The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-10
The Party Moves Forward


Party concusve that the Party has made giant strides
forward This analysed from several different VIEWPOINTS
1t was revealed discussion of the Partys trade union work
decision establish national departments for the handing
of woans work activities in the cooperative movement IN
the debate the antmperiast and anmtarlst campaigns
the war danger defense and recognition OF the Union OF
Soviet Republics Chinese Revolution not to forget the de
sion to raise vital to the interests of the working
class, the nations municipalities as part ol Ue ll PAL
liamentary struggle.
But the Pary Fifth National Convention becomes historic
because marks the unicaon of the Prys forces the quda
on Of faconasn and the realization another big step for
ward in the building really Boshevk Party this country
Our Fifth Party Convention was the eighth anniver
sary of those days September 1919 when the Com
muns movement United States crysaized into organlza
tona the banners of the Communist International
The Communist struggle at that time waged by elements not
entirely in agreement policy that had been expelled from or
Socialist Party These later joined by many other
the most important being adherents won from the MIL
liant wing of the trade union movement
Communist struggle in this country was considerably
complicated by the attack of the government grown especially
vicious in January 1920 that drove our movement into temporary
ilegav Thus for long the differences
the method abandoning the underground organization
and party activities the This was settled
bv the organization December 1921 Of the Workers Com
mun Party by the action the following August 1922 OF
the Brdgeman Michigan convention of the Communist Party
Fundamental differences, however quickly developed on
other vital problems Chief these the Labor Party
trade union the attitude of the Party toward the Third
Party aFoete movement as well as general united front ac
Invites.
Gradually however thru the years all differences were
roned Party approached the Fifth National Con
venon with the general opinion of the membership so carefully
pointed by the Communist International that there was no
fundamental principle Here was
basis for unity and the creation OF really collective
Party leadership.
promise of the PERIOD slgnazed by the
acceptance of the Communist International on
he Question the victory of the Party and not OF
any group fulfilled the spirit and effort toward unity that
prevailed itself The elements born OF
the struggle America had been forged in the heat OF
conflict promised mOnothc Party of Boshevism This
is the victory eight years of inner party struggle that enables
the Party forward period of greater work
and bigger achievements result of the unity that has been
This does not that the struggle for unity is by any
means ended theological campaign behalf of unified
party carried thruout the Party wherever is neces
sar developing unity spirit that will isolate all who stand in
way the unity that must destroy all the remaining
remnants of factionasm in Party.
The situation must gradually develop where all comrades
have complete faith in each said collective work
art That art that must be learned by all comrades
The Communist International has truly said that the de-
velopng problems facing Communist in this
try twill tax the adroitness of Party" The 's a"
chi ,; =: attack The DAILY WORKER, the offensive
against the wing the trade unions the threatened
opening Michigan the execution of Sacco and Van
zetti all give proof would have been tragedy for
Party had ended differently from what it did,
Instead unity became vibrant with life in the con-
venton bong with Party loyalty whatever there may
main OF group loyalty ranks Every question must be de-
cdcd definitely basis of whether good bad for the
Party but object To Build To Serve the Party
Party membership best the interests of the
American working and fufs its task the American
the Communist International the leader OF world labor
in it's struggle liberation from the profit system.