The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1921-05-21
TIE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2nd CONGRESS OF THE 3rd COM
MUlIST NTERNA ATdOhAI4: 11oscow 1920 amend
to the proposed theses.


Comrade Zinoviev opposes the amend
ments introduced and defends the principle
or organizing a trade-union section to be at
tached to the III international. The purpose
Of this section is to carry out the task which
is the basis of Inc III international. inherited
by the latter from the fundamental princip-
les of the International. This. task consists
in getting possession of the entire world pro-
letariat, and not simply Of its political par
ties With respect to the trade-union move
ment, this work should be carried out by
special organ attached to the Communist In
ternational. Such an organ is the projected
trade-union section.
On the question of the executive committee
of the iii international, Comrade Zinoviev
says that this committee should not be look
ed upon asa luxury to support which each
party has to assign one of it's best workers;
it is a prime necessity. For the world revo-
luton one must have powerful, authori-
tative. and well-informed representation of
the world revolutionary proetariat. Comrade
zinoviev proposes that there should be dele
gated to the executive committee of the III
international primarily the general secre-
taries of the parties, because the Communist
international not a society of propaganda,
but is the general staff of the revolutionary
proletariat.*
Comrade Zinoviev reports that during the
last month in the United States Of America
about 5000 Communists have been arrested.
Such facts are now general, representing at
tacks by the bourgeoisie on the local organi-
cations of the proletariat., 1t is also known
clearly that the bourgeoisie at any moment
and in several countries may destroy the le-
gal parties of the proletariat, and annul COM
pletely the principle of freedom In view of
this fact. and SO that the proletariat should
not remain absolutely helpless and disorgan-
lied in the face of the destruction of its legal
organization, it is absolutely necessary to
organize parallel illegal Communist institu-
.tions of proletarian revolution.
The theses onsthe constitution and bylaws
are submitted to vote and adopted unani-
mously. In view of the fact that there is not
a single protest or single adverse vote to
these theses, Comrade Zinoviev proposes
that they do not go into a committee but be
considered as adopted by the plenary session.
This proposal is put to a vote and adopted.
Extract from fuller Text of Zinoyiey's Speech
at Evening Sitting of August (Izvestia, Aug. 6,
1920: Then Comrade Zinoviev takes up the OBJ
Jections raised the question of the site of the
executive committee of the III International He
answers Comrade Wynkoop, who for some reason
or other imagined that the executive committee of
the III International would be an extension of the
central committee of the Russian Communist Party.
According to the proposed project of constitution
the executive committee Of the III International
will be composed of Is persons, Of whom s are
from the Communist Party Of that country which
will be the residence of the executive committee.
VIII this be Russia? This question is not being
decided at this meeting, and on this question we
shall express ourselves when it is brought up for
discussion. But in any event it is already clear
from these figures that the executive committee
will not be the enlarged central committee of any
country, but representation of the Communist
Parties of all countries of the world, nasmuch as
the remaining 10 members are taken from the de-
legates OF the most important, Communist organi-
cations of all countries one from EACH"
(Next week Organization of Soyiets.)
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