The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-07-12

ing by the occasion to extract all ad-
vantages in the interest of future
peace from what might come sout of
this formidable crisis with which the
universe was shaken, the official So
cialist party preferred to clothe itself
in metaphysical negative, the least
disadvantage of which was to leave g.
carte blanche to the other parties. Yet
If it had known how to preserve it's
attitude of irreducible opposition 20
the end. with an impeccable firmness
without weakness, or compromise of
any sort. it would have been proof Of
force and nobility of character
TEEN of all. But it played it's role
badly where it did no more than half
play it. In spite of appearances, it's
policy during the war has been moth
ing but tissue of contradictions ana
inconsequences. At the beginning, by
the manoeuvres to which it lent itself
] it gave a very clear impression that,
far from observing strict neutrality
towards the belligerents. it sought to
favor imperial Germany. in avoiding
to create all difficulties for her at the
time when she held: Belgium under her
heel, and when she strove to seize
France by the throat. Thus it second
ed the conservative policy of Giolotti,
with which it seemed to associate the
revolutionary cause. It facilitated the
intrigues Of Prince Won Bulow, the
crafty conspiracies of ultra-secret d.
IA ~ ho 1xoie
And, no doubt to justify all suspicion
of its impartiality, one day it COM
mitted the mistake of accepting an
important subvention from German
Social-Democracy through the inter-
! mediary of the old Swiss militant,
Greulich!
Carpoetto and After.
It did not rest content with these
errors. After Italy had pronounced
practically unanimously for interven-
ton, it continued to create and sup
port the most unfortunate misunde:-
standings. For example. it refused -
take official part in the congress If
oppressed nationalities at Rome. At
| the risk Of running counter to the
most generous sentiments of the i'm
prosecuted its pacifist campaign AMI
, indefatigably, going as. far as 20
preach desertion to the SOLDIERS in face
of the enemy. And then, when the
disaster of Carporetto was produced
by such diintegrating action, it al
| tered it's mind and affected to share in
! the agonies Of the country threatened
with invasion. Its chiefs, Treves and
| Turati, then found accents of ire
| sist1ble eloquence with which to rally
all the hesitating ones round the flag.
But, the danger averted, it returned -
its old tactics. inspired by Kienthal
and Zimmerwald: National defense
Is not a Socialist question" And 20
show that it was resolved to apply that
doctrine most vigorously, it. declared
openly for Bolshevisn, broke away
from the second international and
boycotted the Berne conference.
Orders from Lenine.
| In accordance with the mot d'ordre
from Lenin it combated the evil
| son theology" "Anvanti" coldly pub
lished these perifdious lines in it's is-
sue of April 81: "Alien to the stage
prepared demonstration of the last
four years.. the Socialist proletariat
Is today outside all manifestations
against tn treachery of the allies and
against the new, enemy of Italy, the
man sold to the Croatian interests.
=" At the historic meeting Of
April 20, Turati developed this idea, 20
the great joy OF 13S2 deputies support.
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