The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-03
Com&Imn the
Opposition

The full session of the District
Executive Committee of the Workers
(Conlmunist) Party of District /,
(Boston) at its meeting of December
II, gave unanimous support to the
position of the Communist Party q
the Soviet Union in its policy of deal
ing with the descriptive elements with
in it.
A general membership meeting held
on December 20, discussed this ques-
ton for hours and finally voted To-
for the resolution of the Central
Executive Committee, one against anC
six abstaining.
COmrade Jay LOvestOne in a two
hour detailed report outlined the diff
ferences between the position of the
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
and the platform of the Opposition.
Eighteen comrades participated in the
discussion.
COmrade Murdoch: Is in favor of
the resolution. Must realize content
of resolution by fighting against such
descriptive elements in our own Party.
COmrade Kraska: Denies the rumor
that he supports the Opposition and
is organizing Opposition groups. VIII
vote for the Central Executive Com
mittee resolution, but thinks the Cen
trail Executive Committee should not
have first committed the Party by
adopting a resolution, but should have
first discussed this question with the
membership. The publication of let
ters by Comrade Lenin against Zinc
view and Kamenev was an error.
COmrade Freedman: Is for the reso-
luton because Opposition has broken
Party discipline. Is still not COM
pletely convinced that the Opposition
is wrong on the peasant question.
Comrade Karass: is for the resolu-
ton although it is poorly constructed.
Some of US of the former Opposition
somehow have feeling of kinshlp
for the Russian Opposition. Agrees
with the expulsion Of the Opposition
leaders because they have over
stepped all bounds of Party discipline.
Comrade Miller: For the resolution.
Asked a series of questions and
repudiates any idea of kinship of for
mer Opposition with the Russian OPP
position. Wants to know how far can
an Opposition go in its criticism and
how far can the Party administration
go in maintaining itself as a leader
ship. If the Opposition platform is
so obviously wrong why not give them
more time so that they hang them
sexes.
Comrade Weissman: Is for the reso-
luton Believes that breaking point
of Anglo-Russian committee should
have been the betrayal of the British
General Strike.
Comrade Kay: Is for the resolution.
Quotes Trotsky on permanent revolu-
ton and compares that with the posi-
ton of Lenin.
Comrade Bail: Believes that it is
correct for the Central Executive
Committee as the leading organ of the
Party to react first and then to go
out to convince the membership in it's
position. 1t was correct to print the
Lenin letters about Zinoviev and
Kamenev to prove the continuity of
the incorrect line of the leaders of the
Opposition. When Opposition prints
attacks against Party in nti-Party
press Of Germany and England, then
Central Committee must answer by
exposing the line of the Opposition.
Not sufficient to vote for resolu-
ton because Opposition broke Party
discipline. Must understand in
correctness of Opposition platform.
Draws parallel of Lenin and Trot-