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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-10
French Situation Intense

TN France the situation is becoming
L more intense, a symptom of this is
the fall of BRAND, and 1t would be
fateful not to recognize this. It would
be a mistake to shout continually:
"Fascism is coming fascism is herel"
because this makes the masses some
what Indifferent to the real danger Of
fascism. The crisis in France Is more
serious than most people think, and
the French right does not recognize
this.
During the sessions of the enlarged
e. G. G. /. the French right sent in
four scandalous declarations, and the
speech of Engler in the commission
was not loyal. Souyarine is preparing
a great campaign and the right is
leading an offensive, II is clear that
the French right represents the begin
nings of new Souyarine anti.bolshe-
visit party. This party will burst like
soap bubble. Souvarlne sometimes
attacks the Communists to an extent
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-10
Three UItra-Left Tendencies

THERE are three ultra-left tenden-
l. cies in Germany We will wait
and see how they work together with
the central committee, what help they
give the central committee in it's
work, whether they prove the honesty
of their declarations in their deeds.
Scholem was insulted when we
characterized the intellectuals in the
ultra-left as petty-bourgeois gone mad.
Isn't Katz a petty-bourgeois gone.
mad? Katz was petty-bourgeois gas
bubble and when the bubble burst a
bad smell remained.
Apparently Korsch is going to do
the same that Katz has done. We de-
clare that any workers who follow
Korsch are lost for the proletarian
revolution and owe warn them that
they are in danger of slipping from
the camp of the revolution over to
the camp Of the counter-revolution.
Our attitude towards the ultra-left
by no means indicates that we want
to restore the rights. When Ernst
Meyer declares that the present CEN
trail committee is pursuing his policy
then the central committee must be
careful. The central committee will
be careful. We must have the new
leadership in the Communist Party Of
Germany and at the present time it is
there. The speaker is of the opinion
that so to 80 per cent of the party
membership is left. 2 to 5 per cent
right and 10 per cent ultra-left.
With the support Of the E. G. c. /.
the present central committee will
continue to pursue the correct policy
We wish to hold no one in Danish
ment. Support for the central com
mittee must not be proved in words,
but in deeds. This refers to both
sides, to the former ultra-lefts as well
as to the former rights.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-10
German Left Errors

FTHE worst mistake of the so-called
i German left did not consist so
much in the individual errors, but in
the fact that it opposed the whole
line of the Comintern with line of
its own. The essence of this line was
that Russian Bolsheyism was not ap-
plicable to western Europe in toe
question Of the trade unions, the peas
ant question and the national ques-
ton. The dominance Of the German
left in the party represents the only
case where a leadership got control
of a party against the will of the
Comintern. The executive is accused
of having permitted this. But the
Comintern was forced to agree for
the simple reason that all honest
working-class elements stood behind
the left central committee out of bit
terness against the Brandler central
committee.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-10

Y. P. S. L. does not wish to get in
bad with the big fellows higher UP in
the labor taking ranks.
Two members Of the committee
spoke in favor of unity but they were
very weak in their opposition to the
majority. One of them moved that
a committee OF three be elected to
work out plans jointly with the rep
resentatives of the Y. w. L., but his
motion was not voted upon and he did
not press for vote. The other show
ed the same degree of weakness. He
said that while he did not favor the
united front on May day, (W.(C)P0
call for united front on May day was
also under debate he favored the
youth conference. It should be remem-
bered that this left winger" while
speaking to Comrade Kushnir few
days ago himself suggested the advis-
ability of a united May day demon
stration.
Before closing the discussion Com
rade Kushnir was granted the floor
for three minutes.
ne JOlu JuOAu Judl b16 1CoOOA bAC
Y. w. C. L. calls upon the Y. P. S. L.
to join the conference is not for the
good looks of the members of the city
central committee, but because the
economic and political situation Of the
working youth demand it, and it was
the duty of every organization that
claims to be working class organiza-
ton to join with other labor organ
izations and fight for the common
aims. Replying to those who said that
the Y. P. S. L. must not unite with
the Communists because the latter de-
nounce the Y. P. S. L. he made it
plain to them that If the Y. P. S. L.
does not want to participate in the
struggles of the working youth the
Y. P. S. L. should not expect thanks
for it from the working class youth.
and that the Y. w. L. will continue
even while having the united front to
point out the differences that lay be-
tween the Communists ansr the Y. =.
S. L.
In conclusion he said that the Y.
w. L. will continue to call upon the
Y. P. S. L. to participate in the strug-
gle of the young workers and that
this attempt will succeed even against
the. will of some of the leaders.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-10

