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The recent stater.'lent of the national Committee of the Comrmml st League of Anerjca (Opposition) on tr.e letter of Comrade Ttotsky and

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the reply of the Co~~unist lengue of Strug~le, in s~ite of the dls­agreercents we have wi th it, . hn s br01~ght us a ste~ nearer to nni fi cation. 'He note that in the opinion of the "?!E>ticnal CODl."nittee"(')ur reply to Comrllde 'l'rotsky consti tntes a "turn in the direction of the J eft ('ppos! tion on the most important 'Pri nci "ple que sti ons, 'f and thn t 'r :'~'e cen be !.' s6ured that some, if not GIl, of the Weisbord gro~i"? (~E~: Comr.mniet Iearrue of Struggle is eesignntcd h~re note) will find their WAy ·to complete ~\sion with us. And it goes without saying tl:ot the UatHmal Comnittee" ~'ill dos: all in its 1?ower to fDcilip.tate and hasten this T)rocess, i'lithout nutting' unnece~sary obstac~es in· the way or 1m osing unreDEonable conditions,~ Further the lI:fEti onlll Commi ttee" declare s: liThe general direction of Weisbord and the comrades aseociated with hje, over a period now of sever~ ••• has been toward the left Opposition."

Yet ue note, tbat in snite of this step forword, the ".·ua tiona1 Committee" re ~ects our of:cr for coth organ~ zJJtions to come together on the be si s of prinOip1cs of the International reft Opposition. ~nd on Co~rade Trotsky's letter and our reply to it. "The "Hatit:'nal CO!":1mittec" states: " .. :~~ donot rcg~rd its letter to Comrade ?rotsky as adequate ••• ~e deem a reetate~ent by the 'iTe i stbord group (the 60!:1r:mni st leflBUe of Struggle is r.1eant here) en essential rreliminery to ~1r~her stoeps of unif1cFt10ns."

~e do not intent to enter here and now ~nto the r.1anJ secondary ~ueRtf ~ raised by the ·'Ua.tiono.l Co~ittce". ~':e intend to stick to tr.e prjnciple iSfues. ~!or do we intend to engage in a 10np-' series of letters cech runninp-' into many 1'2g0 s. Tong ago \',e declnred our wi} ~ j ngne ss to r.1eet wi th the Commi ttee of t~'e Conr.mnist : erf!'le of Ar:l. Our offer!". haye "teen steAdily re~ected. ~e regDrd this "lons-rnnge~ tactic of endless letter-wr5ting as a rr.aneuver to delay di scusalon s tli~ t could lead to un:1 ty.

In his last :etter to ~s, Comrade ?rotsky raised three nr~ncinle ~oints: 1. The question of the Ia'::or rat;:;. 2. The one sti on of Gentr:1 sn and ~. The· question of r.1ar-s "Jork. ;'s t1::e "I;a.tionE.l Coomittee" e"\'idently hAS no basic di fference s .... /1 th us on our posi tion on the ; abor Fa.rt~ we shall turn to the other two ~ointe.

1. The ~uestion of Centrism. ·.'~e believe thp.t 01~r statement tb? t "on the general qne sti on of cen tri sm

we feel that our differences are not very great a~d in sone respect~ are not very grcst and in so"!e respects are onl~ of a forraal charIJcter" will be agreed to by C06rnde Trotsky himself. jhat is the specifjc Question involved bere? It is whether tte term "centrism" shall be giveri to a Com­munist wing as well (:s to a 1ef't-:)ocialist deViation, or should the term be confined onl~' to the latt'·r ty~e'. (as renresented for examnle by ~autsky, Adler et all.). Co~ro~e TrotskJ ariswers that the wo~d "centrism" shonld cover ALL deviations both of a SOCialist and Communist character, between the official cant) of reformiem (Social-DenocrtJcy end Cornrnunisrr (the Left Op"position). This means that nO.t only the ~.~.P. in Ger·ryo.ny .. .Lt tho lovestone r;roq"p and the bureaucratic centrist gronps, which differ Bmong themselves, which one is the "nearest to us, the Teft OpPosition depends abovo 011 not on tbe formulne of these rrrouns but on their dynanlce. And for this a

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V'OlY 1 t ttl.: l·) ('\~L1LlOn \"1'5. th t!la !():ci).mlv.~ o:£t~'.~'l bur.di Jd e.bout in thy CCGl:Qu.n:i 3 t L3a~ 110 c.:f l\.1T1('.r ieo.: S\l~ h a<J :~~"ia c.:::.r.L uni ~ c \"li th ~~n tr i s ts bi.1.t noi Yil.tl .. t't.cJ 8igl;V· .rOCl~tristn :l?O n'Jl:LrGr tl:a Luft th~:n ti1') Ni.3h1;~· etc .. , \';helt by th~ texn: ;oFt1r.r.t:· is r.l';)~1.U.~ (ior:;:;lunist grot:ps \JhOI1t Trot.":ik~'" alL!) plR::e;1 in th.) oro,,~Ci. ~lJ.togory "contrist gro~ljs1f. Ii! tr~:s rcsl>Qc·t our v~(>\'.'s ,,!'cre clo~v~ T.O Our;lrc::.do irJtsxy's th!.l.:l th:)s(; of thlJ j,,:nt::i:}.:l.n LC"i;iJ.o., :U1at iH why it is cor:i.ect to s::!y our di.f~c:,?t.Jl-:~03 .... /ith Cor:n:c:.u~ T'!'o~',::;·!~y en this gonora1 question WJre tiJa.f.ml:r fo:: .. ~.l. .

W.') find this -.1n;~lysis 0 f Con:r~~do Tt'·.)~sky on Contriso v.ary hulpful un:.'\. :"m c.n:llY'3j3 ','!hich ";0 l~!:C qt:it03 IvC'.dy to .;I.ccap;ii e.s it E;ivuS us a hotter und.oIstc.:.nding of. act'.J./;~lity t.h~n bofoI.:3 u.nd cvr­rdRp0nds butter to thv naads of tho uu~e~t4 W~ ~ra no 10nS0r in thu p.aI iod 0 f 1919 whvn it Vias rwcdssa:ry ·tv split sh::l!. :ply ~ll coo­Dunists froLl thJ 50cialis ts. This procl3sti ht.os buGn don0. '."!!:_ t is nacasBBIY no~ is to r~isv c13~r undhigh th~ bU!1neI of the LJft OJ~osition us sup:.!ra.'cl3 fxor!} all 'lihJ other groupB. Zr.~t is \·;hy wo arc racdy to chung~ tho tor~inology by which OeatIis~ ~a~L~ a DOC­ialist tr0nd, ~ t~r8inCJ10gJ fol:ho\";od b~r 1"l3nin A::': i'P....:..T ?I: .. :3<t :::.Jr thv one proposad \::y CUI.1l:e.da ~rotsl:y. In this r')slJ;)ct Coor_do ~;:ot­sky only continuos thJ mettod ot Lonin undar nu~ circaDst~nc0S thut call fo~ difforent conclusions.

!i:h03 nUCltionel C':>f,u::ittJo': s~at"s thut On this qU\3stion of o~ntrism wo huvoJ not t<.:..kt\!l i;l. s~'31l .. critica1 ;,;:,ttitudo. :lIhis is not quito ~)O., In our roply ·tiJ Cou~r....:.du ~!'')~Sh'y VH3 duclulad: 1:\7;) 6.0 not wish to dany th~t in th~ c~ursa of Gxistunca Uv huv~ ~~dd uoue U~~ riouo ox-rors both in our General progru.r.'l (for eX:.l.r.1plo on th.3 :L12.­bor PlJ.:rty c1lJ..Jstiun, QUIt 1.1l5~.cJ:~ !ll .i~110\·IIi';~ ':E~ E:?I.~;3~jIOI·! ::0 c:~ ABKOAD ~Il.l;.IE :r:<:: ~·n~1rB.tJ .tI. BLOC ~"lI~H ~H~ t([Gh~ ';.'!l-:G (our uw~)i:t!si s) . e.nd our [Jist.:..t\:i in iCno::ir.g on car'G-.:.in quos".jions thoJ g~u<;.),:; c:.'i '\ii­cal activity ulroJ~dy dono~by the ~ait Opposition, otc.} und in our pxuotict3_"

~hG nUc.tionc.l CO"''lmitt~Gll again nffiros, in spito of O~::: dl3-nial, th~tb~o ware for a Bloo, thut is a gonoral v~guo alliGncc, with thu Right 'I!in3t Ar;,u to prov.J this thl3 trj,rationt~l Cor..::.1ivtv0~~ quotes, nO'G frora tho thi3s0S of tho l".oll:i.1Ur.ist Lec.!.[SLtv of stl'ue;';Sl.) but froll t!n ::rticlo of \'/eisb:">rt!. i3J'~O~E '.~li3 CO~.l!\1rn!IS·~ L3. ... GU3 ;:;~\ :.::.:~ S'J:'LlUGGL3 r! ... ~S OIW.dHZ3D. Knolling iilla f!;·.:!.s~ inti31'protu. tion tr....:. t ~~hJ 11l:;;:.dersllip of thcJ Jl.r.~dric~n Lv...J.gu0 hud prdviJusly pluc~d on tilis draft ~rti~ll3, tha group ddl!.b0ratv}.y c!:'Lngad tho origin-l IJrCU­lution Sv u.s not to allvw thi.:'-l f~ln~ intorprl3V:~ti\)n t:> g,.in gruu.r.d. It is signifir.C!nt Ji thJ 1.;et~10cl. (.'! tho .l;·~u.tion,.l co:.l...ittGc" tl:~lt it dO~8 not t~kd th~ fOIOul~~ion of +h~ whole group but of ~ fI0Vi­ously \';rittunnj):U1?~1I (It \'I";'S o~rk.31 "'::'IU~~~!1!) stCl./~~t.)ant of ona of its members. 1.nd in this CJnnl3c".iiOn li/u L1USt PQint ~.lut herl th.) 1I1;:::.­tiona.l CO[."J[Jittec" hus c~nstu.ntly slurred and unc'i<3rvst::.r:'..J.tl,)d our organization ~nd its vntiru oowcoIohip by const~ntly insinu~t~ng th .... t it consists of only ona pt3rs:>n. It is c:. IJYStI3IS' tv us ::::.:..::.:;.; to find OQt just hu~ thvSd GJdttods c~n r~isa thd infludnco of the, Intornational Ldft Oppo~ition in ~curic~.

What \1:..!.S tho poin;t; in essunca of C0C1rad'3 WJisbord 's dr"~f'~ statoG1unt oinc~ it is this dr~£t th~t, is givu~l £:.s proof th~~t t~v CO~ounist Lo~suo of struGsl.:3 and tho ~cQric~n L~uGuo~caan0t g0t

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tog~th~n·? Oocrudo \1oisb~rd sto.tod in ossoncv whu t wo huva statvd' 1:1 'JUT reply' ·to. tho . 1 C;Jtto:c Jf c';.H.lr..:.Q.o TrotsKY, nUi.loly th-.lt it is :.l

'q~i.·:;c pOiHiiblJ thtl.t ciroul.lst:me(1S w:.lY a:"is..; i"lhJrc it \1i1J. b3 <.l.d- r ve.n·~?·t;;}OUS f·:>r us to fJIW tl Utlj,t:<~d f:;:orrli~.nolud.ing thg .rlf:ht ~:Jins' ~v~ll \';!le:co,thd Purty rofuf3uf:c .. jo:i.r. or Jv;'c·z:; fights it; c.r.d. that tho ru31.1.lts of such u u.'1itclt1 fJ:uIl't could bu to r.3ostc.blish O:.1tiS \',CI r K un ti ~VGn to hoJ.p r a f..;;rrJ "i~l:') CQ . .lult!nif3 t Pur t J". .[s th if; C.vl!~. \j:3 by tho nl1l.J.tionu.l COIJwi t-;;,,"I0 II? :ant tIlv 1I!;ation...Ll. COi:l:ll ttoOI: i t~ ~l. f orgt.l.niz~d such u Uni tva. :k~r. t \'15 tr tl:o Ri~t \1itlS CLOVIJl:)t on..? i,iue­"Ga and Co.) in thd !.~;.;,r inll Gc.J.e~ ~ . '.

