The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-28
CONTINUED. from last issue)

AVA Slovakian question: The ques-
ton of the Czecho2Slovakian Commun-
list Party is of International import
ance because the opportunist elements
have tried in the present period Of
partial sterilization to create new
theory and new tactics.
The right elements staked all their
hopes on the Czech Communist Party
question and considered it large
cannon against the Comintern. The
Czech commission and the minority
of the Czech Communist Party ac-
cepted the resolution presented by
the Czech Communist Party, thus
blasting the speculations of the right
The speaker refers to the Tranmael
crisis, and shows the similarity of the
Czech crisis with 1t. In the Czech
Communist Party the right wing is
made up Of two elements:
/. Elements which have not yet
thrown off the remnants of social
democratic tradition and 2. of COM
rades who but recently belonged to
the left wing. The latter circumstance
has complicated matters. At the
Bruenn district conference, the right
elements received confidence on cred
it, but they did not pass their exam
nation. Altho the Bruenn organiza-
ton is one of the best the right lead
ers of this district proved politically
bankrupt.
The right danger is source Of the
crisis.
A SECOND source of the crisis is
"A the question of leadership. Woe
to the Czech Communist Party if it
should fail to understand the need of
Bolshevization, and if it does admit
the young generation of leaders to
the leadership of the party. There is
danger in fighting just this young
generation of leaders. Between the
right and left groups there developed
a vascillating center. This is a world
phenomenon and not merely a Czech
occurrence. Smeral, Muna and Zapo-
totzky emphasize the need of retain
ing the mass character of the Czech
Communist Party. The Czech Com
munist Party is one of the best sec
tions of the Comintern; it consists of
SO per cent workers.
We want not only to maintain the
class character of the party, but also
to win over new masses to it. How
shall this be achieved? The cases of
Tranmael, Serrati, and Hoeglund show
clearly that if the center goes with
the right, the split-off groups become
mere sects, like the parties of Tran
mael and Hoeglund.
ON the other hand, the French ex-
~ ample shows us thae if the CEN
ter goes with the left, healthy de-
velopment and splendid results can be
achieved. The speaker calls upon the
Smeral group to allow the Czech Com
munist Party. to develop on French
lines. There is in the Czech Commun-
list Party right danger, as was dem
onstrated by the memorandum of the
Bruenn organization.
This memorandum constitutes a
mensheWst theory and practice. The
Czech delegation disavowed this docu-
ment, whose authors are the two
lawyers Fischer and Stern, who, tho
they have compared themselves with
Lenin and Marx, have no inkling Of
Marxism. The workers Of Bruenn
must free themselves from such lead
ers. The Bruenn memorandum has
been published in the Russian men,
shevik organ, "Sotzialistitchesky Vest
nick; this fact in itself is a sufficient
characterization.
THE Czech crisis is much compli-
4 Gated by the nationality problem. 1t
would be the most grievous error to
adapt the policy of the party to the
proletariat Of the oppressed minority
nationalities. On the other hand, it
would be wrong to encourage impe-
realistic tendencies. 1t is symptomat-
ic that the most recent attacks of the
opposition were directed against the
Hungarian SeidIer and the Slovak
Vercik. The executive will support
those elements which follow the poll
cy Of the Comintern; but the left must
be able to stand on its own feet; it
cannot be maintained solely by the
support of the executive. The repre-
sentative of the Comintern at the par
ty congress of the Czech Communist
Party aimed at bringing about an un-
derstanding between the groups of al
most equal strength.
He did not apply any artificial me-
thods, and he has acted correctly.
The mistake made was the handing
over of the control commission en-
tirely to the minority, which used
the control commission for factional
purposes. The Czech workers will
accept our advice, since we have be-
hind us the experience of the Russian
revolution and the authority Of the
Comintern. fs
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