Saturday, April 12, 1930 THE MILITANT Page Beating the War Drums jobs.
TROTSKY ON FOSTER AND LOVESTONE The MILITANT The periodicals of the ruling class in graphs, street cars, machine tools and in the Revolutionary ge (March 1, we believe, has fulfilled vila!
this country have in the past year devoted other articles of ordinary commercial 1930) the Lovestone Right wing attempts to a great deal of space to the topic of war. usefulness. In war the victory will go role in the best interests of the show that the American Party in its ac working class and Communist Th United States new role as the leading according to the way such plants have tivities and leadership is accepting the line movement in the United States, capitalist nation in the world, with its been taught beforehand their war time of the Opposition. It happens, unfortunate It gives a true picture of the search for markets, raw materials, and new ly, that this is not so. This time Lovestone situation in the Union of Socialist fields of exploitation, brought with it an As far back as November, 1928, the quotes from the letter of comrade Trotsky Soviet Republics, the Communist extension of its military preparations and Ancalist in a lengthy article on the chem to the American Opposition. In that letter Party of the Soviet Union and the development of every character. Dollar ical industry pointed out that, while from Trotsky makes a scathing criticism of the Communist International.
Diplomacy in its penetration into the an industrialist viewpoint the development then leaders of the American Party, Loveworld arena, is followed by the gun. The of this industry was essential to the stone and Pepper. This letter also contains The MILITANT capitalists of this country, just as the capUnited States, yet of even more import some views on Foster, What comrade Trotitalists of all other countries recognize that ance was the 11se to which the chemical sky said in that letter written in Constantinprints the original and incomin order to safeguard their economic inter industry could be subjected during war. ople in April, 1929 is born out by all parable writings of Leon Trotsky, ests, the armed forces behind it are essen The article illustrates that the chemical events that have transpired the leader of the Left Bolshevik tial.
industry not only serves as one of the In reference to the Stalin apparatus Opposition, now exiled in TurThe inevitability of conflicts bemost important branches of a var produc and its American lieutenants, Trotsky key by the Stalin bureaucracy.
tween the imperialists is evident through ing plant, but can without the slightest writes: Lovestone and Pepper did not In so doing it makes clear to all their attempts at meditation. glaring difficulty be transformed into manufactur create this regime but they are its staff offlintelligent and honest revolutionfailure of this character is the London naval ing war products, While Nation Busin cers. convicted Lovestone of a foul ide ary workers, the revisionist policonference. But the whole history of cap ess does not mention the question of the ological falsification (see my book Europe cies of the present leadership of italist diplomacy shows the same result.
chemical industry in relation to the war, and America. Under a fairly normal rethe mternational Communist Attempts at agreements. limitation of armait evident that its importance has not been gimo that alone wouid have been enough movement as directed, since Lenments, negotiations for peace, have all minimized, since one of the writers of to bury a man for a long time, if not for in death, by Stalin and Bucharmeant: preparation for war, the search for these war articles is Trigs, chair good, or at least to make him confess and in and their Centrist and Right alignments, and the aim to discover the man of the committee tor National Derepent. The spirit of the Lovestones and wing supporters in the various strength of their opponents. The imperialfense of the United States Chamber of Peppers is fundamentally opposed to the countries ists recognize the inevitability of war and Commerce. He is also the president of the spirit of the proletarian revolution.
The MILITANT are continually in preparation for it. They John Lucas Co. manufacturers of paints Trotsky then discusses Foster. Lovewrite about it, speak of it, and are constant a chemical industry.
stone, in his characteristically dishonest presents the views and policies ly on guard against the enemy few All Workers to be Entrapped manner, quotes only a brief sentence from weeks ago, a sham airplane battle was held of the Left Opposition in the United the letter, namely: The latter (Foster)
in the vicinity of Los Angeles againrt the The employment of women on a mass States, the Communist Leagle of always seemed to me made of more trust c1 forces. This is indicative where the scale in the event of war is one of the America (Opposition. on the laworthy material than Lovestone. In Foswiad blows. At other times practice bat chiet aims of the Bill. picture appear.
bor and political problems before ter criticism of the official leadership of ties are fought against the tree of Great ing above the leading article on the jourtre American working class.
the Party there was always much that was B:itan or Japan. The ruinds of the masses nal, shows women working in a munitions true and acute. Lovestones stops at this The MILITANT Icing prepari.
plant. This picture is headed by the folpoint and quotes no further. But the letter lowing caption: Guaging of cartridges is continues. War Department Cwls For Free Hand But as far as understand has printed and will continue to only one step of many in their manufacThe armed forces, however, while playhim, Foster is an empiricist. He does not print material on the events and ture. The development of modern ining a tremendous role during war, are not want to, or is not able to carry his thinkissues in the Soviet Union, the dustry, making possible the employment ing out to the end, and make upon the Communist Party of the Soviet suficient. The resources of the belligerent of women in industries such as chemical, foundation of his criticisms the necessary Union and the Communist Internations are the backbone of war. The orelectrical, iron and steel, etc. is closely ganization of Industry on a war basis at a generalization. For that reason it has never national, the writings of related to the question of war production.
moment notice is the object of the ruling been clear to me in what direction Foster Trotsky, Christian Rakovsky and It is clear that in the event of war class. And so Nation Dusiness, the organ criticism is pushing him to the Left or to other leaders of the Russian Kevthe capitalists will utilize every conceivable the Right of official Centrism. This same olution, that are found in no other of the United States Chamber of Commerce, posos the question: Who going to win force. We will witness the armed forces, empiricism apparently suggests to Foster English publication.