Ho:co is Vlhu t tho "rr~tional Coorni ttoe l' thought 0 f 1(ho work 0 f

this. uni tad fr ont ','lith Loves tono' on the 'i.~.;.xino C~SO: 1\ ~hll r.1C'oting is dXp~ctOQ. to ba tho starting point fur ~ roa11y p~pul~r dov010p­t:lenJIi of that:lovot'~cn'~ tr..rough publio t!git<!"!iiono ll (!Jillt""nt. D.JO. 26; lD~l). In tho s~~a iSSU3 of tho Wilit~nt. uoc~rding tJ J. P. C~rt­non, this unit.Jd front \"lith tho' "RiGht'.' y;t.S h~ving thu x;zsn.lt th(~t "th~ honest und cluss-conscious elom~nts in all wu:kars org~niz~t-1:)ns eor 0 USlJvrtina thOt.J6c3lvus 1'n favo~ a:'!. n uni tad rJ,:>vCr:lcn t to dv­fond tho victius of tho fX£?Gaa-up ••• ;;,very duy Suvs now forcasrl3-oru1tad for thd fight."

In tho IJilit:.mt oi! Jan. 2, 1932, \70 rcv.d: nl~ll thl3 aC~iilvity of tho eo~~ittao h~a b.Jon carried on undax tho b~nnur of tho unitJd front of liJ.oor e.sainst tho fruuQ-up sysJco:J~ ~a03 cCJrroctncss o,t this policy end tho I3ffc3ctivvncss of the ",p.pv~l for tho iupris~l'lJd worku~s \';US inc1icc,.Ilivd by tho ros:Jonsu th:!t h...:.s !lll'oc.~dy bl3ul1 gOoin-·' ode organiz~ti:>ns ~nd grJups having tho ~idast ditf0ro~cos on ~~­ny quasti~ns Jf prinaiplo and tafties ure uniting fo~ a cou~on ( eiGht f~r tho icprisonod maxina ~~~kors. Foe ~H3 FIRST "~I~3 IN YD;illS WiJ 833 'rim SIG~·:S OP 1~ G:mUn:3 UH i~E~ .,\ROl\~ EOV~:1;,::~:~ t..J~Ii;G fjIIA?B. 1l (Ct1r ouphusiS).

Hora is wh:..:.t thu Ililitu.nt of Jr:.n. 6, 1932 h~d to su.y (~b.)ut th.:l wu:ck of this unit..id ir:Hrc \':ith :~ovcston.) und j~:.uatl3 witl:out end u­gainst thl3 Cocli.lunis·\j PO-rty: n ~,)r tho fir st 'Ii iWI3 in Yuurs Ev';I\·Yo:.:k workers bdlongins to vurious political t~ndancios cat tog ethor , G\"wyod by Co fc oling 0 f gonuino \"/orking cl~ss f:olidtol' i ty in 'cha fe.oe of thu vicic.lI:':J cluss ~ncDy ••• lll1 E;pOU!::';'l'S \"10ru \7.311 roceivd .• Dospi te the I.~niiold poli'cical sbud~s ..l.nd oolors a22 e::.PP.;3.l'I3U to bo uni tou to pIov.)n~1i tha cu.pi t:llist cl:..:.ss troi:l t~I=ir.g advu.n~lii:!gJ of tho di e:s.Jhoions wi th::l.n thd \'J,) rking olae:s for their Jr:n I3nds 0 ihJ IDtJoting Iv.J:}r..:c~!1ts C! c~c;~1una.::.:.b1.) !].ttOI;;pt to clvs.) the) r :.mks in wca.rding off thl3 bl.;\-;s of govornoont opprassiJn 0 f \"/or~Jrs ~nd \'/.Jo rk~rs lnsti tutior.c ••• :Zha .;. boo lu.tv ncco::>f>i ty of action in C~Su s such as t1:ut of thv th~ao c.urine rlorJ:.JIC \-;i11 nCJt fuil to \.!\ru.kon tho workors, CouQunist ~nd non-Co~oanist to prolaturiun solidari­ty ••• ~hll furccl of uniJlied \'/ox1:i113 cllose d.Jfoncu is irlusistibll3."

knd in thv vl3ry sumo icsuo J. 2. C~nnon ~roto ab~ut this cvot­ing of the unitod fx~nt with thu right contrists: "IJa singla ')vunt in rucent yo~rs h~o donll 60 l.li.l.ch to rais\) th\) hupJS of tho r.~diocll workers th~t a w~y oan be f~und dospito all tho dlffl3xonc.)s b~­t~Qon tha vurions o~GunizatiJns ~n~ groups iJ! th~ r~dicul ~~rkol

. to sot ~iio3cthur for 0. u.niJG0 d. fight e.g ..linst tho clc:lSS un.JL.lY. If ~hio rJcoting lil:O Jlincl <10 fonco C~HJi .. i ttOi3 which l:ipunzorod. it

was ~ ~{Pdxicont in cJopor~tiJn on ~ sin3~o iSBU.) vf tho cl~se atruCglo, tho dcf~n:lo (.I'! pers.Jcutl3d WJrKJIO. 1io ~nJ oun Qgny th:..l.t it cmdo .... good sh~r:in3~ ~h.;) hu.ll W .. 6 pv-eked to thl3 dJ:.>ro ~nd th-l eontir.lcnt io~ uni ty ~osoundud in tho uFpl~u3v r/hioh grooto d s JJIJ~~l'­~r aftor sp~akor ~ho dwelt on this thdwo. Lilitclnt unionicts t

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Cotluunists t o.n!lrchists t syndic81ists :!.nd ~~c(:alists wuro :r ap~o-. ol:lntod on thcl plo.tforrJ ~s 11011 U9 in tho o.t::.diEttt.I)t3.. ~hd chi,.;.t:

fa..lt·uro 0 f the \,:h:>lo af fair b.nd thu ona th;lt ddtl3Ioir.ad its Q~~~.b1.4.­si.ufJtl0 epiri ~ \'fa.a tha f~'rt:tJ.J. up~o;.::.r(;,nc.) of u. un5.tl.'ld fl·()n~.ia :J1r7't 0 1'3 (,Vi)::Y roo-son fJr thoJ !)\.l::iii~uns uf. the uni"t:3ci. fr:Jnt t.l.ll.i!13 \'7!WrJ Wd bt:long to r Gg!;~rd th~ dO::lcmst:ujiiun as a. significant st(JP f;:., r­ward. "

1111s 'v1tJ.S the flo\'l~xy ldn?,utleO Ilsad by the nH3.ti()n~l COi..1~.li ttootl ClcGlbcrsvt;1, t tho ir filE't at!,o::l!.r:; t;) :'~;.Hr.ja t..ir.y uni tv d fr ont :-.10VC­cant. gu do nJt ~ish dt thi~ cocent to go int~ the c~so of t~e lJarinQ D03fancl3 OOu~l.:ittvi) und the cw.nnvr 5.n wh!.ch tha "nc.tiolEll Ooru[;ri.ttvo ll conductoo. thoJir ~n:l of ~hj,s unitod front. at th~ prop'· or tirJa VIO intond to shJ\'l th~t in tl:is afftdr thv .t-.r.l';'lric::m .[,;3C.gU,J was f~ro.)d tJ act us th~ rad 9~jnt to cov~r th~ nctad t~a~c0hary ~nd vioious udvcnturisu of tha 10voHtuno .Right wing gXJUp on th~ Vluter.front l;!.nd th:.lot on nJ oo.,,,,,sion 6.5.6. tho ,o.!JuricJ.n Le . ..:.guo lv;.~dcr­ship ~istinguish itsolf fro~ the Right wing 31co~nts in ~ha D~­fonco Cor:l!.:.i t~oo. ':IJ de, not wish .~,J show horu th<:'.t tho I1nv.ti:m;;.!.l O::'tJuittout: ovon triad to USIl the Daf~~c3 COr.1iiittao to buila t:.snt. of ndW l~bJr dafoncG b~dy us u countJrwdight t~ th~ Intarnutlonul L~bor D.) fonoe , but \':h;.). t \'1.:3 D.=, \'/unt to p,),i.nt out is thu. t H~l:3 ~73 HA V3 ~H3 ':n~ .. ~IO~;4L CO:,ii,iI'~':;:~EI1 I~SEJJF 1':1C!J,.r.r:;G :'P .... ~ i. UilI~:::;; i 1rWrI ~ V1I?rl 'I;lLJ InG~~~ C.All BE Fonr.i3il on A GIVE] :::S~U1!} :.:E .... ~ V!ILL • .l~c~,:n 1,11~SSE2 4t!~D r\33JIL~ i. ii'L!~Sg j)3B'3~JC3 :.lOV?~.3:~~ (':11 CORR2C~t L11:35 .i\o~~:J IGJ'OI,11 J:H3 EJ'd'~Y I!{ S.PI~U Oll' ~HB .pil.n~IGI?,,~~ION Oi :(H'"~ R1Gh~ ',n;,;G.

~inoo tha ~ooriccn Loagu3 is intorestod in s~lf-critioisc W~ wOll~d 1i1:·J to nsk if tho "n~tio;H:,~ Co .. ~r.littc0" still bali~yas it was corr~ot not t~ f~r~ wlitad front co~~ittaJs f~r tho r~l~~s~ uf Morganstorn ~nd GJJdcan. th~t it should not h~vu particip~tGd in thJ united f:Jnt c~llQd by tho I. IT. IT. on th~ C~ntrali~ a~~a e~d by tho SCJoic.lis"1i 2_~rty C!1 thl3 t:o:m0.Y c-.:.su. DOdS n..>t tho "i!::: ti01:eJ. Corami tt 30 II kn )','/ til:.l.·b i t ~/·8.s OUR GROUl! .t~O:·3 TE.:l.~ Ur!!3L2J ~li:l ~.~l';::3~ OF ThE L~]~ OE iQSI 1'10 Ii In ~iES3 CO:'J~;'3~iWB5 .t,!~D ~HA~ \,/B ".LOlI:::: roUGH~ TE3 IUGE'l.' rin;J 10V~;:;.i:;:,m!~ G:LIOrJi':' C~onst:J.ntly dist:Jrtil1:; thv 6t~t~r:IJnt S 0 f C J:::~ado V:IJisb0rd tmd goins b~cl:; tJ plc..:.in G J:.3:.l ip i:...:.: quotati~ns fr~u uIticlu3 writton bo~o~~ uu~ Broup U~S org~niz~a, tho:) "1~<lJlii:Jl1ul C;Jr.l( .. ittoCot" U:-,jos this l.u." .. ..:hod tJ o;)v~r up ~ll its O~­r .... ~s on tho,) lmit~cl rr'.>nt \,1~'rl:, orrorE) thdt havu C,jsJ~ th~ \':r.~la Left CPPCJoitiJn d~,J,rly t.:.z::l loft th..> ij~""ouJ.'1t st.,l.gni.4."lt for;;.:. l'):lG tima.

