The Daily Worker Newspaper, November 7, 1925, Page 14

Editer’s Note—-While this article by Bucharin on the questiom of world trade union unity was written be- fore Gompers’ death, and tells of his activities against the unity of the workers, nevertheless, everything said holds true of the officialdom that now rules after Gompers. It applies very aptly to William Green, who succeed- ed Gompers as president of the Amer- ican Federation of Labor. It is there- fore, being published at this time while Albert A. Purcell is. making his tour..of.the United States and Can- ada, urging his plea for the unity of the world’s workers. It follows: * * * By N, BUCHARIN. epee approchement between the trade unions of Great Britain and those of the Soviet Union is arous- img the attention of the enemies of the revolutionary movement. This is quite understandable; it is not with- out reason that we speak not only of the historical, but of the world his- torical significance of the. transforma- tion which is taking place among the English working class. Hence the excitement prevailing among our enemies; hence the Vor- warts (Germany) this retten, paper of a retten social-democracy, has twice slandered Arthur A. Purcell in. charac- terizing his speech as a forgery and has thus impudently deceived the Ger- man workers. Hence the Russian mensheviki are carrying on in their paper, Socialist News, a4 campaign. Maneuvers of Gom N. BUCHARIN. against Edo Fimmen on aecount of his. support of the unity of the inter- national trade union movement. Hence the American Federation of Labor is drawn into the struggle. Hence Gompers is also beginning to interfere in “European affairs,” this old henchman of American capital, this old servitor and cunning raseal who has grown grey im the service of his masters, this leader of the Fed- eration of Labor to whom even Am- sterdam appears. as too “socialistic.” M* GOMPERS is commencing an intervention in Europe similar to that of his American masters, who cross the frontiers of their beloved fatherland and go hawking round with a sack full of dollars and put their fleet on the table of European de- mocracy. persism Against Unity Mr. Gompers obviously believes he cam resque the position of the special- ty obstinate right seetion of the Am- sterdam International. In this respect he is copying the late President Wil- son, who for a long time tolerated the “harbarism” of Germany, but at the decisive moment “lost patience” and “intervened” in the European war, thus converting it into the world war and insuring the victory of the en- tente, And in the same way Mr. Gompers also believes that the left tendencies in Amsterdam have acquired a dan- gerous preponderance. Please un- derstand! The English trade unions are negotiating—not in dreams but in broad daylaght—with the Bolsheviki of the Soviet Union. And old Pur- cell shakes. hands with the ex-conviet Tomsky! Is not the end of the world approaching? ND Mr. Gompers ig rallying the forces of the American Federa- tion of Labor and is beginning to speak of returning to the Amsterdam International in order to “reseue” it from the intolerable influence of our trade unions. It is quite obvious that Mr. Gompers will either endeavor to destroy the Anglo-Russian trade union bloc, or to suppress our trade unions within the Amsterdam International by isolating them from the revolution- ary trade unions of other countries. It is only for this “noble” aim that the “trade unionist” American agency of capital has stirred itself. Both English and Russian trade unions must be on the alert. For the mutual relations between these two strongest branches of the European trade union movement which have been established with such pains, can be exposed to a danger on the part of the American Federation of Labor, which did not break away from the Amsterdam International in order to light on the side of the revolution, but because it has gone over uncondition- ally and completely, body and soul, to the side of Ameri¢an capitalism. VEN in the sphere of internation- al politics Mr. Gompers adopts a definitely white-guardist line. While the British trade unions fought against the bourgeoisie under the slo- ‘gan of the Anglo-Russian commercial treaty; whilst even the English labor party went into the election campaign under this banner, Mr. Gompers con- ducted a bitter fight against the de- jure recognition of the Soviet Union. In other words, he, the alleged “labor leader” proved himself to. be more re- | actionary than the English conserva- | tives. And now, this gentleman, who has helped the conservatives to beat — the English labor party and the Eng- lish trade unions, ig prepared to ap pear in the role of the savior and messiah of the “fallen” Amsterdam International. This truly ridiculous, pompous behavior of this gentleman will, we hope, be repudiated by all sensible workers who understand that the working class must have notfiing to do with an immediate confederate of Curzon and Churchill. The Russian Workers Marching Forward By M. A. SKROMNY. Hight years have passed since the October revolution. When we recall how the political “prophets” from the eounter-revolutionary camps predicted that the Soviet pawer will not survive even for eight days, we can afford to Staite: i /At that time there were many ’ pelieyed these “prophets.” Rus- ts foreign capitalists risked their money and the lives of their slaves to make good this prophecy. But all in vain—in spite of the fact that the country was almost totally destroyed when the Bolsheviks took over the power of the state. In Octo- ber 1917 there were only about 15% of the railroad engines left and of some industries. only 3% remained. Soviet Copes With Enemies. The enemies of the Soviets consid- ered that under such circumstances it was impossible for the Communists to keep going. ‘To facilitate the fall of the Soviets