The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-25
By Fred Ellis

struggle by refusing to abide by the
finding of another.
The latest decision of theirs is
not a surrender, as the social demo-
cratic coalitionists would have the
workers believe. On the contrary,
it is complete victory on their part.
They have obliged the social demo-
cratic ministers to enforce upon the
workers their (employers') condi-
tions. 1t is a public secret now that
the general line of Severing arbitra-
ton will be the acceptance by the
employers of the wage award of the
social democratic minister Of labor
in return for the prolongation of
working hours and worsening of la
Dor conditions.
Bourgeoisie Need Coalition Now.
AS the coalition is also useful for
the bourgeoisie Communism is no
less a menace for them than the So
cial democrats), they do not want to
make the position altogether impos-
sible for the social democratic min
listers. These must be helped to save
their faces before the workers and
maintain their influence upon the
masses. Otherwise, they would cease
to be worthy of being ministers of
the capitalist state. The last ar
rangement is made with this pur-
pose.
But even the members of the So
cial democratic party now see
through the game. More than SO per
cent of the locked-out workers are
under Communist leadership. 1t is
certain that they would not accept
the arbitration of Severing without
the greatest possible resistance.
Even the social democratic trade
unions in the beginning flatly re-
fused to bind themselves beforehand
to accept the finding of their leader.
Through the machinery of trade
union bureaucracy the opposition
was formally overcome; but the
spirit of the masses is not changed
by resolution of the bureaucracy.
Crisis in Socialist Party.
The crisis in the social democratic
party, the difficulty of the task
undertaken by the social democratic
ministers, are recognized even by
the bourgeoisie. Commenting upon
the arbitration arrangement, the
bourgeois liberal, George Bernhard,
writes: SIT is not at all easy for
Severing to intervene personally in
the Ruhr affair. He will lose his
popularity among the workers, and
perhaps, in consequence of that,
have difficulties inside his own par
ty. Nevertheless he has decided to
travel the difficult road, for he
knows that in the interests of the
state it is necessary"
There cannot be any more dam
aging criticism of the theory and
practice of coalition than this COM
plimentary remark of a bourgeois
journalist. AS minister of the
bourgeois state, the social democrat
must act against the interest Of the
working class. Events of the last
six months of coalition government
have been slowly but steadily driv-
ing this fact home among the mass
les that still follow the social demo.
cratic party. The result is crisis
of social democracy with becomes
deeper and sharper every day, by
every act of treachery of the lead
ers.
c. P. Will Lead Final Battles.
The exposure of the real meaning
of the policy of coalition will free
the masses from the illusion Of par
liamentary democracy. With this il
fusion will also 60 the social demo-
cratic cant Of gradual and peaceful
advance towards Socialism. The cor
rectness of the MARKHAM theory of
state, revolution and dictatorship will
be indicated before the masses, who
will then fight the last battles for
Socialism under their only leader,
the Communist Party.
The history Of all hitherto ex-
listing society II the history Of
class struggles.--Karl Marx (Com-