The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-19
American Labor Learns
that the United States
Is a Militarist Nation
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

TODAY great interest centes in new attempts at world
disarmament. The official invitations join
the auspices of the league of nations
received by the Soviet In Moscow and by Pres
aent Cooage TOR me United Srates a. WASH
attempted conference would resolve itself into small gath
eng of western European capitalist nations torn by jealous
hatreds.
In announcing its receipt Of the leagues request that
participate in the proposed gathering the Soviet govern
ment will no doubt take occasion to definitely state its
position on this question.
date disarmament is against talking about and doing
nothing which is the policy of the mpeast punderbund
Ever since the Bolshevk revolution showed that it was
powerful than all it's capitalist Toes Soviet rule has
demanded disarmament George chchern Soviet Com.
that last year the Soviet Union willing any
ference discussing disarmament problems and had agreed
to the Benes plan for compact of
tual security.
chicherin seizes upon this occasion to again restate
the Soviet attitude toward the league of nations the
Locarnc conference The nations that talk disarmament
the nations that the Soviet charges
tered into compact for aggression against the Soviet state
chichen openly tells the profit conspatos who would pre-
pare for themselves disarmament mask to hide their mill
tars faces that our apprehension regarding Locarno
are sufficiently known" He goes further He notifies the
bandits of Versailles Germany will be disiIusioned by
the Locarno developments
The profit press halls any participation by the Soviet
Union in any disarmament conference that may held as
step closer to the league of nations Chchen blasts this
of robber nations maintain intact their empires
and pepetuate the mandates granted by ooers YER
sailes peace.
Since but one-sixth of the world Soviet and five
sixths still remain capitalist Moscow maintain reIa
tons with its enemies 1t does intend by enter
ing the thieves lair Geneva Switzerland where the
league makes its headquarters. Chchern says:
There is another openly
with all the other We have
entered a period"
It this that the capitalist statesmen not like that
the Soviet Union should have separate dealings with them
all, exploiting their differences for its purposes
Coolidge rule at Washington takes pride in Locarno 1t
urges joining the world court the back the league of
nations Everything that chchern charges against the
profit nations also holds true for the United States
including the question of disarmament Mtarism weighs
almost as heavily upon the American workers and farmers
as does upon labor in European countries the United
States boasts great standing army During the coming
budget year 1898 per cent of all national government ex
Pendltures will be for warspast present future AS
American mpeast ambitions materaze that burden will
grow The United States mIitarst nation The Dues
ton OF disarmament becoming vital burning problem
tor American labor Across the broad expanse Of the At
antc the workers and peasants of the Soviet Union thru
their government will again and again the workers and
farmers OF this country how they ought meet and solve
this problem They will again broadcast their plan to brine
peace into the world Let American labor give ear to these
proposals.