The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-18


ciples Of the Comintern."
A FTER the speech Of Scholem, Com
"A rade Semaoen Cast Indies) de-
scribed the prosecutions under which
the working class movement in the
Dutch East Indies was compelled to
suffer. Over 5000 revolutionists,
amongst them 500 Communists, have
been placed under arrest. Fifty have
been murdered and the best leaders
deported. Nevertheless, the move
ment is making progress. Amongst
the shale mineworkers nuclei have
been forced. There are, it is true,
certain nationalist tendencies in the
party caused by lack of understand
ing Of the situation on the part of
Dutch Communists. The English and
Dutch imperialists work together, but
the Communist Party Of Holland and
the revolutionary trade unions do very
little to support the movement in the
East Indies. The Dutch Communist
Party must do more in this respect.
The Dutch Communist Parry should
not mix itself in the relations of the
Communist Party of the Dutch East
Indies with the national revolutionary
movement. A new wave of persecu-
tons against our newspapers, and pro-
hibitions Of strikes and meetings are
coming. The Communist Party of the
Dutch East Indies will nevertheless
continue the struggle despite the great
sacrifices which it has been compelled
to make. The executive must, how
ever, demand from the Dutch Com
munist Party that it support the move
ment in the colonies more, in the
spirit Of the English and French par
ties, who fight theoretically and eff
fectually for the freeing Of the colonial
peoples.
COMRADE Semard (France): "The
~ French delegation is in agreement
with the theses of Zinoviev. Recently
the economic situation of the French
workers has worsened; at the present
time they are worse off than before
the war.
1.-THE wage struggles which are be-
ginning now are a consequence of this
worsening. The strike at Citroen's
factories, the strike of the railwaymen
in Alsace and Lorraine and the move
ment amongst the government officials
show that certain categories, chiefly
those who receive their wages
monthly, are already entering the
struggle. In consequence of the in
fiation the index is growing steadily.
The wars in Morocco and Syria will
worsen the situation.
TINE impoverishment of the middle
class creates the preliminary con-
ditions for development of fascism
which is also supported, led and or.
ganized by the large bourgeoisie. In
the question of the united front we are
in agreement with Zinoviev. the only
error is the statement that the civil
war was set up ASA condition for the
conference.-the workers. The eva
euation of the colonies and the fra
termination with the Riffs were how
ever actually set,rup as conditions
This was a great mistake. We must
learn to make adherence between
our program and our immediate de-
mands. The mistakes in the appIica-
ton of the united front were correct
ed at the last party conference. These
mistakes consisted in an underestima-
ton Of the trade union movement and
In the issuance of slogans which the
masses did not understand. Since that
Time noteworthy progress has been
made in the application of the united
'front.' tactic, understandable slogans
set up. Like that of the sliding scale,
and the united front has been put
upon a broader basis. We shall fight
against all those who oppose the pol
icy OF the December conference. those
from the left as well.
The right deyiations are however
more dangerous because the right ele-
ments carry on fractional work. the
supporters of Souvarine and Rosmer
continue their work of disruption in
side the party. The theses of the right
are completely opportunistic. Cautier
has declared that the French party
must cease to march at the rear of
the Russian party. Loriot called the
decisions of the fifth congress, idiotic
and demanded a coalition with the
social-democratic leaders.
I'm connection with the Morocco
war the rights adopt an attitude which
borders upon a reactionary race
theory. They declare that in conse
luence Of the differing cultural levels
any determination is impossible, the
demand for evacuation they say is ad
venturism. They set up defeatist slo.
gans not only as conditions for the
united front, but also as programmatic
demands. -elf
"The liquidation OF the left mistakes
was not the consequence of an inter
ference on the part of the Comintern
bat 1t was done from the strength of
the party itself. Afterwards, during
the reorganization we committed
number Of blunders. For instance, we