The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-01

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terests. Ten years ago some
intrigues of the Austrian and c
secret among the diplomats al
that precarious period disclos-
ures of the inner workings in
government were taboo.
The assassination of the Aus
trian archduke and his wife
furnished the pretext for one war.
The murder of the American vice
consul in Persia could furnish the
surface excuse for another.
Manipulate Diplomacy
International financiers and CAPT
talists manipulate diplomacy to serve
their own profitable ends. To insti-
gate political" murder and then
push governments to demand full
justice" is only one of their tricks,
when happy accident of fate doesn't
give them the proper mask for war
like maneuvers.
Even in so-called democratic" and
republican" governments the work
ers do not have voice in determin-
ing the moment for war. The work
ers can't protest against fighting their
fellow workers in other countries.
Oh no, the workers of this country
must "vindicate the honor"-of the
nation. No, of the diplomatic tools
of the capitalists. The workers here
must leave their jobs and go out to
kill workers from there.
Workers Hear Anti-War Cry.
But this commemoration week of
the last great war is being used by
the Communists everywhere to teach
workers not to fight the wars of CAPT
talism. Not to accept the excuse that
the murder of some puppet prince
needs "vindication" when it is plain
to the inner circle" that the oil grab
bers Of one nation wanted to steal the
rich territory of some rival oil pigs.
And the politicians are still trump
citing the old national honor" tune to
get the workers interested in the ma
tional Defense" which is really the
Mobilization Day" it was first called.
Little Coolidge in the White House
valiantly defends his militarist
friends, the imperialist capitalists.
They won't ask him to go to war but
they want him to keep the workers
and farmers of the United States
primed for defense" which always
means aggression to the big bust
ness boys. Just look down toward the
south and see what defense" mea-
sures led United States soldiers, sail
ors, and marines into Mexico, Cuba,
Haiti, Santo Domingo, Panama, and
the rest of the little Latin-American
countries.
MIIltarist Governors.
Governor Charlie Bryan Of Nebras-
ka, and maybe later of Washington,
d. c., raised a feeble protest against
Coolidge's mobilizing civilians, altho
he admitted that he agreed with the
spirit of Coolidge's message calling
for a defense test" of all regular
armed units.
Governor Preus of Minnesota needs
no introduction to the workers and
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course, they expected him to stand
by the reactionary big business
bunch and root for Mobilization
Day." Governor Blaine of Wisconsin,
endorses Coolidge's militarist ges-
ture for Sept. IL, altho Senator LaFol-
lette, his state political boss" stood
against the last war. Bob" tacitly
supports his reactionary governor
Politics, politics, and behind politics,
Big Business which pays the bills for
its faithful trumpeters.
The mayors of all the Illinois towns
are to .congregate here some time
next week to discuss plans for the
day" They are trying to paint it a
genial muster day" Of the 1875 re-
evolutionary times when the young
states had to he alert against the dis
possessed Redmen. Today the mus
ter day" is being boosted partly for
future attacks against other dispos-
sessed "redmen," the Communists of
the world who will fight and call all
workers to fight capitalism and it's
ruthless opponents until it is crushed
and the workers everywhere rule
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