The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1921-05-28

which history has assigned to them as tnelr
particular task
When Comrade Zinoviev concludes MS re-
port it appears that none OF the delegates
wish to oppose him in this question, nus
theses are put to vote without debate ana
are adopted unanimously. None abstain from
voting.*
Trade Unions and Factory Committees.
The floor is given to Comrade Radek TO
report on the work of the committee ap-
pointed to discuss the theses on trade-unlons
and factory committees. Comrade Radek OUT
lined the differences Of opinion between the
majority of the committee and the American
comrades, and quotes from some official
organ of the United Communist Party OF
America on the question of the attitude OF
the party conference toward the Federation
of Labor. Thus" says Comrade RadeN, the
differences of opinion are not accidental Dut
are the reflection Of the view OF the party
! they represent, which party definitely stands
for the policy of leaving the Federation OF
Labor and organizing new councils. We there
fore. should not only establish the definite
position of the Communist international with
respect to trade-unions, but also we should
emphasize specific supplementary amend
ment, that the revolutionary proletariat con-
siders the position of our American COM
rades absolutely incorrect.
''The position of Comrade Bombacci is
even more incorrect He is personally an
active worker in the trade-union movement
and, nevertheless, does not believe at all IN
the possibility of the revolutionary work OF
trade-unions, and even proposes not to form
| new trade-unons. We should declare once
for all that we are always with the working
masses, and we should end once for all a
tendency toward sectarianism, toward the
organization of sects."
With respect to industrial councils Com
rade Radek believes it is necessary to follow
different tactics: We should break away sep
4 .arate groups of workmen who. are represen
ted in the trade-unions from Legien, from
Socialists-Traitors, without opposing in it
self the form of trade-unions, striving t
*The Moscow Izvestia of August Z, 1920, give
the following additional item relating to this sam
sitting: "After the speech of Comrade ZnovieN
and the statement made by Comrade Frana, tn
theses are put to a vote, and are adopted by
| majority against minority of g."
"Then Comrade Zinoviev reads tie amendmer
proposed by Comrade Radek on the need of SUI
porting in every possible way the Red Intern'
tiona of Trade Unions that was organized in JUN
Inasmuch as some comrades oppose this consde
ing that the organization Of this International
artificial, Comrade Zinoviev explains that tine RI
international contains all the Russian trade union
with about 100000 members the Italian (abo
2,O00,O00), French, German and Bulgarian, al
certain Others making total of about ten nj
lions. Thus this is not mere handful and an ant
9 fical formation. 1t is the one weapon Of the wor
revolutionary movement against the yellow Int
national, because the principal enemy OF the rev
lutionary proletariat is not Brussels but Amste
dam-that is the yellow international of trad
!, union organizations BY overthrowng Amsterda
l we shall deal the most terrible blow to the capit'
: istic order but this blow can be dealt only by t
Red International of trade-unions BY an owe
whelming majority the amendment proposed
k Comrade Radek is adopted by the Congress"