The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-08

denberg, they were only carrying
to its logical conclusion the policy
of the whole Second International,
including the American Socialist
Party and Norman Thomas. Won
Hindenburg and Won Papen, with
their government of fascist dicta-
torship, received power from
the hands OF Social Democ-
racy, with the approval of Nor
man Thomas.
In Germany we have the SUI
preme example of the role of the
Socialist Party. Germany is that
nation in which all of the objec-
tive pre-conditions are most ripe
for socialism, second only to the
United States. The productive
forces of Germany already in ex-
istence, were fully adequate for
the immediate foundation Of a So
cialiSt society. Precisely where the
conditions were the most favor
able, there the Socialist Party
made its most open and fragrant
betrayal Of socialism.
THE RECORD OF
THE COMMUNISTS
Compare this with the record Of
the Communist Party, the Bolshe-
viks. In Russia, the Communist
Party came to power through de-
feating the influence of the re-
formist Socialists among the
masses, destroying their attempt,
under the Socialist Kerensky, to
re-establish the capitalist-imperial-
ist rule and set up new kind of
government, government of
Workers and Farmers Councils,
the Soviet Government.
In Russia the existing produc-
tive forces, industry, transport and
so on, we're entirely inadequate for
the immediate establishment of So
cialism. Even before the war, Rus
STA was a backward agricultural
country. During the war, even
that industry which existed, was
largely wrecked. The Soviet power
took possession of a ruined land,
and, after the assumption of power,
was forced to battle for its ex-
istence for years against hostile
world, against armed intervention
and against the internal enemy
supported by the imperialists.
The backward economic basis in
herited by the Soviet Government,
gave rise to the most profound diff
ficulties in the creation of the new
society. 1t is precisely these
enormous difficulties which reveal
most dramatically the enormous
superiority of working-class rule, as
against the rule of the capitalists.
In the surrounding capitalist world,
there existed the greatest produc-
tive forces, the highest technical
achievements, the greatest ac-
emulation of wealth. But CAPT
talism has been unable to further
develop these productive forces.
1t has closed down from one
third to one-half of all the mines,
mills and factories. Instead of
developing the productive forces. it
is throttling and destroying them.
With all of it's tremendous forces,
it has fallen into decay, into crisis,
into paralysis.
SOCIALISM BEING BUILT
But the Soviet Government, with
all of its handicaps and difficult
ties, has proceeded steadily to the
building of a new socialist sys-
tenn. While capitalist economy has
fallen far below the pre-war level,
the SoviG economy has not only
restored De previous productive
level of the ruined counts6H but has
already multiplied its production
by three times over the pre-war
level. The Soviet system has
brought a tremendous release of
all of mankinds creative capaci-
ties.
The first Five-Year Plan of So
cialist industrialization and collec-
tivization of agriculture is now be-
ing successfully completed in four
years. This magnificent echieve-
ment has already completed the
foundations for a socialist society.
The Soviet Union has fully en-
tered into the period Of socialism.
MILLIONS FACE STARVATION
IN AMERICA
The Socialist Party OF Norman
Thomas and co. point to the still
existing difficulties in the Soviet
Union as an argument why the
American workers should still cling
to capitalism, and try to restore
The capitalist system also in Amer
lea. Do difficulties still exist in
the Soviet Union? Yes, Of course.
There is still far from sufficient
OF all the daily needs Of life, of
food, clothing and housing. But
compare these difficulties with the
problems Of the workers and farm.
erS In America.
IN America millions are faced
Nth ssaEYataen pct necapHe thsEe..