The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-09
GREEK FASCIST
RULE ATTACKS
LABOR LEADERS
France, England Urges
War on Communists
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munist daily Risopastis The
Radically, editor of the monthly
Communist review of Greece,
and prominent leader of the
Communist party in this coun-
try, on charges made over two
years ago and understood to
have been permanently dropped,
is being engineered by the re-
publican government of Greece.
1t is understood that the move
is instigated by the imperialist
governments of England and
France, which are using the
government and the army of
Greece as tools in fighting the
impending Communist revolt in
Bulgaria.
WayIaid in Park.
That the government is now dig
ging up an old and almost forgotten
charge against the Communist spokes-
man seems to prove the contention
of the great body of workers in this
country that the thugs who last week
made an unsuccessful attempt on Cor
datos' life, after having trapped him
in lonely park, were agents. of the
Greek premier, Sofoulis. Universal
, suspicion was aroused at that time by
the fact that no investigation into
the crime was made, and that no ac-
ton was taken by the police.
The united strength of the Greek
labor movement is behind the Com
munists in their fight against the out
RACES of the democratic government.
Evangelou, secretary of the General
Confederation of Labor-an organiza-
ton which includes nearly all of the
industrial workers of Greece-himself
a member of the Communist party,
has made formal protest in behalf
of the Greek workers against this and
other nti-Communist moves. This
protest will be backed up by militant
aggression on the industrial field.
Oppose Invasion of Bulgaria.
The renewed efforts of the Greek
government to get rid of Cordatos
are said to be due to the agitation
which Risoskastis has been carrying
on against the intended invasion by
Bulgaria by the Greek army. Com
munist sentiment runs high in Bull
garia, and the effect which prole-
tartan revolution in one of the Bal
kan states would have on the whole
of the Balkan peninsula is feared by
the imperialists of England and of
France and by the tobacco corpora
tions of America, which have inter
ests in the Drama district, fertile
tobacco raising area located in Ma
cedonia.
To justify the proposed invasion of
Bulgaria by Greek soldiers, and to
prepare the workers of Greece to take
up arms, the Greek government, thro
the columns of the kept press of the
country, have for weeks been spread
ing propaganda denouncing the Com
munists of Bulgaria as bandits, muir
derers and thieves.
Offers Aid Against Workers.
This crisis was evidently foreseen
ny lnC AACCh AVBA VIM
four years ago concluded a treaty
with the other countries of the Bal
kan peninsula, specifying, in part,
that the Bulgarian army was to be
kept at a maximum of 10000 men.
The Greek government has since that
time made overtures to Bulgaria, Of
fering help in the event Of proletari-
an revolution.
The charges made against Corda-
tos two years ago are based on the
fact that he agitated against the in
vasion of Asia Minor by the Greek
army, which was at that time the
tool Of England in its struggle for
dominion with France, which was on
the side of Turkey.
Action against the Communists has
become more and more stringent
since the formation and the begin
ming Of the activity of the World
War Veterans, an international as
sociation headed by Henri Barbusee,
and openly devoted to the cause of
the workers.
In this the social-democrats and
the republicans Of Greece have the
help Of the royalists, one of whose
leaders, Metaxes, telegraphed to the
political office of the Greek govern
ment saying that he favored the fight
which is waged against the World
War Veterans and against all organ
lied labor bodies. The Royalist press
heartily supports every move of the
social-democratic government to
break strikes and to suppress radi-
cal publications.
Fury Of Labor Aroused.
The sudden turn to legality on the
part Of the government is said to be
due to the fury Of the workers Of
Greece at the arrest of Comrade Max
linus, delegate of the Greek Commun.
list party to the Fifth Congress Of the
Communist International, the intern.
ment of three members OF the Greek
section OF the Young Communist In