The New York herald., 1922-12-08

self destruction of the capitalist world
system; and in this work it must not
be hindered by us. Therefore. though
patriots, help the chauvinists in their
predatory ventures. We WILL make
use of chauvinistic blindness on behalf
of the proletarian revolution.
"2. Soviet Russia. as the main
spring of the international revolution
ary movement of the proletariat must
be supported in every way. 1t must
be supported with economic help
through the self sacrifice of the work
ers of all countries. And, most of all.
it must be helped through the class
struggle of the workers In all capi-
talist countries against their own
bourgeoisies. The fiercer the class
struggle Of the American proletariat
RACES the less will be the pressure of
the international counter-revolution
upon Soviet Russia. In this respect
the Communists must learn how to
make use of the conflicting interests of
the various factions Of the bourgeoisie,
how to turn the greed Of the bourgeoi-
sic for profits and how to exploit the
various tendencies growing out of
greedy speculation, to the advantage
of the Russian revolution, and thus to
the advantage Of the proletarian world
revolution.
Mass Action of Workers.
"3. The prerequisite OF victory for
the working class is that the working
class unite itself for the class struggle
To bring about this unifcation isolated
action participated in solely by Com
munists will not suffice. 1t is neces-
sary to bring about common MASS
ACTION OF workers who are not yet
Communists. For this purpose the
Communists must penetrate the work
ing masses TO the utmost, must work
together with them, must live and fight
with them and lead them forward in
both major and minor battles. The
uniting of the workers in general class
struggle organizations. and the joining
of the various ones of these organiza-
tions into close relationships-thi and
not merely to attain Communist purity
and perfection of programs the task
now facing the Communist party Of
America. The consciousness of the
working masses Is naturally very dn-
clear at this time, half bourgeois, and
undeveloped from the standpoint Of
the revolutionary vanguard. But, gen
orally speaking, 1t will develop more
clearly only during the process of the
struggle itself, through the common
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through experience in the general class
struggle organizations.
ku Klux Capitalistic.
As a matter Of course not all or
ganizations to which workers belong
can be used as instruments Of the
proletarian class struggle, just as not
every action of the workers can fur
ther the struggle. But the question OF
the possibilities of given organizations
must be examined and judged on its
own merits in each case. 1t Is un-
tbinkable for instance, that a colossal
trade union organization such as the
American Federation of Labor could
be composed entirely of enemies OF
the working class, as are such capital
ist organizations as the Ku Klux Klan
or the various professional strike
breaking bodies. Here a distinction
must always be made between the re-
dictionary traitorous leadership and
the unconsciously petty bourgeois
minded mass which we have to win.
And just so one must not consider
any mass movement of the unem-
ployed, no matter how primitive, fall