II. Tho Qu~stion of Uus~ ijork

On thJ qu~stiJn of c~as WJr~ wa do n~t wish tJ rapcu~ ~t~t ne hava said in Jur raply to coc:~ao ~r0tsky but na cannot help not­ing thu r<3sizt:...:.nco) 011 thll J:Ju~t of thJ "1;:l~~ionul Cct:1"1ittco" 'co this pa.rt of CJw:c~da ~rotsky'o lllte.;:.· und to its lack of s\31f-crit.icisU1 whan it bluuos its lu.ck of DaSS \"1;jrk solely u,f>Jn tho lucl~ 0f CJ:'::'ns, ~ln~ys poopla havo bl~u~d thair fuiluIQ to do thvir duty up~n "lack Q~ rcsouro~s, the ooncrato situ~tion of thd ~ouont, tha ra­lati.:m of f~rovstl, ..>to. . Howov~r tha "n~ tion~l CO:-Jt:li ttae" uo·~u...Llly goos [Juch f;;.i:th.Jr thu.n this. It docl~:ro::l in its st;;.;.tor.1ont: "',70 ulways COnZiUi3IOa til.v qUcJstien t'.S part Condo p.:!r.;}ol ':)i ti:J r.hJ~;,:J c..~ tho orGunizutiJn, its ras~urC~St tha concroto sit~~tiJn :f the ~~­cent t ~liho r ul:.! tion ~ f f JrCuS :.lond 1:.BOV3 1-.L1 J:E3 j]1Ul':D .. ~,ilil':7~L :.231::01-PLES 02 OlB :'bC~IO::tl (our ocpha.His). '{rn~t dous this ~v~~? It <.:...:11 only [Joan that if nJ c.ms~ w,)rl= Wu.o dOl'ld it \'l~S becCous') r::~ss \'lor}: wus 2J uinst tha "l(tn!D~~8H~.n.L tllrr;Cr?L'2S Oli' OUR ~'.dC'~Im:". It t:lJ~t..3

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'- .... :. . thnt in tha prcgruc of thu A~er1can Ld~gU~ and of thu Ino~:nution~-' Lu~t C-ppos it ic.m, tho tr!!:.:l. tion...:.l CO;Jt:!i tt~r3n ~~ disQc.varqd II ~Li.l1do.Cl.)1'l­tal prinaipl~8n which i~ill t:..tod tJ.B"dnst i"~s ~n trunco into 'chi3 or th~t pl1uCE) .:>f u..:.ss \·/:>::ck. If this is n.:>t thd ussencu of storil.) 8.)0,·, tal'io.nictl thdn Via d:> n.:>t kn=i\1 \':h.;l.t c;)nsti tut.J~ i -l; in 'p~inci~lo. 'ii( wisr. t:> Icoind the ':n~~;;ior.:::.l CowL.li ttuo" t:G:..!.in c f tho r:o:;:c..o in th.) lottor of .cvo::adu ":::otoky 'thJ.t doJolo.r.J: r. ::l'lo i.:.v~t Oppooi ticn ••• p,).ts f..»rth p:cop~.:;.,;!.nda n.Jt in U suct...:.rL:.n but in .,;. L1_I'::ist ::1U.l1i1U!. th' .. ~ _ to suy upon '~ho bU!Jia of p:. I'ticip2.tion in i.!.ll '~ho lif.) CJl~ thJ -prolJ­te.l'i~t ••• " In this lcttd: C':;i,l:ud.J ~rotsky in'tiw.!.t,ju th::.t if tr.d i.­coricen LJ~Guu he.d not dona O:.J.ss work V!3 tlUSt rot:lc"lb-.l::C th<.;. t ~~s~ \'1vrl: dopvndc upon lTJ-.~U:-H:.L C.h.P.t·~CIZ'Y. ~i:.r:I i::~lOB LIoN}) Ila'i'L~~I V3. In this \';D.y Coo::ccdo 2:cotcl:y gtevc ...L chuI't'.ct.3=i~t~ti"n of th", lo:...:.cl\Jrship ~ of tho ALJoric~n JoJc..J.guoQ by tr~cing to its r 0 ;ts \'Jhy tha .i.wul' ic~n Lo::.­sua ht:.d no'~ cn8C'<;od in wss \,iorlt.· It is to:> b~d th!.l.t th~ "1·:~tiollC!.1 Oooui ttoe" ovor:tool:6d this \1::' ninz.-

- , VIa ll.!O hapl-'Y t:> nota that tho nI!ati')n~l Cotluittco l1 hc.s dccid")d

to ca1::o f..l. tm:n in this dir eC"liion. It is thic ~1i1:~"1i ccl~cs us £.Jo1 oven s~liill Cloro th~'~ Co uniiic~tion bll"cj\7eOn bo'~h or6.~nb':!:J.'liivns sh-:.Ii,l.l.J. tc.ko plaQue' r"li \'li11 be onrl of tho oon'liributiono of our group t,j .,i" in this nu·;/turn. - - -

!?.ao Oomr.m,niot'1,o.:lGua of StruGsla is o~itici:l.ld for tho .'.ct1:ms of Cou:;::lctoJ \'lcisb )xd in tho ~o;:til~ Uni~ciy CJi:l; .. i'ttoo :'!I-EC:-r ·,'.'~~S C?'3..a.~3D JdW '1':hICH 'i!J~S LlquID~1.~:::D B:~~W?E OUil ORG.nHIZh.:nOil iJ .. ~S ;;\)nLj,~j)) :~nd \"S1ich. by t}10 \-;~Y. navor f!12pc::.~od or \-lol'kod in P,~tcrsono .u.S i .Ir, thu llarina C,.:.so. ouzo org~niz::3.t~Jn.::~10vcr t~()lc .:;:cfici:.:.J. c.c'lii:m t1...nn it,

, c1 J d -,-,--------nor \'!i3i:e '.'!CJ avor a£.l:C Liv J SO by 'linc .LJ0::u!1<.l.:l (;"' ••• ~ .• l.·~·LiJ.) \/:~:CI'" ~-gf.l.insJIi tho rtish,zs of tho p:cisonv~s ~3t~~11y IJruvcntod c~~il i::o::i reaching us, one -vi the r.1J~:lb~rs of th<l Dei.Jl"!CO C':;:.JiJitteo ovon st~c.l fng tha I~il :[::00 tho lottar- bo:·:! rIo d.J no.:;t ':: ish tJ discuss h\Jro thooe t~J c~ttors. Eow~ver ga shull not let t~du dzop. cnc~ unifi­ce"liioi1 if.: ~i'iecJIi.:d, r:\) shell dOrJ!.lnd ::1 full hc~:in3 on tho ~c""ion u~ C~urudCJ ~Gisbo~d on the ~o=tile Unity Couuitt~a. ~nd on tho ~hvl~ uffei~ of tha ~drina Casu.

III. O"Ii}Hlr ·Qu~sti:>ns.

0' Vie tu~t'l nO\,1 to othor qU0sti:ms oant1:>nod in "Gho stc.tcrJent of th "I-iationa1 CO[Jwittco ll • ihd "I'!c;;.tion~l COIJuit'Ii":0 11 c.ctuc.lly d;;;ionds i";.; •

. turuing ovor tha n~Qes bed udd~cSDOS of its ~0~bors end sub8cribors to thd United St~t~D gJvvxn~ont. ~irst of all the "nati~n~l C':;2~it·

• tva" ca.lls oV.r c:riticisCl e::cggo::utcd e.nd se;:.ys 'chis is a qU<3sti.;n ~f usocond" vr "t..:lnthn order. E~-:6 \,:0 h::'Vd u. "lic:n:j.bly putont ~xi.!.;:Jplv of thd r:!m~ t~ui:'ir.hnces 0 f tho "l!~ tic::.;:.l Ct.H~I .. i t tc;.;;lt 2.r:d 8.r.!:':' tou:.:' ishnos. that Q~uld l~~d t~ thd voritnblu boh~~din3 of tha uvva~cnt. lti thJ C!l1.vctL>n of tho prot~Qtion of tho w~wbcrc oi c. vl.'.nguc:;:d C:...r,l"lC,1.ist

,orgunizu.tion :2:r'::>0 'lih-a policli3 Co "SCCOl1a.c.:.::~Tn qu~stion. or \'JuICu s·Ull. ona of a 11 t€nth" Jrdo:c<? EVCll tho sligh'c cst t4cC1u.:.:.in'liun<': a \'Ii tn )..JJnin­isr.l shol.l_ld touch onu "Ghat ~I-2 Cnw~~IC:J O~ .t..U Ir~L~c.~L A~?.nI~~U3 ~V31~ IU TIwl:S OF LBG~LI~Y is a. c~pi tul qu.os'~ion •. rIu flili.!.lJ. nvt r<3st until this ();:posu:r\3 of r;)volutionis'~s to tho U. S. nl.lpi ti:\list govdrn;:)0nt (\':hich 1l1i:'oo.dy has duportacl une. :rooovod oVur 100,000 "fC;.r~ign.:J:rs and

.rc;:'sU last YE>o.~ lllono) is oocj;Jla'tcly vndud. .

2hv "i;",,"liionel COr.1::.li"litoo" a~!~onc.s thei:: ac"u by d.Jclurin3': "Ho (o~Qn1n~ tho Coowunist Lo~~uo ?i st~uGGle, nJt~) Q~uld ju~~ t!~ l~Gi­oally object to thu iil1n3 ot Coc~uni3~ petitions t~ pu~ c~ndid~t~s on tho ballo"ej fOl' tho~, ur 0 SiGned \7i th n.u.t.1-Js and ~adr\3se~s ,by th:>U3-e.ndu 0 f 'IlOX J:Ol~S ~~wF~ thO'ciio "'J 1·th th0 radio~l r.lvV\3t.1cnt 0 n It c vo~s :'~~ thQt \7& ::lust p~tivn'~ly u4plo.in to t~il "H~~ ional Cor.-;Iol1 ttou ll til~~t

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• , fHOUS<11lDS OF ~70P.K,£f(S do not CJO~ll h1HIDRZDS OJ!' dOl?l.!UtHSTS', thu t in tha one caSE) tha Coomul1isto ar a protac'to::l by 'cha 00.53, in tho Oth6l', tr.a OO!;lClt:.nists ara tho:' 0 ugh 1 i;" dxposad.: th~t in the ona C!lSO \'1Q ~l'e d~c.J.­ins \'1.i.th tho !?~rlia.[;lent:;.ry illus!.N!S which tho rJl.lsseS huv~. so tb~~ thers aro diifoxont traditi;;ms o,:>nr.erl1i!lg the bc.ll..>t p~~)I~:rl3l C~l th':f othor hand ':/0 ~r e dealing \"li::r. e. D:~L!3E:",\ATB CO!i~RIV~HCB OF 'l'RI; G(!t: B1i!UU~~ :rO C;~~Cll THE Vj~iW.:.r~'i.GJ; that in iir.e or.o Cl:.S4J thd wvrk"~j':~ .r~.L'"':"·.f \Vh~n they sign tha.t tho pu.pars will be "tt:.~ned oVur t~ the st:..:.tu :l~!: for that Vtlry l'.;)ason r.lany r/orke:rs rofUSd tJ sign, whilo in the otilt!"\: oaso, no ono l s told thu t thair naI.J\:ls, r:hich in r.l.)st CU.S os thO~1 \ ... a.; .. ~. kopt sucret J will bll turned ovcr to tho sts tl3. Finally, j.f \'loJ dJ nJt got ballot papoJrs siGn~d we loso sJcothing v~r¥ valuubla. :H3 =Z;

" BIGHT ~O PkRTIC IP.u.~E IN ~HE BLEC~ION Ct'.l.J?AIGU whilo in the othor C":'S\1 W~ lose OULY k. F~;.7 CB~r~3.

