The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-26

masses of the world in it's bloody grip
In Germany, Poland, Bulgaria, Italy,
Roumania, Letland, Esthonia and Fin
land, in Java, India, China and Japan,
in Spain and France, in the United
States, Canada and South America
tens of thousands of the best work
ers are languishing in prison. They
daring to fight in the front ranks of
the workers against the brutal ex-
ploiters. In the interests Of the work
ers they have defied the authority of
the capitalist State and today are pay
ing the penalty of their heroism.
Postwar Annoyance.
The World War filled the interna-
tional bourgeoisie with great pride
THEY had won the war; they were
well armed, the working class was
split into warning camps. Despite the
fact that they had accumulated bill
lions of debts; created values to the
amount Of more billions had been shot
to pieces; and despite the fact that
the workers and peasants of Soviet
Russia had taken from them one of
the most fertile lands for exploitation,
they felt strong. Many capitalist 60
vernments were on the verge Of ruin
and collapse; many shuddered before
the menace of the working class. The
international bourgeoisie felt safe;
they would not allow the proletariat of
another country to seize power. To
gether they would drown the workers
in blood.
In Hungary, the workers might at
tempt to establish their Soviet power;
in Finland they might declare parlia-
ment their own; in Italy they might
seize the factories and fight for State
control; in Germany they might over
throw the Kaiser and proclaim the
country a republic-the bourgeoisie
did not fear. The war taught them
the necessity of standing together.
However much they may fight among
themself for the spoils of war and for
the right of exploitation against the
working class and the militant pea
SAINTS they are unit.
The Black international
Hence the workers of Hungary
Italy, Finland, Roumania did not fight
against their bourgeoisie alone. Be
hind the bourgeoisie of these coun-
tries stood the mighty capitalist 60
vernments of France and England,
aiding them with guns and ammuni-
ton, with millions of gold. Just as
they had tried to throttle the Soviet
Government with guns and aeroplanes
from England, France and the United
States; just as they sent American,
English and French boys to shoot
down Russian workers and peasants
who threw the bourgeoisie out of their
land for eyer-so, too, they aid the
bourgeoisie of every other country in
beating down and crushing the work
ing class.
The capitalist system of production
is truly anarchic. But the capitalist
mind is clear. The capitalists very
well understand their mutual interests
and they are organized to protect
their interests. Armies are not Great
ed by one capitalist government only
to beat another capitalist government
in the race Of profits, for sources of
raw material and fields for investment
Armies are created in order to shoot
down rebellious workmen and militant
peasants. They are to help other ca
pitalist governments in subduing their
workers. We have returned to peace
yet the standing armies of the world
are larger than before the war The
capitalist world is preparing not only
for another world war, but also to
curb the revolution.
The Rogeyman of Capitalism
The capitalists have operated well
to befuddle the minds of the workers
regarding the meaning of revolution.
They have held up to them the "bles-
sings Of democracy" the "splendors
Of civilization" They have calumni-