The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-28
Discussion in the Enlarged Executive Commit
tee Of the Communist International on the
American Question


the correct line for the future.
From the beginning Of the contro-
versy which first arose in 1923 over
the question of the formation Of the
Federated Farmer-Labor Party, the
present majority has commended that
the labor party must be q mass organ
ization with a Arm basis Of trade
union support, and should not be
merely combination Of the Workers
Party and its sympathizing organiza-
lions, and fought the theory that the
Communists should endeavor to split
of a left wing from the labor party
as soon as possible to transform this
split-off section into a mass Commun-
list Party. The resolution OF the COM
mission has clearly upheld this point
Of view and has declared that We are
right in emphasizing It.
After the presidential election, the
majority OF the @. 2. @. in its deter
mined opposition to further attempts
to organize fictitious labor party
which could not fulfn the role of a
mass labor party In the United States,
went to an extreme and rejected the
agitation for the formation Of a labor
party in the present situation. This
was mistake which is acknowledged
and which will be corrected in accord
ance with the resolution.
On the basis of this decision the
majority will strive to unite our party
to end the fractional strife that has
weakened our party and to eradicate
theoretically the right deviations
present in the Workers (Communist)
Party.
A REPRESENTATIVE of the Ameri-
"A can minority, Comrade Ruthen-
berg, said:
The minority Of the American party
appealed to the Communist Interna-
tional on the American question, be-
cause 1t considered that there was at
stake an issue which involved the
whole question of the future Of the
Communist movement in the United
States, the question Of developing the
class consciousness of the American
working class. E
We see that in recent years a new
tendency had arisen which expressed
Itself in the movement for the labor
party. We believed that it was neces-
sary for our party to take the fore
front in this struggle and SO to move
the backward masses in America a
step forward. We believe that to cut
loose from this movement would be
to take from our party the best ave-
nue. of its future development.
In the decision that has been pro-
posed here We have the Communist
International's approval Of this funda-
mental viewpoint that the Communist
Party in America must remain at the
head of and take the lead in develop
ing this movement; and consequently
we can give our full approval to the
thesis.
In the inner party question also we
have a decision to which we can give
our full approval. One of the big diff
ferences in our party was the question
of the struggle against the social
democratic Lore faction in our party.
We insisted upon an uneompromising
struggle to eradicate this tendency
and this has been approved in the
thesis.
Thus in the inner party situation
we believe that the thesis follows the
correct line for the future good of the
Communist Party in the United
States
AS to the question of the next cen.
trail executive committee, we accept
Comrade zinoviev's statement, that he
wishes both groups good luck, and ]
can assure you we shall take full ad
vantage to establish leadership OF
good Communist character in the
Workers Party of America.
The draft resolution of the Ameri
can commission was unanimously
adopted.