The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-18

The Communist Party, on the
Party really fights for the immediate
interests of the workers, and pro-
claims that there can be no gradual,
peaceful change from capitalism to
Socialism. 1t considers that it's task
is to prepare the working class for
proletarian revolution.
The Socialist Party teaches the
workers that capitalism can be over
thrown and Socialism established
through the election machinery of
capitalist "democracy"-by majority
vote in Congress, for example.
The Communist Party bases itself
on the teachings of Marx and Engels,
and proclaimS that there can never
be any real democracy under any
capitalist government, that the forms
of democracy in this country are only
a covering for the real dictatorship
of the capitalist class, and that there
fore the working class will have to
forcibly seize the state power and set
up a new form of government -
Soviet form of government of the
workers and toiling population.
The Socialist Party deludes the
workers into thinking that the CAPT.
talist class will give up its possessions
and State power at the mere request
of a majority of the workers.
The Communist Party declares that
the capitalist class will fight to the
last ditch with violence and bloodshed
- nf i%c o.
therefore the workers and the toll
ing masses must prepare for the
forcible seizure of power.
The Socialist Party is, thus, party
of peaceful reform, while the Com
munist Party is party which leads
the daily struggles of the workers in
preparation for revolution.
But the Socialist leaders say that
the Communists are not interested
in the welfare of the workers here
and now, that they are only inter-
ested in some distant revolution.
They also say to the workers that
the Communists believe in the per-
sonal rule of dictator over the
workers.
Then, the Socialist leaders say that
the Communists welcome and even
incite violence"
These are only few of the distor-
tons and false charges that Socialist
Party leaders propagate against the
Communists.
But let us see what the real situa-
ton is. And we shall find that in all
cases the Communist Party represents
the best interests of the workers,
while the Socialist Party really weak
ems and betrays the fight for these
interests.
On the question of the fight for
better working conditions, for higher
wages, etc., for example. The Social
lists say that Communists are not
interested in these, but only on some
faraway revolution. The Socialists
say, I'VE believe in the revolution,
but that is too far away; we want
better conditions now"
But in actual fact it is the Social
it leaders who always betray the
struggles for these immediate benefits
right here and now. AS matter of
fact, it is the Communists who best
defend these immediate interests of
the workers, because they fight for
them in revolutionary way.
In strikes, the Socialist leaders
always hold conferences with the
employers to settle on some com
promise" And the Socialist leaders
are this very moment urging the
workers to accept the N. R. A. codes,
which beat down the wages and
working conditions of the workers.
Even now Norman Thomas is telling
the workers not to strike against the
codes for higher wages. All through
the crisis the Socialist leaders have
been telling the workers that it is
hopeless" to fight against wage cuts.
And in Milwaukee the Socialist adj
ministration cut wages just as much
as other administrations.
The Communists say that it is
impossible to really fight for better
conditions and higher wages unless
the fight is carried on on the basis of
unrelenting class struggle, on the
basis of preparing the workers to
carry the struggle ever higher, to the
final goal, the overthrow Of capital
ism. The Communists know that
every concession from the employers
must be fought for.