The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-23
CONFIDENCE IN
AMERICAN PARTY,
SAYS zINOvIEV
Rebukes Anter Speech
on American Question

MOoOOWf JuuQ 10sA9y AA0AA'S
Evidences of factional spirit in the
American party were sternly rebuked
by Zinoviev, in his summing up OF the
discussion on the Executive Commit
tees report, when he took issue with
the speech of Israel Amter.
At the fourteenth session, Comrade
Israel Amter, Of America, spoke. He
said that America was being complete
ly ignored by the Congress, which was
a serious matter, in view Of the fact
that the Dawes report had been final
" decided, not by British but by Amer
lean imperialism. For this reason
alone the question of American i'm
perialism should have been more in
the foreground, but he would point
out few facts with regard to this
subject.
American imperialism is spreading
not only to South America and Can
ada, but to the West Indies and Cen
trail America. 1t played its part in the
stopping Of recognition Of Soviet Rus
STA by China. 1t was invading Europe
and the East and had reached its
climax in Germany. All these things
meant that we were facing a war insti-
gated by American Imperialism.
The American question had been
neglected not only externally but in
ternally. In the American Party, as
in other parties, there were opportun-
lists. Comrade Amter then read ex-
tracts from articles by Comrade Lore
to show that he represented opportun-
istic tendencies which had not been
suppressed by the Central Executive
Committee.
Stresses Anrarian Issue.
Turning to the agrarian crisis, Com
rade Amter recalled Comrade DUNES
statement that this was growing less
important and that it was therefore
not necessary to form a united front
with the farmers. This he declared
was a complete misconception. The
two countries most affected by the
agrarian crisis were Soviet Russia and
America, and realization Of this fact
Vul LuGu III d BOcAlAOA W DCO WAeNS W &C
the task Of the Communist Party. II
was a feminist method to make con
cessions to those farmers who were
fighting against capitalism in order
that they might be drawn closely into
cooperation with the workers, and
thus with the COMMUNISTS.
Disaarees with Dunno.
The official pamphlet of the Amer
lean Party dealing with the growth
of the Labor Party, stated that il
would be a mistake Of the greatest
magnitude to exclude the working
farmers from the Labor Party. The
cooperation of the farmers and work
ers had become traditional in Amer
lea. Comrade Amter quoted figures to
show that in many states the Farmer
Labor Party contained large groups OF
industrial workers which held the
party completely under their control
There were other states in which the
membership was composed FREEDOM
inantly of farmers, notably the state
of Montana, which, he pointed out
was organized by Comrade Dunno
who now repudiated the farmers. They
recognized clearly that the workers
must predominant over the farmers
and keep the leadership in Their
hands.
Differences on Unemployment.
With regard to the economic crisis
Comrsde Amter declared that Com
rade Dunno ignored one of the most
important features for the future &C
tivity Of the American Party. At the
party convention last January, Com
rade Pepper had stated that the party
must face the issue of unemployment
Again in February Comrade Pepper
introduced a thesis on unemployment
which was rejected by the majority OF
the party. The next month the majority
issued a thesis, and Comrade Amter
agreed with Comrade Varga, that in
this the Central Executive not only
shared the illusions of the bourgeoisie
but went further and did not even be.
lieve their admissions.
Says Issue is pressing.
The majority theses declared that il
was certain that unemployment on a
large scale would face the working
class in the near future. But it might
not occur until the summer OF 1925
1t view OF the fact that even Gompers
had recognized that unemployment
was becoming serious, the failure OF
the Central Executive to see the issue
was the failure to recognize the duties
Of Communist Party. Comrade Amtel
quoted statistics to show the wide