The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-23
BY K. E. Heikkinen

cline of morale, and finally a position
on the other side will be reached. In
the latter case. the mistake will be
lesson, enriching the experiences of
the revolutionary movement
Concerning the opposition in ques-
ton, the fact is that they have retired
from one position to another: from
the almost, unanimous opposition in
the district convention to the defeat
In the party convention. After that,
from the near-balance of the forces in
the district convention to the rejec-
ton of their position in the Finnish
Convention. In the Tyomies' meeting
the opposition still came out as an or
ganized minority with petty technical
points but always as an opposition.
But now, to speak seriously, we
must hope that the comrades will
completely abandon this position and
close the lines, leaving no possibility
for the right wingers and confused
elements to use their names as
symbol.
" When we learn to become Commu-
nists, we must once and for all learn
one lesson: when party discussion
bis closed, the group which has lost
submits Internationally to the decis-
ion the Communist International has
helped the party to reach. What is.
the ground for the differences within
a Communist party? Not questions Of
personalities, altho those who think
specifically and do not go deeply into
causes are often inclined to look at
these questions as personal matters.
The basis is the Judgment Of how diff
ferent groups view the situation and
the proper strategy and tactics. And
since it is clear that the group which
has judged the situation most nearly
correct will in concrete work show
1t is right and win, if not otherwise,
with the help of the Communist Inter
national lis necessary that the group
which has been incorrect in it's analy-
sis of the situation work Loyalty for
the party after the discussion. No
tendencies which depart from the line
laid down by the Communist Interna-
tional can be maintained without
leading these comrades outside the
party, that in spite of all mistakes in
the past, is the only party in this
country which bears the standard of
the revolutionary proletariat united in
the Communist International
If one group in certain situation
has been more nearly correct in its
analysis of a situation than another
this does not mean that this group or
the comrades in this group have
monopoly of being correct In every
future situation. Far from it. In the
Communist Parties, as history has
shown, there appear always new
groupings in connection with new
world situations. But these group
ings have nothing to do with the old
ones because these latter are liqui-
dated with the decision New group
ing can occur only in connection with
a new situation and the group which
then is more close to concrete life
is admitted as the leading group and
will be empowered to carry out its
plans.
AT the Tyomies annual meeting the
points under discussion were formally
petty and technical. But behind them
the recent party crisis. Nobody can
deny it. 1t is for this reason that l
have regarded it as necessary to ex.
plain these things in order to help to
liquidate the remnants of the crisis
from among us.