Denver labor bulletin., 1918-06-15

sive is to prepare the ground for a
peace drive to Immediately follow.
The purpose of the peace drive is to
reap the fruits of military victory at
the most favorable moment. The ap-
preaching peace offensive will prob
ably be dated either just before or
just after the reassembling of the
Austrian parliament on June 10. The
word has been passed around the
world and all Germany's pacifist al
lies in America, France, England and
Italy are gettings ready for full CO.
operation with the kaiser in the new
drive.
All the pacifsts have declared in
advance that Immediately after this
offensive the war will pass into
stage of deadlock or stagnation. So
while the German armies are at their
maximum strength and before the al
lies are able to reach their maximum
the pacifsts have decided to strike.
Sidney Webb has declared this in
tention in the name of the British
Socialists, and Jean Longuet has
made the same declaration in the
name of the French Socialists. Both
have threatened revolution in case the
allied governments do not yield at
that time to the invitation of the two
kaisers to negotiate"
The result of the negotiations at
Brest-Litovsk in throwing two-thirds
of Europe into slavery have not had
the slightest effect on the Socialist
pacifists anywhere. Others who do
not go quite so far are in favor of
immediate negotiation with the kaisers
at the moment selected by the kaisers
themselves.
All the pacifist Socialists of the
world are united in demanding an
international Socialist conference to
charge of this conference, Huysmans,
Troelstra and Branting, have de-
clared that they intend to call it i'm
mediately after the coming German
offensive-that is at the moment de-
sired by German militarism. 1t is OBJ
vious that any Socialist who attends
this conference or favors it is a traitor
to socialism and internationalism.
American Aims Endorsed.
The democratic peace terms of
America were endorsed by the inter-
allied Socialists at London as a min
imum. These terms are thoroly well
known to both the German Socialist
parties and rejected by them. What,
then, is the object of the conference
if not to reach a compromise by per-
hitting the kaisers to retain a part
of their conquests and a still larger
part of the economic fruits of their
victories? Indeed, the pacifist Social
lists have everywhere confessed that
the object of the conference is not to
present the minimum democratic
terms of the Germans, but to nego-
tate compromise.
Moreover, the German delegates to
such a conference, no matter what
their theories and ideals, no matter
what their personal character, are as
matter of fact slaves to the kaisers
or at least represent working class
which accepts this position of servi-
tude. Delegates from other countries
would be largely composed of anar-
chistic Bolsheviki who call for a revo-
luton against German militarism, but
only if accompanied by a revolution
against the democratic governments
of America, France and England! An
international Socialist gathering COM
posed partly of anarchists and partly
Of the serfs of the kaisers! An in
ternational Socialist meeting for the
purpose of consenting to the delivery
of a whole series of nationalities into
the hands of the kaisers!
As the new combined Socialist and
kaiserist peace offensive is being rap
by day. Fortunately the French
pacifist Socialists have just estab-
lished a daily organ, which enables
US to familiarize ourselves in advance
with all the lies, false arguments and
anti-democratic propaganda that will
be increasingly put forth as the cam
paign develops.
The issue of April 20 contains an
article by Paul Mistral, member of
the chamber of deputies for Isere, en-
titled "Who Did Not Want IT," The
article is an accusation against the
French government and defense of
the Austrian government. Peace
terms are nowhere mentioned. The
Austrians are praised because they
desired to achieve peace whether it
was or was not known to the kaiser"
The writer expresses the belief that
Germany was behind the offer.
Urges German Peace.
the German governments policies and
motives, brought before the world for
the Tooth time in the Brest-Litovsk
treaty and the German actions follow
ing it, this article urges the accept
ance of the German offer!
The issue of April % contains an
editorial as follows:
"Ribot (the recent premier) will
have with him all those who have con.
tributed to build up in France the alb
dominable spirit of fighting to the
end, those who despise the moral
forces of Socialism and oppose the
meeting of the international; others
who wish this war to continue until
the crimes of history are made right
and all nationalities are re-established
without taking due account of the pos
sibilitieS of the situation of raa1itv