The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 30, 1927, Page 11

The Danger of War Comrade Semard wrote this article in the Santé Prison in Paris. After recovering his freedom on the 25th of June by a Royalist trick, he returned to his post in the Party without making any attempt to hide from the authorities. He wished neither to make use of royalist mercy nor to give himself up voluntarily to the courts. The courts have given him a period of ten days in which to present himself at the prison to serve his sentence.—Ed. * a ” workingclass of France is under the pressure of the bourgeois offensive: reduction of wages and growing increases of prices; increase of indirect taxation and customs which fall upon the proletarian ¢onsumers; ruthless measures of rationalization the costs of which the workers have to pay. Hand in hand with the economic offensive there is also a po- litical offensive whose object is to crush the re- sistance of the proletariat: persecution of the ad- vance guard of the workingclass, the Communist Party; the arrest and imprisonment of its officials attacks upon the trade union movement: abolition of the right to strike, etc. At the same time the danger of war internation- ally is growing. International capitalism is arming for the final struggle under the leadership of Brit- ish imperialism against the first Workers’ and Peas- ants’ State in the world, against the bulwark of the workers in all. other countries. It is the broad masses of toiling humanity in the capitalist coun- tries Who are to bleed in this next war for the salvation of the capitalist system in the whole world. The French bourgeoisie is also taking up its posi- tion in the war front. Although its diplomats hypo- critically deny this to the outside world, yet the ac- tions of French bourgeoisie show that it is no better The | COMRADE Edited by the Young By PIERRE SEMARD (Paris) ° than the British. Side by side with the British im- perialists it is already carrying on war in China against the revolution. In Indo-China and in the other French colonies it is oppressing the native population and trying to throttle its movement for emancipation. And in France itself it is systemati- cally preparing for the new war. The military bud- gets and the shameful mobilization law of the so- eX list Paul Boncour which aim to place old men, women and children, in the services of the militar- ists as also the trade unions and the co-operatives, mean nothing less. There is no doubt about the enemy in this new war. The furious campaign of the French press against the Soviet Union should open the eyes of the blindest. In this international situation, the National Con- ference of the Communist Party of France will meet on the 26th of June. The chief tasks which it will have to perform arise with iron necessity from the double pressure of the capitalists. First of all the Party must set its aims in the struggle against the campaign of the bourgeoisie against the living conditions of the workingelass which threatens also the existence of the working: elass organizations. Secondly, tt must prepare and organize the struggle to prevent the planned armed attack of the imperialists against the Soviet Union and for the destruction of the Chinese revolution. This task must be the central point in the coming National Conference and indeed in the whole: policy of the French Communist Party. Some of our comrades assume that the danger of war is not immediate, that we have still suf- ficient time to awaken and mobilize the masses. That is a great mistake which may have serious consequences. For the latest events show with all clarity that the danger of war is increasing and that it is as great as it was on the evening of the 4th of August 1914. Just as in the period which preceded the great imperialist slaughter, all the im- perialist states are arming feverishly. Almost everywhere incidents are taking place reminiscent of Agadir and Sarajevo. The clouds of war are gather- ing over the Pacifie. Big guns have already sounded in China. The intervention of the imperialists in China is not aimed to defend the concessions, but it is a part of the offensive plan of the great powers against the Soviet Union. It is necessary that all workers, all toifers realize clearly—-for some of them are not yet conscious of it—that under the leadership of capitalism a real class war of the imperialists against the workers and peasants of China and the Soviet Union is in preparation. Communism threatens the capitalist states from - within. It threatens them still more from Russia where it is in power, and it threatens them in China where it acts as a spur to the revolutionary move- ment. Thus capitalism can feel the ground rocking under its feet. That is the reason for its deter- mined preparation for a class war. In order to cre- ate the anti-Bolshevist united front, the capitalists of the various countries are striving, up to the mo- ment without success, to milden their mutual con- tradictions. If they once succeed, then the war against revolutionary China and against the Soviet Union can take its course. Aceording to the imperialist plans, the Soviet Union is to be attacked upon all front at once. First of all economically and politically through the break- ing off of diplomatic and commercial relations and by the formation of an econmie and financial block- ade of the Soviet Union. Then militarily; by the forcing of the border states into, war, in China by the destruction of tHe revolutionary movement and finally with the assistance of the reactionary gen- erals, by attacking the borders of the Soviet Union im the Far East. All the forces of the working and peasant masses must be mobilized tirelessly against