The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-30

which will visit England. France,
Italy, Switzerland. and, perhaps. Rus
STA
what we expect to do is to COM
bat what I venture to call war neu-
rasthenia." said Mr.. Spargo. THE war
has got on the nerves OF the people
over there, and il will get on ours II
it lasts long enough. This war neu-
rasthenia is marked by a willingness
to give up and by a certain deEpond-
ency akin to pacihsm and defeatist
propaganda.
FayOrs Frank Methods.
1--WE propose to combat that, not by
controversial methods, but by speak
ing frankly to our allies in the other
warning countries. We will ask them
not to give up until V-e are able to
bring our strength to bear on the bat
tie line. We will give them the as
surance, backed up by the reputation
we have, that President Wilson IL not
only sincere, but that he is sincerely
backed up by the mass OF the Ameri-
can people.
we will try to make this distinc-
tion-that revolutionary action in
democratic countries like America
and England Is vastly different from
revolutionary action in a country like
Germany or Austria. which are au-
tocracies- 1t is the duty of Socialists
in the autocratic countries to wage
revolutionary warfare against the
autocracies which rule them. Ergo,
it Is the duty OF German and Austrian
Socialists 10 wage revolutionary war
fare against their autocracies.
ut is treason to the international
for Socialists in America to wage
revolutionary war upon our demo-
cratic Government. II is treason to
the International for Socialists in au.
tocrAtic countries to refrain from do
ing so. The BolShevik here who says
that because we have had revolution
in an autocratic country we have got
to wage revolutionary warfare here
must be silenced-
BOehes Forfeit Rights.
AT the coming London conference
1t is proposed to consider the advisa-
bility OF holding a plenAry interns-
tional congress in the near future, at
which the representatives OF the
Socialist parties and groups of all the
nations will meet as in
pre-war times.
THE German and Austrian Social
iSts, except for small groups, have
forfeited their right to be called So
cialists and to be admitted to the In
ternationaL They have Identified
themselves with the crimes of their
They have not scru-
pied TO use their position in the In
ternational to serve military abso.
lutism and TO betray their comrades
Of other landB.
at is the position OF the Social
Democratic League that the German
and Austrian Socialists are such in
name only. They are not our com
rades. They are traitors to our cause.
There must be frank judg-
ment of the German and Austrian So
cialist movement by the International
Judged by its conduct during the war.
and especially by its base betrayal Of
the Russian revolution. the German
Social Democracy must be branded a.
an enemy n the working class Of the
world, including the working class of
Germany.
Conference for the Peoples
"our congress must be confined TO
delegates representing peoples that
>7a:>ol their governments
'This, Of course, does aot apply TO
tie hreples of territories temporarily
o>aRied by conaucTt7g powers. Nor
does 1t apply TO subject peoples-such
Ia the Jugoslavs, for example--in re-
volt against their oppressors and
openly and persistently struggling for
IL RimnlW that So
,ialists from countries where political
democracy and freedom have been Sc
cured must not be compelled in the
OF international policies
70 accept the restrictions and limita
ions which OF necessity prescribe the !
OF Socialists from des-
ootic countries We cannot admit |
hose who do not support fully the
struggle against autocracy"
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