Evening star., 1925-08-30
TR0TSKY, IN BOOK,
SEES BRITAIN FALL
Soviet Leader Ana!yzes Rea-
sons Why England Will
Turn Red"
BY EDGAH ANSEL MONRER.

BY EDGAR ANSEL NOWRER.
r. Radio to Tho Star and Chicago Daily News
BERLIN. August 29.--Where is Eng,
lznd going? Under this title Leon
Trorsky has just published a book
The work is entirely directed to an
analysis and diagnosis of the present
socio- political situation in Greac Brit
ain and the empire.
This work is considered by the boil
Fhevists as extremely important.
IN % August. The he'iG tights "RHsI5 the Ensis sd
translation already have been granted
and the bolshevists hope that it will
enjoy wide circulation. The writer
has been privileged to see proofs Of
The German translation.
Much of the material is uninterest-
i1g 70 the average reader being COM
nIunist polemics, minute discussion
N personalities and fitness Of Brit
jsh labor leaders. but the general argu-
to overlook certain cheap wit TO at
tempt 10 follow the thought of this
vtvacious writer.
Sees Colonies Lost.
The work is divided into eight
chapters. with a short introduction
stating that England has reached the
historical crossroads where she Is
about to part company with her
JoniniopS and colonies whose history
and destiny are no longer those Of
The mother country.
Chapter I describes the British En-
rire which was built on industrial
preponderance and early development
which comprised one-fifth of the
worlds population. and before the war
dominated the world. This empire
n x nf n
The Sos with the rise Of Germany and
he rise of the dissatisfied labor class.
The decade before the war was
ma rked by a struggle between labor
and capital and sharp rivalry between
Great Britain and its closest com
petitors. Then came the war and
Great Britain sank in the worlds
scale TO second place. America
merged supreme and Immediately
offered to work with England, but
anglo american cooperation IS
that temporary and peaceful process
on which the ever further retreat OF
England before America is proceed
inS. Anglo American cooperation
in reality can easily be turned against
I third party, but the central antas-
rnism OF the world is that OF Great
Britain with the United States and
This IS paving the way for the next
war
Great Britain has become a part of
The continent while America that
island between two oceans, remains
invulnerable. The loss of world posi-
ton forces England 10 take an inter-
est in European affairs in which the
domlnions from the motherland and
England will be condemned to passiv-
ity. In the meantime her military
aSn
and her national income ever less
America controls the British treas
ury and can dictate the discount rate
20 London. Meanwhile, England's un-
employed stabilized at over 100000.
Constitutes 4 new social class. To
Keep her markets and prosperity Eng
land must produce more cheaply. but
il cannot. Hence, it is condemned
20 decline unless capitalism is sup
PLANTED by Communism.
Chapter is long, uninterrsting
0olemic with Stanley Baldwin in
which Trotsky proves TO his own sat
isfaction that English history has
developed through violence, wars and
revolutions and not gradually "Vio-
ience without justiries violence with
in. British Communism will not
initiate Russian Communism because
small middle class makes revolution
easy, but reconstruction difficult.
while large middle class hinders
revolution but makes the succeeding
reorganization a simple matter.
Trotsky states that if the 1O0,00O,-
100 pounds sterling, which Russia
spent In helping enemies of the Boil
~hev1sts, had been invested in Rus |
sla, Great Britain now would be re-
ceiving high interest and the Rus
san economic level would be above !
he pre-war level Mr.. Baldwin ad-
altts that England needs thororgh |
economic reorganization. but this can |
only occur after u political revolution. !
Attacks British Labor.
The third chapter is an uninterAs,
nS attack on British labor lea aders /,
Nhom Irotsky reproaches for being |
'Voiut!onists and Christians and te- |
r3Eins the prole-arian cause.
Chapter is historical and poIen1ical, |
racing the influence Of ninercenth |
'entury foreign revolutions on Brit
sh development ana Iamhasting the
'aPians. Macdonald et ii for their |
uIld liberalism and ending with a
flashing statement that English poi
ey is being controlled by self-sa it's
ed pedants. gossipins eclectics and |
eptimental job hunters and Hve1ied
Chapter 8 repeats the attack on
Not 10 believe in force
n politics is the sa1ne as not to be
ieTe in the force Of gravitation. -
Chapter treats Of history again,
Iietly Cromwell. Trotsky draws a
parallel between the red army and
olind head army. In Cromwell /
luther shakes hands with Robes
,ierre"
Chapter repeats practically the
enc arguments advanced in chap.
er g.
The last chapter summarizes the
Docalyptic conclusions which are
-isihle throughout the volume. Eu-
ope's wealth Is limited and European
apitalism IS undergoing destruction
VI English parties fear strikes All
re conservative. Tho breakdown OF
zee trade shows the decline OF capi-
8lism. American and japanese com
etition is growing. Germany is re-
d"ering and France is dumping. The
International situation will ever be-
ONE worse. and revolution will
rouse the passions OF British work
IS, which heretofore have been so
leverly suppressed by church and
ross and canalized into foot ball. box
e and horse races.
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