war the next big war? And why?
the organization of industries on a the whole form of his activity, which conbasis, the utilization of the women and Ansuming, and correctly so, that war is sists of struggling. gainst the little devil with The MILITANT children, and a virtual existence of marconins, this journal proceeds to promote Satan supnort. Foster tries to conceal fights for the rebuilding of the reva plan for mobilizing the industry of this tial law in the home country.
himselt with the defensive coloration of olutio. ry moveanent on tie foundcountry up to war strength at a moment The war problem is of greatest impor Stalinism in order by this contraband atlons laid by Marx and Lenin and nolice. The proposal called, educational tance to the proletariat. The workers bear route to move toward the leadership o. the agalast the Stalin Bucharin reviwar orders for munitions. is set forth in the heaviest burden during war. Even American Party.
sionists, and thereby best serves a bill backed by the war department, the exemption from the actual armed forces If Lovestone were honest he would have the cause of international Comnavy department and the Chamber of Com does not exclude one from participation in quoted the entire section the letter, but munism.
merce. The Bill has already had hearings war To begin now with the struggle that would run against his grain. Comrade We call upon our retters to before the House committee on military against capitalist war is of paramount im Trotsky analysis of both Lovestone and alim, This portance to help maintain the militant by givthe working class.
Foster has been confirmed completely during financial support to ensure its In order to avoid all possible delays in strugglo cannot only be conducted with ing the course of the Party arents in the continued existence as a fighting There manifestos, meetings and protests.
last year.
the event that war breaks out, the Bill inweckly for the cause of Bolshetends that the Secretary of War shall have is needed the actual organization of the. vism.
complete power to place war orders for masses. Such an organization against war NO YAGE INCREASE FOR MEMPHIS munitions without advertising for bids, and We ask and count upon your must be carried directly into the shops.
STREET CAR MEN help.
without being bound to award them to the Parliamentary and legal means will not MEMPHIS (FP) Any thought of a suffice.
lowest bidders. This would mean that the Make The role of the Communist must wage increase for street car men was disyour donation today!
small industrial concerns would be pushed be that of leading the masses in the propelled when the union executive board, ACT NOW!
out in favor of the large industries that can per direction. To give leadership in the after conference with the company officFill in the blank below for the struggle, to help in the organization of the MILITANT over night begin the production of war imials, recommended continuance of the existSUSTAINING FUND.
plen:ents. The War Department does not fight to the destruction of capitalism, ing scale for another year, want to bother over small concerns with Defeat war by its own means.
The vice president of the street railway The Militant war no capacity worth consideration in company complimented the mer on their 25 Third Avenue, Room POLICE BOARD APPROVES patriotism in following Pres. Hoover New York; Turning the factories into War Machines BLACKJACKING admonitions. am enclosing a donation of Nation Business very clearly LOS ANGLES Police Commissioner. for the Militant Sustaining CAPITALISM BLANED FOR CRIME Fund to help maintain the paper states: Mark Pierce wants to see more official PROBLEM and Making munitions is much more violence against Communists. The more publish the works 01 difficult and complicated than turning the police beat up and wreck their head BUFFALO, FP) Inequitable LD. Trotsky.
out trucks or tractors or pleasure cars quarters the better, Pierce shouted. Com distribution of wealth and an unfair indusor typewriters. Cannon must be as acmunists have no constitutional rights and trial order prevent a solution of the crime Shells must be watches.
Address curate as problem, declared Dr. Nathaniel Cantor. won listen to anybody who defends perfect.
them. Two other commissioners agreed professor of sociology at the University of City. State War is now a fight of the facwith this idea.
Buffalo, in a recent lecture at the University.
tories, a battle of machines. The naΦ tion whose manufacturing plants can STUDENTS BACK JOBLESS AGAINST most quickly be tuned up to quantity GREENVILLE, Cotton mills in POLICE the Piedmont section are running at only production of cannon, shells, scarchDETROIT Over two thousand students 75 capacity, as against 83 two weeks FINES AND JAIL FOR JOBLESS Lights, fuses, gun carriages, and what not, will win a victory.
meeting here in a laboratory conference ago, according to the president of a large 3EATTLE Of nine workers convicted on social conditions have passed a resolu chain of mills.
on a charge of unlawful assembly in con Covernment plants in the United tion condemning the Detroit police departФ States bave the capacity to fill only nection with the unemployed demonstration ment for its brutal suppression of the un BOSTON. 10, 000 union carpenters in Feb. 26, three were fined 25 each and six from five to ten percent of our munemployed and its demonstrations. It called ition needs in a war against another Boston are demanding restitution of the 10 each. Notice of appeal has been filed for absolute freedom of speech and assem day week, gained in 1915 and lost in 1921. by the Intl. Labor Defense Six other major power or combination of powers.
bly at future unemployed meetings and exΦ workers convicted in connection with the So the matter comes down to the large, pressed the fraternal solidarity of the MADISONVILLE. Ky One thousand March demonstration have appealed from efficient well managed establishments students with their Jobless brothers and miners have struck for a wage increase in a 60 day ja! sentence for three and a 20 that in time of peace make automobiles, sisters, western Kentucky coal fields.
fine each for three pewriter sewing machines, multitime Name