The Daily Worker Newspaper, April 2, 1924, Page 5

| ‘for war. training. Wednesday, April 2, 1924 ¥ HE DAILY WORKER COMMUNISTS. NOT PACIFISTS: ARE FOR CLASS WAR Case Explained’ by Y. W. Leaguer By HARRY GANNES, (Member of National Executive Council of Young Workers League) Compulsory military training is the object of the present anti-pacifist campaign. The failure of the citizen’s military training camps for the past. two years, and the probable miscar- riage of the plan this coming season, is goading the Chicago Daily Tribune, the ‘National Security League and a horde of other pro-imperialist organ- izations to an attack on all pacifist and communist elements. The war department of the United States government has issued orders for a mobilization. of 400,000 troops The present in- cumbent in the navy department an- nounces his aim to be a large and ship-shape navy commensurate with the Washington armament confer- ence provisions. Just what this means, how ineffective it is for a cur- tailment of war forces is shown by the action of the British Labor Gov- ernment in sanctioning the building of destroyers of 9,800 tons, when the Washington agreement limits the na- tions involved to destroyers of 10,000 tonnage. ' Coolidge’s War Plans. The president has urged a combin- ing of the war and navy department for more efficiency than is at present possible, Another of the great prob- lems facing the imperialist. govern- ment of the United States is the mob- ilization of an army of eight to nine million in case of war, and the plan of the war department is to train a large enough officers’ corps in the universities and high schools to be able to throw a trained body into ac- tion at the call of war. These vast war. preparations are the basis of the hatred evinced from the militarists in the United States when the imperialist form of the American government is-pointed “out by the young Communist as well as by the pacifist students. In the uni- versities propaganda carried (on against the students military training corps has aroused the United States army officers who are paid to carry on the murder-training. The Com- munist anti-military work conducted by the Young Workers League in the factories mines, mills, offices, in the grammar and high ~“hools, designed as it is to arouse tue working class youth to militant action against wars, has especially met with the hatred of the militarist backers of American capitalism, " In order to frighten the student pacifists, the charge is being made by the Tribune; the News,’the Herald and Examiner, as well as by the offi- cers at the head of the Reserve Offi- cers Training Corps that all anti- military propaganda emanates from Moscow and is under the direct su- pervision of William Z. Foster. Communists Not Pacifists. It is true the entire Communist movement of the world is definitely anti-military in so far as capitalist wars are concerned. But there is not the least taint of pacifism in the Com- munist ‘@nti-military program. As Trotzky has said, “In the Wars of the Capitalists we are/pacifists, but in the wars of the working class we fight unto the death.” It is this kind of anti-military activity that is driv- ing fear into the hearts of the junker gang now trying to stampede the American working class into prepara- tion for a new war. That the present anti-pacfist and red-baiting exertions undertaken by the combined capitalist press with the official sanction of the United States army and naval department has a deeper significance that the limited agitation of the university students and the Young Workers League of America is strikingly shown by an examination of the dominant impe- rialist position the United States assumed in the past decade. ~ U.S. a Jingo-Im it. ‘ Beginning with the Spanish-Ameri- can war the United States entered the world arena as a jingo-miiltarist and imperialist nation. Since then it has assumed the master hand. The close of the world war found it’on the pin- nacle of finance imp has been pointed out repeatedly by com- munists the world over, the military forces of a nation Perth in the ratio that it grows Where, for 4 suger’ other, bi military gro Br pe) eo Al made by the capitalists to speed up their fortifications and to incerase armaments of every kind. For information sepuerning. the Youne Workers League of Amer- hicago, Til. ica, State St., C Being the continuation of the re- port given by Comrade Gregory Zinoviev, chairman of the Commun- ist International, at the city. meet- ing of the Collective Bureaus of the Leningrad Communist Party Organization. _* * VI. Comrade Trotzky’s “New Course.” E HAVE before: us ‘an article by Comrade Trotzky, one