The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-06
The Lessons of Mathematician

aside. On the other hand the English
bourgeoisie fear the workers. If the
workers were to obtain great cleo
ton victory, they would perhaps not
venture to overthrow their govern
ment and would be compelled to recall
Macdonald to- power. What is more
likely, however, is that the liberal
party will be ground between the
3millstones of the conservative and
labor party. We must expect an in
crease Of votes by the conservatives
and by the labor party. A portion Of
the liberals will go to the conser-
natives, portion to the labor party.
A section Of the liberals have already
gone to the labor party because they
see that the labor party is carrying
on their policy. It is possible that
there will be set up conservative
government with the support of a
certain wing of the liberals, or a labor
party government, likewise with the
support of the liberals. In either case
the revolutionizing of the working
class will proceed slowly but steadily
forwards.
If Macdonald is defeated in the
elections and Curzon is returned to
power, there is no doubt that move
ment will set in in the ranks of the
English working class, for they will
not put up with the conservatives so
easily as they have before. For the
desire for power has already been
awakened and the self-confidence Of
the workers his been increased. For
the first time in their history, the
English working class have believed
that their people are in power. A con-
servative government means the dan
ger of new war, increase of unem-
ployment. a policy of blood and ad-
venture and a capitalist offensive
against the workers. But this will be
a dangerous game, which will stir up
the masses, revolutionize the work
ers, and prove the correctness of Com
munism.
If, however, Macdonald comes again
into power, there will no longer be
the same labor government as be-
fore, Macdonald himself win remain
the same and will kow tow even more
before the bourgeoisie. But the work
ers will not be the same. They will
be stronger, more resolute, because
they will have seen that by an cleo
ton victory they will have once more
placed a labor government in office.
In either case the revolutionizing of
the workers win proceeded slowly, but
surely forwards.
1t must not be supposed that in
England there is a serious political
crisis, and that the ground is giving
way beneath the bourgeoisie. This is
not the case. The English bourgeoisie
is experienced, is rich, is still firmly
rooted in the home country; and in
addition possesses a great number of
colonies, in which the national revo-
lutionary emancipation movement is
not yet strongly developed. In spite
of this the first blows are falling. and
in this respect the English menshe-
Wiki are working for us, as Vladimir
Ilyitch predicted at time when there
was no prospect of labor govern
ment." Our English brother party is
advancing with the slogan: A real la
Dor government with a fighting class
program.
History Is Working on Our Behalf.
One of the chief slogans OF the labor
party will obviously be the following:
The whole treaty between the Soviet
Union and Great Britain must be con
firned without alterations and dele
tons. Over year ago Curzon sent
us an ultimatnm in which he threaten
ed to crush us if we did not give back
fishing boat which was connscated