The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-23
Soviet Union and the League of Nations

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part of the Soviet Republics Of every
thing they have done hitherto, re-
nunciation of their program, OF the
October revolution and of the most
essential principles of their existence.
They have not achieved this in open
fight. they now hope to do it through
an enveloping maneuver.
New Wars Under Mask of Paeifism'
TINE present period can be charac-
i terized as one of fresh attempt
~ consolidate imperialism under the
mask of pacifism. This attempt Is
dictated on the one hand, by the ex-
tremely straitened financial situation
of the most important imperlallse
countries of Europe, on the other
hand by Americas attempts to nave
her debts in Europe paid more or less
punctually, further by the fear OF new
wars which prevails among the peo-
nles. but also by the unsuccessful en-
deavors of last year to ensure the RUE
Of imperialism by the method OF d.
rect military action Occupation Oh
the Ruhr, Morocco, SYRIA events IN
China, anti-Soviet bloc, etc.
I believe that the task of the day
for the Communist International and
the revolutionary trade unions is TO
reveal the danger inherent just In
this pacifsm, for under the mask Oh
pacifism, new wars have been ana
are being prepared.
A notice recently appeared IN the
papers on "Red Imperialism" This
theme was first brought up by kaut-
sky who invented "the danger which
threatens from red imperialism" This
idea now crops up from time to time
in other foreign newspapers. we
must combat this stupid calumny with
all the means in our power. 1t must
be pointed out that as long ago as at
Genoa, the Soviet Republic was the
first country to propose the only pos
sible pIan for the complete diSarma-
ment of all states. We did the same
in 1922 in the negotiations with our
Baltic neighbors. Every worker with
in and without the Soviet Union
should thoroughly understand that
our party Is absolutely in favor OF
disarmament, that the Soviet govern
ment will be the first to declare itself
prepared to dissolve the armed forces
of our country and to destroy our
whole war industry, on the one and
only condition that other countries
do the same.
Forces Real Armament Limitation.
T RECALL a conversation / had with
; i Lenin about peace and disarma-
. ment in which, in referring to some
international conference or other, he
said that the bourgeois governments
} are making all kinds of hocus pocus
$ in the questions of disarmament and
7 of limiting the construction of large
[ and small warships, and that by such
: measures they will deceive one an
e other and the workers.
9 as it not better" said Lenin, ito
r propose the limitation of military ex-
Y penses ON the condition that there be
D A real, genuine and objective control
}. as to whether these limitations are
l observed? In carrying out this con-
= troll, the workers ought to participate
u to such an extent as to guarantee that
j the classes which are interested In
war cannot practice deception in this
d connection"
n If such measures are proposed for
n disarmament and the limitation Of ar
e maments in Europe, the Soviet Union
s. will be the first to support and defend
consistently such an initiative.
l. 1t would be stupid beyond words to
o believe that the economic stabilisa
r ton and a so-called political pacifica
/ ton" of the bourgeois countries would
= solve the questions of vital interest
e to capitalism. Capitalism is, it II
d true stronger today than 1t was IL
a. 1920-21-in the period of the mos
Is serious crisis--in the period of the
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