The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-21
WORKERS URGED
TO ATTACK WARS
OF IMPERIALISM
Support Anti-War Week
July 27-August A
Especial to the Daily Worker.)


NEW YORK, July 20.-A resolution
on the 10th anniversary of the world
war, has been sent to all trade unions
and fraternal organizations in New
York City by the Workers Party, Lo-
cal New York. The resolution calls
upon the workers to declare their
support of the worldwide demonstra'
ton Of labor against imperialist wars
and the capitalist system that breeds
them, which will be held during the
week Of July 9th to August 4th. 1t
urges the workers to demand the free
dom OF the Philippines, withdrawal of
all troops from Central and South
American Republics, and the imme-
diate recognition of the Government
of Soviet Russia.
Plan Demonstrations.
Open air demonstrations have also
been arranged thruout the city for the
anti-war week. This week of propa-
ganda and agitation will open with
a meeting on Monday, July rs, at
10th Street and 5th Avenue. Then
will follow demonstrations every
night in different parts of the city.
A monster mass meeting is planned
for Monday, August 4th, at Union
Square and 18th Street, for which a
permit has already been requested.
Ten Years After.
Preparations are being made for a
systematic, extensive distribution of
the leafet, TEN YEARS AFTER, is
sued by the National Executive Com
mittee of the Workers Party. House
to house distribution is planned in
sections where meetings are sched-
uled. Branches are electing commit
teeslto assist in this work. The mem
berskip Of Local New York is en-
Enthusiastically determined to help
make this demonstration of the Com
munist International and the Work
ers Party a tremendous success.
The resolution sent to trade unions
reads as follows:
Resolution on the Tenth Anniversary, Of
the World War.
DOWN WITH IMPERlALlsT WAR;
WHEREAS, On August 4th. 1924. oc-
ours the tenth anniversary OF the out
break Of the Great World War in which
more than ten millions Of workers Lost
misery to workers thruout the world, and
WHEREAS, Despite the fact that the
workers Of ell countries were urged by
the plea that il would bring lasting peace
and harmony among nations, they ma
today that the race for ornaments is
WHEREAS, The CREST capitalist coun-
tries have intensified their competition
for markets and for preGts. Which brings
proves once again that wars are born
Of capitalist antaSonisn1a, am that so
long as the capitalist system Is not abol-
lshed, Its tnsepafAhiA partner war, can
not be abolished, and
WHEREAS, Our own sovsrnment is
pursuing similar course IN extending
reducing to subsection the Philippines.
Santa Domingo. and Central and South
American countries. while at the same
time supporting the efforts Of American
capitalists to penetrate and capture the
Asiatic markets, even at the cost OF
war for the control Of the Pacific; there
RESOLVED. That our organization.
recognizing that
p new world slaughter can be prevented
only thru the overthrow Of the capital
fist system by the united action OF the
working class, declare our support OF the
worldwide demonstration Of labor
against the menace Of imperialist wars;
which viii be held simultaneously in all
countries during the week OF July 9th
to August 4th; and be 1t further
RESOLVED That during this week we
aemand the freedom OF the Philippines,
the withdrawal Of all troops from the
Central and South American Republics,
and the Immediate recognition OF the
only government sincerely striving for
disarmament and peace among nations
the Government OF Soviet Russia,
RESOLVED. That we call upon the
American Federation Of Labor to particle
pate in the worldwide demonstrations
against impsriallst wars, thus making
common cause with workers turnout the
world
RESOLVED, That copies of this reso-
luton be sent to our international union
OF national body. to the Central Trades
and Labor Council Of New York City,
and TO the Labor Press.