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Stalin School of Falsification - Chapter 14 upon this body. This is the business of parties, but as the representatives of factions and parties we are duty bound to come out independently with a demonstra tive declaration of our own point of view. Kamenev has made such a declaration, and we must continue to do likewise in the future. Our public appearance must be a fighting, not a theoretical one, but adapted to the level of the understanding of the masses; for this reason we must cede certain theoretical postulates in return for practical effects. Our coming out with an independent resolution would weaken the forces of the Executive Committee, and thereby deal a heavy blow to the cause of revolution. We must announce that the resolu tion does not satisfy us, but when it comes to voting on the resolution, then we must vote unanimously [applause] in favor of the resolution, without introducing any amendments, and without raising any objections. ERMANSEY: Comrade Lieber has declared that the reso lution gives only a negative answer, and not a positive one. This is not true. The resolution does give an answer: Peace on an international scale. What has happened to make the comrades who previously stood on the internationalist viewpoint, speak now of the necessity of changing our attitude toward the war? --1) The Russian Revolution; 2) The proclamation of the Provisional Government. But in essence there has been no change in the situation, and therefore there are no reasons for a change of attitude toward defensism. Has the imperialist content of the war actually changed because of the fact that Russia has become a republic? After al!, France and America are republics too, and this notwithstanding, they are conduct ing imperialist policies. As regards the proclamation of the Provisional Government, only the Russian Government has renounced annexations; everything else depends on what England and France say. I am certain nothing W ill come of it. We know that a government headed by Miliukov, who did not resign, knows that France and England who have invested colossal resources in the enterprise called war, will not allow this. The intent of the proclamation is to weaken German imperialism by disrupting civil peace. If we change our atti tude to the war before there is a change in the situation itself -- what will be said abroad? That we are utilizing a super ficial pretext in order to conduct an imperialist war under the cover of beautiful slogans. Within certain limits we are falling into the position which is being taken by the semi official organs. We conduct the war only in order to defend the country. The soldiers will understand the slogan if we develop it. After all, the Germans can say that they have long stood for peace, that their government has even come out with peace proposals, but that our coalition has replied with a refusal. KAPELANSKY: The question must be discussed on two planes: What is our principled attitude to the resolution of the Executive Committee, and what is our own resolution. If we were to come out in the sense of not supporting the resolution of the Executive Committee this would weaken the Executive Committee and the Soviet, who have great work ahead of them, and thereby we would cause enormous harm. The resolution of Kamenev is not an internationalist resolu tion. What does it mean: "Remain at your posts"? We must give a clear answer to the soldier as to what he must do until the time when an insurrection breaks out in Western Europe. Discussion closed. The following motions are put to a vote: "1) To come out with an absolutely independent joint compromise resolution. "2) To announce that we support the resolution of the Executive Committee, and make a demonstrative declaration of our own resolution. http://www.marxists.org/archive/trotsky/works/1937-st2/sf14.htm (20 of 25) [06/06/2002 15:07:28]
Stalin School of Falsification - Chapter 14 "3) To introduce amendments to the resolution of the Executive Committee. "4) To try to come to an agreement beforehand with the Executive Committee on the amendments. "5) To discard all resolutions and wholly to adhere to the appeal of the Executive Committee." NOGIN: There are two sharply different lines: To adhere to the resolution of the Executive Committee, or to accept Kamenev's resolution as the basis. KROKHMAL: Moves that the following be put to a vote: 6) To accept the appeal of the E.C.; 2) Whether to introduce amendments. KRESTINSKY: Who is eligible to vote? In the Bolshevik conference only delegates with decisive votes could vote. KHINCHUV: The same holds true for the Mensheviks. The decision is not unconditionally binding because the faction Conference has still to take place. SEVRUK: Inasmuch as the question discussed is the col lective position to be taken at the Conference, I move that we allow only those elected to the Conference to vote. CHAIRMAN: Those will vote who voted at the faction Conference. The vote is taken. Motion 5 is put to a vote. (Defeated by all votes against 29.) Motion 1 is put to a vote. (After three ballots: For-74; against-66.) The motion to come out against the resolution of the Executive Committee is adopted. (Commotion in the hall. Shouts.) Motion 4 is put to a vote. (For-62-68; against-66-70.) Motion carried: To come out with an independent resolution, taking as the basis the text of the Executive Committee. Election of conciliationist committee. Elections to this committee to be according to tendencies. The following elected: Kamenev, Voitinsky, Lieber, Ermansky. This committee is also entrusted to carry on negotiations with the Executive Committee. The Mensheviks leave for a faction session to discuss the question of their future conduct. Chairman: Nogin. THE SESSION OF THE BOLSHEVKS (Continued) KRESTINSKY: If no agreement is reached, what will we do? VOITINSKY: Proposes that the Bolsheviks who disagree with Kamenev's resolution leave and vote with the Menshevik Defensists. Seven men leave the hall, amoug them: Voitinsky, Sevrtik, Eliava, Yakhontov. LUGANOVSXY: Moves that a joint plan of action be worked out, for instance, that they abstain during http://www.marxists.org/archive/trotsky/works/1937-st2/sf14.htm (21 of 25) [06/06/2002 15:07:28]
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