Letters from Militants Czech Right Wing Collapses Leon Trotsky History of the Russian Revolution our party PAGE THE MILITANT SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1933 rose to demand that my applloution for membership be rejected The bureau crats rather nervously corrected this move, for it was a complete substantia tion of my charge of discrimination Lovestone Allies Take Final Step and Join Social Democracy Greek Militant Expelled against Oppositionists.
Chauvinism Among At this point, it was decided to exOn October 16, 1932, the national con ceive itself and its ranks about the ference of the Czechoslovakian Right direction of its course, is to be ascribed plain the case of comrade Payer. The Pittsburgh Stalinists in Philadelphia explanation by Julius Pollack, party Opposition decided upon unification with above all to the Stalinists. For the latPITTSBURGH.
the social democracy and, together with ter conducted the struggle against the PHILADELPHIA, candidate for Senator from MisSome time ago we wrote in the MINOn December 27, a meeing of the ILD sourl, left the audience gasping for breath small number of members, it turned Right wing principally with the accusaover to it a number of homes and other tion that it was for agreements with tant of the chauvinism that is poisoning Greek Branch of our city was scheduled to cover up the extraordinary procedparty properties which it had taken with social democratic leaders. They thus the well of our party in Pittsburgh. to take place at the headquarters of the ure against Payer, Pollack employed the it at the time of its expulsion. With permitted the liquidators to utilize for That was on the occasion of an attack Greek Workers ClubSpartacus. Com methods of calumny and falsehood.
this act, an Instructive chapter in the their own ends the mistakes of the Cenby Jewish Stalinists against Greek Oprade Theodore Pappas suggested to com Knowing that comrade Payer was a positionists. We said at that time that rade Caldis who happened to be in coward, he said, and not steeled in the history of Czech Communism finds its trist led party, which rejected the untconclusion, ted front with the leaders under any this chauvinism unfortunately does not hiladelphia that day, to go to the Club class struggle, it was decided that he was not the man to help fight the Washington When in the year 1928 the Comintern circumstances.
extend to Left Oppositionists alone and and meet certain workers who are anA second fact is of still eadership completed its swing from the greater significance. By the reduction warned the party of the danger.
xious to know some truths about the police, for he lacks the courage to fight Right Centrist course of capitulation to, or the difference between themselves and At the present we have a telling proof views of the Left Opposition. So far the St. Louis police. Believing that. ePurcell and Chiang Kai Shek to the ad. the Right wing to the question of from of how correct our conscientious warnthe only thing they knew was the con would not again get the floor, shouted entures of the third period. it en. above or from below. united front with ing was. The Icor, the Jewish organiinuous hurling of epithets against the out that these were falsehoods. was zation which is led by the Stalinists, recountered a stiff resistance in Czecho the leaders or without them. the StalinOpposition.
however given the floor by the chairman slovakia from the party membership, all ists excluded from the discussion the cently leased a headquarters. In the Comrade Goodman came along with who asked what more had to say on he more so as the beginning of the new undamental strategical questions.
lease signed by the Stalinists represent he two Greek comrades at the Club, but what point.
In spite of the threats of a physical ourse promptly produced the catastrophe ing the coor a clause is contained guaranfortunately no meeting and no discusof the Red Day of July 6, 1928. StalinDecline of Right Opposition anteeing that no Negroes are to be al. ion took place, the Stalinists explaining attack, took the floor to all these lies Ist diplomacy was intent upon confining The Crech might Opposition rose to lowed into the Headquarters! An unhat the rainy weather prevented many to the wall. cited Payer long record the indignation of the party precedented example of white chauvin of militancy in the struggle, his picketworkers its height in 19:29, after workers from reaching at the Club.
temporary within such limits that it would not do economie boom and a series of mistakes ism! telling proof of the degeneraComrade Papras was asked by many ing of the British Consulate, arrest durtion that Stalinism is bringing into the our unemployment Jamage to the prestige of the Comin of the Stalinists, produced a new dising demonstration, workers to provide a Greek Oppositionist tern leadership. It permitted a criticism semination of democratie pacifist illuranks of Communism. com New York to debate with a Stalin record in the street meetings, and the of the preceding opportunism in so farsions within the Cwech working class.
