The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-28
The War Danger and the Geneva Conference

taken first place in the press for the last week:
Statesmen like Jouvena and generals like Robert
son of England have openly that the great pre-
pairing Jouvena the date-l93a Gate
which opinion is much too far in the future
Since the breakup Brtishapanee American naval
there has been notable increase the tension OF IN
ternatona relationships and the mperast rares which dis
solved peeded the in naval arma
been harpened by the British break with the
Soviet Union the world struggle for oil resources
The disarmament of the league Of nations which
into session this week in Geneva meets in war atmosphere
The Paris correspondent The York Times forced to
port: The weeks developments make it look the Geneva
meeting rather futile results The political map
Europe gives impression that the Continent rapidly
getting in the condition where anybods war likely to become
everybodys war"
Certainly the league of above the mpe
which it. is that the danger spots in
Europe which focus attention largely within the con-
fines of small nations.
But every one of the chickering's all threats Of
arising Poishthuanan conflict the Jugoslav
struggle with Bulgaria and Hungary involved the Rumanian
government crisis raceabe to the maneuveng of the big
mpeast powerGreat Britain, France Italy and the United
States with Germany taking advantage OF divisions wherever
possible order regain her lost status mpeast
supports Mussolnis openly warHke policy in
the Balkans France supports Jugoava Rumana and Poland
military alliance and both have alliance with France,
(tho Puds bases himself Brittany while the recent
huge Poland and the appointment Of Amer
places American mperas interests the center of
the European controversy.
The aggressive played by British Imperialism in the of
against the Soviet Union has been hamped somewhat of
by rising tide protest from Lord Cecil Lloyd George
Others against open break with America Geneva and
which this implies Large sections of the British middle class
evident from these protests in disagreement with the
policy The official leadership of the Labor Party,
however doing little or nothing to rally the masses against the
danger AS matter of fact the support of the Macdonald
wing of the labor party for the governments Indian commission
which the Indians representation constitutes
aid to the whole imperialst program.
presence official delegation the Soviet
Union Geneva nevertheless defeat for British mperiaist
diplomacy that the other nations the league have
last been forced to recognize openly the fundamental fact that
discussion such questions disarmament and
agreements with representatives of the Union barred
meaningless procedure
The dispatches Bucharest purporting give
of widespread prsng Soviet Ukraine and obviously
concoced many Union factories
quite clearly intended the position the
delegation Geneva and the time divert attention from
the deep crisis in Rumania following the death of Bratanu The
Rumanian has to fear that the Soviet
Union delegation will make certain demands relative stolen
Besaraba and its starving and prosecuted peasany Such de
mands WILL the situation respectful hearing
in many quarters.
The conference begins Wednesday, will be of
historic Importance. The agnments for the
of formation The impera powers ockeyng for
position.
struggle world markets areas and peoples
exploit for of materials is absorbing
eres of the rungcas of all mperaist nations
remain that be grabbed without exciting cupdy
of other imperialist nations and precipitating
The world outside the Soviet Union divided up between the
mpera Unable conquer Union and put
the burden of the reconstruction of European capitalism upon
Russian workers and peasants the European rngcass
shifted the burden to the shoulders of the peasants
at home The class conflict has been sharpened.
War against Soviet Union once more temps the mper
s nations and their satellites and the Polish offensive
huana first of all offensive against the Soviet Union
Meanwhile the imperaist conflicts and the
grows greater.
War the Soviet Union, themselves the
I of capitalist government under the drive of the
the rise of workers and peasants the al
tentative that face the European ruingclass
From the action will come the third The
struggle which must be waged by the working
the Soviet against mperast strengthen the
the struggle for power in this period mpe
rialist clouds hang low all the world.
The Soviet delegation Geneva will speak of all