which has been published in our newspapers under the title of “The New Course.” Unfortunately, this article is not expressed clearly either, and it is not possible for) everyone “to understand it immedi- ately. [ have even come across in- dividuals who maintain that Com- rade Trotzky supports the resolution of the Central Committee in this article. Of course it is nothing new that the rope “supports” the man being hanged, Comrade Trotzky’s authority is as undoubted as the services he has rendered to the Party. Among our- selves there is no use to waste words upon this. But mistakes, are mis- | takes, and remain so. When I made| a mistake, I was pulled up sharp by the Party; Bucharin, too, had to undergo the same experience, , When Comrade Trotzky committed grave errors in 1921, Comrade Lenin pub- lished two pamphlets on Trotzky’s errors. _ Discussions were held all over Russia, and Comrade Trotzky was slightly in the minority at the Party Congress. In Contradiction to Central. And now we must go into this question in its essentialg without re- gard for the former services of those who commit errors, I repeat, that Comrade Trotzky’s article is most unclearly expressed. But we, the majority of the Central Committee, distinctly see in it no ‘a support, but a thwarting of the line followed by the Central Committee and its unanimous decisions. We worked in collaboration with Com- rade Trotzky for a whole week on the resolution, in commissions and sub-dommissions. It need not be said that every possible convession was made in order to arrive at an agree- ment with Comrade Trotzky, for we lay very great value on his agree: ment. Who can fail to appreciate Com- | rade Trotzky'’s authority in the! Party? ! We reavhed an agreement. what happened And The unanimously passed resolution was published, | and the next day this article by Comrade ‘Trotzky appeared, un- doubtedly violating this unanimity. You are. naturally entitled to de- mand from me proofs in confirmation ef my ussertion ‘that Comrade Trotzky’s article is in contradiction to the resolution of the Central Committee, I therefore pass to these proofs, VII. What Is the Party? It will be known to you ‘that “Trotzkyism” represents a certain trend in the Russian labor move- ment. What was the essential char- acter of the old “Trotzkyism?” I shall not #9 here into the peasant question, but shall deal with the questions occupying us in the imme- diate present. For jnstance, the question of what the Party is, the question of what inner Party democ- racy is, the question of what atti- tude we are to adopt towards frac- tions, Before entcring our Party, Com- rade Trotzky fought with the whole of his characteristic passionateness for the idea that the labor party has to represent a conglomeration of various tendencies, various frac- tions, various groups, and various ;many points, but still he held the i these words |there are two of esch kind; The Struggle Within the Russian Part At that time we even employed a special term, invented by Vladimir Ilyitseh: “eurrenters,” as a designa- tion for those who pursued special “currents.” In the liquidation ques- tion, Comrade Trotzky repeatedly asserted that he fundamentally sup- ported the liquidation idea. At first he admitted that it was Wrong in i quidation idea to be a “permissible gradation” in the labor party. Cannot Be a Noah’s Ark. Many old comrades will recollect on the “permissible gradation,” which I here adduce ex- actly as they were spoken: “In ‘a word, let us live and let live. The | Party is a conglomeration of sepa- rate fractions and currents.” Even xt that time we replied: No, we cannot adopt this formula of “live and let live’ as a rule of con- duct. We said: “If the working class is to be victorious, there must be one united and steeled Bolshe- vist party, and we cannot allow the liquidators, the Mensheviki, to go on working’ as they think best.” They must be wiped out. (Agplause.) This was the reason of the strife at the time when Comrade Trotzky € i issued the newspaper named “Prav-|the reason that they were oppor- | da” in Vienna. Az that time we] tunists, but also for the reason that | published the labor paper, “Prav-junder their rule the Party was da,” in Petragrad, with the aid of |formed on the mosaic work prin- the workers’ pence. Is it possible for us to adopt the “live and let live” standpoint in the question of the “currents?” Now, as then we reply: No, for the Party cannot become a Noah’s ark, bag: the Party must not become a conglom- eration of separate groups and cur- rents, The Party, working under the conditions created by the new economie policy, that is, under fair- ly variegated