In defense of their action, the Stalin st in order to be able to grasp the number of times he had been arrested.
ists (and we can furnish the names)
as it was replaced by ultra radicalism, But when the consequences of the world undamental differences of the two view. hoods or a working class tribunal to demanded a retraction of the false offer the unheard of, most unprincipled oints, and that they were going to pro hear the charges.
and guarded aginst a clarification of the economic crisis violently gripped the ecoultra Leftist blunders of the present. It nomic life of the country, when the milexcuse: the clause excluding the Nogro ose this at the next business meeting of succeeded in attributing the whole blame liou and a half unemployed and partly workers is to continue in effect for only he Club.
My proposals were of course not acted (only. one mont. We ask: Does the turned to other or the weakening of the party to the unemployed once more had the occasion The local Stalinists were panic strick upon and discussion Jilek leadership, in spite of the fact to feel the effects of the ruling social party leadership condone this action, or an at the appearance of comrade Caldis matters. Not until the meeting ended PUBLISHERS PRICE that the latter had simply acted as the democracy methods, when the revoluwill they take drastic disciplinary mea.
nd the distribution of the militant and did a private discussion take place, with executors of the Moscow chiefs.
tionary wave began to rise, the Right sures against the party fraction in the Lommunistes by comrade Theodore Pap the Ohio Stalinist. He condescendingly Vol. One Vol. Two Vol. Three Centrism Assists Right Wing Opposition receded. At the same time, Ioor? The workers will expect an ansvas, and last week called a special meet. explained that he disliked getting per wer.
ing to take measures against the spread sonal with a worker, as so many workThe majority of the party membership the Czech Left Opposition took shape As for the Left Opposition, it does not 00 50 50 concentrated Its hopes upon the new and grew.
ng of sentiments in favor of the Lefters are confused, etc. reminded him demand mass trials which turn the opposition.
that we were so confused that we had Gottwald Fried opposition which was overthrown from Moscow. But Immedi. position was: Away from the revolution, The general direction of the Right Opserious problem of uprooting chauvinism They adopted the same splitting att numberless times invited the Stalinists into a farce. It demands disciplinary ately upon the first actions of the new ude as their New York brothers by exto debate with us, so as to bring the over to the social democracy. The ad action coupled with Communist educa elling comrade Pappas from the Club. differences before the working class; and leadership, broad strata of the party venturistic stupidities of the Stalinists, tion, which is so lacking in the ranks. 180 they held a stalinist trial and the clined. With workers listening, be imme at all times our invitation had been deOUR PRICE moved away. The proclaiming of immediately revolutionary situation at ranks, who did not not want to capituhowever, drove many workers into its of the party today. Only a return to assed a judgment against Pappas that the time of the textile workers strike, late to reformism but to win the social Leninism only a ruthless rejection of can remain at the Club only diately proclaimed his willingness to de per Volume strangulating Stalinism will once and apologizes for his past conduct and bate us any time. But the bureaucrats at the beginning of 1920, the bureauerat. democratie workers to the revolution on for all put a stop to the degeneration of ically impatient foundation of new trade the basis of partial demands. That is Iso undertake the distribution of the promptly became cautious when enth the Boxed Set unions, after the opportunistie Hais see why the process of differentiation withThe Left Opposition will Impros for three months. Comrade usiastically accepted. Unless we can fight tirelessly for a return to Leninism, retariat of the JAV (International One in the remnants of the Right Opposition, Pappas told the court that he is will not find time, they added, and you for the Bolshevik training of the ranke Big Union) had carried the majority of ng to sell the Empros for three years know we are busy fighting the boss of the Communist party.
if they will convince him that its editors class. Nevertheless, we finally decided POSTAGE ON ALL ORDERS: Extra the membership by surprise with the which have not been drawn over to the aid of organizational swindling and the social democracy, is inevitable. The Left Boston Branch Moves tre venuine revolutionary Marxists and on the subject which (if they accept) is not incompetent mercenaries of Stalin. to be: Is Trotsky a Friend of the sopolice all this swiftly strengthened the opposition says to these workers: We un Small following of the then removed terlessness of the leader of the Right derstand that the treachery and characsm. Then a few of the Stalinists forced viet Union? That this is the last we Forward party leadership and created the foun. Opposition restrain you from active polhim out of the Club room and forbade will hear from this on the matter, 18 dations of a new opposition.
him to attend it in the future because more than likely.
