Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-02
TROTZKY To HOLD
POSITION IN FACE
Of PRESS ATTACK
CommiSsar of War Branded
Foe of Communism by
Party Newspaper

MOSCOW, Dec. 1.-Despite the
bitter attacks upon Trotzlly in the
soviet press, il is authoritatively
stated that the commissab Of war
will not be expelled from The Com
munist party as a result Of the pres
ent controversy.
Denunciation Of Trotzky continues
in the party press and in local meet
ings throughout soviet Russia.
Charging that Trotzky himself initi-
ated this new discussion within the
party, the government organ lives
tia asserts that the internal party
strife brings Sunshine into the gray
lives Of the counter revolutionary
emigres abroad and demoraliZes the
international proletariat as well as
the new members Of the Russian
Communist party and their non-par-
tIsan sympathizers."
In spite of this, discussion is in
creasing. Resolutions condemning
Trotzkys book 1917" are being
army.
The Izvestia declares that
mist groups and units of the red
passed daily by provincial Commu
ty congress have abandoned him and
are now indorSing the central COM
mittee Of the party. Although TrCtz-
ky is president of the revolutionary
council which opened it's plenary SEES
sion Saturday, Vice President Frunze
acted as chairman at the opening
meeting. Frunze belongs to the ma
jority group of the central commit
tee of the party which opposed
Trotzky.
The lengths to which the party
conflict has drifted is disclosed in
the declarations made by Leo Kane.
new in addressing a trade union
council. kameneV, who is pres
ident Of the Moscow soviet,
and member of the central
committee of the party-and Incl.
dentally Trotzky's brother-in-law-
denied rumors of Trotzkys arrest
and stated that his expulsion from
the party was not contemplated.
strain Kamenev from denouncing
party. This, however, did not re-
stran kamenev from denouncing
Trotzky's continued opposition to
the majority group in the party,
which, he said, lis calculated to ruin
the party's authority, and consti-
tutes a danger which cannot pass
unnoticed." Kemenev declared that
"Trotzky is an echo of bourgeois in
fluence hostile to the pToletariat.
"Trotzky has become a symbol for
the hopes of the petty bourgeoisie. -
said kamenev. arguing that. while
the former moderate Menshevism
was an open enemy OF Bolshevism,
Trotzky conceals his opposition to
q n 81 "a Z, -
phrases. Reviewing extensively
Trotzky's antagonism to the BolShe-
visits before the revolution, he cited
the theoretical differences existing
between Lenin- end Trotzky in the
pre-revolutionary days, when Trotz-
Ky belonged to the Menshevill wing
OF the party. Referring to Trotz-
Ky recent attacks upon himself,
RykoV and Zinoviev. Kamenev said
these were in reality directed against
Lenin.
kamenev's speech was supported
by his colleague in the central ex-
ecutlve committee, Stain, who is
widely regarded as one Of the most
influential leaders in Russia. Stain
said that the danger of Trotzkyism
lies IN the likelihood that it NAV be.
come the center for non proletarian
elements, tending to undermine the
proletarian dictatorship.
The TrotZky movement" said Sta
lin, aims to dethrone Bolshevisr
Our party is strong enough 10 pre-
vent split. We are not resortine
to repressions but are carving +ho
struggle into the open for the MIR.
pose of burying Trotzkys ideas"
Ever since the revival of the party
discussion Trotzky has maintained
an unbroken silence.