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 all other reformists should be, expelled from the Party?

I have already said that Serati has a special contempt for the French Party. He wrote an article entitled "Some Further Considerations" in "Avanti" of January, 1921, which reads as follows: "In France the majority of the Socialist delegates in the Chamber of Deputies, who have only yesterday defended the "Patrie" and the "Union Sacree," have gone over in a body to the Communist International." And in another article he states that 55 deputies have joined the Communist Party. Which is not true.

The Socialist faction comprised 67 deputies, of which only 12 or 18 joined the Communist Party; 55 remained with Longuet, Serati's friend. He is deceiving the Italian working class, and is using his position in the "Avanti" to spread lies. He tells that 55 deputies joined us. If that were so, it would be only too bad. But it is a malicious Serati lie. Serati says: "The disruption of the German Independents was caused rather by motives of national interests than by international doctrine and practice."

So the split and the going over of one half of the party membership to the Communists, was the result of national motives. What does it signify? It is sheer Chauvinism. He wants to convince the Italian workers that the German workers belong to the Communist International, not on account of their proletarian convictions, but on account of their national interests. This is a slur upon the German working class. Such are the means by which Serati is fighting the Executive and the most important section of our International. Now, if I am permitted, I shall read what Serati wrote on January 1, 1921: "As to the unknown informers, the matter deserves dwelling upon at some length. The Executive of the Communist International despatches from Moscow to every country special representatives, who are selected from the midst of the Russian comrades and