Send All Orders Immediately To BOSTONlicy and push you towards indifference. ROBERTS.
The Gottwald party leadership, true to For you for all of us, there is but one ne is a dangerous element. Comrade the Stalinist commandment, completely road: Closer to the Communist Party!
While Boston has not been heard from appas bombards the Greek Stalinists in the columns of the Militant lately PIONEER PUBLISHERS dropped the Leninist united front policy.
with the most effective weapon at his Pittsburgh Branch (except for the article The Right Opposition, at any hour of Fight to win it back to the policy of Schechet on the iLD. there has been nunistes and pamphlets and books of Progresses the day or night, was ready for a un: Left Opposition!
Lenin, under the banner of International 84 East 10th Street, New York ted front with the social democracy Prague considerable activity in this district. he Opposition. FRIEDMANN.
Three of our comrades are members PITTSBURGH NOTES against the Communist party. The Right of local ILD branches, one comrade Stalinists Challenged The Stalinist terror campaign against Opposition prepared the road for entry Schechet now serving on the executive the Left Opposition is in full swing here.
into the social democracy. But this recommittee of the John Reed Branch.
in St. Louis Not only are Oppositionists slandered that handled the applications! The stal mained concealed from many of its own North China Seized Two comrades are very active in the and attacked on every possible occasion. Inist policy worked like a boomerang members.
Left Wing Needle Trades Union and ST. LOUIS, MO.
but even more, the tolerant party mem. The party comrade name is Nellie Even before it began to realize its (Continued from page 1)
have held several committee positions. At a recent meeting of the Interna bers are intimidated by the bureaucracy. Martin and every Communist has a right goal of unification, the Opposition went Comrade Konikow has given the tional Labor Defense, after listening for Party members are forbidden to come to to demand that she be taken to task for through a split part of the deputies this innocuous pact would have been of following lectures. more than an hour to a young man from Oprition meetings and classes. Party such unheard of conduct. It remained, refused to contribute to the Opposition little consequence for the Japanese im(1) Why is there a shortage of Food Cinciunati extolling the virtues of the members are warned against going into however, for the lone comrade from the treasury out of their salaries. Is that perialists. It would not have stopped in Russia. on November 13, be thought it time to place a few the houses of Left Opposition comrades. Lett Opposition, serving on that com how you understand democracy, that I, the military plans by one inch of confore Branch 27 of the Independent facts before the workers present. was They are even threatened with disciplin mittee, to carry on the Acht against the who do receive five times as high a sala quered territory. But what they have Workmens Circle. Attendance 26. given a chance for the floor in the tol ary measures for speaking to our com attack on Communism with the support ary as the average worker, should turn done is significant. They have refused (2) What does the Left Opposition lowing manner The young man from rades.
of a few party sympathizers. Comrade over half of it to the organization at a to sign the pact on a Aimsy pretext.
Want? on November 20 for the Cincinnati, evidently very well pleased In the meantime, the struggles of the Salov found it necessary, not only to re time when the ot contribute a bare Stalin, they say, has changed the indusIndependent Workmens Circle of with himself, proposed a question period rank and dle within the party against present the Lett Opposition in this strug one one hundredth of theirs said a trialization plans in preparation for war.
Peabody. Attendance 75. following his speech. Posing before the the national bureaucracy are proceeding Sle, but the official party as well. And deputy to the democratic babblers, and in view of the present difficulties of the five year plan, this charge is not only (3) Communism versus Socialism speaker stand, he was indeed a perfect unabated. Only recently, the topmost that is not so strange either. It is only quit the Opposition.
on Dec. 14 for the Poale Zionist picture of self satisfaction.
bureaucrate have been forced to make a natural. The conscientious party comWhen we come out for unity, then absurd but is a cover for Japanese proWomens Club of Dorchester. At Calmly taking the floor, said first of concession to the militant Pittsburgh rades will continue to discover this more we mean above all the unity of the or vocations against the Soviet Union. The tendance 75. 4) What the Left Opposition Stands with the role and functions of the ILD, move all the out of town functionaries, that Stalintem miseducates the commun. Sanizations will be all the stronger, ships have been interned by the Japanist workers and that the Leninist Left opined old man Hals, and joined the so cse military. Japan hostile acts are For on December 16 for the but that certain events had convinced outside of the from their post Chelsen Labor Lyceum Forum. me that the organization was too nar tions and to replace them with local Opposition alone educates them in a Comcial democratic trade unions with his clear to all.
