The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-18
Morgan Calls for the
Biggest Air Fleet on
Earth; Coolidge Acts
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

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lean drive for the biggest fleet in the air. The globe
girdng flight of the American avators an end
and the budget-mang the wanakers at the
nations capitol begins.
Thus the mIitarsts out in every detail the pre-
dcon of the DAILY WORKER, since the world flight began
that was merely venture to help put greater air
ornaments in preparation for the next war;
The world fers hop off from Chicago to Omaha on the
last laps OF their TRIP and Secretary O the Navy Curtis D.
California to Washington D. c. by speedy apanes and fast
trains.
Reports from Washington say "The President has
been told that result of the world flight by the army
planes the practcabity of air fighting has been demon
Thus the Hughes-coolidge alliance Washington
against batteshps and in favor OF huge air fleet maintains
Conference, and at the time adopts the most upto
date methods Of modern warfare The headline, Coolidge
Hats Navy Building will give workers the impression that
there has been halt in the preparations for Mogans
war; whereas in fact the preparations are going forward
more fevershly than ever
The overwhelming failure of Mobilization Day to whet
brothers in foreign lands will not deter the warmakers in
Washington in putting their schemes They profess
the power 1t Morgans dictatorship rules in Wash
ngtOn MOgans rule will drive the workers into the next
war; just drove them into the last in 1917 unless
the workers deprive Mr. Morgan Of his power
France today leads the world in the air. France spends
$1ooo000oo annually her air fleets while Morgan
ranges loans for the Paris mperasts AS far back
it estimated that 22o completely equipped
squadrons averaging 10 planes each.
United Kingdom has SO squadrons at home with 1900 Of
cers active duty This does not include the colonial and
Japan is far behind. She has 200 pilots active
duty approximately the same as in the United States In
Italy, the Fascist Dictator Muson has endorsed the plan
to triple the italian air strength;
In 1914 the capitalist nations stood ready with huge
armies and great naval fleets to jump each others hroats
The came In only nation did the workers throw
nation except in Soviet Russia again face the imminent
prospect Of fighting another war for their masters Only the
next will be deadly with its death and poison
gases, than the last
Thus the joker in the Washington Disarmament Con-
ference revealed 1t limited the building of useless battle
ships But no restrictions Is. were put 9 on war fleets in the air.
touched and then quickly dropped at the League
of Nations gathering at Geneva Switzerland
The next meeting of congress in December 1t
will be the last session Of the old congress not the new one
demanded for 'the greatest air fleet in the world"
workers at home When necessary it will be ready for use
in Western Europe in the Orient anywhere that Mogans
interests may be threatened
The efficacy of airshps in fighting workers has already
neen shown IN the war on me coa miners n.esr uga,
striking coal miners in the United States just arpane
used behalf of the interests of British coal barons,
to bomb the headquarters British miners South Africa.
When congress votes appropriations for air fleets, it
that strength is being given to the American
ruling class New given the greatest capitalists not
tight their class enemies the workers. at home
Labor must be made realize the significance of this
growing Labors only alternative to establish its
own power beginning be made in the days and weeks
ahead by throwing all possible support to the Communist
candidates in this election: William z Foster for president;
Benjamin citIow, for vicepresdent Only in the triumph
of Soviet Rule in this country will American workers be
the of the greatest aeet in the world in
the hands of Morgan's dictatorship.
Only in the peaceful cooperation of an American Work.
Republic with Soviet Rule in other lands will the
Of the new be completely eliminated.
Against the quick response Of Coolidge to Mogans de-
mand for the biggest air fleet in the world the workers must
establishment
their Soviet Power.