The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-22

cent call for conference ons China
Indicating an absolute misunder-
standing of the role of the class-col-
Iaborationists in the trade union move
ment).
The parity commission says, But
the first prerequisite for the success
full liquidation Of Loreism is the liquid
alton of the factional struggle between
the majority and the minority, and
the unifcation of the two groups on
the basis of the policies and tactics
of the Comintern. ars
The second step should be the in
struction to Lore to appear before the
Comintern in Moscow; the Cemintern
has successfully liquidated such other
deviations as were represented by
Trotsky, Serrati etc, and we are sure
the Comintern will know how to deal
With Lore to the best interests OF the
international Communist movement.
Loreism was however conveniently
used by both factions as a POLITICAL
disinfectant against any germs OF OPP
position that are likely to arise and
any such tendency will then be nipped
in the bud by just being labelled Lore
ISM On the other hand, whatever
was TO be exalted--no matter how sill
Twas palmed off as representing
Leninism, again calculated to silence
any opposition. This simple method
was used as an effective means of in
tellectual terrorization, stultifying dis
cussion-a blanket attack, and excel
lent smoke screen against real Com
munist criticism.
In their eagerness to play tnc game
both groups defed the ~omintern
openly and deliberately While there
were ever so often, pious, ridiculous,
and impotent unity committees form
ed by the party to conform with the
letter of the Comintern decision, as
a matter of fact, any individual or
group that did heed the ,Comintern
and refused to enlist in the mutual
fractional fight under the auspices of
either the majority or the minority
was quickly squirted at with a dose
of Loreism, tarred, feathered and
lynched as Loreite, and put into the
Lore group" 81 iliS
IN Constructive Criticism.
L. The shop nucleus, form of or
ganization is the hope of the Com
munist movement the world over; and
any action bringing that idea into dis
repute is slap in the face of the
sComintern. At present we have il
New York row Of Potemkin's vii
lagos in the form of so.called shoJ
nuclei without funntions, without in
formation as to members in these
shop nuclei, what shops. if any, thes.
members are actually working in
when and where they are holdin,
shop nuclei meetings. etc. The Co
mintern, In realistic manner state,
In the Theses on Bolshevization anc
Organization Question; THE cam
paign commenced for the reorganiza
ton of our parties on a factory anc
workshop nuclei basis should be ener
getically pursued and brought to a
conclusion. There are cases wher
such reorganization should not be
forced, e. g., small parties in big in
dustrial countries" We call the atten
ton OF the incoming c. E. C. to thi,
Judgment OF the Comintern. and in
struct them to proceed with the re
CURED care in this matter; to discon
tinue the present caricatures of shor
nuclei, never conceived by the Co
mintern, which very effectively pref
udlce the rank and file of Re party
against the principle of shop nuclei
and make 1t still more difficult tc
change our incorrect form of socia
democratic organization.
Our educational work must be nm
dertaken seriously, and a responsible
ONCE in this work must never he
looked upon as just an honorary de
gree; but we must actually SETTLE
down to provide text books, instruct
ors and classes to the membership
stop being satisfied with continue
plans and talks about education. pro
duce results instead of excuses. and
raise the low theoretical level OF this
party. "a
An important factor of education
and Bolshevization is discussion a
membership meetings. In New Yorl
we had no membership meeting at all
for over seven months. and even m,
lew before that were worth very N
tie. The Comintern does not obiec
TO concrete and calm discussion be
ing carried on until the party con
gress," but as a matter of fact w,
ind ourselves in a straitjacket. unabl
TO carry on any discussion WORTHY n
the Communist movement. and n /,
virtually forbidden to discuss certai,
phases at all, even during the pre
convention period. ii'
The theses of the Comintern issu
an emphatic warning. Most import
ant questions of policy and tactics q
a rule were discussed and decided !,