conditions, must be a currents. united Bolshevist party of the old Dragging the American youth into the world war in reality against the will of the majority of people in this country has left a profound reaction in the minds especially of the work- ing class and a large sectioy of the students to any new war ventures, The desire and need for an army, at the same time, becomes ever more pressing and the delicate world situ- ation becomes ever more aggravated. Right at this moment, any demon- strations against the growing militar- ization of the youth in the United States meets with the sternest. re- buke. Attempts ‘at inciting violence against the pacifist and Communist elements are made daily by the capi- talist press, but so far their assaults have not culminated in. action. War Plutes Run Church. The most despicable spectacle in the great melodrama of Communist and pacifist hunting is the militarist leaning of the so-called Christain church in the United States. To every minister that sticks to a pacifist atti- tude, ten thousand spring up to justify the recent world carnage and to pro- claim the house of God ready for an- other go at any enemy, so long as BILL sae ak DREAM fe) THE MACHINES THAT TALKED The clock had barely struck the first note of twelve when “Too-00- oot” went the factory whistle, and almost in a second the whole of the machinery in the factory came to a standstill, Then hundreds of men were to be seen making. their way hurriedly towards the gates, putting on their coats as they went, or rubbing their hands with pieces of rag. So they all rushed away as quick- Jy ‘as they could, all. except Bill. Bol- shie, a young boy who had to stay in the factory while the others went for their dinners, and when one o’clock came he had to pull the fac- tory whistle string. as Américan capitalism beckons and proclaims it in its interest. The Y. M. C. A, stands ready to re- peat its Judas role, and the boy and girl scouts are being fired into a blind passion for war and arming. War Agai Capitalism. Rememberii that the present national mobilization campaign or- ‘dered by the war department is to extend over a period of a few months, that Congress has permitted the army to remain at 137,000, that the citi zen’s military training camps are starting their boosting for recruits (this to last for about five months), the present anti-Communist and anti- pacifist campaign can be expected to intensify, The greater the failure of the military plans of. the Kaiser-like Tribune, the American Security League and. the rest of the jingoists, the higher will spring the flames of abuse and presecution against those who demand “No War,” or if war, »| Odessa-Vladivostok wi “War Against Capitalism.” In face of this situation it is hope- ful to find the young workers and students organized in the Young Workers League taking a resolute stand to continue their anti-military activities in every effective manner, Russian Ships Ply Between Odessa And Vladivostok MOSCOW, April 1.—The new line opened on the Ist of February. The first steam- er to ply between the two ports is the S. S. Transbalt, which left Odessa with a full cargo. The ships will sail regularly every three months. ¢ Russian Soviet State Commer- cial Fleet has decided to open a | steamship line between Odessa and Alexandria (Egypt). This service will facilitate the imports into Rus- sia of cotton, But Bill was only, a little boy, not at all strong, and not used to the stuffy air in the factory, so after all had gone he sat down on a bench and fell off to sleep. While asleep Bill had a most amusing dream. Billie’s Dream. Hardly had he closed his eyes when the big factory dynamo walked out between the benches. It was ever such a proud looking dynamo. It looked around boast- ingly and said in a loud voice: “Now look here all you factory tools. I want you all to understand that I am the most important thing here. [ow do you think you would get aloréy without me? It is I who provide you with the cnergy that makes the wheels go round.” He stretched out his arms end looked around ag important as if the world belonged to him. But a monkey wrench jumped down from one of the benches and going up to him said, “Here—don’t you be too big. Just remember that if it weren’t for me going round all day and tightening up the nuts everything would fall. to pieces. Even you, Mr, Dynamo, couldn’t stick together.” Just then a smaller voice joined in and an oil can started arguing. “Now it’s no use any of you talking. It is I who am the most important thing here. Even you, Mr. Monkey Wrench, could not tighten a nut un- less I came along to oil it for you.” Co-operation A Necessity. The