The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-19
The Crisis in Great Britain

ne CfIStS IN OTSOI DIItuH
The greatest crisis in its history impends Great Britain. Far
than which with the
lapse the Triple Alliance thru the eacy Hodges and Thomas
is the conflict beginning also the coal ndushe basis
Of British heavy industry.
The government up inquiry to investigate the
industrial situation but the miners union has refused to
before this body any recognition
This outright defiance OF the tory government an indication
of which the representatives of the miners will
the joint conference with the rawymen and transport
workers beginning today.
the important held British
It called perfect organization of fighting alliance between
powerful groups this
kind held they convened when British
capitalism distress the world situation critical
The present crisis has been developing slowly since the world
if the slowly the for declining process
foreign what the
greatest industrial and financial power the globe
British capitalism always a heavy
possible control of the foreign investment field until the world
and her foreign investments brought steady profit the
British capitalists materials the colonies brought
Britain in British ships turned into finished commodities and
shipped quarters of British ships again.
British industry fourished British labor employed
But last year the British surplus for foreign had
$50O0OOOO compared with $9OOOOOOOO
this the trade balance will probably be utarorGbe the
of S1O0OOOOOO
The process of decay reflected the statistics unempoy
percentage unemployed
Coal, 1873; coke 1911; 49, glass; 1913; iron, III;
Let c. Cramp, National of
Rawaymen chairman the British labor party. says:
Capitalism is Accomplishments
old believe will disappear which
are anticipated raised
ciaism
o II o
this island will be fully employed be that shall have
contemplate possibility hrnkage population a
ton closely appoxmatins that of Denmark Holland.
We agree with Cramp, the moderate socialist British
capitalism passing away but that will pass away
anticipated
foolish statement and could be made only by one who does
what founder revolutionary socialism,
passing of capitalism:
"Capai eintot The vordd n,uthbIo
from every will way"
British capitalism be exception this rule. That it is
proven the steadily increasing misery working
the atrocities committed upon the colonial peoples
against Imperialism and the rapidly sharpening class conflict
which the present crisis is only symptom
The ruling power clevery-and ruthless
~ But it longer feed and ohe and house the millions of
workers who produced the wealth seized
based it's great industry working fight
the empire. Both gone. ~.
1t be said safely that the present crisis
immediate will be the
Pundering of the colonies
while the working home inability
China and India successfully ntensfes
All power the British miners raiwaymen transport
workers The British empire passing but the future belongs
the British working class. If population
the capitalists the aristocats and their of hangerson
made to migrate starye.
History given British working class the role of leading
European and colonial revolutions
its mission but that it intends fight shown by the militant
ude of the labor present
ing is playing in the drive world
with the unions of the Union of Socialist Republics
and its support of the Chinese national liberation
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