The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-28

countries is becoming harder
capitalist society promises
the toilers only endless suf-
fering. Capitalism cannot
provide real improvement in
the economic position, or end
unemployment. Ever new burdens
are inflicted on the toilers for new
ornaments, big armies and police
forces.
Indignation Growing
The indignation Of the masses
against capitalism is growing every
where. The toiling masses are
striving more and more for solid
arity in a united fighting front
against capitalism, the offensive Of
fascism, and the danger Of imperial
list war. The toilers are more and
more realiSing that only by united
fighting front will they be able to
prevent themselves being plundered
by capital. will they be able to bar
the path to fascist reaction and inn
perialist war.
A revolutionary crisis is maturing
IN the whole capitalist world.
This year the working class
celebrates May Dav under the con-
ditious of sharpening class battles.
In China the revolution advances;
the masses Of the people of Soviet
China are defending the Soviet
power. carrying on a heroic struggle
against the Kuomintang hangmen.
Mass Movement Rising
In Srain the revolution is rousing
ever wider masses. In Austria the
workers rose with arms in their
hands to defend the last vestige of
their economic and political gains
against fascism In France, four
million workers carried on against
fascist provocation a general strike
Unprecedented in that country.
In Poalnd the strike movement
has taken on magnitude unknown
since the existence Of the fascist die
tatorship. In Great Britain the
movement of the unemployment took
the form of 4 mighty hunger march
which received the support of the
broad masses Of the employed work.
ers.
In the United States ever wider
nsssss are being drawn into strike
struggles. against wage cuts, for un-
employment relief.
Tn, y
terror, the ferment of the masses of
workers is rising against the dicta-
torship, bursting out into various
strikes. The ranks of the Com
munist Party are being strength
ened. In Japan the movement of
the telling masses is growing
stronger against the terror of the
ruling class and against the war in
Manchuria.
Ever Wider Revolutionary Wave
Strikes and demonstra tons Of the
working masses are rising, the
ruined peasants are beginning to
spread in an ever wider wave over
the entire capitalist world, The
contradiction ere increasing be-
tween the imperialist countries and
the oppressed colonies eager to force
their wey toward freedom
There is furious increase in ar
maments in the imperialist coun-
tries, for which the workers. the I'M
employed, the poor peasants and the
city petty bourgeoisie have to pay.
Fascism and war are the means
by which capitalism is trying to save
itself from the indignation of the
masses. Fascism and war prepare
tons increase the evaporation Of
the masses, among whom there has
accumulated an enormous store of
revolutionary energy.
Fsscism and War
Fascism has secured a temporary
victory in Germany and Austria.
thanks to the treachery Of the Social
Democratic leaders It has deprived
millions of toilers of their element
airy rights, but it could not and never
will destroy the revolutionary work
ers' movement.
The japanese and German inn
perialists are marching in the front
ranks of the war-makers. The Ger
man inperialists are frantically
arning nd seeking throughout the
world for allies in the coming war.
The British imperialists are inspiring
plans for a ter-reVolutionary
attack on the U. S. S. r.
Imperialist war, a new nightmare
IF cloilobfor oF ,,no,,Iae oo,o o,,1,, he
prevented by the increase of the
revolutionary struggle of the working
classes in firm united front against
capitalism. The path of fascist
terror can only be barred by
revolutionary class struggles of the
international proietariat.
Social Democratic Treacherv
Proletarians of all capitalist coun-
tries
The Social Democrats who pro-
missed to lead you to socialism along
the path Of bourgeois parliamentary
democracy and collaboration of
classes weakened the working class
by splitting its ranks. The path of
Social Democracy is not the path Of
socialism, but fascism.
In order to prevent fascisn, and
to overthrow its dictatorship it is
necessary tc break away from the
Social Democrats, to unite under
the fighting banner Of the Commu-
mist International, for a revolution
airy struggle. for power, for Soviet5.
Proletarians Look at the Soviet /
Union, how the proletariat and the
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