The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-30

ism are important issues in this
campaign. The capitalist parties
are for it, we are against it. To
gether with the Communist Interna-
tional we shall continue to expose
the bloody nature of imperialism,
and to call upon the workers to
fight capitalism to the finish. AS
part of our campaign we herewith
publish the fifth section of the
Anti-War Manifesto issued by the
Communist international.
v.
IF we ask ourselves once more what
l prevents the workers and peasants
even now from rising against the mil
itarism which is crushing them, the
inevitable answer is-international
social democracy, the mensheviks, the
Second International and bureaucracy
of the Amsterdam Trade Union Fed
Grafton. This is the chief lesson of
the imperialist war Such are the de-
auctions from the events Of the last
decade.
We, the workers organized in the
Communist International declare this
to the whole world We want to be
heard by the workers of all countries
We want our voices to reach every
working man and working woman in
town and country. We want to sound
the revolutionary alarm in the hearts
of the oppressed, we want to tell
them the bourgeoisie is preparing a
new war, and the social democrats are
demoralizing you in order to betray
you.
Working men and women! Take
heed, think and take counsel among
yourselves. A few weeks ago in vi
emma, the leaders Of the Amsterdam
Trade Union International discussed
with the leaders of the Second Inter-
national the question of the war peril
The organization, which is headed by
Jouhaux, Grassmann, Macdonald,
Ebert, Noske, vandervelde and Co.,
was compelled to concentrate its at
tention on the question of war, only
because the war peril again confronts
us. And the whole world was given to
understand that these gentlemen
promised to make war on war by
every means at their disposal, includ-
ing the general strike VIII you really
allow yourselves to be deceived by
this contemplate force in which the
same actors perform before you for
the second time the same treacherous
part? Do you not remember that at
the Basic International Congress in
1912, they made even more solemn
pledges than now not to shrink before
any means to prevent war, and that
very soon after this congress they
became the most ardent and trusted
supporters of the belligerent bour-
geoisie. In the postwar period they
served capitalism in the capacity of
Ministers or loyal members of parlia-
ment or patriotic trade-union leaders.
They have prevented and now prevent
even purely economic strikes. They
vote war credits. And after that, they
pledge themselves to make war on
war! Is it likely that Ramsay Mac
Donald, who with the workers money
constructs tanks and aeroplanes at
the bidding of his bourgeoisie, will
call a strike as soon as the bour-
geoisie decides to set these aeroplane
tanks and cruisers into motion. Is it
likely that Vandervelde, who helped
his king to carry on the war and who
affixed his signature to the Versailles
Peace Treaty, will call upon the Bel
gian workers to rise when the Belgian
bourgeoisie will deem it necessary to
plunge into war for the vindication of
the provisions of the Versailles
Treaty? Is it likely that Blum and
Jouhaux, the leaders of patriotic So
cialism and trade-unionism in France,
who today are supporting the occupa-
ton of the Rhur, will call a general
strike tomorrow, IL the French bour-