The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-27
By VIM. z. FOSTER.
written in Jail.)

nURING the past months news has piled up
" from all over the world, indicating a great
intensification of the struggle of the toiling
masses internationally against capitalism
This great struggle despite its varying de-
grees of development in the various countries,
tends to take on more sharply the character
of counter-offensive against the whole CAPT
talist system. 1t is a manifestation of the
crisis of world capitalism and the rapid
strengthening of the forces of the proletarian
world revolution. It is entirely in accord
with the Comintern's analysis of the world
situation.
First in Importance, in this tremendous
revolutionary movement, are the splendid
achievements being registered from month to
month by the Russian workers in building
socialism. The huge process in constructing
the industries and in colectivizing the land
not only enthuses the worlds workers but
startles the capitalists everywhere. 1t under
mines the entire capitalist system and enor-
mously strengthens the ranks Of the world
working class.
Then, there is the vast upheaval in China
The indomitable Chinese workers and peasants
recovered rapidly from the counter-revolutlon-
ary treachery of Chang Kai-shek, and or
ganizing under the leadership of the Chinese
Communist Party and the Communist Inter-
national, now go militantly forward to the
establishment of Soviet China. China's count
less millions are on the revolutionary march.
And finally. the spreading Indian revolution
Not the sen-out by Gandhi, not the guns of
Ramsay MacDonald's "labor' government can
prevent India's masses of revolutionary work
ers from finding organization and leadership
in the Communist movement nor from strik-
ing a mortal blow to British Imperialism and
its allies, Indian capitalism and feudalism.
Even if not yet at so high stage OF struggle,
the myrads of Indian producers go rapidly
into revolutionary battle.
These great movements in the Soviet Union,
in China and in India Ito say nothing Of the
vital struggles in the various colonial coun-
tries) show the tremendous volume the world
revolutionary movement is now taking on.
The vast East counting about half of the
human race is increasingly ablaze with revolt
against world imperialism and the whole sys-
tenn. Sooner perhaps, than we realize, So
Wet China and Soviet India will be solidly
united with Soviet Russia in a still greater
Soviet Union.
Let the capitalists tremble at these awak-
ening masses; let the social-fascists lead the
capitalist forces against them, let the rene
gades of the Trotsky- Cannon Lovestone-B Brand
Ter stripe minimize and SANDER them-they
will nevertheless &C ahead irresistibly in the
face of a maze of obstacles They are begin
ming the writing on the wall for the capitalist
system.
World capitalism faces ever-sharpening DIFF
ficulties-cconomic crises, danger of imperial
ist war, seething colonial revolts etc.-and its
troubles intensity on all sides. Before long
it will also have to confront its common
enemy the proletariat in its industrial coun-
tries unshakably determined upon revolution.
For the past several years the workers IN
the industrial countries of Europe and Amer
lea have been relatively quiet, following their
unsuccessful postwar struggles, which were
betrayed to defeat by the social-democrats.
They have distinctly Jagged behind the colonial