The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-06
GOVERNORS IN
MILITARISTS'
GOOSE step
Communists Protest
Against War
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Officials defense of "Defense
Day." rechristened from mo
biIzation Day." continues
apace with increasing dissatis-
faction among the people at the
governments militaristic move.
Secretary of War Weeks ex-
plains to an inquisitive clergy
man that the defense test" !.
will be an endeavor on the
part of the federal government
to inform our people as fully as
possible on the present status
of our security"
In other words, the defense day
can be used as the basis for propa-
ganda for an increased army and navy
to carry out the United States CAPT
talists' imperialistic plans.
Other defenders of the status quo
and Of Mobilization Day" are claim
ing that the defense test" is merely
a fire drill on an adult scale.
Governors Approve.
Governor W. w. Brandon of Ala
bama has issued his proclamation call
ing on the state to cooperate on Sept
IL in Mobilization Day"
Gov. AL Smith of New York is strad-
ding the issue at present and refuses
to ask his states cooperation with
Coolidge, altho he doesn't loudly dis
sent with Charlie Bryan and John w.
Davis.
Gov. Ross of Wyoming said: Since
the United States is so overwhelming
ly against the League of Nations !.
there is nothing to do in the U. S.
but to prepare to fight" And he is
planning how to mobilize Wyoming
for Sept. IL.
Sweet Stumbling Block.
Gov. Sweet of Colorado is the first
governor on record definitely against
Mobilization Day" He said: Il do
not propose to mobilize the National
Guard of Colorado, Sept. IL,
nor do propose to ask participation
of civilians in military affairs" Gov.
Sweet may change his mind when the
politicians get busy.
The Seattle Fellowship Club have
protested to little Calvin against the
"warlike move" Various peace So
cieties are of course protesting, tho
most of them could be fooled into an
other war by George Creel and the
help Of the capitalistic newspapers.
Reactionarles Ready.
All the warlike veterans" (not the
World War Veterans organizations) !;
daughters Of this snd that war; camp
fire girls and boy scouts; Sentinels of
the Republic; National Security
League; National Civic Federation;
American Legion; Citizens Military
Training camps; and the rest of the
reactionary "paytriots" are for "Mob-
Day" Gives them chance
to show of and sputter a lot of glow
ing sentiment to cover up their greed.
Sammy Gompers, a member of the
black National Civic Federation, is
hesitating about croaking against
Mobilization Day" His friends of
the American Legion and the Civic
Federation will tell him what to say.
The Communists alone protest sin
cerely against capitalist wars and
Mobilization Day" as military ges-
ture.
Goose-step.
General blackjack" Pershing, who
hasn't been getting so much publicity
sine he "won the war" for America.
Is confident that all the states will be
in line Sept. ~. They will probably
be forced into the goose-step.
Following the demonstrations, re-
ports will be rendered by each com
munity to the war department show.
Ing the following:
(A)-Personnel OF regular army,
national guard and organized reserves
in each locality.
(B)-Approximate number Of other
personnel participating.
(C)-Character of demonstrations
parades, public meetings or other Ger.
(D)-Activities relating to securing
recruits for the day.
(E)-Local management Of demon.
STATIONS, how constituted and oper-
ated.
(F)-Interest aroused and general
results believed to have been accom-