The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-06

lives and struggles of many thousands
of workers. The collaboration of all
active forces in the party made these
accomplishments possible.
a We ana of the firm opinion that
We the lire of the resolution on the
internal party situation is entirely
correct and that it points out the road
which must be followed without
reservation or delay under penalty of
the gravest consequences for the
party. The whole party and especially
the party leaders must understand the
line of the resolution on this question
and carry it out unwaveringly.
The resolution calls for ''the liqui-
dation of the still existing groups
which are outlived now and block the
further development of the party" 1t
points out the obvious fact-which
already established in the course of
the past years work-that 'the diff
ferences regarding the important po-
litical questions have recently been
much reduced and from this draws
organizational conclusions canned to
impress the whole party with the
necessity of broad collective leader
ship, as we'll as the complete liquida-
ton of the fractional struggle"
The basic objective causes for the
'untenable position of faction for
nation within the Communist Party"
have been correctly pointed out in the
resolution of the Executive Committee
of the Communist International, when
/ it says:
"The objective difficulties, the
weakness of the Workers Commu-
mist Party and its inadequate con-
tact with the masses of the native
workers are factors complicatlng
the inner situation of the Workers
(Communist) Party. An insuffi-
GENTLY strong party life, as the re-
suit of an insufficient mass basis,
the inadequate contact of many
members of the former language
groups with the specific problems
of the class struggle in the United
States, favor the development of
groups and fractional struggles, the
existence and intensity of which
we seek in vain to explain through
serious differences of principle"
The most important task confront
ing the party and its coming conven-
ton is to realize the resolution of the
ECCI in the life of the party to
break down the fractional barriers, to
liquidate the outlived factions and to
unite the party on the basis of col
lective leadership. The political basis
for this unification has been steadily
developing, but the organization uni
fication of the party leadership has
not kept pace; it has even been arti-
ficially hamperad by the. persistence
, in fractional methods and the attempt
to permanently maintain fractional
organization. In order that the OBJ
stacles may be overcome it is neces-
! sary that the reasons for this condi-
, ton become clear to the party.
, The Comintern resolution says:
"The majority of the Party Ex-
| ecutive political Committee) did
not sufficiently understand how
to create such a condition of af-
: fairs as to bring about an amalga-
nation with the forces which are
l today in opposition. Within the
ranks of the majority, breach
{ with the Cannon group took place
3 and the Weinstone group also split
1 off from the majority. 1t is clear
Y that the majority of the Political
5 Committee followed too narrow
course within the party and them
selves essentially contributed to
the continued existence of fraction
: walls. A struggle of the majority
Of the Political Committee Love-
stone) against the groups at pres
ent in opposition (Foster, Vein
stone, Cannon would be justified
if it were a question or anti-Com-
: munist comrades who threaten the
\ further development of the Party
(like Lore). This is not so in the
case of comrades like Foster, Vein
: stone, and Cannon"
. And further:
= Therefore, the majority of the
: Political Committee must recognize
the necessity to do their utmost to
= bring about the closest collabora-
ton with the Foster group and
with the Weinstone-C Cannon group
=, - in order to attain complete fusion
= of the groups at the Party conven-
: ton. Non-recognition signifies the
revival of the faction struggle and
'' signifies in the last analysis the de-
S generation of the faction into
: cliques and the creation of party
j. crisis"
: While uniting with the right wins
n and the former leaders of the Lore
= group, the majority of the Polcon
It rejected unity with the other groups
e in the Central Committee and car
S ried on an unjustified fight agains
l. them. The resons for the failure t.
Y bring about the unification of tn,
e party leadership after the politica
', basis has been established, and de
d spite the exceptional opportunitie
l. provided by the loyal collaboration o
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