The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-26

(Note: We print today the third
installment of the resolution
adopted by the 9Th Congress of
the Communist International on
the war danger, entitled, "The
Struggle Against Imperialist War
and the Tasks of the Communists"
Publication of this and the other
theses of the Congress will con-
tinue till all have appeared
EDITOR.)
IA. In addition to the task of COM
batting pacifism and frivolous "re-
volutionary" phrasemongering in
the struggle against imperialist
war, the Communists are faced with
number of other fundamental agi-
rational and educational tasks,
These are:
Basic Tasks.
al To expose in proper time, the
sophistries and catch-words by which
the bourgeoisie and social-democracy
try to justify war. The principal
slogan advanced by the latter, even
in the present day, is the slogan Of
national Defense" The war against
China in 1927 revealed the true sig
nificance of slogans like protection
of life and property" protection OF
trade, protection of the flag" etc
| In the last imperialist war, the
allies made use of the slogan Eight
against Prussian militarism," while
the central powers used the slogan
Flight against Czarism";; both sides
using the respective slogans to mo-
bilize the masses for war. In fu-
ture war between Italy and France
CT Yugo-Slavia, the same purpose
will be served by the slogan Fight
against reactionary fascism," fol
the bourgeo;sie in The latter coun.
tries will take advantage of the
anti-fascist sentiments of the mass.
es of the people to justify imperi-
alist war.
On the other hand, fascism jus.
titles it's imperialist war policies by
the catch-words "over-population,
natural necessity for expansion,
etc. The Communist Parties have
hitherto paid insufficient attention
to the duty of refuting these sophis.
tries. Ei
Lenin ON Party's Tasks.
b. 1T is essential again anc
again, and as concretely as possible
to explain to the. masses what the
situation was at the time of the
last war, and why that situation was
inevitable" (Lenin).
at is particularly necessary to ex
plain to the masses the significance
of the fact that the question of ma.
tional defense is becoming an in.
evitable question, which the enor.
nous majority of the toilers will
inevitably decide in favor of theil
own bourgeoisie." (Lenin).
'In view of recent experiences OF
war, we must explain that on the
morrow of the declaration of war
such an enormous number CT thee.
retfcal and social questions will
arise, that the overwhelming major.
ity of the men called up for service
will find it utterly impossible to ex.
anime them with clear head anc
with any degree of impartiality.'
(Lenin).
eve must tell the masses the rea
facts about the profound secrecy ir
which the governments make theil
plans for war and how impotent the
ordinary labor organizations, ever
those that call themselves revolu.
tionary, are in the face of impending
war" (Lenin).
3lshcvik's Illegal Work.
The Bolsheviks, having we'll sci
up illegal organization, were the
only Party able to carry on revolu.
tionary work during the war. YET
even they could no more. prevent
the masses from responding to the
bourgeois call for national defense
than they could prevent the outbreak
OK war. Notwithstanding The fact
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