Socialism and World Problems

...Having pointed out all these dangers arising from armaments on l a n d and o n sea, the Executive again calls upon the Labor a n d S o cialist parties of all countries not o n l y t o continue their fight for i n ternational, disarmament, but also t o fight in every country against m i l i t a r i sm a n d f o r t h e r e d u c t i o n o f armaments...

...It lies in your power, workers of the Soviet Union, to compel It to take the necessary steps...

...There is, therefore, a serious danger of competition in naval armaments which has been emphatically revealed by the character and magnitude o f t h e Italian program...

...W e don't m*an c o l d s i n the head nor unemployment nor We m e a n H u m a n i s m. Don't take o u r w o r d f o r it- Take—the word of the ad w r i t e r f o r t h e b o o k , " T h e Critique of Humanj j g j . ' He a s s a g r a n d a d i n " T h e Publishers' W e e k ly* for M a y 1 7 t h w h i c h b e g i n s: ••Hie b a t t l e o f t h e c e n t u r y i s on...

...On behalf of these millions of organised workers we make our appeal to you...

...The Executive has n o illusions about the f a c t that the F r e n c h naval armaments c a n endanger the c o n tinuation of t h e work begun by t he London Conference and even the results already achieved there, a nd It therefore attaches the greatest importance to the fight of the F r e n c h Socialists against the development of F r e n c h naval armaments...

...J C o m m i s s i o n c o n s i s t i n g o f A d l ei C r i s p i e n a n d P i s t i n e r w a s a p p o i n t e d t o a s c e r t a i n w h y t h e r e s o l u t i oi p a s s e d in B r u s s e l s in A u g u s t 192S w h i c h c a l l e d u p o n t h e I n d e p e n d en S o c i a l i s t P a r t y to t r a n s f e r it m e m b e r s to t h e g r e a t P o l i s h So c i a l i s t P a r t i e s , has n o t y e t beei c a r r i e d out...

...S t a t e s o f A m e r i c a , w a s fixed...

...Price (Apropos the Harvard* Scrub-women Affair) In Gothic hall that reaches toward the sky The flower of our youth go daily by...

...There is at present n o other Party affiliated to the L S . I . in Palestine...

...U p in M a s s a c h u s e t t s , the holy land o f w i t c h e s, C o o l i d g e , piety and censorship, a N e w Y o r k publishe r h a s b e e n fined WOO f o r s e l l i n g a n o v e l b y Theod o r e D r e i s e r . N o w a l l t o g e t h e r , rise t o y o u r feet, h a t s off...

...I t trusts in the Labor G o v e r n ment to assist in making these n e gotiations possible, to facilitate t h em by considering the possibility o f an early political amnesty, and to c o n duct them so as to lead in the quickest way to t h e creation o f f u l ly responsible and fully autonomous Government...

...A n y m a n w h o h a d done t h a t w o u l d h a v e been •lain o n t h e s p o t b y h i s f e l l o w s . N o t h i n g t o d o BBder the c i r c u m s t a n c e s b u t a s s e r t y o u r m a n h o od aad g o T a r t a n a n d c l i m b i n t o a c l a m m y b a t h i ng suit and r u s h o u t t o t h e r i v e r , d o w n w h i c h t h e y h a ve been p o u r i n g i c e all S p r i n g. hi w i t h y o u n o w , h e a d o v e r h e e l s atsa ' d r e t , b i g , 'sormoua m a n . D o e s n ' t t h a t f e e l f i n e ! That is, •hen y o u g e t u s e d t o i t S e e t h e p r e t t y l a d y . S he bat s h i v e r i n g . N o t h a t i s n ' t a p o l a r b e a r o n t h at •set N o y o u d o n ' t s e e a d o g - s l e d g e c o m i n g . N o tsst isn't R u s s e l l O w e n o n t h e b a n k . Swell isn't 1? W h y c a n ' t w e d o m o r e of t h i s ! So t o n i c a nd b»lgo r a t i n g : M a k e s y o u g l o w all o v e r . Did y o u g a y g g g g g l o w ? If this i s g l o w i n g , I 'm the S u l t a n o f S i a m a n d J i m O n e a l i s R u d y V a U e e. even a p h o t o g r a p h e r a r o u n d s o I c a n g e t m y Jfcbire i n t o t h e W e s t c h e s t e r S e c t i o n of t h e S u n d ay T&aea w i t h t h e t i t l e , " D a r i n g N e w Y o r k N e w s m an Bares I c y B l a s t s . " "Snowbird C o l e m a n S a y s H e ***pa i n a F r i g i d a i r e ." •At a n y r a t e I h a v e t h e g l o w t h a t c o m e s f r o m t he **cslIection o f n o b l e a c h i e v e m e n t , n o b l y a c h i e v e d, "esi, vidi, v i c i . F o r t h e b e n e f i t o f a n y Harvard • s h w h o m a y b e a m o n g m y readers I will s a y that ™ase t h r e e w o r d s m e a n t h a t I w e n t s w i m m i n g in * • riw o p p o s i t e M a r y Fox's p l a c e in W e s t c h e s t er * *t*y 24th, 1830 w h i c h a l m o s t e v e r y b o d y agrees * * * o n e o f t h e c o l d e s t M a y 2 4 t h s o n r e c o r d since • • M a y 2 4 t h w h e n a m a n froze t o d e a t h a t h i gh * • » on t h e N e w t o w n C r e e k in 1 8 7 6. MeAIister Coleman...

...HEE-HAW: " B o l o n e y . G r a t t a n b a d e v e r y t h i n g. How about t h a t c r a c k i n t h e s n o o t a b o u t a u t h o r i t y and f u n c t i o n w h i c h H a r t l e y landed in t he t h i r d ? " LOOIE: "Nothin" to it, n o t h i n ' t o it...

...Humanists and anti-Humanists line up and commence throwing clam-s.'ielh at one another...

...B u t a b o v e the r e g r e t a n d d i s a p p o i n t m e n t so p a t e n t i n h i s t o n e , one p e r c e i v e s t h e f i n e p o w e r o f h i s s p i r i t . . . t h e unb r e a k a b l e s t u f f o f h i s h e a r t. A l l o f t h i s s o u n d s s u p e r l a t i v e , all o f t h i s suggests a d e p e n d e n c e o n w o r d s f o r e f f e c t . B u t I c a n n o t conv e y t o y o u h o w h o n e s t l y I s t r i v e t o b e m o d e r a t e in m y p r a i s e and a f f e c t i o n f o r t h i s c o m r a d e. I k n o w the p e r s o n a l v a n i t y that h a s m a d e tha T r o t s k y g o f o u r r e v o l u t i o n a r y m o v e m e n t s so u s e l e s s. I k n o w t h e f a i l i n g s o f s o m a n y of o u r o t h e r w i se v a l u a b l e c o m r a d e s . A n d b e c a u s e the rtruttinga of o u r o w n p r i m a - d o n n a s have e m b i t t e r e d me deeply, a n d at t i m e s c a u s e d a pall o f d e s p a i r t o b e f o g m y d r e a m s , it i s h e a r t e n i n g a n d j o y o u s t o f i n d a worker a n d a f i g h t e r o f h i s c a l i b r e a m o n g us...

