The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-26

VI OOSAothot elIIlSS Holu III 1870 We
read the following:
"The international Working Union
Of Socialist Parties is not only an in
strument on behalf Of peace but an
indispensable instrument during every
war. During conflicts between ma
tons, the 1. w. U. S. P. is recognized
by the affiliated parties as the high
est instance"
THE gentlemen of the Two-and-a-
= Half International prided them
selves greatly on the inclusion of
this paragraph in the statutes-in the
STATUTES themselves-for it sig
nifed a victory over the famous
Kautsky formula of 1914, (the Inter
national is an instrument for peace,
it is no instrument of war; it was the
dowry which it brought into the mar
riage union Friedrich Adler in his
address to the congress with special
solemnity, stressed the Importance Of
the paragraph which we quote below:
1.-THE entire congress will agree
that we have gained experience from
the war that the l. w. U. S. P. is not
only an instrument for tasks in peace
time, but is an indispensable instru-
ment in times of war cloud APP
plause). That signifies above all,
that what we once experienced must
never be repeated (renewed loud APP
plause)."
TT is true, Adler added rather de-
4 jectedly that people are not all Of
the same opinion about what has
happened and that the problem such
as national defence must be discussed
further" this problem" can mot be
Immediately solved however much
we may wish to do So" But, the Gin
strument" for peace and war has
been forged. it will be regarded dur
ing conflicts between nations" by the
parties as 1.-THE highest instance.
Two years have passed since the
Hamburg celebrations and the Mo-
rocco war has broken out. A typical
colonial predatory war. The war is
being waged by France supported by
a government which has the help of
the French Socialist Party generally,
and especially in regard to carrying
on this war.
TWICE, since the outbreak of the
4 Franco Moroccan war, the Second
International-the instrument for war
and peace-has met in conference.
The Executive of the l. W. u. S. P.
met in Paris in the beginning of May
and the Bureau met in London at the
beginning of June No word was men
toned of Morocco during the Paris
session. Probably, for serious reas-
ons Firstly, as is well-known, Add
el-Krim attacked peaceful France and
the problem of national defence" has
with the best will in the world not
been solved. Secondly. it is not
a question of conflict between ma
lions" in the sense of the paragraphs
of the I. w. u. S. P. Is this clan
chief Abd-elKrim the legitimate re-
preventative of a nation? And third
ly, is there a Socialist-Democratic
party affiliated to the /. w. U. S. P.
under the Riffs for whom the war
and peace instrument is the highest
instance?
At the London conference July
4th), the question of the war in Mo
rocco was ON the agenda, or rather
) as the official communique says, the
question of the situation in Morocco
was discussed" Renaudel, the most
faithful supporter of the French gov
ernnent, explained the various con
ceptions", which exist concerning this
question within the French party. The
Bureau, however, was not in a position
ito define it's attitude" The reasons
were ponderous: I'm view of the
fact''-the official statement runs
that the Spanish party has not been
able to send a representative to this
meeting of the Bureau"