The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-27
kIIntsrnatI0naI Press correspondenes.J

international Press correspondenee)
MOSCOW, U. s. S. R., Feb. rs (By
NA MaiD The eighth session Of the
enlarged executive committee of the
Communist International was opened
today under the craftsmanship of Com
rade Smeral.
In the name Of the Czech delega-
ID <tion Smeral read a declaration to the
Seffect that it was in agreement with
the standpoint of the theses that a
struggle was necessary against both
right and left. This agreement was
expressed in the speech of Neurath,
Fwith which the Czech delegation is in
thr agreement.
cal Comrade Konrad (Berlin) declared:
tai 1.-THE sixth Berlin district is in agree
ar, ment with Scholem and Rosenberg. In
att his remark yesterday Thaelmann did
70 not sufficiently stress the necessity Of
the struggle against the right dangers,
no altho the right danger in France can
d. have international results.
~ We accept the political line of the
= open letter, but we shall not and have
- not signed it because it described
thousands Of Communist workers as
enemies Of the party. hope that the
German commission will revise the
words Of Thaelmann upon the internal
party policy. Thaelmann did not
stress the correctness of the theses
Of Zinoviev sufficiently. The largest
district of the Berlin organization is
in complete agreement with these
= theses If the central committee
makes no attempt to revise the de-
cisions of the fifth congress we shall
support it,"
NOMRADE ERCOLI Qtaly) stressed
~ above all that there was no neces-
sity to revise the decisions of the fifth
congress. Here the impression is
widespread that Bordiga is party
leader of some significance. We in
Italy now know that this is not the
case. If we had entrusted Bordiga
with the leadership of the party in
the last two years the party would
have been today in ruins.
The standpoint OF Bordiga is out
side the policy of the Comintern, but
one cannot build up a Communist
Party in opposition to the Comintern.
When Bordiga says here that he is
in agreement with the theses of the
third congress, then that is not true,
for we have seen in practice that there
are practically irreconcilable differ
ences between him and those theses.
There are contradictions in Bordiga's
ideas about the peasant question and
about the party.
Bordiga rejects the workers and
4,Ir oIa
a new policy Of the Italian party. Our
tactic is not new; it is the old Lenin-
list tactic applied to the present situa-
ton. 1t is not correct to divide the
forces into fascism and Communism.
We must make differentiations be-
tween the various sections of the
bourgeoisie. If there are masses be-
hind them then we must find way
to win these masses, and we must
utilize the smallest contradiction
amongst the bourgeoisie in order to
do so.
The block Of the Electromagnetic
stands between the proletariat and
the large bourgeoisie. The Aventine
action of the Italian party widened
the influence of the party amongst
the petty-bourgeoisie and was to this
extent successful. Whether the chief
internal danger comes from the right
or the left depends upon the objective
situation and upon the subjective eff
fects Of this situation upon the par
ties.
TODAY there is no danger from the
l. right in Italy, but a danger can
ensue If the formation of a left-bour-
geois block against fascism makes
progress. We are prepared to work
with all comrades, but only those com
rades who are in complete agreement
with the party can be admitted to its
leadership.
It is our task to create a leading
force by an open and clear theological
struggle In the closest connection
with the masses. For this reason the
German open letter was correct. Bor-
Olga makes fun of the word 'bol-
shevization." That is characteristic
One may be judged by the things that
one finds absurd. fra
We are In agreement with Bordisa
when he says that the revolution is
not only an organizational question,
but also a question Of principle. We
must find the connection with the
masses, and this is only organiza-
tionally soluble thru the nuclei.