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JF 'ill. WAR ~UE'tTION·

THERO:.D TO WARis paved with resolutionsfol" "Peace". A great wave of'"peace" aaaembt Les has rolled over the country. It becomes Lmperati ve to cut .

. _.throu€,h tl-lis smokc--acr een with the sharp-edged. tool of I\hrxist analysis; to'show the na tune- of war f:,onurally and of the comin€, war ~pecif±callY.:. '

; N'A'lUfm: OF "iAR••• "War is the 'continua tion of poli ti'cs by other, . (or~t.lfUl '..mr·ans"'.·said, Lenin. Thus the conflict o! the industrial politics of 'the d~veloping 'northand~the slave politics of the cotton south was continuud in the form 'of-Civil';War. 'The conflict botw~{;:n the imperial politics 9£ the Ent6nt() Pow~rs and the, -Ct:ntral Power-a was contd.nuvd in the form. of \/O;ld War. . . : . ..' ';. '.. -' .

N.:~~.UnEOF THE COUINGWAR••• 'llw :c~ming wor14 war will" :also be a continuation of'.conflicting economic intu.rests· and imperial pol! tics. 'Tho ci viI war i11 Spain hallLi.nvd up- France and England' againS't Italy and Germani. ' ''!he full f1t:.:dg~d'war ·inChina has drawn ~Qgbthcr England and th~ Unitvd States against Japa~. Both w~r~form part of th~ rapidly. spr.~Cl..dingconflict btitwt;t:.nthtJ two imptJrialis.t··blocs. ,Tnt; on~ bloc consisting of England, Franc~, and the' United St~t~s' d~mands p~uc~in. whi ch to t.~j oy its· col,onial pOSS casd ons and impvrialis i;-supruma..cy.. 'Ihc 'oth~ rbloc, cons i.s td ng o,f·G't.,rmany, Japan, and It!ll.y, demand a. r<.;divi'sion of 'the" spoils--and th~y back thl,:..ir,words lidth arms .'Iht.-<t~ct tho.t the 8oviCt-.l:Jnion. oxi s ta , thttt.it td.r cs to bc comc 3. member of ihti usa tisfhd"impLri"_list bloc, this f~om:.£lic~it.s 9ut~-Dot ~h~ngx~~ri(>l~~~_~hl,.. cOmi~b~ Lunin' ¢allt.dtht; World War an imp"rialist \~.r,. bccauao its domimnt cnaro ctcr-: was t'he.. ccntd.n-u~tion of tht. conflict of impwrio.l poiitic~ into war. Wt. call thv co~ng war, 'an imp"ri:llist war tor tht; SaIDl,..r~Qson. .

WARAND 'THE WORKER's' PARTIE.S••• War 1$ thv' gru:1.t ·tf,lst of o.'workl-rs' p:lrty. in.timvs of Pl,..:lCt.thl- tt.~t of :l workt;rs' p~rty ie that it oppos~ c~pit:llist t.xplo1t-ation of l!lbor, th~t it fight for th~ ovvrthrow ofcupi~~lism and for th(" ~chi"v.L,munt of sooialism. In tim~s of P~:lCL v~rious orga.nit~tions ~,y cl~im to b~

workvrs'p~rtiLs. X»XX1lKXK Rt.l~tivcly ft;W studtJnts and, ~G~t;r work~rs ~ru suffic-itJntly d~v~lop~d polit1e~lly to t~st tn"claims ~nd SGp~r~t8 th~ friuds irom'tn8r.;;ul thing. Wa.r is tnt. grb:J.t winncwer of: =f1":J.llds. .It strips thvm bj,rtJ for. ~i~.-.Ii ttJr:l te wor;kt:1rs-~ !""Ol'lT~~~'-'_ .. Wa.f'-..¥pJ.C1:a.~~1,.. ''tiro" l-~bor- bUt· iOvion tht.. .li ves of -thl:7'-worktJrs. To supp~r-t-war ,~6 . to 8upp.ort cdpi t-:rii"st bxploi t1. tion :xt' itchigh~6t. ihr::Ls thl:i Ny~ Coromitt(:;tJ h:l.6 shown, wUI C8.USLthb immbdi':1.tt, ust:lblish.:mtint of ~ ,roilit~ry-f~sci6t diciuto~ship·in thu'United S~~tf..;Sth~t will h~vtJ po0<.rto dt;stroy collLctivu b~rg:J.ining, to brb:J.k unions,'~o r~Qu~<.wages, end to ~in-t:lin high porofi ts for ··ca.pitrl.liats •. Te ~upport v~~.rif! to support .govtJrnml:intopporQseion .o,r tnt; working. ·clJ.ss. Bu t w~r :lrms tops· of millions of vorkf:lrs :J.nd.placl:is in thl:iir h~nds thl:i w~~pons for th~ ov~rthrow of e~pit~lism.

