The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-07
rhe Mack Of Socialism pennsd.

] bIOuuClAOus AAodu H. ISus 4NObosy
Socialist party, Chicago,
Eugene v. Debs, chairman.
Sirs: In reply to your letter Of
March II, 1925, appealing for inan-
cial help to reorganize the socialist
party, must frankly state that hence
forth you cannot expect any help
whatsoever from me; that, on the con-
trary, shall do the best 1 can to
tear down your false mask of social
ism, so that the workers may see
your true appearance behind the
mask of socialism-the face of CAPT
talism.
| I became a socialist as soon as
began to think independently, and
joined the party lin Europe) at the
9age of IA. Believing in the princi-
pies of socialism and believing that
you represent the cause of socialism
1 have done everything to help the
party. But / do possess the courage
to admit my mistake. l have been led
to believe that the socialist party rep
resents the principles of socialism.
Realizing my mistake, l no longer
wish to have anything to do with the
socialist party-not that l am no
longer a socialist, but because have
bound myself to the only party in
America that represents the true so.
calist principles-the Workers (Com-
munist) Party Of America.
You claim to be Marxians! What
irony! How false! 1t takes one only
to read the Communist Manifesto
to realize that you are the very op-
ponents of the principles outlined in
this great historic document written
by Marx and Engels. This document
raises the banner Of revolutionary So
cialism and declares that the salvation
of the workers lies in the hands of the
workers alone. You have broken down
this principle by making an alli-
ance with the LaFollette middle-class
capitalists.
In the leafet, Statement of Party
Policy" you enclosed in your letter to
me you state that "the socialist party
has no regret for the part it played in
the proceedings Of that movement
| (LaFollette movement" There is no
question as to the truth of this state
ment 1 believe you! Trotsky once
said that the Socialist parties in
Russia would be only too glad to for
sake half of Russia and may as we'll
add that the socialists" of America
as well as all over the world, would
be only too glad to sacrifice half of
the working class--sell them to CAPT
talists, as LaFollette in order to gain
control of the other half.
1t is true you have now broken with
the C. P. P. A. But this is due to the
fact that your hope to profit by sell
ing the workers to middle class CAPT
talists has met, as you admit, with
disappointment. You believed that
those who SOW that shall they also
reap" Now you ought to realize that
those who SOW never reap and the
reapers are those who never SOW
The capitalist class in America is too
strong to need assistance in their eff
forts to crush the working class. So,
henceforth, the Socialists" in Amer
lea will be compelled to do their work
ing class crushing and radical batting
Independently. 1t is only in Germany
Austria, Poland, France, and even in
England that the capitalists are
obliged to accept the help Of the $50
cialists" to crush the workers-hence
their coalition with reactionary CAPT
talist parties in those countries.
You have no regret" for selling
your party to middle class capitalists,
for you will again in the future make
alliance with the capitalists-as soon
as they will need your help. AS for
the present the American capitalists
find it more worth while that you stay
without and work as Socialists" in
the wrecking of the American work
ing class. AS Socialists" you have
undertaken to wreck every true labor
movement; expelling labor delegates
from conferences whom you suspect
Of radicalism or Communism. What
greater service could you do for the
American capitalists?
You call yourselves Socialists"
You who have thrust the workers OF
Germany into the slavery chains OF
the Dawes plan framed up by Gen
Dawes, member of the capitalist inter.
national! Can you deny this? Have
not the Socialists" given their con.
sent to the Dawes plan? l fail to see
the difference between the reactionary
capitalists and the Socialists" The
socialists" like to play the role OF op.
position but wherever they gain con.
troll they continue the same oppres-
sive and imperialistic policies OF their
reactionary capitalistic predecessors.
At the conclusion wish to make
the following request: That you
change the name Of your party 10 an.
other. What right have you 10 call
yourselves socialists" when in real.
ity you have nothing in common with