_¢d the Marxist effectiveness of democratie world progresss. Du- elos correctly condemned the System of organizational and tactical measures which had been introduced in the American Communist movement on the basis of Browder’s revisionist _&Ssumptions. e Browder’s assumption, and the concrete Proposals which re- fiected its political content were wrong. Lenin showed irrefut- ably that. imperialism is not a mood, a manoeuver or a tactic of the capitalist class, it is the “rganic character of capitalism in its finance-capitalist mon- opoly stage. Lenin showed, with a wealth of evidence, that “the political features of imperialism @re reaction all along the line” and that “the most deep-rooted economic foundation of imperial- ism is monopoly.”” The member- ship of the Communist Political Association reacted militantly and ‘correctly to the exposure of the false eoncept of social evo- lution upon which Browder’s theories were based. They clean- sed their organization of re- visionist ideas’ in a thorough- going Bolshevik manner. Detailed and objective study shows. that the political line of the LPP during 1944-45, as set forth in the party program, resolutions and_ election plat- form, was based upon, and in general correctly reflected, the new situation created by ‘the war and the tremendous possibilities that ‘were signalized. by the his- toric Teheran Accord. The line of the LPP was not based upon revisionist concepts. It differed most sharply from the line of Comrade Browder precisely on those points where ‘his revision- ist concept was expressed in concrete proposals. Many mis- takes were made which weaken- Our party’s work, sometimes to a serious degree. It must be em- phasized, however, that they did not characterize’ the party’s pc- litical line. . While the LPP based its poli- Cies and proposals on an estim- ate of class relationships which differed from that upon which the ‘policies of the C.P.A. in the U.S.A. were based, it must be Stated that we failed to chal- lengé or combat Browder’s re- visionism, And where we were conscious of differences in policy, we: tended to explain them away on ithe.’ basis of the “different conerete _ conditions in the two countries.” © “work and present ; Elements of Browder’s general econcept as well as some of his concrete proposals did find ex- pression in the work of the LPP in Canada. Formulations ex- pressing his point of view ap- peared in several articles—e.g., his idea that British and United States imperialisrn could arrive at voluntary mutual agreement upon the division of the world market and spheres of influence. While correctly exposing and combatting the defeatism of the CCF leaders, who prophesied in- evitable and automatic economic collapse and chaos with the end ef the war, we failed to guard against the development of re- visionist ideas on that question. While - correctly emphasizing what can be done if the labor and democratic forces are strong and united, our propaganda fail- ed to emphasize, also, the fun- damental law of cyclical crisis in. capitalist economy. As a result of that omission, some ground was given to the com- pletely erroneous idea that cyc- lical crises can be avoided und- er capitalism. Cyclical crises cannot be eliminated from a cap- italist economy. What the labor and democratic forces could achieve today, as a result of the war, is to modify the general framework. of world and. domes- tie policies and relationships so as to considerably mitigate the harsh results of eyclical crisis upon the masses of the people by measures which would streng- then democracy. Our failure to deal with the entire problem of the cyclical crises in the fight for postwar jobs and security was a serious omission. I¢ weakened the Marxist character of our struggle against the irresponsible CCF propaganda of unavoidable deom. . Our omission reflected, unquestionably, the influence of Browder’s revisionist theories and proposals upon our own work. It must be branded as a serious mistake reflecting the influence of revisionist ideas. Consideration of the bearing that Jacques: Duclos’ article has upon evaluation of the past policy of the LPP must Start from the above. Stated facts. By a-systematic ef- fort to eliminate every element lishment of the course there must be developed a thoroughgoing improvement in the educational work of the Party all the way down the line. Provincial, City and Club classes and _ study groups must be stimulated. The initiative of the local clubs must be encouraged in the development of educational work. This is par- ticularly important now -when thousands of new young mem- bers will be joining the ranks of the Party and dozens of new youth clubs ean be formed. A fresh new members’ study course must be developed to enable new members of the Party to absorb the fundamentals of our Party and its philosophy in a system- atic and organized way either in class or individual study. Above all our Party must study the of or tendency towards revision- ism we must help every member of the Party -to achieve a firmer grasp of Marxism and a deeper understanding of the danger of revisionism as an international phenomenon which grows out of the capitalist evironment in which our parties live and work. A correct and effective fight against revisionism does not, involve any concessions what- ever to those in and around the Labor movement, who seek to use this question as a lever with Which to create confusion and sow.the seeds of disruption in the labor movement. Sok The fight for a correct party line means to uproot and destroy any tendency toward revision- ism and, also, to combat and cefeat those sectarians who as- priceless teachings of Marx, En- gels, Lenin and Stalin, so that every member of the Party can be fitted to help lead his fellow workers. The National Committee calls upon the National Executive and every member to strengthen and extend our publications and all forms of our educational propa- ganda for the principles of So- cialism. The example of the So- viet Union is now incontrovert- able evidence that Socialism is the next forward stage of so- ciety. Discovery of the secret of atomic energy is a new and im- mensely significant reason why the masses of the democratic people of the world must be help- ed to realize that the only way in which the marvels of this dis- covery can be harnessed to the lasting welfare of mankind in-, stead of to war’s destruction is through Socialism! sume that the easiest way to be a “pure revolutionary” is to ap- pear to be to the Left of every- body else—those elements who, as Maurice Thorez pointed out to the recent National Congress of the Communist Party of France, confuse “a revolutionary line” with “gesticulation.” People who consider that the most im- portant thing is to mouth “left” sounding phrases and slogans are not Marxists. Fergus Mc- Kean who posed as a critic of the LPP from the “left,” and was expelled from the party by the National Committee for spreading eriminal slanders against the leaders of the party, exemplified that fact perfectly. The task of Communists is to study all the facts in their his- torical setting and to fight for policies which further the int- erests of the working-class to- day while guarding the future interests of that class. The Labor-Progressive Party will continue to follow this course! 3 Only a strong Marxist Panty ° of the working class can give the leadership that ik demanded by the new conditions created by Decisive strength Party’s work amonge and in industry js: Youth clubs of thi gressive Party must* ed wherever poOssikt enable young peopl | pate in the Party | study Marxism and ‘ sided activities in. the interests of the way. Such LPP yoy | strengthen the con our Party to the » ment in general. ; It becomes ineres, | ortant that the po: vanced workers of z ada should lead the | through their own Pp" the marked £Trowt} organization in Q development of a fp working-class leader, = vanced section of the French Canada are ne. to meet their proble | Marxist party organi | by French Canadians, © 4 program of social] flecting correctly the Prevailing in Quebec ao: found national consq - the French Canadig; | an organizational £ French Canadian sect LPP. == Finally, this meetj ‘ Natonal Committee ie the entire Party to ca; ~ 2 powerful campaign — ment of thousands of — of the battles for jobs, se peace on the road § 2 This meeting of the National * mittee calls attention to the drastic need for improvement in victory over fascism. Canada! the work of helping the mem- bers of the LPP to master Marx- ist-Leninist theory. 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