Evening journal., 1922-12-26

provisions, IN fact, calling for the
support OF the Red Labor rnterna-
tional OF Moscow and its program OF
"borlnE from within" IN the labor
Unions in order 20 bring them with
In tho fold OF Communism. BUT
open advocacy Of violence, the dele
gates agreed, might bring speedy
and drastic measures for suppress
sion on tho part OF the government.
and Il was deemed best that such
tactics be left 70 the secret meth
DDS OF the Communist party OF
America, an outiswed organization
sinoe Federal action was taken
against Il two years ago.
This counsel prevailed IN the face
OF several heated speeches on be-
half Of open Communism" OF which
one by Ludwig Lore, editor Of the
''Volkszeitung," German Commun-
ist daily was typical.
we don't have to boast of force
and violence" he said, ''hut we must
teach the workers to use all the
means at their command. Those
who oppose the open Communist
party are only sentimentahsts."
One delegate. after introducing n
resolution for open Communism"
and then Withdrawing Il. urged the
convention TO declare for the move
ment "iD diplomatic Language" Sew
eral pointed out that open afilia-
ton with the Communist Interna-
tional would be too dangerous"
with prominent mention OF the De-
partment OF Justice. Another adj
vised mot TO put too much on
paper"
Finally the discussion was closed
by the chairman, A. Bittelmann.
with the declaration that It was not
essential that there be an open anil
alton with the Communist Interna-
tional.
That organizations leadership
must be accepted the world over"
he asserted and went on 10 point
out that the German Labor party,
IN organizing had had the fore
sight TO eliminate the Communist |
clause providing for violent armed /
Then the program /
was put 70 a vote and adopted by a /
large majority.
The program begins by the state
nent that the capitalist world,
which in 1914 boasted OF its great .
wealth. OF its gigantic powers OF
OF It's smoothly running
Iystem OF business, OF the power and
security OF its government, is sink
ng into decay"
49,. .4-4...-..- 49,
,rnmeDts as falling into collapse.
he lot Of the workers OF the World
Is Of growing suffering and misery
md capitalism" as powerless 20
vert another world conflict.
though the capitalist government
ry one trick after the ether 10
maintain their power in the face Of
he wrath OF the suffering masses"
[ continues:
Soviet Russia alone has freed
tself from the forces Of destruction
which are inherent IN the capitalist
ystem and which threaten the de-
tructioD OF civilization. In Soviet
Russia the foundation has been laid
or the new social order and there
S being erected that structure which
fAiA LofeNtT Ifee mdnhuQ iFOfu the
bloodshed and destrue-
ion OF the capitalist system"
Attacking the leaders Of American
industry. and going at length into
trikes, in5unctions and similar wesp-
ms IN this country's economic war
are, the program asserts that the
whole capitalist system of produc-
ion rests upon the robbery and en-
lavement OF the workers" Il then
stacks the government through sew
raj pages Of typewriter matter be-
thinning with the following para
rraph:
The government OF the United
states Is not only an instrument OF
ggression against the workers in
he class struggle In this country.