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Our French comrades say themselves that they admit their mistakes. Let them, therefore, accept from the Executive the advice of the Communist International. The Executive must declare frankly and clearly, by a resolution or by a letter, what it has to say to the Party. There can, of course, be no talk of a proposal to be made by us for the expulsion of Frossard. Such a proposal cannot even be the subject of serious discussion. The development in France is moving forward, while opportunism, our enemy, is still there. We must overcome the enemy. We must tell the French workers what is at stake.
Perhaps there will be some more splits, perhaps the Party, in the course of greater struggles, will not only experience a cleavage, but also pass through a grave crisis. This is borne out by French Communists themselves. Nevertheless, we are determined to support the Party and help it remain a Party of the masses. Events in the French Party have shown that the Second Congress has adopted the right tactics upon this question. A right tactical stand against the follies of the Left, as Comrade Lenin has termed it to-day, and particularly against the opportunist crimes. The line of conduct established by the Second Congress must also be retained here at the Third Congress. (Loud applause.)
CONCLUDING ADDRESS OF COMRADE ZINOVIEV
Delivered at the Ninth Session of the Congress,
June 29th, 1921.
Not being quite well, I will be very brief and confine myself to a few remarks. I can do so the more easily since the discussion, although very extensive, has offered very little criticism of the activity of the Executive, in so far as I could see. You should have