2be lmntioncl Cocci ttoo" a.rgues tho. t this has been u.lw~:ys dc.nl3 by tho "labor [JovoCJGnt". But thonNati~nal CO[.1[.1i tt~o:r kno\'ls vur:l ~'/ull that tho !,r.:lOricc.n LCo.gUil is not thl3 br~D.d labor r:JJvowant but 0. s::l:lll p~rt of tho COL~Clunist group. u ho.rro':l group. aspaciolly :..:.ttac!C<3d by xx. tho goverl1oantc W<3 do not wish to give the ioprassLm th~t our p.:;­liticlll astio~i.tG of tha b.worican situation is thut WiJ slhLll 8o,:,n bu driven underground, but \713 w.::>uld bo ran!c Ul.1UtOUI'S if not W.)1:80 to f ... -cilitate the work of the U~ S. gJvvrnoont in rugistorina &nd trucking d.)v.n ev ory COr.lr:.v.nist l.HJd sY=l.9i!thizor. It is tr u that wh3n S,)i.lu 0 f tha mcobers 0 f tho 1I!!.::.:.tion~l COI.II.>ittoo" wora c.t thoJ head of thu !:C0rJ­munist P~rty und Youna COLClunist Luague this wus dJna ~lsu; but ~h0n WiLl tha "N~tionul C':>wr:iittao fl let!~n th..:.t thu ALluricc.n Lva-gue is n~t t.i.

reoonstituted C~nnon (~r £hachtQun) f~cti0n of the p~rty but p~rt o~ the Intarnution~l Loft Op~osition hoaded by L. D. ~r~tsky ~hcs.J p=in-ci~l"qll" .. r¢llXoaGn t. . in.. tho- U. s. ~ 13~Et~.b: ~lI ~ ~liE EAST? "

\7a wish to aoph9.si zo this pOint. rIa shr..:.ll fight in thJ s!1l:!rp­est cw.nner aGuinnt any thl30ry th~ t tells us \'/0 ... r t;) only j :>ining em onl.:l.rgau '-\no. dd .... alJptJd "C:.:.nn~n (ur S!:u.chtrJc.~n) ::;t~ctionll. Zhis is -ell..) bast \7I..'.y to killttho 2:ef"li Opposition in A!.l()j:ic~. .h.ll of us \'}ho r~acil th<3 pr inotl?liJ~ 'J f tho Loft Ogpvsi tion ::::: :.-.-,-..... ...,.~ oC!.n cit:3cll.!.J:e t1:8.:'u ill cno r;e.y ~r ~nothu~ VlO \'l~re pruparud by our past i.n: uur Iln'lirc.nCIJ intu the Loft OP1~osiJliion •• EO\"luv~r it id not 'chid p~~hSd that oust bu -.; stressad, but raGh\:lr ho~ incorrect we gere in tha party, cnd h~w ~e now C!lka u brour.: iroQ t:.ll thu old burvultcr::Ltio CJe'lil:.ous vi rihich ri\j woro more or lass a part. ~his is thoJ sida thut [Just ba stros~ud, this is tha honiJst criticul n~y by which we can WLn thd bast ~orkors of thopurty to us.

Finally. t110 nUutiJnul Cocr:Jitte\l" stut.~s: "\Va do not likoJ th.J offioio.l r~[;\).letionoU Is it n r.mttor of LIKE::? R~s tho j..cdric::!.n Leaguo realiy protested cgu.inst tho r0gulE:. tion~'! t1ui te tha CO~1~::::!.::C:'·. Whan tho U. ~. gove::ccoant d\lpriv~d thy Class Struggle of S~cond C~~ss cailing riGhts in i:C.Y tha ~;~ili tunt \'/~i tuu till.July J.oth 1931 to Z8.y e. '"lord ab:>ut it (oonths after the H. Y. Zi::l~s, H. Y. ~7vrld. "th.:> i:;".!.­tioQ end ovon th~ Ravolutionery ~ga of th~ LovQstona group); th~n th~ 1.\11i tant hid tho truo issues 0 f tho Cu.su :.:.nd d~cLLr\jd the. t Jur F-J).Jr \VUS BuspuiJdad .. n'i';:ay just C."~ a tiwo ':111-3!l \'10 \,:ero gJing to P:.jSS ~';:'..th our niJxt issuo. Uot likas and dislikos but STnUGG~3 ddt~rGin~a 0-vonts e.nd incidc~1JIic.lly tho chd.re.cttJr 0 f thy "II.:;;. tional Cvu"li ·;;t9~ II •

~o socond ~uc~tion ... :hich \'10 hi v 3 r::J.i sod" is the negro ~u,:)sti~!l • Wo must not hide tha fact th~t on this qUustion tha sh~rpast st~ugJl' cen brcal~ out in t:il0 li.(.lOric~n COLH~Junist ~l:>va ... ont. :al-l aiJ\n'j.c~).n :S-::".­gua has boen in e=istanco oval' fOur ~hola ye~rs. In ull this ti~0 it has aeon fit to bo qui13t offici'~lly on euch cn i::lport~nt qUus'~iJ!l •• S

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,I"'thQ t!eGro ''luestion in Auari"", \,:a" deal"ra this vory "'l.uiot" 18 .. tc,k.. en of run!.: "/hite c~uuvinism. \111at kind of u. qucztion is it thC!~ its e~lution cen be dell.o.yed for ao long, tha.t t~o nl~u.tional oouwi ttoe ll

can find ti~~ tJ solve ,this o~ thut ~ueotion but not the Regro ~uust­lon~ Is it truu th~t thoJ nl!r:tior.u.~ COU::Jittdon \';2:;.snstudyin:f'this (Iuostion v.ll th~ tir.l0~ '~his io l~O~ T?:TJD. !Co \7hotl diel it asclGo this u~rlc in 1928, :i~ 1£29, in 1930, in ),931. in 1932,? \1ny hav,J tl:uy n~t broueht in l'Opo:::tc? If tho ca.ttor is so su~i~us tht\~~ should bv til''! x ~C!lSOll f.:lr tho grootost attontion to ba paid to it urad fULl und o1Hn disoussions holcl. Bu~ thu "l~o.;ionnl COC~.1~,ttIlO" ea03r.JS t~ bo t;)O bilS:; for this. Instcc:.:.d. tho lfi!cti:n~~l Coc~i t too" is car:ying o!1 ~ fv.~t:!.Jn­al fight "liho;/;. £loco:cdinG to thai: 0\7n \1Jrds, turned the It.S°i; plonu:} into e. "Gcon\) of tha sharpest st!'U[m~u" :o~a rn°i:;l3rn~l Bullotin l~o. 1 pg 2) OVGr such "vital" Cl,U(!sti·)r.s \l,~: \',';1Y should E::lsl:y, Gordon f~nd Clarka bo co-opJiiad on tha Uo.tionc.l Curx.:ittoa and ~:ha.t did Cart~: write :;>n Engc:ts in the younz e'Q~rt~ous1 ¥It) (1u;te fror.l tho ~ul-'lolution pras~n"\;oC1 by Gaorgo ~~aul. u QC:Jbo~ of iihe .iClGriGo.n ~.;~guv: llAl'.>n3 its l;>l'\lsont lines. failinz oor.roletcly to ocnsid~r' tho suvo:.:e.l poli tic:;~ l.SSuuS thll t havo to do rli'~n the d!'udic ... tiotl of the bt~rriurs to fur­th~r ex J'.'/th 0 f ~\ih\3 YJo1.!GU13 ( ••• !:l~r:-:ie.n t:..ne.lysi a 'JI ~lihu t1:.:.ny svcit!J. Ou.ustJ.cns vn \'jhic~1 °liilo 1';<.l3U~ nc.s n.:l" YIYii '\iu!;:en e. SOCUl1<l--!\l;:G~~O 0.U:;S~~ iou, az,ro.ri8n question. oto.j ••• tho proscnt iaotion~Ll Jight Q.:')1.16 Lot

dJ06 nct oontain an anS\70r to tho nE)odn of thol !"o.::.suo." (Ou.! ,Jl:.lpht.:.sis)

fharo ~ra SOIlO other quostions \'1hich \';0 do not nish to ~nt..,r into now but \'lhioh V/.:J shull o~al\:o up \':h~:l. both :.>tGt!nizutions G,.;t to­gatho:;:. \':~ o~nn:Jt l~t go u!'loh.J.llengcd tho s totv;;l:;nt thu. t ~liho nuclvus of our g~oup origin:.:.tad in thd Right \'ling of :thll P;::.rty. \70 shull put to th~ mcbGrship tho fucts of hJ\'1 tho "lI,'ltion!.:.l CorliJittaQ" brok~ oolle.boIation 'iii th Courr~ilG~ \'Je'::3bo~d, Buch llnd othors ana sut up e.r­tj.fioie.l bv.rIic!o to drir.;'o thcm e.\"Jay frow ~l.ihl3 !"oft Opposit1~n. \010 Eh:;:,ll daUl!:md th2:;.t tha ~r.lorioun Le.:.ltgud So into thu ~CJts of tho lJ:lttar ~s to tho reid on our h,~c::.r.ut!.rtors and the pro"liuotion of tha oulpl'i tn ( by lliho "1:E:. iii Jnul Cot:.:lrJi t to e ;11

Finally, wo \":c:.nt t~ dcul briefly \7ith tha cte.tcLlcn~ tha.t \','e hava boon guilty ofi'ip~l~Gry rJ~ncuvo:su inGt~i!d Qf sincaro effJ:i:t,3 or uni ty. ~h\l oD.c.l.rgo is ~d,J thl:.t \';13 have GJnl;) ovor thv haucls ot tho ur'ii~ tionc.l COt.lr.1i ttu~\i iJo thu bre..ncnus. !;:ilis is posi ti v~ly not so, as the natior:~~l C~r.1L'li ttCG l:nC1r:s to:;: \':(J Bunt couiGS 0 i! ull lattllrs s~nt to tha brenches ot tho .i:.ueric:e.n ~vu8ue °GO tile !,;u,Jliiol::,;:.l CooGlitteo it­Eolf and. asl:od, for tho cooper ... tion of tho !,!utionul OJt::oittco. :C~ VI~ uroto,to tho b~enchus e~i held un op~n uaetinc, it wes b~c~usu fJI X~ oonths tha uc!dor.nl COr.lrJio~;;co nO~J~r unswor ad our lott~rs, indiHid s( ~I..J lott0~s it navor shonad to tile 00Db~~s~ip~ IS it cny TIondGr th~t wo haa to address tha Qcr.lbG:;'ship dir\Jc~~l:l? In this c~m1oction w\) wust o~:poso Jliha ;i?Qot t::r,;:.Z: '~ha "l:r::"lor.::ll (;~i:lt.:d,ttoc" dared t:> ord.):, i'lis r.1O~ .. borship not t~ e.·~t'::1tl our open moo'iiing (',nd ~;hI'\)~ycn.::d to e:-:pul thvso cc;:;Jbo::s a~litG01dir.G. 80 Grefe'li \';0.6 tho ::~[.ction 0 f tho wowborship to this t~rpicc.1 St~lini~t dccrae, rOC'lil1iscont of tho dc:;~ of J'.,.:Jv.::ot,:>no.

