I spent the day on my report to Roivas. Perhaps I should set a part of it down in this place.
The report (in part):
The first thing we discovered was that at no time in history did man so need a word of guidance and encouragement.
I propose now to give you some idea of how we set about to answer the tide of barbarism which has swept plague-like through the world during the past months.
There is only one answer: end War.
There is only one way to end War: that is by bringing Capitalism to an end.
There is only one way to end Capitalism: that is by Revolution.
There is only one way for Revolution to succeed: that is by establishing a world-wide Socialism.
This is the task of mankind. This will be done.
Capitalism and Fascism are one under the iron mask.
Fascism is the expression of Capitalism’s death struggle.
War is the life blood of Capitalism; it is the body and soul of Fascism.
Capitalist economy leads inevitably to War; Fascist economy begins and ends in War — it is an economy of War, and of nothing else whatever.
To fight against War is to fight against the Capitalist State.
To fight against the Capitalist State is the only honorable and humane course open to thinking men and women.
But our struggle will be without historical importance: Capitalism’s death is assured and with it, the death of its horrible twin, Nazi-Fascism.
America will go to War; indeed, is at War now.
America’s face is smiling. A new blood quickens her step; her mills and foundries are pouring out black smoke in a frenzy of exultation but do not be deceived: it is the false, painted bloom on the face of a corpse; America does a crazy jig-step behind the screeching bands and the banners proudly carried by the moronic schoolboys upon whom she depends — but her breasts swing flabbily and are without milk — great red-handed whore filling the air with fighting planes, and the sea with destroyers: your struggle is useless, already the death rattle can be heard in your throat.
What a murderous cheat and liar you are!