The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 18, 1925, Page 10

Social- Democracy in Wisconsin NY worker who believes that there is any difference witl the socialist party of Wisconsin and the German social-democratic party led by Noske, Scheidemann and Co, (murderers of Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxem- burg) both in relation to everyday de- mands of the workers or in interna- tional affairs, should follow closely the editorial policy ‘of the Milwaukee Leader if relation to these questions. The Milwaukee Léader, which was established by the support financially and morally of the organized labor movement here, no longer speaks in behalf of the working class. The Leader has in fact become the per- sonal mouthpiece of Victor Berger and a few other traitors to the work- ing class. As far as the news columns are concerned there is no difference between the Leader and the Hearst scandal sheets.” Hardly any news of a real working class nature finds its way past the censorship of old Vic. Berger. Instead one Can find statements by oil kings, bankers and steel kings coming back from Europe and lauding the efforts of Von Hindenburg in stabilizing Germany, the near collapse of Soviet Russia,,etc., all without edi- torial comment. Such is the order of the day in, this so-called “socialist organ.” 5 Political Mulligan of Socialist Party. FTER the death of Robert LaFol- lette, the socialist party is in a bad pickle. The socialist party in the last presidential election sacrificed its last principles of independence and crept together with all the labor fakers on the LaFollette band wagon. Berger lets the cat out of the bag in his “findings” in the June 25 issue of the Leader, stating: “The _ socialist party of our state (which held. the balance of power in both houses of the legislature) has spent so much enthusiasm and money to elect La- Follette that it is still somewhat weakened.” He states further that’ “The so- called, progressives of, Wisconsin were never 4 party with any définite set of principles.” When ‘LaFollette started out on his reform career, he was simply opposing the railroads and cor- porate wealth on the question of taxa- tion.” It Had to Die. ERE Victor Berger admits that the socialist party. supported ‘a move- ment without principles, but that it could not help itself. It had to die anyway so whether it died by suicide or was killed by the lion makes no difference. He “finds” further that, “Since the LaFollette.movement in our state was always overwhelmingly a personal affair centering in Robert Marion LaFollette—its heart fell out when Bob died!” After all the Communists were right that this movement was a personal movement not based upon the organ- ized strength of the workers, who had nothing to say about policy or plat- form. The story told to the workers of the state sounded quite different before the election. Then Victor was busy slamming the Communists for daring to appeal to the workers for support to the only candidates of the working class and running on a definite class program the candidates of the Workers Party, Foster and Gitlow. At the present time there are many contenders for the place left open after LaFollette’s death. Governor Blaine, Mrs. LaFol- lette, Jr., and a number of others are already in: the scramble for political jobs. : The question:of what the socialist party is going to do remains.to be seen. It is rumored that the socialists intend to put up ex-Lieutenant Gov- ernor Comings, who is scheduled to speak together with Debs at the July 19 picnic of the party. It is even rumored that Comings has made ap- plication to join the socialist party. Paid Low Wages. The American socialist party is well on the road to compete with the Swedish party of which one of the princes is said to be a member. Vic- tor can soon “find” that the “better class” is being converted to socialism. What is the socialist party doing to strengthen the weak trade union movement in the state of Wisconsin? The answer must be: absolutely noth- ing. The city of Milwaukee has a so- called socialist mayor and administra- tion and still we find that the wages paid workers in this city rank among some of the lowest. It is indeed sad to listen to the dis- cussion in the Central Labor Council here, which is controlled by the S. P. Home rule, high buildings and a num- ber of other’ unimportant legislative reform bills plus label league reports and a few jurisdictional squabbles constitute the business of that body, but if questions of international trade union unity, amalgamation, a labor party, united front on the Chinese intervention by the imperialist powers and a number of other important prob- lems are brought up it is either rid- iculed or buried in the executive com- mittee. Socialist Party and Imperialism. N Victor Berger’s “findings” one day we find him in a terrible rage against the imperialists in China, but the next day he “finds” that after all the Chinese people cannot yet be trusted to protect the foreigners and it is a great question whether they can.govern themselves. His solution of the problem is that “We good democrats should try to convince the foreign capitalists not to be so cruel to the Chinese people, Un- fortunately the arguments . used against the Chinese workers on strike are the bayonets and guns,of the im- perialist powers, The Chinese work- ers and students are tired of turning the other cheek and have determined to do some fighting of their own. They will probably not pay .much attention to the “findings” of Victor Berger and other socialist pacifists. Attacks Soviet Russia. HE editorial in the Leader entitled, “What Moscow Missed” hits the nail on the head and definitely ex- poses thé socialist party of Wisconsin and its boss, Victor Berger, as part and parcel of the same imperialist bandits who are now shooting down Chinese workers and students and preparing an attack against the only workers’ republic in the world—Soviet Russia. 