of Stalin. It is the nev. And his articles are really published. After all, pposition s) leaflet was republished by the Central Kaganovitches who will rule, and do not want to and the editors of Pravda have completely adopted the Committee, for everyone said: We learn of what is will not obey Kaganovitch. It is not true, he will advice of Voroshilov. They have again refused to appening from the leaflets of the Opposition and obey Kaganovitch too. publish one of his articles because it is said to express not from the Central Committee. The political signi Then what do you propose to do?
panic before the Kulak. In recent days Zinoviev has cance of this leaflet and its popularity among the Well, have been entrusted with the State Bank, appeared at a Party meeting, in the Centro Soyuz, in asses is immense. Everyone says: Yes, the Party is and will take care to see that there is money in the the Plechanov Institute and elsewhere to speak on the eing led blind folded! As a result of all this, the Po bank.
occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Communist. tical Bureau and the presidium of the Central Con As for me, will not worry about scholars entering International.
Lol Commission instituted a quite formal trial of the the Scientific Technical Administration The Rights Dare to Criticize the Master!
he trio. We give some details on this matter. of which Kamenev is head. that is no politics, said Kamenev. At this point they separated.
After we had published the famous document (the Bucharin Air Journey.
At the end of December, Zinoviev and Kamenev menev was called to Ordjonikidze s, where, after conversation between Kamenev and Bucharin. KaIn December January, Kamenev met Bucharin quite defined the situation as follows: We must get at the making certain reservations. Hm! Hm. he confirmften at Piatakov Bucharin said the following about helm. This can only be achieved if we support Sta; ed in writing the exactness of the report. Bucharin isposition of our forces before the Plenum was such price. Poor fellows! They have already paid much was also called to Ordjonikidze and he confirmed it Rykov had to worry about economy, while Uglanov, nev, think, went to Ordjonikidze. They talked a lot held joint sessions of the Political Bureau and the ho felt very belligerent, was told to remain quiet so about the correctness of the present policy of the Cen. Right declared that the leaflet was a Trotskyite inas not to give Stalin any excuse for interfering in the tral Committee. Ordjonikidze approved. When Kame trigue. They did not deny the fact of the conversaMoscow Organization. Uglanov could not stand it, nev declared that he could not understand why they tion. They expressed their opinion that the condiCame forward at the 9th Plenum of the Moscow Com were left in the Centro Soyuz (where Zinoviev is work. tions for work are abnormal. Commissars. Krumin.
mittee, was beaten and, losing his head, said stupid ing. Ordjonikidze replied: It is still to early; the Saveliev. Kaganoviteh and others have been put hings about his alleged errors, etc. etc. learned road must be opened. The Right will object. And over members of the Political Bureau (Bucharin and hat Rykov had finished his thesis on the control fi according to the resolution the Right is the principal omsky. The brother Parties are led by screaming wist Rykov around his finger in the Political Bureau cessary to give him a high post, that the simplest thing now noticed that Stalin runs the brother Parties and make the already unfortunate thesis still worse. would be to give him the Lenin Institute (But that is like an old Turkish Wali administered his province.
since could not attend the next session of the Poli the main source of the Stalinist falsifications. that it is no longer even necessary to scream at Thalmann ical Bureau if took the train, left by airplane. We they must be permitted to write for the press, etc. and Semard; a crook of the finger is enough. Twelve anded in Rostov. The local authorities met me with Ordjonikidze agreed and promised to raise the ques years after the Revolution there is not a single electcuspicious talk about the harm that might overtake tion in the Political Bureau.
ine in a continued air flight, etc. etc. sent them to Three days later Kamenev went to Voroshilov. For no part in the solution of questions. Everything is ed secretary of a Provincial Committee. The Party has the devil. We flew on. In Artemovsk we landed again. two hours he groveled before him, praised the policy done from above. These words of Bucharin were had hardly left the cabin when was handed a seal of the Central Committee, to all of which Voroshilov met with the cries: Where did you copy that? From packet, a cipher dispatch from the Political Bureau, did not reply with a single word. For which he is to whom? From Trotsky! resolution to condemn Burdering me categorically to discontinue my flight be commended. Two days dater, Kalinin came to Zin charin was proposed to the commission. But the Right ecause of my weak heart! had hardly made myself oviev and stayed for twenty minutes. He brought refused to accept it, motivating their disagreement nown than agents of the led the. aviator news of the deportation of comrade Trotsky: when with the fact that they are already being raked over orkers who asked me to make a report. asked Zinoviev began to ask for details, he replied that the the coals enough in the districts hen the next train left. It appeared that there wasn question was not yet decided and in the meanwhile it At the joint session of the Political Bureau and the nly for 24 hours. had to make the report.
was not worth talking about. When Zinoviev asked Kamenev: Then it is you who wrote the resolution about what was happening in Germany, Kalinin an presidium of the Central Control Commission, Rykov read a long declaration of thirty pages, criticizing swered that he knew nothing: We are up to our on the struggle against the Right deviation?
necks in our own affairs. Further, as if in veply to the economic situation and the inner Party regime.
Bucharin and Tomsky Resign.
