The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-23


speech on the activities of the central
committee of the c. P. of Russia at
the party conference in the Moscow
governmental district, which deals
with the relations between the Soviet
Union and the league of nations. I'D.
JUDGING by the expressions Oh
y opinion of number Of responsible
statesmen of the bourgeois world,
nlans have been made for a whole
series of conferences Of an economic
and political character in the I'M
mediate future. The bourgeoisie is
endeavouring to bridge over in some
wav the antagonisms which exist and
those which are maturing, in ORDER
as they love to express it, ito estap-
lish peace in Europe.
This enormous number of confer
ences, treaties and agreements be-
tween the separate states do not and
cannot in any way solve the questions
of vital interest to capitalism, neither
can they, in the slightest degree, pre-
vent the danger Of war.
It is very symptomatic that in re-
cent times, the bourgeois and menshe-
visit press as well as statesmen OF
great repute have begun to invite the
Soviet Union also to join the League
of nations" 1t was especially pleasing
to read invitations of this kind in
English newspapers, which have
hitherto regarded the government OF
our union as gang of robbers. Only
a year ago, the conservative party
won the election by means of the
forged Zinoviev letter and under the
slogan of the fight against the Soviet
Republics. If one of us were asked
whether he believes in the sincerity
of such an abrupt right about turn,
l do not doubt for moment that ne
would answer mo" without any hest
tation.
Trick to piscredit Soviets.
WHEN our enemies begin to speak
w SO kindly of us, we must ask;
Does this not mean some change II
their tactics; do they not wish to at
tack us from another side and beal
us by other means?" In the present
political circumstances the newspaper
campaign for including the Sovie'
Union in the league of nations aims
at discrediting us in the eyes OF thai
part of the working class which stil
cherishes pacifist illusions.
The "MacDonalds" of the whole
globe are persistently spreading
amongst the working class the yer
sion that the league of nations is al
institution which is to ensure peace
full development to mankind. AS lonl
as there are sections of the working
class who, in their hatred for wal
place any kind of hopes in the leagu
of nations, it is more advantageous
from the political point of view, TO
our enemies to carry on the discus
sion with us just in this direction, i
order to represent the Soviet Union a
an enemy of peace. For this reason
Chamberlain in his fight against tn
Soviet Union, for this reason the IN
International in its fight against GU
party, are endeavoring to find way
to stir up even part of the workin
class against us, to influence eve
isolated groups Of workers in thei
favor thru agitation. Every step !
this direction, however small it b
naturally represent for Chamberlain
for Macdonald, for the End interni
tional, a great victory
instrument of War.
ON principle we take up and carr
" thru fight for the point Of vie
that the league Of nations is an instr
ment not OF peace but of war, not I
liberation but of oppression, furtht
that the propaganda for the opinio
that capitalist countries might find
remedy for war within the capitals
society, is a crime and not an errt
on the part Of the End internationd
In our opinion, war was, is and vi