The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-22
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be enslaved by long hours and low
wages, in order to give an excuse
for reducing wages in other lands. At
the same time German industry is not
to be allowed to profit from these
low wages, as it has done during the
past five years to the detriment
of the Entente capitalists. This will
be prevented by the burdens ingeni-
ously loaded upon German industry
by the Experts Report.
U. S. Getting Into Europe.
And meantime, Americas attitude
Behind the many phrases
which will be used during the com
ing presidential campaign, to make
Americans see in the League of Ma
tions a great moral issue, Comrade
Varga traces cody the economic rea-
sons for both sides of the discussion.
owing to the boom prevailing in the
United States" he says, the bour-
geoisie of that country have had no
inducement to involve themselves in
European affairs. With the end of
that boom, and the necessity for a
world market, the interest Of the
American bourgeoisie in Europe in
creases and share in the plumber
ing of Germany appears to them more
desirable.
5arring European Communists.
"By limitation of immigration from
Europe, they avoid the risk Of Com
munist infection from the working
class Of Europe, and confirm their
own workers in the belief that they
are class apart, especially favored,
They even increase the conservatism
and sense of special privilege among
these native Americans, by appear
ing to keep out foreign workers in re-
Spouse to the demands of Gompers
and Co. But this exclusion merely
means for the big capitalists of Amer
ica that the European workers, and
especially the Germans, are to be ex-
plotted for their benefit, not in Amer
lea, but in Germany. From the stand
point Of the big capitalists, there are
distinct advantages to this method,
since Il avoids the mixing Of Ger
mans with American workers, altho
their competition remains just as &C
tual and as easy tool for the capital
lists to use.
VIII the Experts get away with it?
Comrade Varga thinks it is quite pos
sible that they may, for a period Of
even five years. Provided the poll.
teal control of the bourgeoisie in
Germany is firm one and the produc-
tive processes are not disturbed by
heavy conflicts.
The full payments contemplated af-
ter five years are more doubtful, and
can, Comrade Varga believes, neither
be paid by Germany nor accepted by
the Entente in any form which can
be devised.
Bouresolsie Bound For Rocks.
All this assumes that the workers
Of the world, and of Germany, will
remain quiet and work at low wages.
But at the present time there are
wide spread and repeated crises
everywhere which make this unlike
ly. No sooner does one country in
Europe stabilize it's currency for a
moment, than another begins to drop.
There is widespread agrarian crisis
turnout the world, running millions OF
farmers. This, In itself, is due to
the general crisis in industry, where
by for instance, the average German,
who ate 239 Kilograms of bread in
1913, could only eat LOO Kilograms in
1923! The world is, in other words,
in such bad shape that it can't az
ford to eat heartily, and this, in turn,
is running the farmers. The prob.
lem of inter-allied debts is still to be
solved. They have not begun to be
paid yet.
| Revolutionary Situations.
The immediate future, thinks Com
rade varga, will produce many severe
struggles between capitalists and
workers, and many crises great
enough to lead TO revolutionary stu
ations. Whether they will actually
lead to successful revolutions is an
other matter, and one which he feels
depends very largely on the extent tc
which large mass movements OF the
workers become conscious OF their
power and the extent TO which the
working peasants. already suffering
severely from the agricultural crisis
are drawn into fighting alliance
against land holders and capitalists
The economic situation OF itself vii
not bring victory; II requires deter
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