The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 5, 1925, Page 14

Rn aes By B. ‘BORISOFF. ' Two signifi¢ant news items were re- ported by the capitalist press in the course of the last few days. One comes from Berlin and reads as fol- lows: “One of the biggest financial deals since the war is being negotiated. It is the sale to an Anglo-American syn- dicate, the names of whose members are kept secret, of the gigantic inter- ests of the: Mannesmann brothers IN THE SPANISH ZONE IN MOROCCO AND THE RIFF TERRITORY. The property, vast in extent, includes har- bor works at Alhucemas and other coastal ports, zinc, sulphur and other mines and large tracts of agricultural lands. The motive for the saw’ is said to be that THE MANNESMANNS SEE NO PROSPECT OF CARRYING ON ACTIVITIES IN MOROCCO WITHOUT POLITICAL COMPLICA- TIONS.” imperialism Spreads Tentacles. The other news is from Akron, Ohio, and brings the following information: “News from Akron that the Fire- stone Tire and Rubber company has virtually concluded negotiations for the lease of 1,000,000 acres in Liberia, to be devoted to raising rubber, was the outstanding event in the business developments of the day. “A rubber plantation of this size would be by far the largest one under single management in the world. The United States Rubber holdings in Su- matra and the Malay peninsula, amounting to 110,000 acres, are now said to be the largest. “An Associated Press dispatch from Akron said that, while no official an- nouncement could be obtained from the Firestone company, it was learned from authoritative sources that a $100,000,000 CORPORATION WILL BE FORMED SHORTLY TO OPER- ATE THE VAST PLANTATIONS.” Here indeed is a cause for great joy from the viewpoint of American cap! talists, “Uncle Sam” is expanding his industry; “Uncle Sam” sets his foot in a new quarter of the world. “We” have scored again and “we” take what is due to “us” for “we” are the greatest, the richest, the most in- dustrially developed nation in the world. ‘ This is from the viewpoint of the American capitalists, of the American imperialists who always try to rep- resent their gains, their grabs as an achievement of anda benefit to the “nation.” ~ : Carry Germs .of..War. But shall the workers = bes cause of this news... “Do these developments promise them peace, prosperity, contentment, or do, they carry the germs of war, suffering, death? Let us examine the question. What was the cause of the world war? The answer that it was a fight for “democracy” against “autocracy” does not satisfy any more. It is now clear to the broad masses of workers that this was a fight for world domin- ation between two great imperialist powers—Germany and England. The struggle for the possession of Africa formed an important part of this world struggle. It was very bitter. German imperialism came late upon the scene. Rivalry of Nations. It found the African continent divid- ed among other powers. Even little Belgium surpassed it in the number of its colonial population in Africa and almost equalled it in the area of its colonial possessions. To this German imperialism could not reconcile itself. It was determin- ed to establish itself on the Mediter- ranean coast of Africa, it was deter- mined to get possession of the rich mineral resources of Morocco. The “Moroccan question” threatened sev- Ta A “Uncle Sam” Sets His Foot in Africa eral times to become the Saanabibibn cause of a world war, it was undoubt- edly one of its main contributing tao tors, German Plutes Give Up. The world war crushed the hopes of German imperialism for the domin- ation of the world. It has no power to defend its former claims in Moroc- co, The Mannesmann syndicate has to give up its rich concessions, for there is “no propect of carrying on activities in Morocco without political complications.” Germany is power less to meet such “complications,” U. S. Plays Game. _ But who is the heir of German im- perialist aspirations for world domin- ation, who is the heir of German claims upon the mineral resources of Morocco?—It is “Uncle Sam,” it is the American imperialism, the most powerful imperialism of: the present epoch. It is powerful enough and: it is ready to meet the “political compli- cations” connected with the Moroccan concessions, but it is just as power- less to avoid them as Germany was. American imperialism at present oc- cupies the same relative position as German imperialism occupied on the eve of the world war. The division of the world is complete. It comes late upon the scene to present its claims upon the sources of raw materials, its territorial claims which are bound up inseparably with the former. These claims cannot be settled peacefully. The formation of an jnternational syn- dicate is but a temporary makeshift, postponing the armed struggle, for the essence of imperialism is monopoly, the striving.