The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1921-07-02

ganization is shot to pieces, our press
is in frightful condition, our first
task is to create a movement here, not
to cheer Lenine. So spoke, the cham
pion of American socialism.
Smaller Fry Make Merry.
With the exception, perhaps, of two
or three, the rest merely followed in
the wake of the master. But their
declamations were much more blunt
and vicious. Holman, of Milwaukee,
for instance said, "Gompers is backing
up the capitalist class and Moscow is
playing the same game" And then,
evidently animated by patriotism, 81
say as an American that we should
send this message to the American
workers: keep your eyes off Moscow,
our stomachs are here, we must build
a movement here" Cameron King, a
native son, speaking for the Califor-
MIA state organization threatened, "If
we endorse the I'LL International, Ca
lifornia will step aside" He deplored
that the great majority of the former
socialist movement of California
flocked to the standard of Commun-
ism. And then, Frightening, he told of
how they were now broken up and
underground while the Socialist Move
ment was being rebuilt. He did not
say exactly that they were broken
up by wholesale raids and persecu-
tions while the socialists remained un-
molested.
Professor Algernon Lee, of the
Rand School, served out this profound
deduction, 'Tn justice to ourselves we
must admit that there are two sides
to the question, first, the Soviet Gov.
ernment fighting for existence and
second, the Third International deal
ing not so much with Russian affairs
but with the affairs of the whole
world" He laid hopes upon the recen
change of policy of the Soviet Govern
ment but denounced the Third Inter
national for its action in Italy ant
France. No one remembered to remin,
him that Lenine, Trotzky, Tchitcheril
and Kalenin, leaders Of the Sovie
government, were also the leaders O
the Third international.
Willert of Ohio, also evidentl
moved by patriotism, said that he wa
not opposed to the Third Internationa
but as an American he thought it wa
his duty first to look after the inter
ests Of his own country. The atrociou
misunderstanding of the policies an
tactics of the Third International ca
be no better shown than by the 70
lowing remark from Willert, "Wh
don't myCommunist friends go into tn
A. F. Of L. and help to throw o,
Sammy? No. They prefer to split it
Dreifus Of the German Federatio
swells the chorus, "Will we get r
+. of capitalism in the U. s. by joinir
D the Third International. Win we st
not have our courts and our capita
ist government" And, continuing
J a passion, he exclaimed, "I wanted
join the Third International, but tn,
kicked us out and called us names
Berger Feels Called Upon.
And then our old friend Victor Be
: ger, Of whom Engdahl remarked, "y,
= carry the Socialist Party Of Milwa
kee in your pocket. takes hand.
a suppose | am expected to say a {,
words, he began. And then, thrown
4 out his chest he eulogized the Soci,
i ist Party OF Milwaukee, which in
e feet, as everyone knew, is the S. p.
'. A. I'VE have the only socialist Ma.
It in captivity, we have carried Milws
4 kee seven times, our paper has c
,e culation Of $4,000" etc. He sudder
became theoretical, 'T am not Co
l. munist. believe there Is wide the
II etical difference between social
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