The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-06
By R. PAINE DUTT (London)

AAA4 AoWASoH baAAdlb NONI VI bHt LoH~
don tory government on the Soviet
Delegation offices is the most flag
rant act yet of violent aggression in
Jne Unprecedented war" which the
British government is conducting
against the Soviet Union. Chamber
lain no longer hides behind his con-
federate brigands and murderers, the
Chang Lins and Pilsudskis, but
comes into the open himself (com-
plete with burglars tools and modern
safe-breaking paraphernalia) as the
Chief Brigand and leader of the cam
paign. With this act the lawless ag-
gression of the British government
is openly proclaimed to the world.
THIS coup is an attempt to force a
situation Of war by violent and
desperate measures, in face of the
continued pacific attitude Of the Sow
let Union, and of the growingly criti-
cal character of the situation at home
and abroad. 1t is a continuation of
the policy already initiated with the
note to the Soviet Union in February,
and continued with the diplomatic out
RACES, arrests and murders at Picking,
Tientsin and Shanghai. 1t is part of
the same policy that is training the
naval guns on Hankow to smash the
Chinese National government. and
forcing the Trade Union Bill through
Parliament at breakneck speed to
throttle the British workers.
The combination Of this attack on
all three fronts at once means that
British Imperialism is throwing all
questions of expediency, caution and
discretion to the winds, and fighting
and striking without concealment on
every side, like a raging wild beast,
against the rising forces on all sides
that threaten it with decline.
What are the immediate factors be-
hind this attempt to cut the Gordian
knot with a sword, and smash all the
enemies of British Imperialism at
once by open violence.
Must Act to Save British Empire.
THE answer is that the British tory
\ government is faced with a situa-
ion in which the only alternatives are
rapid action or failure.
In China the temporary disruption
of the national forces and triumph of
repression in Peking, Shanghai and
Canton is artificial in relation to the
real forces of the situation, and can
only be short-lived, unless confirmed
and established by the decisive vic
tory Of the forces of Counter-Revolu-
ton all over the world.
In Europe, the plans for the en-
circlement of the Soviet Union and
united war for civilization" have
continually hung fire, and been de-
layed by conflicting interests and
forces, while the sands of the tory
"Die- Hare" government are running
out. The provoeations to a break have
been defeated by the pacific policy of
the Soviet Union. At the same time,
the peaceful progress and consolida-
ton of the position of the Soviet
Union, and advance in socialist con-
struction, have continued without in
terruption. The Franco-Soviet nego-
cations, on the point of reaching set
Element on all questions and close
economic relations; the Swiss-Soviet
settlement, reflecting French influ-
ence and in opposition to previous
British influence on the Swiss gov
ernment; and the influential parti-
cipation Of the Soviet Delegation in
the Geneva Economic Conference, with
the prospect of further development
Of economic relations and breaking of
the economic boycott: all these COM
bined to make situation in which the
forces were gathering in the direction
of peace and against the British
plans, and could only be broken by
sharp action.
MOT only in Europe, but even in GER
Az tain British financial circles, the
movement towards a possible accom-
mediation with the Soviet Union was
gathering. "Matin" of May 14th
publishes an alleged official" infor-
nation that on May 18th an agree
ment was reached between the Mid
land Bank, whose chairman is the
Liberal ex-Chancellor of the ExcheQ-
uer, MacKenna, and the Soviet Trade
Delegation for credit Of ten million
pounds to the latter for the develop
ment Of trade between Britain and
the Soviet Union. What lies behind
this obviously tendencious information
is not for the moment so important
as the situation of Franco-British riv-
airy and suspicion as to possible
moves towards an economic bargain
with the Soviet Union which is re-
Sealed. 1t is noticeable that on the
day\ following the alleged move to
an agreement on the part Of liberal
financial circles, took place the police
coup. lander the direct guidance Of
the extreme Die-Hard Joynson-Hicks,
"a compel a rupture Of relations.
Horne Situation Desperate.
The home political situation is equ-