The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-28

Poincare, the vanQuiShed of May IL,
the "abominable man." is again IN
power The victorious Cartel of the
lefts, the so-called bloc of democratic
safety, has gone to pieces. It's leaders
have concluded bloc with their for
mer electoral opponents. This politi-
cal soup has been baptized the Min
istry of National Union"
The event has been acclaimed with
frantic Joy by the reactionary press,
which earnestly announces the open
ing of a sweet era of financial and,
consequently, political and economical
equilibrium. In fact, the pound and
the dollar dropped considerably since
the formation of the Poincare cabinet.
The public cannot see for dust
thrown into their eyes by this happen
ing
But the cost of living is rising
higher and higher, even with greater
speed than before.
But why did the bloc of the lefts
fall! According to the reactionary
press, it has fallen because it was a
secret ally OF revolutionary interna-
tionalism. The French nation is ex-
clusively national and conservative
It's attitude, which has caused the
downfall of the bloc of the lefts, is
the condemnation of its policy, ETC.,
etc. But the truth is the following;
The bloc of the lefts has fallen be-
cause its ministries were unable to
function regularly. They could not
function regularly because the finan-
ciaI kings impeded them. They I'M
peded them because, tho they stopped
to their will, they did so with hesita-
ton and fear Their fear was Of the
growing class consciousness Of the
working population. They were too
weak to take stand, as dictated by
their masters, against labor. They
did all they could in the way Of re-
preston and reaction. 1t was far TOO
little for the reactionary bourgeoisie.
They were too vile to take firm
stand against those who we're under
mining their political, theological
and electoral reputation. A firm at
titude against the great capitalists
would have brought them the con-
fdence and support of the working
masses and the lower classes. They
refused to take it for fear OF being
pushed too far and preferred shame
full political defeat.
If the franc fell as precipitously and
so surely it was because the financiers
willed it so. They willed it so for two
purposes; namely, for discrediting the
bloc Of the lefts by causing a hostile
public opinion against it, to cause its
downfall, to facilitate a return to
power of the reactionary bloc, which
would in it's turn facilitate the advent
of fascism-and to profit by financial
and general confusion by running the
lower classes and diminishing the pur-
chasing value of the workingmen's
salaries. This explains the fact why
in a country like France, at the brink
of financial catastrophe the industrial
wheels turn at swing unknown in
its history.
Reactionary capital has succeeded
in both of these diabolical plans. In
fact their men are ruling again. In
fact they have accumulated great
masses of wealth during the processes
of the application of their fraudulent
designs. In fact a great mass of ele-
ments composing the lower classes are,
proletarianized. For instance, a great
number of small traders and shop
keepers have been able to continue,
the rest, having to make fresh sup
plies with the continuous rise of the
price of commodities, could not com
pete with the former who can and pur-
posely do sell things cheaper.
And finally those among the lower
classes and workingmen who have
saved a few francs by privations and
sacrifice, now hold in their trembling