The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-26
New Deal is "Socialism" to Eurobe's
Socialists, "Fascism'' to Mnssolini
Paris S. P. Congress
Finds No Hope Except
in the u. S. A.

Goebbels. If national economy, &C
cording to Brailsford's official op-
inion, can be considered communal
matter" without the proletariat hav-
ing appropriated the means of pro-
duction, without the adjustment of
classes, is there anything in this but
agreement with the slogans of Hit
ler's movement: General interest
before private interest, by abolishing
the class struggle?"
If Vandervelde is right, and if
Rooseyelt's political economy shows
"anti-capitalistic tendencies" Hitler,
on his side, has equal reason to offer
his political economy as socialism,
and to make Goebbels declare: so
cialism is on the march,"
Thesis Of Socialist Congress
The economic analysis prepared by
the leaders of the Second Interna-
tional for the Paris conference, as
the foundation for the development
of the strategy of the social demo-
cratic movement, can be summarized
thus:
Capitalism is in a profound crisis,
but it is nevertheless on the point of
solving this crisis by itself triumph
ing over its anarchy, and of thus
Transforming economy into a COM
munal matter. That is being realized
in America. at any rate, where
Roosevelt, the economic dictator,
shows the way"
The Social Democrats call that
transition to socialism" the Fascists,
"the economic essence of Fascism."
We run the risk of the leaders of
the Second International starting
again their cry that "the communists
are walking with the Fascists." But
in spite of everything we declare that
Mussolini had ample reason to say
that the political economy of Roose-
welt (Which the Social Democrats,
Vandervelde, Brailsford, Otto Bauer
Leon Blum would make out to be
presage of socialism, works in theory
and in practice in an atmosphere
similar to Fascism.
Such is the economic analysis on
the basis of which the Second In
ternational's strategy, Gin the period
of Fascist reaction" will be determ-
ined at the Paris Congress.
Socialists and the Soviet Union
At the beginning of this year,
Friedrich Adler, secretary Of the Sc
cond International, laid down the
following protentions as preliminary
conditions for the united front be-
tween Communists and Social De-
mocrats.
1.-THE Second International must
recognize that socialism may be re-
allied some day in the Soviet Union,
by way of the dictatorship Of the
proletariat, and the Communist In
ternational must recognize that So
cialism in other countries, for inst
ance in Sweden, can be realized in
democratic way"
1t has turned out otherwisel The
Second International is not inclined
to recognize that socialism has al
ready been put into practice in the
Soviet Union by way of the prole-
tartan dictatorship-on Sundays and
holidays, some Social Democratic
leaders will admit, as individuals, at
the most, and with reservations, that
socialism may be realized in Russia
on the day when democracy is re-
established.
Where the transition to socialism
is beginning, according to the leaders
of the Social Democracy, is under the
economic dictatorship of Roosevelt.
Maybe the acceptance of this thesis
of the Social Democratic leaders will
be proclaimed by the Paris Congress
as a pre-condition Of the establish
ment of the united 'front.'