other two looked very indig- nant, Faney being talked to like that by a mere “oil can.” And all the ot! things in the factory heard it too and round they all came running, each protesting in its loud- est voice that it was the thing that counted most, even a piece of cot- ton rag said that -as he wiped the grit and dirt off everything he bis da them from breaking down, and, therefore, he counted. most.” So *| with the work have been told you busy were they arguing that they did not hear a heavy slow step which came down from the office at the other end. Suddenly they were ‘pushed on one side, and a ledger, its pages turning backwards and |forwards to show how angry he | was, stepped amongst them and said | *Stop all this chatter. Who are any of you to talk about being important in this factory? I am the brains here. It is 1 who direct you all, Without me you. would be like lost sheep.” But the others would not have that, They still) kept arguing until ‘a wee mouse ‘ran-out and stood on its hind legs and laughed at them. “What!” shouted all together. “Are you laughing at.us?” “Yes,” said the mouse. “Listen to me. None of you are more important than the other, You all depend upon one an- other. look at Mr. Ledger there. Turn his pages over. ‘nly a few are concerned with work, the rest are full of numbers figuring up the boss’s profit and those that deal by others, And you, Mr. Dynamo, where do you get your energy? That comes from the boilers under | which there is coal, and the coal comes from many mites away. And you, Mr. Oil Can. Where do you get your oil? That comes from | all over the world, and is boiled and | refined before it reaches you. And so,with all of you. Don’t argue like babies and ‘quarrel like little sparrows. Remember this, that you can’t do without one another, but there is one man, « man who sel- dom comes here, and then only to look around and ‘bully Mr. Dynamo as mach as Mr, Ledger or Mr. : Oil Can. And this man who owns you all, lives better than any of you. You've forgotten that whilst you quarreled. Now jump back to work, it ig nearly one o'clock.” Jump back they did, and made such a noise that Bill Bolshie woke up and saw the time and ran to pull the whistle string for the men to come back. Boss Exploits—Workers Brag. The men came in from dinner, and as they came in they too, were arguing. The funny thing was that they were saying the same thing ag the dynamo and tools had said. A laborer was telling an engineer that he was most important and an electrician was g with a clerk. Bill Bolshie looked astonished and wished that he’ had as much cour- age as the mouse and could tell them “that a, depended one on the other. instead of quar- reling amongst one another they should work together. Because whilst they against one an- other, the boss, who never worked, was robbing Leninian type. condemned to decay. Comrade Trotzky in h New Course,’ that it contains a certain renaissance of the ol which tions. does not matter if somewhat as follow there stand the bloodthi sheviki, people to “live,” side stand the good »eopl: motto of “live and let lve.” sure there are ma preciate this angel angelic good: the proletarian distrust of thing not belonging to Bolshevism, of everything which was not Lenin- ism. miserably »ankrupt? { ciple: two of 2 party a conglome: You will rememb: Nat Tschernov boasted that they had right social- ists and left ts in their ranks, that ordinary “freedom of speech;” but where are they now would have happened to us, had we} 0 not opposed ourselves irreconcilably |g00d but the returns did not enable to everything which was not Lenin- Otherwise we are‘ Leninian Bolshevism. } The chief error commit by] consi recogrized the “permi: ty” of separate currents and 2 “Let us live and let liv ng opinions | exist, we shall all m: ge together n the end. Of course this sounds very democratic, sent the matter | On one side} ty old Bol- will not allow other and on the other with their To be| y people who ap- | goodness. | But Bolshevism is not founded on it was formal by | every- | We repr may Pp who Why did the Mensheviki go so In the first place, of course, for} y kind, their whole | ticn of currents. vi they enjoyed an extra- and what has} become of their party? The same ian Bolshevisin. (To Be Continued Thursday.) eo:at 5.x. edater ate LUMBERJACKS — — | FARMERS. FACING CANADIAN WHEAT DESPERATE YEAR Fruit Growers Are Just! As Badly Off By SYDNEY WARREN. (Staff Correspondent of the Federated Press) VANCOL , B.C. April’ 1.