SUPPORTOF vvARI& LH1JG::._D. TO·:C0UN'IER...·m:VOLUTION."t. WhertivtJr:·thb Socb.lists supp- .orteQ. the·,la.st war th.tl outcoml;1'WJ:stht:l shi·.ttE;;ring .of·workl;Jr·s org::uliz::ttions,,di-cfu torships, f.~scism o.nd more var.'· 'lh'u G~rnb.n Socialists support(;;d thtt\'v-.-1r•.Hi tlbr's .·flC..zis_~rb 'thtJ trut:;', d~ectJn&tnts'of the "Soci:J.lists" Nosk\:J:J.nd Sch'oicltmttn,who crushwd th~ r(:;vo~~ticn.' 'Ahd·toq~~ C~rm:J.pyprus80s tow~rd'mor~ W:l.r. Supporti'lwa·r brings. not pC::I.ce'but CO\,l!lt"lir-rtJvo].ution,,'

TIIE COiv1ll1UNI&'IPAR'IYSUPPOR'IS\iAR ANDCOUN'IEa-REVOLU:TION.~.Th\.-Communist PJ.r.ty .• . '. 8" '......... ,,_.. . "'.: .. _ . ' • • (' '.. ....~ '. \.. . • .~ , '''0.:

.. "of. thti Un,!t.E:id$.to. t.o~support6., ~h~ coming .~~r:." '1h~i.~..lu:lder, Ea.1"l~owdE;;r, ptomis\.-$in public that tfj,n ~ "7~r ::I..fpirt~,t~t- F?,frciet~(su.bB.'ti.tuE! Japam) I would joi:n . .thtl.armi~s of the Unit{;d ..Stntt;:6~~ Thl.i,.Y.lJ.l,lthl:t)aQ.~r proF.d!3~s,ev~n more..b.luntly •.lh ve Gr':l.nt, st.'\.te s\;Icrdary of· thb ·Ho.ss::ichusett.s Young Communist Loa.gu,-, inn.nswt-r to thti qUl;.stion"ln ca.st;. of ·..-rr':it, would you .fight?" unawe~~d .undbr o':l.th,"Yee~u .

In a sptltich on ItDemocr:lcy."nnd' the COll13titution" E:lrl Bro"'dEir :tnnounlWd .in behalf of tht:i C. P. th".t "If there should ..1.rist. in Aotiricn. ::I.nytning simil;:tr :0thE! sitU:ltion'in Spn.in, Wh€;X"btht> d~nocrn.tic republic vhil(, rtl~uls~ng th~ f:l~e~~inv~sion wa.s st:lb'bbd in thtJ b~ck by tht> "uncontroll.-,ble €;xtrI:iID:tsts ( :J. nu.n<rJ.ty .of tht;; J.n:J.rchists :'..nd tll€; Trctskyist P.O.U.}~.), thtin we; likti cur brothers of thtl. h" t . z"Spo.nilh C.P. would bE::in thti fordront ~~ thb struegl,c to supprE:i~.s su.c ox rems t

who 2rtl. rt;n.lly o.gt:.nts of fn.scisru, :lnd r{;nder tht.o h:ltrrtlE:iS~." .'!he only"fascist invClsion" h€J could possibly haVti J.n ~ind. is '1nr WJ.t1l

Japan. Of just such a W:lr Lenin enid "Jap~n ::tnd America.(cap1tn.lJ.sts)w~nt toftht; they will fight for ••• supr~~~cy, for thtJ right to l~ot ••• or courstJ, ~~f~ne~of tht:; futherl:lnd in sw h a. W~r would be u heinour crime, a betrn.ynl of soc~ulism.

