The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-12
ECONOMIC QUESTIONS.

IN OG1AE En- VI ASAoNA NAiAsAAS 80
a portance.
Do any essential differences of
opinion exist in our Party with re-
gard to economic questions? No, such
do not exist. But still various ten
denotes may be observed even In this
sphere. 1t appears as if certain ele-
ments of the Opposition so far
as | am aware, comrades Radek and
Trotzky-have the intention of pro-
posing a revision of the New Eco
nomic Policy as such. This has not
vet been stated openly, but during
the course of the contest waged
against the old guard the attempt has
frequently been made to play off
against us the hate and contempt felt
by the workers against the so-called
"Nepman."
You will comprehend, comrades,
that hatred against the bourgeoisie
is not a privilege belonging solely
for instance to the German working
class, among which it takes very
Grass form at present, for the reason
that class warfare is being carried
on in the crasSest possible form IN
Germany. Matters are very different
in Russia.
Use of Dogmatie Arguments.
Our workers, too, hate the bour-
geoisie, but find themselves in the
remarkable position that they cannot
yet kill off the bourgeoisie, but have
to tolerate it. They see the elegant
shops, are in a position to close these
at any time, but are obliged to con-
tinue to tolerate them. This circum-
stance has created unique psychol-
ogy among our workers. They UNI
derstand that our present bourgeoisie
is a necessary evil. They understand
this with their brains, with their I'M
derstanding.
But the passionate hate of the pro-
letarian against the bourgeoisle is
still as strong as ever. And this the
Opposition" is utilizing for its own
purposes, for lack of better argu-
ments. Up to the present, however,
no positive proposition towards the
revision of the New Economic Policy
has been submitted.
In economic question we-that is,
Lenin and we-differed often and
greatly in opinion from Comrade
Trotzky: You must comprehend that
economic matters are entirely differ
ent to military matters If we, for
instance, decively defeat a Wrangel
in civil war, this success creates a
fundamentally new situation for US,
In economics, on the other hand,
Lenin considered the matter to be
quite different. Here successes OF
this nature do not exist, and it is of
the utmost Importance to exercise pa
thence, to realize that time is the
main factor, and that years must pass
before economic success really be-
comes visible.
Trotzky's Failing.
Trotzky has always been among
the impatient comrades, satisfied with
nothing. He has always thought that
everything was going wrong. Trotzky
lacks the comprehensive glance oil
the steward, of the proletarian ste.
ward, who now actually has an eco.
nomic system under his stewardship
He is entirely lacking in this capa
city.
He possesses no feeling for the
actual economic conditions Of Russia
and has never possessed it. This is {
psychological factor which must moi
be forgotten.
1t is upon this soil that our differ
ences of opinion with reference t.
economic planning have arisen.
/ shall first briefly enumerate tn,
names of our decisive leading organ
of state economics. In the first plac,
we have the Council Of People,
Commisssries, to which belong I,
number Of the members of the Cen
trail Committee Of the Party, some o.
our best state functioparies. Thu