Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-26
TROTSKYS future
COURSE UNCERTAIN
With Fall of Zinovieff Also, In
ternatlCnal Communism
Loses Noted Leaders.
RY JNuS Il. WOOD.

BY Cable to The Star ard Chicago Daily News.
MOSCOW, October With the
fall OF Leon 1rot~ky and Gregoire
ZinOvieff from their high party posi-
tons. two of the most picturesque
figures on the world stage wherever
Communism has appeared in the last
10 years have retired into the Shod-
ows-w neither permanently or tempo
rarilY only time can decide.
Zinovietf'S removal as president OF
The Third Internationa came some
what as surprise. many persons
not expecting any such drastic dis
ciplining of the Old revolutionary
whose fiery manifeStuS had tangled
world chanceileries.
Though the Communist parties of
more than - countries comprise
Interrat.onale. nine men who form
1he political h},reltu II the All-Union
Communist party, decided on the ac-
ton, which It joint meeting of the
central control and revision committee
approved. However. XienoVieff being
q member Of the All-Union Communist
party. its action is final SO far AS he
IL concerned IN the Internationale or
other party affairs,
Bukharin May Advance.
Among the - members of the
Fresldium, or government council Of
'he Third Intcrnationale, Zinovieff
BDkharin and Stain, represented Rus
Sia. Nikoiai Bukhar!n. VIII" also was
one of the PrcSdium's three vice
presidents, and WIS characterized by
Lenin as the ;tblest theoretical Com
munist, is Il strong possibility for
Zinovieff's post a president.
Trotsky's removal from the political
bureau, Of which he was one of Il
few survivors of the comrades of
Lenin's pre-war days, was not a sur
prise. Differences in policy between
TrOtSky and other members Of the
bureau had increa sed until his recent
defiance of the party seemed to make
drastic action Inevitable. The political
bureau has been severely Weeded If
veterans III the last u months. Leon
Kamcnen was removed last Deccm-
her, Z.novieff in July and now
Trotsky. the last Of that brilliant Jew
ish triumviratt
The trio retain places III the party's
central committee Of SO members,
though the joint meeting which or
dred their removal added discussion
Of the opposition and the internal SIT
nation of the party to the program
FOR the parry conference called for to-
tended by 500 committeeman, but is
not n party congress.
Reasons for Strong Action.
Naming Trotsky. Zinovieff. Kane
neff. Piatk"v. Evdokim"t, Sokolnikov.
Smilga and Nine. Eikolaeva the
disciplinary resolution says:
FIRST. IN view of the violation of
party discipline by these members of
the central committee, these comrades
are warned and notified that such be
haVIor is not permitted by leading
committee members Of the party.
Second. rs Comrade Zinovieff did
not express the course Of the All
Union Communist party in the Com
munist 1nternationale, and on account
of his directing fractional work in the
internationale, he has destroyed the
confidence in him of the Communist
parties Of Germany. England, France,
America. and other countries. The
central and control committees find it
Impossible for Comrade Zinovieff to
continue his work in the Communist
Internationalc.
Third. on account OF comrades
Trotsky ana kameneff having con
Quoted factional activity. Comrade
rrotslly Is released from his duties as
member of the political bureau in the
central committee and Comrade
kameneff is released from his duties
as alternate TO the political bureau"
The hotels are crowded with dele
gates to the conference. The chill
breath Of disaprroval already has
struck the former idols. Unfaded
squares on the cloths in show win.
dows show where Trotsky's pictures
have been removed from groups of
the nine big political leaders of Rus
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