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...I s a i d t o t e l e p h o n e . A n d w h o s h o u l d be {bare o u t m y o l d f r i e n d s " H e e - H a w " H a n n i g a n and •Looie the L o o p . ' ' A n d w h a t d o a l l y o u l i t t l e b o ys tad g i r l s t h i n k t h e y w e r e t a l k i n g a b o u t ? T h a t 's ngjc You a r e q u i t e s m a r t a n d i f y o u k e e p u p t h is high a v e r a g e o f i n t e l l i g e n c e w h o k n o w s b u t w h at tome d a y y o u m a y g e t i n t o t h e C i t y a n d C o u n t ry School a n d h a v e b o o k s w r i t t e n a b o u t y o u r g r o u p r e - tfjQsna to T h i r t e e n D i f f e r e n t i a t e d P r o j e c t s R a n g i ng tnm a C a s e S t u d y o f t h e F e m a l e R h i n o c e r o s t o t h e Visualization, o f t h e R a p e o f P o c a h o n t a s in C o l o r ed Patty...

...But the capitalist organization of t h e world economic system makes the abundant supply o f the foodstuffs of the world the source of a destructive world agricultural crisis...

...The L E X calls upon the labor and Socialist parties to offer the strongest possible opposition both to these reactionary attacks and to the orgies of Protectionism...

...Irving Babbitt tones in through the rear and hurls a broken beerbottle at Henry Russell Hitchcock Jr...

...There is a very real danger that Italian pretensions may be utilized to justify the maximum French naval program...

...They know that your conditions of labor are often more unfavorable than those of the workers i n the capitalist countries...

...Of c o u r s e i t w a s a w o m a n w h o s u g g e s t e d t h a t w e •sake the m o s t o f o u r o p p o r t u n i t y a n d g o s w i m - nung...

...HEE-HAW: " W h a d y e r m e a n R o u s s e a u w a s a h a m ? One m o r e y a w p l i k e t h a t o u t o f y o u a n d t h e y ' l l b e calling u p C a m p b e l l ' s F u n e r a l P a r l o r s f o r y o u . " LOOIE: "Is t h a t s o ! I ' m h e r e to s a y t h a t J e an Jacques w a s a c o c k - e y e d f r o g a n d t h a t a n y b i rd that trails w i t h h i m i s p l a i n g a - g a ." HEE-HAW: " Y o u b i g , l o u s y s o a n d s o . Stick up your m i t t s ." (They clinch and roll around in the saw-dust...

...The war showed that the beginning of an offensive c a n b e prepared under t h e protection o f fortifications...

...C o l o n i a l B o a r d C r e a t ed O n t h e q u e s t i o n o f t h e R i g h t o f V g y l um t h e E x e c u t i v e s u b m i t t e d a l u m b e r o f r e p o r t s f r o m o r g a n i z a - i o n s o f S o c i a l i s t l a w y e r s in v a r - o u s c o u n t r i e s . • D r . K u r t Rosene l d , S e c r e t a r y o f t h e I n t e r n a t i o n al A l l i a n c e o f S o c i a l i s t L a w y e r s , reported o n t h e m a t e r i a l a l r e a d y a c - •urnuiated, a n d e x p r e s s e d t h e d e sire t h a t n o d e c i s i o n o n t h e c o m p l i c a t e d p r o b l e m s i n v o l v e d s h o u ld >e m a d e until t h e n e x t m e e t i n g o f the E x e c u t i v e , i n o r d e r t h a t a n o p p o r t u n i t y m i g h t be p r o v i d e d f or r e p o r t s to be p r e s e n t e d b y t he : o u n t r i e s w h i c h h a d n o t y e t b e en i b l e t o s t a t e t h e i r a t t i t u d e . A f t er i d i s c u s s i o n , in w h i c h M o d i g i i a n l. LiOngruet and A b r a m o v i t c h took part, it w a s d e c i d e d t o deal with the q u e s t i o n a g a i n at the next m e e t i n g o f t h e E x e c u t i v e . A d e l h e i d P o p p g a v e a full r e p o rt m the a c t i v i t y o f t h e I n t e r n a t i o n al S o c i a l i s t • W o m e n ' s Committee, w h i c h w a s u n a n i m o u s l y adopted...

...i t must be t h a t w e h a v e missed this, running ground S o u t h e r n I l l i n o i s . V e r y f e w coal-miners out rtyp-e, h a v e h e a r d about this b a t t l e . Of c o u r s e it jnigt: h a v e been s o m e t h i n g t o d o w i t h H u m a n i sm tsat w a s b e h i n d t h e assault and b a t t e r y on Adolph (jsnner a t R o y a l t o n l a s t m o n t h . Maybe o n e o f the jshn L. L e w i s g a n g m i s t o o k Adolph f o r Professor Irvag B a b b i t t and b r a s s - k n u c k l e d him on general pnadples- Or p e r h a p s the L e w i s g a n g s t e r w ho grogged A d o l p h w i t h a b l a c k - j a c k figured Germer ass M a l c o l m C o w l e y . A n y h o w I h a d n ' t r e a l i z ed that h a s w a s a k n o c k - d o w n , drag-the-man-out, eyegnuging, f r e e - f o r - a l l until B e n B l um en b e r g s h o w ed ajg the a d in " T h e P u b l i s h e r s ' W e e k l y ." And then I w e n t i n t o " J o e ' s T h i r d A v e n u e C l am House and B u s i n e s s m e n ' s Q u i c k L u n c h " t o t e l e phone...

...The Executive of the L S I . " India Taken Vp U n d e r t h e h e a d i n g o f e x t r a - E u r o p e a n p r o b l e m s , t h e p r o b l e m o f I n d i a i n p a r t i c u l a r w a s c a r e f u l l y c o n - a i d e r e d . After a d i s c u s s i o n . De B r o u c k e r e m o v e d a resolution, w h i c h w a s u n a n i m o u s l y p a s s e d in t h e f o l l o w i n g f o r m after a f ew a l i g h t m o d i f i c a t i o n s h a d b e e n m a d e: " T h e Executive recalls the Brussels resolution recognizing t h e right o f the I n d i a n peoples t o self-determination...

...The Executive welcomes a n d supports the fight of the French and Belgian Socialists against this n ew tendency o f nationalism a n d militarism...

...We shall strike down the hand of i n ternational capitalist reaction with all our strength if it attempts to take advantage of your difficulties In the interests o f t h e counter-revolution...

...W e make our appeal to y o u a t a serious moment...

...And make each blow,—a Wow of powert9 I have heard and seen and watched my feliowmenu And by the last true drop of blood, I vowed The Cause would find me firm and kern and strong— As I walked a-ith Life...

