Letter to Henri Molinier, September 11, 1933

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Trouble in the French Section

Dear Comrade H. M.:

You should have no qualms on account of your absence here. Naturally, we would be very happy to see you again and to go over with you all the general and personal questions (and there are enough of them). But in view of your precarious situation, it would be truly unreasonable to exert yourself physically for such a long trip and such a short stay. In about four weeks we will have to change our residence and I hope that then we will have the possibility of seeing you.

We are very worried by the situation in the [French] League. I fear only one thing: the rotten indulgence toward the elements who for at least two years have been dividing and poisoning the organization. I entertain no doubt that behind the back of the Jewish Group there are Stalinist agents and others who are preparing some explosion like Roman Well’s. It must not be forgotten that since our visit to France and the Paris conference, not just the apparatus of the French party, but the [Stalinist] apparatus as a whole is paying ten times more attention to us than before. Caution and even a suspicious attitude are more necessary than ever. As for the Jewish Group, we must ruthlessly put a stop to it. They are enemies who stay with us because there is nothing for them elsewhere. They are angered when we have some successes, and joyful when misfortune befalls us. We must put an end to this. The current opportunities are much too great to be compromised by the link with these elements, who represent only the remains of the past.

I hope your whole family is in good health, and send best wishes for your own.

All the best,

L. Trotsky