The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-16

Meeting Of the Communist N
international.
THE line laid down on the trade
= union question by the fifth world
congress of the Communist Interna-
tional has been strikingly confirmed
by the course Of events. The unity
Of the trade union movement has be-
come the most popular and the most
vital fighting slogan, which appeals to
all the masses.
Since the fifth world congress,
rather important changes have taken
place in the political picture of the
world trade union movement, which
must be taken into consideration If
the future line of our work is to be
laid down correctly. The new events
in the course Of this period have been:
ID The trip Of the British delegation
to the Soviet Union; (2) the sixth
trade union congress Of the Soviet
Union and the conclusion of a funda-
mental agreement between the British
trade unions and the Soviet unions;
90 the action of the Second Interna-
tional and Of the right wing of the Am
sterdam international brussels, Jan.
1-6, 1926 against the British delega-
ton and the new tendencies in the
world trade union movement; (4) the
coming to head Of the differences of
opinion in the executive bureau of the
Amsterdam International on the
question of the attitude towards the
Russian trade unions session of the
executive bureau on Feb. e-9); %
the endorsement by a large number
Of reformist trade unions and trades
councils in France, Germany, Bel
GUM and other countries of unity and
Of the Anglo-Russian Unity Commit
tee; (6) the decision of the general
council Of the British trade unions to
call a conference Of representatives
Of the AllRussian Central Trade
Union Council and of the British Gen.
eral Council Of Trade Unions for the
discussion of the difficulties which
have arisen In consequence of the ses-
sion Of the executive bureau Of the
Amsterdam International; % the con-
ference Of representatives Of the So
Wet trade unions and the British trade
unions which begins in London on
April 2; go the publication of the re-
port Of the British delegation upon
its trip thru the Soviet Union; 90
the campaign for unity which has been
developed in all countries, and into
which millions of workers have been
drawn; and (10) the evidence Of the
relations of German and international
sociaI-democracy with the profteers,
thru which our often expressed opin-
ion that the enemies of trade union
unity are direct agents of the bour-
geoisie. is confirmed.
TUE most interesting aspects of
l. these events are as follows: ~
That the theological differneces of
opinion within the Amsterdam Inter
national have come to such a head
that they not only paralyze the activ-
ity-or putting it better, the inactive
ity-of this organization, but also
compel the individual sections Of the
Amsterdam International to come in
the open against one another;
(2) That the slogan of unity and
Of the united front are beginning to
take on practical organizational forms
despite the obstinate sabotage of in
ternational social-democracy
The fight within the Amsterdam In.
ternationaI has been going on for a
long time already; up to recently,
this struggle has been going on hori-
zontally, between the upper strata and
the lower strata. The opposition in
the Amsterdam International conists
Of two groups, crystallized one and
and amorphous loosely knit one,
The former has been organized by the
Communist Parties upon the platform
Of the r. I. L. q. and bears the name:
Minority Movement, Opposition Bloc,
Fraction, etc. The other section re.
fleets the discomfort Of the masses