The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-19
British ImperiaIist Policy Hits Snag in Europe

One reason for this Great Britain has encountered the
dead weight of American capital in Europe which the war
like attitude of Britain her attempt mobilize the great and
little powers for offensive against the Soviet Union grave
danger the security Of the twelve thirteen billion dollars
European countries, without
responding gain.
open American offensive against Great Britain at the
conference has been followed by offensive
at the Geneva league conference
cover nevertheless created difficulties of such nature for
Great Britain that the New York Times head its London
respondents story Britain Sees Return of Emopes Dislike
1t is noteworthy in this connection that the big American
loan Poland which has had ratified dozen times has
not yet been made except for meas $15oOoOOO for temporary
running expenses
Pisudki generally looked upon as Engands tool faced
with difficulties the opposition parties having delivered
open challenge his Dictatorship New elections appear
probable following the converting Of parliament and the defeat
Of Pilsudsh seems likely
1t is unhinkabe that the smaller nations Europe
or could open opposition Britain
the sessions of the league they had not been assured of back
ing from equally powerful sourcethe United States
Without knowing yet the relationship of forces
voved in the developments is mquesonaby true that
the tone OF the in its attacks the Soviet Union by
gauge of the desire of the small nations to act
shock troops in armed conflict in which Britain give
War on the Soviet Union would no chd play but would
catastrophe destruction for which the last furnish
parallel If the social character Of such
little attention United States this that
full significance has been considered by the European ruling
European capitalism e. working class
of the respective countries and their industries its most
vulnerable point.
second
connection between the recent blows delivered to Great B
tans foreign policy swing the left European
working marked by the of the Communist Party
Polish elections and the rising mtany of the labor
the increased circulation Of the illegal Communist
press anow larger than that of the legal used to
bhe wide movement against the danger developed
by the French Communist Party the and in the
army and navy the Vienna uprising the constant departure and
return enthusiastic delegations the Soviet Union
European countries the victory the Finnish workers
and peasants party in spite of the suppression the rsng in
Lithuania the eward movement among
workers in Germany, etc.
Great Britain itself need to look the million workers
foow~y lead of the British Communist Party and the Ma
tona Minority movement rather than at the reaction rampant
in official labor circles shown by the breaking Of relations with
the AngoRussan Trade Union Unity Committee by the Edn
burgh Congress-
1t is in the conflicts inside world imperialism and pres
of the working class movements that must look for the
for the difficulties British imperast policy has found
in its path.
What will be the reply the British ruling class? I'm
ouesonaby it will be renewal Of the offensive against the
Union attempts find method of swinging the
European nations into line.
indication of this is the fact that Philip Snowden
influential right wing labor party leader even Ramsay
Donald the defense of British imperialst policy in
letter the Manchester Guardian according to London dis
patch to the New York Times.
The desperate the economic and political position of
Britain becomes the desperate will be her attempts
organize the Soviet Union and the need for the
preparation of the for struggle against mpeas
and for defense of the faherand of the worlds working class
United States make clear to class that
by constant struggle against American imperialism we weaken
the whole mpealst front and that struggle against npeast
danger and for defense of the Soviet Union and the Chinese
Liberation movement Of necessity struggle against American
imperialism.
We must not allow the growing hostility between American
and British Imperialism be used deceive the American
workers into acceptance INFLAMMATION interpret the
struggle Britain and America evidence of
fendness of the American ruling class for the workers and
peasants government o" the Soviet Union.
Could American Imperialism it's way clear at present
aid openly the British offensive against the Soviet Union
without eopardising it's interests robber nation
would be mobilizing today.
is upon the conflicting interests of mperass that
the Soviet Union principally depends for while it builds
socialist economy one-sXth of the earh surface but
upon the sympathy support the og of the world
for the Soviet Union and their resistance the plans of