The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 25, 1924, Page 12

(Continued from page 1) 4. The Results of the War and the Beginning of the Decay of Capitalism. The war of 1914-18 brought about a destruction of productive forces un- precedented in history; it led to the immediate annihilation of gigantic means of production and of the best living forces of humanity; it caused an unheard of waste of energy as 4 result of the use of productive power for unproductive purposes. The total disorganization of the world’s traffic thus brought about, the chaos in the division of labor hitherto obtaining thruout the world, the col- lapse of the reciprocal and regulated modes of payment, the disturbed rates of éxchange, and the unprecedented state debts, allethese factors intensify still more the ruin of capitalist world economics. ‘he imperialistic economic system underwent essential changes, for the colonial and semi-colonial countries took advantage of the slackening of the imperialist grip to gain for them- selves greater economic independence. This circumstance undermined the sources of the affluence of the mother countries, and intensified the general crisis. All the above stated fundamental facts of the war and pest-war periods are expressed in the diminution of the total income of society.: The diminution of the collective in- come of society led in the first place to an acuter struggle in the re-division of income, not only in the competitive struggles of the colonies with the mother countries, but in the class war of the proletariat against the bour- geoise, in. which the intermediate groups display the tendency to join the proletariat in those cases where they have particularly suiferee curing the war. The post-war position of capitalism can in general be characterized as be- ing absolutely unstable in evéry sphere of its existence: esunomic, po- litieal, social, and even on the ideolo- gical and cultural fields; for in the background of the general crisis there appear obvious signs of the decompo- sition of the bourgeoisie, the return to religion, to mysticism, to occultjsm, and so forth, which demonstrate the coming fall of. bourgeois civilization. The period of capitalist decay will not be kept in check by part restora- tion of its regime and in the further development of productive forces. Every fresh development of capitalism at the same time develops its contra- dictions, revealing the inevitability of even greater conflicts, involving even more formidable and destructive me- theds (e. g. chemical warfare), and menacing the further existence of hu- taan society. 5. The Breach in the Imperialist Front and the Epoch of Social ‘Revolution. The growing intensification of the class war, which became apparent dur- ing the war itself, led to a breach be- ing made thru the imperialist front at its most vulnerable ‘spot—Russia. - The November revolution of the Russian proletariat, which was able to overthrow the bourgeots regime, thanks to specially favorable fighting conditions, started a new era of in- ternational revolution, and became the first ,ink in the chaws The proletarian uprisings which fol- lowed the Russian revolution, and which ended in the defeat of the pro- letariat after a brief victory (Finland, Hungary, Bavaria), or which remain- ed standing halfway, owing to the treachery of the social-democrats who were actively engaged against revo- lutionary Communism (Austria, Ger- many), formed stages in the general development of international revolu- tion—stages in which the bourgeois illusions are being sha‘tered and the forces of Communist revolution are being mobilized and consolidated. It is just for the above reasons that the mere fact of the existence of the Soviet Union is of such “significance as an organizing center of the prole- tarian world movement. By the mere fact of its existence the Soviet Union drives a wedge into the capitalist system, since, with a fundamentally anti-capitalist structure, it comprises one-sixth of the globe. Besides this, it represents the most powerful van- guard of the proletarian movement, sciaeieiaieciahtieinneiaiatinesahmeatataanitiaatiaineiititinniy — Seaiueuenimmstagartuaiieaciichaatstneiieteitiieanerinnttigsigarenesieeeistenniiaiidaennaeiattninsaataescntiinetiinips nr innienincetigp heme intecnaliiiniaaeteeelitcninteecatacteeeeeiqnen eonietatieemnmecasitaihitasahinlasitienagnecaeanieainiantiiiitieiinniameningnsamentiensitinitinibistelines nines for here the working class has all the means and auxiliaries of state pewer at its disposal. In the course of development of in- ternational revolution, social-democ- racy and the trade unions under its leadership became an extraordinarily powerful counter-revolutionary force. Not only did these abandon the in- terests of the workers during the war, in that they supposed their “own” im- perialist governments (social patriot- ism and social chauvinism), but they also supported the rapacious treaties of peace (Brest-Litovsk, Versailles); they stood by the side of the generals (Noske), as an active force, when proletarian uprisings were being drowned in blood; they led an armed struggle against the first proletarian republic (Russia); they treacherously betrayed a proletariat which had al- ready attained power (Hungary); they became _ members of the rapacious league of nations (Thomas); they openly took sides with the employers against the colonial slaves (the Brit- ish “labor” party). The pacifist wing of the social-democrats (centery de- moralised the workers by their varied pacifist illusions and anti-force propa- ganda, thereby providing capitalism with the best weapons in acute revo- lutionary situations. International so- cial-democracy of all shades thus forms the last reserve and strongest support of bourgeois society. Alongside social-democracy, thru which and by means of which the bourgeoisie either suppresses the workers or lulls their class vigilance, we see the emergence of fascism, an- other form of utilizing the discontent of the masses, and of directing this discontent into anti-revolutionary channels. Both these methods, which are unusual for “normal” capitalism and which betoken a general crisis of capitalism, at the same time check the onward march of the revolution. The abandonment of imperialist illusions in the ranks of the working class has freed the proletariat from the influence of social-democracy and fascism, and forms the soil for the development of the Communist parties which are uniting in the course of the struggle in a mighty revolutionary as- sociation of revolutionary workers: the Communist International. From out of the chaos and the misery, out of the falling debris of decaying capi- talism, out of the mad and monstrous new wars in which the bourgeoisie he International Learn (reste"" IDO 16-page pamphlet, giving outline of language, showing its superiority over Esperanto, etc., sent free. The Workers Ido Federation Room 5, 805 James St., N. S. PITTSBURGH, PA. VPP VBVSAA DVS PVA VAT VBA ment and Industry! 1113 W. Washington Blvd, ee oe, Program of the Commuiist International is ready to destroy millions of work- pear, At the same time the organs of ers and the last remnants of its own culture—out of all this, the Commu- nist. International will lead humanity on to a new path, fromthe depths of death and destruction to Communism. Il. The Emanipation of the Workers and the Communist Order. 1. The Abolition of the Fundamental Contradictions of Capitalism. The goal towards which the Com- munist International strives is the substitution of the capitalist order by the Communist order of society. The Communist order of society,’ prepar- ed by the whole course of evolution, is the sole means of escape for hu- manity; it alone is capable of remov- ing the fundamental contradictions of the capitalist system which lead to inevitable and unavoidable ruin. The Communist order of sociey does away with the division of society into classes, that is, it destroys social an- archy. The opposing classes are re- placed by members of one great equal working community. The gigantic un- productive expenditure caused by hu- man beings combating one «nother, in a society composed of classes, now disappears, and the energy thus releas- ed is employed in the struggle with nature, and for the progress and de- velopment of the power and domi- nance of mankind. By the abolition of the prrvate own- ership of the means of preduction, and the passing of these means into com- mon property, the Communist society replaces the unregulated force of com- petition and the blind course of pro- duction by a rational organization and an appropriate plan. The abolition of anarchy in production and of competi- tion implies the simultaneous disap- pearance of war. The colossal waste of productive energy, and the spasmo- dic development of society will here .be substituted by a systematic utiliza- tion of all sources of help, and by a harmonious, painless, economic evolu- tion. The abolition of private property does away with the exploitation of one human being by another. 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Here there are no barriers of a 80- cial nature placed in the way of pro- ductive forces. In’ Communist s0- citey there is no private property, no profit-making for personal benefit, no artificially maintained ignorance among the masses, nor poverty which retards technical progress in capital- ist society, nor gigantic unproductive expenditure, The uniting of technique and sci- ence, the scientific organization of production, statistics, social book-keep- ing, the utilization of every economic possibility (correct apportioning of enterprises, concentration, the best possible productivity of labor) set hu- man energy free for the mighty task of developing science and art. The development of | productive forces is conducive to the improve- ment of the general wellbeing of the whole of humanity in the new society and consequently creates a degree of culture hitherto unexampled in his- tory. ; This new culture of a humanity united for the first time, and having now abolished all limits set by inter- mediate state boundaries, will be founded on clear and unalloyed recip- rocal relations among human beings. Hence it will bury all mysticism, re- ligion, and superstition for all time, and give a mighty forward impetus to the development of the all-conquering human mind, (To be Continued) BALL Auditorium Wardrobe 35¢ Only Have Fought ‘ LEAGUE a Chicago, Illinois a ae ee ee a wo Ainnaeanem antares ienbaemannpeatisiiaeniticeaaiisilt