The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-21
Most Important Span in
Locarno Bridge Against
Soviet Union Drops Out
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

DARlS and London having very difficult time of it,
trying to feign smile to hide their depression Germany
agrees copacts of neutrality with the Union Of Sow
let Republics The French and British diplomats forced
to witness this past week the crumbng of the main span
OF their Locarno bridge Germanyacross which they hoped
Peasants Government.
The Russians denounced the whole Locarno proceed
ing as an effort to draw Germany into the plans for
the AntSoviet offensive at the first opportune moment
The Rapao Treaty between the Soviet Union Germany
was to be nuIifed. Germany to be admitted the
league Of nations and made fufedged member Of the
Anti-BolsheVk bloc.
The debace at Geneva however, when Germany failed
to get into the league, now finds its sequel in Germanys
MOSCOW Grenaron N winch t = GAINED the Bern gov
attacks against the Soviet Union.
The New York Times correspondent at London inter-
Prets the British official attitude towards this development
1--WE would rather had taken place this particular
but that
That certainly whistling for courage London faces
coal strike, May l. that carries with revolutionary imp
French statesmen might pous sentiments
with Paris sending Communists by overwhelming
orties to the chamber Of deputies and the franc con
ally falling. Every gain made by Moscow must be
cepted with as little display Of gloom as possible in Paris
The eagerness with which the Versailles powers sought
to draw Germany into the LOcarno compact and into the
league revealed thru their pledge take Cemanys
military and geographical position into consideration in APP
plying Article XVI which obiges member coop
world peace. There three main classes of voIaors
crate in league enterprises against the socaed oatos of
These the revolutionary workers in the home
rast yoke and the ally of both Union of Soviet Repb
cs Once Germany becomes member of the league, she
would doubt be bound to join in this struggle to main
tain Imperialism the dominating power in the world.
But Germany is not in the league, and with their
troubles at home and Mussolin rampage in the Medte
ranean the Versailles allies in position make
much complaint.
The that out of London is that four con-
sentative members of parliament including Sir Frank Mel
son, Robert Boothley Captain r. c. Bourne Colonel T.
c. r. Moore, starting visit the Soviet Union
first since the Boshevk revolution. This is great change
the world to force them shake he bloody hands of
BoIshevks." Now Colonel Moore declares:
~ believe that the welfare
for the good of the world that far
cuivsing relations with Britain than other country
That is open challenge to Washington. President
Coolidge recently declared that the United States govern
ment which under Wall Streets orders, did look
with favor upon other countries using loans obtained this
side of the Atlantic to Develop their commercial relations
with the Soviet Union This very evidently referred Ger
many Perhaps it timed in effort halt Berlin from
further ceentng Soviet relations auspiciousy
inaugurated at Rapao Italy the threat clearly failed
The dollar is not apowerfu especially with one-sxth of
the earth under the red flag of the soViets
If the international bankers in Wall Street prove Mig
tend to step make most of it, The rebuilding of
Oermanys commercial strength that the Germans
must find market for the goods produced by their indus
tries There better market than the Soviet Union In
that direction Germany she must And the capital
ist world tries to hide its gloom.
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