The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-25
BY A. STAIN
Secretary of the Russian Com
nalIniS< PARTY
muniSt arty.

important events and all the peculiari-
ties Of the present international situa-
tiE 1t is only necessary to consider
the basic, decisive factors operating
today. At the present time, there are,
in my opinion, three such factors: a.
the ERA" of bourgeois democratic pa
cifism" b. Americas participation in
the London agreement of the entente;
C. the Strengthening of the left ele-
ments in the European labor move
ment and the growth of the interna-
tional position Of the Soviet Union.
I. The Period of Bourgeois Democratic
Pacifism.
The entente has shown itself impo-
tent to digest its military victories.
They were completely successful in
defeating Germany and isolating for
a while the Soviet Union. They we're
also successful in drawing up a plan
to rob Europe. The innumerable con-
ferences and treaties of the entente
are evidence of this. But in the full
fiillment of the plan of robbery, the
entente proved impotent. Why? Be
cause the antagonism between the en-
tente states were too great Because
they have not succeeded and will not
succeed in agreeing on the division of
the spoils. Because the resistance of
the countries which are to be sub
jugated is becoming more and more
powerful. Because the realization of
the plan of robbery is fraught with
military clashes, while the masses do
not want to fight. 1t is now clear to
"all" that the frontal imperialist at
tack upon the Ruhr, calculated to de-
stroy Germany, has proved a danger
to Imperialism itself. 1t is also clear
that the open imperialist policy of ul-
timatums intended to isolate the Sow
let Union is producing opposite re-
suits. A situation has been created
by which Poincare and Curzon, both
serving Imperialism heart and soul,
have intensified by their work" the
growing crises in Europe, have arous-
ed the masses against imperialism
and stimulated them on to revolution.
This makes it inevitable for the bour-
geoisie to go over from a policy of
direct attack to a policy of comprom-
Use, from open Imperialism to masked
imperialism, from Poincare and Cur
zon to Macdonald and Herriot. It
has become unsafe to rob the world
openly. The labor party of England
and the left bloc of France have to
cover up the nakedness of imperial
ism. Therein lies the explanation of
'pacifism" and democracy"
Some think that the bourgeoisie
came to "pacifism" and democracy"
not from need, but by their own free
will, by free choice. 1t is assumed
that the bourgeoisie, having defeated
the working class in decisive battles
Italy, Germany began to feel itself
victorious and decided that it will go
over to democracy. In other words,
while decisive battles were in prog
ress the bourgeoisie needed militant
organization, fascism; now that the
proletariat has been smashed, the
bourgeoisie no longer needs fascism,
and can supplant it by democracy" as
better means of consolidating its
victory. From this the conclusion is
drawn that the power of the bour-
geoisie has been strengthened, that
"the era of pacifism" viii last long,
and that the revolution in Europe has
been indefinitely postponed.
This assumption is entirely CHROME
GUS.
First, it is untrue that fascism is
merely the militant organization Of
the bourgeoisie. Fascism is not only
a military-technical category. Fascism
is the militant organization of the
bourgeoisie, leaning upon the active
support Of the social-democracy. OBJ
jectively the social-democracy is the
moderate wing Of fascism. There is
no ground for supposing that the mill
tant organization of the bourgeoisie
could achieve decisive victories in bat
ties or in the government OF the coun-
try without active support OF the So