The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-04
Now The International
Chamber of Commerceis
Facing More" Obstacles"
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

TODAY the industrial masters of the world planning
everishy for this months meeting of the international
Chamber of Commerce be held Brussels, in Belgium.
Two years ago they met at Rome In Italy They exalted
fascist rule proudly acclaimed the fascist dictator
n and laid the basis for the MorganDaWes plan for Ger
many
This year industrial kasers will meet in one of the
countries where the king has called socialist organize
his government but where the fear of Communism just
as great as on the Mediterranean side OF the continent
THE business men of the world are unted!" is the
proud exclamation of Edward Fene so-caed American
pubcist in telling of the approaching Brussels gathering
Americas workers do yet realize this They frequent
y made acquainted with the fact that local Chambers of
Commerce constitute the united front behind which
ployers rally in industrial struggle. But workers
do not yet glimpse the state national and international
work of organizations of the BOSSES they would engage
IN more militant struggles to perfect their organizations
along parallel lines
years DID, but it already does much world
solidarity Of the employing class and issues edots par
dent that the international Chamber of Commerce is
ing in Europe That is where capitalism needs patch
there to help because in doing they feel they helping
themselves Even the SNUG capitalist smile when the
in the meeting Rome laid the foundations Dawes
plan, and group of its devoted members sacrificed their
time and energy to pave the way for its adoption"
Whenever great capitalist does anything to increase
his dividends or pile up his profits that courageous self
sacrifice and unstinted energy But let worker demand
increase wages and the vocabulary of open shop
pers" becomes too limited to denounce him sufficiently
The Rome gathering inaugurated the Dawes plan. The
Brussels meeting will consider how to carry
effectively in spite of the protests only of Gemanys
workers, but of labor in other nations WE'LL Even big
business admits that some obstacles arisen to the
carrying out of this goth century slavery scheme An effort
will be made to overcome them.
The with which capitalism overcomes its OBJ
staces all depends the workers themselves Every OBJ
stace defeat for labor Every failure of the
employing class to solve its difficulties is working
victory
1t pointed out that problem the Brussels meeting
will discuss is the economic rivalry that exists between
various European capitalist states. The is for
exports against small imports in order obtain gold
stabilize currencies This results everywhere extreme
exploitation of labor in order produce cheap goods high
tariffs and growing struggle for markets. Any govern
ment enforcing these becomes unpopular is
usually put out of office But the "pubIcst" F1ene
declares:
THE business of the world do need that
they may be put out of office"
So taken for granted big business intends go
limit to more thoroy ensave not only the workers of Ger
many by labor in all Europe, the Morgan "idea"
Whether it succeeds, with the international Chamber
Commerce of its weapons, depends workers
themselves.
Labor must fight its battles has its Communist
organizations locally state, nationally and internationally
linked in closest solidarity. These Communist organize
tons dedicated to the struggle that big business put
out of office that capitalism be abolished Let workers
and poor farmers rally this fight build their own power
until becomes strong enough to naught the best
laid plans even of the International Chamber Of Commerce.