The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-22
BY ISRAEL AMrER.

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meetings Of the Amsterdam Trade
Union and Second (Socialist) Interna-
tionals. Mr.. Brockway got the usual
stun Off his chest: war is hateful
thing; the last war convinced the peo-
pies that it must never happen again.
But in spite Of this hatred Of war,
it is the duty Of the arch-pacilsts to
be on guard. They must propagate
and organize, till the whole world
will rise and put an end to this
method of settling disputes between
nations, and resort to the more hui
name, progressive method or arbitra-
ton.
These meetings were attended by
the whole galaxy Of the social-demo-
cratic and trade union leaders. There
were lot of small shopkeepers and
lower government clerks there, too,
all dressed in prince alberts and
silk top hats-that is all who pos
sessed such objects Of the ice age. A
fine crew to protest and agitate
against war! Workers were few-for
the workers are not only tired of war
but also tired Of hearing all this
nonsense of stopping war by only
talking against it.
Brockway a Paelfist.
Since Mr.. Brockway was in Berlin,
there was nothing more natural than
that the German War-Resisters' Union
should arrange a meeting and have
Mr.. Brockway talk A most attrac-
tive subject was selected for his
speech: "The British Labor Party and
Peace" Surely this would fit in with
Mr.. Brockway's own ideas Of peace.
Who is Brockway? In addition to
being secretary of the l. L. p, he is y
broke out, he refused to serve, and
was sentenced to three years impris-
onment. Before his confinement, how
ever, he had formed the War Resist
ers' Union, and during the period of
the war, he managed to collect a few
thousands of young men and women
of similar train of thot. There are
5000 in the Union at the present
time (the leaf1et distributed at the
meeting stated 10000. So here we
had man who knew all about peace
and the methods of bringing it about
Old Men are Audience.
Mr. Brockway told about the joy he
felt in speaking at this meeting-of
standing face to face with people of
former enemy country and knowing
that they had the same emotions
about war that he entertained. Ut
must be stated that there were not
many Of these enthusiasts present.
The meeting was to begin at 1880
sharp, but by that time only about 20
people were present. So the chair.
man, who evidently was a social
democrat, decided to wait while.
Finally ITO persons had paid SO pfen-
nigs to hear Mr.. Brockway speak and
there was no hope of others coming,
so the meeting began. The audience
was composed chiefly of elderly men
and women, with a sprinkling of
youths. Frau Helene Stoecker was
there to tell Mr.. Brockway of the deep
JOY that his speech had awakened in
the breasts Of all enlightened Ger
mans.)
Then Mr.. Brockway, in few words,
outlined to the audience the form of
organization of the Labor Party. He
also described the difference between
the three groups Of the l. L. P. "The
first group generally is against war
between nations and against a force
full social revolution, but believes that
there the instances in which force is
unavoidable. The second group is
against imperialist war, but for force
in the social revolution. The third
group is against both imperialist war
and the use of force in any way"
Macdonald belongs to the first group
and Brockway, with twelve other /.
L. p. members of the house of COM
mons, to the last group.
Talks About Labor Party.
Brockway considered it a somewhat
risky thing for the Labor Party to
take over the government in the ex-
listing circumstances. 81, as a pacif.
list, believed that the Labor Party
could not take power under such cir
cumstances. But as the whole Labor
Party was not pacifst, there was no
reason why it should not assume
power" Then followed the usual
empty excuses about the Labor Party
not being able to carry out its full
program owing to its being a minor
ity and therefore exposed to the
danger Of being kicked out, il it an
tagonized the bourgeois parties to too
great an extent. ANY policy Mac
Donald pursues must win the co-opera-
ton Of the Europen nations, especially
OF France"
To be sure, Macdonald might have
denounced the Versailles treaty. He
might have denounced reparations,
the Ruhr occupation, the League Of
Nations, representing, as 1t does, only