The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-05

1.-The government of the Union OF
Socialist Soviet Republics, having
been unable to participate in three
sessions of the preparatory commits
sion for a disarmament conference,
has intrusted its delegation to the
fourth session Of the preparatory COM
mission with the task of making a
declaration covering all questions con-
nected with the problem of disarma-
ment.
"The Soviet government adheres to
the opinion it has always held, that
under the capitalist system no grounds
exist for counting upon the removal
of the causes which give rise to
armed conflicts. Militarism and big
navies are essentially natural con-
sequences of the capitalist system. By
the very fact of their increase they
intensity existing differences, giving
q vast impetus to all potential quar-
rels end inevitably convert these into
armed conflicts.
u. S. S. r. Wants Peace.
''The peoples of all countries, how
ever, enfeebled and impoverished by
the imperialistic world war, are inn
bued with determination to struggle
against new imperialist wars and to
guarantee peace between nations.
This is precisely what makes it pos
sible for the Soviet Union to accept
the invitation Of the league, the latter
having expressed itself in favor of
disarmament. In so doing the Soviet
government demonstrates before the
whole world its will to peace between
nations and makes clear to all the
real aspirations and true desires of
the capitalist states in regard to dis
armament.
Hague Evades Issue.
despite the fact that the world
war was called a war to end war;
the whole history of postwar inter
national relations has been one of I'M
intermittent and systematic increase
of armed forces in the capitalist
states and of a vast increase in the
general burden of militarism. So far
none of the solemn promises of the
league has been even partially full
filled, while in all of it's activities in
this regard the league has systemat-
ically evaded setting the question in a
practical light.
''All of the work done by the prep
aratory commission in this regard has
been purely of decorative nature
Indeed, the league only approached
the question Of general disarmament
in 1924. 1t decided to call a confer
ence on general disarmament on May
l, 1925, but to the present not only
has the matter of disarmament not
advanced a single step, but no date
for a conference has even been fixed.
Likewise, the league has been
fruitlessly engaged upon the question
of the limitation of war budgets since
1920. Reluctance to put into practice
the policy of disarmament, both on
the part of the league and individual
imperialist states, was manifested
both in the methods adopted and the
alienation Of the questions of dis
armament and general guarantees,
while simultaneous attempts are made
to sum up in detail all the factors de-
termining the armed power of the va
rious countries concerned.
Endless Arguments.
''Such setting of the question,
evoking endless and fruitless argu-
ments on so-called military potentials,
affords opportunity for an indefinite
postponement of the fundamental and
decisive question of the actual dimen-
sions of disarmament. There can be
no doubt that by setting the question
thus at the coming disarmament con-
ference not only will it be impossible
to achieve a curtailment of existing
ornaments, but the states belonging
to the league may even receive legal
sanction for increasing ornaments.
"The Soviet Union has systemat-
ically endeavored to get the question
Of disarmament definitely and prac-
tically formulated It's endeavors
have, however, always encountered de-
termined resistance from other states.
The Soviet government, the only one
to show in deeds its will to peace and
disarmament, was not admitted to the
Washington conference of 1921 and
1922, devoted to questions of the cur
tailment of marine ornaments. The
proposal for general disarmament
made by the Soviet delegation at the
Genoa conference was rejected by the
conference.
Offers to Disarm.
Despite this opposition, the Soviet
never has relaxed it's determined en-
deavors in regard to disarmament. In
December, 1922, a conference was
called at Moscow by the Soviet of rep
rasentatives of the border states for
a joint discussion Of the problem of
the proportional curtailment of ar
naments. The Syvi5t Union agreed
10 a considerable dim'nution Of anna
ments, despite the fact that this