Evening star., 1925-12-26
COMMUNISTS SEEK
FAVOR WITH UNIONS
Fearing Labor Reaction,
Party Orders "MeddIing''
Stopped in Workers. Ranks.

Correspondence OF The Star and New YORK
World
GENEVA. December 1O.-The cen
trail committee of the Communist
party in Russia. finding that labor is
reacting adversely to the party med
ding" and 'usurpation Of trade union
functions" by the local orga MIA tions
of the party, has issued stringent
orders for the aba ndonment Of the
policy of domination and instructed
Communist leaders to seek to regain
favor among the workers through
"penetra ton"
Reports received by the interna-
tional labor Office from sources which
are thoroughly reliable indicate that
the workers, upon whom the tommu-
mist strength depends. have been
growing creasingly dssa tisfied of
late and have caused great concern in
Moscow
Has Powerful Weapon.
After a full review of the situa ton.
the central committee has issued a
resolution which reminds the local
orga nizations that the Communist
party possesses in the trade unions a
powerful weapon for bringing non
Communists under the influence of
Communism and for pursuing it's po-
litical designs. The trade unions. il
points out, cannot serve this purpose
well unless they are supported by
the whole of the Communist Party,
whose duty it should he 70 make their
task easier.
1t is essential that the great mass
of the workers should see in the ira de
unions A powerful veal pom destined TO
defend their interests" it says. The
pa srty and its local orga MIA tions should
4 n CT
worker will feel that the trade union
is his own affair, that he can control
! it. that he can elect his own officers
and that 1t must account for it's ac-
tions to him. Only then will the ira de
unions be able to accomplish their
! true missions-that of being schools
| of Communism"
With this end in view the central
committee of the Communist party
| has invited all locals 10 aba ndon domi-
neering and to exercise their future
| control over trade unions by means
of Communist groups. or sections.
! within the orga ganizations. The most
| important task. the central commit
! tee points out, is to form a body of
| Communist trade unions to replace
| the present bureaucratic officials OF
/ the unions.
/ In view of the Importance Of the
Dl lIdIe nDlDflSD1 Inc cen
tral committee of the Communist party
has placed upon the agenda of the
next Communist Congress. to he held
in Moscow December Ia. the further
consideration of means to consolidate
the waverinc forces of workers The
political department OF the party and
the Communist sections of the Central
Council Of Trade Unions are now en-
gagged in an exhaustive study of the
situation.
Might BE Hinderpd.
That DETECTION of any cnnsidera bic
number of workers would greatly en-
! danger the Communist political organ
! iaztion is doubted here. but the Sow
! lets. embarked upon difficult economic
| reorga niaztion and industrial rehabilit-
alton programs. would find themselves
greatly hindered by labor troubles. it
is pointed out.
With a reasonable amount of inter
national peace. the Moscow govern
ment is in a position TO establish itself
permanently, it is believed. An about
face in its foreign policy is but Il
matter of time If the other nations
maintain reasonable solid front.
says observers. and Germany's def
mite alignment with Europe rather
than Russia has deprived the Boil
sheviks of their most formida BILE enter
ing wedge into Europe.