, that tho Clecbersilip of the U. Y. Brc.r..ch actually p~ssod ~ c~tion con .. dGonin~ 1;ha r~ ti~m~l Coor.1i ttea f.)r \"1i thh~lCin~ tha docn.uc·nts' e.nd fffl m'~-V:~e.I • .

, It is not f~r tho "NO. tion~l eooci t too" to toouOll us 0 f "w.o.nau­ve::a". \']13 pa~lio!t 1\i!1at th,io itself is Jnly,.I. u:::.ncuvol:. &. O:ll1.o,uvor to fi clo-Sirc.c:': tho c.iscussion fr,oQ f)ri!1ciplu on~s ruisod. by C~"lr:..;,d~ ~rotfl elry to BcconCicl'Y ontJs. 'ihu t tho I:ljn. Jlii In[~l CvLlwi ttvolt i8 c:~p!:.bl\l o:i! this. \'/13 cc'li fr OfJ theirj\-;n vir i tinge., In thoir ~~IntGrnnl nullotin 1:0. 1" nth 0 ::0. tiOl;c,l COOt~i tteo doclc.r as ~lih:::.t u d~cuw.:>nt subci ttod by ~b0rn. Gl;tzor nne, 'Shuchtu?-n \"iCS n\~:::..~lod w,i th Ii<3rson~l l,;,O oue~ ti .>ne e.nd Cle..ndorsu (.fI3 2) and ;hl3 ','l;e. ti~ne.l Coci'rai tteo" 0,011 on thll ol3;:Jb.:>r-

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shin "t~ cJndecn end r~pudiatd thes9 unorincipled cathods ~~d ttl~ irr;sponsibla triflicg ~ith the lasp~nslbilities ~f le~dersh~rn (!>~!.go 3 }. Iu '·31l11\;:r.t.i.u. NO. 2Y ~ht'.chtJl(-!.n is o.c:cusod Cj· ~hlJ ~~ :!~J t ..

·1c~"\1 COI~lui tt;aal~ of ~ ~'u'llnB n, "'\'c?ne~:lOU3 pC'/lc'hJio" tLr..:l l~ t;.n: t.ha 3i:atu­eD':~nt ~s rH<::.da {PS 15) tl'lut '!l'ilo st,;"t~t:.:~:nt of. Sh:.:cntr .. u;i, .4.11,r~n ::.r .. J. G1Clt~~!r ~pN~!·:n L:. 8i.,)at dGaJ. 2.bovt \l.n~.ts' c.:.nrl tho u.voidi.!cct..'l of !6.ctj.on t~t !'l'·ge1s, bu.t th~ Gontt;lntion~ in 1;h~ u.oCI.i2.,int and tho::Ji.! actlaDS3lnGa th~ plQnu~ apeuk a alff3!ant l~nBubg~" ~n~ ~~~jc tt~t S.h.:loh1'~:3.n "po:i.oocQd iotu atr.l:>sph<?re:r rlith his IIf..lLll c.colls".~ions!l (}.$ 15) •

In ttEullatin No. 3 11 Shuchtm!.!.n r~ccus(\S Cunnon end 5w,;~::-acl:: of usins l.!lnf~Ll.eg'3 ti~!.,;.t i~ uSQd by flt...:.lin in inner pt.!'~Y ~isp"J.tes end a. "'6" ",A llunc· o r ... · nd ~ ""'COol· 'l.,··· ... ~ .... ll"l· ,'tnt'" 10) "l"'d 0'" +-.., • .,. 5·'''''0 p'')'''' .r.~ ...... W' .",.l. .t;l. ....... ......,,,,,,'" v.~ \"J.,.\0,1 0 .!IJ;.,~ Co. I. "~IIra.l.U '-~ .... ,)\;.v etatos t.h~t C!~r.non is guilty oj! '·p:;:.tOflt fulsehoods" nnd of ':f::,~r:~;.!­ups" .. O!l>l p~lg(-l 11 m~::'il·r.tLl~n ';7!~te;3: lilt io 'JiJ";:Y cltl&:: \';h:..:.t (~a~n?n is tdoi!lS at. I know it n.il t() vil;ll~ To t<.:.lk eOj';ST/:..N',i·1Y I\~.GU:

• tCJt!U\i30nl~~I')!P biro ::''U .to :;:;'lEI\Y~E.n~..:; :;:0 rmln.'ER ::T ~~ l)Lr;],I.GU!':~ A~iD POSS;'Br;r~ ill' i'T0r~ I1~~OS:3IE1~': ())~~~i;! 10. OUI' ecph::.sia). Via f~al t·nu t b~tn C:.r ...... ~:)!) an.~ f11::.c..ht~:::.n llI!G~ ~he ~~f1.~r oCJ .. 1be:rs c,f tho r~€'.tj :Jc·:,.l COClrJ.~.tt~i:i shcnld"!,:IlJ':I oel1h uthar v~r-.:i \'1011 c:l this tir.1o, f.::.riS bt:t.:.. t~r timn '!It) kn::>w thara" Can \'/0 bo blt.:.o~d f,,!' buing ca.L'ti'):...~ in ot!r dS:lll nGfl end aGeing to it th,; t ell the oer.1b~rs k~:.w tho issnes (ii ~.-

. octly E2P3CLU.L"f \Td::m ~H3 LET'i'::'''R OF GOioiR..D3 1TIOTeKY 10 US ::!HIT)~3:r IN i:i.·,Y .i.N:-t.> IJREj~~ IiI GE:l:ilAH Jd{J iliBIICH i/~.S 1\01 ?hIJ'~~iI· ~ZH~ ~i!r:;;J:1 SE.t'~~~\l.aEH?

\13 fell th[:t the ch .. :rges of the H~ti:,n~l CO:.1t."1ittaa to us on the Iluo~'tic.'n ~f "uni ty r.1G.n·JUVclr~n dcsurva th~t ':1\3 print wh.lt G;)0~:;O 5~~ul stuttld in his r';J(\o].'.lti:;n: n'1hcl truth is tha.t naith~r l~8.s tr.cr2 beon or :LS th<3Ia l.t P:':}SIJ!'l":j onou.gh go:.uinc B~l~h~,vi}: sal.:2··cri tici;,,:::. wi thin tho rJ<3~g!.ln as t~ whole llnd \'/i "thin thu l!;.~ticn~.~) Cj~~jL·,.U;too vi thu 1o~:gl1C' 01-;pccic.ll~l. ~:-.o:a hus b003:1 r.nd is L~ ~h"'Cinl{L!g f!'.:.o ru-

. 8ponsiIJilit;,;(:s , ~~;;,ilistl insi;a~d '.Jf le~clcrsh:i.p, cl'iticie':'l in thJ other fol10~ i!1~te~d 0f solf-criticisu, flippancy I&th0r th~n pa:-8ist:.:.noy, sonsi ti v~ncos th::. t botdo:L s on chilclisilness. II

Hql'a is the It!ngu['.ga tht:.t thl) lvt~dl3rs of tho;;) l.l.r.lericun !/::l':'lgU~ ocploy cb.::>ut e:).ch Clthvr. Hdte is aX,PIasscd wh;LY thuy tr.ink of I:Hch Clthar.. P.ll' fror.l disc,Jul'uging us, hO~'I,)Vi)I t such rn GXfI.;sure ~f t!'.~ trud funts ~~~os us Jnly CJra d~tor~i~cd to do ull in ou= ~c~ar to aff~o ~ L:.fusi0n, ~o ~\S ~O S,~ VZ ~HE Il1.2:::r:i!} .. :nO~!.t~L L~~"~ O~, I~0SI.:..:'I(;:: I:r dilEr,IC",", frow d.is~~cter. \"!.;) Ilrge;) the- "1~.J.tiom~l Cor.:;:li ttoa ll n~t t~ ri-l­.lay ~ur u~ificution fllrthor.

VIa do not int~nd to lot our fusion \'li th tha ilolUuricnn Lut,g;lO , sts.rt such .... fj,ction~l fight, in spi tu of ·thOS03 st,.tai.:ll,mts of til.;)

nllloti.::>m.1 C~cr. .. itt~ul\ so (:1;3 to p ... r:...J.yzu all ~·!ork. ri~r ir:.!;) it. ~·li;; :.!ro oJnvin':hlcl th~t .Jur fusiJn ';Iill o:.rlc th.J g.::>.)d gro./th Qf tt.:J Lallgull L:.nd pl~c I;) i t ~n ~ new pl:.:.na 0 f d.JvI31.:>pcont.

Lot oux jOint COD(.littees Duct Vlit·hJut dol!~y. ~horo e;)xists [.0

valid ra..:.son for o:;mtinuod so;;:a'ution of thd tWJ gr~u.pa udh~ring to the Intcrn:J:lii~nal Loft QPPositi.)n ~!l l.r.ltJxica.

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october 31. 193~.

Dear Cocrade ~7eisbord:

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In Tb~ l.1ilitant of October 1st :;lnd 8th, the I~ational Cc>r.'·, .. cittea Clade public a stuteuAnt of it~ vie~s on the latter sont by th~ COClClUo.ist Lecguc 0 f Strusglo in reply to the let tar 0 f COr..ruCd 1:.:'0 t . sky. Ou~ stat9~ont was aiDod at facilitating the fusion of the ~oocunist Leugua of Strunglo with the ADOric&n section of t~e Intol­nationQl Loft Op~o3ition on the basis of a cleurly and honestly est­ablished a8ree~ent in principle, and without poroitting Qstters of secondary importunca to constitute an insurcountubla obstaule. ~~e National Comoittce ~ust regret~ully astclbllsh th~t the roply to ito stuto~ont ~ado by the ~eisb~rd group, evan less thun its first lottux: meets with the reJuil'cuonts which ge uonsida~ nocoss~ry for u solatl~n of the question. -Instead of a claur st_ternent of its point of vioW in tho sonso we indicnted, tho reply o~ the ~oisbord zro~p tu~es a step baclM~rd in this Iospect and attacpts to defond ths orrors uhich have seperut3d it fzo~ us. This is cUlried u barruga of Qin~r issues, roal dnd alloged, nith which is combined that potty. idlsd und oat­r~geously c=sGgur~ted cliticis~ of our le~guo, ug~inst ~hich ~aisb~rd hus bean c~utionoa be~ore. es~ecielly in Co~rHde ~r0ts~y's lottor. Finally t.ho \";hnle to;..:e of the reply in ntl i7~Y ini!icr.tcs e. Lusire or intention to ong~no in a loyal cnd comrdoly c011~norution ~ith th~ ( Cornr.1Unist Leaguo of hce~ica... ea the con·Ii:r<.Lr:>~" PCI those rU:.4sons tl:.a U~tione.l CO('lIJiJ~tee is ooopellod to SUSi)er.:l u.ny fil'tr..e.:: neg0tiations with tho \"!CiS001'd Group untjJ. such a tit:::) as .~:c.~ latJ~cr sc-:J.lll:a.ve established its pOfiition in c Ge~ncrt as leid down in ou~ stuteoont of October 1st and 8th, \"Jhic~ \",';3 consider a ~inii:'.UIJ for the f~si:>n of tho t\";O g;;:oups ani the futuro disc"J.3sion inside 0 J~ the uni ted vrG<":'l~­izatlon vI eny serious diffozonces of a seconddry char~cter nhich may have arison or will nrise.

