The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-15

Thorez.-Neither one nor the
other, but simply desire for in
ternational unity.
AdIer-That's only a phrase, we
know all about that, but this is an
important question. Does Moscow
really understand now what the
situation is in those countries where
democratic liberties and parliament
tarism are yet alive, is Moscow call
ing for a different attitude than
that which characterized the G. I.
during all these recent years? Do
they now really understand that
they no longer need say to us: these
are social-fascists, traitors to the
proletariat who defend the bour-
geoisie? Is it really that, or is this
a maneuver that we are not yet
aware of in all its details? This
alternative is the real basis of our
decision.
Cachin.-It has been formally
agreed, not only in our pact with
the French Socialist Party, but in
a proposal of the c. L, written
black-on-white, that from the day
on which a pact is concluded for
united action, criticism of any sort
against either party is forbidden.
Have we accepted this affirmation
in France? Yes. When the pact
was concluded, Gid we observe this
resolution strictly? Yes. And
thereby a considerable improvement
certainly resulted in the interests of
the working class! And then you
have in the affirmation of the In
ternational, in the pact which was
realized and carried out in France,
as well as in the guarantees which
you may subsequently prove for
yourselves, there are assurances
which should from now on, it seems
to me, completely satisfy you.
Yes, Adler, there occurred on
your part as on ours, certain
violences; struggles occurred
which sadly lacked honesty; but
this is no longer the question;
the question of this actual mo-
ment is that we are between the
two fires of "a general fascination
Of Europe, between two fires of
war; there is the real problem.
(Signs of assent.) We repeat
once more that the actual situation
in Spain was one of exceptional
gravity and the fact that tomorrow,
so far as the purely formal question
is concerned, you will have rejected
the possibility of any united cir
cumstantial action which may aid
the working class Of Spain.
Vandervelde.- That's true, only
we are bound by our mandate.
CACHIN STRESSES NEED OF
IMMEDIATE ACTION
Cachin.-I am very restless at
seeing this immobility on your part
and your failure to discover the
slightest possibility Of fastening the
solution Of such an urgent prob
lem.
Vandervelde.-Y seem to think
that we oppose you on the basis of
some legal argument about pro-
cedure; it is not that at all; it is
the material impossihility, which
exists in an institution such as ours,
of adopting impromptu resolutions
without having even deliberated
with others. This indispensable de-
liberation involves us in certain
delays.
Thorez.-This is a matter of
anxiety which we consider legiti-
mate, which arises only out of con-
sideration for the interest for the
working class and which we feel Is
justified: the anxiety to preserve
ones party and to obtain certain
guarantees of security from it. We
have concluded a pact with the So
cialist Party in France, all these
questions were anticipated, and
there should no other difficulties
about that here. But this is some
thing different, you seem to ac-
cumulate mere objections.
tell you very frankly, citizen
Adler, that this is neither any
new course, nor any maneuver of
a higher sort, on the part of Mos
COW. There never was, and there
never will be, any change in the
policy of the Communist Internal
tionai. 1t is not necessary here
to open discussion on the policy
Of the c. I. We consider what we
have done to be just. / add even
that we consider the experience
of the Bolsheviks, in contrast with
the experience of the Socialist
Parties in other countries, as
henceforth conclusive, 1 may even
say, decisive.
POINTS TO WORK IN FRANCE
To whatever we have bound our
selves, that we Loyalty respect; we
have proved it with the Socialist
Party of France, and we hope to be
able to prove it with the entire
Socialist International. We did not
offer a single criticism from the
moment we acted together Ac-
cording to the terms of the pact