...A a d n e v e r d o e s his p a t i e n c e lag n o r h i s hops f a l t e r . P e r s o n a l m i s f o r t u n e , a c h i l d in t h e h o s p i t a l, h i s g o o d - w i f e s e r i o u s l y ill, h i s b u s i n e s s affairs in t h e d o l d r u m s , o r h i t o w n h e a l t h i m p a i r e d . . . none o f these h i g h l y i m p o r t a n t m a t t e r s d e t e r him f r om h i s c o n s t a n t i n t e r e s t , h i s i n d o m i t a b l e w i l l t o mush o n f o r S o c i a l i s m . O f t e n the bell r i n g s at h o m e . . . H e is o n tha w i r e e x p l a i n i n g h i s i n a b i l i t y t o c o m e t o t h e meeting . . . b u t he m u s t g o t o t h e h o s p i t a l , o r a s m a l l matt e r o f fever a n d g r i p p e p r e v e n t s h i s p r e s e n c e . B ut h e has a l r e a d y a t t e n d e d to t h e l e t t e r s announcing t h e m e e t i n g , he h a s m a n a g e d t o g e t G u s CJaesaens a s the l e c t u r e r , a n d h a s p h o n e d s i x new members...

...T h e r e are a n u m b e r , thank the s t a r s , l i k e him...

...D i d y o u s e e the quick c o m e b a c k o n w h a t a h a m R o u s s e au was, that P a u l p u l l e d i n t h e fifth...

...1930, have been confirmed...

...It trusts the B r i t i s h L a b or government to f a c i l i t a t e c o m i ng negotiations by c o n s i d e r i n g the possibilities of a n e a r l y p o l i t i c al amnesty...

...I t considers that this right c an be exercised in the most effective and certain manner through negotiations between the Labor Government and representatives of all parts of t h e population o f India...

...K " y I have heard the fileodmgs of little ehUdre...

...T h e L.S.I, therefore reminds all its sections of t h e necessity o f using every opportunity t o secure t h e ratification of the Washington Convention...

...4.—The Executive of the LJ5.I., which regards the multiplication of international Congresses on special political problems ss unsuitable, notes that the proposed "World Congress for the Organized Jewish Workers Erezisrael" is to be n o t an international arrangement bat simply a n arrangement within the n a tional Jewish limits, and that neither the L S I as such nor any o f its sections apart f r om the Palestine section la invited to attend it...

...Above all, the alliance of the workers with the peasants must be re-established...

...The victory for t h e White counterrevolution would b e a n enormous catastrophe, not only for t h e peoples of the Soviet Union, who would be robbed o f the fruits o f their great revolution, not only for the working class, o f the Soviet Union, whose h e r o i c fight would be devoid of result, but also for the Labor movement, for democracy and far peace throughout the world...

...Of e a c h o f t h e s e I h o p e to f i n d occasion t o make a s i m i l a r i n a d e q u a t e a c k n o w l e d g e m e n t . T h e i r worthin e s s under stress and t h r o u g h hopelessness has b e e n p r o v e n t i m e a n d t i m e . A n d a l t h o u g h o n e might f e a r t h a t p u b l i c p l a u d i t c a n i m p a i r t h e f u r t h e r usef u l n e s s o f w e a k e r s o u l s , i t i s r e a s s u r i n g to feel no q u a l m s in t h s t d i r e c t i o n about men a n d women like t h e c o m r a d e I m e n t i o n here...

...I have watched a solemn mass in their slow procession As I walked with Life...

...In particular, Italy gave way to preoccupations of prestige which cause it to claim a parity without any relation t o its present naval strength, while Prance invoked absolute needs, w h i c h , if they were m a i n t a i n ^ would constitute a permanent obstacle to the limitat i on of naval armaments...

...As I walked with Life A pam stabbed deep into my heart...

...T h i s fight presupposes, however, that the e i g h t hour day, t h e result of past fights for t h e shortening o f the hours of labor a n d the point o f departure for t h e c o m i n g fight for the future reduction of t h e hours o f labor still further, shall be guaranteed...

...as well as participation in these "Leagues...

...T h e w i n ds •ere h o w l i n g d o w n t h e g u l c h . T h e a t m o s p h e r e h ad arrived s t r a i g h t f r o m t h e B y r d e x p e d i t i o n . W e a r e not quite s u r e , b u t w e t h i n k it w a s t w o p e n g u i ns who came b y t h e h o u s e w h e r e w e s a t b y t h e n i ce warm fire, j u s t as s o m e o n e s u g g e s t e d t h a t a s l o ng as we w e r e in t h e c o u n t r y w e o u g h t t o g o s w i m m i n g . Someone is a l w a y s s u g g e s t i n g h e a l t h - g i v i ng things f o r u s t o d o w h e n e v e r t h e y g e t u s i n t he j a m try...

...The Executive of the I.S.I, has noted with satisfaction that the Party in Palestine afflatted to the L S I has always emphasised in its declarations its c o m m o n class interests with the Arab worker* in Palestine, and opposced the idea of the establishment of a domination of t h e Jewish nation over the Arabs i n Palestine...

...They hear of the hunger in your towns...

...And gather all To strike...

...T h e r e are abundant stores of foodstuffs in existence...

...T h e Executive expressly draws the attention o f t h e Labor and S o cialist parties o f all c o u n t r i e s to t he f a c t that the same spirit of militari sm which reveals itself in growing naval armaments is also expressing itself in new forms of l a n d armaments...

...For even mow il seems I hear him call, "Arise, my comrades...

...Through Gree.e and Rome his steps lead today That art may haze a clean and spotless way D O R I S K I R K P A T R I C K . • • • T h e r e is a c e r t a i n c o m r a d e w h o i n his g r e a t and h u m b l e w a y -will b e t e r r i b l y d i s t u r b e d b y t h i s ment i o n here, but I c a n n o t f o r t h e life o f m e refrain f r o m b l u r t i n g o u t w i t h full i n d e c o r u m a l l t h i s a d m i r a t i o n f o r h i s p r i c e l e s s e n d e a v o r f o r t h e C a u s e. J u s t as s o o n a s h e h e a r d t h a t y o u r p r e s e n t writer h a d r e m o v e d t o F l u s h i n g , and t h a t m e n t i o n was m a d e o f s t a r t i n g a b r a n c h o f t h e p a r t y t h e r e , he e d g e d i n f r o m we-know-not-where a n d c o m m e n c e d a s i n t e n s i v e a c a m p a i g n o f c a n v a s s i n g and o r g a n i z i n g a s e v e r i t h a s b e e n a j o y t o w i t n e s s. R e s t d a y s a n d w o r k d a y n i g h t s h o l d n o g r e a t er p l e a s u r e f o r h i m t h a n t o g o f o r t h a m o n g t h e e n r o l l e d v o t e r s , or a t t e n d p a r t y m e e t i n g s or go t h r o u g h the h u n d r e d a n d oae h a r d f a c t u a l tasks or w o r k i n g u p an o r g a n i s a t i o n . A n d always h e keeps r e m i n d i n g h i s c o n f r e r e s o f m e e t i n g s t o b e h e l d , what l e c t u r e r s m u s t b e p r o c u r e d , w h a t d u e s a r e t o b e coll e c t e d , a n d w h a t s o c i a l a f f a i r s m u s t t a k e p l a c e to i m p r o v e the m e m b e r s h i p m o r a l s. • • • A n d a l w a y s he k e e p s t o t h e r e a r , d i r e c t i n g , urgi n g , i n s p i r i n g , a n d d e v e l o p i n g o r g a n i z e r s t o carry on...

