The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-05
BY [. TRoTsKY.

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gress of the Amsterdam (reformist,
not revolutionary trade unions with
reference tosthe questions of war and
the struggle against it. How did this
question arise? Evidently because
the danger of new war is becoming
more and more felt This conclusion
must be drawn, first of all. If the
Amsterdam trade unions are forced
to return again to the question Of
war, it is quite evident that the dan
ger of new bloody conflict is getting
to be clearer understood and is felt
even by the most backward toiling
masses.
The resolution concerning the dan
it is introduced by Jouhaux, the gen
eral secretary of the General Confed-
Grafton of Labor of France reform
istl. By this very fact Mr.. Jouhaux
recognizes the danger of new war.
However, it is still fresh in our minds
that during the last imperialist war
Mr.. Jouhaux, day in day out, en-
phasized the fact that this was to
be the last war and its aim was to
crush militarism and to establish the
triumph of democratic international
justice, and because of this very fact
he demanded of the French workers
active support of the French bour-
geoisie in their last" war which was
- al ~ 40 %
after the commencement and almost
six years after the end of the last"
war, Mr.. Jouhaux introduced resolu-
ton dealing with measures against
the dangers of new war. Clearly,
someone has erred, someone has been
deceived. Who? By whom? Was
Mr.. Jouhaux deceived by the French
bourgeoisie, or did Mr.. Jouhaux de-
ceiYe the French workers in the in
terests of the bourgeoisie? This is
a. very important question. This pre-
liminary question must be solved be-
fore we start discussing with Mr..
Jouhaux the methods of fighting the
dangers of war. One of two things
is possible: either Jouhaux conscious
ly deceived the workers as to the
meaning and ultimate result of the
last" war, and for this he should be
thrown out of the workers move
ment, OF else he was deceived him
self, i. e., he became the victim of
his own erroneous reformist policy
and then he should openly proclaim
that his own reformist policy during
the imperialist war was erroneous.
This he must do before he assumes
the right to discuss the policy Of the
working class facing new dangers.
There is no way out of this alter
native.
AS far as we know, neither Mr..
Jouhaux nor his other partners are
willing to proclaim that their policy
with reference to the greatest event
OF the world history in the imperial
list war was erroneous and ruinous
thru and thru. And il this is fact,
we are justified in considering their
present policy, including the resolu-
ton of the Vienna Congress, as a
continuation Of their former policy.
We are quite aware Of the fact that
even before the imperialist war, trade
unions and socialdemocratic parties
have carried resolutions against war
with the same unanimity as the last
Vienna Congress. And when the war
approached, not single European
social-democratic party. not single
trade union organization was in a
position, made even an attempt, to
prevent it. On the contrary, they all
aided the sanguinary work OF their
national bourgeoisie. Where have
we, not to say guarantee, but even
a shade Of hope. that with the APP
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