The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-09
Speech by VIM. I. Foster at Y. W. |. Convention

tional the more effective will be our
organization. But we have the right
to take up these questions Of policy
with the heads of the Comintern and
that's what we are doing In our ap-
peal. In the meantime, however, we
must put the Comintern decision fully
into effect. In outlining the Party
conception of discipline this right
must be borne in mind.
/ believe we have obeyed the de-
cfsion Of the Comintern 100 per cent
We have done the best we could In
difficult situation. ! am sure we
made the effort to act in the spirit Of
the decision when we refused to con.
tinue on as the majority of the Party.
Suppose we had tried to diplomatize
with the CT and said, well, this de.
cision doesn't say we shall take
minority of the Geo, so we shall con-
tinue as a majority" Suppose we had
done that Do you think the Party
would be in healthy condition at the
present time if we insisted on cling
ing on to the majority? / don't think
it would. I think we took the proper
stand in taking a minority. I am
sure the Comintern will endorse it.
To call it opposition to the C. /. is
ridiculous. .ssA4
Now about the organized campaigh
in support of the appeal that is charg-
ed against us. 1t is true we have ask
ed the Comintern to review the de-
cision, which is legitimate and pro-
per thing to do. But with one pro-
vision: that in the meantime we put
the decision into effect unquestion-
lngly and unequivocably. We have
done that, ] think. And as far as an
organized campaign to develop the
Party in support of the appeal is con-
cerned, the thing has been enormous
ly exaggerated, to say the very least
The Party organizations all over the
country that we were in control OF.
and are still to a great extent, as well
as the mass membership meetings
recently held, have not gone on record
for the appeal, nor have we made any
effort to have them do so. Comrade
Cannon's charges OF an organized
campaign in support of the appeal is
incorrect. 1t is true that some COM
rades have made statements that
were improper, and for this these
comrades must be corrected. i refer
particularly to the statements OF
Comrades Kraska Of Boston and Aron-
berg in New York. think these state.
ments were inadvisable. But I am
sure these comrades had not the
slightest intention OF admonishing the
Communist International. i am sure
they are altogether loyal to the C. I.
If / have made any incorrect state
ments, | would want TO be corrected
about them also. go.
In connection with this matter,
want to say something about Moscow.
Comrade Bedacht said a few things
TO the effect that some comrades and
excomrades have sighting opinions
of the Comintern and the decisions Il
makes. don't think he meant these
remarks for me, but probably for any
one TO put on the shoe who might
find II good fit / have the highest
appreciation OF the g. /. have been
three times to Moscow. l went the
first time in 1921 and learned q lot.
The second time in 1924 | learned
much more. And something else, I
think our Party learned lot on the
question of the third party alliance.
| am convinced that the leaders Of
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