The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-13
Letters from Our Readers

Government is a government not
based on imperialism. 1t requires
no territorial expansion or the ex-
ploitation of colonial peoples, since
it is ruled not by an exploited class,
but by the working class. % The
imperialiSt contradictions between
American imperialism and Japanese
and British imperialism, intense as
they are, can never be greater than
the major contradiction between
Socialism and capitalism, between
the Socialist Government of the
Soviet Union and the capitalist
world.
Within the limits of these two
conceptions we can hammer out the
correct Communist line regarding
the war danger, the Soviet Union,
the U. S., etc. Gin this regard we
suggest that you read Stains Re
port to the 10Th Party Congress of
the U. s. S. r." and the recent
writings in the Inprecorr and the
Communist International on the
Soviet Peace Policy.
No one can predict the precise
forms which the capitalist inter-
vention against the U. S. S. R. will
take, whether they will be begun
by japanese Imperialism alone, or
in alliance with United States i'm
perialism. Tt may be that U. S.
imperialism will attempt to provoke
japanese imperialism into an adj
ventuous assault against the U. S.
S. R. so that Japanese imperialism
would be weakened. And it may be
that they will be able to overcome
the extraordinarily intense capital
lst antagonisms between them.
That the future will decide.
But one thing is certain. and
that is that the Soviet Union
could never enter into an i'm
perialist alliance with any capt.
talist government, This is die
tated by the fundamental char
acter of imperialism and the fun
damental character of the Soviet
Government.
In considering the foreign policy
Of the Soviet Union, the dominant
factor in this policy is the firm
peace policy of the Soviet Union.
This peace policy if the expression
OF the Socialist character of the
U. S. S. r. and its complete
anthesis to Imperialism. Having
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own borders, the Soviet Govern
ment does not seek to exploit colo
NAL peoples. Thus the peace policy
OF the Soviet Union is not pacifist
peace policy, but a revolutionary
peace policy, policy that is or
ganic with its entire revolutionary
character and the building of So
cialism.
In all its diplomatic relations with
lmperialist powers, including the
United States, the Soviet Union is
motivated by the purpose of main
tanning peace, and the staving off,
as long as possible, counter revolu-
tionary Intervention. In all its
diplomacy it makes not the slight
est retreat from its Socialist prin-
ciples.
You quote Lenin about playing off
our enemies one against the other.
That is true feminist principle,
but you will search all through
Lenin without finding any advice
on Lenin's part that Socialism
should make fundamental conces-
sionS to capitalism on questions of
fundamental principle. The analogy
which you give about Lenin using
technical help of French engineers
is, as you can see, not quite the
same as forming an imperialist al
lance with an imperialist govern
ment. Between technical assistance
and imperial alliances there is a
world of difference.
Under all circumstances, the fun
damental slogan of the Communist
is to Defend the Soviet Union, and
to turn imperialist war into civil
] war;