Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-01-24
z CONDITIONS
Of LEN|NE ARE
NOT APPROVED
Membership in Third
lnternationale Passed
by Many Nations.
Must Subscribe to Sow
let Program Of Revo-
luton to Join Body.

New York, Jan. 23-Nicolai Len
| ines ultimatum to the socialists Of the
world, giving them the "21 conditions
to which they must subscribe before
they can be received into the third, or
| communist internationale Of Moscow,
| has met with a widespread, il IN many
cases negative, response. It indicates
decided split in the ranks Of the So
c:ahst party in many countries, judg-
ing by reports from abroad.
Lenine demanded. among other things
that socialist organizations must purge
themselves Of all moderates, defy all
| national laws. undermine armies, gain
control of the press, throw off the
allied yoke" promote world econ
omic crisis. condemn any League OF
Nations, aid the soviet government and
abandon for the blood and fire Of
red revolution" all conservative So
cial democratic programs.
Action on the bolshevik dictator's
terms has been taken as follows:
United Statss.-National executive
committee of socialist party in refusing
to recommend affiliation said: I'VE
concede to the Russian comrades the
right to formulate their own internal
policies without interference from any
other section of the working class
movement of the world What we con-
cede to them we claim for ourselves.
implies or claims this right for tho
American movement"
rs-s 6Hgland.-Leaders Of British labor
party and trades union congress. in
appeal to socialist and communist par
ties of world urged efforts to recon
stItute the internationale on 4 non
sectional basis"
ltaiy.-Executive committee Of
Italian socialist party voted to ad-
here to internationale principles and
appealed to Lenine for aid, but he
warned them they must first eliminate
the reformist or conservative element.
At the convention of the Italian so
c.alist party at Leghorn last week.
however, the motion for affiliation with
the Moscow organization was defeated
By large majority. The communist
element of the party then quit the
convention and formed the Italian
communist party.
Germany-Independe socialists.
at a conference in Halle in October,
voted to adhere to the third interna-
tionale program, the vote being o37
to 156. Great disorder marked the
session and number Of delegates
bo,ted the conference. A month pre-
viously independent socialists at Z
convention in Berlin went on record
against bolshevism.
France-Socialists split into three
factions following convention at Tours
on December % at which a motion by
the left wing to join the third inter
rationale without reservations re-
ceived 3.2OS votes. winning by q large
majority. The center and right groups
opposed the elimination OF conserYa-
tive leaders.
Spain-Socialist congress voted in
favor of the bolshevist program last
June but no definite action was taken
until Septe nber when Marcelino Do
mingo and his followers pledged nd
hercrce to Lenine and his rule Of tho
proletariat.
Switzerland-E Executive committee
of the Swiss socialist party refused
allegiance to the Lenine program. The
party approved the committees stand
but split followed over the question
of joining the third internationale.
Chile-A socialist party referendum
resulted in majority Of socialists reg
istering their approval of the Moscow
but a small minority op-
poses adherence to Lenine.
Argentina to the national
socialist convention on January 10, By
a vote in the ratio Of three to one. re-
jected a proposal to accept Lenine's
terms and decided not to eend ENJOYS
to Russia to study sovietism.
Sweden Extreme socialists and
laborites favor world revolution. In
dependent socialists in 1919 voted to
join the third internationale.
Norway - Resolutions advocating
creation of revolutionary regime
based on the soviet system were
passed at the last socialist congress.
workers congress in
session at Copenhagen. however. By q
vote Of 3S5 to Is. rejected the Nor-
wegian socialist proposal to enter the
Moscow :nternationale and denounced
What is characterized as Lenine's bar
bar;c terrorist regime"
HeiIand-Dutch socialists in confer
ance on October p decided to defer
action on the Len'ne ultimatum.
Belgium -- Socialists rejected. the
,vezfurea Of third internationale leld-
RS and declared their purpose Of pro-
serving independence OF action.
Austria-Extreme eociaEsts after
membership in the third M
broke Oft relations With
Moscow on November 8, the social
democrats passing resolutions con.
lemnine the Lenine- Trot1ky regime
Is designed to disrupt trade union
sm."
Mexico - "Communist congress Of
he Mexican prcletariat" in Mexico
,ity on September 10 ended u dir
rider when plans were started for ~
Of the fourth intexnat1eoA
Ile. Bolshevism previoNiy Ind boen
ndorsed by oomo of ~ upoahepa
aadicalism reposted SPREADING IS n
atan where psspsrty q opponsnas Z