The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-19

comrades resent the lnterferenoe' OF
the c. E. c. in the affairs OF the
SO. Slavik Federation" They should
be reminded that Cvetkow used to
protest also against this 'interfer-
ence." And they should be reminded
also that 1t was the intervention of
the c. e. G. which made possible the
liquidation of his influence in the Fe-
deration. The question of Federation
autonomy has been fought out and
settled in our party and those who
attempt in any way now to defend it
are fighting a lost cause. The over
whelming majority of our party will
reject such tendency and the de-
cisive influence of the Communist In
ternational is against it.
One Of the most important ques-
tions before the party now is the IL
quotation of the remnants Of Fedora
tionism and Federation isolation from
the party as a whole. The Communist
International lays so much stress on
the necessity of this step forward to-
ward greater Capitalization that Com
rade Zinoviev in his thesis on Bolshe-
vization presented to the enlarged ses-
sion of the executive committee of
the Communist international laid
down as one of the most important
concrete tasks of the American party
the fusion of all the national groups
of the party into one really united
party" Furthermore, in the decision
of the E. c. c. l. on the American
question, one of the reasons given for
the condemnation of Comrade Lore
as the representative of non-Com-
munist tendency was that "He fought
against the necessary centralism of
the party in the name of the autonomy
of the German Federation"
The party conception of Federation
bureaus is that of propaganda com
mittees carrying out the work of the
party in the various nationalities I'M
der the direction of the c. E. C. The
majority of the Bureau of the South
Slavic Federation sets up the concep-
ton of the bureau as that of a polite
al body having the right to an indie
pendent policy and consequently en-
joying the privilege of violating deci-
sions of the c. E. c. when it sees fit
The party constitution defines the
duties and functions of Federations
and Federation bureaus as follows:
Shortly after party conventions,
national language conferences shall
be held. Those conferences shall
formulate plans for education and
propaganda In their respective Ian
auages, subject to the approval Of
the central executive committee.
All actions of these conferences
shall be in strict conformity with
the decisions of the party conven-
ton and the central executive COM
mlttee. Expenses of these confer
enees shall be borne by the Ian
guage sections.
The language section conference
shall elect bureau to administer
its affairs and a suitable number Of
alternates. The bureau shall elect
the editors and officers and shall
supervise all activities Of their re-
spective language sections, subject
to the approval of the central exc
cutive committee.
The majority of the South Slavic
bureau departs so far from these pro-
visions of the constitution that at the
last meeting of the bureau they de-
cided to put on the agenda the ques-
ton of the situation in the party"
and to discuss and take position on
the various political questions in the
party before the party discussion has
been formally opened and before any
of the political units of the party have
been given this right, This action is
taken despite the protests of the mi
nority of the bureau and in fragrant
violation of discipline.
Such actions and conceptions de-
part so much from Communist princi-
pies of Capitalization and organiza-
ton and represent such a dangerous
tendency that they cannot be allowed
to pass unchallenged. They constitute
sufficient reasons for direct organiza-
tional action of the c. z. c. and under
normal conditions it would be the
duty of the C. e. c. to take such
action without hesitation. The C. E. c.
refrains from this course for the
present in order to give the majority
of the bureau an opportunity TO cor
rect its course and to adapt its acti-
vities to the regulations laid down by
the party constitution and the esta-
blished Communist conceptions of dis
cipline and Capitalization. But at the
same time the c. e. c. declares open
ly its intention to combat this tend
ency and to liquidate II in the Fedora
ton and in the party.
The investigation Of the political
differences between the two concep-
lions in the South Slavic Federation is
not yet sufficiently complete to enable
the G. e. G. to take a decisive stand
in regard to all Of them. This inve-
stigation must be continued and all
the disputed questions must be