The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-07


were theoretically combatted. The
party decided in 1924 against
Trotsky and Trotsky accepted the
decision. Since that time Trotsky
has continued, as previously, to be
one of the most valuable workers
in the Soviet government.
This year the capitalist world
tried to find new hope in the fact
that Gregory zinoviev, the presi-
dent of the Communist Internatio-
nal, led new raising of issues in
the All-Union Communist Party.
Zinoviev proved in agreement with
Trotsky on the issues arising out Of
the peasant problem. In the words
of the statement of the Workers
(Communist) Party of America,
greeting the All-Union Party:
THE opposition (Zinoviev) mere
ly voiced an unwholesome pessim-
ism arising out of its loss of con-
tidence in the revolutionary perse-
verance, tenacity and optimism Of
the industrial proletariat."
The Fourteenth Congress of the
All-Union Communist Party decided
against this attitude, and reiterated
it's stand thru the decisions of the
recent plenum of the central COM
mittee.
1t was no arbitrary decision. The
best and most capable party spokes-
men carried the decision to the
broadcast masses Of the party, where
it was thoroly discussed. In Lenin-
grad, where Zinoviev was president
of the provincial Soviet, the vote
for the party policies was unani-
nous. Similarly in most other sec
lions of the Soviet Union.
Imagine the republican party,
here in the United States, sending
out speakers, to the corn belt" or
the wheat belt" to convince the
farmers of the correctness of its
agrarian policies. The republican
party's policies are decided by the
great industrialists, the bankers, the
food gamblers and the great land
lords and put over on the farmers
whether they like them or not.
Here is one of the startling differ
ences between the functioning of
the proletarian dictatorship in the
Union of Soviet Republics and the
tyranny of big business in the
United States of America. Soviet
Rule is the expression of the strug-
gle Of the workers and peasants.
Capitalist rule is the instrument Of
the owning class for the oppression
Of the workers.
Thru the Communist International
the issues raised by Zinoviev. the
discussion of them and the decision
made, we're brought to the atten-
ton of Communist parties in all
countries. Thus the world Com
munist forces develop greater unity
in support Of the working program
of the world revolution.
In the early days of the Commun-
list International ut was the fash
ion" with various socialist elements
to declare for af1liation with it and
even journey to Moscow to attend
its various congresses. Thus MOdi-
gliani, the Italian socialist, with his
experiences in the Second Social
ist) International to guide him,
found no objection to Joining the
Communist international, which he
looked upon as a mere correspond
ence affair. He did not object to
sending postcard occasionally to
Moscow, as he put 1t.
But Modigliani, with other social
lists, found that the Communist In
ternational was no correspondence
affair. 1t was an international Of
deeds, not words, and the All-Union
Communist Party is its strongest
and leading party. New issues will
be raised, new discussions will be
held, new decisions will be made,
but always 1t will be the Party and
the international functioning with
a feminist spirit and with feminist
thoroness" for the victory of the
world revolution.
In reply to the raging hysteria Of
the forces of world capitalism, the
forces Of labor everywhere thunder.
Long live the Communist Party
of the Union of Soviet Republicsl
Long live the Communist Interna-
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