this imperial+ ist plan to force an anti-Bolshevist war, against this hellish attack upon the bulwark of peace in the world, the Soviet Union. This is the task beford the Communist Parties. The united front of the im+ perialists must be met with the united front of the workingcelass, the united front of the toilers. The Communist Party of France will place itself at the head of the action against the threatening} war. Recently it has been shown, for instance by the parliamentary by-election in the agriculturah department Aube and in the municipal elections ir] Paris and the surrounding country, that the influ ence of the Communist Party both inside the work- ingclass and inside the peasantry, is steadily grow+ ing. This explains the bitter eampaign of the French government, of the Minister of the Interior Sarraut and the Minister of Justice Barthou against the Communist Party and its leaders. But it is just the man hunt after the Communists which proves to. the broad masses that it is only the Communists who are feared by the bourgeoisie. The Communist Party alone is the defender oft the old revolutionary traditions of the French pro- letariat. The socialists have entered the united front with the bourgeoisie. And, as the new mo bilization law of Paul Boncour proves, they even a not hesitate to take the thtiative in preparing fo! new war. Despite all persecution, however, the Com- munist Party will continue its struggle against thd offensive of capital and for the defense of the Soviet. Union and it will double and treble its force in this fight. Our immediate task is an intense po litical enlightenment of the masses, and to give ou rising influence an organizational expression, s that we may do our duty victoriously. Young —/ SECTION Pioneers of America and Farmers’ Children A Page for Workers’ RIGHT WING — LEFT WING All children know that animals that fly have two wings, a right wing and a left wing, but very few children know that in workers’ organizations there are also two wings. There is a right wing and a left wing. In this little article we are very briefly going to explain to you the nature of these wings. These wings are not like the wings of a bird that help it to fly, but these wings represent two dif- ferent groups in the labor movement. The left wing is that group of workers (many of whom are organized in the Trade Union Educational League) that stands always ready to fight for the. interests of the workers against the bosses, They fight not only against the bosses but also against union leaders wha betray the workers to the bosses. They also explain to the workers the need of or- ganizing all the workers into a Labor Party—so that they could elect their own representatives to congress. instead of electing republicans and demo- crats who are against the workers. This is in brief the nature of the left wing. The right wing, consists mainly of two elements, some misguided workers, and traitorous .leaders. These leaders betray the workers to the bosses. They fight the left wing as in the furriers’ strike. They shoot the workers when they revolt as in Vienna recently. Many other sueh examples can be given, which prove that the right wing is the worst enemy of the workingclass. (Articles on this subject will be welcomed and printed). NO MORE BOSS By JOSEPH SHEMETH. The capitalist, the short fat man, Just now thinks that he’s the boss. But when the workers are united, The rich boss will be a total loss. IN GENEVA There’s a land across the ocean Where the great world powers meet Each one is with zeal discussing What to do with the others’ fleet. Each power in its own way is trying To deceive all the others there Trying to show it is very weak On. the sea and in the air. In reality all are ready, In case there should be war With many kinds of weapons And men from near and far. Disarmament is but a blind To hide real motives there For all have men and all have fleets And all have ships of the air. Workers, if they ask us to fight, Fight in their bloody war Let us hurl a defiant NO at them And ask them who they are. That we should sacrifice our lives And kill our fellow men Only to give more profits And make it pleasant for them. Workers, our answer must always be A loud and defiant NO Not for boss or profiteer To battle will we go. But when at length the time has come The time that soon must be Then will we strike a mighty blow That the workers might be free. —7 Answers to Last Week’s Puzzle The answer to last week’s puzzle No. 25 is: REVOLT: The following have answered cor- rectly: Annie Butkovich, Superior, Wyoming; Sam Sher- man, New York City; Elsie Melniker, Ferndale, N. Y.; Ruth Youkelson, New York City. More Answers to Puzzle No. 23 Lillian Ballint, Barton, Ohio; Helen Marcel, Pater- son, N, J.; Abraham Fischer, New York City; Mae Malyk, New York City; Vero Porrino, Corona, L. I., N. Y.; Dorothy Rubin, Minneapolis, Minn.: D. Mel- niker, Ferndale, N. Y.;. Elsie Melniker, Ferndale, N. Y.; Edith Borax, Winthrop, Mass.; Florence Hay- den; St. Paul, Minn. THIS WEEK’S PUZZLE NO, 25 This week’s puzzle is a word puzzle. The rules are as follows: 1 in the ‘puzzle stands for A in the answer, 2 for B, ete. Try and do it. Let’s go! 19 8 8 15.15 12 9 19 20 8 5 389124185 1419 19 8 15 16 1144 208 5 2051385 18 9 19 20 8 5 389124185 14 19 2 15.19 19. Send all answers to Daily Worker Young Comrade Corner, 33 First St., N. Y. C., giving your name, age, address and number of puzzle. NOTICE! The Young Pioneer Camp announces that they are now accepting registration of workers’ children for a vacation at their camp. All information about the camp may be obtained at Room 41, 108 East 14th St., or at 106 University Place. every day from 12 to 8 p. m. Phone Stuyvesant 7770.