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their press they have commented on
the speech I delivered here. First
of all will deal with the Polish i'm
perialist press. "Epokha,' the Of
ficial Polish organ, in a leading ar
ticle entitled Soviet Loyalty" says
the following:
"Bukharin's speech shows that the
Comintern and the Soviet govern
ment is one and the same thing. Up
till now the Soviet government has
ASSOCIATED itself from the Comm
tern and this formula was accepted
by those states who desire at all
costs to maintain normal relations
with the u. S. S. R. Poland is one
of these states. Now, however, it
turns out this formula is unsound.
The Soviet government cannot dis
avow Bukharin, who is member of
the Political Bureau, i. e., the SUI
preme organ of power in the U. S.
S. R. The fact that Rykov is a
member of the Presidium of the
Comintern Congress (Bukharin APP
parently they have confused Rykov
with an American or an Indian) and
that Bukharin's report is published
in. all the Soviet newspapers indi-
cate that the Soviet government no
longer associates itself from the
Comintern and has removed its
mask. Now we know that the So
Wet government and the Comintern
is one and the same thing, that the
Soviet government is preparing for
war against Poland and that in this
war the Polish Communists must
act as spies and create diversions in
the rear"
Another Polish newspaper, "Pol-
ska Zbroina," the organ of the min
istry for war, writes:
"Bukharin's statement concerning
the role of the Polish Communists
in the event of Polish Soviet war
is not an unexpected one. However,
what deserves attention is the bold,
one may say, the insolent tone in
which this statesman, who occupies
a number of high posts in the CANA
rilla that now governs Russia,
speaks of the possibility of war with
Poland and the fact that he does
not think fit to conceal his plans
and prospects. All that we wish to
point to, however, is the senseless
and destructive decentralization which
the mere fact of the existence of the
so-called Communist system intro
duces in internal and foreign rela-
lions and the manner in which it is
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terrupted History commences all
over again from the year 1914. A
new 1914, this is the illusion that is
held out to the Communist Parties
of the world in order that their eyes
may be closed to the cherries per-
spective and the hopelessDess of the
position that confronts them; and
they cheerfully return to the thesis:
War is the beginning of all begin
nings."
Permit me comrades to comment
on these comments. First of all in
regard to the MARKHAM theory. 1t is
enough to read the last resolution
passed by all the congresses of the
social democratic parties immedi-
ately before the war to realize how
thoroughly the social democrats have
destroyed the MARKHAM theory which
at one time determined their atti-'
tude towards war. l was present at
the Chemnitz Congress of the social
democratic party. AS far as l re-
member it was held in 1912 or in
1918. Haase delivered a speech in
which these vulgar MARKHAM theories
were employed in order to define
the position of German social dem
ocracy on the question of war. Take
the resolutions of international So
cialist congresses, these too were
based on this vulgar MARKHAM the
ory."
Marx, Engels and Lenin on War
and Revolution.
Let US see what Marx, Engels and
Lenin had to say on these questions.
For example, the vulgar MARKHAM"
Karl Marx, in an article in the New
York Tribune of February 2, 1854
entitled 'The European War" wrote
"But we must not forget that
there is a sixth power in Europe
which at a definite moment will
establish it's domination over the
other five so-called Great Powers
and make every one of them trem-
BILE. This power is revolution. After
a long period of calm and restraint
it is now again called to the field
of battle by crises and the phantom
of famine.
"At the required signal the sixth
greatest European power will come
forth in shining armour, sword in
hand. 49,.
"That signal will be the threaten
ing European war :"
That is how the vulgar MARKHAM"
Karl Marx appraised the situation.
And another well-known vulgar
MARKHAM" Friedrich Engels, in 1887,
in a preface to Siegesmund Bor-
helms pamphlet whote:
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Ill., The War Question Is the Central Question

