Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-06-02

Page 81
"The struggle of the proletariat
is not merely a struggle against the
capitalist class to control the State,
but a struggle against the State, the
essence of a proletarian revolution
is the destruction Of the organized
forces of the State, and their fore
ible suppression by the organized
forces of the proletariat-until the
entire State organization is destroy
ed, the struggle will not end. That is
its aim"
There IS volume after volume OF
Communist propaganda being circu-
lated besides many newspapers
which advocate sabotage. Class hat
red and other Illegal tactics all aim
To the success of the revolutionary
movement There is a magazine
published by the Communist party,
known as 1.-THE Communist" In the
ssh Of July 1929 is found the fol-
lowing.
The Communists urged strikes
and erippling of industry in time of
war we are accused of trying TO
bring about the defeat Of our own
government. To that charge we
plead guilty. That is precisely our
ain. A government engaged in war
fare is weaker than at other times
in spite of the fact that its savage
r-epressions make it appear strong
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a moment an organized drive to stop
the production of war supplies, to
cripple the transportation system
may result in creating such difficult
ties that the imperialist forces may
be defeated.
But it is not sufficient in our
drive against i~mperialist war, mere
ly to concentrate upon the war in
dnstries. We must be able to reach
the masses in the armed forces OF
the nation with revolutionary agit-
alton and propaganda calculated to
cause defections and mutiny IN
the ranks. WI do not indulge in the
social-democratic twaddle about dis
armament We will not tell the sol
diers in the army to throw away
their guns and run home. We tell
them TO hold the guns in their hands
and use them against their W ca
pitalist oppressors. When faced with
an imperialist wal as an accomplish
ed fact we must be able to popular
ize definite revolutionary slogans
among the armed forces. In case of
a war between imperialist nations
we raise the slogan of fraterniza-
tion with the soldiers of the oppos-
ing army. refusal to obey commands
of officers, mutinies and other
forms Of disruptive work. In case Of
war against the Soviet union OF
main slogan will be different. We
will then urge the soldiers in the
imperialist armies to desert the ar
my and with their guns and IS much
ammunition as they can get, go over
to the side of the Red Army against
the im~perialist forces. While the ca
pitalsts prepare for another imper-
ialist war, we prepare to utilize the
difficulties for capitalism arising out
of such a war in order to initiate
the next stage of the world revolu-
tion. We realize that such q con-
flict requires careful preparation un-
der the leadership of a determined
Bolshevik party. Turning an imper-
ialist war between nations into
civil war against capitalism is not
a simple matter; it Is not a game
for dilIetantes to play. 1t requires
the most highly developed revolu.
tionary strategy and ability to esbi
mate the relative forces involved il
the struggle as well as the preciss
moment for the launching Of the in
su~rrection-'
when a revolutionary situation
IS developing rs q result OF war O
from any other cause, the party o.
the proletariat must lead q direct at
tack agaiDst the capitalist state
The slogans put forth must be o
such a naure. as to guide the move
ment in it's development, which viii
take the form at first Of mass strik
es and armed demonstrations. Ir
that stage there arises the question
of arming the working class ant
disarming the capitalist class. Fin
ally the highest form of struggle |
reached wherein it eliminates in tn
general strike and a merging 0
large sections of the military forces
and the workers for armed insurrec
ton against the capitalist stat
power
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Of the Communist party are par
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