The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-25

The Communists were bounded from
Lithuania did not allow Esthonia
taneously with the campaign in Esthol
a campaign Of terror against the rev.
olutionary movement. Men and
women were murdered - two girls
were shot down in the streets.
In both Esthonia and Lithuania the
capitalist governments were able to
carry out their dastardly plans be-
cause they had the support Of the So
cial democrats. More than that: the
social democrats acted as the denounc-
ers to the police of the Communist
workers. Then they justified their
cowardly, treacherous acts by stating
that they were compelled to support
the capitalists against the Commun
lists, because "the safety of the capital
list regime in Esthonia was threaten
ed"
Not to be outdone by such little
states as Lithuania and Esthonia, Rou.
mania and Bulgaria started their own
campigns Of terror. In one night, Com.
munist homes and headquarters were
raided In Roumania and 400 Commun
lists arrested. Realizing that the Bull
garian workers and peasants have not
forgotten the slaughter of their broth
ers and sisters in the uprisings OF
June and September of 1923, and that
the conditions within the country have
steadily become worse, the capitalist
governments have again started to at
tack the revolutionary labor move
ment.
Poland has handed over revolution.
airy members Of the sejm (parliament)
to the mercy Of the capitalist court
Immunity as members OF parliament
counts for nothing. The representa-,
tives of the workers have no rights in
Poland. The result was that a mem
Der of the Polish sejm, who had not
been a part OF the Communist frac-
ton, declared his solidarity with ii
and was sent to prison.
Why does the campaign take place
at this time? Conditions in Europe
are becoming worse, and the capital
lists know Of no other means of break
ing the rising revolt OF the workers
and poor peasants. Why is Mussolini
tottering In Italy? The economic con
ditions do not permit the workers and
peasants to live. Why is Horthy's hold
in Hungary weakening? Because the
capitalists are trying to beat down
the workers.
Why have the capitalists Of the
United States started a similar cam
paign against the workers? Why were
two miners in Pennsylvania shot down
in cold blood-and nothing done tc
punish the murderers? Why are the
wages of the anthracite miners and
of the textile workers being ground
down? Why are the Communists be
ing brought before the capitalist
courts in Michigan? Why are Com
munist editors being arrested and pros.
ecuted in New York? Why do the cap
italists Of this country declare that
the workers must accept lower wage
if they are to get work at all?
There are two reasons for this unit.
ed campaign against the workers of al
countries. First, the economic condi
tons are making the workers revolt
Second, the capitalists had hoped tina
Soviet Russia would disintegrate-be
cause of economic conditions. The,
see that Soviet Russia cannot be beat
en-. They see that the British trade
union delegation has only good words
in praise of the conditions that they
found upon their recent visit to Soviet
Russia.
Soviet Russia Is a menace to tn,
capitalist world. The communis
parties are a menace to capitalist pow
err. Hence everything smacking of
revolution must be smashed. Revolu
tionists must be put behind prison
bars; their families must be perse
cuted; their children must be starved
Then perhaps the revolutionists will
become more moderate" The revo
lutionists know no fear-and the fgh
goes on.
But revolutionists must be support
ed and helped. II is the duty of the
American workers to do their yer,
utmost to assist them. The Interna
tional Workers Aid and the Labor De.
Tense Council have that mission. TIL,
financial situation is very bad-and
the calls made upon these two organ
izations are very great. Hence the
two organizations arranged Joint
bazaar, which will take place at tho
Lyceum, seth st. and Bird Ave-, New
York City, from Feb. IL to IA. The
response that the bazaar is meeting
with demonstrates that the workers
of New York City are moving forward
The bazaar will be a huge success.
Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania
Lithuania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy
Germany, Bland, Hungary. India, java
the same prosecutions. Workers
solidarity is the only alternative.