The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-28
Manuislkl Thaelmsnn

was quoted in favor of the opposition
bloc or in favor of the Communist
Party of the Soviet Union.
1.-THE fundamental mistake of the
opposition" Stain pointed out, Sin
the question of the possibility of vic
tory of socialism in separate countries
in the period of imperialism, consists
in that the opposition does not I'M
derstand the difference between the
pre-imperialist and imperialist cap
italism, confusing the different stages
Of capitalism.
"The opposition mechanically ex-
tends the, formulas and these arrived
at on basis of pre-imperialist cap
italism to imperialist capitalism. The
opposition confuses the question of
the irregular development in the
period Of Imperialism with the diff
ference in level of development of
capitalist countries and therefore
reaches the utterly wrong conclusion
that formerly the irregularity of
development was created than in the
period of Imperialism.
ImperiaIism's Development Irregular.
"The basic elements of the law of
irregular development under imperial
ism consists in the fact that the world
is already divided up and that no free,
unoccupied territories exist any longer
and that to obtain new markets and
sources of raw material such territory
must be seized from others by force.
The unprecedented development of
technique has created the possibility
of less powerful but rapidly develop
ing countries displacing more power
full ones.
"The former division Of spheres of
influence between various imperial
list groups conflicts every time with
a correlation of forces on the world
market. Thence comes the strengthen
ing and sharpening Of the irregularity
of development in the period of i'm
perialism, the impossibility Of solving
the conflicts within the imperialist
camps in a peaceful way, the incon-
sistency of the Kautskian theory Of
ultra-imperialism that breaches the
possibility of the peaceful solution Of
these conflicts.
''In denying the fact of the strength
ening and the sharpening of the ir-
regularity of development in the
period of imperialism, the opposition
slips down toward the position of
ultraimperialism.
HE who denies the possibility of
the victory Of socialism must pass in
silence over the Importance of the law
of irregular development under inn
perialism and slur the difference be-
tween the pre-imperialist and imperial
ist capitalism. From a practical view
point we have two lines before u.s.
one is the line of our party, calling
upon the proletarians of the various
countries to prepare for the coming
revolution and to be ready, If the con
ditions are favorable for a break in
the front Of capitalism, TO seize power
and to shake the basis OF world cap
italism; the other line Is the line of
the opposition, sowing doubt as to the
expediency OF an independent breach
in the capitalist front calling on the
proletariat OF the various countries TO
await the moment of the general solu-
ton
"The first line is the line OF activiza-
ton of the proletariat; the second line
is the line OF weakening the prole-
tariat's will to revolution, the line of
passive expectation.
"The victory of socialism in various
countries Lenin understands as the
seizure OF power by the proletariat,
the appropriation Of capital, the or
ganization OF socialist production, all
these tasks being not aims In them.
selves but means to rise against the
rest OF the capitalist world and to as
sist the proletariat OF all countries in
It's struggle against capitalism.
"Trotsky declared that Stains big
gest mistake was the theory Of the
possibility building socialism In one
our country. Thus he made