The Daily Worker Newspaper, November 22, 1924, Page 8

Jompers is. becoming again an in- ternationalist. Before he departs to the other and better world he feels it his duty to American imperialism to mobilize the labor reactionaries thru- out the world for a fight against the left wing and for the enslavement of European labor in the interests of the Dawes’ plan. The Dispatch From El Paso. An innocent little dispatch. It says: In private conferences with labor rep- resentatives of Mexico, Great Britain; Canada and Germany, the leaders of the American Federation of Labor are discerning plans for “co-ordinating ac- tivities” of international labor bodies thruout the world, out of these con- ferences is expected to come a case for a world labor gathering; probably this winter, when a definite organiza- tion of European and American: labor will, be formed, ° Now, if you want to get the true meaning of this new move by Gom- pers, you must remember two things: One is the Dawes’ plan; the other is the growing left wing in the interna- tional trade union movement and the campaign for international unity of the trade union movement initiated by the Red Labor Union International. Gompers, like a true agent of Ameri- can imperialism, is in favor of the one and violently opposed to the oth- er. Hence, his latest move. Gompers Follows the Flag. Gompers like business, follows the flag. Thruout his career in the labor movement, he has remained a devoted servant of American capitalism. Ev- ery policy and every move of his is dictated by one desire, and that is to assist American capitalism to solidify and extend its power at home as well as abroad. Look at Gompers’ role in the Pan- American Federation of Labor. He is president. of the organization; he is practically in control of it thru the help of the labor reactionaries in Mexico, in Central and South Ameri- ca. And what is the result? The Pan American Federation of Labor has been reduced by Gompers to the role ~ of a mere tool in the hands of Ameri- can imperialism. By means of this organization American capital secures for its imperialist policies in Central and South America the support of the Gompers on the Warpath o labor reactionaries in those countries. Labor on the American continent is kept in check by “labor” leaders who are managed by Gompers who, in turn, is being managed by American capi- tal. Now the Dawes’ Plan. Now comes the Dawes’ plan. It is the great bid of American capital for world domination. It is the culminat- ing point and the most brazen éxpres- sion of many years of development which made American imperialism the greatest capitalist power on earth, Seymour Parker Gilbert, chief. rep- ‘aration agent, sits in Berlin and in the name of Morgan, manages the af- fairs of Europe. He rules by “ukase.” His word is law. : He :says:.Taxes on German..imports into: England «and. France will be collected by. himself and not. by.the governments. of -those countries.. And what. is. the..effect? Franee agrees immediately... The rea- son? France is. negotiating a loan of 200 million dollars from the purse of Morgan. English capital is dissatis- fied. Of course, it is. But it will sub- mit eventually just the same, because behind the Dawes’ plan stands the fabulous wealth and tremendous pow- er of the entire capitalist system of America, European Labor Must be Subdued. The resistence by the capitalists of Europe to American domination in world affairs is a serious obstacle, in- deed, to the free expression of Ameri- can imperialism, Trouble is already brewing. Sooner or later there is bound to be an explosion which will shake the world and the capitalist sys- tem to its foundations. But for the present and for the immediate future the main obstacle to the “successful” enforcement of the Dawes’ plan is la- bor—European labor. Why? Take a little example: The German railroads. According to the Dawes’ plan, the German. railroads must produce a certain rate of profit to go as payment on the reparation account. But the German railroads never produced profits, and the only way this could be achieved now is either by reducing wages or by reduc- ing the working staff. The third possibility—the increase of transportation rates—is excluded by all the mankens of the Dawes’ plan. The German railwaymen are the first to pay for the Dawes’ plan. The same is true of every other industry. in Germany. And the workers know it. And they don’t like it. And they will resist it in spite of the German so- cial-democracy and the trade union bureacracy. In fact, the German rail- waymen are already threatening a strike. What is the main and immediate Buropean problem before American capital? It is this: To subdue Enu- ropean labor. By force if necessary, but first of all by the old, tried method of buying off and corrupting the European labor bureaucracy. - Ameri- can capital needs the support of the European labor reactionaries to: im- pose upon the revolting masses the Dawes’ plan. And who.could do the ia: bent? ? : Enter Gompers. » Old. Samuel Gompers. will do the job. Before he dies he will pay his last tribute to his master. Gompers is willing. He did a similar job for American capital thru the Pan-Ameri- ean Federation of Labor. Why not try the same in Europe? The question is how? The Europ- ean labor movement is somewhat dif- ferent from the labor movement in Central and South Ameriea. And so is the general situation. The import- ant factors to be reckoned with by Gompers and the American capitalists is the growing left wing in the Eu- ropean trade union movement, and the international Communist cam- paign against the Dawes’ plan, and the movement towards international trade union unity initiated by the Red Labor Union International and sup- ported by every militant left wing in the world. The main basis of this unity movement is an international unified struggle against the enslave- ment of labor by the Dawes’ plan. Now, the problem is, how can the Dawes’. plan be enforced in the face of all these powerful opposition move- ments? The answer that American, capital seems to Have hit upon is: Crush them! Unify the labor reac- tionaries against the left wing. Block the unity between the Red Labor Un- ion International and the Amsterdam International. Demoralize the ranks of European labor and the task will be achieved. The Red Seldies? s Manual © Military Drill, and Schools. It should be made a point of honor of every Red Army soldier to strive to attain a thoro knowledge of the business of war. Each warrior must know his part. The enemies of the workers are many, they are rich and well armed. In order to resist them effectively and with the least possible sacrifice, each red soldier must whole- heartedly, consciensciously and untir- ingly study military science. And he must do it not from fear, but for con- science sake. Remember, that you will have to fight. Drill under fire is very costly. Do not lose time! . 12. There are no interior barriers in: the Red Army. Each Red Army soldier may become a commander and may rise to the most responsible, highest position. The military schools are open to all conscienscious and capable soldiers. Red Soldier! Do not hang about leisurely, do not be- come stagnant, study, dare, march for- ward. 13. The chief disseminators of mili- tary science are the military schools. In some schools the future command- ers are learning the first necessary principles and become tempered and skillful. In others the young com- manders are replenishing their knowl- edge and are widening their horizon. And finally, the military academies are offering a higher-education pre- paring officers for the highest, most complicated military duties. The mili- tary schools, where the work of mould- ing and hammering out the command- ing staff of the army is being done, are in the true sense of the word forges of victory. Fully conscious of their high mission, the military schools must serve as models and ex- Commanders and Commissars. 14.- The role of the commander is to lead his soldiers into battle. To this end he is constantly preparing himseif and those under his command. His fundamental task is to train the red soldiers in military science, to weld them into a single fighting unit, skillful in the use of their arms and able to adapt themselves to place and environment. The commissar is the eye of the workers’ and peasants’ republic. His task is to educate the red soldier in the spirit of a conscious revolution- ary fighter and to insure the unshak- able loyalty of the Red Army to the Soviet government. It must, however, constantly be borne in inind that military drill is in- separable from education just as edu- cation is inseparable from drill. The commissar and commander, therefore, are working hand in hand, supple- menting éach other in the responsible tasks assigned to them. 15. Each commander must strive to rise to that moral and political height which would enable him also to carry out the duties of the com- missar. Each commissar must ac- quaint himself with the various phas- es of military science and acquire the necessary theoretical and practical knowledge, thus improving his mili- tary education, which would enable him to take upon himself the duties of a coramander. Thus as experience accumulates, with the growth of gen- eral military gulture in the army, and with the strengthening of its fighting traditions, the two offices of command- er and commissar will merge into one, the one occupying it serving as lead- er, instructor, and educator who thoro- amples to the Red Army in every re-|ly trains his soldiers and leads them spect. into battle. 