The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-05
By c. zINovIEv, Chairman.

stirring the thinking section or the
whole German working class to its
Utmost depths. Never before has such
a heavy responsibility lain upon the
party conference of the German Com
munist party as on this occasion.
without exaggeration it can be said,
your party conference will decide the
fate of the German Communist party
for many years to come, and with this
the fate of the German revolution.
|. The International Situation
At the present juncture the Third
International is more than ever
incorporated in Moscow, and the Sec
ond International more than ever in
London
The international position Of the
Union of Socialist Soviet Republics
has become strengthened in a manner
hitherto unheard Of The number of
recognitions Of the Soviet govern
ment on the part of the mightiest
governments of the European bour-
geoisie is the outcome of the foreign
policy pursued by the first proletarian
government in the world. And that
the balance thus drawn is satisfactory
is due to the efforts made by the van
guard Of the whole international pro
letariat. That the Union of Socialist
Soviet Republics has been recognized
de jure by a number of bourgeois
governments is not the most important
point. What is important is that the
de jure recognitions have taken place
without any material or moral con-
cessions whatever being made to the
international bourgeoisie on the part
of the proletarian government.
The mightiest party of the Second
international is in power at the mo-
ment in the mightiest Of the bourgeois
states. The so-called labor govern
ment, headed by Mcdonald, is natural
ly pursuing bourgeois and not pro-
letarian policy. At the present mo-
ment there are broad masses of work
ers in England who do not yet
perceive the policy pursued by Ebert
and Noske. But MacDonald's govern
ment is showing itself in its true
colors more and more. Since the time
of Marx, the greatest and most diff
ficult problem of the labor movement
in England has been the formation of
revolutionary proletarian mass
party. At the present time the objec-
tive prerequisites for the formation
of a Communist mass party are given
in England for the first time.
In the Far East and the colonial and
semi-colonial countries, the leaden
clouds of Imperialism are pierced by
flashes of lightning with ever in
creasing frequency. In India, in
Egypt and in China, the movement
against Imperialism is growing strong
er and stronger.
New events are maturing in the
Balkans, pregnant with fateful inter-
national consequence.
The knots tied by the shameful
treaty of Versailles have not yet been
cut.
The Anglo-French competitive antag
OHlSm DecOn6S more anu more acute.
The French bourgeoisie is paying for
the piratical occupation of the Ruhr
district with the disastrous fall of the
franc and by financial ruin. The inn
pending election to the chamber will
draw the balance of the memorable
combat going on within the various
fractions of the French bourgeoisie.
The German bourgeoisie is enjoying
an apparent breathing space. What
is happening at the present time may
be designated as the shadow of an i'm
provement in the international situa-
tion of the German bourgeoisie. But
it is nothing more than a shadow.
Now as before, the drawn sword is
hanging over Germany. 1t will either
become colony exploited by victo-
rious Imperialism, or it will accom-
plish the proletarian revolution -
Germany is definitely confronted by
these alternatives.