tolerated, Bukharin's declaration
will compel those who up till now
have demanded the legalization of
Communists to hold their tongues.
For, the Communists are the enemy.
The most dangerous enemy of the
Communist. system is Pilsudski,
around whom all those who are OBJ
posed to Communism must rally"
Comrades, you understand per-
fectly clearly what all this talk
means. 1t is by no means an acct
dent that the point in my speech
about the war danger is precisely
the one that is selected for com
ment.
The social democratic press has
also commented on my report. "Vor-
waerts," the central organ of inter
national Social Democracy, in its is
sue of July 27, writes:
"This political belief in miracles
is dictated by well-formulated theo-
ries at the Congress of the Commu-
mist International in Moscow; its
prophet is Bukharin. The political
belief in miracles has already taken
many forms in the Comintern. The
miracle was first expected to come
from Germany, then from the Bal
kans and then from the Pacific
Islands. Now Bukharin swears by
China, by the antagonisms between
America and Europe, but above all
he swears by war"
Then comes the following "com-
ment":
Again we get a rehash of the
old vulgar-Marxian theory: the
growth Of productive forces under
capitalism leads to the struggle for
markets; the struggle for markets
leads to war-this prospect is in
evitable and without any possibility
of evasion. AS sure as the sun
will rise tomorrow, so sure will war
break out-soon and even very soon,
for Bukharin says: war is the ques-
ton of the day. If war breaks out
then further consequences will in
evitably follow: Imperialist war will
give rise to civil war, to world revo-
luton, to the victory of the Soviet
system throughout the whole world!
Long live the world revolution, or
rather, as this is only the second
act, long live war;"
(Bukharin: So it turns out that our
slogan is ''long live war!") "And so
they believe in miracles; they be-
lieve that the continuity of devel-
opment and the continuity of the
activities of social democracy in the
sphere of practical politics in the
interests of Socialism-will be in
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YOUTH CONGRESS
TASKS
Must Prepare Now For
Underground Days

