The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-16

right appeal against
the expulsion Penum the c. E. Party
and the Comintern"
The c. E. efrained from publishing the facts regarding the
pusion until because did want distract the attention of
Party working
struggle Now that the election campaign the c. takes
this occasion the facts regarding this significant
break of roym within the Party and within the leading
miee of our Party.
RECURRENCE OF TROTsKYIsM IN THE WORKERS
COMMUNIST PARTY.
The main facts regarding the appearance of Trom in the
party and its leading committee the following:
On October 10th Comrades Aronberg Bteman and Foster sub
med Political containing following
charges against Cannon, Abern and shachtman:
1T has become clear in recent weeks that comade Cannon
tvie leading to the crystalzon of Totskyst faction
Party Comrade Cannon making political platform of such
propositions keeping mind the question of Trot
skym studying the question spreading doubt the correct
re-examnng Trotskysm correctly
by the c. soeademoac and revolutionary tend
ency Toskyism left
Comrade Cannon variety of Trotskysm the u constitutes
Section of the c. L. under of reopening for discussion the
attitude the question of Trotskyism.
eompromug fight against the right danger in @ PARTY
from where under what makes its
(4) "The minority therefore completely dsasocaes itself
from Comrade Cannon and those who hold similar The
minority decides mercess fight against this Troky
of Comrade Cannon and to this fight
part of its general struggle against the right danger and the right
The Political Committee demanded that
they they
the opinions of Cannon bern and shacma at first evaded
giving unqualified rejection of Troskysm
a Committee responsible
tb ;fic y If Tttit ss s d t4t t s an
lie a Troskyist group within the Party.
Extensive hearings followed the which
his associates had unlimited possibilities to their views de-
fend themselves the charges and produce evidence they
chose.
The investigation revealed the following outstanding facts
Already months previous had
Trotskysm. of
achievements questioned ability Party
his attitude growing
interest the affairs of the Party failure contribute anything
without mentioning Troky his weapon
question in the 9th World Congress.
After his return from Moscow Cannon and his associates began
question despite the final decision of the 9Th World Congress confirm
ing the expulsion Of Trok from the Communist International They
attacks the policies of the Comintern regarding the Chinese
ton the AngoRussn Committee They declared that the building
raised the question previously In meetings Abn
coming Party They charge against the
International Communist Party
publish Trotsky documents and that the
whole discussion about Totskysm conducted
terrorism
continue their secret Totskyt and in the
Party But later under the of evidence they
reservd brazenaced for Trotkym Part of their
ton reads
opportunity the recent period t.
read number of these documents dealing with the
with by whole course
of events. have shaped convictions
revolutionary duty to defend these views before
"The Opposition the Soviet Union
led by L. D. Troky has been fighting for the unity
intern and all its sections the basis victory
The correctness of the position
period of five struggle fully confirmed by
The struggle led by Troky since 1923
and against bureaucratm the
Party the poetarat absolutely and even
now"
"The attempts revise the basic doctrine
with been
rightly resisted by the Opposition led by Trotsky.'
ctotopn u'hoh ;s
The Political Committee hereupon
Cannon Abern and Shachtman.
THE OPPOSITION'S BREAK WITH CANNON
The leading comrades of the Opposition who past discussions
in the Party associated themselves with
dered the Party exposing
Toism bringing the whole the Political
Committee.
But at the time have leading
of the Opposition grave political in their
relations to Cannon in the following ways: