The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 10, 1925, Page 7

Communist You By JOHN WILLIAMSON. IX years ago the working class of the world -was watching with in- tense interest the revolutionary strug- gles of the German working class to establish the Soviet republic. Revolu- tionary fervor ran high. The work- ing masses were awakening to a real- ization of their power and were begin- ning to assert it. The workers of Germany, tho poorly organized, were struggling against the well-armed and disciplined forces of the govern- ment. In this revolt who were the leaders? Who was it that issued the stirring manifestos and proclamations? The Spartacus League of Germany, headed by Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemberg. This attempt of the workers to over- throw the capitalist republic was drowned in blood. The leaders, Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg were foully murdered by the armed forces of the government under the direct supervision of the social-democrats who were in power. The blood of these great working class leaders together with that of thousands of other militant workers stains the hands of the German so- cialists. These leaders had dedicated their lives to the struggles of the workers against the capitalist state and had suffered many times in the prisons of Germany. It was left to the yellow social democrats to commit the crime of murdering our leaders while engaged in the valiant strug- gle to establish a workers’ govern- ment. s ¢ @ Karl Liebknecht was well-known for his continual sruggle against the Ger- man plutocracy. Born at a time when his illustrious father, Wilhelm -Lieb- knecht, was serving time in jail for socialist agitation, Karl early became interested in the revolutionary move- ment. Early in his activities he real- ized the importance of organizing the socialist youth since he had become convinced of the sterility of the old line socialists and their non-revolu- tionary attitude He was instrumental in calling the first International So- cialist Youth Congress in Stutgart in 1907, which assumed a revolutionary position in opposition to the reform- istic struggles of the party. During the world war Liebknecht’s name was on the lips of every honest revolu- tionist. In the midst of the betrayal of the workers’ movement by prac- tically every leading world figure in the socialist movement it was Lieb- -knecht’s voice which rang thruout the world in defiance of the world war. As a result of his stirring ap- peal to the workers of Germany on May Day, 1916, Liebknecht was im- prisoned until 1918 when he again as- sumed the leadership and rallied the masses against. the continued betray- al of the social-democrats. It was in this struggle that he met his untime- ly death—murdered—shot in the back —he died in the struggle. _~* * & * With the same thought of Lieb- knecht come his constant ally and She wrote article after article, book after book, exposing the reform- istic nature of the entire leadership of the Second International. She be- came a thorn in the sides of both the German bourgeoisie and their social- ist lackeys. On the same night that Liebknecht was murdered, Luxemburg bbed in the back by a group officers under whose care she transported. While suffer- first blows, the rest of beasts struck and shot she was a mass of bloody . Thus ended the career of Red murdered under the socialist of terror against working class While the German working class suffered temporary defeat in 1919, the Toy ity . - th of World Pay Tribute to Karl Lietknecht Communist Party of Germany has forged ahead and today rallies around its red standard the masses of Ger- many. The socialist lackeys still con- tinue to crush the Communists and to- day thousands of our German com-/ rades lie in jail under the guard of socialist watchdogs. However, the German working class has been slow- ly disillusioned and realizes today that only the Communist Party is the party of the masses—the party of struggle—the party of Communism. ess. ¢ January 15 has been dedicated by the Young Communist International as a day upon which the Communist youth of all lands mobilize the work- ing class youth for struggle against their exploiters and to advance the struggle for working class power. The Communist youth of all lands carry on the struggle where Liebknecht left off. We must not only mourn our de- parted leaders. We must utilize In- ternational Liebknecht Day as an oc- casion to mobilize the masses of work- ing class youth. Thruout America the Young Work- ers’ League has issued the call to action. In “America where the youth are subjected to the most subtle prop- aganda, thru the most scientific means of dissemination, in favor of capital- ism, the Young Workers League calls upon the workingclass youth to rally around its standard on the following issues: Abolition of child labor. Maintenance by the state of all school