Continued from Page One
reorganization proceeded slowly I'M
til the end of 1927, when an organic
ational conference revived the work
among the children.
"One of the big mistakes is that
the Communist Parties do not give
sufficient support to the Young
Workers Leagues, and when they
do, it is only formally.
Must Correct Errors.
Several departments of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Young Com
munist International are working
poorly. The work in mass organ
ization is insufficient. AS regards
work among non-party, sport, peas
ant and cultural organizations must
be strengthened. The German Jung
storm, non-Party organization, is
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What is the principal role of the
Social Democrats today? 1t is to
throw a veil over this fundamental
fact of present-day development, to
ideologically obscure it and remove
it from sight. That is why they
shout from the house-tops that the
capitalist states are craving for
peace, that it is only the Cursed"
land Of the proletariat that is dis
turbing the peace. That is why they
sing the praises of the League of
Nations and all other pacifist inven-
tons. Is not all this clear? We
have said this a thousand times be-
fore. There is only one state which
is really carrying out a peace policy,
and that is the U. S. S. R. There
is only one State that has made a
serious proposal for universal dis
armament, and that is the U. S. S.
R. There is only one state that is
not interested in the partition of the
globe, is not interested in colonies
and mandates" and that is the U.
S. s. R. And it is precisely for this
reason that the imperialists and
their lackeys try to turn the facts
upside down.
BukhGrjn'S speech aUjU be
confirm e d IN tonorroW'S
Daily Worker, aOhen the
fourth section, w. "The En-
ternal and Internal Contra
dictionS of the Capitalist
SYSTEM" 10ilL be published.
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the social democrats. But can it
serve to explain the present stu
alton? Now here l would like to
quote the opinion of another vulgar
MARKHAM" Comrade Lenin. He
thought that the revival of capital
ism after the first world war was
possible. He thought and wrote
about the prospect of the further
development of the revolution. What
did he say on this subject? Comrade
Lem wrote:
eve do not wish to ignore the
deplorable possibility of humanity
experiencing-at the worst-a second
imperialist war if, Notwithstanding
the mass ferment and the numerous
outbreaks of mass discomfort and
notwithstanding our efforts, revolu-
ton fails to spring out of the pre-
sent war" Vol. XIII, p. Ass. Russ.
Ed
AS a result of the war, revolution
was victorious in number of coun-
tries. In the U.S.S.R. the prole-
tartan dictatorship is already estab-
lished. But even after the victory
of the proletariat in the U.S.S.R.
Lenin foresaw the possibility of an
other imperialist war. In his last
work written a little while before
his death he again emphasized this
perspective. He spoke and wrote
about a second series of European
wars, of a second series of great
revolutions, and I think that in this
he carried on the traditions of MARI
and Engels and of all those who
were really capable of understand
ing the world situation.
What Makes the .Imperialists anC
Social Democrats Irritable?
Now | ask you, comrades, what
makes the imperialists so irritable
when the question of war is dis,
cussed? Why is there so much irri-
tation in the Social Democratic camp
direct reaction to my reference to
precisely on this question? Why is
there such a sharp, sudden and
this question in my speech? Ponder
over it. Why is the thesis on the
Forthcoming world war primarily
subjected to criticism? Why are
the other protests l referred to
made against my "insolent conduct
and against my "insolent speech?
1t is because effectively, the wal
danger is the pivot of the world sit
uation. That is why our opponent!
react so fretfully to our analysis
And this is easily to be explained
We expose their criminal work, w
tear down the wells that concea
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them, we destroy their screens, we
openly speak the truth and say that
the imperialists are preparing for
war and that they are already con-
Quoting war. Many comrades COM
pletely forget that war is actually
going on in Eastern Asia. How can
fact like that be eliminated ?
Should we say that, as this war is
being carried on against an "un-
civilized" people,-against Chinese,
it does not exist as far as we
"highly civilized" Europeans are
concerned. Only the blind can fail
to see that war is already going on
in China. Only the blind can fail to
see that the Japanese American con-
flict has become more acute. Also
it is perfectly clear that it is to the
interests of the imperialists, to the
interests of the Social Democrats and
of all those who desire to support
the world capitalist system to OBJ
scure this thesis by all the trickery
they can muster Imperialism is in
action, it is maneuvering, it proposes
all sorts of "pacifist" pacts, for ex-
ample, the Kellogg Pact; it is carry
ing out excellent maneuvers, for ex-
ample, the recent note addressed to
the Marking Government by the
United States. 1t resorts to a num-
Der Of other tricks: it organizes Con-
ferences of the League of Nations, it
shouts about peace. In a word it is
exerting every effort to obscure the
fundamental fact-its own criminal
work. And the Social Democrats :?
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g.. For Prussian-Germany no
other was is possible except a world
war, and this world war will be of
a power and magnitude hitherto I'M
paralleled. From eight to nine mil
lion soldiers will be hurled against
each other, and Europe will be laid
desolate to a degree that no swarm
of locusts has ever desolated land.
1t will be the desolation caused by
the Thirty Years War compressed
into three or four years, and over
the whole continent of Europe will
rage famine, starvation, the brutali-
cation of the troops as well as the
general population, acute poverty
caused by the hopeless chaos in the
artificial mechanism Of trade, indus
try and credit-all this will end in
universal bankruptcy; in the col
lapse of the old states and their
routine political wisdom, collapse
so complete that crowns will roll
in the gutter in dozens and no one
will think it worth while to pick
them up. No one can foresee how
all this will end, and who will
emerge the victor. But there is one
result about which there is abso-
lutely no doubt whatever: General
exhaustion and the creation of the
conditions for the final victory of
the working class.
This is the prospect, when the
system of mutual competition in ar
maments carried to the extreme,
finally brings its inevitable fruits
1t is to this, o Kings and statesmen
your wisdom has brought old Eur
ope! and if your only alternative is
to commence the last war dance, we
shall not weep Guns kann es recht
sein). What if the war does push
US into the background for time;
what if it does rob us of a few of
the positions we have already cap
tured? If you unleash the forces
which later on you will be unable to
control them, no matter what turn
events may take, at the end of the
tragedy your power will be reduced
to ruin and the victory of the prole-
tariat will either have been achieved
or at all events (doch) will be in
evitable."
have quoted this long passage
in order to show what the vulgar
Marxians," Karl Marx and Fried
rich Engels thought about the con.
nection between war and revolution
But it may be objected: These fore
casts have partly come about al
ready. What you have quoted NAY
be very good argument agains
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l will take it upon myself, COM
rades, to discuss" with the enc
mics of the proletariat, the imper-
ialists and the social democrats. In
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successful; similar organizations
must be formed in other countries.
"Illegality is threatened to the
Young Communist work in the near
future, and the leagues must pre-
pare for this time both organic
ationally and iedologically. Organ
national questions must be made
the chief interest of the whole
organization"
After prolonged applause, and
greetings from the White Russian
delegation and the presentation of a
banner to the Congress from the
Polish Young Communist League,
the session was adjourned.
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I come now to the second funda-
mental question which gave rise to
an even more lively discussion than
the first one. 1t is pity that only
a few comrades spoke on this point.
First of all, however, | would like
to put the following preliminary
question; What is demanded of an
E. G. C. l. reporter? Must he travel
over the whole globe and then come
back and report that in Mexico the
situation is so and so, in the Argen-
tine It is a little different, in Nj
caragua it is altogether different; in
the Cooperative Movement so and
so and so and so is going on? Must
he report about absolutely every
thing; about the Cooperative Move
ment, about the Mexican govern
ment, ETC., ETC.? Were he to do that,
he would no doubt satisfy the wishes
of all the comrades without excep-
ton. Had l done that, Comrade
Murphy, for example, would have
been completely satisfied because l
would have spoken about the Coop
erative movement Qaughter). The
Mexican comrades would have been
satisfied with the last few words l
would have said about Mexico. Per-
haps this would be a very good
method, because all the comrades
would be pleased with the fact that
/ would have mentioned their"
Movement. For a Marxist, how
ever, the important thing is to indi-
cate the main tendencies out of the
sum of facts and on the basis of
these tendencies to lay down the
principal tactical line. That is what
/ considered my task to have been.
What is the pivot of the present sit
uation? We have taken note of
the great changes that have taken
place in the world situation in many
directions; but what is the pivot of
the world situation, what is the key
to our tactics? In my report 1 re-
piled to this question quite openly
and clearly. l said: the pivot of
the whole whole situation is the war
problem. The war danger-this is
the core of the situation. In my
opinion the war danger is the most
characteristic symptom of the pres
ent situation as whole.
Imperialist and Social Democratic
Comments.
l will take it upon myself, COM
rades, to discuss" with the enc
mics of the proletariat, the imper-
ialists and the social democrats. In
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Miners Paper Builds
New Union In Kansas

