The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-07
s3 Some Lessons
BY M LOUIS Paris

THE representatives Of the Central Committees
1 of the Communist Parties of Germany,
France, Poland, Czechoslovaha, England, Hol-
land, Sweden the representatives of the revolu-
tionary trade union movements Of the European
Bureau of the Red International of Labor
Unions, of the European Bureau Of the Young
Communist International held a Conference on
March 81, in order to discuss the results and
experiences Of the fight against the inlperialist
war in the Far East, against the Immediately
threatening Intervention against the Soviet
Union, for the defense Of China, Of the Chinese
revolution, for the defense Of the Soviet Union,
as well as the tasks Of the Communist Parties
and OF the revolutionary trade union movement
for enhancing this fight.
The Conference could record that only the
Communist Parties, only the red trade unions
and the revolutionary Trade Union Opposition
are conducting the revolutionary fight against
the imperiast war; against the threatening inter
vention against the Soviet Union. In this fight
certain although modest, successes were achieved
In regard to rousing and n1obilidng the broad
masses But Sthe achievements of the struggle
are not satisfactory by far. The diplomatic
military ideologicpolitical preparations for inter
vention are being made at full speed. In face OF
these preparations we have to record a dangerous
tagging behind In many countries in regard to
rousing and nobilizing the masses for the real
revolutionary fight against imperialist war Even
in the sphere Of propaganda, agitation and press
we notice this dangerous tagging behind, this
objectionable loss of tempo.
In order to be able to fight against imperialist
war against the Immediately threatening inter-
ventien against the Soviet Union in a reyoli-
tionary manner, l. e., not only by wordsb but
also by deeds, we must win the masses. At the
same time, the question of the fight against the
imperialst war must be raised among the broad
masses Of non proletarian toiling strata of the
population It must be particularly emphasized
that the BolsheWst struggle in this sphere offers
the greatest possibilities for winning the majority
of the working class for winning broad non
proletarian toiling masses. In order to be able
to solve these tasks in order to carry out revo-
lutionary mass mobilization, to launch revolu-
tionary mass actions, the lower, organizations
right down to the last nucleus, the whole men,
bership of the Parties and OF the Young Com
munist Leagues must be reused, modified and
equipped with propagandist, political and organi-
rational material -s.~St' s..'--. -las ~
The OPPORTUNIST underestination Of the
war danger must be ruthiessly combated as
of the most dangerous symptoms of opportunism
AT the present moment, in the present interna-
tional situation, the underestimation of the war
danger is he expression of the influence OF the
imper1alist bourgeoisie and OF social fascism,
greedy for Intervention, upon the proletariat and
upon the least -steeled elements Of the Comrnu-
mist Parties.
In some backward or desperate groups OF
workers, In the rural districts In various coun-
tries, there exists the opinion that imperialist
war, Intervention, do not constitute great
danger the proletariat, as rey.sltion will reces-
sarily follow upon war, as in ~ event of war
the bourgeosie will have to arm the proletariat
as the Soviet Union and the Red Army are very
strong" This sham-radical sham revolutionary
attitude leads to the same opportunist passivity,
to the same opportunist underestimation of war
and einanates from the same anti Bolsshevist
sources. We have likewise to conduct ruthless
Bolshevist struggle, against this opinion Before
the first imperiahst war the II International
issued the slogan that the itnperialist war can
and will be prevented by the general strike. II
the parties of the IL. International are still
'inhpudent enough TO hold out to the masses the
hopes of general strike in the distant future,
the 4th Of August, 1914 has shown what the
II. International means by the slogan OF the
general strike. III their speeches at the dis
armament conference Vandervelde and Jouhaux
threatened a general strike and revolution in the
event Of a new war. And the bourgeois diplomats