children of workers under six- teen years of age. Six-hour day, five-day week for all youth labor with full pay. Against capitalist wars and militar- ism. Against the enslavement of German workers thru the Dawes’ plan. - For a workers’ republic. Young workers of America, rally to the standard of the Young Workers’ League of America. Joint with us in our struggles against the capitalist class and their hirelings. Let us be determined that Liebknecht and Lux- emburg did not die in vain. We must conduct the struggle with ten times more vigor, with a determination that in our final struggle we will be victori- ous. The spirit of Liebknecht lives on. It is imbedded in every young revolutionist the world over. Long live Communist Party of Ger- many. Long live the Young Communist In- ternational. Long live the world leader of the revolutionary working class, the Com- munist International! OUR COMMUNIST MARTYRS KARL LIEBKNECHT ROSA LUXEMBURG Murdered by German White Guards, January 15, 1919. Letters From Moscow - OSCCW, Nov. 8.—(By Mail.)— My farewell to Moscow was a spectacular one and thrilling—some- thing like a million comrades turned out and demonstrated for me—or so it seemed, for I lingered over Nov. 7, the day of days in Red Russia—the anniversary of the October revolu- tion, For days beforehand, truck loads of green garlands rattled down the cobbled streets, and the fire ladders carried them to the top of every offi- cial building, looping them over the whole facade—the Comintern, the Moscow Soviet, the Dom Soyus or Central Labor Council House, and the Soviet doms. Every building in town carried its share of decoration, even to the Nep hotels. And among the ropes of evergreen, hung banners of red and gold, fluttered scarlet flags, flaunted mottoed buntings—almost screamed the color and glitter of ‘the revolutionary day. Over all, rested the queerest flaking of the first snow, caught in the green, leaving untouch- ed the red. Without a permit or membership in an organization, no one might enter the Red Square today, so I bethought me of an organization which was care- less in its censorshop, to which I might be said to belong by virtue of my presence in Moscow. At 9:30 a. m, I took my place in the ranks of the English-speaking section of the Immigrants’ Club. Above us advanced a cartoon of the Dawes plan, with unflattering portraits—before us a red banner announced us as “Anglo- Saxon Communists.” Near me march- ed Gertrude Haessler and little Ruth Kennell, just from Kuzbas, and Anna Louise Strong—‘“immigrants” ail. About half of us were Jews and as each contingent arrived, they were greeted with the friendly jeer, “Hurrah for the Anglo-Saxons!” and they evidently enjoyed the joke as well as anyone. The one who walked by me said, “Only workers can enter the Red Square today.” “And Com- munists,” I added. “All Communists,” was the quick and proud reply, “are workers!” No one had censored me and I might have been a “counter” and carried bombs in my pocket. These revolutionists are growing careless! Nevertheless, again and again, the eagle-eyed marshal of our division. prevented some by-stander from the crowded sidewalks from falling craftily into line. Most of the Americans are volun- tary exiles, but many others—prac- tically all the French—are political refugees. The French section march- ed just behind us, arrogantly pro- claiming on their bunting, “The bourgeoisie recognize us, but we do not recognize the bourgeoisie.” Back of them the Italians were marching to the measure of their “Alar——ma! Alar——ma! Alarma, Communisti!” on the bugle tones. And under the slogan, “Hands Off China!” marched the students of the Far Eastern Uni- versity. Looking forward and back- ward we could see no end to the lines moving steadily on in rhythmic ad- vance under the red banners of the revolution. Even the “Oktyabrati” By Anna Porter were out—truck loads of the wee ones born since Red October, and lines and lines of the littl, “Lenin- ists,” striding .valiantly, and ranks and ranks of the Communist youth tramping sturdily, and workers—men and women—and the soldiers of the Red Army, all under the red banners of the revolution. Into the Red Square we marched —over the frost of white that mot- tled its cobbles, and past the tribune of the mausoleum where Trotsky stood above his sleeping comrade to see our ranks go by. Very grim he looked and motionless, with hand at cap, while the crowd, not a whit awed, spelled out his name and shounted as each division passed. Very determined, too, and: soldierly, and I think he saw us, in his mind, marching on and on, west and still west, until our ranks had doubled, tripled, swelled a hundred fold, and our feet were stayed by the Atlantic breakers. That, at least, is what ap, “Ido for Workers” (Textbook in “An Elementary Grammar” ie MARI si woe BC The Workers’ Ido Federation Room 5, 805 James St., N. S., PITTSBURGH, PA. FOL LLLP DD DD LDL POI