National Com~ittaG Cont.luni~t, LO'~'711u ,.,;f .c(.j~ric~ COP1ca.:.~.l

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. Copy of latter froe co~rade ~rotsky to Weisbord. , dates Octobor 13th, 19'.121

Dear Cocr~de deisbord:

2his ,is in answer to YJur letter, a.nd through your tlodlati('1 to tho letter of your g~oup~ l.iy delay in ans";/t:'lring was tiue to oy as~ Ul'i;lnCa the. t the "l~ili tant". contral'y to yot;.:r peroa. tur d :;!f;S u:~ptiCin, \10uld ans\'Jor your requ~st. J..nd, in poin'li of Iuct, I find in tne lnot iss~a3 oy lotter to you and your ans~or public hod int~Brally and avar ~ithout any c:iticif;C in tho 6u~e issue~

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~his proaeduxa is very uQoouvdutiac. ~orbGPs u little tvo cuoh so. If Y;jU st ill r vi .. a,~bvr Jur disouss 1.m ab.Ju.t the J.Judl:d bili tid':: and ~ethJds of fusiun, y~u. will unddr~t~nd crithJut ~ny oouuent fr~m me that I oannot find y:>ur dt~IJS ver:, huppily ohusen fur thd .PuIJ)Ose. i~ th~ purpJsa r~uuins th~t Jf fusion.

It iD soutely nooeoeury to B~ into. tha dat~ile of your le~­tor, but I fvll obliSvd to ur.1ph!.:.eizlJ thv f~.ot th.~t y;,;ur tro;,.;.ti.~,.H.t c! tho qUJsti.:n J f cuntr is'.1 i:..ppo • .lrS t.) ... a .1 bs·:,.lutvly ins...L thj :':;..i.lJt~.ry. It is nJt cJ. <;iur,lsti:m :.>f n;.l.uo,but · .... f thd p.Jlitio;...l ojntvnt ",f the 5t..lin­iot f·~oti..m •

. It is supvrf+uJus tJ rQPo~t th~t I would ba r,l~d tv Jbs~rv~ .i ro:~l comin;3-t)Cuthar butWCd£1 YJur group •. nd ,;ur .n.Lurio;.!n 3.Ji.lti)n, but it is gvidu~lt th;.;.t in thu lJI'el:;unt st.:go this ,Jr;)oaduro c ... nn;"t be suri .... uely infludl10ed fr~)w [.&or·.>r. d. It is (: t .. ti};: bgtwuon y.;uIBd1f nl1U tho Ltl-e ue •

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U ... th OJr':'::lunist gruotings, CSlglludJ L. ~rJtslcy.

(ExCdrl)t;f ldttor fr':'~l ~rc.,tsky t·:, tha H~~ti.)n.l CJI.1r.;ittuo d~tad Oot~bar B2nd, 19.JG, t!nd in rog~ll:d. to thu ,10,:,VO).

"It ~ppu~IS th t YJu ~urd not euat D CJ~y of oy rdply to OJl.lr ... de .luieb· .. rd.· ~hi6 rvp.ly I wr.Jt~ bdivru I h:.d tr..;, 0lJ.lK,rtu.ni .... :; to beovi.lo ··\!qu~ ir6tud with 'j.Jur, c.,),.j.1i!JhcnsivlJ IJj;ly '~J tr.d ./eisb.::rd grJttl.;. Y'JU ~'li11 nutil.le, h.J'i"/dVlir, tl, .. t p-u~ p~~I:ldll .. ctLms liuitv \"ld11 supplu­uunts .:.>nu :~ nJthljr. I ~.n l;; urI) th ..... t \"/u c~.n . 100 in th~ ~'itllds c .... Su fi nd. u good b.!sis ;,,! ::c;1roewont. 11

(SiB~ud) L. Zrotsky.

Novduber 4th, 1932

N;.;.tion:ll C,j\.1r.1i tte.>, C.>I.1r.luni3t La' ·Bua ')f hi:i.>rio~! (Opp-:>si ti :>n) .. ~rno Sw.~bl3ck, Sdoret.~ry,

~v h va recidvad YJur lottor j! OctJbor 31st, in which YJU daolar u th:l t y jU su.sp\Jnd ~:11 neBvti~!ti..H1a \"Ii th us f..iI uni ty. In y~ ur lattar y.ou 8i vv nJ C .Jncr .. ltv rc) •. SJns fjr such :, n in~ ... rt~~nt ~.ctL)n. y;.·u m03roly st·.tv v,.guu1y th t Jut scc .. md liJttvr is ' b .. c.m: .. rd e:t.Jp; th·.t \VI) did not :;1;d:~.3 clt:ar rost~t,.idtlt C2S t-:> .JU: t'JsltiJn In !Jontrisu~\·ii'..i\;il tJ ,~u evidvntly is bti11 dubiguous; thnt ~a huv') lJisad ~ b~Ir~so 9f r.linur iSI:m0S; th .. t :,ur criticisu h:.s buun ;"utx,.gu:,ucly OX: .. e8ur:-~t<3d. ::l:d th~t Ciur t.Jnv fin..Jrls th t \'/\J b:. VI3 n~ eosiru t.; IJng .. 8.:l in ,!. l:;,Y.:Jl Jnd OJ~r -di;lly O,J 11:. b.:.:r:~ ti on ',/ i th thO) A',: Ill: i c .. n Lv .. £ U\3 •

All thadu ch~ rcjus, OJ \UBuoly 6t~tdd. \ld 13r.-1J!h.ltic.\11~T UJd::o ir·;)u 1 t ~ll • .lv •. m tho 1.~,JSt b:.o.t:w: rd w;.)rr.ur, o;·n ~dU th.l tit i~ tibJ 103: dardhip Jf thll AWdria .. n L·Jo-gue th::t J.Jlrcus its orin l)rlvtltJ int..Jl"\)~;~

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'Vle wish t:) ducL.ro thht tha r ')sp.:>nsi bili ty for thu br €l~l.k· ing ~ff 0f unity nagotiEtions, so plo~sing to the iurty ana. tc tho Lvvest'.me Right 'iling £l:OUP, restla entiraly upGn y->ur phJuldurs. on vur ,tLrt. \'10 st!lnd raddy, .. :a \79 havu d:,;nu bufc.rCl to uo~t ~'lith y~u and to unify Jur f~rc~s, on tho b~si3 0i thu principlCls Jf thCl LJft Opp~sitiJn. ~n ghich fundeuontally we stan~.

On ~tadnusd~y, l~ovo"jbel' 9th. ut tho styryvoc...s.nt C .... sin .... '::u ure holding _n Opan llvuting en tho qU.3stion ';.If ~HJ Cvi.i.iUIHS.' r~3..~vLT~ 01' S',i'I, :JGG13 .... l'.!J.,:HJ CU1 . .j,lUlH:;)1 L~.'~GU~ u,} ;,i.i~itI~ .. !. t \'ilJich r/<J intvnd ,to diccuss our r Qply t!i YJur .:,rg ... ni z~ ti;"n .'md your lottur tc us. rio lnvi to you tJ 60.ld c.:.n ~cc:r deli ted 1: cp:r ~sent:~ ti va c· p~.blu v f Ilr usuntin~ your viuws. Ho ni11 bl> givan Duplo ti~a. Vu fall ~d JTIa it tJ all revolutiJn::ry \'I">1'1:ors. dspucinlly thJoo \'InJ hLVd sincurv1y vu-r.tad both our ~rganiz:.~tiJ11S tJ sot tJguther, to stuto tho true f.~ots ;;f the situution. .

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Loft OPPoBitiJn oJnfcrvnco ~a reciovad frow CJcrudo Trotsky en intT~ duoti')l1 .:>n the rlJr:::a oc.:,;nooic davolc..puents nnd t:Jgathar with th~~t s~oe -.:.dciiti~n..!l r:ltiteriu1 elnbor~ted by OOr:1IC.cio b'ields fr01:1 i'rin;:l.pJ. This \'i~lS ~.caoopJ,niod by a postscript of o0r.lr~de ~r;.,tslcy Io:..:.cUng :~~ .fJ11vwa:

~he Ar.10rio:.n cor.1r do Field \'{hv is f"~i.iili!lr with tho pro­blc~s of w~rld ec~nJuy h~s prepnr6d ~t uy request, the first slcltoh of en eV .. lur.tion '..>f tho iOrJcaiu.te <.'volie t~!1dencios .Jf tho v/0r::d ~,r· et. Tbe c:)ncluci';"ns J f Cvi.lr~~do Piela •. ~re vory o~r afully st~ ted. ~vl3ryone \7h.:> tu.k~s nocount :>f tho c':H:1ploxi ty ·.Jf tho f .... ctors ~·/hich

. doteIwino ch:~nges in the businees oyclu \'Ji11 undurst:....na. L~!".j npprjvo th~ c~utiJn of tho prognosis. ~ho t~3k is nJt t~ ~Lke gU6ssoS but to pee the queotlJn cJrreotly, f.:>llow tho dovolopw\3nt vf thu facta and to druw tho o~nclusiJns in tiu~.

I I aquost the Intor~tiJncl Soc=ut"rit~t to for\·/:...:.rd thes\) lines t..>gother with tho st~ta~ont of CJ~r~da ~ie1d t~ ull thu ticcti~~s no discussi.m t1r.tdriu1. It is "j)3r fectly cl<3<.!r thu. t ~ur inter n~ ti'Jn;1j oonforence w~ll huvo to oxpross itself vn this uost i~port~llt qu~st'

Coorado Fiald h~d U oJnflict with the Au~ria~n Laa3~e vl)lioh led to his rooovt~l frve our J~Leric,_n seotiJn. 1.1;/ collt:.b0r~t:i.;:m wi"'l.ih CODIt.:.do jj'iolc. is Clf t: oooplet01y 1)6Ison:~:t.. cht:rt..otc3): lond hus no connec·tL>n Vii th the inner 11 fe 0 f the Aoer iCUon Le;,.;.gua.