...I have seem the hungry ami the poor...

...We've had o u r first s w i m o f t h e s e a s o n a n d w e wast t o d o a l i t t l e b l o w i n g a b o u t it...

...I said, the golden sum will rise And with the dawn of day The marching soul of Debs wu'i come To wake us up...

...It is further emphasized that demilitar-jed zones should b e defined on b o th sides of t h e frontier...

...T h e P a r t i t o S o c i a l i s t s Unitaric dei L a v o r a t o r i I t a l i c n i . w L i i J is a f f i l i a t ed t o t h e L . S . I . a n d t h e "*c - t i t o S o e i a l i s t a . h a v e c a l i e d a Unif i c a t i o n C o n g r e s s . It m a y b e ass u m e d f r o m the p r e l i m i n a r y ' neg o t i a t i o n s that the u n i t e d party will m a k e a r s q u e s t f o r affiliatior t o the I n t e r n a t i o n a l . The f o l l o w i n g proposal was unanimously a d o p t e d : "The A d m i n i s t r a t i ve C o m m i t t e e of t h e L.S.I, shall b< e m p o w e r e d to a c c e p t the united p a r t y i n t o the L . S . I . on b e h a l f ol t h e E x e c u t i v e , s h o u l d n o u n f o r e s e e n o b j e c t i o n s a r i s e ." Discussion On Palestine T h e " A c h d u t h H a a v o d a h " Party in P a l e s t i n e , w h i c h is a f f i l i a t e d tc t h e L-S.L, h a s a m a l g a m a t e d with t h e " H a p o e l H a z a i r " P a r t y . Th« f o l l o w i n g r e s o l u t i o n w i t h r e g a r d tc t h e a c c e p t a n c e o f t h e a f f i l i a t i o n ol t h e n e w l y f o r m e d P a r t y " M i f l e g e ti P o a l e E r e z i s r a e l " w a s p a s s e d oi t h e m o t i o n o f t h e S e c r e t a r i a t: "1.—The Miflegeth Poale Erezisrael shall be recognized a s t h e Jewi s h section of t h e L.S.I...

...2.—The Executive of the L S X notes that in order to further its Interests its Palestine section utilises the "Zionist Organization" and t h e "Jewish Agency", in ao far as they have become public bodies...

...On street-corjjrs...

...Marble forms whose beauty shall outlast A hundred financiers, s thousand stores...

...The Executive relies upon the F r e n c h Socialists t o exert t h e strongest pressure upon the French naval armaments and for the adhesion of F r a n c e to the London Naval Treaty...

...This allocation is t o b e made, however, o n l y in so far as the members concerned d o n o t already belong, i n t h e c o u n tries i n w h i c h t h e y live, t o another P a r t y affiliated t o t h e L.S.I...

...4.—The L S . I . renounces the a r rears of contributions f r om i t s P a l estine section f o r 1938 a n d 1839, t o talling 3.808 francs, and requests it t o use tins amount for t h e Socialist prisoners i n Soviet Russia who b e l o n g to i t ." K a p l a n s k i s u b m i t t e d detail e< m e m o r a n d a on t h e s i t u a t i o n ij P a l e s t i n e and tha t a s k s o f thi " L e a g u e s f o r t h e O r g a n i z e d J ew i s h W o r k e r s E r e z i s r a e l - " A f t e r i d i s c u s s i o n , i n w h i c h A b r a m o v i t ch P i s t i n e r , D i a m a n d , K a p l a n s k i ant A d l e r t o o k p a r t , t h e f o l l o w i n g r es o l u t l o n w a s p a s s e d : " 1 . — W i t h o u t expressing any judgment st the present moment o n the i m p o r t a n c e and prospects o f t h e realisation of t h e Z i o n i s t aspirations in Palestine, o n w h i c h quest i o n there are differences o f o p i n i o n in the Labor and Socialist I n ternational, the Executive of the L.S.I, declares that the Jewish workers who have immigrated to Palestine are confronted with the same tasks In t h e c l a s s struggle ss t h e workers of all o t h e r countries, sad that they am ttuiisfiiri titled to the asm* measure of solidarity as all other sections of tha International working class...

...T h e E x e c u t i v e m e t f r om t h e I l t h t o 1 3 t h u n d e r t h e p r e s i d e n c y o f E m i l e V a n d e r v e l d e . T he f o l l o w i n g m e m b e r s w e r e p r e s e n t: B e r n a r d o D e l o m ( A r g e n t i n e ) , O t t o B a u e r . A u s t r i a ; L o u i s d e B r o u c k e r e , E m i l e V a n d e r v e l d e . B e l g i u m ; F. S o u k o p , T a u b , C z e c h o - S l o v a k i a ; A l s i n g A n d e r s e n , Vilh N y g a a r d, D e n m a r k ; K a r l H. W i i k , F i n l a n d; A . B r a c k e , J e a n L o n g u e t , F r a n c e; C. G v a r d j a l a d z e , G e o r g i a ; C r i s p i - en, J o h a n n e s S t e l l i n g , O t t o W e l s, G e r m a n y : A. F e n n e r B o c k w a y, J o s e p h C o m p t o n , W i l l i a m Gillies, G r e a t B r i t a i n : J. W . A l b a r d a , F. M. W i b a u t , H o l l a n d ; E. G a r a m i, H u n g a r y ; G. M . M o d i g l i a n i , CI a u d i o T r e v e s , I t a l y ; F e l i x Cielens, L a t v i a ; S. K a p l a n s k i , P a l e s t i n e; H . D i a m o n d , M. N i e d z i a l k o w s k i, | P o l a n d ; J a k o b P i s t i n e r , R u m a n i a; R A b r a m o v i t c h , V. S u c h o m l i n, R u s s i a ; P. A l b i n H a n s s o n , G u s t av M o e l l e r . Sweden...

...T h e provisions of t h e T r e a t y of Versailles have given France and Belgium advantages if the case of a n armed conflict with Germany should arise...

...Could you really believe that these millions of fighting workers do not understand their own interests, and "betray" themselves...

...Workers of the Soviet Union, unite w i t h us for t h e salvation of t h e R u s sian revolution and for the fight for democracy and Socialism...