Of course, to support ont;: country against ::I.nothb~would be a betray-alofcommunismrt '~e ~pb of ~ work~rs~pnrty is to turn capitalist war; into a Bt~ugglefor 'the overthorw of c~pitn.li5t aystem und its wars. Thoee who pre~ch au~h' ,

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action ljoul(~ btl, of cour-e e , '="unconfrollabltl t;~tremists" i.t;. revolutionists whocannot btl controlled by capitalists of their country or any couniry. '. Browdbrpr'omfaes to Amt.ric3.n ca pi talisto tha t in 3. var agadne t Japan, tht;;y ne.e d notft.ar "axtrtlldsts" in thtl rcar , 'The COr.:lr.'!Unist Party "would be in tht. fordi(.htof thtJ strugglt: to suppr-ess such "ex'trvrd s te" ••• and r-e.ndc r tham harml cae , It

WAR I'ONC~RS O}I T1]. CA;\mJ5••• On the campus tht,; fight agad ne t war has become; afight a~inst th~ ~otions of thu ~t;anut patriots and th~ program of th~ Y.C.L.Thu YCL far bt..tt~r th~m tht.. ROTC mobiliZQD ~nd pr8par~8 3tud~nt support for w~r.Ltlt us analyz~ ~. ch of th~ir out~t~nding slogans.

DE!\;OCMCn.SlLhSU~ DIe't"""IOh~HIPS... '!hiS aLcgan W~.S for~st;t,;n long ago. In itsr ee olu td on on W:....r , thti Sixth COn(rl.JS5 of the Con~nist Intt.-rn:: tioml sad.d "Intht:> lest .ir..pt..rinlist w .r , thu Allit.,s m dc uue of tp~ al ogan 'FiCht agc.Lns ti'ltxxixl1tt Prus sf.an r.,ilittrisr.:: '; whih tht; Ct-ntT:>.l Po\{~rs usvd thl; slopn"~ i[ht~G~inst. TP~rism:' both sid~s using th~ r~sp~ctiv~ ~lo[~ns· to oobilizt.- tn~ ..~sc~sfor w:".r. In 'J. i\lturt; \'l~.r btltwql1n It~ly ~nd Fr"'.ncl:J(expc.nd tld.s to It:lly ..Gt;rr.~ny"J.:lpan ~.£'l.inst Frc.ncb-Englc.nd-U.f..) . thf... O ....ue pu rpoc e will bu Bt.rvt.d by tht- slog~,n"IlFi£,ht :'.E:"dnst r(,.~cticnary r~8cisrj", for tht;; bourc~oish on tnt- b.ttt.-r countrhswill bkL- adv:-,ntr-tgt; of th<.; !."..nti-fl.::.:cist St;ntir.1t...nts ci tll c~ss<--s of tht.. po:..oplt..to justify ir.:perhlist' vir-....r." 'Ih~t th<;; bcurgticisj.t; ehc.ufo tcd:::.y "t.l.kd o.dvelnt:lleof thf; ::Inti-fJ.scist suntiJ:'.t:ntn of tho t;lSStiS of tht; pt..oph to justify il..pt.-ri::-.l-is t w".r," is to bt.. bXpt:;ct~d·. '1'h:"'. t tht.- COI::r.unis t Intl;;rfl.n• tic 21:.1 on :l wcrld s 01.1t:l

:Lnd tht. C.P. n....tic.m.lly shc'uld 'dc' likl..wiGti ·!.ndic ....tl;is thdr eonplEJtt. .6uppc.rt cfthu bcurgtioish, -::.nd thuir cr."lss bl,;tI".'.y~l cf ·the wcrhrs.Lf... Cl..nsiri t, Frt.-nch COJ:'1.r.;unist P:trty $cldi<..rs' p'lp~r, dirt cts its J:':E..'.lbt.-rsto ."oboy your vfficl;rs f...vt..n if tht.-y :'rL 1o.ocist6. Dont disrupt tht. diedplinv cf~ :lrDy. Vivf... l' :1.'rr..1L-,?dt. h RL-publiqut.:" Sh~.ll '\{I,j .shc.ut "Viv ....?/I 'Ih:~t is tilur."dhcd d' gt-lo. tinuus spinf;..d f:1kfJrs but n .. t th\;J ncth.n cf h".rd-ht,r dt-d rc..v\..lutil.-l1ists.

