The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-19
Against the War Danger
The Future War and the Working Class

their resolutions and instructions
warned the Chinese Communists. The
shootings in Shanghai in April of
this year constitute a blood demar-
cation in the history of the Chinese
revolution whereby the Chinese
bourgeoisie cut themselves off from
the possibility of taking the leader
ship in a progressive national war
of emancipation.
All Imperialist Wars ReactiOnary.
The wars, which the present-day
imperialists are making, cannot be
progressive in the slightest degree;
they are reactionary, predatory wars.
For Imperialism, per Sc, Capitalism
in a state of decay, is-according to
Lenin's statement-a thoroughly
predatory, reactionary system.
"From being iberator of the ma
lions, which Capitalism was in its
fight against feudalism, Imperial
istic Capitalism has become the
greatest oppressOr of the nations.
Progressive Capitalism has been con-
verified to reaction; it has developed
productive power to such an extent
that there remains nothing else for
humanity to do but adopt Socialism
or suffer for years and decades the
armed fight of great powers for the
artificial maintenance of Capitalism
by means of colonies, monopolies,
privileges and through national OPP
preston of every kind" (Lenin, From
the brochure Socialism and War"0
Messrs. Scheidemann, Renaudel,
Turati and the whole of interua-
tional Social Democracy, which, dur
ing the years 1914 to 1918, solicited
with such zeal among the working
class of devotees of the imperialistic
slaughter, committed an unprece-
denied piece of villany against the
literary heritage of Marx in forcing
into radically different setting, in
to the relations of imperialist war,
isolated statements of Engels' con-
corning the progressive tendencies
of the former bourgeois, national
wars of emancipation.
The Revolutionary Offensive.
In the presetn epoch of the decline
of capitalism progressive war can
be carried on only by the progressive
class, by the revolutionary proleta-
riat Ca civil war, if the proletariat
fights for the possession of power. a
class war, if, after the capture of the
reins Of government, war is carried
on against imperialistic armies).
The proletariat organized as
State power may (under especially
favorable conditions, with the great
est precaution and with the requisite
social rearguard, and, particularly,
with firm alliance of the workers
and peasants, and when there exists
sharp difference of opinion in the
camp of Imperialism, etc.) take UP
revolutionary offensive war in aid of
the proletariat rising or in open re-
volt in other countries.
Soviet Union Is Defiant.
The working class organized as a
State power not only has the right,
but is in duty bound, to carry on
revolutionary war of defence when
attacked by imperialists. The policy
of "non-resistance" in the matter of
imperialistic attack would be treach-
cry against the international revolu-
ton: The Bolsheviki would be Grim
inals if they did not consolidate the
capability of the country of prole-
tartan dictatorship to defend itself.
I'VE have become defenders of home
and country, but such as defend the
positions of Socialism," said Lenin.
The Communist Party of the So
Wet Union must strengthen the mil
itary power of the Soviet Union and
defend themselves by force of arms
and with the utmost energy in case
the Soviet Union is attacked by the
Imeprialists and their Fascist vas
sails. The Communists of the other
countries, as well as the honest
workers of the whole world. are in
duty bound to lend all their strength
and means towards helping the pro-
letarian State in its revolutionary de-
fensive fight.
Ito be continued