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

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cifist era.
This is an interesting historical cpl
sode. The underlying class antagon-
isms are growing more acute. The
bourgeoisie and the proletariat are
facing one another in sharply divided
fronts.
We Have No Cause to Be Despondent.
The course of events is not so tardy
as it seems. If you consider the
events before the war, there did not
occur in the course Of 10 years so
many important events. as now occur
in the course of 10 days. In England
in the man stronghold of capitalism,
the most important party Of the Sec
ond International, in response to the
pressure Of their own worers, will
"shed blood" for us the Bolsheviki
How has this unexpected circumstance
arisen? In the last resort the course
Of events is not determined by our
clever diplomacy" but by such sim
pie facts as the course Of the class
struggle, upon which is based Marx
ism, Leninism and the Comintern
The course of history determines that
the working class of England, with a
rich upper strata, with strong labor
aristocracy, regardless Of the preju
dices against Bolshevism, perceives
and feels the correctness of our stand
point and cannot be deceived by
Georgian fairy tales.
A differentiation has set in in the
English working. class, and this is a
world-historical event. Marx once said
that revolution without England
would only be storm in a tea cup
For the world power of England rests
upon India, Egypt, etc.
What shall we wish as a result of
the approaching elections? We desire
from the bottom Of our hearts a vic
tory for Macdonald. Macdonald re
Gently announced before the whole
world that he is no Communist. Loves
labor lost! Who could charge Mac
Donald with having anything in com
mon with Communism? We know this
quite well, and in spite of it we whole
heartedly wish Macdonald victory in
the elections and desire that he will
enjoy his victory not only for nine
months, but for eighteen or more
months. But we confess that we will
not weep if he suffers a defeat. In
either case the English labor move
ment will go forward.
The Popularity Of the Soviet Union
Among the Workers of the West
is Growing.
Never before were our Soviets so
popular in the eyes of the working
masses-even of the reformist work
ers-as at present. In the years 1920
%, the years of hunger and disaster,
the idea of the Soviet power was not
so attractive among this section of
the workers. But now all workers
know, even the reformist workers,
that our cause is advancing. They
say: Even if wages with you are low
er we see that things with you are
on the upgrade, but with us in Eu-
rope they are on the down-grade. 1t
is now perfectly clear that in one or
two years the question of workers
efficiency, say for instance, in the Ko-
lomna factory, will be of international
importance. The workers of the whole
world will pass judgment upon us.
Comrade Fimmen when he was in
Moscow related the following inter-
esting episode: He had received let
ter from the chairmanof the reformist
seamen's union Of certain country.
This individual was a hopeless re-
formist and a hater of Moscow. And
this trade union leader had received
pamphlet published by our seamen's
union, which contained particulars as
to the conditions of work and terms
of engagement OF seamen in the Sow
let Union. He read this brochure and
now writes to Fimmen: have read
the particulars regarding the condi-