eOLL1C'lI'VL :~C'1IvI; ••• Cclll..ctivt.. acthn fc.r .iht; purpost. ..f ccllt.ctivt:.- sl:..curityr..f;..~~nsI;;x:>.ctly wh::t it s":.ys "colluctivt.- ':".cthn". It Cf...r.~risthCl.t tht.. ir,:,pt.ri.:ll ..ht pOV!f...rs havinE, siuil:'..r intfJrt.sts to prctuct :l£;c.inst JCl.pnn cr It'l.ly or G\..rn:.nyvorlt t0E,dh ..r diplc.!:: ....tic~_lly o.nd prt.-p~.rv ie. peol ill.- ir l:;i.lit:::.ry f(;rol~s wht.-n pditi\ccntinuvs int~ vr:.r. It dct:.-s nc.i I.v.n th~.t thl;y [l"t i:(.gvth~r tc :-.sk J:1p'.'.n Lt.-r~lyto ph,:ts(, IvJ.vu Chin.... It ffit'!::InSt'~ctil: ..n" tc.. cc.r:lph;t h.p:J.n tc. Iv:.vo. "Cc.llbctivtJ:::tctic.n~' is, .'1nd r:ust bf... by its vt..ry mturtl, '1 l.;ilit<ry c.llic.nclv icr W:J.l'. 'DL.tarch-it'pl;,rblist, Ttlddy Rc,cSt;VLl t, snw this twlinty" fiVb Ytlars ".go .::.nd s:lid .IAsTvg::rd !:1~.l.nchuri::'., if thtl Jlip~nl..Sl;; chocst.. tc fellow :l c;;,ursl. of ccnduct to whichw'" C'.rt.. ::tdvure~, w"" c'\nnot stop it unlt.ss WI.;. :J.ru prt.p".r\Oid tv [C .. tc .w'l.r." C(;11t.-ctivu~ction elt Brussl..ls is r:t-rdy '1. c1c'1k for thLi dlit-:-.ry .....llbncl.s th0.t PP(;P·~n. ic.ro.ction bc..c~.us<::·net I:llJrt-ly j :::'.nchuri ....., but ::1.11 cf Chim is .'"'.t st'='.kt... 'J'e.. suppert~iI;;Ctivl.:.cticn is te stippcrt h:plJrbHst 'l{<r. Vhll t-trvct, tll\.- C.B.,tht-YeL, ~nd our C:1.~pUS libL-r".ls su~pcrt both~

