The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-02
LQFOLLETTE COMMUNISTS
AT WORK In MINNESOTA

shysters,-it naturally follows, so they
say, that any future attempt is bound
to fall down in like manner, regard
less as to whether the movement be-
gins by working from the bottom"
They, these pure and virgin Com
munists, shout, mo compromise with
the petty bourgeoisie." Yet, what are
the sentiments of others regarding
small compromises with the petty
bourgeoisie? Speaking in the Pres
idium of the e. G. of the C. l. on May
20, 1924, Comrade Zinoviev said, I'VE
must support the movement for an in
dependent labor party. 1t is our task
to direct the river into it's own course.
The second question is a question of
the petty bourgeoisie. Comrade Mar
tynov has quoted what Lenin said
many times. The petty bourgeoisie
we can support. The petty bourgeoisie
has no goal. The support of the Boil
sheviki consists in driving the petty
bourgeoisie on, in giving its blows, in
showing up its limitations to the mass
es, in going ahead of the petty bourge-
oisie. That is supporting it also. AS
revolutionaries we can support the
petty bourgeoisie in driving it for
ward"
Going on still further. he says, "Our
task consists of starting an indepen-
dent movement. l do not wish that
the opinion should be formed in the
minds of the comrades that we un-
derestimate the work among the farm
ers. That was an important chapter
in the work of our party and should
be continued"
browning At the c. I.
1t may be that the majority group
takes the same attitude regarding ad-
vice from. recognized Russian COM
rades as was assumed by certain
member of the Minneapolis English
branch, Thursday, Dec. IS. Among
other things this comrade said, in eff
feet, this, 1T is my opinion that we
look too much to Moscow for advice
and instructions. Aren't the Ameri-
can comrades capable of Judging con-
ditions in their own country? Must
we send cablegrams every time we
think something had ought to be done
here in America, the Russian
soviet's permission?" In his mind no
centralized authority is necessary
no disciplinary, executive committee
should be consulted in matters involv-
ing the success Of the Communist
movement in this country. And since
the majority group headed by Com
! rades Foster, Cannon, and Bittelman,
are, not disposed to listen to advice
from members OF the e. c. OF the C.
]. they place themselves in the same
category
Who Are the Social Democrats?
The minority comrades are being
constantly accused of displaying So
cial-democratic tendencies. Such a
charge is ridiculously untrue,-a stup-
idly ignorant assertion. Comrade Jay
Lovestone. by his several articles In
the DAILY WORKER, has pointed out
just who the social-democrats in the
Workers (CommunisD Party really
are. His recap to date shows that on
twenty-nine different counts the Eos.
ter-Cannon measures and policies re.
ceived the vote OF Lore.
Speaking OF Lore in the Presidium
of the T.. c. of the c. |. on May 20
1924, Comrade Radek had this to say
OF the comrade; I'm conclusion some.
thing about the Lore group. believe
that we are not dealing with the per-
Ponal lapses Of Comrade Lore. He has
lhptten articles IN which he presents