The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-31
How Socialist" Party Has "Developed''

eliminating the struggle, and acting
as the ace-bringing" agent of the
capitalist class among the workers,
will thrive for a while in the United
States. But this development will
be of short duration.
Unemployment of millions-for
the second Decentralization,
which means the pauperization and
impoverishment of millions (the num-
Der of children working in the fac
tories of the country is not decreas-
ing but increasingly, the industrial
ization of agriculture, the fear of
old age, the expansion of industry
with the diminishing scope of for
eign markets, the intensification of
competition with foreign countries,
whose imperialist life depends on
foreign markets for goods and cap
ital-all of these conditions present
no possibility of industrial or inter-
national peace.
Mass Struggle.
The American liberal and intel
lectual-the American socialist-has
developed" into what he essentially
is-but too late. The struggle is
too far advanced for the capitalist
to be able to make much use of him.
War and industrial and political
strife are the order of the day. True,
masses of workers are not con-
sciously in this struggle.
The strike of the miners, textile
workers and needle trades workers !;
the spontaneous strike of the auto
workers and the Canton steel work
ers, indicate that the oppressive and
threatening conditions no longer APP
peal to the workers. Struggle is in
the air-and instead of aching as
pacifier-the American intellectual,
liberal-called Socialist into
the category of third capitalist
party, created by the petty bour-
geoisie, for the purpose not of
smoothing industrial and political
differences between the classes but
Of aiding the capitalist in exploit
ing and crushing the workers.
Socialist" Treachery.
This is demonstrated in all the
struggles mentioned The role of
the socialist party has amply proven
this contention. The statement of
the Reading, Pennsylvania, socialist
party that if a strike should occur
in that city, the socialist admins
tration will "give the employers bet
ter protection than they have ever
had BEFORE" is brilliant indication
of it. This is the analysis of the
development" of the socialists in
America.
So be it. This eliminates the So
cialists from militant participation
in the struggle-except as counter
revolutionary element. 1t clearly
opens the eyes of the workers fight
ing for elementary demands to the
role Of the socialist party. Norman
Thomas-yes, even that former
worker, Jim Maurer-may shake
hands with John D. Rockefeller and
Andrew Mellon. All of them wish
industrial peace-the peace Of the
graveyard, while the workers will
struggle in the streets for bread.
Fighting Communists.
The coming winter will demon
strate the truth of these assertions.
Unemployed workers will demand
work. Children will be hungry.
Workers in the factories and mills
will fight for little more, which
will be denied them. Impelled by
the growing competition with in
tense American naturalization, the
capitalists of Europe will Cypress
their workers still more. This will
react on America and produce con-
dition of sharper struggle. The So
cialist will play his true role-all
flamboyant colors will be laid aside.
A third capitalist party with the
pious face and garb Of the Rever-
end Thomas and professors of re-
ligion of the universities will be in
the field-while the workers will
recognize that, despite all profess
sions, the struggle is here and must
be fought out--and their leaders
will not be the emasculated, cas-
trated black-robed socialist party,
but the fighting, red-garbed Com
! munists.