The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-20
BOLSHEVIZATION OF THE GERMAN
SECTION OF THE WORKERS PARTY

section must be placed the fact that
Communist influence in the fraternal
organizations Of the German-speaking
workers has made great progress.
Within the last few months our Ger
man section and the Volkszeitung
have carried on a successful campaign
for leadership in the Krankenkassen,
which resulted in considerable victor
les for our comrades and sympathiz-
ers. The situation in the Kranken-
kassen, thanks to these victories, is
now such as will enable our German
section to still further develop its in
fiuence and to win the masses of these
organizations for the class struggle
and for our party.
Criticisms were made at the conven-
ton by the minority opposition
against the methods used by our Ger
man section in winning influence over
fraternal organizations. The charge
was made that the methods used were
more of the nature of tricks" than
of open Communist propaganda. The
opposition, however, failed to submit
single constructive idea as to the
other means and methods that should
have been employed in this campaign
The spokesman for the bureau quite
properly pointed out that the victories
secured in the Krankenkassen are
based mainly on the confidence won
by our party members in these or
CARNATIONS, that this confidence was
secured on the basis of capable lead
ership in these organizations, and
that the tricks referred to by one
of the delegates of the opposition were
nothing more than the organization Of
the Communist forces for the winning
over of the rank and file towards our
leadership and point of view.
Ihe general impression that was
left by the report and by the debate
on the report was that the German
section really needs more fresh blood,
aeaithy Communist optimism, and
more aggressiveness in its daily
work. A strong and militant LETT
wing in the section could have done
the job, but such a left wing must yet
De born. 1t is not now in existence.
The opposition at the convention, led
by Comrade Bedacht, which in real
ity is principally an opposition to the
G. E. c., is obviously incapable Of car
rying out this constructive task.
Convention Pledges Support to C. /.
and c. {. c.
The report of the central executive
committee on past activities was &C.
cepted by the entire convention with
the exception of four delegates from
the opposition. The convention adop-
ted resolution pledging itself to car
ry out loyalty the decisions Of the C.
I. and the party, and to make of the
German section real Bolshevist sec
ton of our party. (The report Of the
C. E. C. representative was published
in full in the volkszeitung and the
DAILY WORKER.
There was quite an extensive de-
bate on the future policies Of the party
in which three points of view were
presented. One was the point of view
of the c. e G. as expressed in it's
thesis on the immediate tasks Of the
party. The second point Of view was
represented by Comrade Bedacht in
accord with the thesis Of the minority.
The third point of view was presented
by Comrade Lore. Comrade Lore
takes the position that a farmer-labor
party will prove an inevitable phase
in the development OF the American
labor movement. He believes the
same as the minority that without a
farmer-labor party it will be impos-
sible to develop the independent pol
itical activities OF the working masses
OF America. He differs with the minor
ity, however, that he does not believe
the present situation to be ripe for an
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