The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-06
The Socialists Support
the Capitalist Attack
on the Soviet Union
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

| attack Communist activities in the
American labor unions. After all
their experiences during the last
nine years since the Bolshevik revo-
luton, including what they had
learned before, the socialists do not
yet know the difference between
political party and labor union.
But even If they did, the socialist
argument wouldn't hold.
Members of political party build
their organization on fundamental
principles, on which they are all
agreed. This is especially true of
Communist Parties that permit of
considerable inner democracy but
nevertheless insist on the strictest
discipline.
Trade unions on the other hand
are organized on the broadcast pos
sible basis to include all workers
of all political beliefs. This the
Communists insist on. This the So
cialists object to, joining the most
reactionary elements in the labor
movement in charging that the
Communists with left wingers gen
orally, when they state their views,
are boring within" the labor move
ment.
There can therefore be no analogy
between the activities of Zinoviev
in the All-Union Communist Party,
and those Of Communists within the
trade unions, as the socialist Lead
err tries to argue and on this false
basis incite new actions against the
left wing trade unionists in this
country.
The strength of political party
depends very decisively on all of
its members holding the same polit-
ical views. The strength of labor
union, on the other hand, depends
decisively on the fact whether it
comprises all or nearly all of the
persons working at the trade or in
dustry, irrespective of their poHti-
cal views. While the political party
which tolerates divergent political
tendencies within its ranks is head
ing for destruction, the labor union.
however, which does not tolerate
all political views within its ranks
paralyzes itself and defeats the pur-
pose of it's very existence.
Zinoviev and those who think with
him have had every opportunity to
bring their views before the ALI
Union Communist Party. The social
lists on the other hand would COM
pletely gag, If not expel If they
could, not only the Communists, but
all militant left wingers from the
unions. They tried 1t in the Interna-
tional Ladies' Garment Workers
Union but failed They have failed
in other unions.
The Russian Bolshevik revolution
has sometimes been described as
"the greatest strike in history"
Zinoviev has been part of the leader
ship of that struggle. When he tried
to go contrary to that leadership, by
organizing a secret fraction to ad-
vance his opposition policies, he had
| to be removed to maintain the unity
of the struggle to advance the cause
| of the Russian and the world re-
volution.
During recent needle trades strug-
giles in New York City, it was the
socialists, altho part of the strike
leadership, who seized every oppor-
tunity to sabotage the struggle.
Nevertheless, they were tolerated in
the union, altho every effort was
made to expose their criminal acti-
vities before all the workers in the
industry. All workers in the indus
try must be united in a single organ
ization to fight for their immediate
economic needs. That is the basis
of the amalgamation struggle of the
left wing led by the Communists.
The socialists oppose this unity of
the workers.
The socialists, If they view the
situation rightly. will get little COM
fort out Of recent developments in
the All-Union Communist Party.
They will only behold a strengthen
ing Of Communist forces, not only
in the Soviet Union, but thruout the
world For the unity of the ALI
Union Communist Party and the
Communist international is stronger
than ever.