The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-30
The New War Danger Facing Soviet Russia

any serious Importance in a struggle against it. 1t
is superfuQus to say that the bandit raids, the
bomb attempts, as they carried out in Lenn-
grad cannot lead to any noticeable results. Other
measures are necessary to draw our country into
war or to attack upon 1t would
be serious only if Great Britain successful in
forming if not military, then at least eco
nomic united front against Great Britain is at
tempting to do this. The hope that as
industrial country, an economic blockade would
cause us great economic difficulties, forms the con-
dition for a successful military attack upon us.
don't believe that Great Britain will be able to
form such a united front against The interests
of the individual capitalist countries are too
Trajectory. This shown by the recent breaking
off of relations with Union by the British i'm
perialsts Immediately after this action received
numerous offers from capitalist groups in other
countries to give credit upon conditions not less
favorable than those we received from Great Britain
Also the capitalist states must take their inner
political situation, the spirit of the working masses,
into account. And in countries they must
reckon that the breaking off of commercial rela-
tions with the Soviet Union would inevitably pro-
duce serve economic consequences concerned.
But in any case must be prepared for the
worst and the worst is that the British bourgeoisie
will prepare with all it's forces united front for
military attack upon That happen in two
years time in year, it is possible, though
improbable within few months.
What is situation? A short while ago |
visited the whole Ukrainian military district visit
ed the Black Sea Fleet and the Donetz Basin, and
had occasion to observe the spirit of the working
and peasant masses. l must say, that apart from
the Red Army, which must of course be ready at
any time, the workers and peasants also pre-
pared at moments notice to defend the socialist
fatherland with the last drop of their blood.
But today that is no longer enough. Today it is
probably not possible to defeat US with direct
military attack. Our army is in such condition
that it will be able to reject the attacks of the
n 70 really
the enemy, must also prepare the Hinterland.
We must prepare ourselves for the defense of
the Soviet Rpublic that the economic system of our
country will be able to work normally in case of
war; 1t is matter of course that opposed
to We building up economic system,
and the construction of socialism is developing at
such rate that in five or six years will have
economic organism that will stand any pressure. To-
day war would cause us great economic difficult
ties unless prepared ourselves properly.
The only way of avoiding these dangers is to re-
double our whole economic work. This is not an
empty phrase. If should break out, then we
shall have to do it at once, then may arrive in
a situation where would cost US everything
that have achieved in the previous comparatively
peaceful breathing space. We must already begin
to reckon everything exactly In of we
must know exactly what branches of production must
be limited, what branches extended, ETC.. how we
to dispose of our labor forces so that our eco
nomic system continue without interruption
The second task is to be watchful, and still more
than ever before. Our enemies are working with
bombs and arson, more than before This de-
mands that every worker should observe what is
going around him that he as a member of the
dominant class guard the property of the Soviet
Union with keen eyes. Such atmosphere must be
created that no traitor can worm his way into
ranks and that traitor can harm US. Watchfulness
and intensified work, these must be our prepara-
tons for war, for self-defense against attack.