...The hearts o f t h e Socialist workers of the whole world will be with the workers of the Soviet Union In this fight- for the salvation of t h : Russian Revolution...

...He lightly takes the gift, thereby to add A surface glow, lives gracefully and well And measures out his moments by a bell...

...s a l u t e t h e flag, a n d s i n g : "Oh, s a y c a n y o u see...

...are provided...

...declares to you, workers of the Soviet Union, that it rests with you to save the Russian revolution, that the means is i n your hands to avoid a catastrophe and b r i n g about a peaceful solution of all t h e great problems of the revolution." T h e Soviet Government pretends t o govern In t h e name of the working class...

...Freedom of s p e e c h ! Freedcm o f a s s o c i a t i o n ! Free and secret elect i o n s ! Let there be a n end t o t he death penalty...

...Our Weekly Foreign Letter Socialism and World Problems International Executive Tackles Problems of India, Russia Disarmament and the Economic Crisis BE R L I N , — N e g o t i a t i o n s between t h e British Labor government and India t o the end that "a fully responsible and f u l l y autonomous" government m a y be established in India, are expected b y the L a b or and Socialist I n t e r n a t i o n a l , a r e s o lution adopted a t the M a y s e s s i on of the Executive of the I n t e r n a tional declares...

...And quite r i g h t l y s o . W e a r e n o t c o m p l a i n i n g , tost e x p l a i n i n g . Of c o u r s e y o u s h o u l d n ' t g o t o t he country a n d j u s t sit a r o u n d t h e fire l i k e a n o l d c a t . What g o o d d o e s t h a t d o y o u ? S u p p o s e t h e t e m p e r ature is a r o u n d fifty in t h e s u n ? Ain't it M a y ? And in M a y y o u s h o u l d r u s h a r o u n d p i c k i n g flowers and things a n d g o s w i m m i n g . M a k e a m a n o u r o f you...

...Freedom, which is as indispensable to t h e workers and peasants as air a n d water, must be restored to the peoples of the Soviet Union...

...We are w e n aware that attempts h a v e been made to persuade you that the Socialist parties of the world are " S o c i a l Fascists", "Lackeys of Capitalism", and " T r a i t o r s to the Working Class...

...T h e nationalist and militarist spirit of t h e Fascist regime in Italy is the greatest danger for p e a c e . It thus threatens to endanger world peace even more t h a n formerly...

...the horrible danger would arise of a new civil war i n the Soviet Union...

...Charles goes pottering around the place with a Chicago pineapple in one hand ana] a Thompson semi-automatic in the other, the Battle of the Century is on again...

...5*a gang a t W a s h i n g t o n g e t their t a r i f f swindle • • h u g a about a billion of loot taken f r o m us will be d e p o s i t e d i n b a n k s b u t t h e r e w i l l b e n o r e - ' * T of i t b y t h e p o l i c e. • • • Vie a d m i r a l s a r e h o w l i n g f o r m o r e ships and ^*ag and a n a v y t h a t will p r o t e c t us f r o m the b ow W h y n o t p u t t h e a d m i r a l s in p a d d e d c e TheChatter Box As I Walked With life I HAVE heard the anguish of a thousand tamU...

...Economic freed om and the right to t h e free disposal of the produce of his labor must be restored and guaranteed to the peasant...

...3.—The Executive o f t h e L.S.L in general opposes the foundation of "Leagues" of all kinds which extend beyond the framework of the L-S.I...

...The E x e c u t i v e s is a d o p t e d a r e p o r t p r e s e n t e d by i Corr.m.ss.cTi c o n s i s t i n g of A d l ei l f ~ d i ~ i i a r . i and S o u k u p on t h e o r g t t n i z a t i o n a l d i f f e r e n c e s in t h e P a r t y o f t h e R u s s i a n S o c i a l i s t R e vo l u t i o n a r i e s . The a g r e e m e n t arrived at in the C o m m i s s i o n betweei t h e t w o g r o u p s i n t h e P a r t y , whicl c o n c e r n s its r e p r e s e n t a t i o n on th E x e c u t i v e o f t h e L S . I . a n d t h e con s t i t u t i o n o f i t s F o r e i g n D e i e g a t i or i s to be ratified within thre m o n t h s , f a i l i n g w h i c h it will no c o m e i n t o f o r c e. G i l l i e s w a s e l e c t e d t o the B u r e a u o f t h e L - S . I . i s p l a c e o f C r a m ; G r e a t Britain, and A l b a r d a i; p l a c e of V l i e g e n , H o l l a n d . Comp t o n w a s e l e c t e d t o the C o m m i t te o f E n q u i r y i n t o the c o n d i t i o n s c P o l i t i c a l P r i s o n e r s in p l a c e o C r a m p , G r e a t B r i t a i n , and T a u b i p l a c e of C z e c h , G e r m a n Social D e m o c r a t i c P a r t y in C z e c h o - S lc v a k i a . De B r o u c k e r e w a s a s k e d t o t ak t h e p l a c e o f V a n d e r v e l d e a s chair m a n of t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l dutls, t h e l e t t e r ' s absence in Chins w h i c h h e i s t o v i s i t f o r p u r p o s e s c s t u d y . Thomas Urges Again* Heavy Prison Sentence To V Y. Communist I n a l e t t e r a d d r e s s e d t o Cbaii m a n Maher, of the N . Y . P a r ol C o m m i s s i o n . N o r m a n T h o m a s , C< C h a i r m a n , S o c i a l i s t P a r t y Publi A f f a i r s C o m m i t t e e , has requesU the Commission t o i m p o s e t h e low est p o s s i b l e s e n t e n c e on W l i l i ai Z. Foster a n d h i s C o m m u n i s t c o l e a g u e s . "The real o f f e n s e of these m e was f o r l e a d i n g o r attempting t l e a d a n u n l a w f u l parade," Thorns wrote...

...I t w a s d e c i d e d o n t h e m o t i o n o f :he D u t c h P a r t y t o a p p o i n t a permanent c o m m i s s i o n o f e x p e r t s on the colonial p r o b l e m . Wibaut made p r o p o s a l s w i t h a v i e w t o t he I n t e r n a t i o n a l p a y i n g m o r e attent i on t o w o r l d e c o n o m i c p r o b l e m s, s s p e c i a l i y t o t h e e c o n o m i c w o r k o f the L e a g u e of N a t i o n s . It w a s d e - s i d e d a f t e r a l o n g d i s c u s s i o n , in w h i c h W e l s , B a u e r , G i l l i e s . B r o c k - way, A d l e r a n d V a n d e r v e l d e took p a r t , t o a s k f o r a r e p o r t o n the a r g a n i x a t i o n o f t h e e c o n o m i c w o rk of the I n t e r n a t i o n a l , and to ins t r u c t the S e c r e t a r i a t t o e n t e r intc n e g o t i a t i o n s w i t h t h e I n t e r n a t i o n al F e d e r a t i o n of T r a d e U n i o n s and the I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o - o p e r a t i v e A l l i a n c e on t h i s p r o b l e m. V i e n n a G e t s C o n g r e ss T h e B u r e a u of t h e L . 6 J . prop o s e d that t h e n e x t C o n g r e s s oi the I n t e r n a t i o n a l s h o u l d be held in V i e n n a a t t h e e n d o f J u l y , 1931...

