At the fifth Congress of the Third Internationale, attended by 500 delegates of 60 countries, "Red Emperor" Zinoviev, President of the Third Internationale, admitted that the Communist cause Was losing ground in the majority of western countries. Figures quoted to show the decreased strength of the Party in the following countries:
U. S. from 20,000 to 5,000 Britain from 10,000 to 3,000 France from 130,000 to 100,000 Germany from 300,000 to 250,000
It was also admitted that there had been a considerable falling off in South America.
Zinoviev, however, counselled the Reds not...