The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-07
BERGER'S PAPER
SLYLY BOYCOTTS
DEBS' LECTURE
Advises Socialists Not to
Crowd the Hall

MILWAUKEE,, April 5. -Debs' lee
ture in this city was arranged by
liberal women. The Milwaukee Lead
or in it's editorial asked the workers
not to crowd the hall in order not to
annoy the sick "Gene." A crowd of
only 200 people attended the Debs'
lecture. He made sentimental ap-
peal for socialism, reiterating the old
stereotyped phrases about the newt
ability of socialism as the natural
process Of the evolution Of the human
society.
1t was very tragic to observe that
Debs did not touch upon the burning
issues Of today, but made the same
speech he delivered in 1912, before
the world war and before the ire
mendous struggles Of the European
workers shook capitalism to its base.
One could clearly see that Debs lives
in the past. He is blind to the pro-
plems and struggles of today.
Does Not Hate Enemy
Debt stated that he did not hate
capitalism, that he wanted socialism
for the benefit OF the capitalists, in
order that they may enjoy the beauty
Of nature. When the capitalist looks
at the three he sees lumber said Debs.
One had a strong desire to tell Debs
that class struggles comes not as
result Of the desire to give capital
lists, better cultural life but as a re-
suit of the brutal class struggle against
the unhuman exploitation Of labor,
and that the introduction of the.
new society will come when the
workers will overthrow the capitalist
system and through the proletarian
dictatorship, and not thru the debate
with capitalist on the respective
merits and the dement's of the new
social order.
Debs Does Not Hate Wilson
II do not hate Wilson" said Debs.
In his christian serenity Debs seems
to overlook that society can not for
give man for taking part in the bloody
world conflagration after the promise
TO keep the nation out of war. The
entire appeal was based upon the sent
mental phrases Of christian socialism
and brought the feeling of dissapoint-
ment to the hearts Of class conscious
workers who attended the meeting
While forgiving the Wilson admins
tration Debs seems to have some grie-
vance against the Communists be-
cause he believes they did not help
him while he was in jail.
While the socialist party failed to
arrange a meeting for Debs, Mrs. Ber-
ger, a worthy mate of her husband,
is arranging a special home reception
for jeanette Rankin. Mrs. Rankin will
be speaker at the peace society, and
also at the banquet.
Perfectly Consistent
The action of the socialist party of
fcials in entertaining capitalist pol
iticians is in line with the entire act
ivity of the socialist administration.
The socialist party is now pursuing
the policy of reward your friends and
punish your enemies" They openly
support the capitalist politicians and
capitalist measures. In their mary
elous maneuvers on the tax questions
they shifted their support at the diff
ferent times from the right wing of
the republican party to the so-called
left wing. The socialist party always
finds justification for it's action, be-
cause there is always something worse
then the measure they advocate.
In the state of Wisconsin where the
workers have an opportunity to see
the utter bankruptcy of the social
democratic party and their political
opportunism, the Workers (Commun-
ist) Party should build up the strong
est organization.