The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-18
STAIN SPEAKS
AT ALL-U MON
PARTY CONGRESS
AssaiIs Opposition as
Anti-Leninist
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ialist surroundings. At that time Marx
admitted the possibility of an excep-
ton for England and America, where,
owing to feebly developed militarism
and bureaucratism, the proletariat had
some chance of obtaining political
power "by peaceful means"
Lenln's Thesis.
According to Lenin this exception is
inadmissible under the present condi-
tons Of the development of imperial
ism, when militarism and bureaucrat-
ism are thriving in England and Amer
lea as we'll as in other countries.
Lenin, having established the law Of
the unequal economic and political de-
velopment of capitalism, adopted in
consequence the idea that it is pos
sible to have victory Of socialism in
one single country. The Communist
Party acknowledges that victory Of the
socialist elements over the capitalists
is possible in a single country, but a
complete triumph Of socialism or the
elimination of the contradiction exist
ing between a Soviet country and the
capitalist world would be possible only
in the case Of the victory of the re-
volution in several countries.
Divergence of Opposition.
Unlike the opposition, one must
make a difference between the victory
of socialism in one country and its
final and complete construction. The
declaration that the party underesti-
mated the international efforts Of the
working classes to secure the victory
Of the revolution in our country is
sheer calumny. The Comintern
policies, such as the united front.
policy to help the British miners, etc,
are united efforts Of the international
proletariat tending to world revolu-
ton, and also the development of our
revolution.
The opposition is disorganizing and
discrediting the Communist Party of
the U. S. S. r., which is the vanguard
of the Comintern; is supporting all
sorts Of Maslovs and Souvarines and
is trying to disintegrate the Comm
tern. The oppositionists in declaring
war on the Comintern ceased to be re-
volutionaries and internationalists and
became babblers giving vent to sonor-
Gus phrases only.
AssaiIs Trotsky's Theory.
Referring to Trotzky's theory of the
permanent revolution, Stain reminds
US that according to Lenin this theory
is a semi-menshevigt theory, ignoring
the revolutionary rolenof the peasantry
in the Russian revolution and doom
ing the proletariat of the U. S. s. R.
to fatalistic passivity. The Trotzky-
list point of view is nearer to Otto
Bauer than to Lenin.
The party will not tolerate any
longer that the opposition, though re-
naming minority, should abuse the
party group, that all dissatisfied ele-
ments SANDER the leading party ap-
paratus and break the iron discipline
of the party, that it should organize
all condemned groups, preparing ac-
cordingly new party under the ban
ner of fractional liberty.
Will Not Stand Attacks.
The party will not allow attempts
Of the opposition to use the difficulties
standing in the way of socialist con-
struction for the purpose OF attacking
the party, making demagogical appeals
to the masses about the urgency of
increasing wages 30 to 40 per cent,
knowing that industry is unable at the
present moment to stand such an in
crease.
The opposition is pursuing solely
demagogic aims, using the dissatisfac-
ton of the backward labor groups
against the party. The party cannot
allow defeatism to be encouraged,
cannot allow 1t to be sown nor attacks
made on the Comintern and the dis
organization Of its sections. The OPP
position win either fulfill these condi-
lions necessary for party unity or the
party, having beaten the opposition
yesterday, will beat 1t finally to-
morrow.
Referring to the results of the inter-
national party struggles, Stain made
ironical comments on Trotzky's letter,
written to the oppositionists last Sep