The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1921-07-30
Mr.. HOOyER'S
CONFESSION.
By DAVE sCR0TON.


After believing for over two years
against any trade relations with the
Russian ''barbarian6' (that is, while
unemployment was yet at a low figure
and necessary to force reductions Of
wages, and war profits still paid
handsome dividendsD, Mr.. Hoover,
member of Harding's cabinet, and
famous for the war slogan, 'No fight,
no eat" at last whs forced by the
economic contradictipns Of the capital
ist system, to admit that trade with
Russia was very hecessary thing.
@Your State" he said, addressing
the National Shoe & Leather Expo
sition at Boston, Mass, ''was filling
orders for millions of shoes for Rus
sia. payment being made in gold. The
transactions were put through in the
REGULAR CHANNELS, and large
shipments had already been made.
Russia was also buying agricultural
implements in this country"
Is there not aalesson that can be
learned from this open confession,
after the American imperialists placed
innumerable obstacles in the way of
business relations with the Russian
Government, because they were Gov
ernment of the workers and peasants :?
Are the American imperialists act
uated through love and friendship for
the workers and peasants govern
ment of Russia? Or is the wellbeing
of the American workers uppermost in
the minds of the capitalists?
The love and Friendship Of the
American capitalists was shown in
the acid test, where the Russian
Workers territory was invaded by
American and Allied bayonets, backed
by American and Allied capital. Only
the heroic sacrifices made by the Red
Army backed by the Russian workers
and peasants repealed the savage at
tacks from the fertile fields Of Rus
sia.
AS far as the wellbeing that the
capitalists here have in mind for the
American workers, we have seen plen
ty of evidence in the open shop drive
increase in working hours, and the
creation of great industrial reserve
army (unemployed).
Then, what caused the change Of
front on the part of these imperial
lists (although political recognition
has not yet been accorded the Russian
Government and open and under
ground acts Of counter-revolution are
and will still be financed?
Mr.. Hoover, the benevolent, remind.
us that for the American capitalist.
to continue to mske profits, no mar
kets must be ifiosl even though th'
buyers be Workers and Peasants
Government. "Unless we find mar
ket for the surpluss production O
our great industries, we shall con
tinue to keep some 25,OO0,00O of ou
people in reduced buying power. W.
may even drive them into poverty"
i Twenty five million souls into power
ty, yes, and Mr.. Hoover goes N
further. When poverty reaches sue
proportions. it must find expression
, in some form. 1T IS EITHER CIV
THEM WORK OR BE FACED WITT
THE PROBLEM OF INDUSTR,
BEING RUN BY THE WORKER
THEMSELVES THROUGH THEIl
OWN ELECTED GOVERNMENT, !
SOVIET GOVERNMENT.
In the present industrial crisis, Nj
, Hoover as a representative Of tn
, capitalists has given the answer
, Work, not for all, however, as it
' in the interests Of the capitalists
: have an industrial reserve army t
e keep wages at low figure.
? But due to the growing intense 70,
4 eign competition Of the leading il
: dustrlal nations fo- the few open maj
$ kets wherein their surplus productio
can be disposed, these crises must n
{ cur, an! sooner or later, musi brea
0 out in the form Of open war again'
b their trade competitors, or if grei
t unemployment results through IL
Q loss of such markets, the workers al
: forced out in open rebellion for
livelihood. THE CAPITALISTS II
t WAYS PREFER WAR RATTLE
g THAN REVOLUTION. BY THEI
S OWN CREATION THE WORKER
h MUST BE PREPARED TO RU
g THE INDUSTRIES THROUGH TIL
S LEADERSHIP OFF THEIR OW
n GOVERNMENT, A SOVIET COY
!. ERNMENT.