The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-16

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Thus the chief danger which
threatens the Anglo-American Sec
tions of the CT. is the danger of
tagging behind the revolutionary
path, i. e. the Right opportunist
danger. But in the Anglo-American
sections, this danger is supported
particularly by the fact that their
contacts with the basic strata of
the proletariat are still very weak.
Sectarianism, in the sense of weak
contacts with the masses, is inher-
ent in all the Anglo-A American sec
tons, although historically the roots
of sectarianism vary in the differ
ent countries.
Sectarianism is the main source
of the failure to understand the
tactic of the united front in mass
actions, and consequently is the
source of the inability and some
times the absolute lack Of desire
to apply 1t. 1t is also the main
source of the insufficient ability to
expose the social-fascists to the
masses, without which the tactic
Of the united front in practice
leads to capitulation to the reform
lists or to peace with the social-fas-
cists, to "gentleman's agreement"
with them on the division" of
spheres of influence.
THE exposure of social-fascism
and the operation of the united
front with the workers of reformist
organizations and socialist parties
can only be regarded as two sides
Of one and the same task, the task
of winning the masses. In order
fully to expose the social-fascists,
the social prop and pillar OF the
bourgeoisie and our chief enemy in
the working class, make our ex-
poSures more effective by the ex-
perience of the masses themselves,
and bring over these masses to our
side, there is no other way than go
ing right into the masses of work.
ers, regardless of their adherence
to any organization, organize their
struggle, their economic and polit-
ical demonstrations on the united
front basis, and establish and
strengthen thereby the leadership
of the Communist Party in mass
actions. The practice OF dividing
workers into "ours" and mot ours
followed, by Sectarian elements,
which in fact means effectively
"gentleman's agreement" with the
leaders of reformist trade unions
and the Socialist Party lin Amer
ica), the Labor Party Gin Great
Britain regarding division of
spheres of influence, means
smashing up the united front of
the workers, voluntary handing
over of mot our" workers g. e., as
yet an overwhelming majority of
the workers in these countries) to
the tender mercies of the social
fascists, REIMBURSEMENT of leader
ship in the struggle Of mot our
workers, blocking the road to the
winning of these masses and of the
majority of the working class,
abandonment of struggle against
social fascism, lie. abandonment of
the fulfilment of the main strategy
cal task in the period of preparation
and development of revolution,
of the task of isolating the social
fascist leadership from the masses.
RUTHLESS WARFARE
AGAINST SECTARIANISM.
Sectarianism which in the Anglo
American G. /. sections directly
supports the Right opportunist lag
ging behind the task of leading the
mass movements can be no longer
tolerated. We must declare ruth
less war against it. Such is the
main demand made by the whole
situation which has undergone a
thorough change owing to the end
Of capitalist sterilization. "Con-
slant contact of every Communist
Party with the majority of the
workers wherever masses of work.
ers congregate" such Is the prac-
tical task set to all the G. I. sec
tons by the XII, E.C.C.I. Plenum.
But this is not all. One must not
imagine that the G. I. sections will
first establish constant contact with
the masses, according to definite
plan, and only then take up leader
ship of their actions. The masses
cannot wait and are not willing
to do so. Therefore, constant con-
tact with the masses can and must
be established in the process of the
struggle. There Is not and cannot
now be any other way.
THE present situation"--deciare
the theses Of the XII Plenum--
are fyeyght With Maaep explc-