The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-12

cial democratic propaganda against
the alleged "Red Imperialism of the
Soviet Union" and "Bolshevism as a
factor making for war;" The ex-
posture of the real character of the
League of Nations which is playing
a decisive part in the work of Gre
ating pacifist illusions among the
masses of the people, has not been
carried on Systematically or with
sufficient energy.
In the majority of cases, the very
important Communist task arising
from the results of the Geneva Con-
ference, viz, to combine the strug-
! gle against war with propaganda for
the proletarian dictatorship and
arming of the proletariat, was for
gotten. In some countries, utterly
pacifist mistakes were committed
which were expressed in the advocacy
of the slogan of disarmament.
| insufficient Inner Party Work.
70. The majority of the Commu-
mist Parties, after the VIII. Plenum
failed to devote sufficient attention
to popularizing the proper feminist
method of fighting against war
among the members of the party
Neither in the theoretical journals,
nor in the ordinary Party press, were
the fundamental problems connected
with the fight against war adequate
ly discussed; nor were the concrete
partial demands connected with this
fight properly elucidated. The lat
ter must be noted as a particularly
grave defect in the Parties work
for in many cases these problems
were extremely urgent, and the So
cial democratic press devoted fairly
considerable attention to them.
TIL, work of the Parties suffer
also from a lack of theological clar-
ity, on all these problems. Certain
comrades Tin France, Switzerland
and in Austria) raised the question
of national defense" in the event
of war with Italy. Others advocated
a complete boycott" of military
training camps lin America). AL
these examples Of deviations, al
though subsequently rectified by the
leading Party bodies, show how nee,
essary it is to conduct, in the Party
ranks, as well as among the masses
serious and extensive propaganda
work on the question of the wal
danger and the methods of combat
ing it.
Chief Agitational Tasks.
rs. The principal agitational tasks
in the struggle against the war dan
ger, and particularly against the
provocation and preparation for wal
against the Soviet Union are as fol
lows:
1. In view Of the imminence Of
the war danger, the principal ant
central agitational slogans must be
Defense of the Soviet Union,
Support the revolutionary struggle
in colonial and subject countries,
] Eight against imperialist war;"
!, 2. Agitational work must be stead
lily directed towards the exposure 0.
t. predatory strivings of various
, imperialist groups in all countries
, 1t must be particularly directed
, against the American imperialists
: against the British imperialists, VIII,
are leading the preparations for wa,
, against the Soviet Union; ant
against the British and Japanese i'm
perialists who are leading the mill
tary intervention in China. The de
mand must be made for the publica
, ton Of all secret treaties and secer
military alliances.
3. The social democratic propose
for "limited ornaments" their de
, Tense of the Geneva Protocol, and o
: compulsory arbitration, must b.
criticized and exposed.
! 4. An energetic campaign Of ex