The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-08

At the Sixth World Congress of
the Communist International the
question of the Negro Worker in
America has been discussed to a
large extent,
During that discussion it has
been brought out that we have many
shortcomings in our Party, in re-
CARDS to the organization of the Ne
gro workers. The comrades of the
Foster Bittelman Opposition in the
Central Executive Committee are
trying tc prove from anything and
everything that the C. E. c. is a
right wing leadership.
At the Communist International
Congress the Central Executive
Committee has been charged with
advertising itself" concerning its
work in the field of the Negro
masses. The comrades of the Min
ority of the delegation have tried
to create the impression that the
C. E. C. of our Party has been CIV
ing only lip-service to the c. l. and
that nothing definite has been done
in regards to the organization of
the Negro working masses.
True, there is noticeable in our
Party a certain degree Of white
chauvinism-an outgrowth of the
bourgeois theology of white su-
premacy." But this is shown not
only by comrades supporting the G..
f. C. On the contrary, in our dis
trict (Detroit) this has been shown
by comrades who are the most ar
dent supporters of the FosterBittel-
man opposition group in the c. E. G..
Not only are they supporters, but
they are the leaders of this same
minority in our district.
A few months ago leading men,
Der of the Foster-Bittelman group
! in Detroit, member Of the District
Political Committee, was in charge
of the Miners Relief work. A dance
had been organized for the relief of
the striking miners in the Graystone
ballroom. When a Negro comrade
with his friends wanted to go in the
management objected. The comrade
in charge of the affair did not pro-
test. because the "hall was donated"
What's more. one of the Party men,
bers, being at the door, told the Ne
gro workers that "this is dance
for whites only"
The District Political Committee
had to take drastic disciplinary mea-
sures against the comrade in charge
of the affair in censuring him. mott
flying all Party units and Negro
workers, and expelling the comrade
who was attending the door.
In another instance, few months
later, the District Political Commit
tee again had to take drastic dis
ciplinary measures and expel CON-
rade, again an ardent adherent of
! the Foster ittelman opposition, for
her behavior at a mass meeting.
At this meeting it came to an
argument between a Hindu worker
who had come to hear Comrade Eos
ter and the comrade mentioned, in
which she used expressions against
this Hindu worker, a language like
'you black son of b" and
'your skin is black, but your heart
is more black" etc. All this was
said in the presence Of number OF
Hindu and Negro workers at an open
mass meeting.
Charges have been brought
against her and she was expelled
from the Party. Comrades support
ing the opposition group in the G.
f. C. voted against her expulsion
Some of them recommended that
she should be only censured because
"of being inexperienced III the
movement" although she had beer
in the Party for number of years
Opposition supporters proposed that
she should be suspended for three
months, and threatened with an ap'
peal to the c. E. c.
These two cases show that the
Foster-Bittelman opposition is using