The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-16
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talked about was business, and it is a
fact, tho hardly believable that some
of these hard-boiled bankers talked of
the traditional friendship between the
Russian and American people" And
have not the least doubt but the
Soviet ENJOYS applauded these nice
words. All of which don't mean a
damned thing as everybody concerned
knew very well.
THE thing that counts in business,
and profits. There are approx
mately 16O,OOO,OOO people in Russia
and whether they support a Bolshevik
government or not, whether they be-
lieve in a personal god or in chunk
of dried COW dung, they eat, wear
clothes and in other respects consume
things produced in American factories,
and il one so inclined dropped one
of their gold rubles in the cash box
of an American methodist church the
christian god would rub his hands
with satisfaction over his belly IN the
anticipation of investing the ruble in
roast goose and champagne.
| THE American bankers were happy
4 In the thot that Russia was again
dropping a considerable number Of
rubles in the American market. 1t is
mt On varv Ionu orc fbot nv poIrb
mater, the ambassador without a
country cut quite a figure here. Will
son gave him 1857 100000 out Of the
u. S. treasury to have a good time
for himself and make war on the
Soviet republic. But those days are
gone forever and the very bankers
who supported Bahkmeteff, are now
just as cordial to the Bolshevik en-
voys. Nothing succeeds like success.
This maxim cannot be repeated too
often in connection with Russia.
THE Associated Press dispatch said
\ of the New York banquet: 1.-THE
! banquet was the first outspoken rec
ognition by American finance and in
dustry Of the Importance of Soviet
trade and the stability of the Soviet
government" Mark these words WE'LL
and then note that Senator Borah has
introduced a resolution in the senate
calling for U. S. recognition of Soviet
Russia. This is one of the very big
developments in American political
life today. And when the red flag of
workers and peasants government
flies over the embassy in Washington
once occupied by the agents of the
car, no worker with a spark of the
divine fire of revolution in his SOUL
can regret that he has lived to see the
most powerful capitalist power ac-
knowledge the might of the first work
ers' republic, Ar
lDETURNTNG. to s., rope. for mo-
~ ment. England put something
over when the LoEarno pact was
signed. But thingsE do not stay put,
and never less than today. We are
passing thru the period of the decline
of capitalism in the world sense. The
fact that America is more powerful
and more stable than ever before, is
the exception that hproves the rule.
The interests of England clash with
those of Germany and France. In
fact the interests of all capitalist pow
ers clash with each other But the
major clashes make the front page,
and no matter how many Locarno
pacts are signed; no matter how
many kisses the volatile BRAND i'm
prints on the austere jaw of Sir Aus
ten Chamberlain, the war between
the capitalists of France and England
will not down.
IOUTSIDE Of the positive power Of
~ of the Red Army and the support
of the European working class in gen.
eral, this conflict of interests is So
Wet Russia's greatest protection
against her foes. They are unable to
agree on a policy of humiliation
against power that spells their ulti-
mate doom. How often have we
heard it said that every system car
ries within itself the germs of It's
own decay The capitalist system is
such bug-carrier. Nothing stays as
it is. Change is the most constant
phenomenon in life. Capitalism is go
ing, but it will take some kicks to
get rid of it. In the meantime the
diplomatic war between England and
Russia has the staga II Is a drama