The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-16
STATEMENT or THE @. <. C. OF
THE WORKERS COMMUNIST
PARTY ON TRoTsKN'S
DECLARATION.

GEOh-FNNhFN A(ANH
TIME latest book Of Max Eastman.
4 "Since Lenin Died." is the product
of an enemy of the Russian revolution
and of the Comintern. The Central
Executive Committee of the Workers
(Communist) Party of America, there
fore, did not hesitate to expel East
man publicly from Its ranks and to
hold him up to the contempt of the
workers Of the whole world 1t is
clear that Eastman sought member
ship in our party merely so that the
door Of Soviet Russia may be opened
to him so that he may find better
chances to betray it.
Eastman's book is becoming the COS
Del of all antagonists of the Soviet
Union All sycophants of capitalism
marshal arguments from this book to
sustain their feigned moral" indigna-
ton which is real class hatred, at
the proletarian rule in Russia by the
Communist Party. Eastman's book
has thus become a factor in the polit-
ical struggle of the world bourgeoisie
against the Soviet Union.
The Central Executive Committee
of the Workers (Communist) Party Of
America is surprised to find that Com
rade Trotsly in his statement on the
book has published in the Inprecorr
No. - German series), declares that
a.. 49, - I'll rArl4f4ro1 1..a
Tho the author Of "Since Lenin Died"
Sacks political understanding, yet he
writes for political reasons, and,
ssurely, creates political effects. Com
rade Trotslxy complains of Eastman's
'unpolitical approach TO the questions
he deals with in his book But Trot-
sky himself repeats the error and ap-
proaches Eastman's book in an unpo-
iitical manner. AS result he comes
to the conclusion that Eastman is an
innocent child who needs a little
spanking for a temporary naughtiness.
The attitude Of Comrade Trotsky to-
ward Eastman is entirely too friendly.
1t was the duty OF Comrade Trotsky
to meet the political attacks of East
man with political reputation East
man is not naughty child but po-
litical enemy and must be treated as
such
TIME Central Executive Committee
4 of the Workers Party is surprised
TO find that Comrade Trotsky declared
himself sufficiently convinced by East
man that the Americans cannot be
Interested in Communism but may be
Interested in Communists, so that he
sent Eastman even limited help in his
literary endeaYors on that line.
Surely Comrade Trotsky could never
entertain even for moment the idea
that the American proletariat win be
revolutionized by sentimental biog-
raphies Of revolutionists, while they
cannot learn the necessity Of a decis-
i've struggle against capitalism from
the hard and bitter experiences of
the class struggle These very argu-
ments of Eastman should have been
sufficient to convince Comrade Trot-
sky that Eastman is not a Commun-
list.
THE Central Executive Committee
L OF the Workers (Communist)
Party subscribes unhestitatingly and
without reservation to the statement
OF the Communist Party of France and
decides that TrotslFy's statement to-
lgether with that of the Communist
Party of France and its own state
ment on the matter be printed forth
with in the Party press.
Tho Central Executive COMMITTEES
of the Workers Iommunist) Party
further pledges itself to the Commune
ist international to guard more care
fully in the future against the enter
ing of our ranks of elements who
have neither socially nor ideologically
any roots in the working class and
who generally end with the betrayal
of the cause of the proletariat.
CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMIT
TEE, Workers Party Of America.
WIN. z. FOSTER, Chairman; c. e.
RUTHEN6ERo, Executive Secretary
comrade Trotsky's Declaration
with regard to Eastman's Book:
"Slnce LenIn's Death"
DURING my sojourn in Sulxhum ]
~ received from one Of my friends
a publisher Of my books. the manu-
script Of book by an American jour.
nalist. M. Eastman. entitled: Leo
Trotsky. youthful portrait" My
friend informed me In his accompany
ing letter that the manuscript, which
pad been sent TO tho state publishing
office by the writer, for the purpose OF
being printed in the Russian language
had made strange and unusual Inn
preston among us on account OF the