The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-03-02
The Pacifists Prepare War

last war He made speeches against the war, but
was making speeches for the war when the
bosses were actually going into war His news
paper, supposed to carry on the fight against
bosses war, was recruiting soldiers for the United
States army.
Now that the war is actually on in Manchuria,
some of these pacifistS are changing their tuns
OF course many of the leaders will still speak
and write against large armies. They will at
tend so-called disarmament conferences. These
are necessary so the bosses. can better prepare
But others-who have made such speeches for
years--will come out in the name of "paciflsm"
for larger armies and nayies.
This brings us to the Rev. Edward Russell
Evans, MA.
What the MA. stands for, we do not know,
But the Reverend stands for large army and
navy. In this he is no piker. He wants "a navy
second to none" Writing in the Fascist Ma
tional Republic for January, 1882, the preacher
starts out follows: Il am pacifist. War b a
source of meesureless evils It is even worse
than what Sherman said 1t was" And it will be
remembered that Sherman said war il hell"
and the preachers are always telling Us there Is
no place worse than hell But then the fellow
preacher of Norman Thomas goes on to his real
purpose.
Now, because / am pscifist, / earnestly sd-
vocate that my country maintain navy second
to none, and the nucleus of an army disciplined
and equipped to the ultimate standards OF mod
erness" When the pacifists speak this way, We
have additional proof that the world war Is here,
The preacher pacifst" then remembers the
thousands of students in this country. And, OF
course, knowing that most of them will not be
able to get a job get unemployment insur-
ance when they are out of school, the reverend
thinks of them. He says: ALSO, that our schools
est order" This is the bosses answer to tbs
movement against war in, the schools and COL
leges of this country. This also proves that tbs
bosses will soon be asking or telling the stu
dents to join the armed forces.
In his article the Reverend Evans also tries to
be funny. He says: Il trust hold a. medium
position in this matter, not advocating the ex-
IRENE of preparedness nor the minimum of it."
We do not know how the soul saver figures,
this out when he asked for "a navy second to
none" and IAN army disciplined and equipped
to the ultimate standards of rnoderness" But
this is pacifisn
Further, about the army and navy, the
preacher says: Don't boast about it, Don't
keep showing it, Use it only when you are abb
solutely compelled TO- But when you do employ
it, make your opponent see more stars than tbs
latest astrononic camera can reveal"
This of course, is just what happened during
the last war The preachers spent many years
in telling us, Thou shall not kill" and after
the war is on the same preachers BLESS TIE
GUNS AMMUNITION AND BAYONETS and
tell you to cut the CUTS out of the other fellow.
Reverend Edward Russell Evans, MA, Is holds
ing to this tradition.
These pacifist leaders are helping prepafe the
war. They have two jobs. One is to disarn,
the workers, poor farmers and working-class
students The other is to help the boss class
prepare for war. Now that the war is on some
of the pacifist leaders are openly calling foe
bigger navies. soldiers more military trair-
ing for the youth.
On the other hand, the Communists and other
workers are carrying on fight against tbs
bosses war preparation. They fight against
pacifism and the pacfist leaders. We are carry
ing on the teachings of Lenin, educating the
workers and arrning them with knowledge to
fight against the bosses war to fight against
the bosses pacifist allies, to turn the coming
bosses war against the boss class History is
with us. Already sixth of the globe has
paved the way. In China the workers and peas
ants are following the same path Of the Russian
workers.
In the fight against the last war the Young
Communist International was born Our Young
Communist League the American section OF this
Y O. L. is carrying on the fight against the pres-
ent bosses war The League in order to better
fight against the bosses war must recruit thou
sands OF new members
The Young Communist League is conductirv
big recruiting drive. 1t is leading the yopti,
IN the fight against the bosses war. m the
fight against pacifisr and the pacifist leaders,
Your place is IN the ranks Of the fighting ycst*
Iotn the Young Communists IeaguA