The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-13
By JACK STACHEL,

TINE SOCIALIST party OF the United
l. States has given further proof
that it is genuine party of the
Second International. 1t has proven
that it is up to date in the struggle
against the workers of the United
States. 1t has proven that it is as
loyal to the imperialists of the
United States as are the heroes of
the Second International in the
European countries, to the imperial
lists of their respective countries. 1t
has proven that its hatred of the
Soviet Union is no less ardent than
is the hatred of the lackeys of i'm
perialism of the European countries.
Of course Hillquit, Thomas, Berg
err, Maurer & Co. did not have the
same opportunities to show to their
masters what they can and would
like to do. They did not have the
opportunities afforded to Zoergiebel,
to shoot down the workers as in the
Berlin May Day. They did not have
the opportunities OF Paul Boncour,
of Ramsay Macdonald and the other
social fascists of the Second Interna-
tional. But they did not fail in the
meager opportunities accorded to
them by the bourgeoisie of the
United States.
! The Socialist Party was most
active against the Communist Party
and the Soviet Union during the
preparations for International Red
Day. 1t did not miss a single OPP
portunity to attack and SANDER the
Soviet Union. 1t did not overlook
one possibility of attacking the
Communist Party. Norman Thomas
made the most vicious attacks
against the Communist Party and
the National Textile Workers Union
precisely at the time when sixteen
workers, members of the NTWU are
facing electrocution for their leader
ship in the struggles in Gastonia.
Norman Thomas repeated the at
tacks made against the Gastonia
fighters by the capitalists and their
government. Not less treacherous
was the attack of Thomas against
the Young Pioneers who were at
tackled by the police in their dem
onstration against imperialist war
made at the time of the sailing OF
the boy scouts to the international
jamboree in England. Norman
Thomas did not attack the police an6
their brutal acts, but attacked the
Young Pioneers and utilized this
event as an attack against the Com.
munist Party and the Communist
International. This is in line with
the activity of the socialist party in
the preparation for the coming i'm.
I perialist war and for an attack
against the Soviet Union. The Hill.
quits, the Thomases and the rest Of
the socialist crew are very busy ir
selling the Kellogg pact and the
Young plan-instruments for the
preparation of war-as evidence Of
the peaceful policy of the American
lmperlallstS.
| But such is the normal activity OF
the Socialist Party in the United
States for long time. There is
nothing new in this activity of the
American representatives of the
Second International. True, this is
the only role that the Socialists
can play for the capitalists of the
U. S. at the present time. They
can not play the same role as dc
the Zorgiebels, the Snowdens, the
MacDonalds, and the Boncours. But
they recently gave evidence of theil
desire and ability. This possibility
was made possible for them by the
fact that at least in two important
cities in the United States the So
cialists are in control of the munici.
lpal government. In Milwaukee ant