The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-30

gathering.
But the delegates assembled were
Communists, and they were under the
leadership and in close contact with
the master minds of the Comintern.
They had few fundamental truths to
be guided by, and they finally
REACHED decisions which were ac-
cepted unanimously. The Profntern
wants unity. 1t declares its readiness
Ito establish unity. This is not mere
Imaneuver as some fear, and even a
flew friends, would like to interpret it.
The Profntern knows that in aworld
where capitalism is becoming more
organized and more concentrated
every day, only an organized and con-
centrated labor movement can lead
the class-struggle both on a national
and international scale. The Profn-
tern has no reverence for this or that
form of existing organization. Con-
trary to the Amsterdamers, it does
not emphasize the dignity" of it's or
ganization. 1t will sacrifice this So
called dignity if the interests of the
working class and the revolution re-
quire it. The Profntern will make
the first move toward unity. But it
understands unity as meaning con-
soldation of the working class forces
for the cIass-strugge against capital
ism. 1t values unity only if it en-
Aances the power of the proletariat
| nd accelerates its revolutionary
| lovement. 1t will not join under
onditions which would prevent the
evolutionary elements from conduct
ag a vigorous class revolutionary
Propaganda among the working
masses.
On the other hand, it believes in
he revolutionary spirit of the masses.
t knows that, however misled and
befogged by reformed chieftains, the
workers will rally under the revolu-
tionary banner when approached by
determined class revolutionary lead
ers. It is, therefore, not afraid to be
in the minority. Moreover, the Con-
gress, as a body of Communists, knew
that it is the duty of Communists to
seize every opportunity which would
open for them an approach to the
broad working masses. Unity with
the Amsterdam international would
offer a large field for revolutionary
work among the masses. The Profn-
tern, therefore, says to Amsterdam:
let us come together; let us unite the
world proletarian forces; but let us
do it for the class struggle; we, the
Red ones, will abide by majority de-
cisions as far as action is concerned,
but we demand the right of free criti-
cism and free propaganda of our opin-
ions; we are for proletarian de-
mocracy, and therefore let the world
proletariat itself, in Congress assem-
bled, decide upon the practical con-
ditions for unity.
] The steps taken by the Profntern
and the Russian unions are known.
The Russian unions answered the
Amsterdam International with pro-
posal to call a conference of an equal
number of representatives from each
side to discuss the problem of their
uniting with the Amsterdam Interna-
tional The Profntern is going to
write letter (and by the time this
reaches America the letter will prob
ably have been sent) to Amsterdam
with a proposal to discuss in con-
ference of an equal number of repre-
sentatives the problem of calling an
International Unity Congress on the
basis of proportional representation.
Thus the question of united front
in the union movement enters a new
phase. When this letter is printed
new developments will have taken
place. One thing must be empha-
sized, and this was expressed at the
Congress as resolutely and as UNI
equivocally as possible. The Profn-
tern, and the Russian unions, will
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