«for world domination which can be settled only by force. Fight for World Power. — “Uncle Sam,” American imperialism in its-aspiration for world domina- tion is confronted with the same rival as Germany was—the English imperi- alism. Their interests are irreconcil- able, and the two news items which MOTION ON THE EXPULSION OF LORE FROM THE PARTY Supplementary to Parity Commission Resolution Proposed Jointly by Comrades Bedacht and Bittelman. INCE the decision of the enlarged plenum of the C. L on Loreism, beer! manifesting tendencies which have proven to the party that Lore does not intend to abide by the decision of the Comintern. In fact, the whole behavior of Lore is hostile and antagonistic to the C. I. and the party. His activities during the last few months can be construed as noth- ing else than the ideological and poli- tical preparation for a split from the party. This compels the convention to take clear and-definite action on the matter of Lore. The American Party contains op- portunist elements as were stigmatiz- ed by the Communist International. In May, 1924, the question of Lore and Loreism was first taken up by _the C. I. in April, 1925, due to the world situation and to the refusal of Lore to attend the Comintern ses- sions and to correct his mistakes, and to the growing militancy of the right wing in. our party, the C. I. again took a stand on the same question. In the decision of April, 1925, based upon the activities and writings of Comrade Lore, the ©. I. declared Lore is a social democratic opportunist, that he is unfit for membership in the C. EB. C. of our party and that he must be removed as editor of the Volkszeitung. The C. I, thus point- ed out the need of taking ideological and organizational measures against Lore. IS failure to accept the invitation of the C. I. to participate in the plenum and to explain his points of view is clear and definite proof that Lore refuses to come to terms with the C, I. and to accept its — and leadership. . Since the C. L decision, ot April, 1925, Comrade Lore has continued to be in opposition to the policies of the Comintern. and is conducting a policy that leads away from and against the Comintern. He has com- ‘patted the reorganization of the party on the basis of shop nuclei, raising doubts as to the efficacy of this form of organization as the basis of our party. Comrade Lore conceives as the main function of our party merely education and propaganda—a purely social-democratic point of view. Com- rade Lore has manifested a social- democrtaic idea of imperialism—in recent articles on China, etc. : Owing. to this attitude of Comrade Lore, the C. E. C. acting on the de- cision of the Communist Internation- al, decided to take certain steps against Lore and Loreism in our party. It conducted an ideological campaign exposing the nature of Lore- ism as a phase of international op- portunism and educating the member- ship of our party and the workers generally as to its character and dan- ger. T became necessary also to take organizational steps against Lore, in conformity with the instructions of the @. I. Comrade Lore was in- structed to carry out the following measures: 1, To take steps to put the Volks- zeitung under control of the party. 2. To line up the Loreite Bureau of the German Fedération to carry out the decision of the C. I. 8. To educate the’ membership of the German Federation jas to the na- ture of social-democratic opportunism in our party—which s far be -yond the German Federation into the Finnish, Jewish and other Federa- tions. T has Comrade Lore done to carry out thése instructions? 1 Comrade Lore has failed to take cy Magarin Ba tae brary of he Soa Publishing Ansociation, 2. Instead of lining up the German Bureau for executing the decision of the party, Lore has organized the Bu- reau gaainst the party, Lore hag fur thermore organized the membership of the Socialist Co-operative Publish- ing Association to résist the taking over of the Volkszeitung by the party. 3. Comrade Lore and the German Bureau have denied the branches of the German Federation the right and opportunity to discuss Trotskyism and Loreism, thus obstructing one of the primary steps in bolshevizing the workers in the German Federation. 4. Comrade Lore has refused to publish the articles written by Com- rade Bedacht on instructions of the sub-committee of the C, E. C.