The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1921-04-02

lean bourgeoisie condemns as Prus-
sianism in Germany and England, it
practices at home, on the American
workers and applies it perfectly to
its colonials. The Spanish-American T
war marked the beginning Of the i'm
perialistic era of the United States.
In that war the U. s. acquired its
colonies and dependencies, and ap-
plies the same modern tortures to
them as the Germans and British
did and do to their subjects. The
road of imperialism for the U. s.
| is hard. The world already is divided Y
up between the great sharks, and the
weak and undeveloped begin to real
ize what imperialistic subjugation
means, they are ready to resist to
the utmost. So any encroachment by
the late conner from America, will
succeed only by the actual exercise of
armed might. These are the real
reasons why America builds its navy
and why it increases its officers
staff. The petty bourgeois pacifists,
who fight against militarism as
thing in itself, and wage no war on
the capitalist system as whole, are
sky pilots who do not belong to this
earth and it's affairs. The cause Of
American militarism is American
capitalism. Only that struggle can
succeed which eliminates the root Of ,
the evil. This can be done only by
the revolutionary workers who fight
against the brutal imperialism of
American finance capital. The revo-
lutionary workers Of this country
must cooperate with the workers Of
the American colonies and contemp-
lated colonies. This task is alleviat-
ed for the workers Of America, by
the fact that the present and future
IAmerican dependencies are highly
developed countries, with labor NOV
lements already organized. The Ver-
sailles "Peace Treaty" allotted for
American slaughter Mexico, Central
and South America. These countries
are not inhabited by savages, who
are weak and unable to resist, they
are as highly civilized as we are.
Beware America, what thou art con-
templating.
QUESTIONS FOR STUDENTS.
y What is modern capitalism and
how differs it from primitive capi-
talism?
q What role does credit play and
} what power does it WELD?
81 How do banks organize and
control big business? -.
Az How is fictitious capital Great
ed and what mission has it? Z
: 81 Foreign investments in money;
forms of investments.
g. How are commodities invested
in foreign countries?
y What investments tend to de-
ivelop in countries where tney are
being invested?
4 81 What is the real mission Of
9 modern colonialism?
9)lBesides the exploitation of CO.
lonials what else is opened for ex-
ploitation? =,
}. 10Y In what sense does modern
: colonialism differs from ancient CO.
q lonialism
: 11) What undesirable factors does
n modern colonialism develop?
12) Shall these factors be accel.
d Grated by the workers Of the metro
s pole, if then for what reasons?
d 1S) Is the U. S. an imperialistic
3 country?
: 14) What particular hardships con-
Il front the American imperialists?
= SOURCES OF INFORMATION. !.
IS 1. Lenin's, Theses on Colonial and
d National Questions.
N 2. Nearing's, "The American En-
II pire," chapters: Manifest Desti-
e, nv; The United States-A World
y Empire; The Challenge To I'm
N perialism. Pages: 100 to the
N end.
8. Brailsford's "The War Of Steel
f and Gold".
a. Howes', "Why, War;"
! 5. Howes', "The Only Possible
S, Peace" commendable book or
n facts and data, but loaded with
n petty bourgeois and pacifis'
ideas in its conclusion.
'e 6. TIL. veblen, "The Nature o'
e, Peace" chapter: On the Nature
n and Uses Of Patriotism.
IN 7. Chas. A. Beard, Contemporary
err American History" chapters: z
s. s, Q, and 10, from pages los u
e. 2S2.
lie 8. F. A. Ogg National Progress"
Of chapters: 4, 10, ID, 10, is ant
lie II.
Sc q C. X. Hobson, 1.-THE Export o
9. Capital;" the book is an import
nd ant contribution to, modern i'm
'ir perialism worth studying.
pit TO- c. II. Taverner, "The World Wild