— Canadian wheat farmers and fruit growers are fighting with their backs against the wall for existence and to ny of them the next 12 months will tell the tale. Bri Columbia fruit growers are today faced with the prospect of al-| most inevitable ruin within the next | year un immediate steps are taken | to handle the surplus fruit grown. More than one thousand tons of berries were produced in excess of the amount consumed by the prairie | provin and provincial canneries | and, the freezing and processing | of the fruit is too costly to take care | of the surplus raised, the growers are, being forced to consider co-operative | methods of canning and market ton-} trol. It is estimated that the cost of | cans would have been more than re- paid by the ing of mold losses last season alon Co-operative Canneries. | The berry growers are now taking steps to forestall the complete col- Japse of their industry by organizing co-operative canneries and have asked | the provincial government for assist- ance in financing. | The Canadian wheat farmers on the prairies are facing a similar crisis. For several years the crops have been the growers to meet their obligations | }It has been the old story of gra speculators skillfully manipulating | jthe grain market by creating a sell-| ing market that would enable them to |buy up the crop fyr the season and | hold it to resell at’a profitable figure. SENTENCED ON BOYCOTT CHARGE Pulp Interests Railroad 3 Maine Workers, (By Defense News Service) BANGOR, Maine, April. 1.— Are business men to have lezal right to boycott union men in Maine, while the unionists go to prison for boy- cotting the same business men in return? This question is involved in an appeal now being prepared by counsel for three I. W. W. members recently convicted at Dover-Foxcroft for alleged conspiracy to injure the business and reputation of three Greenville merchants and the Lum- bermen’s Y. M. C. A. there, Two-Year Sentence. The convicted men are Robert Pease, sentenced to serve one and one-half to two years in prison, and John Lucelle and Willard Parent, who are to serve from one year to fifteen months. They were arrested following the appearance of red stickers signed by the Greenville Junction branch of the Lumber Workers Industrial Union, a com- ponent part of the Industrial Work- ers of the World. ‘These stickers contained the names of the Lumber- men’s Y, M. C. A., Crafts’ General Merchandise Store, Moosehead Clothing Store, and 1D. M. Ward, drugs and soft drinks. With the names were the wo! “They have discriminated against members of the I. W. W. and advocated vio- lence to drive workingmen out of town. Workers, spend your money elsewhere.” Lumberjacks Were Organizing. For several months the I. W. W. has been uetively _ orga: ig the workers in the pulp wood forests centering around Bangor and Green- ville, which is 65 miles northwest of here. As the organization grew in“strength obstacles put in its path by the pulpwood interests were mul- tiplied. Lately there was an at- tempt to drive the industrial union- ists out of Greenville. The “Wob- blies” were ousted from many lodg- ing houses, and local stores began to discriminate against them. And violence was openly threatened by some of the business men. When the three _ industrialists were placed on trial before Supreme Judge Morrill, the court allowed the prosecution to call numerous witnes: but would not permit De- fense orney B, W. Blanchard to show that I. W. W. members had been refused lodgings in Greenville, tho they had ample money and were law-abiding. There was no evidence that the defendants were at the meeting which authorized the boy- cott. Lucelle and Parent were al- leged to have sold copies of the In- dustrial Worker containing an ap- peal to workers to avoid the Y. M. C. A. and the three firms mentioned in the boycott. Other Unionists Arrested. John Berg and William J. Turner, I, W. W. members, also have been arrested on the same charge. Conditions in the loggin: of Mai: Wages are poor, and sleeping quarters and toilet accom- modations are unsanitary and a menace to the health of the work- ers, Phone Spaulding 4670 | ASHER B, PORTNOY & CO. Ld re and Decorators TERS’ SUPPLIES meet on New and Old Work | $200,000,000 Financing Plan, } | To cope with this, Canadian grain | |growers plan the creation of three| wheat pools in the provinces of Man- itoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, with a central \dominion pool. The |pools together are planned to handle jat least one-half of the wheat raised jin Canada and will be operated by | grain growers only. Financing of jthe scheme which involves a large outlay of capital is under way and it a that $200,000,000 is avail-| able. How many new readers have you secured for THE DAILY WORKER? 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