The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-31

international Press Correspondence
MOSCOW, U. S S. R., Feb. 25 -(By
4FA Mai)-The ninth session of the
enlarged executive committee meet
ing of the Communist International,
continued the discussion of Zinoviev's
report as follows;
Com. Thorez (France): "In France
we have made ultra-left errors, but
the chief danger lies on the right.
This right danger developed after the
fifth congress, that is, after the Boil
shevization. Engler from the right
wing has criticised the slogan Of fra
termination, but we criticised this mis-
take ourselves at the Paris confer
ence. This conference caused essen
tial alterations in the course Of the
party.
We made ultra-left mistakes. in the
trade union question, and we do not
want to excuse ourselves. NSyndicalist
tendencies exist in our party which
aare not not reconcilable with Com
munist opinions. In answer to the
syndicalist tendencies which over
estimate the importance Of the trade
unions, another tendency arose which
underestimate them.
1t is our task to unite the one-time
syndicalists and the Communists up
on the basis Of Communism. We made
mistakes in our trade union unity
campaign, but we have remedied
these mistakes and we are now ener-
getically carrying on this campaign
closely connected with the daily de-
mands on behalf of the workers.
The right wing protested against
the dominance Of the party over the
trade unions. They represent purely
syndicalist opinions. With regard to
the reorganization Of the party upon
the basis of the nuclei, we carried out
this reorganization at efirst mechan-
ically, but it is absolutely incorrect to
say that the shop nuclei had no pol
itical life in them. They discuss the
political questions, make decisions
and bind the party with the masses.
ENGLER quoted the example of bad
II nuclei, but l could quote examples
of hundreds of good nuclei. 1t is in
teresting to see that the right in
France and the Bordiga ultra-lefts in
italy are both against the shop nuclei.
The general strike against the Nor
Deco was was decided upon by work
ers congresses and despite the forces
of the State, despite the counter-cam-
paign of the socialists and the pessim-
ism of the rights, the strike embraced
almost a million workers.
This was the first political strike in
France anderepresented great event.
The strike cost victims, but fight
without victims is unthinkable. The
right wing is not homogeneous, it is
held together only by a common ha-
tied of the party. The rights attempt
ed to use the letter of the E. c. G. l..
to the German party against the
French party, but in this they were
not successful, for the French party
has never used the methods of double
bookkeeping towards the Comintern.
The rights are in alliance with
Rosmer, Monatte and Souvarine, they
share their press organs and demand
the re-acceptance of Souvarine. The
decomposition of the right began
when from IL members of parliament,
withdrew their signatures. We shall
fight ideologically and with energy
against the rights, and when they
break discipline, then we shall use
the weapon of expulsion. We draw a
distinction between the misled work
ers and their leaders, we want to win
over the workers"
Thorez then quoted from articles of
Souvarine directed against the Comm
tern, against the Russian Party and
against almost all sections of the Co.
mintern, and declared that the central
committee of the French Communist
Party was of the opinion that the re-
acceptance of Souvarine into the party
was not a debatable problem. Gap
plause).
.OOMRADE Skrypnik (Ukraine):
" 1.-THE Plenum is unanimous in its
condemnation of the ultra-left devia-
tions, even the ultra-lefts themselves
recognize their mistakes, only Bordiga
not. All parties must place their best
forces at the disposal of the leader
ship of the Comintern in order TO form
a really international leadership"