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1. In Italy the attitude of leaders around Serati immediately after the Second World Congress showed that he did not take the resolutions of the World Congress and the Communist International seriously. The role played by these leaders during the September struggle, its conduct in Livorno, and still more its policy since that time, have clearly proved that Serati and his colleagues only wish to use Communism as a shield for their opportunist policy. The split was inevitable under such conditions. The Congress declares that the Executive has acted with firmness and determination in this very important situation. It sanctions the resolution of the Executive Committee which at the time recognised the Communist Party of Italy to be the only Communist section of that country.
The Communists having left the Livorno Congress, the latter adopted the following resolution by Bentivoglio:
"The Congress reaffirming its adherence to the Third International hereby refers the entire conflict to the coming Congress, and pledges itself in advance to abide by and execute its resolution."
The Third Congress of the Communist International declares that this decision of the Serati group has been forced upon them by the revolutionary workers. The Congress trusts that these same revolutionary elements of the working class are going to see to it that the decisions of the Third World Congress be actually carried out.
In reply to the appeal of the Livorno Congress the Third World Congress hereby ultimately declares as follows:
"The Socialist Party of Italy cannot remain within the ranks of the Communist International so long as the participants of the reformists-conference at Reggio-Emilia and their supporters have not been expelled from the party.
