The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-23

IN our OPINION however, sue uiu nv
achieve anything positive. In the let
ter to the allies, the following con-
crete explanation was given:
"The obligations which the said ar
ticle (article 16) imposes on the mem
bers of the league of nations, must be
understood in the sense that every
power which is a member of the
league of nations. is under the obl-
cation of cooperating Loyalty and in
fact to ensure the observation Of the
statutes of the league of nations, and
of resisting any attack in a measure
which corresponds with the military
and geographical situation OF the
country in question"
The treaty of Locarno is signed,
consequently Germany has placed her
self under the obligation of fulfilling
the regulations of the league of ma
tions in the direction indicated above,
that is to say that, thanks to Locarno,
| Germany is threatened with the
danger of becoming an instrument of
English policy.
Entente Dissolved at Eoearno.
MOREOVER, through the treaty of
1f1 Locarno, the entente was dis.
solved, i. e., the war alliance between
England and France lost its force
and significance. England has freed
herself from the letters Of the entente
but, being in a situation in which.
thanks to the dictatorship of the
league of nations and thanks to the
| circumstance that she is in the nature
of things the intermediary between
Europe and American capital, she
still remains the dictator in Europe.
All this together points to the fact
that a re-grouping of forces is taking
place in Europe under the hegemony
Of England. When we take into con-
sideration England's endeavors to
keep a free hand for herself in the
solution of various questions concern
ing eastern Europe, and her antago-
nism to the Soviet Union, we have
every reason to be cautious.
Why do we not join the league Of
nations? .a>..s s
J What significance does the bourge
! oisie itself attribute to the question
. of our joining the league of nations:
, have read in bourgeois paper q
! very exact political Characterization
of what the bourgeoisie expects from
, our joining the league of nations. II
: this Characterization it is stated thai
. it is expected that the entrance of the
} Soviet Union into the league of ma
tons will bring about a "politica
capitulation in the east and an eco
e nomic capitulation in the west" Thi
q is expressed very clearly and exactly
: viii Never 6etray coIoniaIs.
= THE league of nations is a shol
l. which deals in peoples and sell
a them as it sees fit, in the form o
), mandates" to the so-called states o
s high culture. The latter however de
/ fend their rights of mandate by fore
G OF arms and mercilessly enslave tn
S peoples under their tutelage. F0
! this reason, the east would naturall
c regard us as traitors if we were t
L stand behind the counter of this shoE
y We shall not agree to this. We shal
s continue to rejoice in the develop
D ment of the movement for nationi
e freedom among the oppressed colonis
o peoples.
IS Joining the league of nations woul
n mean for us an economic capitulatio
II in the west, because we should the
e be bound by the resolutions of tn
J., bourgeois majority in economic quei
II tions also.
Ie do not believe that those govern
ments or those papers which propos
our joining the league of nations, G
at least write about it, are honest.
a. believe that they know from the b,
IN ginning that we shall not join tn
IL league Of nations and am convince
n that the only object of these invit
lie lions is to enable Macdonald and h
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