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lieutenants to big business trather
than be equals of the petty bour-
geoisie); with the resultant political
jobs and pull.
"a. Big business on one hand; and
on the other hand the railroad-union
leadership, their banks. buildings, in
surance policies and scab mines; the
investments of the printers unions;
the scab herding Of the United Mine
Workers international and district
offices; in less defined but very def
mite way the various rings Of the bus
mess agents in the building trades.
1t is particularly the class struggle
which is making of these two groups
one almost inseperable whole-the in
terlocking directorate of reaction.
25. The labor bureaucracy is
coming power; they have finances.
banks, real estate, investments and
insurance organizations, besides their
unions: a network of national and
connections; thousands
of periodicals in editions that total
millions; and permanently function
ing mass organization, well knit and
strongly centralized, which lends it.
self very well for political purposes.
26. The petty bourgeoisie is de-
fcient in most of the aforementioned
facilities; besides. big labor is polite
ally much too conservative for little
business. We saw in the election cam
paign of 1924 how much more radical
the progfessives are than the labor
bureaucrats upon matters that have
no direct bearing upon their econ
omics, as army, American legion.
Communists, civil liberties, immigra-
ton, etc.
"a. In the combination of big busi-
ness with big labor in the big parties,
big business is Of course the one that
gives the lead, no matter to what ex-
tent labor enters into the combina-
ton.
Notwithstanding its deficiencies lit
tie business dominates such remaining
elements of labor as are in alliance
with it (because too forcibly repealed
by big business).
E. Proietarian and Revolutionary
Forces In U. S. A.
%. In the u. S. A. the general
proletarian and mi-proletarian fore
es are slowly but continually losing
ground
a. The A. F. of i. has for four years
been steadily losing members, suffer
ed wage cuts and a loss of morale,
both internally and externally.
b The I. w. w. have largely be-
come demoralized, desperate part
t-legalist-reformist congIom-
Grafton:
@ The Non-Partisan League and the
original 1920 Farmer Labor Party
have been totally merged into the La
Toilette movement; the socialist party
cannot stem its steady decline in
membership, votes. and publications;
it came out Of the LaFoIlette move
ment still further deranged and de-
moraiized.
20. The revolutionary forces have
gained during this period. The left
wing theology has gained foothold in
the unions. Good showing in union
elections. Substantial and effective
mass demonstration against the union
bureaucracy. A consequent slacken-
ing Of left wing explosions. Certain
independent unions show under Com
munist influence gains, organizational
as wen as on strike) The member
ship of the W. p has grown. The
party went successfully thru its first
national election campaign.
F. Bolshevization.
The comintern has chosen the term
Bolshevization to describe the process
which Communist Parties must under
go to prepare effectively for the rev.
olutionary crisis. This requires on