Evening journal., 1920-01-26

And again from pages and 10 OF
the same document:
IN those countries where the con-
dltions for a workers revolution are
pot yet ripe the same process viii go
on. The use OF pasliamentarlan, how
ever. is only Of secondary importance
"And further on page 10:
"'The partiamentarism Of the Com
munist party performs a service in
mobIlizlng the proletariaf against capl-
salism, emphasizing the political char
acier Of tho class struggle,
strikes are TO be br0adened and
deepened, making them general and
militant, and efforts made 20 develop
aheir revolutionary implications. The
strike is 70 be used not simply as q
means 10 secure redress of economic
/ wrongs, but as a means hthrough
( which the Government may be CON
quered and destroyed. A few OK
cerpts from the Communist party and
Communist international nantes los
VIII make these statements evident
Thus on page 10 Of the manifesto
and program Of the Communist party
Of America Is the following:
"tThe conquest Of the power of the
state Is accomplished by the mass
power Of The proletariat Political
mss strikes are a vital factor In de
vcloplng This mass power preparing
ilie working class for the conquest Of
capitalism. The power Of the prole- /
tariat lies fundamentally In It's control
Of the industrial process. The mobll- |
ling Of ehis control against capitalism
means tho initial form Of the rcvolu- !
tionary mass action that will conquer /
the power Of the state.
"And again, on page II Of the same 4
document: Mass action IS industrial !
in its origin, but it acquires political |
character as il develops fuller forms
Mass action, in the form Of general
political strikes and demonstrations;
unites the energy and frees Of the
proletariat brings proletarian mass
pressure upon the bourgeois state.
The moro general and conscious mass
aohioc becomes, The more 10 antagOn-
lies the bourgeois state. the more Il
becomes political mass action Aiass
action Is responsive to life itself the
form OF aggressive proietariau struggle
under Imperialism. Ont Of this strug
gle develops revolutionary mass action
tho means for the proletarian conquest
OF power"
"And further on page i2 the same
document: Strikes Of protest developed
into general political strikes and then |
into revolutionary mass action for the
OF the power OF the state /
Mass action becomes political in pur-
pose while extra parliamentary in |
form; It Is equally a process OF sevo-
lution and the revolution Itself IN |
operation
Then on page &c: "The Communist
party shall participate IN mass strikes.
bot only 10 achieve the immediate pur-
poses OF the strike. but 70 develop the
evolutionary implications Of the mass
itrike.'
And then making the purpose stnI
more clear. we have he following from
oage 90 OF the manifesto Of the Com
nunist International, with which the
communist party OF America is ami
ated, and whose manifesto Is accepted
Is part Of the policy Of the party:
The revolutionary era cOmpels the 9
oroletariat to make use Of the means
% battle which will concentrate It's +,
'ntlre energies, namely, mass action )
With It's logical resultant direc, con- ,
lict with the governmental machinery | 4,
N open combat. All other methods.
such as revolutionary use OF bourgeois +
>arliamentarism, will be OF only sec q
,ndary signicance." H.
Prom these quotations and mlmer- :
'us other statements In the manifesto
lot hero quoted, IL Is apparent that the
communist party OF America is not .,
merely a political party seeking ghe %
ontrol OF affairs OF state, but a revo-
ltionary party seeking 20 conquer and q
estroy tie stqte In open combat. And el
he only conclusion is that the Com
unist party OF America is an organi- b
alton that believes In. beaches and ad- "a
COATES the overthrow by force or vio =
'nce Of the Government Of the United br
tates. n
'Ih does not devolve upon the Sec
etary OF Labor officially 10 determine ri
ihether Congress was wise IN creating h
no law or the Communist party wise N
creating Hlle facts. n IS his duty
0 apply The law 70 the facts as he ID
nds them. II is mandatory upon him p,
0 take into custody aliens who are
lembers Of this organization and de- u
ort them in The manner provided for h'
the Immigration act OF February D
3i7. 1' '' % m
Your memorandum OF January AZ VI
SSO, recommending that tho Depari- at
lent issue It's warrant for the denor- :
alton Of Englebert Preis, such denor-
alton TO be TO Austria, at Government
xpenSe, is hereby approved.
w. H. Wilson. .Secreiar,tu