DElENbt vI' 'lHE [J'J'TI..1' Ulr.:ON•• All r0vcluticnist,s 1,v-nt tt dt.Ylind thlJ S.U. Up.,;n tldsthun is n(. dis~grl.t.-);1l.nt. Dis::l.trl.lCL nt ".riflt.-s whLin th\.. qUL-stit n is pos\..d: ',ill:' tis thl .. bust W2..i te> ddl-nd tht. ti.u.? 1-. ccrrLct '1.now..r r.;ust t'1kt- intc., c(.nsidl..r':'.tic.nthu fundc..Dt.:ntc..l f:let. th'~ t thE.. ScviL-t occnor.;y is '1. soei'1. ...ist f:)concr,y. A[~idsttht.:- f:·.r- f'lul1l dt-clin ... cf cc..pi t::>.lisr.; L-vl.ryw!1t.-rl.., tht.. Sovi\;Jt vccnci.y bvc(.,.~t..s t!~lsyL!b(jl \..f prq;rt;;ss 1.nd !hlutiLin for l.-ccn0;:,1c ""vila. Ita l;,xiat...".nct.- :."lnd d<..VL!I;p-llnt consti tUtt;;6 ~ s'tc..ndin£, indictl:Lnt 0.(..::'..i110tc:::tpit"disl:,. It is nvcluthn~.ryprop'1(:lnda of tll\; Lest dhctivf... typt: f~r thl; cv(..rtllrcv cf cetpit. ....lisl:l.'!hl. e,p. drt-w thl;) corrbct il:,lpliq ....ticns froLl.this :.-.mlysis in 1935 wht..n it disoU3St-dthl;, Fr:.nco-Sevi<..t Paot l.nd tht: pcssibilitl.os cf '-:-'w:~rwi th G(;rJ:~ny. "In th,<:;lJVl.nt of :1. w::'.r which Vlculd find beth tlh_ S.t;. ~·.nd Fr~,nc~ ft,h1.in[ "'..[' in8t GlJrlQ.nywh'':'t w<..ulc1 th(.; FrL.l1ch Ccr:r::unists de?" :t~k(.(l tht.. D- ily \'ierkLr d rb.y 11,1935 ~ndit '.:I.nsw(.,rl,;d It'iJh::-,tt.-v<;;rtil .. UX1.ct circur:::stl:'.not.-s in which tht> hl.-stilitit..s w ..uldb ...[in, till:.~.£h...Cor.~~nis1.s p::trty_w~d_c~u.lJ to w'.~(t- i tL!.!;.h:p_U.~sy -.l1sLunc v.S ilJC.s !rm!.~~.:lj,E§. t. m,~h-S2.p~ t:'.llsE llliLthdr .e"Y!L10~ri.9-.Y~i;3~. iU.i.::!.s.~.dm~~~E1cl..s._!.l;CFo.LS'-...1~rni ~LE~r iaH.§.,t \r.'....t_iu19 aJ'!;.v:.~.:!},~t i l,ll:'J;L£1 viLw:; r•L£~.:LD:',;~w"!11~ ~f;.._th.~.-E!::st ~nd":'~Ut.nuint; ''.ll~'...5.f thl. pLVit--.:LJl!l.MJ,,'This VI"..G· tht. c",rrt..ct r\o.vcluticm.ry pcsiticn tht.-n. Cc·ndithns ll"'.vlJ mt cb:U'~atd.Erancb is still c::'.pit-·.lict. It~ v:~.r will t;ti~l be "'.n ir·p~ri"'.li;;t 1.;t"'1.r. ~·nH..n tht;;c. P. suppc.rts thl.. French urr ..y i t bl;)tr~ys beth tht: wcrkl.,.rs cf Fn.nct.. ::'..nd tllL ddt.navf tht.. Scvict Unicn. But \JE, 'lHL YJUEG R:0PlliS' SOCIALIE.'1' LLAG:JL, FOUh'l!iINTI.RNA.'IIu.~AL RAI~E. LENIP'S ~LOC.~N "OF 'JUR1~:r.NG n:PE:RL",LI&T \;~'iP. 1]"'1'0 A :'LV0.i,.,J'I~IONARY CIVIL \I~h. A f,OVn. 'I Frv.h\.iI. "1 JtiLL EE 'UJL .BL:.. '1 ,.;,!\iL OIJLY C1.i~ I!-L ~w..i ui· '" dbSOVn:.'1' UNI ON."

OXJ.iORD PLEDGE••• 'Iht.. AJ:;t-rio'- n Eitudl;,nt Un1vn w .....s fc.undt..d whilt.. 'l"'..r \/-:0 :~lr\;;".dy ~non thb hClrizc.n. 'Illt... cuntr~ 1 core of thv pb. tf"r::J W:tS thL- Oxf .. rd PltidCL-. '!host,;

