The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-04

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pens. That manifesto in fun is a
follows:
"The fields of the Balkans are
not yet dry from the blood of those
who have been massacred by thou
sands; the ruins of the devastated
town are still smoking; unemployed
hungry men, widowed women and
orphaned children still rove about
the country. Yet once more the
war-fury, unclaimed by Austrian
Imperialism, is setting out to bring
death and destruction over the
whole of Europe.
Though we also condemn the be-
havior of the Great Servia national
lists, the frivolous war-proyocation
of the Austro- hungarian govern
ment calls for the sharpest protest.
= For the demands of that govern
ment are more brutal than have
ever been put to an independent
state in the worlds history, and
can only be intended deliberately to
provoke war.
I'm the name of humanity and
civilization the elass-conscious pro-
letariat of Germany raises a fla
ming protest against this criminal
behavior of the war provokers. 1t
imperiously demands of the Ger
man government that it use its in
fluence with the Austrian govern
ment for the preservation of peace.
and, If the shameful war cannot
be prevented, to abstain from any
armed interference. Not one drop
of German soldiers blood shall
be sacrificed to the lust of power
Of the Austrian rulers and to the
imperialist profit-interests.
Comrades, we appeal to you to
express at mass meetings without
delay the German proletariat's
firm determination to maintain
peace. A solemn hour has come,
more serious than any during the
last few decades. Danger is APP
preaching! T he world-war is
threatening! The ruling classes
who in time of peace gag you, de-
spise 70 uand exploit you, would
misuse you as food for cannon.
Everywhere must sound in the ears
of those in power: we will have no
war! Down with war! Long live
the international brotherhood of
peoples"
TEN days after these lines wert
= written the great betrayal tool
place. The identical war they con
demned and declared was not wortl
the shedding of a single drop of pro
letarian blood was defended by ever,
socialist member of the German par
lament, bound by party discipline t
the decision of the majority members
Whatever we may thing of the the
oretical insufficiency of the procla
nation of the executive its inability
properly to estimate the magnitud,
OF the great imperialist forces the,
moving toward war-there can be n,
question that even at that late dat,
there was no thought of "defensiv,
war against czarism." That was tn,
cloak with which the traitors wht
through their policy of August 4th
went over completely into the cam
of the imperialists. The final anti
war proclamation shows one thing
at least-that whatever may have
been the nationalist jingoistic ten.
denotes of certain leaders, they die
not dare face the scorn of the pro.
letariat of Germany until the wa,
was at hand and they had the aid Of
the Kaiser's censorship to aid them
against the membership they had SC
monstrously betrayed into the i'm.
perialist slaughter-house. August
4th marked the definite break with
the past, the going over into the camp
OF the enemy, not only of the leading
social democrats of Germany. but
the signal for those socialist leaders
of the other belligerent countries as