The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-28
S. p. Has Attacked the
Soviet Union Since
the Revolution
BY M. CHILDS

BY M. CHILDS
FROM the very first day the Soviet
I Republic was established, Social
Democracy has been on the side of
the revolution. Not only
theoretically-for whenever an in
tervention army attacked the work
ers republic, the Social Democrats
co-operated with the general stats
of the imperianst powers. This is
true not only in the case of the
Russian Mensheviks, but also Of the
Social Democratic parties in all
capitalist countries. When Social
Democrats occupied ministerial po-
sitions as leaders Of governments,
their attitude and relations to the
Soviet Union were governed by the
interests of their national bourgeoi-
sic.
Social Democracy, however, never
openly admits this counter-revolu-
tionary activity. The Soviet Union
is too popular with the toiling
masses in all lands. For this reason,
Social Fascism maneuvers and pre-
tends sympathy" for the Soviet
Republic. In the U, S. too, the So
cialist Party at its convention adopts
resolutions processing sympathy for
the U.S.SR., while at the same time
it viciously attacks the proletarian
dictatorship.
S. P. Workers Spot Hypocrisy
The workers in the ranks of the
Socialist Party are beginning to see
through these duplicities and false
hoods. They are beginning to real
ize the role of the Socialist Party
on the question of the Soviet Union,
The workers in the S. P. raise a
number of other important ques-
tons, such as war and intervention;
democracy and dictatorship; etc.,
which are now being discussed in
the ranks of the Socialist Party.
In this connection it must be
clear to all workers that to carry
on struggle against imperialist war
and intervention, it is necessary in
a concrete way to unmask and ex-
pose the maneuverS of Social Fas-
cism. At this very moment the
Socialist Party is carrying on an
theological campaign to prepare the
masses for a war of intervention
against the Soviet Union. Here is
how the Milwaukee Leader, a Social
ist paper, places the question of
war and the Soviet Union in one
of its editorials:
at (the Soviet Union) does not
want war; not at present, at any
rate. What it might want at some
future time, when other countries
are weaker and it is stronger, we
cannot say, but it does not want
war between itself and any other
country at present. Doubtless it
would not mind having capitalist
countries get into war with one
another. And it wants civil war
in every capitalist country. It's
adherents, the Communists, work
for violent revolution in all capt.
talist countries, including our own.
That's where the insincerity
comes in"
The Socialist Leader tells the
workers that a war is coming; that
war will come when Russia is
stronger; that the Soviet Union is
"insincere," it is only awaiting the
chance to attack a weaker nation.
This is written at the time when
American imperialism has its guns
trained on Cuba and Wall Streets
ambassador, Gallery, is organizing
the Mendieta conference.-the
This violent subsection of the Cuban
masses is a demonstration of dip
lomatic Sincerity on the part of
American imperialism in the eyes
of Social Fascism. To Mr.. Norman
Thomas, it is armed non-interven-
ton" Furthermore, the capitalist
diplomats should be congratulated
because they have countered every
proposal of the Soviet delegation for
disarmament, with proposal for
increased ornaments. Why Motif
the Soviet Union is "insincere ?"-
says the Leader.
1T IS very clear that such editorials
have for their aim to justify i'm
perialism's attack against the Soviet
Union. japanese imperialism will
be thankful to the Leader for its
support. The Soviet Government
has demonstrated to the world that
it pursues a consistent peace policy,
in spite of the many provocations.
Yet the Milwaukee Leader already
prepares the ground for the armies
of intervention. 1t acts the part
of provocateur who points a fin
ger and shouts: THE Soviet Union
is the instigator of warl" To jus
tify the imperialist war against the
US.SR., the Socialist Party will tell
the masses that this is a war car
ried on in order ito avoid civil war
and revolution"
1t is rather popular to talk about
the Soviet Union nowadays, SO the
Milwaukee Leader joins the chorus
But we wonder whether Hamilton
Fish, Matthew VOL, or Easley did
not write the score for this tune:
"Soviet officials claim they have
nothing to do with the Communist
propaganda in the various coun
tries. They claim that the So