plots have been organ- ied from the very first day of the revolution. The Kornilov affair ar- ranged by Kerensky was followed by that of Krasnov, Kolchak, Yedenich, Semenov and many others. To cope with the situation the red guard was organized, and later the red army. To crush the power of the counter- revolution the Soviets began te con- fiseate the funds of the rich, to nation- alize the big industries, the cheka, the dreaded cheka, was organized. The _revolution used the full power of the dictatorship of the proletariat to erush its enemies. The blockade and ists served only to strenghten the power of the revolution and win more sympathy in the eyes of the workers of the world. f The terrible famine of 1921 did not shake the. faith of the masses in their. Soviets.. Qn. the contrary, it gave them more faith in them as they saw. the difference im dealing with the situation by the Soviets from that of the czarist government, There were many famines under the czars, the “civilized” governments never blamed the czars for it, but the Soviet gov- ernment was blamed when the famine came after seven years of war, revolu- tion and counter-revolution. . Finally, after the famine was con- quered the Soviets got their first make advances. A great revival in in- dustry and agriculture began. Day by day the growth of production and the betterment of the living conditions of The Emblem of the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics. the workers. and peasants ‘can be noticed. The “Lenin lights”—electri- city—is beginning to shine in the dark villages. Tractors are appearing on the land. literacy is being con- quered, But They Like Bolshevik Gold. The great surplus of grains opened the doors of the capitalist counts, -to the hated Bolsheviks. -They ar, | being recognized officially or unoffic¢i- intervention by the foreign imperial-| ally. Bolshevik gold is accepted by the | saints of the “last” war in exchange | for goods. Soviet Russia is too a great |market to be ignored. It'is true that the plots against the 'Soviet government are still rampant. The notorious fake “Zinoviev letter” im Great Britain, the “Moscow orders” ‘in the United States and Bulgaria, are evidence, But nowdays there aren’t very many who believe these fakes. The workers in the capitalist coun- tries do not believe any more their capitalist rulers and their press. The workers want to find out the truth. about Soviet Russia for themselves and they are sending delegations to the land of the Soviets in spite of the advice to the contrary by the cap- italists and their lackeys, the social- democrats, The report of the British trade un- Soviet Russia they may in turn be attacked by all the colonial and semi- colonial peoples who are just waiting for an opportunity to get rid of their rebbers. U. S. S. R. Grows Stronger Daily. above the pre-war scale. At the same time the situation in the capitalist | countries is growing worse. Produc- tion is being speeded up and wages ing hours increased, unemployment is |rampant, And this in spite of, or more accurately, thanks te the Amer- ican loans and the Dawes plan. All this is forcing the laboring masses of all countries to consider the two different systems which they see at work: the system of capitalist de- mocracy and the Bolshevik system of the Soviets. At this the eight anniver- sary of the Bolshevik revolution this question appears before them in hold relief, Sooner or later they will have to choose between these two systems. And when they will chose, it. will. be the Soviet system! Secretary of Labor . . ~— - AW = Printing All WASHINGTON—(FP) — Secretary of Labor Davis-has again raised a ery ‘of alarm, directed at the house com- mittee on immigration, against the | aliens in the United States, He insists that his proposed measure requiring that. every alien be finger-printed and photographed and given. an official record, to be checked up by personal report by the alien to a federal officer each year, is necessary to induce these foreigners to become Americans, Davis declares there are between 6,000,000 and 7,000,000 un-naturalized aliens in the United States, and that more than 5,000,000 of them have been more than 5 years. Thie fact, he argues, shows that they do not. intend to become American citizens, Many of them are definitely antago- uistic, he believes; to American civil- ization, Hence the government should keep close watch on them through @ The policy of the Soviets in the Near East and Asia Minor is creating more panic for the capitalist govern- ments than the so-called Bolshevik gold, for it is a policy of equality and freedom while the policy of the im- perialists is a policy of oppression and robbery. The situation in China is clear evidence. The slaughter that is goitig on in Morocco is more proof. _ All attempts to organize a united | wont against the Soviet government }met with failure so far. The last at- ‘tempt, the so-called Locarno pact, | will meet the same fate as the others. 'The oppressed and crushed Germany united with its oppressors against the ‘friendly Soviets. It is a clear demon- stration that the class interests of the German bourgeoisie were put on a higher level tham the interests of the “dear fatherland.” This lesson will be understood by the workers of Germany as, well as the workers of the world. They will also put the interests of their class above the interests of the country, when the proper time will come for action. The Soviets will find many allies in the midst of their . Besides that there is another danger growing for the imperialists in the form of a league of oppressed which will also help to Locarno plot against the wor! peasants’ republic. If the governments will again dare to attack compulsory registration and annual report. Q sacioliasbLineetpcaintisis Worker Correspondence will make The DAILY WORKER a better paper LLL LLL LLL LLL