At the same time another significant Attendance 66.
row and sectarian. cited the case of comrades. While this is no doubt the munist sense that Stalinism is incapable organization. The German bishop BrandComrade Konikow spoke before the Morgenstern and Goodman, members of fruit of courageous efforts by the bulk of of teaching the workers to defend Com ter was dispatched for the marriage fact comes to light. Unlike the events on December 11th on Communism versus (Opposition) who were arrested for dis them not to be deceived by such a mea alone can fulfill this task, that the Lett tispensation to the betrothed from the churia was met with anxious outerior Socialism. attendance 25.
tributing a leadet pointing out not only sure. For the bureaucrats still maintain the prettiereists are the comestnischters for Legally prescribed proclamation of the on the part of Americnn and othe ImperAt all these lectures there was much the need for the struggle for immediate the right to appoint functionaries in the progress of our Communist party.
and described the Prague unification as and concessions, the silence of this year enthusiasm for the Left Opposition views demands but stressing the fact that the stead of having them elected by the reand the sale of literature was good. final solution to the problems of the sponsible bodies. so as to assure thema model of the Leninist tactic. It was has been conspicuous. Is it because the indeed a model of Brandlerist policy. Imperialist powers know in advance that Through the efforts of some of our working class could only be the proletar. selves in the near future to place such Opposition at Anti but it had nothing in common with Len Japan rampage will this time end up inist trade union tacties. When Lenin in an assault upon the Soviet Union!
partsam organization for the study of nothing for them. also cited the New will carry out their bureaucratic designs Pogrom Conference ists come forward for the unity of the There are strong indications that this the and decisions.
with a membership of 35. Twenty memILD sabotaged. explained that while trade union movement, they put such may be the case.
But the Pittsburgh rank and file 18 PITTSBURGHbers enrolled in an intense study course between the official party and the Left wide awake. It is conscious of the proIn the Anti Pogrom United Front Con conditions as guarantee the possibility of The workers must be guard in Elementary Marxian Economics. This Opposition there were disagreements of gress it has achieved by fighting and it serence, which was called here by party he Hals organization into the social their support to the Chinese workers and They must give course was a huge success. On Tuesday, a fundamental theoretical and tactical has already been encouraged thereby to auxiliary organientions, the Left Oppositemocratic trade union league was based peasants in the struggle against ly meeting of the club to which the public question of defense. The ILD must take real Leninist advances. It would not be order to participate in the work. Como the social democracy. That was the Shek butchers of the Chinese people!
1s invited, admission free. This meeting up the case of any worker, regardless of at all surprising, if the logic of their rade Frank Salov offered the assistance will be held in Tremont Temple, Room Af his organizational filiations.
music which Heinrich Brandler over struggle will, very soon, lead them to of the local League organization, speak.
eard.
at P. There will be a lecture on During this short speech, the bureau demand the regular election of functioning in its name. The delegate of the (Opposition) was In the ranks of the Right Opposition the Conference riticized Hais capitulation. But the ould be heard soft volces which shyly new courses will be started. History of ished, the young Stalinist from Cincin old Leninist system of democratie cen seated and elected to ANNOUNCEMENT All Militant readers are urged to the Three Internationals. The Ruasian natti apologetically and shame facedly ad tralism, instead of the appolntment from Committee.
Revolution. and Elementary Marxian mitted that the ILD had formerly been above of functionaries, which is a dis Arrangements are now under way to secretariat of the Opposition remained, watch for the next issue of the paper.
the Trade Union House, which now It will be of especial interest to all Economics. For de write the secretary, 11 Keswick St. he would remind the comrades (myself) tem of bureaucratic centralism. In a moustration. The Pittsburgh branch of selonged to the social democracy. Communist Militants. It is going to be Boston, Mass.
