Evening star., 1922-03-06
SOCIALISTS DROP
WORLD REVOLUTION
Conference in Moscow Voted
to Consider Flank Attack
on Capitalism.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Ase0ciated Press. |
MOSCOW, March "a conference OF
all the Socialist 1nternationales to
discuss the formation of united
front on world problems affecting
capital and labor was recommended
by the executive leaders of the third
internationale Of Moscow after a
two-week discussion here. The
passed mentioned the various inter-
nationales with which a conference
Is favored-the second. or pre-war or
ganization: the second and half. as
the organization formed at Vienna
last year and which recently held
meeting in Paris is termed, and the
fourth internatonale. II
World Revolution Scheme Fails.
Throughout the conference both the
dwelt, upon the idea that the direct
attack for a world revolution had
failed.
"The victory we expected now
seems farther away" says the 1zves-
tia. 1.-The 'bourgeoisie have held on.
and the second internationale, which
we considered dead. is again on It's
feet. The communistic Information
ale has not become a decisive force
to change historical Developments =
at the conference, the internationale
should concentrate now on "revolu-
tionary minimalism," instead of max
ing the old. broad demands for a die
tatorship Of the proletariat.
The principal objects of the united
front which Is desired. according to
Karl Radek. are to gain recognition
of soviet Russia, the abandonment OF
reparation from Germany, the eight
hour day and the solution of the un-
employment problem.
"United Front" Essential
Trotsky declared that = united
front by labor was essential In con.
nection with the united bourgeoisfe"
conference at Genoa. Delegate Mar
shall, an American, was among tho
supporters of the new plan:
The conference requested that Zin-
committee of the third internationale
and president of the Petrograd pro-
vincial soviet, be relieved of his gov
ernmenta1 duties at Petrograd and
come to Moscow to devote his entire
time to the internationale.
Leon Trotsky and other Russian
chiefs who were instrumental In
fastening the decision explained that
the move simply was in keeping win
new tactics, having as their purpose
a flank attack on capitalism lnsleao
of the old open battle for an fmmedl-
ate world revolution.
View of Opponents.
Some opponents, however, consider
that this step would mean the ultl-
mate destruction of the third inter-
rationale, which would become only
the left wing of a united body.
The French. Italian and Spanish
representatives voted against confer
ence with the "epemies" on the final
ballot Trotsky, Zinovieff. Radek and
Lunacharsky and other Russians de-
clared in favor of the meeting.
Nikolai Lenin was not present at
the sessions, but his influence is un-
derstood to have been for move
ment synchronizing activities OF the
internationales with recent changes
in Russian policies.
Attack Communist Party.
A group of twenty-five Russian
communists. chagrined at the new
economic system which they describe
as a resurrection of the bourgeoisie.
presented to the conference bill of
complaint against the Russian COM
munist party. They were sharply
rebuked and were threatened with
.expulsion. not only from the party.
but from the internationale, unless
they maintained party loyalty.