The daily worker., 1924-03-25

Yet, the very ones who have
always been the first to urge
you into a war are the ones who
are today plundering the
wealth of America. The high
est officers have been found
guilty of treason to the interests
they were sworn to defend.
! The secretary Of the navy, Ed
win DENLY, has sold out the oil
lands belonging to the navy to
Doheny and Sinclair. He has proved
traitor and he goes scot free.
Another War Is Coming!
! War, the murder and torture Of
the young workers of this country.
is coming again to the United
States and the rest of the world!
You, young workers in the factories,
mine and mills, in the army, navy
and marines, are going to be called
upon to go out and fight in another
war ''to end all wars"
Do you know what war means?
Do you remember the last war for
democracy? Are you anxious to
get into another bloody slaughter
fest where the young workers are
dolled up in uniforms and sent off
into the dirty stinking trenches to
have their CUTS ripped out by the
bayonets of other workers; their
limbs carried away by shrapnel;
their bodies riddled by bullets, left
in torn, bleeding mass on the red
battlefield? Are you anxious to go
and get killed to protect the money
of the capitalists of this country
who are exploiting you every day
in the place of work?
When you are dragged into war,
for what do you fight? Whom do
you sacrifice your life and health
for? Is it democracy? Is it to
protect the honor of your country,
or the women and children?
Fighting for Oil and Steel.
In Washington today we see one
of the greatest scandals of govern
ment that has yet been revealed.
The greatest and most honored gov
ernment officials have oeen proved
to be crooks, grafters and traitors,
bribed by the oil magnates, Doheny
and Sinclair, into selling the rich
naval oil reserve lands of the gov
ernment. The big men in the gov
ernment, whom we were taught to
admire, respect and worship, have
been shown up once more as tools
in the hands of the millionaires of
this country. "Teddy' Roosevelt,
Jr., Attorney-General Daugherty,
ex-President Harding and even
Coolidge, all are in the oily mess,
tools of the capitalists and bankers
of this country. The oil lands
which were supposed to be used for
the navy's reserves were practically
donated to these oil men.
After the Worlds Oil.
What does this mean? Is it
merely another case of graft and
corruption. or has it more import
ant significance?
The Teapot Dome oil steal is an
other piece of evidence to show the
struggle among the nations of the
world to get the control of the oil
resources of the world. A struggle
which is one of the factors leading
to another war!
Oil is now the leading fuel of the
world Battleships using it are vast
w more efficient than the old style
coal burners. But the oil of the
world is limited and the capitalists
Of every nation rush to get control
of all of the oil lands thev can lay
their hands on. When Wilson in
terfered in Mexico it was to protect
American oil interests. When Sec
retary of State Hughes refused to
grant recognition to Mexico it was
for the same reason.
The government of this country
Is the tool in the hands Of the cap
italists Of this country and when
another war comes-and it is COM
ing as surely as the last one---you,
young workers, will be fighting for
the dirty dollars of the bosses of
the United Statesl
Preparing for Slaughter.
The rulers of this country realize
that we are heading towards an
other war. They know that the
struggle between England ana Lne
United States for the control of
the oil, seas. coal. markets and iron
Of the world will sooner or later
bring on a war and that the youth
Of this country will have to be pre-
pared to serve as cannon fodder to
fight for the investments and profits
of Rockefeller and Morgan and
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This is why the bosses Of this
country are carrying on a campaign
for the Boy Scouts, the Citizens
Military Training Camps and for en-
listments in the army, navy and the
marines.
What viii You Do?
Young workers, remember the
last war for democracy" Remem-
Der the hundreds OF thousands Of
youths who died on the bloody field
Of battle and the many others who
came home: human wrecks. Re-
member that while you were giving
your lives and health. the million