We must build up this weapon and
every comrade must get into this work
heart and soul. If we had in the past
considered the press and other Mtera-
ture that we use in our daily work
there would not be the need of going
back to a bi-weekly. This was step
backward and we must recognize it
and now get ready to build once
again for a weekly Young Worker and
go forward from there.
There was a time when we consid-
cred the selling Of literature at mass
meetings one of our major tasks and
did not concentrate on the shops and
union meetings. But we found that
the selling of literature to our close
sympathizers at meetings was not suf-
ficient.
The factory bulletins is also one Of
the best means in reaching the work
ers at the shops. In the bulletins we
outline the demands of the workers
and carry propaganda that causes the
worker to think more deeply about
his own position. Union meetings
must be covered regularly, especially
in unions where there are young work
ers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-10
YIPSEL CITY COMMITTEE REJECTS
PARTICIPATION IN YOUNG WORKER
CONFERENCE OF NEW YORK
Representatives Put Question of Unity the Fore Re-
fusaI Help in Young Workers Struggles is Bound to be
Looked Upon with Disfavor by Rank and File Yipses
and Working Youth.

NEW YORK cITY.-The Young
Peoples Socialist League again for the
third time rejected the proposal Of the
Young Workers League to join the
arrangements committee for the youth
conference which lie to be held In New
York in the month of May with the
purpose Of promoting a movement Of
unIonizing the young workers, fight
ing child labor, antl-mllitarism and
various other evils that afflct the
working class youth.
This time It was the new city cen
trail committee elected at the last city
convention that rejected the united
front proposal Of the Y. w. co. L. at
its meeting on Saturday, April IS.
Comrades p. Frankfield and M. Kush-
mir representing the Y. w. (c.) L,
made their way into the meeting room
and were granted the floor to make
the appeal.
oomrade p. FrankfieId spoke first.
Short and snappy he showed the pro-
Woo VI PdNPStl%0AlSu anu CNPiOiAdhiSH
the working youth is undergoing and
called upon the Y. D. S. L. to unite
with the Y. w. L. and other progress
siVe labor bodies to fight these evils.
Then motion was made to reject
the proposal for a united front and
the floor was opened for discussion
ins spite of the fact that the prelim-
mary conference where the arrange
ments committee was elected for call
ing the big conference there were dele
gates representing $4,000 workers.
Nevertheless the members of the city
central committee charged that it was
purely Communist affair.
Declarations that the Y. w. CO. L.
in making the proposal of united front
was insincere and only aimed to put
something over the Y. P. s. L. were
On the lips of most of the speakers
Then others declared that rejection
Of the united front proposal did not at
all depend on insincerity. Sincerity
or no sincerity if the Y. P. S. l.. will
unite with the Communists the CAPT
talists are going to use it against the
socialists and they are going to lose
favor with the outside world One
delegate said that fighting for the de
mands of the young workers involves
deposition to the big unions and the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-10

Italian Loggia Curl, American Lith-
uanian Workers Literature Associa-
ton, International Labor Defense and
the Workers (commanist) Party.
A. l. Task OF the Independent Work
mems Circle, called the meeting to or
der and Joseph Kline was elected per-
manent secretary. The delegates dis
cussed the various aspects OF these
menacing and labor-baiting bills. The
secretary was instructed to prepare
letter calling for a larger confer
ence. These letters will be sent to
labor and fraternal organizations ask
ing for their participation in a con-
ference to be held April Is.
II Is certain that this call will meet
with enthusiastic response as great In
terest has been aroused over this mat
ter. A delegate TO the Boston coun-
Gil for the Protection OF the Foreign
Born was elected.
The Brockton couhcil plans to hold
a series. of mass meetings. It is also
planned to circularlze the community
for names petitionine the district con
gresham to vote against the proposed
legislation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-10
czecho-S Iovak Crisis