Bucharin: Of course did. had to show the Par the visit of Kamenev to Voroshilov, he said literally At the Moscow provincial Party Conference, Rykov, as follows: He (Stalin) babbles about left measures, Tomsky and Bucharin were openly designated as the y that was not a Right winger. arrived in Moscow but in a very short time he will be forced to apply a Right. But very little was said of this in the press.
riday: the session of the Political Bureau had taken triple dose of my policy. That why support him. The Plenum of the Central Committee has been post ace Thursday. went through the theses; they were (That is correct! All his life Kalinin has never said poned to April 16th, the conference to the 23rd. It bviously unsatisfactory, and asked for the convo and never will say anything more correct and appro Stalin and the Bucharin group (although rumors to been possible to achieve a conciliation between ition of the Political Bureau. Molotov wouldn agree, priate. bused me, cried that prevented harmonious work, this effect are being insistently spread, doubtlessly in hat should take care of my health, and more of the order that the nuclei shall defeat the Left wing. The Capitulators and the Deportation.
ame. The Political Bureau was called together. Moscow, March 20, 1929.
When the Zinovievists learned of the deportation of acceded in putting through a number of amendments Trotsky, they came together. Bakaiev insisted that IN THE NEXT ISSUE: The secret resolution ut in spite of that the resolution still remains ela they come out with a protest. Zinoviev answered that adopted at the recent Plenum of the Central tic. We drew a balance: the Moscow organization was there was no one to protest to, because there is no Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet uined, we decided to force the offensive; we formulat master. Then to whom does Zinoviev intend to pay eleven paragraphs of demands for the removal of the full price. That is where the matter rested. The Union, preceding the 16th Party Conference.
he Stalin people. When these demands were shown next day, Zinoviev went to Krupskaia and said that This resolution, passed by the Stalin faction, for.
italin, he declared: There isn a single point that can he had heard from Kalinin of the deportation of mally condemns Bucharin, Tomsky and Rykov ot be realized. commission was chosen (Rykov, Kruskaia said that she had heard about it alsb.
and their platform. Neither this platform nor the ucharin, Stalin, Molotov, Ordjonikidze. One day secret resolution has been published or mention What do you intend to do with him? asked Zied in the Stalinist press. Watch for its appearance assed, a second, a third. Stalin did not call toge noviev.
her the commission. The Plenum of the Central Comin the next issue. Firstly, you must not say you, but they, and sezittee opened. The first report is discussed, the second condly, even if we decide to protest who will listen about to be passed by. In the form of an ultimatum to us?
e demanded the convocation of the commission. Zinoviev told her of the conversation of Kamenev When it met Stalin cried that he would not permit with Ordjonikidze, of whom Krupskaia said: Though ne single person to keep a whole Plenum from work he cries on everybody shoulder, no confidence can ky Letter to the Russian Workers was printed in The Daily Worker of June 17, 1927 writes: Trotsng. What kind of ultimatums are these; why should be had in him.
Crumin be removed. etc. etc. became angry, told Kamenev met Ordjonikidze who told him that he is the United States in the New York Nation. an organ im a few sharp things to his face and ran out of the publishing a work on the struggle against bureaucracy of the liberal petty bourgeoisesie, which has always pom. In the corridor met Tovstucha to whom hand and he proposed that Kamenev aid him in it. Kame stood in the way, hindering every real forward moveThe Nation my previously prepared letter announcing the re nev agreed with alacrity, whereupon Ordjonikidze in ment of the American working class.
ignation of Tomsky and myself. Stalin came after vited him and Zinoviev to his house. During the visit printed Trotsky scurrilous document under the e. Tovstucha handed him my declaration. He read little was said about his work. Ordjonikidze declared pretense og being fair. Under this cloak of fairness through and went back. Rykov told us later that that he had raised the question in the Political Bureau they joined with the rest of the defamers of the First is hands trembled; he was pale and expressed the and that Voroshilov had said: No extension of their Workers Republic in their task of undermining the lesire to make concessions. He demanded that the de rights (that is, of Zinoviev and Kamenev. Look what Soviet Union. Needless to say the spirit of their soaration announcing my resignation be destroyed. they want: the Lenin Institute! If they don like the called fairness was not extended to the defenders They promised then to dismiss Kostrov, Krumin and Centro Soyuz, perhaps they can change to some other of the omeone else. But did not go to the Plenum again. institution. As for printing their articles, that is not Oh, yes it was! And not so very long ago, either.
Bucharin Platform and Kameney s! forbidden, but that does not mean that everything Only a few months ago the Daily Worker reprinted Hereupon Bucharin showed Kamenev a document can be printed. Oh, Voroshilov. with the greatest enthusiasm an article published in 16 pages that he had written wherein he estimated Well, and what did Stalin say?
this same liberal petty bourgeois Nation which con he economic situation. According to Kamenev this Stalin said: To extend their rights means to make sisted of a despicable, lying attack upon the Platform ocument was more to the right than the April 1925 a bloc. To make a bloc means to share half. cannot of the Bolshevik Leninists and comrade Trotsky neses of Bucharin.
share half. What will the Right say. But are not exposure of the falsification of history by Stalin, Kamenev asked: What do you think of doing with the Rights the main enemy. printed in the book entitled The Real Situation in is document?
Kamenev: Did he say just that in the Political Russia. The article book review which the Bucharin answered: will supplement it with a Bureau?
philistine darling of the Stalinsts, Albert Rhys Wilhapter on the International situation and finish it Ordjonikidze: No, that was before the session.
liams was hired and paid for by the The Nation to with the questien of the inner Party situation.
Zinoviev and Stalin.
write. When the Daily Worker reprinted his vevolting But that would be a platform? asked Kamenev. They left without anything coming of it. Zinoviev trash from the columns of this sume liberal, petty Perhaps, but haven you also written platforms? wrote a thesis two pages long (since Ordjonikidze did bourgeois journal, the Nation was hailed by Minor Hare Piataker intervened in the tion by not help him, then a thesis must be written. The like a companion in arms.
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