Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15
SOVIET, AT CRISIS,
MEETS TO SETTLE
future PRINCIPLES
Two Branches of Party to
Clash on Modified Form
of Capitalism.
STEADY DRIFT IS SEEN
TOWARD OLDER SYSTEM
Money State Regarded as Certain
in Four Years if Tide Is
Not Stemmed.
BY JUNIUS b. WOOD.

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
MOSCOW, December 15.-What Is
perhaps the most important confer
ence of the Russian Communist party
since the revolution began at the
kremlin today.
Two schools of thought In the party
have reached the stage where the
conference must decide whether the
present. political and conomic organl-
Zation of Russia is really progressing
steadily toward socialism, or Is diving
rapidly into q state of capitalism.
The eight years since the revolu-
ton began have been historically divid-
ed into four of destruction and four
of reconstruction. Now, looking for
ward from the present situation, the
two schools are divided as tn whether
at the end of the next four Years the
country will be socialistic or capital
istic.
Principles Seen Lost.
Upon the decision of the congress
depends whether the present program
of steadily reviving industry and i'm
proving economic conditions will be
modified. To those not fired with the
ardor of communism the issue seems
merely a question of dictionary defini-
ton. but TO the Communists the ques-
ton is whether principles sacred to
them have been abandoned for the
ways of Mammon.
The seriousness of the situation has
been indicated in the debates of the
Moscow district Communist party just
closed where leaders argued for
either side in imprisoned oratory.
Nicolas Bukharin, considered the
greatest Communist tactician, led the
defenders of the present trend, declar-
ing that If the present economic or
ganization really We're capitalistic he
would leave the party and join
third revolution"
Those opposing the present trend
urge that the profits of industry.
which now go to the government and
thus only indirectly to the workers.
be returned directly to the workers.
The trend today. they say. indicates
Russia will be completely a capitals
tic state four years hence.
Gradual Change Seen.
Apparently, after many years of un-
relenting war on all capitalism as an
evil, the party now finds there are sew
eral kinds of capitalism, some good
and some bad.
Action of the Moscow district con-
vention reached outsiders only
through edited reports of speeches pub
lished several days later The Ma
tional Party Congress will be even
more exclusive. with few party mem
bers except delegates admitted and
of newspapers of ''capi
talistic countries" naturally excluded.
Copyright. 1928. by Chicago Daily News Coz
Tchitcherin Assails Pact
PAIRS, December 15 P.-Foreign
Minister Tchitcherin of Soviet Rus
sia, who Is visiting France, regards
the Locarno security pact as ''prepa-
ration for crusade against the So
Wet republic" he told the press today.
Asked what the Soviet's attitude
would be toward a possible Locarno
lister replied that he did not know
what that might mean. However, the
Moscow government was ready to en-
ter into agreements with each OF the
Baltic states individually.
Charges Propaganda.
NEW YORK, December Is P).-John
Barrett. former United States minis
ter to the Argentine and other South
American countries. addressing the
opening session of the Pan-American
Commercial Congress today, said that
Russian bolsheviki are broadcasting
propaganda throughout South Ameri-
ca against the United States.