THE situation of the Czecho-Slovak-
4 ian party in the present economic
crisis in Czecho-Slovakia is favorable
now that the party has passed the
crisis of recent years. The Commun-
list Party of Czecho-Slovakia can
serve as an example of how to fight
the dangers from the right and the
Communist Party of Italy as SINH
lar example with regard to the dan
gers from the left.
Nevertheless, the dangers are still
glowing under the ashes, as was
shown by the letter of Hula and
Vanek to the E. c. C. /. We hope
that the party leadership will succeed
in quenching this glow also, but with,
out cutting off any heads.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-10

so far as it showed the ability OF la
Dor to cooperate politically and look
ed forward to the time when labor
would have its own political party to
fight such vicious legislation.
Dana went back into American his
tory to show that foreigners have dis
covered America, foreigners have set
tied it and foreigners have built it
up" The Declaration of Independence
which was signed $50 years ago was a
foreign document" declared Dana,
made up of the composite views of
the leading foreign philosophers of
the time" He analysed the bills show
ing what a complete system of es-
pionage would be established if they
were passed.
Efforts will be made to induce the
Central Labor Union of Boston and
the Massachusetts, State Federation of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-10
The Condition of the Chief Parties of the Comintern

themselves more upon their own expe-
rience must meet with1a great re-
Spouse. There must be more indie
pendence in the choice of leaders.
Naturally we do not need such leaders
who have to be changed every six
months. Where it is absolutely neces-
sary the executive must, of course, in
tervene, but more initiative, naturally
under the control Of the executive will
do no harm. The problem of the lead
ership is one of the most important
problems Of the proletarian revolution
1t is difficult to discover the correct
leadership, but in some parties it
exists already.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-10
Liquidate Errors

THE most important question of
j these sessions is not who is de-
feated and who victorious, but the
question of correctly liquidating the
errors. 1t is not pleasant to under
take operations against the German
ultra-left and against the French right.
Souvarine is of course lost, but there
are honest worker elements whom we
must save.
We must not bulge hairs breadth
from our principles, but the internal
regime Of some of our parties must
be altered. The decision Of the
fourteenth party congress of the Com
munist Party of the Soviet Union, &C
cording to which the, parties must
show more initiative, and support
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-10
The Correct Line in France

THE right is social-democratic in the
i question of Morocco, the united
front tactic, the trade union question
and the organizational question. In
this, however, we must do our utmost
to win the workers who stand behind
the right. The right group can only
be effectually fought by a united cen
trail committee. For this reason a
clear line must be worked out in the
trade union question. We may not
support the syndicalist elements, who
wish to nullify the influence of the
party upon the trade unions. 1t
would, however, be a mistake to con-
tinually stress the leading role of the
party in the trade unions. A correct
Bolshevist line is necessary. In the
last enlarged executive session of the
Communist Party of France Berlioz
mentioned that many comrades in the
committees of the revolutionary
unions said Eve have already taken
enough trouble with the question of
trade union unity" This is a very
dangerous attitude.
The chief tasks presented by the
French situation are: ~ the working
out of clear analysis of the situa-
ton, recording the intensification of
the situation; (2) the formulation of a
clear line. in the trade union question;
60 the creation of united leader
ship with the inclusion of Cachin.
After this the central committee
should deliver firm blow at the
rights.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-10
ATTENTION, Los ANGELES CON-
h rfts RADESl

The Young Workers (Communist)
League, local Los Angeles are giving
their fifth annual Y. w. hayride on
Sunday, May 2, at the Arroyo Seco.
Various committees have been ap-
pointed to take care of the transporta-
ton, refreshments and program. We
are striving to make this the biggest
hayride Los Angeles has ever seen.
We have obtained seven large trucks
and are planning to accommodate a
large mass OF people. The program
will consist OF sports, game contests,
speakers, and music. Many novel
ideas will be disclosed.
Comrades, get your tickets early to
insure your passage on the trucks.
The trucks will leave Mott and Brook.
iyn, Sixth and Los Angeles at $3.50
a. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-10

