The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-15

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FORTUNATELY for the subject
4 peoples Of the world, the big rob-
bers cannot agree on a division of the
loot. The great powers would like to
get together and clean up on China.
They would like to clean up on Rus
STA. The spirit is willing, but the flesh
is weak. Hardly week passes that
we do not hear of some new plan to
organize a coalition against Russia.
But the plans never materialize. The
conflicting interests of the capitalist
powers make peace between them i'm
possible. On the other hand, the iden-
tity Of interests between the exploit
ed masses in all lands make working
class unity possible If the capitalist
powers unite. it will only be in the
face OF a crisis that threatens to en-
gulf world capitalism.
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MO doubt, that time win come and
~ in desperation the robbers will
make common causes against their
greatest foe, the worker. But the
workers will also have learned some
thing and will unite to get rid of the
robbers. In the meantime, a study of
the developments in China will prove
interesting and instructive During
the quarrel between WI Pei Flu and
Chang Tso-Lin. England and the Unit
ed States supported WI, while Japan
and France supported Chang AS the
DAILY WORKER often pointed out,
the policies of the capitalist powers
do not stay put" very long nova
days. Today there is a different line
up in China.
ORANGE appears to be willing to
support Britain and Japan, tho
there is suspicion that the French
are double crossing their rival across
the channel. The United States is
playing for the Chinese market and
is endeavoring to regain the friend
ship of the Chinese people. at the ex-
pense of the other capitalist powers.
The United States wants that friend
ship in the coming war with Japan.
The plot thickens
WHILE this drama is being enacted
w in China, we find England sup
plying the Riffians in Morocco with
munitions to fight the French. Previ-
ously the French supplied them with
ammunition to defeat the Spanish.
Now the French and the Spanish are
trying to patch up an alliance so they
may be able to beat the Riffs. Should
the latter be successful they may next
wage war on Britain. This is how
the capitalist powers play the game
with each other,o And there are peo-
pie who expectDsuch a gang of crooks
to establish peace. The, capitalists
can no more stop from pursuing this
policy than Bed bug can overcome
the temptation to bite an unoffending
slumberer ba
THE Tennessee fundamentalists are
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full Of ten-year old foxes The Day.
ton merchants are lopsided from car
rying the proceeds of their sales to
the banks. Thousands of people are
crowding into the city to watch the
circus. The Daytonians1 don't care
whether they are atheists or not They
will sell them anything they call for,
from bibles to moonshine. A funda-
mentalist preacher asked a permit to
carry two small cannon. He wanted
to lay them on his pulpit while
preaching. 1t is not known whether
he feared the devil or Darwin. The
sheriff refused him the artillery per-
NIT. Daytonians will stand up under
lot of ridicule provided the visiting
agnostics, atheists and modernists
spend their money freely.