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THE TWO iINTEHNAtW0
Iflt be true as lately asserted BY many,
that the Communist-Anarchists formed
under the leadership of John Most into
BLACK International, have oilecided
upon vigorous warfare against Trades
unions as an important branch of their
tactics, it is much to be regretted. Such
a course of action would not only be
economically unsound but it is suicidal
as. well. .,.s.F, ri 'g9s Frs .irLstti i-'I-T.as-c
/ The last issue of the official organ OF
the National Brotherhood Of Carpenters
and Joiners cites aninstante of, success
full" dlsorganizatlon thus accomplished
by Anarchists in Union q, and exposes
a scheme to attempt similar work in
Union o.. ~ ..
Theoretically the Commlnist-Anarch-
isae declaration, of. principles is sSocialis-
TIC and, differs only from that of the
Socialistic Labor Party and the Red
International in insisting upon the re-
organization of society upon federalis-
tic basis, the units to consist OF small
groups of similar tastes and habits. The
s. L. P. and the Red l. W. A. do not thus
ignore the fact of civilization being de-
pendent upon systematized division
and application of labor thew correctly
maintain that no future society can be
arbitrarily constructed; but that it must
be moulded from the institutions that,
now surround us; in brief that science
not utopianism must govern in our
struggle. And hence, that the future
Cooperative Commonwealth will be
federation. of occupations, not Of indi-
vidual isolated groups; and that Trade
Unions are the seed from whence the
tree viii spring.
But practically, to refer back to the
main point of this critilue,- practically,
the propaganda of the Communist -Anar-
chists is conducted ON entirely different
lines. While admitting when pushed to
the wall, that a loafng class " is the
prime cause of our miseries, they yet
conduct their agitation by entirely ig-
noring this vital point and loudly assert
ing that belief in God" and in the
"State" are the only things to be de-
5stroyed. In other words all they fight
go ifryc fhay,
sue this phantom to the neglect of the
only definite point really at issue, they
become unscientifc. Becoming this, they
are at once harmful. And If it shall
prove true that they have inaugurated
and propose to continue war of aggres-
sion upon Trades Unions, instead of
adopting the policy of the Red 1nterna-
tionsl, of leading and controlling them,
then their movement heroic az it has
oftentimes been, by Its own self-confes-
sion of lunacy, is doomed to death.
The Socialistic society will never be
attained by purposeless warfare against
OnSaUOl6 VI pICoCAV otdtCb hO
would fell the Upas must swing his ak
at the roots.
There is but one solution of the ques-
ton in the education of an intelligent
minority, the organization of a revolu-
tionary conspiracy and its outbreak only
when it shall be strong enough to win.
This Is the work which both the
Anarchists and the Socislistic Labor
Party ought to join hands with the Red
International In doing.
But, the one idles away the precious
moments with ballot swlndle and the
otherplants the dagger of disorganiza-
ton in the backs of the men without
whose aid the Social Revolution is as
vague dream as that linked to the dim
consciousness of young child's slumber.