The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-14
international Youth Day.

During the first imperialist war when
millions of the youth and young manhood OF
/ the earth were being slaughtered in behalf of
Athe capitalist powers, the first international
Youth Day was observed. Born out of the
catastrophe conditions of the war and as
protest against the wholesale destruction of
human life, the movement from the first in
volved mighty struggle against imperialism,
characterized by audacious demonstrations
in the very strongholds of the war mongers.
But at the same time it was also char
acterized by certain limitations-demands
for struggles against all wars, lack of I'M
lderstanding of revolutionary wars, cam
paigns against military training, pacifist illu-
sions-limitations that were inevitable when
we consider the social democratic ground
upon which the movement first struck roots.
The lessons of that war and of the Bolshevik
revolution in the land of the former Russian
Gzars had profound effect upon the youth
Mement. In the years that have passed
nee 1915, when International Youth Day
Nas first celebrated, the half measures have
Sren way and today, in period of prepare
S''n for another imperialist world war, the
,.svement is strongly imbued with the revo-
Itionary teachings of Lenin. The propa-
ganda for boycotting military training has
given way to revolutionary determination to
fight to turn the weapons placed in the hands
of the armed forces by the imperialist
masters upon those same war mongers and
their governments.
Of special significance to the youth of
America is this international Youth Day
THAT is being observed throughout the United
States during the next few days, occurring,
as it does, at time when the imperialist
powers of the United States through its
Kellogg pact and other maneuvers is en-
eavoring to place itself in the very forefront
N the world reaction. One of the major
Asks of the revolutionary youth movement
srelentessly to EXPOSE the malignancy of the
peace" offensive of American imperialism,
o show that the Kellogg pact is but the cul-
aination of a whole series of aggressive acts
~ the Wall Street government calculated to
displace British imperialism as the leader of
the political reaction of the world. The peace
pact is only prelude to the next world con-
flagration wherein will be placed before the
youth of the world, amidst the thunder and
lightning of a world war, the question of dy-
ing like dogs in behalf of the imperialist ban
dts, or following the revolutionary feminist
nations into civil war against capitalism
Tonight at Irving Plaza Hall, 18th Street
and Irving Place, the working class youth
will celebrate International Youth Day and
within the next week there will be whole
series of demonstrations throughout the
country.
=, Let this day be utilized further to intensity
the agitation against pacifist illusions,
against the miserable lackeys of imperialism
in the ranks of the socialist party who preach
pacifism to the masses and who are the worst
enemies in the labor movement of the wonk-
ing class Let it be day for an intensified
ton of revolutionary organizational work in
the ranks of the armed forces of the i'm
perialists, of organizational work in the in
dustries, particularly the war industries of
the country, so that when again the first
blast of the trumpets of war sounds there
will be countless thousands of young workers
that will rush to their posts of duty and begin
preparations for the revolutionary upheavals
that must inevitably rise out of such war