Labor to take action on this legisla-
ton.
Delegates from the floor deplored
the fact that the American Fedora
ton of Labor and the city and state
central bodies had as yet not taken
any step to express their opposition
to the bills before the hearings now
being held in Washington. A num-
Der of delegates pledged themselves
to do their utmost to secure the sup
port of these organizations.
A large number of petitions against
the bills have already been secured
and sent to the senate committee on
immigration.
The conference arranged a mass
meeting at the Franklin Union Hall,
Berkeley and Appleton streets, for
Sunday afternoon, April IS.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-10

united front. 1t will make it possible
to introduce democracy into our own
ranks and to carry out a normaliza-
ton. The iron discipline will remain,
but we must nevertheless grasp the
fact that our previous practice was
based upon the near proximity Of the
civil war For this reason we need
other forms of discipline and central
ism, freer air, not for the degenerate
elements, but for the honest Commun-
lists. We must reject any revision of
fundamental questions. Souvarine
says that the first four congresses
were correct, but the fifth incorrect.
We stand, however, upon the basis of
all four congresses and one may not
play one Of them out against the
other.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-10
&. c. c. |. Position

I'VE also put forward two possibili-
w ties: either the Communist
Party Of Germany will overcome the
opportunist deviations and march to
the realization of its revolutionary
aims" or the left wing leaders will
interpret the victory OF the left only
from the point of view of fractional
strategy" In this case a severe con-
fiict between the Communist Party OF
Germany and the Comintern must
ensue.
We fought in. particular very
strongly the standpoint not only Of
the left, but also of very many right
and center comrades, that we could
suddenly build up new organizations In
place OF the old trade unions. II the
70. O. c. /. had not interfered energeti-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-10
Right Bankruptcy

THIS was neither the result of the
Il strength of the left nor the weak
ness of the executive, but simply the
bankruptcy of the right. The speaker
quoted from important documents to
prove that the executive did not sit
still and tolerate the mistakes of the
so-called left central committee with
out doing anything. Before Frank
fort / wrote Maslov that the incorrect
attitude and the neglect of the trade
union question would be the death of
the German party and that rejec-
ton of the united front tactac would
force the executive to action. In
Frankfort Maslov and Ruth Fischer
hardly wanted to negotiate with the
representative of the E. c. c, l. and
demanded the withdrawal of the let
ter. 1 wrote Thaelmann and Schlecht
that the total OF the ultra-left errors
was nothing more nor less than the
standpoint of the K. A. P. (Kommun-
istische Arbeiter Partei-Communist
Workers Party, an ultra-left split of
from the X. P. D. Reconnaissance
Partei Deutschlands - Communist
Party of Germany, with strong syn
dicalist tendencies).
The ultra-left standpoint is the neg
lect Of the trade unions, the neglect
of the building up of the party, the
rejection of the united front tactic,
a menshevist attitude towards the
soviet union and a struggle against
the Comintern. / demanded an ener-
getic and open struggle against the
liquidatory tendencies of the left.
Thaelmann and many other comrades
committed many mistakes, together
with the left central committee, but
they did not even dream of taking
part in the fight against the Comm
tern. At the time we wrote: I'VE
have always drawn a distinction be-
tween two groupings inside the left
wing of the Communist Party of Ger
many. One of these groups repre-
sents excellent revolutionary workers
devoted to the cause of the working
class, upon whom the hopes Of Conn
munism in Germany rest. The other
group represents the leaders of the
intelligentsia amongst them are
extremely immature elements
without any Marxist training, without
any serious revolutionary traditions
with a tendency towards empty revo
lutionary phraseology which can cause
the German Communist movement
very great damage"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-10
Labor Costs Drop
in Canadian Mines

