The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-06
WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE
SOCIALIST PARTY?

labor government, does not differ from Mac
! Donald, head Of the national government, in the
| mercileSs policy toward the Indian workers and
! peasants The German social democrats are the
main support Of the fascist Bruening govern
/ nent, which Eliminates against the faSciSts, but
carries out program Of destruction against the
revolutionary workers. The social democrats Of
| Poland, France, Bugaria-the socialist and labor
| international, which sends its representative
| yandervelde to China, not to organize the work
ers, but to speak to the chambers Of commerce
| show conclusively where the socialists the world
over stand, whether they adopt radical" or
conservative programs.
The program of the socialist and labor inter
national and of the socialist parties is the pro-
gram Of "democracy'-the defense Of supposed
capitalist democracy against the fascist dc
tatorShip and the growing fascist relationships
in those countries where democracy" is throw
ing off its mask. This pose toward democracy
is sham and Menace pretense OF accept
ing the lesser evil" Democracy" is not the
DEMOCRACY that the workers consider 1t. 1t
is the capitalist dictatorship, which, according to
the situation, shows itself either constitu-
tional democracy" or an open fascist dictator
ship. In some countries, 1t parlia-
ment; In others 1t means mock parliament
Germany, Poland, JugOslsvis, etc. But 1t Is al
ways the iron hand of the government, expressed
in its at times constitutional democracy"
The economic crisis is bringing the iron hand
Of the capitalist dictatorship more to the front,
and the workers are feeling 1t in the sharp low
ering Of their conditions the use of violence
against them, the repreSsive measures against
their organizations and activities. The workers
fight for democracy" and get the fascist die
tatOrship The socialist leaders, who blind the
workers to the real nature Of the capitalist die
tatorship who educate them to an antagonism
against "ALI" relationships, disarm them
against the attacks Of the fascist Dictatorship
as witness physically in Austria.
This theological, political and military dis
armament of the workers before the growing
fascist dictatorship has cost the lives OF tens OF
thousands of militant, revolutionary workers in
Germany, Poland, Bulgaria, Italy, Austria.
This disarmament has taken on far greater
form in the struggle against imperiahst war.
The socialist and labor international and the
Amsterdam international support the League OF
Nations. The American socialist party calls on
the U. S. imperialst government to Join the
League of Nations. 1t gives undivided support
to the Kellogg BRAND peace" pact. 1t looks to
the League of Nations as the body which will
OUTLAW" war, will ''disarm" the powers But
the present struggle in Manchuria is waking up
the workers to the real nature and function of
war. The Japanese imperalist government,
which put up &, sham battle against the League
of Nations, has the support of the League OF
Nations and Of the u. S. government in war on
the Chinese people, represented in the Chinese
Soyiets. The American socialist party supports
the Pan-American Union, which with the aSsiS-
lance of the Pan-American Federation of Labor,
is carrying on repressive warfare against the
revolutionary workers in the Latin American
countries. This is the democracy" that the So
Cialists stand for. This is the democracy" and
peace" they are fighting to retain This is the
capitalist dictatorship-which is rapidly dea
veloping into fascist dictatorship, which the
socialists support.
Is it any wonder then that the younger, probe
tartan elements, the intellectuals who are REBEL
ing against the system and have been misguided
into the socialist camp, begin to size up the Sit
uation, to analyze the policy and actions Of the
socialist party in this and other countries and
are In a ferment within the ranks of the So
ciahst party?
ITO be Concluded