The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-08

organization and by the ballot. it obligates the
party to use democratic methods"
Democratic methods? These are the methods
Of restricting the struggle for the overthrow of the
capitalist rule within the limits of the legality es-
tablished by that rule. Which is another way Of
saying that the Socialist Party leadership pledges
not to lead the masses in revolutionary struggle
against capitalism. But all revolutions are illegal
That is their virtue.
Thomas tells the capitalist press in his state
ment that the S. P. leadership will change the sys-
tenn. by methods which do not compel a resort
to wholesale violence dictatorship"
How then will the SP. leaders meet the counter
revolutionary violence of the bourgeoisie? BY setting
up the dictatorship Of the proletariat? Good
heavens, mol By crushing the bourgeoisie as the
workers and peasants did in the october Revolu-
ton of 1917? Oh, no, that would be a terrible die
tatorship and the S. P leaders don't like dictator
ships even if it is the dictatorship Of the proetariat
over the exploiters.
The SP. leaders will meet the counter revolu-
tionary violence of the capitalists with a long series
Of IFS series sinisterly reminiscent of the series
with which Otto Bauer paralyzed the Austrian pro-
letariat before the advance of Fascsm
Whereas in the original declaration there was
one big IF, now there are at least FIVE new IFS
standing in the way of real revolutionary action
against capitalism Thomas states that the S. P
will overthrow capitalism IF it does not have to
use violence or set up a dictatorship, IF the capt.
talist system faces complete collapse" IF it has
already achieved power by the ballot, IF the "or-
ganizaton Of the workers makes it practicable
and IF otherwise" they are able to establish
order and create conditions of true democracy"
Metaphysics warned the New York Times?
Why this is metaphysical trickery with ven
geance! This is the pettfoggery of political char
latan who knows very well that he has not the
slightest intention of ever leading the masses in
revolutionary struggle for the overthrow Of capital
ism, but who will on the contrary exert all his
powers to block the final, revolutionary smashing
of the capitalist state power The treachery of such
leaders is not something to speculate on. 1t is a
certainty.
II son who signed the Manifesto of the Revolution
airy Policies Committee thinking that this Com
mittee was really pledged to fight for a revolu-
tionary program, must now face the fact that
neither the leaders of this Committee nor the Nor
man Thomases have the slightest intention of
changing the fundamentally reformist line of the
Socialist Party, whatever words they use, and that
they will inevitably betray the revolutionary strug-
gle for the smashing of capitalism.
There is only one path that leads to the revo-
lutionary overthrow of capitalism. 1t is the path
of BOlshevism, the path of the Communist Party.
The Communist Party urges and welcomes all
Socialist workers to join hands with it in the fight
for Soviet Power the only fight that can have
any meaning to the American working class seek
ing to rid itself of the yoke of capitalist wage
slavery.