—articles intended to make clear the position of the C, I. and the opportunist devi- ations of Comrade Lore. The Parity Commission recently is- sued a resolution on the liquidation of Loreism in the Workers Party—a resolution which clearly reveals that nature of Loreism and demonstrates that Loreism and opportunism are ripe in many sections of our party. On August 5, this resolution was plac- ed before Comrade Lore and the Ger- man Bureau by the sub-committee of the C. E. C. In the discussion which followed, Comrade Lore vigorously de. perl chis opportunist position, dé that his point of view had teed: “perverted, distorted and mis- represented in Moscow, where the leaders of the C. I. were given only exerpts and digests of his articles.” \ ig the usual excuse of all op in Communist parties. Like Comrade Askeli, Comrade Lore} cn defended the so-called Communism in his articles, thus proving that he is an incurable and theré- bee gmt Poesy 9 Bchueler, an active mem- ~ we have quoted indicate but two new points of conflict between them in ad dition to many others already in ox istence, ‘We are witnessing a gigantic strug gle betwéen the two for the possession of the world resources of petroleum, of iron and other metal ores and finak ly of rubber, The news from Akron, Ohio, indicates “Uncle Sam’s” deter mination to break “John Bull’s” mon- opoly in this latter field. Is it necessary to point out that “Uncle Sam’s” claims in Africa are a great deal more dangerous to Great Britain than Germany’s were? - Is it not clear that here we have the de velopment of a more gigantic strug- gle than that of the last world war? Leads to World War. “The American workers have no cause to rejoice in this development. The rivalry ‘between American and English imperialism will lead to the same inevitable end as in the“recent past the struggle between England and Germany—to a world war. The workers will again be called to the colors to defend—what? In the past it was “democracy”—they were told they were fighting for It will be the interests of the “nation” they will be called upon to fight for in the new conflict Bankers Rule Country Let them not be deceived. Let them understand and remember that draped ih the bright colors of the national flag and covered by it are the interests ‘of American bankers, of American steel kings, oil kings and rubber kings, of Morgan, Gary, Rocke- feller, Firestone—a gang of thieves, robbers and murderers who rule the country at present This imperialist rule must be overthrown and in its place the rule of the workers and poor farmers must be established. This will abolish forever the source of im- perialist wars. and will be the founda- tion of a free Communist socie\y. —— word in defense of the ©. I. This attitude on the part of all the Loreite ‘members; of the: German ; Bureau made “it necessary for the party to take drastic steps. Upon their voting against the Parity resolu- tion, they were immediately removed from the Bureau and the Bureau was reorganized. Since the publication of the deci- sion of the Parity Commission on Loreism, there appeared in the Volks- zeiutng a series of editorials which not, only take definite issues with thy, decison but also reaffirm the cor- r stness of Lore’s views which were aenounced by the C. I. as non-Com- munist and opportunist. | eve failed to come to the conven- “tion of the party altho he is a member of the Central Executive Committee and altho he knew that the question of Loreism and Lore will be the central point on the agen- da of the convention. This failure to come to the party convention and defend before the party his position, again proves that Lore no longer con- siders himself bound by party opin- ion and party. discipline. Lore has been sabotaging in every possible way the carrying out of the Central Executive Committee’s deci- sion regarding the Volkszeitung. ‘Generally speaking, Lore has been treating the party .ag a whole and the. New York district organization, ~ » of which he is a-member, as an ene- ar ‘showing complete: disregard for. the party’s functions. and activities, These facts are proof sufficient for : the party that ‘Lore has embarked - upon @ course of open: opposition. and hostility to the ‘party and the C, I. That Lore is preparing his ground for open, organized struggle against the party. In view of this situation, the cnovention décides: 1, That Lore’s presence in the par ty has become a menace to its Com- munist integrity and to its organiza- tional unity. 2, That the interests of Bolshe- vising our party, particularly its re organization on the basis of shop nu- clei, demand that the party free itself . - | of the opportunistic influence and an- ti-Bolshevik tendencies of Lore, | 8, That Lore is expelled forthwith from the Workers (Communist) Party of America,