\i'll" b\;to~.m.. r..:.ucbt.rs 6 'on; net to dt.fL-nd thvir Cc.urt ry in ,ny w:-..r i t i.:~y undl.rt·~l,t:.As auoh it cone:t.i,tutud :1. rl..::'.l stup J.£-, ..nst w'.r. It sL('wt.-d ~t cc·.phiL. l~cl< d' bit 11in thE;; 'Il::-..r.. 1.::s end purpc 3 ...S ~ f thL- l..xie: tint Lovt...rnl·....nt. It'Ihu fif"h t ..·.L~ins t w:'..rprf...p~.r ....ticns of tllt. ir':J/t...ri~liEtstl ~r.id thE.. D".iJ.y ';:crkt..r of Jhy 11, 1935, It is ·:l.nintu(.r:-.l p'rt cf thl.; £i[ht '.:I.£::tinGt' c:1.pit ....lisL:. It shculd bl;, t..nplnsizt..d tt.n..t undg-0.11 qircu:.lstlnct.:!il thb I~l:lin hsk d tht. workin( C1'135 is tc cVt...rthrcw i 1.s ~wn c:J.p"it'l.lisr.l." Tht. stru((~lt... in tldo cirl:cthrl r::.:tkt.s fer pt ....Ctl, thu dl:lftlnst. cf tht. SU

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and for VJo:rJ.:ls oc Ia Ld sm, The fight to j :a.intain the Oxw",s "':;~~ s';r'ng!-~:;'G 'GO J:e'"lp +:he .:3TT f'lcinp; in <\:1 ant i-wat11<, 1';'--':'.;>1':;-;' i7A :"orr",:3'::; by ",t,,·; 3 ';a; -':.nists at the In s t fl •.,W:O'T\:, v c :_':)''1 ~f' h"j 'J /\.:;;1 ~nt~J ·:u n~)p\:JtlclagGof the Rooseve I 'lJ

inc, 1';';8 .L:l~h+; ,.l.f,·').l.:1.S; ~'jil!' ~~ in paru; 0. fight a.gnin3t CJ!

its Pl'<)g;""'u;< ,-,i (;o'I,LH!'t:;:i.VO 8ec.:t\ritYq

nOTE" Since bh a abov o waa w:::-itten,;,) b'lo months a.gQ. v~.i-(; v~·~,sImpos s Lbl e tCJ publish its; thoro hcvo occu cd ' SOIl,ovonbs -:lhlOh str::'kingly beo.r oub tho a.bovc'o.na.lysisc--.'

Roosevelt's Chbo.go spoooh for "quarnnt Indng tho o.[;grossorl\.do I lru- Vlo.r bUdgeto- tho Jingoistic "Punay" ncws r-ooI 0.11 sorvoabove ano.Lys Ls to tho hi! t~ ':llllorica is pr ojx.r Ing for imperinbo Ln its r-obbcr hold 070r South iJnorioa.,. Cuba, tho Phillipj~l;)S _,ne '1:;:.ngainst tho hungry impori'~1ist dos ir-on of ~po:n; It l~~ and l1C'~1;fny.. OnlJ' "t, '

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bo s eos proLit by such an imporia.list 'Wnr.. 'rho ba sk of tho s tudonbs l s Jco joinwith tho revolutiona.ry ~rh3L (Fourth Tnbcr-nn iomlists) to fi~h~; ag~d,:lst Ll:o\'lUr o.inG of' tho govor-:nmont (1nd to convert tho wc.r into a Fl't1:-l1gg1C 1'01' S'Jc:l.'\lisr.loThis 0.150 moans the aambo.Ming of those po.trioti.o olemol.1t:" hi the laooi: ]"]0\1' 'II • ,I

mont 'i!hich sook to tio the 'Workers nnd students to tho impof'in.E~t WCI.,' n'(1(;hillO.,Of primc.ry significanco are tho Cormnunist Pa.rty :>ud the Young Co;nm,mis-!.-;I,/J:;gao,ll'TIhioh f(1r fron being rovolutionury uro'roactiomry nnd will servo ~s rccrui~ingsorgoo.nts far the next vlorld sluughtor .. '

We ropont the only offootive gI'OUp tho.t oo.n fight imperialist vJo.r is tho Youngoplct 3 SociCl.list Louguo (Fourth Intornn.tion~,Usts). Ita. progrnm offors--thQ - ~,-

only. solutiun, join us and put it into effoot.~,

YOUim,·rno:n;l!:"'k.CL.S.OCIJ\LIST LEAGUE(Fourth Intorno. t-:.O:!.ftn-i.et.<:tl..City Collego Bro.llGh' '-'-.1723 iUnsterdun Avonue.

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