The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-07-31
WHY WE DEMONSTRATE. ON
AUGUST FIRST

the bear, and another thing to divide the booty
among themselves. Have not the capitalists
had enough of the last war? Does not war
contain in its womb the proletarian revolution?
Who would deny the dangers it represents to
the capitalists? But what Other way remains
open to them? An unprecedented economic
crisis is sweeping the capitalist world; it is
from that they seeking way of escape.
The way of escape indicated by Horsing, and
which all capitalist Powers wish to take, is
becoming less unthinkable every year. The car
rying out of the Five Year Plan of the Soviet
Union will give to this country of the prole-
tariat not only gigantic power, but must
inevitably increase the crisis in the capitalist
countries. The example of socialist construc-
Jon is showing to the proletarians and the OPP
pressed peoples of the world Il at the capital
list world order is not the last word of wis
dom. They are beginning to make COMPARE
sons in the capitai4sC woud uiIculues are
increasing; there is growing misery in the col
onies; increased brutality on the part of the
oppressors-in the Soviet Union, however,
there is to be seen a tremendous development
of all the creative forces increase of the gen
eral well-being. Will not that promote the
revolutionary situation? Therefore, the pres
ent crisis does not tend to check the capitalist
war policy but is mobilizing factor, the
capitalists fear that they will be too late, and
therefore are feverishly arming in spite of all
the dangers which war brings with it.
Many capitalists know too that war is
r~ofi+qhle business At present capitalist
economy is in a rather bad way. The ration
zeu laetVlAes aIe wlvnvdt oruers, the State
treasures are low, there is an agrarian crisis
everywhere, the market is too narrow there are
20 million unemployed, who have to be main
tanned instead of their yielding surplus value.
Would not the 20 million be good cannon
fodder? By employing them the battlefield
would it not be possible to kill two birds with
one stone, i. e., to get rid of the surplus mouths
and to earn lot of money at the same time?
These are considerations which are engaging
the minds of the capitalist statesmen. Did not
the German Minister for Justice Herr 3redt
say, it would be good thing if 20 million people
were to disappear in Germany over night?
But before the new war can be launched the
capitalists need money; they must defend with
all means their competitive capacity on the
world market. Hence the offensive against the
working class, the wage cuts, the murderous
exploitation in the factories, the unheard of
terror. The workers are to be thoroughly
cowed their misery is to be increased to such
an extent that they will even be ready for war
no matter against whom. War is to appear to
the masses as way of escape from misery.
In the capitalist countries there are millions
of unemployed workers receiving no relief
whatever. Millions of other workers are in
constant fear that they will be turned out of
the rationalized factories to join the army of
starving out-of-works. High prices are squeez-
ing the last penny out of the workers. In
Germany, workers who leave their work or
their own accord are to be deprived of unem-
ployment benefit for eight weeks. They are to
be rendered incapable of protesting by means
of strikes against the reduced wages imposed
by the arbitration COMMISSIONS. To strike against
the arbitration awards or against the tariff
treaties, which have been concluded behind the
back of the workers, is considered violation
of the law and is to be treated as such. By
means of laws for the defense of the Republic,
police regulations and assassination of the
State power, the voice of the revolutionary por-
ton of the world proletariat is to be silenced.
Then the capitalists believe that the time will
have come when the battle cry can be sounded:
Bolshevism is the root of all evil! Down with
Bolshevism, in order that unemployment may
disappear from the world market and world
culture flourish again. Down with Bolshe-
vism in order that Asia may become quiet
again. Down with India, down with Arabia,
down with Indo- China, down with China. The
market must be ours in order that you, the
suffering workers, may have work again.
The employers offensive is therefore closely
connected with the war preparations. All revo-
lutionary workers must therefore make ready
in order, by means of the counter offensive of
the workers. to break the employers offensive
and to combat the war danger 1t is in this
sense that the workers of every country must
prepare for August list, international anti
War Day.