The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-05
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BARELY a day passes that the
IN capitalist press does not carry
some reference to the doings of the
Communist international Usually
columns of space are devoted to the
campaigns of the Comintern and to-
the alleged plots attributed to it by
the imaginative hack writer's of the
disturbed bourgeoisie. Without any
Dragging it can be truthfully claimed
that the Communist International is
the most formidable revolutionary or
ganization of the working class that
ever challenged the world power of
the capitalist class.
1T is only five years old, mere In
liant historically speaking. Yet it has
accomplished much during those five
years. 1t is true that as yet its ban
ner flies only over one sixth of the
earth's surface. Communists believe
that is some accomplishment, tho So
eial democrats make little of it. Am
srican socialists used to thank their
stars when they elected a socialist
mayor in some little western city or
when some capitalist politician, sway
ing with the popular breeze. advocat-
ed municipal ownership of coal yards
or garbage collecting.
british socialists sung songs of
ID joy when the kings capitalists
Eraciously allowed them to hold office
until the empire was out of the jungle.
ALI the socialist parties on the CONT
nent of Europe with hardly any ex-
ception were willing to, perform some
mental task for the master class and
were proud of it. The most stupid or
gan of American socialism, the MIL
waukee Leader stiK holds up pauper.
lied and mendicant Austria, hapless
founding of the international bank
crs, as sample OF what moderate So
cialism has accomplished. But tho
Communists are reasonably satisfied
with the success of the Communist
movement, they realize that the hard
sst task is yet before them. The most
obstinate citadels of international
capitalism are yet to be taken.
1T was no easy job to build up the
l Communist international outside of
Russia. There, thanks to the great
Lenin and to the small but well dis
ciplined and capable army of Marxists
he had trained, both in word and act,
thru many years of battle with all the
powers of Carbon and against the
Cars allies in Europe, the Commun.
lst Party fiourished, tho not without
the inevitable setbacks that a revolu-
Lionary party meets in the most placid
time and particularly in the midst of
the greatest revolution in all human
history.
IN other countries the sections of the
! Communist International were or.
ganized around various groups that
we're suffering from all kinds of intel.
lectual pipe dreams, but which were
1t that time captured by the achieve
ment Of the Russian revolution to
Tuch an extent that the theoretical
difference which afterwards became
impossible of reconciliation appeared
Of little consequence. But many Of
the left wing socialists who broke
with the Second International did not
lind the Third comfortable resting
place either
THE Communist International soon
| made it quite clear that its con-
crosses were not mere pilgrimmages
10 the Holy Land, during which the
faithful observe the spirit of the sa-
cred law, but leaving the consecrated
ground, resume their old sinful ways,
confident that another visit, like con.
fession in the catholic church will
clear them of all their sins. The Com.
intern meant business. So the odds
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