The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-10-11
Against In1berialiSt War;
Call to Socialist Workers

crime.
against the loans and taxes
that rob the masses in order to
increase ornaments.
Against the campaign of tr1-
element and SANDER aimed at
the Soviet Union, the country of
socialist construction which We
will not allow to be touched.
Against the dismemberment
of China, of which each imperial-
ist power covets a portion.
Against the exploitation, OPP
preston, and massacre of the
colonial peoples.
For the support of the ma
tional minorities and the peo-
Piles fighting for their national
and social independence.
For the effective support of the
Japanese workers who have raised
the standard of struggle against
their own imperialist government.
"All the burdens of war, as
well as all the burdens of armed
peace and of war preparations,
are laid on the shoulders of the
working class, whose vanguard
is formed by the armament and
transport workers. The working
class must therefore Immediately
organize and be on its guard.
eve pledge to fight with all
our power against the gathering
disaster"
Do you not support this pledge
to fight against imperialist war?
On whose side are you? With the
Socialist leaders who help carry
through the imperialist war pro-
gram, or with the 100000 work.
ers whose representative at Am.
Sterdam took this pledge?
SOCIALIST DELEGATES
ADOPT SPECIAL RESOLUTION
But the Socialist worker delegates
did more at Amsterdam. They
adopted a special resolution of their
own, and they created an Interna-
tional Bureau of nine to organize
the rankand-file Socialists for stug-
gle against imperialist war. Are
you not in agreement with this re-
solution?
1--WE, POI members Of the Sec.
Ond International, delegates from
various organizations to the Am.
sterdam Congress held at AM
sterdam, August 1928, regret the
absence of the leaders of the So
cialist international from this
rhetoric International event. We
decide to work zeaIOusly within
our respective organizations to
win them over for united front
against war and for the defense
of the Russian Revolution. We
consider that war will be made
impossible only through the over
throw of capitalism. We reject
every idea of national defense
under capitaIit regime. In case
the united efforts of the prolet-
ariat against imperialist war do
not succeed in preventing it, we
pledge to do everything in our
power to transform it into class
war, for the seizure of power by
the workers and peasants. We |
furthermore express our deter |
mination to work ceaseIessIy for
the liberation of oppressed pec-
PIES"
THIS resolution, when read by
4 Nicole of Switzerland, editor of
the Socialist daily in Geneva, "Tra-
vail" approved not only by the
291 members of the Second Inter-
national, but by "a independent So
cialists as well, was greeted warmly
by the Congress.
What do you think Of this re-
solution socialist workers? Do you
not agree with it? Then why do
your Hillquits and Thomases re-
main silent about this resolution?
Why do they fail to publish the
pledge taken by the Congress? Why
do they still sing their monotonous
refrain of Communist maneuver"?
1t is not to keep you from learning
the truth about the Congress? Is
it not to cover up their betrayal OF
the workers struggle against i'm
perialist war and for the defense
of the Soviet Union?
The Socialist delegates Joined
hands at the Congress with Com
munists, with non-party workers,
with intellectuals, in this broad
movement against imperialist war.
They were received by the rest of
the delegates as omrades-in-arms.
They expressed their views freely
from the platform.
FRENCH WORKERS
CLAMOR FOR UNITY
At the monster turnout on Sept.
2, to hear the Amsterdam report,
at the Sale Butler in Paris. Poppy
of the French Socialist Party de-
clared that Socialists as well as
others had full opportunity to pre-
sent their point of view, nor were
they the victims of any maneuver,
"All the speeches, as well as tho
discussions in the committees" he
said, 'have been actuated by the
Same desire for struggle against
war, in an atmosphere of mutual
loyal and fraternal understanding"
Joe Roth, an old timer in the
Socialist Party of America, a mem
Der of Local Ithaca, New York.
was delegate to Amsterdam.
elected by the August 9Th Anti-War
Conference held in New York City.
Speaking at the Webster Hall meet.
ing in New York City on September
18th, Comrade Roth expressed him.
self in terms similar to those Of
Poppy.
Socialist workers: The 291 So
cialist delegates, members of the
Second international, rank-and- file
workers present at Amsterdam, APP
peal to you to join with them, and
all sincere forces in the struggle
against ifnperialist war. They ask