The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-10
HilIquit and Debs Differ
About Pushing UncIeSam
Into the Capitalist League
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

TODAY, it becomes evident than that the
lists in the United States going to have difficult time
riding two horsefor and against Locarno the world
and the league Of nations
Eugene v. Debs is out in the American Appeal Off
ca organ OF the socialist party published in Chicago, with
rejection of the for Locarno the creature of
the league, while the New Leader mouthpce of New
York socialists appears simultaneously with Morris Hill
quits speech against Clarence barrow, New York. in
which Hquit argues for admission to the league clamng
"As far United single
good reason why 1t should stay out of the league"
In the past the socialist leaders have always mourned
that was Moscow that was always interfering with the
partys internal affairs They argued that the issues that
divided and scattered the party forces were all imported
Ing to Hiquts confession, the issue that dividing
his party Is one that actually the United States
VIousIy
1t was result of the revolutionary working class
fervor that swept the United States in with the
OF the world that the socialist party broke 1919
ing in the creation of the organized Communist
In 1921, following the adverse decision of the socialist
party national convention the questions of the twenty
one points of admission to the Communist International the
dictatorship of the proetariat and soviet rule was
another exodus from the patys ranks in spite of
Gus efforts made to rebuild the party following Deb release
Then the appearance of the party as the open
foe of the Soviet Union helped its weakening
in spite OF the thousands Of dollars poured into its by
Abraham cahans Daily Forward The Abramovch affair."
the raising of the fake political prisoners in Soviet Russia
issue, the alliance of the socialists the unions with
the worst reactionare we'll the developed
by the socialists with capitalist politicians against the
building of the labor party Joined developing nonu-
mental disgust among the few de workers still remain
Ing in the socialist ranks They gradually dropped
During this entire process the socialist leaders been
hurting anathemas at the Communists claiming they
responsible for all socialist woes and pleading with the
dwndng socialist party membership give its attention
American questions"
Yet the that divides socialist party is an
international problem Hiqut however prides himself on
admitting that the league the United States
More eloquent than HIquits arguments. as published
in the New Leader, cartoon by Mitchell Loeb the same
issue that got its inspiration from debate 1t shows the
i'm a ire
trying to push Uncle Sam into the league barrow trying
to keep him out This mythical figure Of "Unce SAM the
creation of the American capitalist world accepted as
the symbol OF the American capitalist government
shouldn't be difficult for workers see that Huuit is
but tail OF mperast effort get Morgans government
into the black capitalist International the league known
among revolutionary workers. In support of this effort
tlqut talks just energeticay he talked and
fought against the socialist party affiang the only
working class league of nations the Communist Inter
national.
HiIqut and Debs pulling in different directions
again. This was inevitable The struggle reveals new
schsms within the socialist party that will ultimately des
troy it, even as an adjunct of Wall Street imperialism