The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-11

tested, out on recommendation or &.
Central Executive Committee of the
delegates were seated and the ques-
ton of contests referred to the Cen
trail executive Committee for final
settlement.
The convention elected A. Wiener,
of Detroit, as chairman by vote of So
for Wiener and 40 for Ben Gifschitz
of New York City. ts
The first order of business taken up
was the report of the Central Execut-
i've Committee. Comrade Ruthenberg
presented an analysisso of the struggle
within the party eliminating in the
national convention. He outlined the
basis of the decision Of the Communist
international supporting the Ruthen-
berg group and then reviewed the
work of the national convention, de-
claring "The fourth national conven-
ton will mark a new period in the
development of our party, the period
of the beginning of the Worker Party
becoming really Bolshevik party"
The speaker than outlined the tasks of
the Jewish section, laying particular
stress on the liquidation of Loreism
in that section.
A discussion lasting four hours fol-
lowed, in which the principle issue
was the attitude of the former Loreist
group consisting of Comrades Salz-
man, Siegel, London and Wiener. All
of these comrades took the floor, ack-
nowledge their errors and pledged
themselves to follow the line of the
party and the Communist information
al hereafter. &c
Dealing with these declaration Com
rade Ruthenberg said: Words are not
sufficient to clear these comrades Of
their past errors. They must show
by their deeds, by their work in the
party, that they have really recogn-
lied their errors and can follow a
clear Communist line" I'd
The following resolution was pres
ented by the representation Of the
Central Executive Committee:
Resolution on the Fourth National
Convention Of the Workers Party
| HAVING considered the resolutions
- and decisions of the fourth nation
al convention OF the party, we, the
convention Of the Jewish section, de-
clare:
l. That the resolutions of the par
ity committee, unanimously adopted
by the convention, lay down correct
line of Communist, policy for our
party. These resolutions provide the
basis for work of the party members
among the masses, thru which alone
our party can grow into amass Com
munist Party. We declare our whole
hearted support on the resolution on
the Immediate Tasks of the Party, on
Trade Union Work, the Labor Party
Campaign, Imperialism, Work Among
Women, Agricultural Work, and other
major campaigns of the party.
2. We welcome the action taken by
the convention for the liquidation of
Loreism in our party. Our party has
reached the point Of development
where Opportunistic deviations by
leading members Of the party cannot
longer be tolerated. In the expulsion
of Lore from the party and the re-
moval of Comrade Askeli from the
editorial board Of the Tyomies, the
convention indicated that the fight
against opportunism will be intensi-
fed in our party in the future. We
pledge our support to this campaign.
The conference declares that the act
ivities Of the Loreistic group in the
Jewish section represented by Saltz-
man, London, SiegeI, Wiener, etc.,
have been an obstacle to the growth
OF the Communist movement among
the Jewish speaking workers, and to
the Bolshevization of the Jewish Sec
ton. The conference therefore de-
clares that a determined campaign
must be carried on IN the Jewish Sec
ton against Loreism and that the first
prerequisite for the success of such
campaign is that none of those who
nave been leading Loreites in the
Jewish section shall be elected into
the Bureau of the Jewish section.
These comrades and all others who
have been prominent leaders and sup
porters of Loreism must show by their
activities in the party in the future
that they have recognized their errors
and that they understand the line of
the Comintern and are ready to give
loyal, undertaking support to it.
3. The resolution on the Bolshevi-
cation Of our party marks a new step
forward for the American Communist
Party. The reorganization Of the
party on the basis Of shop nuclei and
international branches and a central
'zed apparatus with the language Sec
tons reorganized as language frac-
tons, marks necessary step in CEN
tralization of our party, and lays the
basis for its carrying, on real Com
munist work. We pledge ourselves to
theoretically take up the campaign
for reorganization and 10 give every