2 According to this editorial, Moscow is going to pay for having had the herve to expose the treacherois role of European socialist parties since the 1917 revolution. Lenin made some wrong calculations, according to this “firtding,” that instead of exposing the mensheviks as capitalist tools he should have united with them and forget the revolution. Says the editorial further: “By missing this opportunity and intrigu- ing against both the capitalists and the socialists, the Russian Bolsheviks made enemies of the organized work- ers in Europe as well as the carffital- ists.” Here Berger lets the cat out of the bag. The develish Bolsheviks have dared te make enemies out of the capitalist class and their servants {the social traitors and they must be | punished for that crime. The editorial continues: “Now the international situation is rapidly drift- ing towards an isolation of Soviet Russia and China by the big powers and the only ones that can protect Russia and China, the socialists and trade unionists of Europe, have learn- ed by bitter experience that they get no thanks for helping Moscow out of trouble. In fact, many European so- cialists have come to the conclusion that socialist ideals will be better By ANDREW OVERGAARD. | served by letting real capitalists run Russia rather than by supporting a capitalist regime under a Communist label.” Socialists Fight for Capitalism. HAT more proof is needed to show the role of social-democracy as the last bulwark of capitalism? Oh you vicious Bolsheviks, why don’t you crawl on your feet to Noske, Scheidemann, MacDonald, Vander- velde, the murderers of the workers and peasants of Bulgaria and all the rest of the traitors to the working class and ask them to fight against the imperialist governments, of which they are part and parcel. The class conscious workers wish to ask Victor Berger where in hell he has ever found “those traitors in- cluding himself, fighting ‘for ‘the op- pressed workers and peasants of Eu- rope and the far Hast, You speak about isolation, why don’t you mention the’ unity between the Russian and British Trade Unions comprising the two, strongest, trade’ union movements of the world, If you” call that isolation, let us have more of it for the workers. The Chinese’ masses have learned where to look for protection against the imperialist robbers. Experience has taught them that Soviet Russia run by the Com- munists, is the best protection and along with Soviet hussia stand the Communist Parties all over the world. Yes, Victor, many socialists of the caliber you mention have come to the conclusion that it is perzer to give up all socialist ideals and vote for war credits as in the French ‘chamber, for jammunition to shoot down’ the Riff people who are fighting for indepen- dence. Enemies of Workers. E know that you and your kind | are the enemies of our ¢luss in Soviet Russia and that you will be sss when the imperialist pow- ers attempt to attack the First Work-' ers’ Republic. We know further that in due time when the American pro- letariat finds itself ,in struggle for power and attempts to take over the means of production you will be lead- ing the fight against them. The work- ing masses of Milwaukee will in due time learn on which side of the fence these traitors are and find out that after all they are nothing but the last bulwark of capitalism. To the social-democratic workers we say, unite with the Communists under the. slogans, “Stand by Soviet Russia,” “Hands Off China.” Unite to prevent another world slaughter. , ener ee ‘ SOVIET UNION USES AMERICAN CAPITA FOLLOWING the granting of a large manganese conces;ion by the Soviet government to the W. A. Harriman and Co. New York bankers, the demand for recognition of the Soviet Union on the part of American business firms is making itself heard. The Soviet Union conceded the rich manganese workings in Soviet Georgia to Harrimann, in return for a In addition Harriman is to bring In capital and modern machinery. percentage of the receipts. goes back to the Soviet Union after a term of years. Left to Right, seated, are Alexander Djakali, Georgian representative of Harriman; Mark Kascovich, Harriman engineer; John Speed Elliott, chief Harriman representative; Georges Tchitcherin, Soviet commissar of foreign (standing) Richard Shellons, Harriman manager; William Shreiter, Soviet technician; Gregory Pyata- koff, Soviet concession commissar; M. Menken, delegate of the Georgian government; Felix Dzerzhinsky, chair affairs; man of the Soviet Economic Council. The concession ‘ American Labor Press Directory. This book should be invaluable for either persons or groups who gét out publicity in behalf of labor causes. 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