The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-17
BY JOHN WILLIAMSON


While the imperialistS maneuver for privileged
position in relation to each other, Spurred on by
the sharpening of the economic crisis in their
respective countries, and simultaneously having
one common cause, to try and destroy the Soviet
Union through military intervention, they let
loose a barrage of pacfist talk and buster to
cover up their feverish military, naval and air
building program.
The bot1rgeoisie is more alert and sensitive to
their class role in regard to preparatory work
before the actual outbreak of imperialst war in
the USA than We the Communist Party The
18th Plenum of the Communist international
stated:
The agitation against the war danger is not
carried systematically, and in many cases only
from campaign to campaign"
This is correct Characterization which is best
exampled in our attitude to August LIST as merely
mass demonstration, and our failure to make
our struggle against the war danger a part Of
every other mass activity. However, when our
Party recently called for a campaign of resolu-
tons against the Stinson- Toxic Secret Pact
against the Soviet Union and for special mass
meetings on November 21st the result was prac-
tically failure. While tens of thousands of
workers were modified for November 7th, and
hundreds of thousands of workers for the strug-
the Hunger March, we were not able to carry
through successfully such primitive and ele-
nentary phase Of struggle against imperialist
war as resolutions and mass meetings. What
would we expect to do with more serious tasks
placed before US?
Basis of Anti War Work.
Can this failure be explained by organizational
Ueaknesses-closeness to November 7th--to many
campaigns, etc? Absolutely not. We must look
deeper and more politically for the reason There
are five basic reasons, all Of which represent an
opportunist underestimation OF the War Danger
and incorrect feminist attitude towards our Partys
tasks.
Cd The idea that we need do nothing until
mperialist war breaks out, coupled with fata-
lstic attitude.
co The idea that revolution can only come
through imperialist war-therefore why fight
against It,
CD The idea prevalent among unemployed
that war will end the crisis and give Jobs to all
therefore why oppose it.
% Not linking UP the struggle against war
with the other campaigns against the same bosses
and bosses government who are simultaneously
preparing war and attacking the workers at home
today.
(5) Underestimation OF pacifist activity of the
organizational struggle against it in the ranks of
the workers organizations.
On all these points, plus many more which will
lace the working class at the outbreak of impe-
Halfst war, there is the greatest need for ideolo-
gical clarity, first in the ranks of the Party and
also amongst workers
While recognizing imperialist war as inherent
IN the very system of capitalism and inevitable
under capitalism, this does not mean that the
working class Is not, or cannot be positive fac
tor both In the postponement Of imperialist war
and even in its prevention The latter, however
can only be through the revolutionary struggle
of the working class in destroying capitalism
Mass Struggle of Workers Csa Postpone War.
Everyone is acquainted with the fact that in
England in 1921, the mass pressure of the British
workers under the slogan of Hands off Soviet
Russia" stopped the war hand of Churchill This
point Of view ID stated very specifically In the
11th P1onmn Resolution, a. follows:
1T b beyond doubt, also. that the woek Of the
Q. L In defense Of the UssR has become one Of
me important factors . preservation Of
peaee, facotr which caused the postponement Of
the imperalist slaughter"
While recognizing the inevitability OF imperial
ist war under capitalism this by no means cx-
cuses the attitude or do nothing now" 1t is our
duty to carry on the most intensive mobilization
OF the working class 10 defeat the imperialist war
before the outbreak Of the war ss wen ~ after
It's outbreak
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