The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-21

Tcided that we must Internationally
retain this expression because it had
been clearly and precisely defined,
particularly by Comrade Lenin.
The commission also made an ana
lysis of the organizational conceptions
which had been put forth by Com
rade Rosa Luxemburg. The ,histori-
cal background of these conceptions
were discussed, and the Commission
came to the conclusion that these con-
ceptions are now obsolete and are no
longer advocated by anyone. The fact
which caused these conceptions to be-
come obsolete and which compels us
to modify them, is that before the
Russian Revolution no one, including
Rosa Luxembourg, could conceive the
organization question from the point
Of view of the armed uprising. But
that was the decisive question for the
Russian conception of the organiza-
tional question.
Popular VS.. Glass Party.
In connection with the question of
the Communist parties, another ques-
ton was discussed Popular Party
and Glass Party. Comrades, this
question played a certain role also
among the Social Democrats, who rep,
resent themselves as the Popular Par
ty, that is, as the party which unites
within itself the working class and all
the other toilers. We claimed to be a
Popular Party, but in an entirely diff
ferent way. The claims to be the
Popular Party in that we, as the re-
evolutionary class party Of the prole-
tariat, assumed the leadership of the
toiling classes. What the Social Dem
ocrats and the parties of the Sec
ond International consider to be their
role as Popular Party is something
entirely different 1t is the subordina-
ton of the interests of the proletariat
to the interests of the petty bour-
geoisie, and the 'subordination of the
interests of the petty bourgeoisie to
the interests of the large bourgeoisie
lin other words, it is partly reform
list, partly a conservative, and partly a
reactionary Popular Party.
Comrades, another point that was
discussed was that of the Communist
philosophy. Comrade Bukharin has
already spoken in detail on this sub
ject The only question which was
discussed in the Program Commission
was how far must we go into detail
in this question. Shall we give a more
or less detailed declaration or shall
we restrict ourselves giving a brief
and precise statement of the stand
point of the Communist Party on this
question. We decided to do the latter
and to say at the proper place: "The
Communist Party bases itself on the
standpoint of dialectic materialism."
Work for Next Congress.
The last point, the strategy and tao
teal principles, have not'yet been dis
cussed in the Commission. One part
of the debate has been anticipated
here, and the other part will be dis
cussed in the Commission.
In conclusion l will state: I believe
that it is of significance for us that
in the Program Commission it was
shown that no fundamental differenc-
es exist within the Communist Inter
national, that no fundamental differ
ences were expressed in the Program
Commission. Hence Comrade Bnkhar-
in and l are of the opinion that this
Congress should accept the draft of
the program as outlined here in es-
sentials, and as it will emerge from
the Commission, so that it can be
sent out as the official draft of the
Communist Party to all its sections
for further consideration, amendment
and discussion. When this is done,
then either an Enlarged Plenum or
the next Congress should definitely
adopt the program in its final form.