The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-23

out having the American Party
adequately prepared, it is mad
Missile to postpone the fight on
account of more important or
more pressing tasks, as there can
be no successful struggle against
world imperialism without proper
attention to the main position of
the imperialistic front; it is en-
tirely non-Leninistic to drift along
awaiting that the American Par
ty will straighten itself in the
course of events, without attempt
ing to analyse and to remedy it's
errors and shortcomings.
Furthermore, if, as was stated
correctly, the Right mistakes were
by no means confined to the
Lovestone leadership alone, it
only aggravates the situation,
making the more imperative
most thoro-going analysis of the
situation in the American Party,
which the congress failed to do.
taking this into consideration,
l am firmly convinced that it was
wrong to endorse the work of the
congress without pointing this out
as a serious shortcoming and a
| typical right wing error. :"
The above paragraphs arc quoted.
not for the pleasure Of seeing them
in print, 1t is not a pleasure. If
would write anything like that at
present. / would immediately tear it
up, call myself an ass in strictest
privacy, and consider the matter
settled.
1t appears in print not because
Comrade Aronberg guards it in his
pocket as q precious document, a
terrifying weapon against the vile
traitor who ran over to the camp
of the wicked right wingers.
What is wrong and what is right
in the above quoted paragraphs?
First, the question must be an
swered:
5. Was it admissible to vote for
the resolution Of endorsement of the
work Of the Congress of the Com
munist international with reserva-
lions or to abstain from voting +?
Which was worse? Both the alb
stention from voting and the reser-
nationwide were essentially wrong.
Neither constituted. however. 9 d.
rect breach of Communist discip-
line as the original mistake was
committed by the district organizer,
Comrade Weinstope, in putting the
question to a vote in such circum-
stances that it could, and was con-
/ sidered by many as fractional man
cuver, intended to put over some
kind of an endorsement of the Ma
1Jority of the Central Executive Com
E'n3ittee as against the Minority. OF
course, it is extremely bad to have
Athe Party divided factionally from
top to bottom; but so far as the ex-
istence of factions is tolerated for
the time being. it does not constitute
q breach OF discipline to vote in a
fractional way. Assuming, repeat,
that neither the abstention from
voting nor the vote with reserva-
tons was meant to signify an in
tention not to carry out the decisions
of the G. ].
think that the G. f. C. makes
en- error in accusing the support
ers or even the leaders of the Min
GRITTY of the intention of opposing
the G. I. I am practically sure that
there is no trace Of intentional op-
position against the c. /. within
their ranks Except, Of course, some
under-cover Camonites. where there
are such). However, the comrades
of the Minority are still so blinded
with factionalism that they are I'M
able to see the objective meaning Of
their actions. This is bad enough
in itself, and there is no need to
make it worse.
The fractional situation in our
Party is improving The ranks OF
the supporters of the Minority are
decreasing, not by running over,