MONTREAL-(FP) Though pro-
duction costs in the mines of Nova
Scotia have increased since prewar
the proportion of such costs repre-
scented by labor has decreased. This
is shown by a comparative cost state
ment issued by the Dominion Coal Co.,
the largest coal operator In Nova SEQ
tia and subsidiary of the British
Empire Steel Corp.
In. 1918 the labor cost of mining
ton OF coal In the Dominion Coal Co.'s
mines was 65.O395 of the total pro-
duction cost. In 1914 II was 63.709o.
But in 1922 the labor cost was down
to 53.23qs and in 1928 II was $500.
The Dominion-Coal Co. mines much
submarine coal, and as the galleries
slope downward as they 20 under the
sea the cost Of pumping and haulage
Is high. tsH gag
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-10
Reckoning With Defeats.

"DESPITE the correct line of Marc and Enges they
heIess suffered the bloody defeat of the Paris Commune
Successes and defeats gve 0Gy to another Naturally
everything ranks is not IDEAL haze made great mis-
takes but he oO fights must reckon Oih defeats tOe
vctOre The tactic Of the united front is correct tactic
nevertheless 1T carries dangers 0b It, We must
forget dangers and 0herev right dangers shOW them
fight against them The contention that rights
and utrGes brothers 90 be true for long time
comeFro the speech Of COmrGde ZinoUeU the pol
report the enlarged sessions Of the Comnten ETecutve
printed herewith.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-10
Left and Right in Norway

TURING our sessions a report came
- from Norway, according to which
the Communist leader Sundby gave
an interview in which he declared that
the liquidation of the Norwegian Com
munist Party was possible in the in
terests of unity.
In my speech l spoke of the dangers
from the left in Norway, but the case
of Sundby shows once again that the
dangers from left and right usually go
in harness. We hope that the Com
munist Party will liquidate those peo-
pie themselves who speak of the liqui-
dation of the party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-10

zinoviev continued his speech on
the political report Of the enlarged
executive of the Comintern, sixteenth
session:
CONTINUED from last issue.)
TN Germany at the present time the
fourth trial of arms after 1919, 1921
and 1928 is slowly being prepared. In
all these episodes the question of the
relations of the party to the masses
was the center point In 1919 the
masses were ready to enter the fight,
but the party did not exist. In 1921
the party existed, but it estimated the
temper of the masses incorrectly; in
1923 the situation was effectively rev.
dictionary, but the party had won
many new social-democratic elements
but had not yet 'assimilated them so
that it was not master of the situation.
At the present time the objective sit
uation for the German party is IA
vorable and becoming more favorable,
and it will become still more favorable
if the party adopts really correct
tactic.
The Bergwerkszeitung, a large
capitalist organ, recognizes the danger
Of the Communist trade union work
and declares that Moscow is working
well. am of the opinion that we are
not yet working well enough, but it is
nevertheless a great success when
the bourgeoisie begins to feel that the
party is bringing the advance guard
and the masses together.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-10
N. J. sUR-DIsTRIcT PUSHES FOR.
af- WARD. H.,

NEWARK, N. Jon Sunday. April
4. the Y. w. L. sub-district COMMITTEES
met here. Reports were made on the
Pioneer. Agitprop and on other depart
ment's work. The questions of strike
relief for Passa.c, industrial registra.
ton, shop nuclei and May day actiyi-
ties were also discussed. The next
sub-district meeting will be of great
Importance and takes place Sunday,
April IS. All members must be pres
emit.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-10
British Crisis Approaches

THE situation Of the British miners
l. will become acute in the next few
days. In this connection we shall
have to struggle not only against the
right leaders, but also against the con-
fused left" leaders, who are afraid
OF the fight
The struggle of the miners is the
beginning of a whole wave of social
struggle in Great Britain. We hope
that the Communist Party of Great
Britain will be successful in finding
The correct revolutionary way in this
struggle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-10
China

THE situation Of the Chinese peo-
Plies armies is becoming worse
for the moment. The imperiaIists
are counting with Joy upon their
total destruction.
We believe, however, in reeoV-
cry. Should, however, their posi-
tion become still worse, the situa-
ton will still remain intense. The
decisions Of the Orient commission
will be of the greatest significance.