The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-16

Proetarians of all countries, unite!
Comradesl
The moose, which the ruling classes have thrown
round the neck of the European peoples is constantly
being drawn tighter. Millions of human lives have
been destroyed. The flower of the youth of the
people has persisted or has returned crippled Mil
lions of stalwart young langushing in
prison. Work has stopped, starvation is stridng
through the country. The two years slaughter for
the benefit Of the strong of the world has cost
the lives of Is millions in all the countries at
What monstrous crime! What disgrace for those
who started this defamation Of the best forces of
the peoples The great and difficult task of putting
an end to this crime, rests on US, the proletaran
vanguard of enslaved democracy, which is shedding
its blood for an alien
Has, during these two and half years, a single,
feeble voice of reason been raised from among the
ruling classes, in whose hands is the fate of the
peoples they are depressing? Two years have
passed since the National Duma condemned the rep
resentatives of the Russian working class. The Ma
tional Duma which, at it's sessions, prattles about
the fourishing industry of Russia is devastating
the country and handing it to those hungry
wolves, the landowners, the capitalist employers and
the bankers. When deputies torn from
the midst of the National Duma and after a quick
settling of accounts, banished to the cold and dis
tant regions of Siberia, the landowners and capt.
talists in the Duma rubbed their hands with joy
that they could not speak more freely" For two
years the Duma has kept silence while its rights
have been trodden underfoot 1t will maintain this
silence even on the second anniversary of the BAN
ishment Of deputies At the same time, it and
its agents asseverate loudly and vociferousy that
the subservient speeches Of the "fellow" members
have found sympathetic response among the work
ing class which they have beheaded. There are even
some groups of workers with chauvnist tendencies
who, dazzed by the storm of war; carry the theology
of the Duma Liberals into the circles of the workers.
Now, when it is planned to summon the National
Duma February 18th (27th), the most imposing
rumors being circulated to its intentions. 1t
is not difficult to guess that the National Duma has
no intention of doing anything new, but that the
Liberals in the Duma prepared to
clench their fist behind the back of the workers who
have raised their heads. In the factories the cry
has gone forth to support the National Duma, nay,
urging towards decisive step-by presenting
the demands of the workers at the gates of the
Tauric palace. This appeal is not only useless, it
is treacherous. Those who are so credulous as to
have hopes of obtaining anything from the inhabi-
tants of the palaces of the Gar and of the ruling
classes, will pay dearly for the procession of the
people to present their petition at those palaces.
When they suffering from lack Of gunpowder,
the Liberals and the Liberal Labor politicians love
to present themselves to the people decided cham
pions of the peoples CAUSE. Their true intentions
however, they conceal. Comrades! they demand
ing your help, they demanding that you make
it possible for them to hand the country still
more completely TO the slaughter OF and to the
war being carried eternally "to victorious end"
They do not say it openly, but that is the dream
they cherish in secret
When the Liberals shout about their discomfort
with the present government and in secret are di-
vidng up between them the future ministerial posts
when energetic phrases about doing away with the
present power escape them or when they speak of
q provisional Government" to be based on the
organized people, but with all these sounding words
make no mention of the war, we know what their
fine language means. We firmly convinced that
this severe trial OF the people and this mockery of
the people will only cease under the mighty blows
OF democracy We must explain TO the Liberals that
all our efforts directed against the war which
they have hndled, that are offering them war
without quarter. We opposed to the Tsarist
monarchy, which you love so dearly because it
shields your greed and your dark deeds. We are
opposed to the Tsarist monarchy against which you
want to fight, but the defeat of which fills you with
dread, as the Tsarist government alone makes it
possible for you to treat the people as your play
thing. We in favor Of democratic republic
which places the power in the hands of the people