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geois policy, are propagating among the workers the idea of creating indefinite shapeless workers' unions instead of a political party. The revolutionary Syndicalists and Industrialists desire to fight against the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie, but they do not know how to do it. They do not see that the working class without an independent political party is like a body without a head.
Revolutionary Syndicalism and Industrialism are a step forward only in comparison with the old, musty counter-revolutionary ideology of the Second International. But in comparison with the revolutionary Marxian doctrine, i. e., with Communism, they are a step backwards. The declaration of the "Left" Communists of Germany (in the program-declaration of their Constituent Congress in April) to the effect that they are forming a party but not one in the traditional sense of the word ("Keine Partei im überlieferten Sinne")—is a capitulation before the views of Syndicalism and Industrialism, which are reactionary ones.
6. The Communists fully approve of the formation of the most widely various workers' organisations, not belonging to any particular political party. They consider it their most important task to carry on the work of organisation and instruction within such organisations. But in order that their efforts should bring forth the desired results, and that such
