The daily worker., 1927-06-21
The Geneva Naval Conference Opens.

Doomed to failure achieve purpose because of
the Dsmountabe anagonsms great mperaist
powers mvovedthe United States England and Japanthe
naval conference has opened Geneva Called by President
Coolidge who extended invitations the powers ignored
by France and Italy leaving only the three most inter
ested IN the Pacific to conduct the thing.
AT the first the antagonisms between America
and Britain stood forth in gag relief The American delegate
Hugh Gibson proposed that capital
ceped by Britain America Japan the Washington
ference 921 be extended to include all craft Britain
former conference has been bus engaged in strength
enng her naval by concentrating
included in the agreement reached Washington
United States desires weaken its mpea rival through
extending the ratio to apply its smaller craft In presenting
its counterpropoas Britain through its delegate W. Bridge
first lord of the admiralty proposed reducing the
of the ships that the maximum distance from bases of
plies IS 1000 miles This direct blow to the influence of the
United States in the Pacific base Japan
is 3400 miles, opposed to Brans worldwide chain naval
bases the maximum distance between two of its ports being
only 1850 miles
There much talk at Geneva about peace the prepara-
ons for the next world slaughter will be concealed by long
speeches about commercial and industrial needs. But
should be deceived about this any called by
the imperast powers
It is quite that capitalist mperaist America must
maintain naval equal greater than Britain It's
ships cruising radius 1000 miles, would be help
a Pacific Furthermore although this
country esufcency industrial area
finds us ever more dependent upon the rest of the world With
out fleet that guard the channels this country
would soon be crippled in struggle in the Pacific American in
dusy dependent for deal of its material upon
imports from The automobile industry must have
continuous imports OF rubber most OF which comes from across
the Pacific The steel industry absolutely essential in warfare
become
crippled Hence acceptance of the British contemporaries
unthinkable from the imperialist standpoint
It is particularly noteworthy that the three powers
teested in the Pacific held the conference spite the refusal
of France and Italy participate Events in the Far East
such conference failure the powers it
Buthey utilize for the purpose trying get line the
military strength of their opponents.
Japans alleged position stated by Admiral Vscount Sato
is to prevent expansion of armament to mad
on in the building of naval power without the time
ndangerng the national security party the
This plainly and Japan has indicated much by
letting become that she will the question
bases and will demand restrictions bases Hawaii Saito
open and diplomacy at the conference follows the line of
Britain and indicates that the Japanese cabinet Tanaka
revvng the old AngJapanse alliance that scapped with
the world while the other powers fighting Europe
Japan endeavred for herself all of China through the
position Of her notorious "21 points"
The United States interested in this
endeavong ascertain just how far this alliance has
Geneva headquarters of international intrigue is today
checerboad which the three struggling for
macy the Pacific will advantages each other
sharp division revealed the first only emphasizes
contention that the preparing contest the
field of what realized conference
tables
duty the Communist press of the three nations
involved to carefully watch this at Geneva its
character and emphasize the arising
CT the clash of interests.
While the mperaists scheming methods
into another involved
must strengthen their ties that utilize political
arising out of the the armed
forces against the imperialist butchers.