The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-26
On the
World Front
HARRY CANNES
Vita Eyes Wide 0Psa
COReerH Over Police
These Whe Rule Germany

THE Trotgloyite youth va=-
L guard in France. march
ing boldly forward under the
banner of the counter-reve-
luton, land several PAGES
ahead of the rear-guard-in
the ranks of the Second
international.
ITO some" explains the American
Trotzl1yite sheet, 1T will appear as
departure from our traditional
position. >" Not at all The
traditional position of Trotzky has
always been to assist the Socialist
leaders, the Bauers, the AdlerS, the
Wells, 10 deepen the split in the
ranks of the working class. The
traditional position of Trotzky mas
been to Islander the Communist IN
ternational, the feminist Interna-
tional, rendering definite service to
the forces of FaScism.
ETHE decision E. to join the So
1 cialist youth of France" con.
tinues the Trotzkyite organ, soon to
be absorbed into the chauvinist
bowels of the Musteite movement,
should not come as surprise to
any of our members or sy1npa-
thizers." No, they have more Of
such surprises for you. Prepare
for many shocks.
In order to emphasize still further
that there is no gap at all between
the Bauers, the Leiparts, the Wells,
and the Trotzkyites, the obliging
editor tells us:
"As will be noted in the docu-
ment, not a principle, not an idea,
not a line of the Fourth Interna~
tional is renowned, revised or COM
promised by the Young Leninists in
taking this step. They do 1t with
their eyes open, their banner flying
and in the interests of the revolu-
tionary youth"
To the tune of with My Eyes
Wide Open l Fell in Love with
You," and with the words from
The Charge of the Light Brigade"
('TntO the Valley of Death Rode
the Four Hundred'), the Trotzky.
lit youth bravely carry the banner
on which only the word "Lenin"
Is written, and lay 1t down at the
feet Of the very Socialist leaders
whom Lenin castigated as traitors
to the working class to the very
day of his death.
Of course, there is no retreat from
" from that abortion known as
the Fourth International. There
should be no surprise whatever.
Every idea of the counter -revolu-
tionary Trotzkyites is here carried
forward to its logical conclusion, to
menshevism, to social-fascism, to
efforts to help the Socialist leaders
side-step the united front in the
fight against fascism.
It is altogether fitting for the
American Trotzkyite sheet when
singing the requiem over the demise
of it's French youth section as an
independent entity in the world Of
counter-revolution that they should
prepare the minds of their readers
for more such surprises"
GREAT concern for the welfare OF
u the police was expressed by the
Socialists in the recent Swedish
elections. For example, an election
manifesto issued by the Social
Democratic committee at Malno
declared: What did the Right do
for making the police effective
when quite alone in possessing
power? Would the police ever
have been able to get their quarters
in the most modern police building
of the North without social demo-
cratic majority in the town coun-
Gil? The reorganization to come,
too, providing the police with suffi-
Gent technical resources is con-
sequence of social democratic initi-
alive. :"
Translated into concrete, every
day experience this means that the
Socialist leaders were for bigger
clubs for the police, better revolvers,
machine guns, more up-to-date gas
equipment, everything necessary to
break strikes and protect the en-
ployers against the demands OF the
workers for higher wages. better
conditions and union recognition.
Attest statistics in Germany on
IL wealth. ownership show who ac-
tually stand behind the Fascist die
tatorship. According to these fig
ures there are 2,465 millionaires in
Germany. Of these, $50 possess
100000 to 100000 marks, while
lis have admitted to the f1nance
Office that they own from 100000
to 100000 marks.
There are 40 who are counted in
the class of lti-millionaires, pos
sessing over 100000 marks. 1t is
these 40 men who rule in Germany
and whose will is supreme in the
councils of the Nazis.