The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-27
Navy Day-Imperialist War Day

American imperialism selected October 81
as Navy Day."
This means War Day. 1t means a day on
which the masses of toiling population are
psychological in preparation for the coming
imperialist wars of conquest for the benefit
of the owners and rulers of this country
the oligarchy of finance-capital.
The United States already maintains the
largest military and naval forces it has ever
had during any time of peace.
The Coolidge administration has 81
more than ~ billion dollars on the navy.
The total amount spent for ornaments by
the United States in 1927 is the biggest
spent by any country-nearly six hundred
million dollars From 1913 to 1927 the
United States increased its military budget
by 124 per cent; England by IS per cent;
Italy by Is per cent and France by 2 per
cent
In his address on Soldiers and Sailors Me-
mortal Day, May 80, 1928, Coolidge said:
"Our investments and trade relations are
such that it is almost impossible to conceive
of any conflict anywhere earth which would
not affect injuriously. Whether intended
not any nations engaging in would
thereby necessarily be engaged in
preiudical to u.s."
American war plans show themselves in
Europe, in Asia (the recent maneuvers with
the Marking government in Latin Amer
lea Crushing of Nicaragua, the vigorous
hostility to the Soviet Union (refusal to rec
ognize), sharpening of Anglo-American rela-
lions (the struggle over the size of the navy
the war debt problem, the struggle over oil
and RUBBER. Captain Luke McNamee, one
of the leading American naval strategists,
recently said:
History shows that war is but an ultimate
form of economic competition. If we are to
compete on equal terms must have navy
: able to protect trade. He who controls
the controls the world'-that is Mahan's
dictum. We do not wish to control the sea
but if protection means anything we are will
ing to fight for the freedom of that sea from
the control of anyone
8. l wish to say a word about false
propaganda against the army and navy am
repeating idle when tell you that
much OF this propaganda has sinister for
egn source, its object-the overthrow of our
government and the ultimate dictatorship of
the proletariat.'
The American workers must be reused,
especially at those times when the imperial
list butchers are engaged in such drives as
that of Navy Day. Especially in connection
with our election campaign, we, the Commu-
nists, point to the war danger as the center
of Importance among issues.
The Communist election campaign is
campaign of class struggle. Therefore we
call to the workers to mobilize on Navy Day
against the imperialist war plans!
The Workers (Communist) Partys cleo
ton platform presents proposals in the fight
against the imperialist war danger. 1t fol-
lows:
Cd Not man, not gum not cent for
the imperiaist army and navy.
CD Down with the imperialst war against
Nicaragua; defeat Wall Streets war in Mica
ragua; marines sent to Nicaragua must
fuse to fight against the national liberation
army. American marines in Nicaragua and
China, go to the side of the Nicaraguan
and Chinese revolutions!
CD Immediate withdrawal of all American
troops from Latin America and from the COL
onies in the Pacific. Immediate withdrawal of
United States warshps and marines from
China.
(D Complete and immediate independence
for all American colonies and sem-coonies
60 Hands off Mexico
co Abolition of the regime of the United
States customs control, Supervision of fl
nances in Latin America. Withdrawal of sup
port from the puppet governments supervised
b United States Imperialism such as those of
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