The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-30


peaceful means supersede capitalist
rule with their free workers com
monwealth. A Communist Party
teaches nothing Of the kind. It does,
nevertheless, when possible, utilize the
wide interest in elections and legisla-
tive bodies, to point out to the ex-
plotted masses that all history shows
that the ruling capitalist class will
not surrender power without despe-
rate struggle, and that, in order to
win, the workers must destroy capital
list parliamentary forms and substitute
until the need no longer exists--a
form of government completely diff
ferent in form and content proIe-
tartan dictatorship thru Soviet gov
eminent Of workers delegates to wipe
out resistance Of backward and cap
italist elements.
The attempt by anarchist elements
in the /. w. w. and by capitalist ele-
ments outside it, to misrepresent such
a proletarian dictatorship in Soviet
Russia as being against the interests
of the workers, is preposterous In
yention. 1t is known by every intelll-
gent worker, even slightly acquainted
with historical materialism, that every
political party and every form of gov
eminent, is a reflection Of and is
founded upon the material interests
of some economic class. What class
interests are reflected in the Com
munist Party, If not those Of the work
ing class? These arguments would. Of
course, have no place here, but oppo-
sition to the r. l. L. U. upon them,
compels it.
A thorough consideration Of the
principles and program Of the R. J. L.
U. would, we believe, result in affiliA-
ton. There is allowance made for Tari-
alton of conditions peculiar to any
country. But if differences exist, the
|. W. w. could and should contend
for its point of view in the interna
tional, just as does an industrial I'm
ion within the 1. w. W. Aniliation
would mean much benefit to the I. w
w. just as present isolation means
much limitation.
| II SAiOW .MOIACTb, Tic Revolutionary
workers of other lands have too long
awaited the organic solidarity with
them of the l. w. w. The issue Of
unity is not a problem of mere AGA
demic interest. Daily, the contradic-
tions Of capitalist imperialism, inten-
sified by the world war, threaten new
wars, or on pain of starvation. percipi
tate great masses Of exploited into
revolutionary struggle against a rul
ing class savagely fighting to maintain
it supremacy History compels not
only the one class, the capitalist, to
fight, but also the workers are driven
to bitter struggle.
In America the case is not different,
tho until now a more favored econo
mic position has given that illusion.
But there is no more security. IN
employment and crisis are becoming
chronic as in Europe. By enslaying
Europe with the Dawes plan, Ameri
can capitalist Imperialism openly an
nounces its ability to reduce Ameri
can standards. The l. w. W. shares
with other labor and revolutionary
groups the attacks of capitalism
Scores of it's members are in prison.
and scores more will go if the l. w.
w. remains true it it's revolutionary
goal The ranks Of the Industrial un
/ ions are weakened by the loss Of few
thousand members in the last year
Above all, imperialist rivalry for ex
ploitation of China threatens imme
diate war with Japan.
Communists and militant workers In
the left wing Of the craft unions are
sharing the attacks of reaction. What
argument in favor of sectarian separa
ton can weigh more than the great
need for united action? Can veneer
alton for a statute which has outlived
the conditions that gave it birth, now
justify the I. w w. before the working
class for inaction, disunity and stand
ing aside from the struggle? At any
moment we may be called upon by
the capitalist government to destroy
workers Germany or a revolutionary
China. At any moment we may be
asked to submit like sheep to another
world war or to turn such war into
revolutionary struggle for capitalist
overthrowal. These are questions
which require an unequivocal stand
from an organization which speaks Of
revolution.
Upon all these questions, as well
as upon the problems Of the daily
! struggle, the r.. l. l.. U. trusts that
the |. w. w. will find way to unite.
If not organically, at least upon spec
ific points of offensive or defensive
struggle with other revolutionary
workers in America and throughout
the world.
The r. /. i. U. hopes that not only
this brief message may find space in
the l. w. w. papers which reach the
membership, but that a period Of free
discussion may be opened. and all
points OF differences with the r. I. L.
u. thoroughly aired in published COM