The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-03

Music, although still prejudiced
against the Communist Party, yet
had very definite feelings and opin-
ions about their class obligations to
the Soviet Union. They understand,
if not always clearly, that the So
Wet Union is the Socialist Father
lanu Of the workers of all countries,
that the defense of the Soviet
Union is, therefore, the duty of all
class conscious workers. Naturally,
the Music leadership had to adopt
position generally favorable to the
Soviet Union and for its defense.
However, in beginning negotiations
for organic unity" with the Trot-
zkyiStS, the Music eaderS have COM
PEELED their working class followers
to raise questions. They wanted to
know how it was possible to unite
wit hthe T'rotzkyists and still remain
loyal to the Soviet Union The fol-
lowers of Music know that the Trot-
zkyiStS wage a systematic and SLAM
derous campaign against the Soviet
Union. They may not as yet fully
agree with our Characterization OF
TrotzkyiSm as the vanguard of the
counter revolutionary bourgeo lie
against the Soviet Union. They will
in time come to see the truth of
this characterization But one thing
they know, and that is that Trotzky
and the Trotzkyists are precisely
the group that supplies the enemies
of the Soviet Union with ammuni-
ton against the Socialist Father
land and, being friends of the So
Wet Union, adherentS of it's defense
against all enemies, they naturally
couldn't accept without serious
doubts and misgivings the proposal
for organic unity with these en-
emies of the Soviet Union. That
is why the leaders of the Music
group felt compelled to demand"
of the Trotzkyists certain modifica-
tions in their counter -revolutionary
stand on the Soviet Union.
The foregoing shows the charac-
ter of the difficulties which the
leaders of the two groups are en-
countering in bringing about the
proposed merger. This proposed
merger has an important signifi-
canoe. Regardless of what the out
come of the unity negotiations may
be, these have already served to ex-
pose before the eyes of the work
erS the character of the two groups.
The "internationalism" of the Trot-
zkyists has been shown in these ne
gotiationS to be a lie and fraud,
precisely what the Communists have
been saying right along. Trotzkys
fourth internatioal has never been
/ intended as anything else than a
weapon of struggle against the in
ternational revolutionary movement,
as a shield for the second interna-
tional and a bridge to it. In un-
dertaking to unite with the Music
group, the American TrotzkyistS are
confirming the correctness of our
analysis of the fraud of their Gin
ternationalism." They, the Trot-
zkyists, are trying to unite with a
group whose leadership-M Music and
Co.-have placed on their banner
bourgeois nationalism as against
proletarian internationalism. The
ter-revolutionary nature of
Trotzkyism is once more clearly
demonstrated.
Similarly with the leadership of
the Music group. Since the incep-
ton of this group, the Communist
Party has maintained that Muste's
professions of loyalty to the Soviet
Union were not seriously meant. We
maintained that Music was draping
himself in the clothes of friendship
for the Soviet Union in order to
win the ear Of the radicalized but
as yet non Communist workers.
Now the truth of our characterize
ton should be obvious to everyone.
Music seeks unity with Trotzky.
The fact that Music is trying to
soften" the attacks of the Trot-
zkyists against the Soviet Union
only proves Muste's fear of his rank
and file, his desire to find diplo-
matte formulation couched in such
words that would pacify his mem
bership and allay the doubts and
misgivings of his membership on
the question of unity with Trotzky
Essentially there is no serious diff
ference of opinion between the
leaders of these two groups on the
important questions of the class
struggle. This finds the clearest ex-
preston in the field of trade union
work. AS matter of fact, the lead