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to OJwr~de Trotsky l~nd t~ the Intdrn ... ti:Jllul S~cl:Qtn.rio.t: '

Dear O)ur .... des:

\Va h'~ve x acieVdd th~ o..lrcult.:r propJsing ..... n lntur~ tion:~l disoussiJn ~f the 9QrSpoctivo~ 0f tha econo~io crisis. ~ha Nation­al C')I.luittee will pr~PGI~ :: cJ:ltibuti:;.n t~ tho discussi'Jn. ~hi~i will bi) print~d in th~ f,lili t!.l.nt c..:.nd n o~'p~r will bv SJnt to you i;;l tr~nE>r.i1ssi.Jn tJ the Jthdl' r..uti:.>nul sor.!ti,;ns fJI publlc~ti.;,n in tl:uil" prass us thuy suo fitj

We h, .ve n:>tad with sur pr iso r.nd ustonishr.wnt th u 1)r0p:.l(;-.1 . to vpen this discussi.Jn in tha intaIllJ.tiJn:..l '')Igt.ni~:;.tiJn \1ith tr.~

:aticlds ".:If B.J. Field, who W-.:.S Idcd!ltly clx.polluJ. iXJ!..} th~ now York 13r;.:.nch ~f the A~HJric:\n LO'~gu.o. ~he i_ct ·tht~t oJt:lr~~du Fielti nJw WI i tas fr ... u 0. ,P'Jint mf viv\'J dir ectly opposite to th:.~t r,'i th whi~h he .. bOB:.~n his or i ticim:.s J f '.;ut C .)nfeI ane e thesis :..:nd the ':first Gjilr ov lattar ':In the su.bjeet .:.i :.l pos~ible upturn of chpit:..:.list a()."n~i.iJ, is n)t sufficient tJ cJnvinve us ~f tha wiE':dcc of t~ssigning this xJle t~ hie •

Cert::inly the U~.~ti:Jnnl Cor:;oittee ct:~nnjt ignJro tho ,':otl;:.r.. of the 1;0'.'1 York B::C..lIlCh in this c~se f ... nd proceed ~~s if n,:,thing h~~d po;pponod , with:>ut. bringing disorg:..:nizo.tL)n lnto tha LeJ.Buo. Wo U:Cu

. in no \'Il:y disposod t'J do this. On un inter nJ.ti.,)n~l scu.lu such 0. procedure S~Oc.s to us tc be ell th~ r.1Jl' e irrcBU1~l.r {.nd to ~.,jn t;r~:d­lot tho t0ndal1cY--';lhich we hr va c.lt.':.ys Sltl1po:ltec.--·(;~\'1~rd thu f:irt.:~-

, tlon ")f th'3 Intdrn~ti:mr:l La ft Oppc.si ti,:;n in tJ n Q.ef:i.r..i ta ~r- .s~ni ~:.:. t.i reBulnted by uniforu ~I8~r..i~~ti~nul ~xin~i9les, tLnd ~ith tha ri~ht~ as w~ll :'S the dutios ~f tho nutionul sections cla~rly dufinod ~nd universally upplied~

Pdxhups fl discussi:Jn :J f ~r g:..:ni ::t:.ti In qUdations will E'.lso be in ordar in ~r~p~ration for the Intalnution~l Confera~o0. ~hG c.otions in tho pr<Jsont c~~se, follvwing thd i"leisbord ;;:.ffnir, c~~:~sv us so~o concern. If the whola Qctt~r is n ~i6undeIst~nding it o~q bo clo:.Lurod up. If there is 0. teal diffvr<3n~13 of viu~'i'point on t:,;~ orgunization qU.Jsi;ion it should ba squs.:rulY put. Wo ho l).;) it io or.iy 3. iJisunddxstanciing. If so ',1J wi11,. do all W~ cu.n to disl)OSQ of it 1.1' short ordar. .

We do not objvct to an intervdntion of the Iut,~r.np-tion~l Olcani:=a tion in any qt~astionconcer ning the policy u.nd uc ti "l.i.tj· .J_

tho LDague. ~~1a uclvlcd oj have l:cceiv-Jd on ir.:'port~nt qU;Jstiu~.s ;_u.~; a;lwCl.Ys boun \'/olcol~icd o.nd has llid~d us in corr.j~ting orrors uni strengthoning our poli~io~l position.

\7e r ooogni za the right of the Interns. tion!.ll Oxgt.ni za tic'n also to raviog orgunization dacisions of n&tional sdutions, incl~d­ing Qxpulsions. Bu'~ such j ntarvontions ought to proooad uucordir.G to o~rtuin forusl r~10s. APpaul should bo tukon in regular ord0r, full inforc~tion S5culdd,atc. In tha ubsanco of suoh a Corcal i&to vantion b~sod on full in~O!Dation. poli~ic&l collaboration of on0 seotion TIith p0Isons ~xpallod fro~ oth~r sdcticns can only load to gontu~ion and docoro.lization.

110 cio not 0 fcourso o~i.ll into 'laos "Gion har J tho right 0 r oourud~ ~:otsky to cngago in'a personal colluLoration with ~i~lj •

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th~ axtant th~t he uuy be Lb1d to assist hl~ in his work. Butc wa find "IOGt objlJctionpbll3 in tha prJo~nt proc0cclings rU{;c.Lrdins cor.~r[~dl3 iidld i6 TI~ut ~uounts to un infor~al dior03~r~ of th~ docision t~kJn 1n tho ~t.1i:lricc.n LaC!.[;uu. i'iJ'll3n cotlr .. do ~rot3~:y prottJstvd &g~inst thll ( publication of an c.:.:Jliiclu by LI.\nao.u. in tho ~'rdnch i:.cg6.zinu h~=.}Jlltt(~ dol Clodsus \'/ll fully c.gI.J<3d Vii th hir.1-on org.:.Lni::::.tioncl &E ,'lull Uti 0.1 poli tiicu;r-grounci3. ~Bc:'in whan be cr i tici zea. thu S.l.lUnish sectio:1 tv:" alloTIing th~ n~~o of ond ~xpollod by tho tronch section to cppour . I:

a. coll.nbora tor in its p!.. park ','/hen ho e.sk.Jd how thoy \1ould r \J:.;A,ct i f ~ .. ., Fr enoh LOG1gull WoJro to ~r int ~r ticlds iro['l thu v:,,-pclldd Gor kin, we thought thd ripht and the logic nara all on co~r"do ~Iots~yJs s~de. I~ th~so funducQntul ~uastions of org~niz~tion principle ulso, ~~ ~o not 6~3 any groufld for the well-lmown 11 .~~OI icun exooptionuliso'l.

Liko nearly all the other soctions UB hcve tuken a position against tho ~roposul to allow ~he ca.rious c~=pellad grot1:ps e.nd indi vi·1-uals to prn:tioipll'lie in tho Inter Of..; tional Coniorence. But if wo tt:l~u this ~oint of vien in rGs~rd to the Conforenco itself. how can a

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loading rolo-or any serious role whutav~3 for thnt'outter-in thu ptJ­paratlon of one of tho icportunt ~uostions of tho Conferenc~ ba rD­aigntld. to nn oxpelllJd t'Hlobar of teo J~t.--:\3ricr.n Louguo which he.s bdlln ill -existonco for four YI3<.l.rs anel h .. \s sorila soled accorJplish~ants to its crodi t?

'v1a hopa you till undarstt:.:.nd thct it is not a t..utter of no.rro\,/-fJindod fan!' tacist:. on our pHr JG \'/hich r e8...:.r de fl;; non-L~orJbJrs and expell~d uawbars us renegados, Lnd exclu6as ovory foru of collu­borution gith thso. kG U ~utter of f~Qt it W~S D~ggaGted to coorn~a Fiold, who-liko r.wny othens ',7ho do not fit in a Cor.IGmnist o:::guni3L:'liiot undoubtadly bas SOI'::1l speciRl kno';llcdgo a.nd tulonts wi;icr. oould be USa­full thut ha rcr.v ... in a s;n.:::pe.thizar of the r~OU3Uo for till;) tir..o;} baing and ont~r ~nto a li~itad collcborRtion gith us in thu~ c~pecity. His rafusal to do this; his f~ilu!a to ~a~o c fOI~al eppecl to the E1B~uc of the) !; ... tionu.l Ooc,(.'.i tti3G I:l.g_ir.st the uctiOil of thd new Yor!;: i3r:ln;;il; his ",tt~upt to cirvuwvont tho La~cua by a personal c:curion to Europ0-in all this is to ba Si3011 only C:.rld~d illustrations of tho Pf)tty bo:u-800ia frea-lance spirit ghich TI~S at th~ bottcc o~ his hopeloss oon-flict TIith tho LaLgua. .

In Naw York, uo ~ell uS in Paris, there ara sufficidntly nur.10rous c&suul c)lar.~onts in and t.rou.."ld tho L0r..gU·) ','/ho are inu1.in..;d to pln y \'li th qlle)S tions 0 f or gd.aize. tion. with po ll'i~ice..l iclea.s, 'iIi th tho problar.ls 0 f "luad!:;! ship" und dverything 131s e. ~uch puDplll would lik.; to disri)8~rd ovvrything thut hus boen don~ 'i:',:') till nO';1 in J~~llricu and bClgin 0.11 OVOl: og ... in. ~o ullo\': ov\;m Do sr.:all concassicn in tbJ Field case would only strllngthan such olcc~nts as a prol~tari~n ora­anization. \'Ie HIe pulling in tht) oPPosite) diri3ction. !i:~at 1s thd vtay vIe ImduIstand the pIogressivo cnd rovolutionnry st~ndpoint in thu internal conflicts in Eu:;oi!~ and. inta:rpr ot it n thoDe. In this \1e boliava Wd are fully cntitlad to the suvport of tho Intornatior~l .Organiz~tiop ~f tha Laft Opposition.

National. C0f.10itted CorJr.lunist Lo,.gull of Aooricn (O.PJ?os i ti or,

Secretary

P.S •.. About the Waisbord ~att&I wa will grita saparataly.

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. ;i:D£l~: , ~o the Lo"dership of the COulmu.n1.:t Le.~~uo of J.Uleriou (OPPosJ.tion)

J)e~t Comradet3: Buyukudu. oct.2a.19~2

I ~m replying herewith to. your letter .of oat. 7, ooncerning the iields question.

1. It upp9L:rs thut YOIl give the ~'1alds (lllestion U oert • .in coanoc­tion with the Reisbord question. I will therdfora begin with the ~Jn'h;tra;;.~m-~;··"';~~~: lutter.

i'ho '1oisbord group iiddrestied itself forCltl.lly to the rntern:~tionul Secretaribt, TIith the request to intervene. Jaiubord, upon his own initiativo C .. tI!H3 to mae ~he Internt~tional Secre·~ari~.t c..H~l,:ud for­my op~nion in regurd to this question and 'r l~ .... d no fOImt.1 pour.ibi­li ty o"l wi thholc1in3 such ~m expresQion 0 f opinion c:.nd could c.llso see no poli tic.: 1 reu.~on for sllch a lJrocodur e. tie. tura lly I hold it tu be my duty in this especially delicate c~se, to do everything poss ible to st! engthan the posi tion und the uuthor i ty 0 f the L.:3'.8 ue as against th~ ~oisbord sroup_ ~ebn~hile I sae no crounds to rcgIdt .11 th.t waG done in thiti ~uostion in Printluo. ~he ~eiuboId group had to recocniza the~eIrDnDousnass of Its own position in the

. most iruvortant qu~stiQns as uGain~t tho Le"gue. ~his is u consi­dere bloe poli tic"l guin. ~!oreover. yOUI reply to tho Je::libord stutehlent can only strengthen your ~osition ~nd authority. I no­ticed the.t ulral.Ody. for eXi:.4~ple ':lith coms-de ~'ields: He recoer.ized that yo:::.r reJ.Jly \"ws t.:.Lctful ULld correct. uvor r/hiJ.t ctl.n YOll then cOi&l,tllain in '!ihis cuse,?

~. i'he ou~e of ~'iolds is f;i.O entiroly different one--sh1pler end more complicated. ~i['lk'lGr--boc~use it ia cere H. cose of a sin;;le co~rade. Uora cO~91icutod--bdc_use our practic~l objectivos theroby u.t'~ear·not entirely to hbrwonize.