16. The authority of commanders and commissars is very wide, in ac- cordance with the demands of the army, but still wider are their duties and conseqiently their responsibili- ties. Each military unit is What the commissar and commander make of it. 17. To encourage conscienscious, zealous, distinguished soldiers, irres- ‘pective of the positions they occupy, and to impress the listless and negli- gent in the army, the workers’ and peasants’ government authorizes high- er commanders and commissars and officers in general in some instances to use means of encouragement and in others to apply punitive measures. The commanders and commissars must take great care to accord praise only to those that really deserve it and to inflict punishment only upon those that are guilty beyond any shadow of doubt. : 18. The law gives full right*to the commander to demand unconditional obedience from his soldiers. On the other side the commissar secures such obedience by the weight of his authority and power. 19. But mere obedience is not suf- ficient. The commander must strive to win the complete confidence of. his soldiers. He can attain that. only by exhibiting in his daily action and deeds the real qualities of a military leader: insistence, impartiality, con- firm knowledge of military sistency, a affairs and an intimate acquaintance with the soldiers under his’ command. || Demanding discipline from others, the| © commander himself must be the per- sonification of discipline. 20. Lack of determination on the part of a commander, which is fre- quently caused by insufficient knowl- edge of his affairs, duties and tasks, By Alexander Bittelman Gompers will undertake to do the job. He will talk to the reactionaries in the Amsterdam International and will tell them to stop unity—talk with Moscow. And the reactionaries will listen because, God knows, they hate to unite with the revolutionary unions. They were compelled to begin talking unity because of pressure from be- low. Now there will be pressure from Gompers and from the Amerivtan capi- talists. To which pressure will the Amsterdam reactionaries respond quicker? . And if Gompers is not successful in blocking the unity movements, he may even attempt to split 1] le sterdam International. The interests of Ameri- can capital will demand it. The house of Morgan needs an _ international trade union organization of its own— a sort of international “company” un- ion—to enforce its will in Europe. The dispatch from El Paso is very suggestive. It says further: “That some sort of a union of world labor organizations be established un- der the guidance of the American Fed- eration of Labor is stated to be the chief act which Samuel Gompers hopes to accomplish before laying down the active leadership of the American Federation of Labor.” Do you get the meaning of it? It is simple. It is an attempt: to create an International Strikebreaking Agency to be supervised by such ex- pert strikebreakers and open shop- pers as Coolidge, Dawes and Gom- pers. The Left Wing Must Be on Guard. The left wing of the American la- bor movement must immediately get into militant position and fighting trim to resist this new dastardly at- tempt to split the ranks of labor. Every American worker and every lo- cal union must be made to understand the full significance of this latest move by Gompers. Make the American labor movement ring with the slogans: Down with the Dawes’ plan! Down with Gompers, the tool of American imperialism! Down with the international strike- breakers and open shoppers! Hail the movement for unity be- tween the Red Labor Union Interna- tional and the Amsterdam _Interna- tional! m= ByL. Trotsky is most disastrous. A good comiiiind: ‘er not only teaches others, but untir- ingly studies himself. He keeps in touch with the military literature and thus establishes associations in his mind between the lessons derived from literature and those of his own experience as a commander. To be a commander means to work unceasing- ly over one’s own personality, to aim constantly at perfection, and to move upwards steadily, untiringly, step by step. . 21. The caste spirit characteristic of the officers of’ bourgeois armies is alien and hostile to the Red Army of workers and peasants. Arrogance, boastfulness, extravagance, debauch- ery, dueling and other usual charac- teristics of officer’s life, will meet only with condemnation, and contempt in the public opinion of the Red Army and of the socialist country in general. The red commander must do his best, be worthy of the confidence of the workers who have conferrea up- on him such high honors. (To be continued next Saturday.) Still the Banke Bust. ALGONA, Ia.—A national bank ex- aminer today was in charge of the First National bank here which’ was closed by the board of directors. The ‘| bank had deposits totalling $650,000. No statemént regarding its condition | or the reason for the closing has been —