The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-18
SoCial-Democratic Pacifsn in the
Service of Imperialism 5yH u VICES

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pACIFISM is today the principal
slogan of all imperialists. Under
pacifist slogans the most intense
preparations for war are carried on.
By repeating seductive pacifist slo-
gans the paid spokesman of the 'rul-
ing class divert attention from their
conspiracies to again plunge man
kind into the abyss of another world
slaughter.
No more do we hear loud bowls of
derision from the camp of the i'm
perialists when pacifists rise to air
their views. Instead the very paci-
fists who opposed the last world war
and were bounded by the agents of
the government who were sworn to
stamp out every vestige Of criticism
against the policies Of the former
eminent pacifist, We 2Grow Wilson,
are now quoted in the most approved
fashion by the reptile press.
The experience Of the war and it's
aftermath taught the ruling class
how to utilize pacifism for its own
aims. A sample of inept pacifism
was furnished by Mr.. Norman
Thomas in recent performance be-
fore a conference of the Peoples
Reconstruction League in Washing
ton, D. C.
THAT Mr.. Thomas had a proper APP
probation of the fuility of his
proposals cannot be doubted after
persual of his speech to the as
senbled pacifists. According to Mr..
Thomas the United States will prob
ablw continue the imperialist race
until her navy and bankers dominate
the world, but the "progressives"
will play less than a mans part
if we do not stake our lives and
energies on the effort to make Amer
lea first in service, rather than in
empire
Magnificently spoken!
"Service!" That's the thing, so
dear to the heart of every rotarian
who wants to glorify his own sordid
penny grabbing.
EVEN in his presentation the emf
- nent socialist and director of the
league for industrial democracy re-
peats the insipid slogans of the
bourgeoisie. Mr.. Thomas failed to
enlighten US as to precisely how he
intends to proceed to seduce the i'm
perialist masters of the United
States into abandoning their policy
of rapacity against other peoples
and combining their activities to
sweetness and light and beauty and
joy and service. In order to avoid
playing 'less than mans part"
the former socialist candidate for
governor of the state of New York
proposes six measures that he hopes
will aid in hating Americans i'm
perialist designs.
His proposals are as follows:
Congressional investigation
of our relations in Latin. Amer
lea and China, and the extent of
investments and concessions alb
road.
Equitable international con-
troll and ALLEGATION of raw materi-
ais.
3-1nternational banking laws
and uniform currency.
progressive lowering of
tariff barriers.
Refusal to collect private
debts by war or Intervention.
6-Cultivation of friendly rela-
tons with backward peoples for
their own good and ours.
THE first demand, that for a con-
gressional investigation, has merit
only inasmuch as it would shed the
light of publicity upon the duplicity
of the United States government
whose task it is to defend Wall,
Street investments in the Latin
American countries, but as far as
China is concerned a mere congress
sional probe based upon investigation
of relations arising out of the invest
ments Of Americans would prove that
such investments are really trivial
compared with Britain and Japan.
Nothing would better please the i'm
perialists than an investigation based
upon actual investments today be-
cause they could then enlist the paci-
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