The daily worker., 1926-12-14
STAIN AFFIRNS THE POSSIBILITY
OF SOCIALIST VICTORY IN THE
SOVIET UNION BEFORE COMINTERN
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and "ultra-left" groupings; and lastly,
the labor aristocracy, always willing
to compromise with the bourgeoisie
on the most favorable terms and are
always open to reformism and op-
poctunism.
Urges Fight for Basic Principles.
The last two layers, Stain went on,
in spite of the external differences be-
tween them, constitute a common
ground for opportunism, either open
and patent if the sentiments of the
labor aristocracy are preponderant, or
hidden under "left" phraseology il
petty-bourgeoisie sentiment prevails.
Quoting Engels as authority, Stain
emphasized that tho the proletarian
party must not become a debating
club, it can Withstand the pressure Of
/ bourgeoisie influence only thru hard
fight for basic principles and correct
line.
Passing to the question Of the op-
position in the Communist Party Of
the Soviet Union, Stain pointed out
three peculiar features: First, the
opposition is not simply an opposition
but a united opposition; second, the
opposition seeks to conceal its op-
portunism under ''left revolutionary"
phrases; third, the opposition COM
plains that it is essentially misun-
iderstood.
Dissects the Opposition.
The opposition, with Trotskyism at
it's head, includes all the more or less
opportunistic tendencies which are
against Leninism, either at the begin
aing or lately: Trotskyism's new op-
position" remnants of democratic
centralism" and remnants of the So
called labor opposition. Apart from
theological reasons, the opposition is
united because this is the only op-
portunity to ever so lightly increase
its chances in the anti-party struggle.
The fact, Stain continued, that
Trotskyism is leading the opposition
is not casual and has repeatedly recur-
red in the party's history. Trotskyism
is the ablest representative Of the
petty-bourgeois drift, cleverly conceal
ing its opportunism under "left revo-
lutionary" phraseology. A series Of
examples from the party history since
the seizure of power in October 1917
show how all oppositional tendencies
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vocated measures which, practically,
could only hamper the work of the
Communist Party.
Such a mask is necessary because
the very revolutionary traditions of
the Soviet Union proletariat will not
countenance frank opportunists as for
instance in England AS for the op-
POSITIONS complaint that they are mis-
understood" Stain observed that this
always was the lot of opportunists as
for example the Bernstein, Bauer and
Volmar factions at the end Of the last
century.
The fundamental differences Of
views, Stain said. within the Com
munist Party of the U. S. S. r. are
revolving around several main ques-
tions.
First, the possibility of the victory
of socialism in one country, namely
the U. S. S. R., whether the proletariat
of the Soviet Union can with its own
forces subdue the bourgeoisie and
create the economic as well as the
political basis for the construction of
socialism. The Communist Party's an
swer is in the affirmative-the opposi-
tons, in the negative. The figures
prove the correctness Of the party's
view.
The second question refers to the in
ternational situation of the U. S. S. R.,
affording US a breathing space for the
development of socialism. Four main
facts assure period for breathing
spell: the conflicting interests among
the imperiahsts; the conflicting in
terests between imperialist countries
on one side and colonial and semi
colonial countries on the other; the
growing revolutionary movement in
capitalist countries and the growing
sympathy OF the workers of all coun-
tries for the Soviet Republic; the
strength and power developed by the
Soviet Union proletariat's progress in
socialist construction and the strength
and good organization of the red army.
The third question is the problem
|of national and international tasks
of the proletarian revolution in one
country or another. The party holds
the view that the task OF the Soviet
IUnion proletariat are one with the
Ecommon task OF the liberation OF the
workers of all countries from capital
ism, that the interests OF socialist
construction in our country are entire
lily merged with the interests OF the
revolutionary movement in all coun-
tries because the revolution in the
Soviet Union is partly a beginning for
Ithe basis OF developing the world revo-