The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-15
resolution on Report Of c. E. c.

party press. The following is the
resolution on the report Of the central
executive committee submitted to the
Hungarian convention by the repre-
sentative of the central executive
committee:
"The convention Of the Hungarian
section accepts the report of the CEN
trail executive committee submitted
to il by Comrade A. Bittelman and
pledges its full support to the program
of Bolshevizing the party as outlined
in the program of the central execu-
tive committee, particularly the Sec
ton which calls for an theological
struggle against all opportunistic ten
denotes in the party.
"The convention of the Hungarian
section is in full agreement with the
central executive committee on the
necessity of concentrating the efforts
OF the party and every section of it
upon the upbuilding of the strength Of
tho party in the basic industries thru
the reorganization of the party on the
shop nuclei basis.
"The convention is also in full
agreement with the central executive
committee on the necessity of each
language section functioning in clos
est contact with and under the super
vision of the general party organiza-
ton.
1.-THE convention recommends to the
Hungarian branches of the party a
thoro discussion Of the theses Of the
central executive committee and Of
the minority in order to participate
intelligently in the solution of the
problems Immediately confronting the
party"
This resolution received only one
vote at the convention, not because
of it's merits but because of the def
mite lineup effected by the minority
even before the convention came into
session. One of the Hungarian com
rades remarked to me hours before
the discussion on the report began
that the central executive committee
position will be defeated overwhelm-
ingly at the convention.
Before proceeding to the other
phases of the convention | wish to
make one brief comment on one par
ticular section of the minority resolu-
ton which was adopted by the con-
vention. It is section 3, point c. 1t
reads:
"The complete reorganization of the
industrial department of the party in
order that it may carry out the tasks
laid down for it by the r. l. L. U. in
it's recent decision"
Now, as this thing stands, one
would get the impression that the
convention had before it special re-
port of the industrial department, that
the convention discussed that report
and found that there was something
wrong with the department, and was
therefore, in favor of reorganizing it
for more effective work AS matter
of fact the convention hardly touched
upon the industrial department of the
party. Very little if anything has
been said about the industrial depart
ment. No proposals whatever We're
submitted for making the department
more effective instrument in the
hands of the party. In other words.
the convention neither said nor did
anything to justify the insertion OF
such paragraph in the resolution
And yet it is in there. And for no
other reason, so it seems to me, than
to insinuate something which no one
had the courage openly to state. Such
practices, whatever their intrinsic
merits, will hardly contribute to make
our party better party.
comrade Amter Raises Issue Of
Pepper.
Altho not officially delegated by the
central executive committee, Comrade
Amter appeared before the Hungarian
convention and delivered a speech
This rather irregular procedure is ex-
planned by the Special invitation"
extended to Comrade Amter by the
convention. This however is not the
main point. The important thing is
what Comrade Amter told the conven
ton. And what he told the conven-
ton in so many words was that since
Comrade Pepper was no longer in our
midst the Workers Party has been
steadily going to the dogs, and that
he hopes and is convinced that Com
rade Pepper will some day again be
in our ranks and will then lead us to
the final victory over capitalism
There was, as the report goes, "Tre-
mendous applause and great demon
stration." The point that wish to
/ raise here is, on what ground will
Comrade Amter and the minority jus
tify the raising of this issue in the
party? BY what arguments will they
prove that such speeches as Comrade
Amter's are contributing to the well
fare OF the Workers Party? Faction
alism as a rule is most rampant in
pre-convention periods, but It would
seem that there must be limit to It
somewhere.
Organization and Activities Of
Hungarian Section.
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