UCP: Stand By Soviet [circa Aug. 1, 1920] 1

Stand by Soviet Russia: Proclamation of the United of America [circa August 1, 1920]

Leaflet, copy in Comintern Archive, RGASPI f. 515, op. 1, d. 43, l. 108.

WORKINGMEN OF THE UNITED STATES! and American gold that paid for their work of murdering Russian workers and peasants. But in The World War of the capitalists fighting place of destroying the government of the workers to destroy their rivals in the struggle for profits and peasants, these tsarist generals and their armies cost millions of lives and billions in treasures. All have been destroyed. Europe still suffers the fearful misery produced Then the Allied imperialists drove Poland by that war. to attack Russia. The bloody struggle never really came to Soviet Russia desired peace with Poland. But an end. the Polish brigands had their orders from London, Ever since the workers of Russia overthrew Paris, and Washington. Without warning, they the capitalists and landowners who robbed and invaded the Ukraine, destroying cities, murdering exploited them, the capitalist governments of the women and children.† world have been scheming to destroy the Soviet But the Russian workers and peasants have Government the workers established. hurled back the bloodthirsty invaders and almost The capitalists are constantly lying to you wiped out their armies paid and supplied by the about the conditions in Russia. They dare not let Allies.‡ you know what the workers and peasants have NOW THAT THE IMPERIALIST AL- achieved in spite of the blockade and the never- LIANCE IS BEATEN, IT IS TRYING TO ending war against them. They know that, with AROUSE YOU ONCE MORE AGAINST THE such example before them, the workers of every SOVIET GOVERNMENT OF RUSSIA. other country will destroy their capitalist govern- England and France are going to send their ments and put an end to the capitalist system. armies to help the Polish bandits. The United In order to preserve their system of exploi- States will furnish money and munitions to Po- tation, the capitalists, therefore, attack the Soviet land. Government with every means at their command. Workingmen of the United States, this is They financed all the tsarist generals who would only the beginning of a new great war — a war act as their tools. Kolchak, Denikin, Yudenich to crush the first Workers’ Republic. As before were only tools of Lloyd George, Clemenceau, the world war, first this country will furnish and Woodrow Wilson. It was English, French, money and munitions. Then it will call upon

†- Pilsudski’s Polish Army invaded Right-Bank Ukraine in an offensive which began April 20, 1920. ‡- Polish forces were driven back from Right-Bank Ukraine into ethnographically Polish territory by the end of July 1920. 1 2 UCP: Stand By Soviet Russia [circa Aug. 1, 1920] the youth of the nation to go forth and kill. German, Italian, Austrian, and Czech workmen The capitalist press is already carrying on the refuse to move trains of war supplies across their propaganda for sending American armies to country to Poland. Even English soldiers have do the dirty work of the world capitalists in mutinied because they were ordered to unload Europe. munitions at Danzig. AMERICAN WORKINGMEN! ARE Workmen of America! What are you going YOU GOING TO LET THE UNITED STATES to do about it? GOVERNMENT KILL RUSSIAN WORKMEN Will you act now, not only to save Soviet AND PEASANTS BECAUSE THEY HAVE RID Russia, but to save the youth of this country from THEMSELVES OF ROBBER CAPITALISTS being led into another great capitalist war? AND LANDOWNERS AND ARE MANAG- You have the power in your hands. Follow ING THEIR OWN INDUSTRIES? the example of the workers of England, Italy, The Polish workers and peasants, under the Germany, Austria, Czecho-Slovakia! Refuse to leadership of the Communists of that country, manufacture munitions! Refuse to transport have risen again and again to prevent their capi- them! Refuse to do anything that will help talist government from making war against Soviet the Allied Imperialists to make war on Soviet Russia. These workers and peasants are appealing Russia! to the workers of the world to come to the aid of Down with the brigand government of Soviet Russia. They know that they will be free Poland! only after the capitalist government is beaten and Down with the Imperialist Alliance! destroyed. Down with capitalist War! The workers everywhere are answering the Down with all capitalist governments! appeal of the workers and peasants of Russia and Long live the Communist workers and Poland. They are mobilizing their power against peasants of Poland! the Polish Government and the Imperialist Al- Long live Soviet Russia! liance which is trying to destroy Soviet Russia. LONG LIVE INTERNATIONAL WORK- The dockworkers and the railwaymen of England ING CLASS SOLIDARITY! have refused to handle munitions for Poland. The

Edited with footnotes by Tim Davenport. Published by 1000 Flowers Publishing, Corvallis, OR, 2011. • Non-commercial reproduction permitted.

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