The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-27
Pledges of Support
Conceal Capitalist
Propaganda
BY MILTON HOWARD

by MlLION 1ON AND
in THE recent and present
l events along the Pacific
Coast, the enormously rising
strike activity of the workers
everywhere, we have an I'M
usually fine laboratory, so to speak,
for testing the words and deeds of
the Socialist Party.
1t is to Socialist workers, particu-
larly, that I should like to speak
Particularly the Socialist workers
who read the New Leader, weekly
Socialist organ, whose issue this
week is devoted to reporting the
great San Francisco general strike.
THE Socialist Party naturally is
sued a statement supporting"
the strike. Being a party that
claims the allegiance of the work
ing class as revolutionary party
representing the interests of the
working class, it could not do other
wise.
But there is support and support
A rope also supports" a hanging
man.
We Communists insist that the
leadership of the Socialist Party by
its theories and deeds is on the side
of the capitalist system. To many
this is not an easy thing to see.
This Is because the Socialist
Party plays a special role in sup
porting capitalism. 1t does not
come out openly and say: I'VE are
in favor of capitalism
On the contrary, the Socialist
Party differs from the other two
capitalist parties in that it comes
before the masses as a party whose
objective it is to change society,
abolish capitalism, and build So
cialism.
But let us examine in just what
way we are justified in saying that
in the recent general strike the So
cialist Party, despite it's protesta-
lions Of support, really worked in
the interests of the employers.
In order to help the strikers win
their fight for their immediate de-
mands, it was the duty of a revolu-
tionary working class party to coun-
teract the propaganda of the en-
ployers and the government. II
was necessary to show to the work
ers the class forces at work. anc
the way to strengthen the forces
OF the working class.
At the center of this task was
the necessity for exposing the class
character of the Roosevelt govern.
ment, the class relation of the EN-.
ployers to the armed forces of the
state, and the strike breaking role
OF the entire government ap.
paratus.
In short, 1t was necessary for 3
truly working class party to helr
the strikers in their fight agains
the agents of the government b,
revealing to them the great truth
which Marx first laid down in thu
Communist Manifesto, that every
capitalist government, including
the Roosevelt government, is essen.
TALLY ''the executive committee TO,
the ruling class"
The first service which the So
cialist Party did to the ruling clas
and their government was tt
strenuously conceal from the work
ers the fact that the Roosevelt
government and the ruling clas
are one, united in a common clas
objective, the maintaining of tn
exploitation of the workers.
In this particular struggle it wa
desperately necessary for the EN-
ployers and Roosevelt to hide from
the workers the fact that the en-
tire government is the instrumen
through which the employers carr,
through their wage-cuts and thei
exploitation. This is why Roose
Welt Unanswered to stay away from
| the scene In order to give the i'm
Ipression Of being above the battle