The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-08

member of the Central Executive
Committee of the Workers (Com-
munist) Party, who was absent from
headquarters and could not be
reached until now. has transmitted
to the c. e. c. the following en-
phatic declaration:
AT the Sixth World Congress of
the Communist International 1
sharply criticized Cannon's general
policy and his Party line. He re-
fused to sign our declaration regard
ing the continuation of the fight
against the right wing. His state
ment that support and sympathize
with him is not only incorrect, but
a deliberate lie. Cannon, knowing
that l could not reply up until now,
uses my name without my knowl-
edge, for his own advantage"
"(Signed) WILLIAM F. dunno"
The attack of former members,
J. P. Cannon, M. Abern and M.
Shachtman, against the Workers
(Communist) Party of America,
awakens an echo of. almost unan-
imous resentment in the Party. Reso-
lutions are being passed, especially
by w.r.:ers in the big industries and
mines, pledging support to the Cen
trail Committee and the Comintern in
its struggle against all right wing
opportunist and Trotskyist dangers,
and proving a thoro mobilization of
the Party against these dangers.
The Execute Committee of Dis
trict Three, Philadelphia, adopted a
resolution which reads in part:
"The Executive Committee of Dis
trict 3 (Philadelphia) endorses and
unreservedly approves the declara-
ton of the Central Executive Com
n.ittee on the struggle against Trot-
sl;yism and the Right Danger.
"Trotskyism VIII, / began to chal-
lenge TIE Lenin:;@@t line of the Cor
nunist Party of the Soviet Union
ard OF the Communist Interna., NAL
under the cloak of the leftist
lhrases, has now run the whole ga
nut Of betrayal and stands COM
pletely exposed as a Social Demo
cratic, anti-Communist, counter-re-
evolutionary theory and practice
with which no compromise or peace
is possible for those who are deter
mined to continue the revolutionary
struggle for Communism.
"The Gee is entirely correct
when it points out that the recur-
renee Of Trctshyism in our Party
at this tire is 4he consequence of
the objective conditions of the
country, of the working class, and
in the situation of cur Party
Shrinking from these difficulties,
those who have tired of the strug-
gle in this country have associated
themselves with similar groups of
renegades who form the interna-
tional opposition to Communism
under the ridiculous pretense that
they are more revolutionary than
the loyal revolutionary workers who
persist in the struggle despite all
dangers and difficulties.
"The prompt and decisive meas
ures which the Gee has adopted in
combating Trotskyism and the
right danger of which Trotskyism is
one manifestation, the expulsion OF
Cannon, Schachtman, Abern and
other known Trotskyites, are en-
tirely correct and consistent with
the best interests of the Party. The
Executive Committee of District {
declares that it will join with the
Central Executive Committee in a
merciless campaign to free the
Party Of all who may seek to sup
port, to shelter, or toler~te those
who conspire against the unity of
our Party, by raising the discredi' ed
issues # Trotskyisn., The actions OF
Cannon and his few followers since
t,seir expulsion, their efforts to mo-
bilize the workers against the Sow
let Union. against the Comintern
and against the Party, proves that
these renegades have nothing in
common with the revolutionary