...To keep their bones together they must cower Before the statues with a steaming rag And know that if thir straining thighs should lag Starvation waits them in the street belovt...

...Resolution . O n Unemployment A r e p o r t w a s m a d e b y R o b e rt G r i m m , S w i t z e r l a n d , on the W o r l d E c o n o m i c Crisis and U n e m p l o y m e n t . T h e r e s o l u t i o n o n this q u e s t i o n , w h i c h h e p r o p o s e d , w a s p a s s e d u n a n i m o u s l y . It f o l l o w s: "The international economic crisis shows that the a n a r c h y of the c a p italist mode o f p r o d u c t i o n is b e c o m i n g more and more Incompatible with the vital interests of the masses of workers in all countries...

...T h e L.S.I, also expects all s e c tions to take advantage of t h e i n ternational economic crisis t o make t h e working masses of all countries conscious of the necessity of the fight against the capitalist order o f society and imbue them with the will to fight for the organization of world economics o n Socialist lines...

...A p p e a l to Russian W o r k e rs A b r a m o v i t c h s p o k e o n t h e s i t u a t i o n i n R u s s i a , O t t o B a u e r r e p o r t ed on b e h a l f o f t h e E a s t e r n C o m m i s sion of t h e L . S . I . , w h o s e m e e t i ng p r e c e d e d t h a t of t h e E x e c u t i v e . A l o n g d i s c u s s i o n t h e n t o o k p l a c e , in w h i c h S u c h o m l i n , W i b a u t , G v a r d j a l a d z e , N i e d z i a l k o w s k i , S o u k o p, W e l s , G i l l i e s , C o m p t o n and C r i s - p i e n took p a r t . The r e p o r t by B a u e r w a s t h e r e u p o n a d o p t e d unan i m o u s l y , and i t w a s d e c i d e d t o a p p o i n t a C o m m i s s i o n t o d r a f t a m a n i f e s t o to the w o r k e r s o f t he S o v i e t U n i o n . The t e x t of a m a n i f e s t o prepared b y the C o m m i s s i o n was u n a n i m o u s l y a d o p t e d a f t e r a r e p o r t b y D e B r o u c k e r e , B e l g i u m, on b e h a l f of t h i s C o m m i s s i o n . T h e m a n i f e s t o s a y s: "Workers o f the Soviet Union...

...This p r o p o s a l w a s a g r e e d t c aftei a s h o r t d i s c u s s i o n . O t t o B a u e r e x p r e s s e d h e a r t y t h a n k s f o r thig dec i s i o n on b e h a l f o f t h e A u s t r i an S o c i a l - D e m o c r a t i c P a r t y . T h e next m e e t i n g of t h e E x e c u t i v e will be h e l d in Z u r i c h at th...

...T h r o u g h the realization of these demands, the peoples of the Soviet Union will g o forward in a peaceful manner, but conscious o f their aim, towards democracy, i n order to r e lease o n the basis o f freedom the creative forces o f t h e masses for t he establishment of Socialism...

...I have seen the sorrow on their pallid facet...

...The fears i ninsasrt by the L. March 6th...

...drenched in sweat and tears, Raised a marble palace for his peers...

...HIT EM HARD HUMANISTS r» S j u s t e v e r y w h e r e b o y * and girl...

...Allen Tate bites Charles Francis Potter in the gaiter...

...Let there be an end to the scandal that men a nd women who lay i n the prisons of t h e Tsar as fighters for t h e freedom of the working class, languish today i s the prisons of the Ogpu, in the concentration camps, and in t he places of banishment In Siberia...

...T r u e indeed, t h a t o l d t i m e r s like G i l b e r t Sackm a n and m y s e l f smtii a c o m r a d e l y u n d e r s t a n d i ng a t his a d m o n i t i o n s mpi i n s i s t e n c e s , at hia adroit urging to g a t i n t o the o r g a n i s i n g and canvassing swim ourselves...

...T h e Executive therefore think* it necessary that the strongest possible pressure be exerted upon the despotic and warlike Italian regime, in o r der to induce it t o limit its armaments and prepare It for t h e c o n clusion of a treaty o n the limitat i on of armaments...

...My body quivered and I cried Someday...

...The resolution reiterates the Brussels r e s o l u t i o n o f the International upholding the right of India t o s e l f - d e t e r m i n a tion...

...Without denying that the building of this cruiser does not g o b e y o n d the limits of the armament limitations imposed u p o n Germany in the Treaty of Versailles, and without failing to recognize that the non-fulfillment o f the solemn promise of international disarmament encourages the German militarists In their efforts, t h e Executive welcomes the fight o f the German Social-Democratic Party against the b u i l d i n g o f cruiser B as a valuable and necessary support for t h e fight of t h e Labor parties against the strengthening of naval armaments...

...Workers of the World, Unite...

...For this minor off ens ordinarily t r e a t e d as a mere vu lence o f a c i t y ordinance, the have been arrested, treated as fe cms...

...1930...

...T r u e t h s t t h e r e i s a t t i m e s a quick directness a b o u t the business o n hand, especially when- the c o n v e r s a t i o n at m e e t i n g t i m e s becomes d i s c u s s i o n a r y a n d a c a d e m i c , a n d true t h a t h i s d e v o t i o n s r y m a n n e r t o w a r d p a r t y ' r o u t i n e will shock y o u a bit t o o h a r d o u t o f t h e w a rm influence of • social g a t h e r i n g . . . But it ia out o f t h i s sort of material that power* ful and f u n c t i o n i n g b o d i e s are b u i l t G i v e the S o c i a l ist P a r t y a h u n d r e d like him and we' l l move mountains of i n d i f f e r e n c e a a d fear . . . I refer, fellow readers to J a m e s Diakant, o r g a n i z e r of Queens County . . . A n d m a y t h e d a y s i n c r e a s e hia kind for sH of us . . . A n d w h i l e I f e e l the hurt this g i v es h i m . let m e f o r g e t it in a s u r g e of boyishness . . . c a l l i n g f o r a l l o f u s t o stand, h a t s off . . . and s h o u t three r e n o u n c i n g cheers . . . S. A. de Witt...

...The "Zionist Organization" and t he Jewi sh Agency are national institutions...

...The Executive recalls that the L o n d o n Conference is n o t c o n c l u d e d , b u t o n l y adjourned...

...The r e sult was a partial failure of the Conference...

...If certain Jewish members of parties affiliated to the L.S.I, take part in these rather complicated institutions in the i n terests of the working class in Palestine, they are responsible for this to the Party to which they belong, whereas the L.S.I, rejects all responsibility for such activities on the part o f individual Soeialista...

