The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-11
THOUGHT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR MASSES
IN SOVIET UNION TO REBUILD INDUSTRIES
DESTROYED BY WAR; SPREAD STREAM OF LIES
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to an inglorious retreat. Invasion and coun-
ter-revoution were defeated Kolchak, Deni-
kin and all the other pets and white hopes OF
the capitalist government in Washington were
pushed off Russian soil and in some instances
off the face of the earth by the victorious
Soviets.
Capitalism however had another trump
card. The Soviets intended to get along with
out the capitalists. They wanted to build So
cialism. That, the capitalists were sure, was
impossible. They contended that if the capt.
talists are not allowed to levy tribute on all
productive work in society in the form of fat
profits, society cannot endure. Such an emf
nent capitalist prophet and engineer, for in
stance as Herbert Hoover, at present chief
crusader against Soviet dumping" declared
in March, 1921: "Under their (the Soviets)
economic system there can be no real
return to production in Russia, and there
fore Russia will have no considerable commo-
dities to export and, consequently, no great
ability to obtain imports" With such advice
to guide them, and with their invasion and
bleckades defeated, the capitalists waited for
the natural collapse of the Soviets.
The Triumphant Soviet Power Expands.
Meanwhile the Soviet Republic had become
a Union of Soviet Republics. Sovets in ST.
IBERIA and in the Ukraine, Soviets in Georgia
and in Armenia, Soviets in Turkestan and in
the Crimea, were united into Union of So
daIist Soviet Republics (the USSR), with a
territory covering one-sxth of the globe. That
did not at all look like collapse.
In 1921 the capitalists thought that ray of
hope was breaking thru the bleak skies of near
~ years of uninterrupted Soviet rule in Russia
The New Economic Policy (NEP) was init
ated. Here, the capitalists declared jubilantly,
FINALLY was the collapse of Communism. At
last capitalism was coming into its own again
in Russia
But-somehow it did not work out that way.
Instead of collapse came progress. Instead of
the waning of the power of the Soviets came
it's rapid growth of strength. Instead of in
dicating turn back toward capitalism, the
NEP turned out to be another relay on the
road to socialism.
Finally the Soviets grated upon the New
Economic Policy a Five-Year Plan of indus
trial construction and collectivization of agri-
culture. The Soviets began to advance toward
Socialism with seven-nlile boots.
Now suddenly the propaganda of the cap
italists changed For years they cried them
selves hoaxse with: "Down with the Soviets,
because they can never succeed" Now, they
began crying: Down with the Soviets, because
they do succeed" But, "Down with the Sow
iets' it remained.
Why this change? Why today this unpre-
cedented campaign against the Soviets be-
cause of their evident success after the preVi-
Gus campaign was so long based upon the con-
tention that they could not succeed? Why do
today capitalist generals and admirals capital
list politicians and socialists, capitalist scribes
and professors, capitalist popes and ministers,
capitalist VOLS and Fishes, join their voices
in the common cry-"Down with the Soviets" ?
Why this seeming hysteria? Isn't there method
in this madness?
Capitalist Crisis Kills Workers Capitalist
Illusions.
At this moment and for some time past
American capitalism is shaken by deep crisis.
There are too many commodities. Consequent
ly the factories stop producing more, or, at
least reduce their output Because of this
millions of workers, who themselves with their
families depend on jobs for their livelihood,
are deprived of their jobs. They cannot get
enough of the necessities of life because there
are too many Of them. This is not lunacy-
it is fact-it is capitalism. The workers be-
gin to think. They witness the transformation
of capitalist democracy into fascism. They
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