The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-20
These Ocean Flights


Across Atlantic flies in frail shell on wings
Across top of the world flies another plane Inc
gherthan-air ship Italia lies in the perpetual ice
Of the Arctic An airpane flies from California to Australia
Almost within the of single the means OF
travel has been developed from the horsdraWn wagon ana m
sail ship by the ancient Phoenecans to the degree that
makes possible 22hour trip by air from the western he
phere to the Eastern
At the same time within society there has begun the
process violent and fundamental transformation that
has ever been produced by hsoy-he transformation of human
organization by revolution from hereditary absolute mon
archy and capitalist class repubansm the overthrow of these
old establishment of the Soviet form Of state ruled
by the formerly ensaved classes This also has begun
the first stage being accomplished revolution from absolute
proetaran dictatorship in the largest OF the worlds
nations within single year.
What will be the effect these tans-oceanc fghtsmade
this particular pedupon the course of human history
The social revolution will of ultimately claim the
heritage of all attainment in science IN the knowledge
the control of nature in the developments OF mechanics ana
engineering by which becomes the master OF distance OF
climate, of life
But these present scientific and engineering conquests are
being made not in world but in the world IN
which whole of human society is divided into classes Ines
violent antagons the class struggle determines
of Misrepresentation and
flame throughout the world and take fuel all that exists IN
human affairs
The flights across the oceans and over top of the
world be taken out of relation to these aconrong
social struggles of the classes
The highest point the development of air travel was
of mperas nations in the wordWar
conquest of the globe by the various lmpeass Un
occasionally the first agescae of the knowledge developed
flights will be in the transport of fleets of heavy
laden bombing planes
the conquest air travel is made in early
time there no wild the imagination in the picture
of monster fleets crossing Norhpar regions for quick
military upon that which all that hated by
United States imperiasthe Union OF Socialist Soviet he
pubhcs
The conquest the air general will be the heritage of
When emancpated by revolution But the con-
at time in
of imperialism and the proetarian revolution, means
danger CHASTITY suppression of the masses OF
all the world
Indbergh in the abstract might be called the flying fool
reckless hero conquerng the skies for mankind But In
world is Lndbegh the lmperalst acrobat Leading
the deathmachnes of United States imperialism
those who fly blazing the trail of for the
Asia the adding thousand miles to
radius of warplane (and all planes potentially war
panes further step toward detectives IN the
bloodiest of all which is coming.
But in this world all nations capt.
nations In the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics the
power turned loose by revolution bends its
attention development of travel Scientific and
machine development squirting forward at speed be-
fore known the degree machine development inherited
Russia of low level the released
e of the liberated proarian class have capacity undreaed
of by the enemies of revolution.
1t great good fortune of the working of all
during this period there exists the powerful poe
which also fosters the technique that will be used
side of the exploited of the world in the all
embracing conflict that is coming.
All workers capitalist nations should understand how
that the ndy" and Lady Indy heroes of the mper
ast developing of warfare against
the working classes of all nations
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