...The ilistiiigiilihaas aign of s l a v e r y la t o h...

...I urg h a t the n a t u r e of the a c t f o r whic they were convicted, the treatmei that they have a l r e a d y exper e n c e d , a n d t h e s o c i a l c o n s e q u e nt of vindictive s e n t e n c e all wa: rant you i n giving- these men t± lowest posibie sentence, not as m a t t e r of leniency but of justi< and sound public policy...

...But the capitalist organization of the world economic system makes the increase in the productivity of labor the source of unprecedented unemployment, "The international crisis is still further intensified by the excesses of Protectionism, both on the Continent of Europe and in the United States...

...Of course, you d o n o t s i t as court of appeals o n the work < the judges of Special S e s s i o n s , nai ertheless, i t is entirely within y ot power t o consider all relevant fact in determining the length of ata of these men in prison...

...I f France announced an extende d naval program at the beginning of the Conference, and did not abandon it, t h e I t a l i an Fascist G o v ernment, which avoided mairtr»g its real intentions known at t h e Conference itself, announced new naval armaments immediately after the Conference...

...Deep concern for the fate of the Russian revolution weighs upon the Socialist workers of all countries...

...3.—The allocation of t h e Congress votes for Palestine t o b e m a de b y the Executive as soon as the data on the membership, etc...

...There must be an end to forcible collectivization, t o any expropriation of the peasantry...

...Supported by decades of experience gained in the political struggles on the part of the working, class of Europe, the L.S.I...

...The L f l i . fears that the continuation of this fatal policy could open up a cleft between the two classes on which the fTimtan revolution revolution is based—the workers and the peasants...

...While millions of workers and salaried employees are unemployed, the workers and salaried employees who are e m p l o y e d are being driven by rationalization to a more and more exhaustive strain upon their muscles and nerves...

...DOUGLAS B. KRANTZOR...

...Only in this way can agriculture be built up again, foodstuffs assured for the towns, and t h e peasant won over as a friend and ally o f the worker...

...and held f o r a c o n s i d e r a te t i m e in prison without bail, an finally given an indeterminate aei tence running t o a maximum c three years...

...O i n a s , E s t o n i a ; I. K r u k . P o l a nd L S. P . ; E . O l l e n h a u e r , Y o u t h I n t e r n a t i o n a l ; A d e l h e i d P o p p , I n t e r n a t i o n a l W o m e n ' s C o m m i t t e e ; J. v a n R o o a b r o e c k , T r e a s u r e r o f t he L. S. L; F r i e d r i c h A d l e r , S e c r e t a ry o f t h e L. S. I. P i e r r e R e n a u d e l, F r a n c e , a l s o a t t e n d e d t h e m e e t i ng a s a m e m b e r o f t h e D i s a r m a m e nt C o m m i s s i o n . V o t e o f C o n f i d e n ce D u r i n g t h e d i s c u s s i o n o f t h e R e p o r t o f t h e S e c r e t a r i a t , in w h i ch M o e l l e r , K a p l a n s k i , D e l o m and B r o c k w a y t o o k part, B a u e r and D i a m o n d t h a n k e d the I n t e r n a t i o n al f o r i t s p r a c t i c a l s o l i d a r i t y in t h e fight a g a i n s t the F a s c i s t att a c k s in t h e i r c o u n t r i e s . In v i ew o f t h e c r i t i c i sm o f t h e w o r k of t h e L . S . I . w h i c h w a s m a d e i s t he D u t c h p r e s s a n d a t t h e D u t c h P a r t y C o n f e r e n c e , t h e c h a i r m a n p r o p o s e d t h a t t h e a c c e p t a n c e o f t he r e p o r t o f t h e S e c r e t a r i a t s h o u l d b e a c c o m p a n i e d b y a n e x p r e s s i o n o f t h a n k s f o r t h e e x c e e d i n g l y s u c c e s s ful w o r k o f t h e S e c r e t a r y a n d h i s c o l l a b o r a t o r s . The E x e c u t i v e r e c e i v e d t h i s p r o p o s a l w i t h a p p l a u se a n d a d o p t e d i t u n a n i m o u s l y. On t h e b a s i s of t h e report by V a n R o o s b r o e c k , t h e t r e a s u r e r of t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l , i t w a s d e c i d ed t o a d o p t a n e w s y s t e m o f affiliat i o n f e e s a n d t o e n t r u s t a Commiss i o n w i t h the w o r k o f d r a w i n g up a d r a f t proposal...

...I have watched them, die a million tames As I walked with Life...

...On their b e half the L.S.I, is always preoared to extend a helping hand to the class comrades in t h e Soviet Union...

...He docs not know that when he's sleeping sound Old women come with pails to make the round Of marble halls at thirty cents an hour...

...R Grimm, S w i t z e r l a n d ; F e d e n k o , Ukraine...

...The Ccsmmiss i o n met and submitted a draft w h i c h was adopted after a s h o rt d i s c u s s i o n . This plan i n t r o d u c e s a n e w principle on t h e practical a p plication o f w h i c h n e g o t i a t i o n s a re t o t a k e place w i t h t h e v a r i o u s p a r ties...

...P i s t i n e r that thi r e s o l u t i o n s h o u l d be a m p l i f i e d tr a p a r a g r a p h o n t h e d u t i e s o f th< g r o u p s o u t s i d e P a l e s t i n e w h i c h art a f f i l i a t ed to the P a l e s t i n e section w a s p o s t p o n e d till t h e n e x t meet i n g . G i l l i e s On T h e B u r e au V a r i o u s q u e s t i o n s o f o r g a n i ze t i o n w e r e s e t t l e d . Thus, t h e n u m b e r of C o n g r e s s v o t e s t o ' b e a l io c a t e d to the P a r t i e s in Holland A u s t r i a , Hungary, Switzerland C z e c h o - S l o v a k i a and the Unite...

...Whatever may be your opinions, whether you are Communists, or whether you belong to n o p o l i t ical party, you must ally with the Socialists in order to save the r e v o lution...

...This oontrsdici tion will compel the working class " to take up t h e fight for t h e international reduction of the hours of labor below the 48 hour week...

...But millions of workers, who have been welded together in t h e h a r d school o f t he political and trade union struggle, have overcome the greatest difficulties and created powerful trade union, economic and political class organisations in order to fight with their help for the ideals of Socialism...

...T h e d i s c u s s i o n o f a p r o p o s a l b ; D i a m a n d and...

...In w h i c h no fortifications could be constructed nor troops stationed...

...An amesty for the p o l i t ical prisoners...

...T h e Executive further declares that the proposed building of the German cruiser B will provide the naval staffs of o t h e r States with a welcome pretext for the technical renovation of war fleets and thereby for further armaments...

...If this should happen, if the peasants of the Soviet Union were filled with hatred against the working class and the revolution, t h e n the danger would arise that the embtttennent and desperation of the peasantry would be misused by the White counter-revolutionaries for their aims...

