Collected Works of V. I. Lenin - Vol. 16 - From Marx to Mao

ELEVENTH SESSION OF INTERNATIONAL SOCIALIST BUREAU143dealt with in one way or another, to indicate a method ofsettling the conflict although, of course, the majority of themembers of the Bureau must have been well aware of thereal substance of this matter, the real substance of the strugglebetween the two trends in Holland.Finally two resolutions were moved, revealing two trends.Singer in support of the Marxists, Adler against. Singer’sread as follows:“The International Socialist Bureau resolves: the Partywhich has been formed in Holland under the name of the newS.D. Party [there is a mistake in the title: it should be “S.D.Party”], should be admitted to International Socialist Congressesas it satisfies the conditions specified in the Rulesof the International. Whether it should have a delegateon the Bureau and how many votes it should have at theCongress is a question for the Copenhagen Congress to decideif the Dutch comrades themselves do not reach a settlementof the dispute.”We see from this text that Singer did not go beyond theformal aspect, leaving the final settlement of the questionto the Dutch section of the international congress, but at thesame time clearly emphasising that the Marxist party inHolland should be recognised by the International. Adlerdid not venture to say the opposite, he did not venture todeclare outright that he did not consider the Dutch Marxiststo be members of the International, that he shared theattitude of the Executive Committee which flatly rejectedthe Marxists’ application. Adler moved that “The requestof the S.D.P. be referred to the Dutch section. If no agreementis reached within this section an appeal can be madeto the Bureau.” The formal attitude is the same as Singer’s,but it is clear from the text that the sympathies of this resolutionare on the side of the opportunists, for it says nothingabout recognising the Marxists as members of the International.And the voting of the resolutions made it instantlymanifest that the spirit of both one and the other had beenperfectly grasped by the members of the Bureau. Singerreceived 11 votes: from France 2 votes, Germany 2, England1 (S.D.), Argentina 2, Bulgaria 1, Russia 1 (S.D.),Poland 1 (S.D.), America 1 (the Socialist Labour Party).Adler received 16 votes: from England 1 (“Independent”