The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-08

The DAILY WORKER for the infor-
nation of the party members.
The fact that such a resolution could
be drafted and accepted unanimously
in the political committee and the
central committee speaks volumes for
the new atmosphere which is develop
ing in the party. If the spirit of the
last two years prevailed such a reso-
luton would have been viewed in the
light of a fractional attack and opposed
from the standpoint of fractional de-
tense. There was no such atmosphere
in considering the question. The atti-
tude and approach was that of approx
ing and lettering The DAILY
WORKER and making it a stronger
weapon for the movement.
In addition to these main questions,
there came before the plenum re-
port on the Young Workers League, a
report on the reorganization of the
party and discussion on work among
the masses thru nOn-party organiza-
tions, alp of which evoked constructive
discussion.
The C. {. c. Committee.
lone question on which difference Of
" opinion developed in the plenum of
the central committee was the ques-
ton of the composition of the political
committee and the acting representa-
tive to the comintern.
Under the decision of the comintern,
the political committee Of the party
had been reorganized to consist of
Ruthenberg, Lovestone, Foster, Can
] non, Bittleman, Bedacht and Gitlow
with Comrades Minor, Engdahl, Dunno
and tombstone as candidates. A mo-
ton was proposed by Comrade Cannon
to substitute Comrade Dunno for Com
rade Minor, who is seated in the COM
mittee as candidate for Comrade Be-
dacht. The voting on this motion
resulted in six in favor and eleven op-
posed, with five members of the COM
mittee not voting.
On the question of the action of the
political committee in electing an act
ing representative to the executive
committee of the comintern during the
illness of the regular representative,
Comrades Pepper, Hathaway and
Browder we're nominated, and the vote
resulted in eleven for Pepper, five for
Hathaway and six for Browder.
While the voting on this question
still expressed the previous groupings
in the party, there was no factional
spirit in connection with the question
in the plenum of the central commit
tee. The votes were taken without
discussion and the vote may be con-
sidered as hangover from the past,
which in no way dissipated or de-
stroyed the spirit of moving away
from fatcional struggle, which was the
keynote of the plenum.
The Party and the Plenum.
The chief task now before the party
is to transfer the spirit which dbmi-
mated the plenum of the central tom-
mittee into the party as a whole4 The
whole membership and leadingB organs
Of the party must turn their faces
away from the factional spirit which
has been such a great detriment to our
party during the past years and to-
wards the constructive work among
the masses. The party as a whole
must be impressed with the fact which
guided the leadership of the party in
this plenum, that the party cannot
stand further inner strife, but must
turn from this strife and with all its
strength take up its work in the labor
movement.
The spirit of common work for the
upbuilding of the revolutionary mass
movement and the strengthening of
our party must become the keynote OF
: the party life. Our efforts must be not
to create and emphasize differences
but to develop and complete the uni
fication of all the party forces for
work in the class struggle.
1t will not be possible for the party
to achieve a miracle. All the struggle
and bitterness OF the last two year,
cannot be wiped out with wave o
the hand, but the party must earnestly
take up the task of eliminating the
remnants of factionahsm. Just as the
central committee was able to make
great achievements in arriving at this
goal the party as a whole can imme-
diately take great strides forward in
this respect and create a new atmos-
phere Of unity and work.
The plenum OF the central commit
tee has given the party the lead in
the right direction. II has transformed
into the actualities Of party life the
spirit of the decision OF the Commu-
mist international. The spirit Of this
decision and that OF the central COM
mittee in carrying It into effect must
express itself in every party unit and
in every party member.
"Unity and Work" is the slogan Of
the party. Under that slogan the party
will 90 forward TO big achievements In
the class struggle in the United
States.
Chicago Workers
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