The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1921-02-19
IMPERIALISM AND WAR,

Two great powers remain the world Russian imperialism
mot death in October 1917 German and Austrian imperialism were
buried alive in the close Of 1918 Crippled France ana a "
called great by courtesy while adoescent Japan IS aer ~
the nations for growth in stature and knowledge OF
the two truly Great Powers carefully watch and thwat Its uthe
growth.
The two AngoSaxon Powers rise high above the rest OF the
nerasc world Britain the Older and possessing the Shewde
potica engineers faster in eng by political tlcKef
force the remaining valuables of the world
Shattered and hystercal mperiaist France terrified mdg
ber war winnings worthless hurs mtarzed black coona
into Germany and the resulting accounts Of violation OF women
sunnv Jokes for the aded Partisan bourgeois Unable to trust us
conscrped troops within the radius of the Russian ReVouo
French government pous out its remaining treasure to any O
that applies with plan slaughter Russian workers ana
the Tza loans Losing wealth and prestige at every venture I'M
peast France sinks fast to nsgncance as begga at Eng
lands door.
Rnt while all mperiaisns are equal of the working
class the working class each country must effectively recognize
that its own Imperialism the nearest at hand and therefore m
more immediate enemy The DID, loosely federated Second nte
tona pursued the policy Let each proea1at curse the Ol
imperialism and remain silent about its own (ths really serving
its own master class which wants the workers to hate foreign I'M
peasm and be the reader stampede into war; Inc wa"
horn Communist International holds to the policy Let each po
tariat spring attack of its OWN imperialism In this spt
the United Communist Party ceners its critical analysis ana con-
demnaton upon the comparatively newly edged imperialism of
the United States.
The entry of the United States the world and into he
consequent diplomatic gues of Europe marks the maturity Oh
American imperialism The rest of the life of American capitalism
must be devoted to foreign military adventures And yet capitalism
of the whole world the next 1t dmy oresee that the
next world war will world revolution and for that reason
seeks such method would not again put arms into the hands
of the exploited masses.
The world capitalist class has found its peace measure
This measure league Association of Nations by whh 10
settle capitalist rvaes committee to speak, instead OF upon
the battlefield This scheme does not for one moment even COLI
n u peace but only peace between capitalist classes of the
various countries,
To the working class the league association OF nations uoeS
not offer peace but terrible and unreienhg warfare ~
avoid uniting weapons into the hands of the slowly awakening and
dangerous Masses capitalist class strives to establish an inter-
national military body professionalism and rid of working class
elements
The nan announced and already in several instances put into
nracc is to shift this international from country to country
as occasion and rebellion tortured people may require to shoot
rane burn and loot the pleasure of the old men sitting at Ver
sae Five times this League of Nations army in embryo form
nd not vet oven its name has launched murderunke
AGAINST the most advanced only free people earhSove
Russia Kochak Yudench Denk Wrange and the Polish Gov
each led its international gands into Russia and each
fell before this mghtest army eathe army OF the frS
Socialist Republic army of the Third international
The League of Imperas that exermnaed the Hungarian
Soviet Republic failed in its attempts to crush the Russian ma
ton of free workers The Communist International grows stronger
and commands the loyalty of more and more thousands oil workers
in the great cities that the strategic ceners Oh aptat ma
tons Neither industrial populations nor conscpted armies can
now be trusted by capitalist governments National loyalty cannot
much longer be the popular teaching of that have Vo
lated every naona- surrendered their own natona SOW
erenty to mechanical souess international league There are
only two oyates ef-the fragile loyalty to international capl
talism. and the loyalty to International Communism.
Cptaism can no longer teach begeency popular mass
that il cannot trust pacfism especially civil pacsm must
be taught to its exploited and restless subjects Under the cir