The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-28
The Economic and Political Situa-
tlon and the Immediate Tasks Of
Our Party
Submitted BY Ruthenberp, Love-
stone, 5edacht, EnudahI and
Gltlow.
!. The World Economic and PoIIt.
!. The World Economic and PolIt-
Ical Situation.


Capitalists in an endeavor to solve
the problems Of imperialism, has it.
self developed into the insoluble pro-
blem Of the capitalist order. Four
years Of production for destruction
have thrown the economic machinery
Of capitalism out of gear. The present
and coming generations have been
loaded down with a mountain of debt
that cannot be liquidated without
raid either on the surplus pocketed
by the capitalists as profits or on
standards Of living of the workers
This economic problem has created
revolutionary period-the period of
the proletarian revolution. On the
one hand, the capitalist class is des-
perately hanging on to political power
to save its system of exploitation. On
the other hand, the working class is
compelled to struggle against at
tempts to reduce its standard of Nv
ing and against an increase of un-
bearable burden of exploitation. TIL
antagonism between the classes il
sharpened. The struggle grows more
and more intense. There remains only
one solution-the solution of the prole-
tartan revolution.
The Communist International de-
clares 1.-THE bourgeois order has pre-
served its existence for a period in
spite of the fact that the world i'm
perialist war toward it's end called
forth a tremendous outburst Of ele-
mental discomfort among the masses.
The forces of the international prole-
tariat proved to be insufficiently or
ganized; the parties of the interna-
tional proletarian revolution proved
to be not strong enough; and as re-
suit, the victory of the proletarian
revolution at the end of the imperial
list war proved impossible.
"The imperialist peace treaties and
the occupation Of the Ruhr were only
q continuation Of the war with other
weapons; they were not means Of
healing the wounds caused by the war.
The consequences Of the war have not
been overcome nor can they ever be
overcome by capitalist methods"
2. In Russia the situation created
by the imperialist war led to the
struggle for power by the workers
and peasants and tht establishment Of
the Dictatorship Of the Proletariat
through Soviet Government. In spite
Of all the efforts of capitalist imper-
ialism to destroy the Workers and
Peasants Government of Soviet Rus
STA, it stands as an inspiration to the
workers Of the world, pointing to the
only solution Of the problem created
by the imperialist world war.
3. While the struggle Of the work
ers against the unbearable conditions
of the period OF decline of capitalism
have their ebb and flow, the economic
conditions Of capitalism will develop
sharper and sharper struggles and
ultimately the proletarian revolution.
2. Economic and Political Condi-
tions of the United States.
1. The United States has not es-
capped from the effect of. the imper-
ialist war upon capitalism. While in
this country there was no destruction
Of the ability to produce wealth, but
on the contrary a great increase in
the productive power OF capitalism,
still the threads that bind capitalism
together as a world order are so many
and so vitality effect It, that 1t is inn
possible for American capitalism to
free itself from the forces which are
bringing the general decline of cap
ltalism. Hence we find, tho the gov
eminent pretends to follow policy
of non-interference in European az
fairs, the American capitalists are
making strenuous effort through the
Dawes plan to save European capital
ism and with 1t American capitalism.
2. Following the year and a half of
prosperity, which the capitalists of
the United States enjoyed after the
signing OF the armistice. capitalism in
this country felt the first impact of
the destructive forces let loose by the
world war. The economic crisis of
192O-21 threw six million American
workers out OF Jobs and brought a
more deep-going crisis than American
capitalism had previously experienced.
After slowly developing period OF
which lasted for only
eighteen months, the year 1924 again
brought a period of depression with
sevefsl million workers out Of employ
ment. These pariods Of depression
with only short periods of improve
ment in economic conditions interven-
ing, indicate the instability of capital
ISM that in spite OF the efforts Of
American capitalists to isolate them
selves from the forces which are
brining the decline OF capitalism as
world order, these forces are having
their effect on the powerful American
capitalism.
8. The result Of the instability OF
capitalism IN the United States and