...p r o c u r e d b y h i s p e r s o n a l c a n v a s s ) and all o f t h em h a v e p r o m i s e d t o be p r e s e n t at t h e m e e t i n g . His v o i c e b r e a k s a bit o v e r t h e w i r e , a n d o n e ia c o n s c i o u s o f h i s p h y s i c a l eThauatlon...

...T h e rationalization of Industry increases the productivity o f labor to an unexpected degree...

...The gleaming torsos of a splendid past...

...There can therefore be no question of the L.S.I, participating in them...

...This college hall holds wealth of ages, pours The cream of beauty for the favored lad...

...the League" f o r Industrial D e m o c r a c y c o m p l e t es a* a y n r p o s i um o n " T h e F o l l y o f W o r k " at C a mp J h i l m c n t this y e a r it will be n e c e s s a r y t o p l a c e a • ~J r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o w n e r s of s t e e l , c o a l , r a i l r o a ds y super p o w e r o n t h e p r o g r a m . This w i l l be s u p - •^santtng theory b y f a c t a n d e x p e r i e n c e . • • • nuQion d o l l a r s of gems s t o l e n b y unknown ; ' 9 ^ P h a v e been f o u n d in four N e w Y o r k banks...

...We too wish the peasantry to achieve the development of their economic system on co-operative lines...

...The bleeding book of history will show The groaning slate, who...

...i s l u n c h - r o o m s , c l u b s a n d h o m e s , the n e w 'religion' o f H u m a n i s m is r i p p e d and defended in f n r - jpos d e b a t e '' go...

...I t is perhaps s i g n i f i c a n t to n o te that those i n attendance, who g a v e unanimous approval t o the resolution, i n c l u d e d W i l l i am Gillies, o f t h e British Labor p a r t y . Gillies has acted f r e q u e n t l y as t h e i n t e r national link of the p a r t y . He is in full a c c o r d with the p o l i c y o f t h e M a c D o n a l d g o v e r n m e n t a n d h i s a p p r o v a l o f a r e s o l u t i o n a d v i s i ng t h e p o s s i b i l i t y of a n a m n e s t y p r e c e d i n g I n d i a n n e g o t i a t i o n s h a s g i v e n r i s e t o c o n j e c t u r e as t o t h e e x t e n t t o w h i c h h e m a y b e a n t i c i p a t i n g o f f i c i a l g o v e r n m e n t p o l i c y. O t h e r o u t s t a n d i n g a c t i o n s o f t h e s e s s i o n o f t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l w e re t h e a d o p t i o n o f r e s o l u t i o n s p o i n t i n g o u t t h e d a n g e r o u s m i l i t a r i st t e n d e n c i e s , p a r t i c u l a r l y in I t a ly a n d F r a n c e . A m a n i f e s t o t o t he R u s s i a n r e v o l u t i o n a g a i n s t the d a n g e r o f d r i v i n g - t h e p e a s a n t r y to c i v i l w a r a n d a g a i n s t the r e n e w ed p o l i t i c a l t e r r o r i s m p e r p e t r a t e d on n o n - o r t h o d o x f o l l o w e r s o f t h e S o v i e t g o v e r n m e n t. T h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l h e l d a numb e r of m e e t i n g s in the P a r ty H o u s e o f t h e G e r m a n S o c i a l - D e m o c r a t i c P a r t y h e r e f r o m M a y 5 t h t o 13th...

...The affiliated p a r t i e s were a l s o u r g e n t l y r e q u e s t e d t o b u i l d up the Matteottl Fund, from which the I n t e r n a t i o n a l assists t h e L a b o r m o v e m e n t in c o u n t r i e s w i t h o ut d e m o c r a c y . The F u n d is n o w e x h a u s t e d . De B r o u c k e r e a n d B a u e r r e p o r t ed on b e h a l f of t h e D i s a r m a m e nt Commission of t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l, which h a d m e t p r i o r t o the meeti n g of the E x e c u t i v e . The resol u t i o n s p r o p o s e d , b y this Commiss i o n , one o f which d e a l s w i t h the general p r o b l e m of d i s a r m a m e nt and the other w i t h the w o r k of t he P r e p a r a t o r y D i s a r m a m e n t Commission, w e r e passed u n a n i m o u s ly w i t h a f e w s l i g h t a l t e r a t i o n s , after a d i s c u s s i o n in w h i c h A l b a r d a , G i l lies, Moeller, R e n a u d e l and Brockw a y took p a r t. Disarmament Resolution T h e resolution sees the treaty made at I i o n d " " as "an important, 11 modest, step towards the limitat i o n of naval armaments," and views w i t h c o n c e r n t h e f a c t that t he Tjgndon Conference d i d n o t s u c c e ed in bringing the naval powers o f t he European Continent i n t o the agreement...

...But this must be done in a voluntary manner...

...The adhesion of France and Italy to the London Naval Treaty would create the basis far a further limitation o f t h e a r m a ments o f aft naval powers...

...The result is that the frontier fortifications which France has begun t o construct and w h i ch Belgium is planning, cannot in view of their importance be regarded simply as defensive measures...

...The Executive of the L-S.L leaves the decision with regard to the utility of t h e "Leagues for a Workers' Palestine" to its Palestine section and takes note o f t he declaration thst the membership of these ' L e a g u e s " is to be limited to Jews...

...T h e y hear with horror of t h e continuation, i n deed of the intensification, of the bloody terror...

...2.—According t o { 1 6 o f t h e C o n stitution o f the L.S J. o n small n a tional groups, the groups of m e m bers o f t h e P o a l e Z i o n Confederation i n other countries which the Party recognises as s u c h shall be allotted to the Mifiegeth Poale Erezisrael Party, chief section of t h e Poale Z i o n Confederation...

...It expects its Palestine section to carry o n an uncompromising struggle within these institutions against the attempts of international Jewish and non-Jewish capitalism to subj e c t them to its domination...

...in Patescine...

...A n y h o w y o u g u e s s e d i t H e e - H a w a n d L o o ie were c h e w i n g t h e f a t ' a b o u t H u m a n i s m . S o m e t h i ng lDce t--i HEE-HAW: " D i d y e r s e e t h e k a y - o H a r t l e y G r a t t an handed Paul E l m o r e M o r e ?" LOOIE: " W a t c h e r m e a n k a y - o ? Paul h a d h i m o n the ropes i n t h e s e c o n d a n d i f i t h a d n ' t b e e n f o r that d u m b r e f e r e e w i t h h i s l o n g c o u n t , t h a t G r a t t an cheese w o u l d b e l i s t e n i n g t o t h e b i r d i e s still...

...They know of the failure of the forcible methods adopted for the collectivization o f t h e peasantry...

...The capitalist class takes advan• tage of the crisis to depress wages, to make reactionary attacks upon unemployment insurance and factory legislation, and to revise taxation in a reactionary manner...

...No more mass e x ecutions...