The daily worker., 1925-12-16
Uniting Science and the Working Class By

while for scientists and revolution
aries to have just as much patience
and in the same way to try 606, and, if
necessary, 5000 remedies to liberate
mankind from the yoke of capitalism
cloud applause)
The idea that the proletariat by lib
Grating itself is liberating the whole
world, is beginning, in numerous
places, to penetrate the minds of peo-
pie of entirely different points of view.
Thus as the Daily Herald reports,
an archbishop recently said at relig-
ious meeting:
~ sometimes think that the Rus
sia of to-day is endeavouring to full
fill the Christian teaching which we
Christians reject. The slogan 'Ev-
cry one according to his need is
more Christian commandment than
Everyone according to his greed.
The former is the principle Of COM
munlsm, the second is ours"
Thus sound ideas crop up sometimes
at unexpected places. OF course we
do not carry out the Christian doc
trine because we are materialists.
Nevertheless we tell ourselves, in
the opposition camp they speak of the
superiority of our ideas: "The mole
of history digs WELL"
Professor Roman from India, who is
taking part in this meeting, used
strong words in his speech when he
said the arm of time cannot arrest the
inevitable. l said to myself that,
though his terminolocy is different, he
has in essentials reached the spirit of
Lenin, and that the words 'it is grant
ed to no one to prevent mankind real
izing the principle Of freedom" are
very remarkable and symbolic.
All this justifies us in regarding
with confidence the future of science.
There lis still much that separates us
from the scientists, but there is also
much in common between us, the rep
resentatives of the proletariat, and the
scientists.
We do not demand a program in
common, but we believe that there
are three points which might unite us,
These are:
l. A fight against new wars. 1t is
clear to US all that forces hostile to
mankind are already making prepara-
tions for new war. Can we, the
workers in the revolutionary labor
movement join with the camp of the
scholars, so that each in his own way
works against the return of new
wars? (Applause). l believe that we
can SO unite. *" ~
3. feel sure that every serious
scientist realizes the total injury
which arises from the anarchy which
prevails in production, from the lack
of a systematic foundation in econo-
mics, from the conflicts and rivalries
which arise thereform. In the present
stage of the development of material
wealth, the time has come to abolish
anarchy In production. The time has
come for mankind to live according
to plan which is less dependent on
blind chance and on the nature of the
elements in production, less dependent
on the conflicts in privileged groups
which inevitably lead to wars. He
who is prepared to join us in fighting
against war, must "lso be prepared to
fight anarchy in production believe
that, in spite of the differences of
opinion between us we can, in the
case in question, unite to help man.
kind to get out of the anarchy of
production and to promote the devel.
opment of the cultural and material
forces of mankind. (Applause).
3. The third thing, finally, in which
we can unite, is an alliance OF scien.
lists with the working masses, with
the working class. Yes or no? | ask
the scholars. Has the time come to
bring science nearer to the masses