The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-06


white sepulchre like other "achieys-
ments" Of reformism Dawes plan, I,o,
carno, and so on), and will finally
lead to the discrediting of the Amster-
dam International.
Bourgeoisie Fear World Unity.
Unlike the l. f. T. U. the R. l. LU.
has always called down on itself the
hatred of the bourgeoisie, hatred
that is growing steadily. 1t is not
for nothing that the bourgeois press
is mortified with the very idea Of an
international Unity Congress and be-
seeches Amsterdam not to fall into
this Muscovite trap, for the bolr.
geoisie are afraid Of two things: III
unification Of the whole world T. U.
movement into a single trade union
INTERNATIONAL; (2) that somehow or
other demagogy Tread Communism)
might get the upper hand in such an
international.
The Amsterdam leaders fear the
same thing, but such fear is the last
thing to show that they have conn
dence in their own forces. Fight the
Amsterdamers never SO hard, tho,
against this international unity con-
gress or however many left winger
may wobble on this issue, our $40
gan is making Roadway in the masses
and winning more and more adherents
which means that Amsterdam Is meet
ing with defeat on this policy.
Workers Move Left.
Where. then, is the international
T. q. movement heading2 The work
ing masses are clearly moving left
OF that there can not be the slightest
doubt. But while the broad masses
are driving to the left, some OF the
more witless leaders are sticking to
the old formulas, giving preference
to coalition with the bourgeoisie over
any coalition with the Communists,
and are prepared to smash any organ
ization at all to prevent the united
front being formed and unity brot
about. This leftward drive OF the
masses is not, however, the result OF
objective conditions only. but Is also
result of the work Of the Commun-
list International and the r. /. L. q.
Unity Grows Apace.
The unity idea is gaining ground.
1t has struck root, and the more ex-
tensive the crisis becomes and the
more the economic position of the
toilers deteriorates, the greater the
sympathy shown with the slogan Of
the united front and unity.
No matter how splendidly organiE-
ed the social democracy may be IN
some countries las in Austria and
Germany or what measures they may
take against this militant slogan. Il
is forging ahead, transcending ell
boundaries and smashing all barriers
and is so enthusing the masses that,
as happened in Germany, the most
out-and-out opponents of the united
front are being forced to buckle 70
and work shoulder to shoulder with
the hated Communists tho only for
the time being.
simultaneously with the spread OF
the unity idea extensively and inten-
sively among the broadcast masses,
there is turn to the left taking place
seen most clearly in the new orienta-
ton towards the U. S. S. R. reflect
ing, on the one hand the crying
need for unity, and on the other, the
political and economic victory Of the
Russian proletariat.
Soviet RusGa's economic growth is
reacting on the international labor
movement as seen in the growing
sympathy for the U. S. S. r. and, par
ticularly important, for revolutionary
methods of struggle as well.
The change in favor of Soviet Rus
STA likewise means the beginning of
a change of tactics in every country.
This means that the mass of the work
ers have lost confidence in the old
methods and altho the left social-de-
mocratic workers do not yet draw the
full political conclusions from their
sympathies to Soviet Russia, these
conclusions will come of themselves.
America or Soviet Russia.
Along with this change Of the
masses looking to Soviet Russia there
in a change occurring among certain of
the leading circles towards America.
Now, the whole question is one OF
which of these two forces win prove
TO have more attractive power or the
working class America or Soviet
Russia. For the greater number OF
the leaders of International reformism
America, with its full-blooded capital
ism, is the promised land. The work
ing masses for whom America is syno-
nymous with new ways and means Of
scientific management and exploita-
ton, have nothing to seek overseas,
they look to the U. S. S. r. and by
that they are turning their back on
the Second and Amsterdam Interna-
tionals and their policy.
To broad and deep leftward move
that is where the development OF
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