The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-05
Against the War Danger

there must be revolutionary situa-
ton, revolutionary class, capable of
mass actions, Strong leadership
through the Communist Party, sys-
tematic persistent work prior to the
war to ensure the success of a ris-
/ ing against the ruling class. There
| fore, the promises of the pitiful
"heroes" of the II International to
''reply" to war with a general strike
are either empty phrases or deliber-
ate deceit. Struggle against war is
not an one-time action, it exacts enor-
nous sacrifices from the working
class, a series Of mass actions demon
strations, strikes in munition factor
les, etc., which should eliminate in q
victorious rising of the proletariat.
Communist Parties should do their ut
most to develop these mass actions
still more and work more and more
energetically for the general strike.
The Comintern is aware that in
cases when it is a question of war
between two imperialist powers it is
generally very difficult to bring about
a general strike at the moment when
war breaks out, but nevertheless, it is
essential for the Communist Parties
in all capitalist countries to carry OF.
continuous propaganda and agitation
for the general strike prior to the
war as we'll as during the war.
However the fact should not be
lost sight of that it depends on the
revolutionary development of the sit
uation when the slogan of the Gen.
eral Strike can be put forward as a
slogan TO action that is to say when
there is a possibility of the practical
realization of the General Strike. Dur
ing the General Strike the Commun-
lists must seize the opportunity to
transform it into the armed uprising.
80. The war against China and the
Soviet Union is not an ordinary i'm
periaiist war, it is the imperialist
war, par excellence: The c1143itions
in which it is proceeding and will
proceed in relation to the Soviet Union
should it break CIT, ~lll be different
from thosa of the war of 1914
D.-This war is special war, first
ly, because it is a clearly expresseIl
class war. The imperialists are no;
fighting with the aid of the people;
it is punitive expedition of the i'm
perialists for the purpose of suppress
ing the workers and peasants. Every
honest toiler in the imperialist coun-
tries will appreciate this.
2).-The fetish of national defense"
particularly in the present war against
China will have no meaning for the
peoples of imperialist countries. No
person with any common sense will
believe that China threatens to in
wade the British Isles. Therefore the
bourgeoisie and its lackeys are COM
PEELED to put forward instead of the
slogan Defense of the Fatherland,"
such sophisms as Defense of Prop
erty," Defense of Interests" de-
Tense of Prestige" Defense of the
Flag" Defense of Civilization
Against Bolshevism," etc.
3).-The working masses remember
the sanguinary experience of 1914
Is. 1t is also remembered by the
vanguard of the proletariat, the Com
munist Parties. They will take into
account the methods adopted by the
bourgeoisie in conducting war and
they have, if as yet still very weakly,
EARNED" themselves for it.
4).-Finally, unlike the period of i'm
perialist war of 1914, the vanguard of
the proletariat is organized in Com
munist Parties and combined in the
Communist International, which WAa
not the case Is years ago.
(To be Continucd)