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. 31.-S.
T. Wakefield of Mulberry, Kansas,
knows that the Coal Digger is the
best speech-maker and means for
bringing more and more miners into
the new miners union. Kansas is
big state, and organizers haven't
enough money to pay train fare or
big gas bills. So Wakefield lets the
Coal Digger do the work where the
organizers can't.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-03
peech in Reply to Discussion on the international Situation

The first and second sections of Bukhdrins speech IN
reply to the discussion the international situation at
the Saith Congress of the Communist International
Published IN SATURDAYS Daily Worker. Those sections
Were: I. "The Positive and Negative Sides of the Dis
cussd and H. "The Sterilization of Capitalism and the
Controversy the Third PERIOD +"
Evening star., 1928-04-08

would resort to this fee as an alterna-
tive proposition for raising FUNDS by q
tax on commodities, TO market the sur
plus which might develop for any COM
modify.
While some of the farm organizations
have declared for the equalization fee
or nothing. there are some congressional
leaders who believe that If the Presl-
dent vetoed the present measure IT
could be repaSSed without the eouali-
gation fee. without this provision the
legislation would set up a $25o.oOO,OO0
revolving fund with which farm board
would be permitted 20 assist farm or
ganigations in marketing crops.
Nothing Definite Yet.
II is thought that presidential sane
ton would win over most of the East
ern members who are opposed TO the
bill In its present form. while farm Lead
erS for the most part would support a
bill offering relief
Nevertheless there is nothing definite
from the White House. The President
is understood be withholding definite
decision on the legislation until he sees
Just what Congress sends 10 him. He
has been told Congress will pass farm
bill
WNile some obstacles we're NtEtGh
during the week by proponents of the
bill in the Senate. its passage before
II end of another week was predicted
yesterday. Senators from the cotton
producing States have been busy fixing
iip some amendments by which they
hope to protect that commodity and
other commodities from complete DOM
~tion of the proposed farm board.
The amendments have not been drawn.
but there are indications that they will
be accepted by sponsors Of the bill 10
assure its passage
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CIVIL SERVICE TESTS.
Commission Announces Examina-
tions for Various Positions.

Commission Announces EXamlna~
tions for Various Positions.
The Civil Service Commission yester-
day announced open competitive ex-
aminations to fill vacancies In the fol-
lowing positions:
Explosives organic chemist, Pittsburgh
Experimental Station of the Bureau OF
Mines. Pittsburgh. Pa. at $4,000 a year.
Junior astronomer, Naval Observatory
and Nautical Almanac office, at $l,S60
a year
Junior physicist, Naval Research
Laboratory, Bellevue, y. c.. and Bureau
Of Standards. at $lS60 year.
Physicist at $4,000 year. associate
physicist at $4,000 year and assistant
physicist at So 400 a year, Bureau of
Standards and Bureau of Mines.
Senior mechanical craftsmen (quali-
fie6 in heating and ventilating or in
power plant work. construction divi-
sion. central Office Of the Veterans Bu-
rcsu. at Sl.860 year.
Senior topographic craftsman at
$l,860 year. topographic craftsman at
$l.6S0 year. assistant topographic
craftsman at 81 ,5UU year ana JUNIOR
topographic craftsman at 81, l,320 year
departmental service
Junior mathematician, Coast and
Geodctic Survey, at $l.S60 year.
Associate textile technologiSt at
$4,000 a year. assistant textile tech
nologist at $2.400 year, Bureau of
Standards
Junior crop and live stock estimator.
Bureau of Agricultural Economics for
duly III Washington, n, c.. or in the
field. at Sl,S60 a mar
Full information and application
blanks may be obtained from the COM
mission, 1924 F street
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THREE SAILORS INJURED.

By tire Associated Press
The identity of ahree hluejsckets
from the oatueShip Wyoming. who re-
ceived burns while fighting a fire at
Havana Friday. on Standard Oil Co.
property. was sent In a message to the
Navv Department yesterday by Vice Ad-
miral A. H. Robinson, commander of the
scouting fleet.
They are w. L. Sharp. Jacksonville
Fla; ] r Robertson. Iron City. Tenn,
and Alfred J. Stinebiser. Youngwood
Pa.
Two officers and 100 biueisckets
fought the fire when it broke out late
Thursday night. and IS continued the
fight when 1t resumed Friday.