The following which the Opposition a special anniversary number devoted to On Jan. 13. comrade Konikow win the formula of self criticism had been ready to offer every add and to fight side calls upon all its sympathizers and caders brought into the social democracy three great working class leaders, Lenin, debate with Louis Marcus of the Social applied, resolutions passed, and every by side with the rank and Ale militants. friends to participate energetically in as romained indifferent, a second part ings and deeds have blazed the trial for 1st Party on Socialism versus Commun. thing was hunky dory now. From now ism at No. Stuart St. Boston, Mass. on a Trotskyist would be treated like Milltant readers are acquainted with success. While taking an active part in coming closer to the Left Opposition sue will contain articles and reprints by will recent developments in the Progressive the work, the organization reserves for speak before Independent Workmens CirDespite the fact that the bureaucrats Youth Club. They know of the fight that itself the right to independent criticism vosition temporarily rallied a substantiat memorating the life and analysing the cle, Branch 27. at 12 noon, in Aperion considered the discussion at an end, the stalinista acting under the guise of of all the actions taken and proposals number of party members around itselt, deeds of these berote fighters for the That Plaza (upper hally on Trotskylon, What asked for the floor again it was slven non politicals carried on against let onfered by the various organizations re that it was able for quite a time to de proletariat, watch for the next feste!
It Stands For.
to me grudgingly this time. First ting in Left Oppositionists. Some time presented in the united front.
On Jan. 22, Dr. Konikow will speak asked if the selection of National ago, we showed that this policy plays Hold Publle Meeting on Trotskyism, What It Stands For. Hunger March delegates had not taken right into the hands of reactionaries and in Huntington Chambers, Boston at place since the historie convention of is bound to react even against the Stal. Pittsburgh branch held a small mass On Thursday evening. January 5, the under the auspices of the New the ILD. Then told them of the case Insts. That we were not far from meeting at the Irene Kaufman SettleThought Forum of comrade Payer who, although duly wrong, a more recent incident goes to ment, on Centre Avenue. representaAs a result of our activity we are elected as a Hunger March delegate from prove. To wit: glad to report the addition of two new his ILD branch, had nevertheless heen Last week, two leading party com listened attentively to comrade tive worker crowd was on hand and Gordon members, with the possibility of three rejected at the last minute by a meet rades applied for membership to the who spoke on the subject The Communmore joining very shortly.
ing. where it was held and by whom, club. reactionary clique within theist Party and the Left Opposition.
only god knows and a delegate sub club, which has been thriving on the THE MILITANT After the lecture, there were some instituted for him who was not even a foolish struggle of the Stalinists aganst teresting questions and discussions from Entered as second class mall matter member of that branch.
118. has cleverly used the anti proletarian the floor, to which the speaker replied November 28, 1928, at the Post Office at Glaring at me like a bull at a red No Politics cry of the latter against in a brief summary. The group intends OLD FORMAT New York, Tinder the act of shirt, the Cincinnati Stalinist, although the Leninist Opposition to entrench it to hold more meetings of this sort in NEW FORMAI March. 1879 not the chairman, called me to order and self firmly with a good measure of power. the future, in order systematically to from from Published weekly by the Communist commanded me to sit down. It was at In fact, they have grown so powerful, bring the viewpoint of the Left OppostVol. 1, No. to Vol. 4, No. 12 Vol. 4, No. 13 to Vol. 5, No. 51 League of America (Opposition) this point that the real fireworks began that they have found it extremely easy tion before the Pittsburgh workers.
Nov. 15, 1928 June 15, 1931 July 4, 1931 Dec 31, 1932 at 126 East 16th St. was accused of attempting to disrupt to reject these applications of the party 71 Issues 76 Issues EDITORIAL BOARD the meeting and of having been sent members, abused them as being disrupMartin Abern James Candon here for that purpose. was accused of tive Communists. They were so sucOrder from MAX Nhachiman Maurice Spector bringing theoretical questions into the cessful in their effort that they even HALF YEAR SUB TO THE MILI.
THE MILITANT Arne Awnbeek ILD. They were not interested in Trot managed to enlist support for this re TANT IS 1: WITH THREE OTHERS 126 East 16th Street, SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1933 skytem. etc. In this manner a lynching, actionary action from miseducated ON CLUB PLAN BLANK IT IS ONLY New York City Yol. 6, No. Whole No. 149 spirit was worked up and one Stalintat party member serving on the committees. co.
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