After conversations ~ith comrade Glotz~r, ~fter urticles bauring upon thit:i iil.~JJO ioiilit"nt L,1d ufter. ~ar~o:jc...l conveIs~tions \'lith com!ude Piulds I h~vo received 'the specific ir;l}lro~~ioi1 thtl.t the

. collabor~tion of cC5rado iialds in tho Le~&ue is not ~~de woro difficult or ie~ossible because of your loo~ing ullon hie dS U somcwha t poli ticu.lly or Inorally unwo~t;hy l"c!'son or ~s un ulie:l t~r 1)0, but ruther, \'.!hile he, d.urtng his p~!st, has not bococle d.evolo~ed. for a leudinG cupacity in a revolutionary org~ni3utiont but through his intellectu<.:l quuli ties nQv~Ithloss is l)u::;hGd onto th~.t roc!Q.. This cont:l.'udiction, r!hi"h in generr.l does not h~'l.Jl)en so saldur:1,ci:n be overooae in H biG o~G£1.niz£1.tion. Bu'~ t,;,S the Le. eue Icr.I:.in~ yGt

o smnll pionaor organization, it thereby feels its~lf compelled to take sh~!rpo:C r;le!.~SUl'es to proteot its o·.-m e:.-cistence •. '.L'hi13 is nbout the vII..y the cusa u~'peurs to me.

On :the other hu.nd. it ll,tlpears to me th:.t cUf!lr •. de .c'iolds c~!'l be of cons idera ble ssrvice to t hd 1e ft Ol'l,osi tion t.:.S <.L v/hole bec'Ause 0 f his o~:j.)erti1Cs.:) of t)conoG'lic :.nd ;;t~tisticnl du.t:..l.. ',"/0 noed £)or.IQ one ,,'lho fol10;-;S thd f:.\cts of \'lorld economy thorouGhly frot'l dt:y to d:·Y a.nd who I::; in a POSi'liiol1 to rondc3r ~,ccount of' th'J~c f~,ctz to hi~~olf r nd to othars. I r~\'Q alrQ~~dy for SO~le period of tir.lu loukon around for such c.:.n sconoaic c:~~ert of thtl Loft OJ,,!-'osition. 3:.:t \'11 thout rosul t. I h.,rdly believe we c~ n find ~.nothur wi til thu q\.t~­lification~ of i!'ields.

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P .. ge ll? I huva, of course, given myself i.n uccount of the' importance of the~ ~ fuot thtlJIi cornru.de Piel~s i~ eXu:Jll~d from tho l;u\,l Yo~1.; br~.nch. Eut such t. ·forL.'~Ll ~ot as tho e;:!Jul~ion tnUb'll no'~ only b~ jttccod. ior~~lly but ulso politioallY. One onn ox~el somoono b~o~uQ~ oi boina u spy t unothm: b~Oll.u.ot) 0 f baing to'~::'lly oC:Cl:ti.ptot1, t~ thi:::~ b\3Q-':'\:.~cl h~ r apr esents f; pri r.ciple d. e~e~y tandal'!.cy •. But 011.13 CC~ll :. 1,GO {;."Xp 131 ( someone, because the ';)nG in question--honss'cly ~nd. I:l.lly ... :orthy by i tself--nnder the ex-istinS c Jndi tions, distur bs the unity 0 f the orgnniz~tion ~nd th:aatens its ability of ~ction. In this l~ttar cnsa (;;lnd thu:~ i~ the case 0 f Fields) ct 'iou1d pElrheps r..;..va boen batter frofa the very beninning to oa.ll upon the :lssist~nce of the Intern8tion~1 orgunization in ordcr to neutralize suah ~ oocr~de as far u.s the n~!tion<ll org~.nization is concefnod t;nd nevorth1ess nJ ~ to lose him. ~his is not n comp1:.int but r~~ther t:. prolJosa1 lor t}:", future.

~het)d u.r a the g enerul x e8.sons from which I h~.\· d proceeded. ~hQ o~:su j of L·.nd;;:u, GorKin, etc. which' you ci to ,;nd v:hich you utilize wi th * great pole{[Jicul e1:il1 (\·thich I 1.eIPon;·.11y enjoyed) is not u 1.;Quf3tUO

in this c ... so. L::-.ndG.u W:;"S not c:'{l!011ecli he utteLll)ttid to eXl)!)l tr..d ,. m .jority of his own orG::,.nizution. \',':10n thit3 \1~S objactod to he con­

stituted hil:! own faction. ~V10 xiv .. 1 "Left 0lJpcsi tion" stru.gg1od for the affiliu.tad Clcmbership. In this 0-.:.00 to .:Lcce~t ~.nd,:.u would D1e.;~n to be trc.;.y our Gerc.'lan or ganize::. tion. .

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Gorkin loft tho Left O~~osition in ord6l to onggge in a fighting oOll-.J.bor~tion ,,'/i th thJ most sus'picious poli tic~l or8anizc:.tiol"~s; ...:l so with tho L{itht 0lJllosition. -According to tho ch-.J.rgoG of th\J S~i;l.nish .coror-udos, Gorkin u1so angtLged in porson~l dirty du,~ls (Llcnoy (luustio!l::;

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fhe Uoisbord group c~n in a c~rtain sense be considored dB ~ riv&l ( orBaniz~tion. C~O. 2i~lds in not at ~ll. ~lso. coo. Fiolds did not estl~b1iDh connections TIith tho Uustaitos, or tho Loveatonitas agnin~t the LeaeuG. iho diffo:ccnce is re2.11y grc~\t. ~'h..J.t ho \·;.;;n~ii· over tho hoeds of the la:.1QJ!ship of the Lc~guu, is, frOtl ~.n Or3[!!1i­z8.~(iion::ll stundpolnt. nO'1i correct. Tilt!.~(i hu YJont to :~uropo, sCu;:ice the guy to thc Left O~position, dODS not E~o~k uB~inst iiolds but for him. ~his proved th!lt he count it seriously.

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1:.11 this movild me, :lftor qui to seriou~ consider .t5.on. to sund tr.J contr ibu.tions 0 f Piolds on Al;lor icu. to tho sec 'iiions t:S r.).:J. tur i:'l for' discussion. His contributions contt1in i::1portant tr.oughts und gro·· pcs!~la und dOS01'V13S to bo rl3f'd ar.d cliscusscd. And 13v,Jn if it t)ho~i.1.l coma to un into:nutional ddcision in th\J cuDe of Fia1ds, thC80 con­tributions COllld noverth1ass sorve as icoport,mt r.l.ltJri~l for thl3 information of tho sections.

Tho fact thd."c tho ;,;tio10 of com. Jj'iolds I::!fJP(j~rcd in thiJ O!Jllosition' plOSS without ~ pravious ~gre~t:lont with you TIJS ruul1y not corroct. lor this I will ~a3umu tha mujor rosponsibility ~nd I ~U roudy, if you consider it USl3ful, to submit a oorresponding OXCUSIl to ;;.11 of tha sections.

I w<-~intG.in howovox I th!lt the ouestion 0 f ?ields Dust bcdocidod indi vid uully; not only frol:l tllo st .. i:ndj)o int 0 f tho org.:mi za­tion conf1ic'li in l;(.n-I York. but u.l:;;o frOfJ the st~!ndpoint of tho int.· .... n~~t10n"ll org.::.niz .. tion.

I will ruDlc.in vexy th-.lnkful if you will trunslntt) this lottl3r into English .. nd tC.:Lkd it ~vui1.l.blt) for all teo r.1\llolbul S 0 f JOUi lo{!ddrship.

\1i th the nest ~nd moat f:riond1iost g'ro~tinGs lOnd wishdfj, Yours, .

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~"." ", lugo 16. ' b furthor lattoJr f1:001 coc. !l:rotsky on tho c, 60 of ooe.Fiolds ,;

Buyukad~.Nov.l~,19~2 ~ fo tho Leadership of tha Oowwun1s Laa6~a of Aoeriea (OPPosition) iii' . DotLr COUlXu'des:

( I wrote you thct we h~d in mind here to "lgs~lize'" comr(;.l.do Piolds

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1n ono of '~ho ;Ju.ropcu.n scotion for tha duro.tion of his \10rk h.3!,o., It \'lu.s wi'th tho undarst[,ndlng thtln tht:t he would rOln.:in horu for .:.~ considor!l.ole poriod of time.. But it no\'l t:~p'pours that this is it.:rc:;" siblo 'for h1e boouuse of fim~noi.:~l ro[~~ons ::.nd th.J.t h\l will soen huvo to roturn to ArJurio~~. \'/i th this tho \)lu.n uontionod u.bovo in olimin;:~tod, \'lhich. wo. of oo~rEo. :J.icod to o:.l:cry OUii onLy in cul.i.~bv:r;:.!.~ tion wi tn-you. In regard to tho futuro in Al:10ricu.. tho lJll.nf:J 0 f ~iolds uro, in~o i' .. ~r u.s it aj,Jp0i.l.:rs to 1.10 fror.1 con\'ors,Ltions \,ii th hitJ, t~o follorlinG: Iro roturns fully det~roined to work for tho Loft Ov~osition and to fi~d tho \'Iuy buck to tho Loc...guo. But in fJ..1Y c:~so not bz: th\l I:lJthods nttolliptod by \'lGisbord. Hu will proposu his sorvicos to tho 1o.;1.guv without sil.lult.;l.n~ously r:lising thtJ 'lues'bion of his :roinst,;;.t~L,~unt .. I boliuv~ h~ o,.n bo of good sorvico in thu fluld of winning thu int~l-laotuill i.larxists (~i.1 c.lctivity for d:::i:lupla in thu 60n50 of 1.1Y lettvl' t Cdlv0:rton) • ThzoouZh our thuorotlc .. l.l :i.nd ,!Jolitio...;.l superiori tJ ~s against thv pi;.\rty >:/IJ \'/ill bo uble to count on cdrt:.:.in sY::l.od.thi0S fIOL1 thd "..!cL.clol .. ichms tt L::.nd thosu SYI.l,tl:.J:lihivs v/o o •• n utilizo ~::.~t\):rii~l-1y ~nd intelluotuully, without, of oours~, dolivoring tho orB~niz~-

.... tion to thusa ollJwonts. Durin3 tho courso of this \"Jork it \'/ill porh~ps bo pI OVui-'l. th:;~ t Fiolds iliusolf btJlo~f s 1n tho org;;:.niz .,:.·..;ion. But this YOll will bu u.blu to judga butt~r th~.;.n \"113 Ct.n fror.l t1:is dic~ tunco. )·/h~. t I \'h:.nt t 0 in<3i~t ullon is th~. t tho :rol~tlonship \'/i t h i1alds to ~.S uu,ch ~.S l10sBi bJ-o so ~:rro.J.ns~d th .. ~t hu cen in thiJ futu,ro also bo utilizod for our inturn..:.tio:l~l thoorot1c..J.l \'1or1::s •

.el~~so lot 1.l0 onc\) l.lOrO c:.~SU:i:1l tho lad-dorship of tho Hu\'l Yorl~ org".­nlzdtiontn~ t I \7 .... 3 •• nd S~liill ~~u vory f".r frOIJ \"l..:.n ting to ti:d·:a its oxeani~~tional docision lightly. Ly uotivo in this wholo question WL~S only tha noclls::;i ty of obtaining qu~lifiod fOIOOS for our into!­nf.tion~l eotivitios.

With bust Co~uunist groatings, Yours, L. ~rotsky

Upon rocoipt of those lottors thu TI~tionKl CooLdttoo dacidad to oonsidc: tho quootion s~tisfactorily conolud0d insof~r ~s thero w~s any tlisunclo:rst:.!ndin,3 .!,'Ii t~ll bot\'Jol3n tho LO..!Guu ""r.i cour...:.do ..:'rotsk~T, und to dofor u.c·~j.on on tho quoo"liion of tho st~tus of cOIJrl.lao Fialda ~nt11 hiD rQtu~n.

Tho Ll.~tion .. ~l CO~I.li ttoo 'Co~ounict Loogue of ~aoric~!O~position)

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