The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-13
Let the Arnistice Days
Sound Tocsin for the
Preparedness of Labor
BY J. LOUIS ENopAHL.


plode into fragments the moment
they cross the path of the air
plane" Thus American militarism
carefully and deliberately plans for
the next war "in the air"
To be sure at the same time
the belief must be spread that there
will be no war. that American I'M
perialism struggles for peace. Coo
lidge propagated this lie, as best he
could, at Kansas City. Here is what
he said with straight face and the
best show Of sincerity that his or
thodox New England conscience
could muster:
"Our country . :. cherishes no i'm
perialist designs, 1t is not infatuated
with any vision of empire" declared
Coolidge. ut is content with it's own
territory, to prosper thru the de-
velopment of its own resources"
The actual history of the develop
ment Of American Imperialism, espe-
during the last 80 years, effectively
ties the indictment Of perjurer to
this fraudulent Coolidge utterance.
In the Pacific the United States
has the Hawaiian Islands where it
strengthens continually this mid
ocean fortress looking toward the
Orient. The Spanish-American war
dropped Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines into the lap of American
greed. Millions of Filipinos today
raise their fists in reply to Coolidge's
statement that the United States
"cherishes no imperialist designs"
But the United States does not
possess alone the vision Of empire"
that sees only new lands added to
its domains. It sees the world also
financially subjugated to it's rule.
Four billions of indebtedness impos-
ed upon the peoples of South Amer.
lea is but the beginning Wall Street
has supplanted Lombard Street,
London" as the money-lender of the
world and is proud of it. There is
only this difference, that Wall Street
proves the greater usurer and thus
"Uncle Shylock" breeds enemies on
every hand, against whom he will
have great need for his military
machine.
1t is estimated that American
finance capitalism will this year lend
more than a thousand millions of
dollars in gold to foreign borrowers.
In the three years just past, starting
five years after the ending of the
world war, the International bankers
of this country with visions OF en-
pire" lent Europe four thousand
millions OF dollars. How will they
collect the interest ranging from 10
per cent the first year to seven and
eight per cent annually later on?
How will they safeguard not to men
ton the collection of the principle?
Only thru the use of the military
machine-water, air, land-continu-
ally maintained as a collecting
agency. The wVr drums beat on
Armistice Day, heralding the pre-
parations for the next slaughter.
The imperialists prepare to defend
their own.
Yet Armistice Day should sound
the tocsin of preparedness for the
toiling millions as well. Labor thru
preparedness must build it's own
strength to take over rail power. In
place of the anniversary called Arm
istice Day" American workers must
prepare for their victory that will
abolish profit rule and thru co-opera-
tion with the workers of other coun-
tries usher in the Communist So
ciety that alone can bring universal
peace thruout the world.