The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-25

and also of the younger and progressive members Of the
party So far the points which he has into collision
acquainted with political conditions position
such issues seems generally to have been unsound But
embryo opposition whose business would be to oppose
and to get power by any constitutional means
immediate development Of this Is however to be
expected The whole Press against this movement there is
popular issue involved and the appeal to maintain
party unity will for time be too strong to be resisted
rotsy has ordered party resign
Loyalty accepted the decision and the ncipent rift
followers rotsk eprepared admit in confidential
versaton that this cosung of all independent and initiative
tendency the Communists in control to become conserva
tive and that some provision must be made to more
progressive points of probable that the Com
organisation remain the driving and directing power
will have divide between conservative point
of view practically reactonary it's ideal of revvng
regime of War Communism and progressive policy that viii
radical in its search for solutions and new
Amnesty and Political Prisoners
The delegation with restoring friendly
relations between the British and Russian peoples lost no OPP
portuny putting before those in authority the advantages
that would abroad the present regime from
apprehension clemency might lead further blood
shed given opportunity OF free conversation with
the Government
Revolutionary leaders condemned to death
years since then confined in Boutrka The CONVEX
sation held with the prisoners IN Dody the couoi
which their opened and not within the hearing OF
any Government official evident from it that the Prls
reject condition restricting their
liberty Also that the present conditions OF
their confinement were nconsqunce they said OF hunger
ske good those of rscass misdemeanants in England
One experience of Tsars prisons prded him
only alterations of their lot they could suggest was permission
get foreign papershey being present restricted
This hardship the Delegation
removing But the Delegation did not feel the cir
could the serious responsibility of
ing such reconclabes 1t is however still
opinion that with these and women, clever and
courageous though they they quite without
following and without practical programme their
would be less preudca to the present Government than
further confinement and that clemency would be even
wise in less important cases.
The Delegation Russia fully informed to the
reports concerning conditions among political
confined in the old Soovetsky Monastery in the
White Sea- suggestion that the Delegation should send
deputaon there with opposition but found to be
which the island inaccessible All recent
respondence from the prisoners offered for inspection and
Labour Delegation wish undertake next spring the
long journey thther every facility will be given it. The Deega
therefore opinion to the truth
falsiy reports has been unable itself
investigate took every opportunity that offered Of point
ing disadvantages mprisoning political offenders
places that give colour to such reports
"Regn Of Terror"
AS the persistent assertions the Press that the
regime in Russia Is reign of terror the Delegation would
wish record tbs conviction that this could not be
honestly believed by unpreudced travelling within
Union talking citizens government established
by armed revolution and calling itself dictatorship" will be
suspect of having sanction but force long after this
ceased to be the And there certainly often reluctance
to resist either put forward by Communists
hoped that this and the following chapters will
hiatt regime therein described could possibly
a reign of terror"
General Conclusion
Finally Delegation opinion the Soviet
system of representation and its scheme of constitutional