The daily worker., 1924-07-25

jAoh 0AJO0AACu at NAOoOOWs Al SnA5
installment zinoviev takes up the
international political situation as
follows:
Chapter vi.
INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL
SITUATION
New Pacihst Phase.
THE world political situation. Here,
l comrades, we are facing a some
what new situation. A new phase has
set in. We foretold this phase in the
resolution of the Fourth Congress
the so-called democratic pacifist"
phase. In the resolution of the
Fourth Congress we said:
"The chacteristics Of the interna-
tional political situation. at this mo-
ment are fascism, martial law, and
the growing wave Of white terror
against the working class. But that
does not exclude the possibility that
in the near future, in very important
countries, open bourgeois reaction will
be replaced by a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
era"
That was written in 1922. Thus, a
year and half ago the C. L. directly
prophesied this democratic pacifist
era.
Period of New Illusions.
Hence, when martial law prevailed,
we foretold the coming of the demo-
GRO rofin-non;Aef aro baI;aya NO ,,,,,ot
now do exactly the reverse; during
the ''democratic-pacifist era we must
foresee the return Of the period of
martial law and Of fascism, and rag
ing bourgeois counter-revolution. The
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" era will hardly
last much longer. We foresaw that.
We said:
I'm Great Britain STRENGTHENING of
the Labour Party at the recent elec-
tions), and in France (the inevitably
approaching crisis in the so-called
left bloc") such a democratic paci-
nst' transition period is probable and
may cause a revival of the pacifist
hopes in bourgeois and social-demo-
cratic Germany. Between the pres
ent period of the rule Of open bour-
geois reaction and the complete vic
tory of the revolutionary proletariat,
various stages, and various transi-
tional episodes are possible"
The Communist International FORE
saw these very important events.
Well, now they have come to pass.
We actually have an entirely new sit
uation before us, sort Of democratic
pacifst period in the most important
countries Of Europe; in Great Britain
the Labour Government; in France
the Left Bloc, with the Social-Demo-
Gratis forming a de facto, but not a
de jure part Of the government; in
Denmark Labour Government; in
Austria great victory Of the So
cial-Democrats; in Belgium-vander-
velde will probably enter the govern
ment soon; a new government in
Japan; in Czecho-Slovakia and in Po-
land-new phenomena, or at least new
nuances will arise in connection with
the victory OF the Left Bloc in France,
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vassal of this bourgeois State. In
America we have the acceptance of
the so-called opportunist Experts Re-
port" Of the bourgeoisie, and the be-
ginning Of the movement for the So
called Third Party" There is also
the recognition of Soviet Russia by
various countries.
All this taken together represents
this democratic-pacifist era. This will
undoubtedly awaken new illusions not
only among the Social-Democratic
workers but also among the less hard
ened comrades among us, and encour-
age the semi-conscious right wing
ers." We must see this clearly.
Therapeutics Instead Of Surgery
The bourgeoisie has now started to
substitute Therapeutics" for "surg-
cry" They know the Exports Re-
port. | have already said in my
opinion this is a moose round the
neck of the German working class.
But 1t is a silken noose,-and it will
be gradually tightened-with pauses
for breath, and this is what the So
cial-Democrats call pacifism and the
triumph of democracy OF course, we
wf1l fight this Experts Report" We
should not have too many illusions;
the application Of the Exports Re
port. is huge Utopia. The greater
the attempts Of these people to con-
ceal the differences among the i'm
perialist bourgeoisie, of the various
countries, the more rapidly will this
patchwork collapse. It is like a torn
sock--the more II is darned with bad
wool, the more 1t tears. The more
patches these people make and the
more they say I'VE are in complete
harmony now, we have only one pro-
gram"-the sooner will It become OBJ
vious that this Experts Report" is
nothing but a scrap OF paper. OF