The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-19

viations from party policy:
II Failure by some Of our MEM
bers to consider and treat our policy
in regard to the Third Party move
ment as an integral part of our ge-
neral labor party policy. Altho the
final decision in the matter OF the
Third Party movement rests now
with the Comintern; nevertheless, it
must be accepted as established party
policy that our attitude toward the
third party movement cannot be
treated as something separate and
apart from our general labor party
policy. A. certain portion Of our
membership, particularly in the East,
has not as yet accepted this point
of-view.
p An inclination by some of our
members, when engaged in united
front campaigns, not to make known
the fact that they are Communists,
and members of the Workers Party.
This inclination manifested itself re-
Gently in Minnesota.
81 An exaggerated anxiety to avoid
conflicts with so-called progressive
labor leaders to the point hesitating
to fight openly and promptly the idea
of Labor organizations supporting
candidates on the old party tickets.
This manifestation took place recent
ly in Detroit.
These deviations from correct Com
munist policy, have their origin in
two different sets of circumstances.
The incorrect treatment of the third
party movement reflects conception
of Communist tactics and policy
which Comrade Lenin described as
''Leftism." In our case this concep-
ton is motivated mainly by the fact
that some sections of our party have
not yet fully entered the daily strug-
giles of the workers, have not actual
Iy engaged in united front campaigns
on large scale, and therefore have
failed to realize the intricate and
complicated nature Of Communist
strategy and tactics. 1t is by no
means accidental that these leftist
ideas prevail in the East where our
party organization, so far, has not en-
gagged in large scale united front
campaigns.
Nor is it accidental that the devil
atoms manifested in Minnesota and
Michigan are rather of an opportunist
character. 1t is these places (the
West generally, and particularly in
Minnesota) that our united front
campaign have assumed the biggest
proportions. 1t is there that we have
made our greatest practical achiev-
ments.
No wonder, therefore, that some of
our most active comrades in these
districts have become over-sensitive
to the requirements of expendiency,
practical advantage and immediate
success.
; Deviations from Communistic policy
Of an opportunist nature are mostly
the result of practical success, just
as deviations of a leftist nature are
the result of isolation and pacivity.
Both must be guarded against con-
stantly and carefully.
The G. E. c. lost no time in cor.
recting the mistaken ideas of our
comrades in the districts referred to
above. We are glad to report that
the instructions and corrections of
the G. e. G. have in all cases been &C
cepted in proper Communist spirit.
Organized Opposition to the c. E. c.
At the membership meetings re-
Gently held in Philadelphia and New
York, an attempt was made by some
of our comrades to raise factional is
sues and, by indirect means, to crys-
talize opposition to the leadership of
the C. e. C. Resolutions of the same
contents and practically Of the same
wording were introduced at both of
these meetings, calling upon the C.
e. G. to do the following:
y To combat and stamp out the
opportunistic tendencies manifesting