The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-04-03
VAR AND The WORKERS


democratic" governments in a
war against Fascist governments.
In some countries, notably the
United States, cleft" Socialists are
objecting to the position on war |
which is being officially taken by |
the parties and leaders of the Sec |
ond International. The "MilitaAnts" |
in this country have criticized the
advocacy of sanctions, the Dan
Zyromski-Bauer resolution, ETC.,
from what looks on the surface as
position close to Marxism. How
far from Marxism it is in actuality
is revealed by noticing the po-
sitions which the same Militants
take on particular issues: They
enthusiastically praise the A. F. of
L. Convention resolutions which
hailed the League and demanded
sanctions" by the u. S. govern
ment. They praise and push
the "50,00O,0O0 signatures against
war; campaign. They hail the
Socialist NEG. resolution on war
October, 1885, which, while re-
jecting sanctions for Europe, adj
vocates the neutrality" form of
| u. S. sanctions and a reformed"
League of Nations. They praise
to the skies Norman Thomas new
book on War, which fails to meet
single one of the central issues
in the revolutionary struggle
against war. They speak lightly
, of a possible general strike" at
the outbreak of war, without point
ing out that such a strike would
| be a revolutionary act, presuppos-
) ing a revolutionary situation and
: revolutionary party prepared to
take power-all of which are ex
tremely unlikely at the beginning
. of a war, when the capitalist state
E is normally at it's most powerful
. and its most desperate. And, II
: nally, the Militants nowhere draw
= the necessary conclusion that thu
\ revolutionary struggle against wa
- is inconceivable apart from the
Q struggle against the Second In
ternational and it's parties and it
leaders, whose official position o
= BETRAYAL on a world scale has bee
e clearly unfolded.
= On the question of war, a pc
sition which is correct or approx
q mately correct in the abstract, o
- the surface, is never enough.
y :, must be correct in the concrete, Q
). particular issues, before it amount
- to anything more than jugglin
- with words. This is the disaStrOU
= weakness of many of the leader
!, of the left Socialists in this cou1
= try. What are we to say Whe
- they come out with Marxist-soun'
. ing phrases, and then support a.
:. tivelv the united front" Studen
y Mobilization for Peace (Novemb
- 8. 1880, a united front that W.
- actually a patriotic rally, havln
IL as it's chief speakers throughor
= the country not merely socls
T. patriots, but open chauvinists III
no President Robinson of City Ct
al lege, New York? 1t should (
n obvious that Marxists can nev6
al form "united fronts for peac,
- with betrayers and agents OF t
- war-makers. Their duty on q
~ occasions is to expose and alta
IuS the betrayers. What are we to S
ne when these Militants are not mel
,0I lv silent about the illusions
" pacifism, but actively propage
= pacifist ideas and, especially, Du
aS up pacifist organizations! Wh
nC thew not merely accept but eV
an -, formulate proposed governmlsT.
7rS neutrality legislation? When q
take no steps to purge the rar
the of their own party of the hs
ry- and brazen social-patriots, in
que Right wing? We can only g
to Glide thai their ''Marxism" is
ney more than a red veil, hiding :.
OF meath it's weakness, equivocatl
ms. or outright capitulation to the
i've makers.
ma There is only one conclusion,
en- be drawn about the Second I'M
as national and it's parties. Tney
len' rotten to the core. They Prepoa !,
thew already announce their Z
'our naration-only for a repetition
IN the betrayal of 1914. Inc SUI
.yeu ole against war is inconce l'a;
nee apart from the struggle asal
le4S the Second international.
3 .iec- The Third international
ting The Seventh Congress Of F,
: Is Communist international, ne5u lr