The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-22

Meetings
BY JAY LoVEsroNE.

THERE can be no unity without
1 common political basis. Unity
based on any other foundation is short
lived and very dangerous. Unity
based on secret, private understands
ings" between leaders on the top is a
menace to the welfare of the party.
Such unity is illusory. Such unity is
phantom unity. It is no unity. 1t is
snare and delusion. When there
are sharp differences Of political prin-
ciple the writer prefers a sharp and
energetic political fight to settle the
issues rather than mechanical, formal
unifcation,
A Common Political Platform.
A FTER the last party convention
n and the decision of the Communist
International cabled to the conven-
ton the party reached the stage where
it had common political platform
a Communist political platform-for
all elements which are consciously
and sincerely for the Comintern. This
Communist platform is today sincerely
accepted and fundamentally under
stood by great majority of the mem
bership Of our party. More than that;
in its most complete sense-involving
the basic policies of the party-this
platform is now consciously endorsed
by most of the very sections of the
party which formerly fought each
other vigorously and at times even
with impermissible means.
No doubt our recent controversy has
hrot quite some damage to our party.
But on the whole it has had a bene-
fetal effect on the development Of our
party. The last factional strife was a
very painful, costly, but historical
ly necessary cleansing process for our
party. The last factional fight was
stage in the process Of the growth, in
the process of the Bolshevization of
our party.
The duration and intensity of the
struggle, the character of the issues
at stake, the considerable and close at
tention the American question re-
ceived from the Comintern in the
period of April 1924, to September,
1925 are only proof of the fact that the
last fractional fight grew ont of serious,
fundamental differences. If it were
not for this struggle and the help of
the Comintern, we would not yet have
had the correct policies we have to-
day. Above all, we would not have
grasped, we would not yet have ac-
cepted thru understanding to the ex-
tent the membership does now the
line of action we fight for today.
Concretely, genuine, organic unity
is possible today for the following
specific reasons.
1. The Expulsion OF Lore.
THE expulsion OF Lore-who has
= shown himself to be an out and out
antiCommunist thru his attacks on
the Comintern and the party since the
convention-has made it very difficult,
if not impossible, for the extreme
right wing elements in our party to
support one group as against another
group, to occupy the pivotal point in
party disputes and thus to play role
Of decisive character in the party.
1t is true the party has not yet rid
itself completely of the Loreist ele-
ments. But we have already thrown
out Lore, the most conscious ideolog-
ical leader, and big enuf portion of
his opportunist following to enable
greatly increased number of our
members to see the acute danger of
opportunism to our party. This
cleansing, this radiance of extraneous
elements, non-Communist elements.
from our body-politic brings closer to-
gether the Communists in our ranks
who may have had differences in the
recent past. Our whole system has
gained much thru the loss of Lore and
his satellites.
z. Reorganization--A BoIshevik Sieve.
THE vigorous reorganization cam
4 paign which the party has waged
since the convention has proven to be
another potent factor for the unifica-
ton OF the Communist elements in our
party. The reorganization process
serves as a sort of sieve for our
membership. On the whole, those who
remain in our party after reorganiza-
ton have a wholesome point OF view,
have a desire to be Communists and
TO follow the line of the Comintern in
all its Implications. Likewise, it can
be stated that on the whole those who
will leave the party as a result Of the
reorganization campaign are either
not the best material for a Commun-
list party or are unwilling to try to be-
come Communists in fact as well as in
fancy.
Thus. the reorganization of our