The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-25

AVA' sion of the enlarged executive
Of the Comintern. AT today's morn
ing session Comrade Bucharin spoke
on the Russian question:
1t is not question Of persons, but
one of political policy. There are in
the Comintern, right social-demo-
cratic dangers on the one hand, and
ultra-left tendencies on the other.
There also is grouping of right ele-
ments-as was demonstrated by Krei-
bich's speech, and grouping of left
elements-as demonstrated by Bordi-
gas support of Trotskyism. We thus
see an attempt at a concentration of
forces against the official policy of
the Comintern. The problem of the
Russian revolution has thus become
an international problem. The inter-
nal occurrences I'm the Communist
Party Of Russia are at once taken adj
vantage of by our enemies and half
enemies. The opportunists within the
Comintern are supported by the rene
gades this is Of course the objective
effect of the mechanism of social
forces. There is,gbesides, a category
of sentimental Communists, who judge
things not from "a political point of
view, but according to their senti-
ments. #
fOUR task is to examine thoroly the
~ correctness Of the policy pursued
by the central committee of the Com
munist Party of Russia, and the in
correctness of the opposition policy.
The main characteristics of Trotsky-
ism are: it's underestimation Of the
peasantry, and its overestimation of
the state apparatus. In the phase of
war Communism these errors were
not dangerous.
The NEP requires other methods, a
finer capacity for differentiating, a
change in our relations to the peas
antry, and the emphasis of the eco
nomic element in peasant economy.
TN the opinion of many, comrades,
Trotskyism is, simply ,menshev-
ism. This view is, too simple and
therefore false. It is necessary to re-
gard Trotskyism as a. structure Pc
culiar to itself, this, is, possible only
thru an analysis of the concrete prob
lens. ~r a
1t is not by chance that the last dis.
cussion conceded .ins point of time
with the Russian .party's change of
policy in the peasant question. We
are in the midst of a new economic
situation and newssocial conditions;
hence the need for a, new policy.
TROTSKYISM madesits appearance;
4 firstly, in the question of the die
tatorship of industry: secondly, in
the question of plan economy ii. e., in
the question of the extent of the ra-
tional element in our economy;
/ thirdly, in the question Of the price
policy of the state trusts; fourthly, in
the question of currency reform;
filthy, in the question of socialist ac-
emulation and the struggle against
private capital. Aiisal
Some comrades ask whether it is
not possible to have differences of OPP
inion in these questions without re-
sorting to organizational measures.
The answer is NO--since these ques-
tions are not matter of literary dis
cussion, but constitute the most vital
questions of the dictatorship.
Due to the growth of the economic
life of the Soviet. Union, there was
lately a certain tension in the rela-
tons of workers and peasants. The
conflict Of interests between the work
ing class as buyer and the. peasantry
as seller Of products, has given rise
to certain discord in the peasantry.
THE productive forces of the coun-
! try are growing rapidly; yet there
is greater overpopulation and unem-
ployment. The peasant, who has be-
come mare active and independent, de-
mands participation in the political
life. The process of growth carries
with it the danger of creating gulf
between the working class and the
peasantry.
Hence the need of new methods in
two spheres of our policy; in the first
place, our state industries must fur
nish the peasant with cheaper goods
than he is able to get from the CAPT
talist industry; in the second place,
what is necessary is not the dictator
ship of two classics but the strength
ening of the dictatorship of the pro-
letariat-by meansEof a peaceful pol
icy and with methods which cores
pond to the newdciass relations.
THE discussion began at a time
l. when we had a great stagnation
of trade, and badly deprecated cur
rency; at time when there was a
real danger of a complete break be-
tween city and land.
The solution OF this problem was
the most vital problem of the dictator
ship. Trotsky ascribed our plight to
the irrationality OF our economy. and
proposed as the only remedy, to in