The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-23

SSNOuS COmpttllOIjs ludl the tISuCu
militarists of the type of Colonel Bou-
cher have before the war, in a num-
Der of books, openly announced their
intention of conducting an aggressive
war on the part of France and Russia
against Germany; that the well-known
English military authority, Colonel
Repington, in the year 1911 character
lied in the press the increase Of arm
ament in Russia since 1905 as dan
ger for Germany-when Morel proves
all this, we must admit that we are
dealing with courageous bourgeois
who is not afraid of breaking with his
own party.
Everybody must however, immedi-
ately perceive that he is nevertheless
bourgeois whose phrases regarding
peace and disarmament remain empty
phrases, as without the revolutionary
action Of the proletariat there can be
no talk either of democratic peace
or Of disarmament. And Morel, who
has now fallen out with the liberals
on account Of the question of the pres
ent war, remains on all economic and
political questions liberal. Why is
it regarded, not as a piece Of hypoc-
risy, but as a merit when Kautsky in
Germany uses the same bourgeois
phrases concerning peace and disarm-
ament, decorated with Marxist termin-
ology? Only the backward develop
ment of political conditions and the
lack Of political freedom in Germany
prevents bourgeois league of peace
and disarmament springing up. on the
basis Of the program of Kantsky, with
the same ease, and rapidly as in
England
EFT us recognize the fact that Kaut-
L sky adopts the standpoint of the
pacifist bourgeois and not of the rev.
olutionary social democracy. We are
living in the midst of sufficiently great
events to have the courage to recog-
nize the truth regardless Of persons"
In their aversion to abstract theory,
proud Of their practically, the Eng
lish often approach political questions
in a direct manner. They thereby
help the socialists of other countries
to find the real content within the
husk Of every kind of terminology-
including the "Marxist." In this con-
nection the pamphlet, Socialism and
Wars which was published before
Socialism and War: The Clar-
ion Press, "A Worship Street, London,
e. C..
the war by the chauvinist paper, The
Clarion, is instructive. The pamphlet
contains declaration" by Upton
Sinclair the American socialist against
war, and the reply of the chauvinistic
Robert Blatchford, who has for long
occupied the same imperialist position
as Hyndman.
CINCLAIR Is a sentimental socialist
~ without theoretical training. He
puts the question Simply he is in
censed at the approach of war and
seeks salvation from war thru so
cialism.
I'VE are told" writes Sinclair. that
the socialist movement Is still too
weak. that we must rely upon evolu-
ton. But evolution proceeds in the
hearts Of men; we are the instru-
ments Of evolution. We are told, that
our movement against the war will
be suppressed. But declare, and
am profoundly convinced of it, that
the suppression Of all activity which
has as its aim, on the ground Of the
highest humanity, the prevention OF
war, would constitute the greatest vic
tory OF socialism-the greatest it has
ever gained-as this would rouse the
conscience OF civilization and stir up
the workers OF the whole world as
never before in history. Let us not
be too anxious regarding our move
fConffnuad an naoo o.