Bérmunkás, 1935. január-június (23. évfolyam, 824-849. szám)
1935-04-27 / 840. szám
12 oldal BÉRMUNKÁS 1935 április 27. Junior Column Fascism vs. One Big Union Fascism is military dictatorship. The interest of the dictator is to organize the strongest army and navy possible. Once the dictator gains the power he has strived for, his initial step is to throw the workers back into slavery. He destroys all educational devices used by the workers; he kills off all the great thinkers. Most important of all he destroys all organizations whose interest it is to unite the workers into one solid front for one common cause. We want to prevent such a system by organizing into One Big Union of the Workers to overthrow the employing class — to overthrow that class whose main purpose is to get profits out of the blood and energy of the workers, and then throw them into the unemployed ranks of this social order, the capitalist system. Our purpose is to put an end to this unemployment and misery of the working class, so that we may have a greater share in the wealth, health and happiness which we, only the working class, are capable! of creating. How are we to bring about such a society? In order to bring about a civilized society of this kind, we must organize a One Big Union of the working class. We must forget-about politics and enlighten the workers as to how they are being robbed. The IWW is an organization composed specifically and exclusively of workers in the industries who are ever ready to cooperate with their fellow workers. These workers strive to bring about an organized effort for the purpose of wresting a greater share of the things which they produce. And if you really want to get out of the ranks of the unemployed into a more civilized society it is necessary that you inquire into the structure and principles of the IWW. Irene Rosenbaum. (Long Island city.) COMMENT. And that people is that! Straight from the shoulders — from a Jr. Wobbly. I’m so glad you wrote, Irene. Zs. The State — what is it? Whenever an IWW speaker talks of organizing the working class to take over the industries at the New York IWW Forum some misguided worker always wants to know what we will do to combat the power of the State esc. It seems that these politically conscious workers have their minds centered on capturing the State and can not see the real seat of Power — the Industries. Various speakers from time to time have pointed out that “the State is the instrument of property and priviledge’’ and henceforth why should any class conscious worker want to capture property or priviledge? Further that “the State is merely the organized powers of oppression an coercion used by the ruling class to mainOPEN FORUM Los Angeles Californiában az IWW rendezésében az IWW Hallban, 280 Lang Bldg. 212 S. Spring St. minden vasárnap este 8 órai kezdettel. Belépő dij NINCS. Kérdések. Hozzászólások. OPEN FORUM. Newark, N. J.-ben minden pénteken este 8 órai kezdettel az IWW rendezésében 8 Centre Street top floor a saját helyiségében, szemben a Tub állomással. Belépő dij nincs. Kérdések. Hozzászólások. Mindenkit szívesen látunk. tain themselves in their position as a ruling class.” “The State is the Class machine of oppression.” It is folly to believe that by taking one politician out of office and substituting another with a Red Necktie that the organized powers of oppression will be less powerful. Another thing which most political advocates fail to understand is the recent example of class oppression used on the German political parties also Austria. In Germany the Communists and Socialists had a considerable amount of political power, but when the powers of oppression felt that they had gone far enough, what happened ? The bloodthirsty pervert “Han- some Adolf” was brought in and political power was taken away from the Red politicians and the people as a whole. There was no serious .effort made to stop Hitler. There was only one way the General Strike Way, but political parties are not organized to call a General Strike and it was not surprising when we learned that the attempted General Strike did not materalize. General Strikes are not made in a day they must be organized. To organize a General Strike the organization must be a Union and a One Big Industrial Union at that. In Austria, our Socialist fellow workers realized at the last minute that Fascism was on the march and tried to call a General Strike which was too late. Then like brave fighters they tried to beat the masters at their own game — the insurrection. Again was demonstrated an IWW statement that you can’t beat the masters with guns. Maybe with a General Strike and guns, but not without the General Strike. So you workers who want to see the Free Society, take stock of your organization. It it hasn’t got the structure to call a General Strike to free the workers, it isn’t a working class weapon. Look around, you’ll find the only organization capable of stopping war or fascism is the fighting Industrial Workers of the World, the One Big Union of Labor. The IWW can be built to the strength required to abolish Capitalism and it must be built. Your help is needed join the One Big Union, forget about politics and prepare for a final stand, a General Strike. Irvin J. DuVernay. COMMENT. — Glad you knocked — pleased to have you. stay? Zs. “Plight of Europe in 1918” “UNREST IN RUSSIA, GERMANY AND AUSTRO-HUNGARY.” In the upheavals of the war three of the oldest and strongest monarchies of Europe had been overthrown and their subjects called upon to create new governments. The Tsar had been dethroned and shot by revolutionists, and attempts had been made to set up 1he most radical communistic scheme that the world had ever seen. In other words, besides the ordinary tasks of political government, the Russian revolutionaries tried to seize and manage mines, factories, mills and farms. In Germany, after the Kaiser and the various royalty fled, the general direction of Lhings fell into the hands of socialists, who were- beset on one side by the old imperalist party, that wanted to restore the monarchy, and on the other by communists, who wanted to follow the Russian example. Besides being separated, Austria and Hungary each had social problems to tend to. The former was torn by quarrels among socialists, monarchists and moderates. The latter was governed for a time by liberals, under County Karolyi, who admired the doctrines of Woodrow Wilson, then it was seized by communists in Budapest, then it passed under the control of a military dictator. “COMMUNISTS UPRISINGS.” The close of the war saw the socialistic parties stronger than ever in practically all European countries, as the elections of 1918—1920 showed. Everywhere there were radical workingmen who called upon their comrades to follow the Russian example by overthrowing the existing government and setting up a “dictatorship of the proletariat.” In Berlin, Munich, Vienne, and scares of industrial cities there were communist uprisings. In Munich and Budapest, where the communists were installed in power for a brief time, they were ousted by desperate fighting. In Berlin occurred a furious struggle between the extreme socialists, known as the Sparticides, and the government headed by the mild socialist Ebert. All over middle Europe, and in Italy as well, workmen seized factories, and established local workers’ councils on the model of the Russian soviets. For a long time it looked as if a large part of Europe might turn to Bolshevism. “PEANSANTS’ UPRISINGS.” In the country as well as in the towns eastern Europe was disturbed by uprisings of the people. As we have pointed out above serfdom and feudalism continued in that region long after they had disappeared in England. In 'East Prussia Poland, Austria, Hungary, Rumania, and Russia especially was this the case. In those countries, it is true, serfdom had been abolished but the great estates and great landlords still remained. The peasants tilled the soil, and the lords made up the ruling class as in the Middle Ages. But in the revolutions of the World War peasants in those countries tried to take things into their own hand. In Russia they abolished the landlord class. Although the Bolsheviki declared that the land belonged to the State, the peasants seized their little holdings and tilled them just as if they owned them outright. In Poland Rumania, Hungary, and East Prussia efforts were made, with relatively little success, to break up the great estates and divide the land among the peasants. Nevertheles in the agitations over the land question the peasants in the rural regions made about as much trouble for their landlords as workmen in towns made for their employers. Even in victorious Italy especially the central and southern part where many great estates had survived from olden times the peasants demanded that they should be given the soil they tilled and they threatened to join with striking communists in upsetting the established order. Card 284'4 Cleveland. COMMENT. — So jolly nice to hear from you. Zs. NOTICE N. Y. By special request of Mary Feczko: A “Bunny” donated by Mrs. Rosenbaum and raffled off at a recent “IWU” entertainment, netted over 9 dollar for the benefit of the Cleveland strikers..
