Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-03
ARMED REVOLUTION
TO MAKE j. s. RED
IS MOSCOW ORDER
Leadership in Strikes and
No-Work Movements Urged
on Communists of America.
DOWN WITH CONGRESS, :
ONE CAMPAIGN SLOGAN

ONE CAMPAIGN SLOGAN
Break Labor Federation and Work
With I. w. w. Another
Demand.
BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright. 1921.
PARIS, France. February 3.-Here-
with is the full. authentic text of the
letter of instructions from the di-
rectors Of the Third Internationale in
Moscow to the American communists
for the overthrow of the American
government and the establishment of
communist regime in the United
States. The letter was typewriter
in Russian and signed by N. Buchar-
inc and J. Berzine for the executive
committee Of the Communist Interna-
tionale and dispatched to the United
States by confidential messenger.
The writer has seen a photograph of
this letter. which has just been re-
ceived here through underground
channel
The signatures have been verified
and the authenticity Of the document
is vouched for by Gregor Alexinsky.
a former socialist deputy in the Rus
sian duma. and by NJ. Bourqseff. the
liberal agent who unmasked the
workings of the cars secret police
before the war.
n nnSiffnr n nhntn.
graphic copy of this document in the
hands Of the American State Depart
ment IL it is desired. 1t bears no ad-
dress.
Translation Of Document.
Translated. 1t read as follows:
Respected Comrades:
ALLOW US to communicate to you
certain Of our ideas relative to action
in the United States:
Il. We believe that following the
exclusion of several national sections
from the American socialist party. the
time has come to form communist
party in the United States. which shall
belong to the communist internation-
ale. We believe that this party ST ould
+ be composed OF tal>a socialist propa-
ganda league composed OF those ele-
ments of the left of the American So
cialist party which have now been
excluded from it; tb) Of elements OF
the left Of the socialist labor party
and II portion OF this party Is not
In proper position division must
be made; ic) Of the Industrial Work.
ers Of the World. who rave already
admitted the dictatorship Of the pro-
letariat and the power of the soviet
II a communist party lis formed it
should be represented in Moscow.
'2. We believe that one of the most
important necessities Of the day fs the
of nj iQt o
soldiers and sailors-that Is to say.
military organizations of the COM
munist party. These groups should
carry on energetic propaganda for the
creation of soldiers and sailors so
yiets and for violent attacks against
officers and generals.
Must BE Combative Organs.
"s. Any attempt to organize labor
soyiets must not end merely in the
creation Of philanthropic institutions.
This is a danger which may we'll be
feared in the United States and we
therefore insist particularly that So
viets before attempting to assume
the conquest of the government and
the dictatorship of the laboring
classes.
"There must not be q hairs breadth
OF deviation from this task. Leader
ship in strikes, In no-wOrk mOve-
the duty of the soviets.
There Is also reason to fear the
division of the proletariat into differ
ent national groups. To meet this
danger an effort should be made to
create labor soviets Of all different
nationalities within single movement.
The nucleus of the revolution. how
ever, should remain In American
hands.
~. Our principal notices are ta)
sDown with the senate and Congress!
and, Long live the labor government
Of the soviets", (b) Down with the
cnpitalists: They must leave the
factories! Long live the, labor ad-
n,inistrntiOn Of the factOrfes!, and
(c) Down with the speculatOrs;' 'nll
meann Of production must be In the
vv0rkern' hands? Particular attention
should he given to the iden Of the
acquisition Of all economic organisms
by the workers.
To Attack Business.
"Great efforts at propaganda should
be made in this direction, against the
high cost of living. against business
combinations and against trusts. The
specialization of industries must, how
ever. not be confused with nationaliza-
tion under capitalist regime. 1t Is
highly necessary to attack President
Wilson violently as being q hypocriti-
cal brigand and also to attack his
league on nations. AS for Intervention
in Russia. you know our point Of view.
but we must beg to draw particular at
tention to measures which have been
taken to strangle us and the Hun
garians economically. You must point
out how the great democracies are
playing the hangman's role.
"5. Give great attention to the
American Federation Of Labor. Break
II and work hnrmOniOusly with the
Industrial Workers of the World to
form professional revolutionary or
ganIzntiOns.
"6. Ruthless propaganda should be
carried on to spread the idea of the
workers being armed. Revolutionary
their guns Our general motto is AN
international soviet republic You must
| intimidate the people by the stimulation
! Of fear OF new wars which capital is pre-
pairing You must fight by every means,
including the most extreme measures,
the armed organizations of the middle
classes.
Secret General HeedQuarters.
"7. You must act under a central ad-
ministration and you must not allow
yourselves to be beaten in isolated groups.
You must establish secret general head
quarters OF the revolution"
| The document ends with a word of
salutation and the signatures of Boucha-
rine and Berzine, as already stated The
letter Is not dated, but Alexinsky be-
lieves from internal evidence that II
| was written within the last three or
| four months
STANDARD OIL CUTS WAGE
| NEW YORK, February 3.-Employes