The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-03
TUESDAY, JULY ), 1884


TWENTY years ago in the Serbian town
L Of Sarajevo was fired the shot that
killed the aristocratic parasite Prince
Ferdinand, and provided the spark that
set off the European powder barrel.
It was not, of course the miserable
carcass of this Balkan playboy for which
100000 working class sons gave their lives in
the last world slaughter
The snuffing out Of the life OF this only
set off the explosions Of imperialist commercial
rivalries which had been accommodating since the
turn OF the century, when German imperialism be-
gan to present serious threat 10 the lordly i'm
perialism of Great Britain.
'f you want to know what a aboat,
look at the peace treaty" said shrewd historic
observer.
The Versailles Treaty tells us what the World
War was about This Infamous treaty provided for
a redistribution of the rich colonial empires Of
Africa and the Far East, it stripped German i'm
perialsn of its coal and iron mines and turned
them over to French imperialism. The Versailles
Treaty fastened yoke Of in1perialist oppression on
every small nationality in Europe.
THE World War was as Lenin drove home with
the hammer blows OF Mar7dst logic, innpe-
rialist war among group Of slave-drivers for the
redistribution Of the worlds markets.
History knows more grotesque and foal be-
trayal than the way the imperialists and their
cial-chauvinist lackeys tricked the masses into
slaughter with the frauds of defense Of the father
land" and fight for democracy"
The sections of the Socialist Second Intens-
tional rotten with the opportunism of decades Of
peaceful parliamentary class collaboration betrayed
every word of its internationalis pledges, became
the prostitute purveyors OF the worst iingost
poison, each Socialist Party becoming the lackey
of its own Imperialism.
It was only the Bolsheviks led by Lenin who
raised high the banner Of internationalism and
proletaran revolution. It was they alone who put
into practice the solemn resolutions Of the Social
list Stuttgart and Basic Congresses calling for all
Socialist Parties to strike revolutionary blows at
their own governments in time Of imperialist war.
1t was they alone who successfully made break
in the chain of world Imperialism.
The last World War ushered in the epoch of
and revolutions the great historic epoch which
will see the steady victorious advance Of Socialist
revolution
The present world crisis of capitalism brings us
face to face with the second great period Of wars
and revolutions. The world revolutionary crisis
grows. The spectre of Communism hamts the
ruling classes of the world.
Today the social-chauvinists have become So
cial-fascsts. Today, even more than in 1914, the
leaders Of the Socialist Parties of the world stand
ready TO do service to their imperalis masters
when the next imperialst slaughter breaks out To-
day they stand ready to lead to the assault on
the stronghold of Socialism, the Soviet Union, al
ready sounding the advance cry to intervention in
their cunning attack dictatorship" all dicta-
torships including the proletarian dictatorship
Today the struggle against and fascism
takes meaning it is involved in the daily
defense of the everyday interests Of the masses,
in the fight for bread.
The fight against the mitarism of the Roose-
welt government (Which prepares to unleash its i'm
perialst aggression), for the stopping of mnition
shipments, for transport strikes, must go forward
with the greatest energy.
The program of the great Congress Against war