The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-17
THE CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

in the unions during the past two
years which made up the vanguard
Of the G. e. c. support The labor
party centers, practically without ex-
ception, supported the C. e. c..
Most Illuminating of all were the
results of the membership meetings
in New York, Boston, and Philadel-
phia. The minority passes over in
silence the result in Chicago, the pro-
letarian center Of the party; but for
their decisive defeat in New York
they have brought forward a number
OF explanations" each one contra
dieting the other. The events in the
New York district during the recent
months are of profound significance
to the party. The minority wants to
attribute their crushing defeat there
to an alliance" of the c. E. C. with
the Lore group. But in this, as in
many other matters, the minority is
substituting wishes for accomplished
facts
These explanations of the minor
ity do not in any way change the
fact that during the discussion, and
thanks to the discussion, new group
came to the fore in the New York
district, standing on the platform of
the c. E. G. and that this group took
over the leadership of the fight for
the G. e. G. policy, and proved itself
in the struggle to be stronger than
either the Lore group or the minor
ity. The Lore group could live and
grow on the stupid tactics of the mi
nority, but in conflict with the group
of the G. E. c., which, in accord with
the decision of the C. l., puts the
question on political and theological
basis. it will have no moro success
than the minority.
One of the most fruitful results of
the party discussion has been the
emergence and disqualification OF the
G. 2. c. group in the New York din
trict The fight between the minor
ity and the Lore group for the con-
troll of the New York district no long
or occupies the center of the stage.
The group of the c. e. C. has proved
itself strong enough to conduct a
struggle on political grounds against
both groups simultaneously. and TO
defeat them both. The leadership OF
the New York district belongs neither
to the minority nor to the Lore group.
but to the c. e. C.
The weakness of the minority was
nowhere so clearly demonstrated as
In Boston. Here the party apparatus
was completely in the control Of the
minority. Comrade BALKAN has 70.
months been using his Office Of dis
trict organizer as an instrument in
the faction fight, even going so far
as to compromise the party in the C
z. P. A. conference, in order to make
an tissue" against the C. e. G. The
district executive committee. under
his leadership has been occupying it.
self almost exclusively with the pass
ing Of fractional motions which werc
used as a basis for the propaganda
Of the minority. Comrade BALKAN used
his well-known abilities as caucus or
ganizer'' to the limit in preparation
for the Boston membership meeting.
But all these preparations" came to
nothing. The Boston membership
meeting was a crushing blow to the
hopes Of the minority and to the fac
tionalism of Comrade BALKAN.
In Philadelphia, Comrade Jakira,
who exceeded all bounds in his fac
tional conduct Of the Office Of district
organizer, made an even poorer show
ing. The rank and file revolt in the
Boston and Philadelphia districts
should be warning to Comrades Bal
lam and Jakira that the party mem
bers expect party discipline and party
responsibility to be binding also for
district organizers.
Pittsburgh and Buffalo, which had
heen thoroly propagandized by the
minority and which they relied on
for big majorities, upset all calcula-