The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1921-02-12
I PENETRATION OF MILITARY UNITS.

PENETRATION OF MILITARY UNITS.
The capitalist class of this country fully realizes the danger
threatening from the growing unrest among the workers suffer-
ing from the effect of economic depression g
The strengthening of the police the creation Of and demand
for state constabuay forces the formation of private armies
spies and thugs all tostenby planned for The purpose of
suppressng race riots OF combating crme waven reality
has no other object than that of preparation fo tie inevitable
clash with the workers.
This clash being forced by the capitalist class by the gigantic
struggle has undertaken to crush all labor organizations thus re-
ducng the working class condition Of complete slavery
In this struggle all other class struggles the Military
forces OF the State will be at the disposal of the capitalist class
The United Communist Party must take into account the var
Gus military organizations which the disposal of Tie capital
@ to anayze their character and to formulate towards them
policy of action which would win of them from the side of the
capitalists and render others harmless to the workers.
Such organizations the police constabuay and public and
private forces of spies and thugs counteevoutcnay to the
core and the United Communist Party no illusion IS to the Dos
sbty OF converting them the workers On them the Party
declares relentless war
The Party must also recognize the class character of s
military organizations the American Legion which have in
many instances played part in the suppression the workers
movement The membership of the American Legion consisting
manly OIL former enlisted has been msed by the eocers
VINO nave seized control of the organization and who have diverted
the former private soldiers from their natural postwar class resent
men The cynical denial by the government of the exsode
demand Tor awar bonus has somewhat weakened their blind rel
lance upon their officer leaders By propaganda among the mer
SIiesSg Ce CLASS distinction between their officers
selves some of them be away their leaders However
appears certain that of the units of the American Legion
least will be used to considerable extent as recruiting ground
for the American White Guard
The United Communist Party recognizes the fundamental diff
ference between onscpt and mecenary army and navy The
1omer drafting its recruits by compusion furnishes fertile
Held Tor Communist propaganda and character and stru
ture clearly reflects the economic class relationships of capas
society,"
III the nercenaly and and the "Nationa Guardo
~ although the same relations exist they are to some extent
oocued by the fact that membership voluntary Yet hev
tam many workers who attracted the service by the
uge enjoyed by uniform by the seductive promises of good nav
ana adventure OF by sheer necessity and starvation The
Fa should conduct systematic propaganda in all military units
making clear to them the real function of military organizations
ouer 10 awaken Observation-Disclosures in them and bring them
over 10 the side OF the proletarian revolution
The United Communist Party will issue special appeals to be
soldiers and Sailors which will be distributed among them and will
create Communist groups the army and navy which shall be
cose connected IN order establish unified revolutionary body
within the armed force of the State
unoieds oil thousands of workers who were drawn into tho
world conflict OF who voluntary participated in it, were deceived
W the capitalist class into the belief that they were svnc m
Make the World Safe for Democracy" that new and better
world would be the result of this struggle
Inc war now having terminated and the Illusions of te
mass oil former soldiers and sailors having been shaken to
extent certain organizations have been formed which have rs
ann the attainment OF the naive ideals for which thew oo
III he war; such organizations the World War Veterans be
rVate Soldiers and Sailors Legion ETC. These d
nough not fully sconscou and still protesting much of the
oea ideasm OF the bougeose nevertheless align themselves
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