The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-29
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CONDUCTED ~ TAER&& SSOpuhG WORKERS LEAGUE
Preparing the Youth for the Slaughter
(For United Front Against MiIitarism)

TINE struggle against the danger of
- new wars should be the Alpha and
Omega Of the work of the Communist
International" wrote Gregory Zinc
view in a recent article. II this is
true for the Comintern, then 1t is
doubly true for the Young Communist
International and triply true for its
American section, the Young Workers
(Communist) League.
Undoubtedly the struggle against
militarism and the danger of war is
among the most important tasks of
the league. American Imperialism to-
day constitutes the opposite pole Of
Communism as expressed in the exist
ence and role of the Soviet Union.
And Just as the international policies
Of the Soviet Union make for the per-
manent establishment OF peace thru
the liberation OF the oppressed work
ers, peasants and colonial peoples
from the yoke of capitalism, so the
international policies OF American en-
perialism, thru its Unsuitable lust for
profit and expansion, is laying the
basis for a new war. Preparations
for this war are today proceeding on
three fronts: the theological, the tech
meal, and the man-power.
theological Preparation for War.
In regards to the first front, the
theological, the bourgeoisie press has
for the past few years been hammer
ing into the minds of the workers the
vicious and false belief that the only
kind Of war that the United States has
ever waged has been a war of self
defense. OF course history gives the
lie to this propaganda! The Mexican
War, the Spanish-American War, and
the World War were all wars Of in
vestment protection, commercial ri
valry and territorial expansion. 1t
sufices that in each instance the IN
vading and attacking was done by the
American forces. Nevertheless, in the
now current agitation for prepared.
ness, peaceful Uncle Sam is pictured
as the unarmed, unsuspecting indi-
vidual, about to be attacked by the
brutal enemy, armed to the teeth. And
it Is significant that in articles, edito-
rails and cartoons the aggressive
power is nearly always represented to
be either Japan or England. Ameri.
can imperialism has it's future foes
already picked out. Every now and
then the smouldering fire breaks out
in the form of an article reminiscent
Of the days Of the Hun and the Kaiser
the Beast OF Berlin) playing up the
yellow peril, or the encroachments OF
John Bull. Particularly in the last
year the papers have come to treat OF
the imminence OF war as a matter OF
course.
Technical and Industrial Preparation
For War.
Modern war is based on industry
In this respect America far outstrips
any other power in the world. 1t has
the necessary natural resources and
industrial system to produce the
means of war greatly in excess of any
Of its rivals. And this it is proceed
ing to do. An elaborate survey by
military and Industrial experts look,
ing toward the rapid and efficient
transformation of factories and mills
into plants for the production of arms
and munitions has been made, and the
findings and conclusions, infinitely
worked out, are now reposing in the
pigeonholes of the war department
Congress has been lavish in its appro,
priations for the war department dur.