The Washington times., 1920-12-07
COMMUNIST CHIEFS
SEND APPEALS HERE
Center Attack on Socialists.
Revolutionary Fighters" Is
Their Demand.


lists Of Moscow that the world revolu-
ton which the Russian Communists
seek has progressed slowly, and that
Communists must exercise patience
Is being parsilcled and accompanied
with vigorous appeals from the Com
munist International leaders at
MOSCOW. who are also leaders in the
Russian Soviet regime. TO socialists
and workmen throughout the world
TO abandon tho center" become out
aud-out Comm uuists and resort TO
direction action"
The text Of two such appeals haNa
reached Washington through German
sources, one a proclamation" 10 the
prolctarians OF all countries. the other
an appeal TO members OF the Socislis,
party In the United States. The
proclamation" addressed 10 the pro
LIBRARIANS OF all countries" has Just
been printed In Die Itotc Feline (The
Red Flsg), the German Communist
organ. and is signed by Iinovien,
president OF the Pctrograd Soviet and
member OF the central executive COM
mittee OF the Communist party, who
attended the recent sessions OF the
Communist Internationale at Moscow.
Tho proclamation seeks TO incitc
workmen In all parts OF III" world TO
rise against established governments
and concludes:
I'VE demand Of tho workmcn Of all
countries that they cill their com
rades up TO active assistance OF the
| Soviet republic and with all means at
their commands.
I'VE desire to drop the defensive
and proceed 20 the offensive.
The Socialist traitors and the
! Center Socialist parties know very
well that the workmen OF the entire
world are hllod with enthusiasm for
! the Russian prolCtariat and for the
/ Soviet government.
But the Soviet government az
| present needs assistance through ac-
| lions. actions.
| I'VE need real revolutionary fGht-
ers, no diplomats"
BREACHES FUSION.
The letter from the Communist In
! tcrnati"nalc to the Socialist party of
! the United States. as published in the
! German independent Socialist news
! paper, Nolk Sblatt deals with the at
| ttudr Of tn" Socialist party Of the
/ tnitcd states toward the question Of
| fusion with the Third Intcrnationalc
and urges workmen in this country 10
abandon the Socialist party and join
| the United Communist party OF
America. In this letter the Russian
! Communist and Soviet leaders criti.
else and condemn the Socialist party
OF the United States, which would de.
| liver workmen over to world i'm
perialism" and pictures the "Intorna-
/ tionale as an organization OF attack"
and the general staff OF the world
! revolution, which is to bring about
| the forcible overthrow OF capitalism
! In the whole world and which is TO
obtain the dictatorship for tho probe
! tari0t OF the entire world"
The letter reads:
! Dear Comrades: The official doc
( laration Of the Socialist party Of the
/ United states concerning its fusion
with the Third Intcrnationslc has
! been received by the executive COM
mittce Of tho Communist Iutcrna-
| tionalc. We have also received a re-
port concerning the national conven-
! ton of the Socialist Party which took
! place AT Nov York in May, 1920. This
! report contains a decision regarding
! the relations to tho lntcrnationale
and was carried by the convention OF
| American Socialists.
| we have also in our possession the
| second resolution brought in for the
minority by Victor Berger We say
/" Berger's roSolution: 1T is honestly
reactionary. and We are astOnished
/ that a party which calls itself So
| cialist could bring it In AT the confer
! cncc. Tho other resolution, which il
/ completely covered by tho resolution
accepted by the referendum Except
tn" Amendment by George Landsbury
containing his opinion concerning
( Lenins views on the conditions of
admission to tho Third Intcrna-
tionaieD must be thoroughly dis
/ GUS Cd