The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-20
War Meet Friday.

w dA ulNCJ L
New York workers are rallying to
the call of the Workers (Commu-
nist) Party against the sharpening
danger of a new world war as illus
trated by the present hostilities be-
tween Bolivia and Paraguay. A
great mass meeting on Friday eve
ming, Dec. 81, at the Central Opera
House, 9th st. and Third Ave, will
voice. the protest of New York labor
at the aggressive role of American
imperialism which precipitated the
present conflict,
Admission to the meeting is free,
and a. list of prominent speakers in
clude Jay Lovestone, general secre-
tary of the Workers (Communist)
Partys William 2. Foster, late presi-
Dental candidate of the Party; Otto
Huiswood, Robert Minor, editor of
the Daily Worker, and others.
LONDON, Dec. 19.-What is
termed disturbing note" in the
ALLEGED Optimism" over the pros
pectsafor settlement" of the Boil
via-IMfaguay war situation, was
SOUNDED by Lord Salisbury IN re-
spouse to a question by Viscount
Cecilein the House Of Lords today,
about the extent of the British in
formation on the dispute.
SALISBURY, while saying that both
countries had agreed to accept the
good offices" of the Pan-American
conference in Washington, added:
"That is the governments official
INFORMATION, but l have some rea-
sons 10 doubt now whether both ac-
ceptances will hold good"
Evading the underlying conflict
by saying that there was no contra
diction in the procedure of the
Washington conference and the COM
Z Iitments of the two contending ma
ons- in the League of Nations
covenant, Salisbury added the sig
nificant remark that, "Briand is
watching things carefully. Nothing
will Be omitted that ought to be
done.1s
Sharp Fencing.
PARIS, Dec. 19.-One of the most
ticklish situations of the diplomatic
fencing going on between the
United States imperialism on one
side and the British imperialist con-
trolled League of Nations on the
others over the Bolivian-P araguayan
WAY, is being covered up by public
expressions of "peace," sanity"
Cooperation" and what not. But
underneath runs a tensity which
cannot be doubted by analytical OBJ
servers.
Press reports of Brands activity
use the phrase in abiding to him,
whose only interest is to prevent
an outbreak of war" Then it is
stated that it "seems likely" that
an arnicable settlement may be-
reached by Cooperation of the
League on one hand and the Pan
American Conference on the other"
: Soft TaIk-Hard Feelings.
How false is this supposed "co-
operation" may be seen by further
reading of the press statements,
which. tell Of secret conferences be-
tween, BRAND and Sir Eric Drum
after which an approach was
made by BRAND toward the Amer
lean ambassador at Paris, in which
both BRAND and the acting U. S.
ambassador, Mr.. Norman Armour,
addressed one another as urbane
and polite representatives of two
powers whose armies were already
at war. Upon this phase the press
reports read as follows:
wien his consultations with
Drulni4ond) were finished, BRAND
sent u message to the American
asking Mr.. Armour to
come to see him. 1t was delicate
for it was not as French
foreign minister, but as president
Of th% Council Of the League, that
he was asking the acting American
to assist him.
e'Twas Courtesy"
ITO Mr.. Armour BRAND explained
what tie League had done and what
been received, and asked
Mr.. Amour to transmit to Kellogg,
Is president Of the Pan-American
and not as secretary Of
,tatss the text Of the kilograms be-