The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-08

careful examination of the steno-
gram of the speech of BRAND
strengthens the conviction that this
speech is to be regarded as a sort
of counter-revolutionary manifesto.
The surprise of all journalists is ex-
tremely great, practicularly the Ger
man journalists who seemed to have
been the victims of naive illusions.
Yesterday and today BRAND has
made personal declarations to the
press in which he sought to deny
that any change had been made in
his policy. However, the press which
is inspired by him declares that the
speech was made with great DELHI
Grafton and that every word and
phrase had been previously consid-
cred and had the complete approval
of the French delegation and gov
eminent. The speech is particularly
catastrophe for the policy of the
Second international and this fact
is made even more grotesque by the
enthusiasm expressed by Paul Bon
cour for Brands speech. The aim
of the speech was naturally, above
all to strengthen the French posi-
ton with regard to the negotiations
tor the evacuation of the Rhine
land, apart from this however, the
speech is an extremely important
symptom for the sharpening of the
international political situation.
BRAND himself admitted in his
speech that the League of Nations
was in critical position and that
the clouds of dissatisfaction and
mutual hatred were again gather
ing, so that if there existed no
League of Nations there would be
every cause to fear war. For this
reason all ambiguousness is all the
more dangerous. Addressing himself
directly to Hermann Mueller,
BRAND declared: eve are not an in
ternational of parties here, but an
international of nations, of states
men who represent their countries.
1t is therefore necessary to consider
all the difficulties" The following
words are nothing more nor less
than direct warning to Germany
against a possible Eastern orienta-
ton: when one has chosen one
path, one must not follow several at
once. The first necessity, joint
aim, must not force the develop
ment of the Leagues and risk a
catastrophe fall"
Brands anger was caused in
particular by Muelier's remark con-
corning the difference between
words and deeds, and concerning the
fact that international policy was
double faced A theatrical mani
festation, he declared, could easily
cause the beautiful dreams to crash
into the abyss of catastrophe.
BRAND denied the suggestion that
since the existence of the League of
Nations ornaments had increased,
and continued: There is perhaps
one country in Europe which is not
a member of the League of Ma
tions, about which one can say that
both as concerns the number of men
and the amount of material, arma-
ments have incceased, and this coun-
try is proud of this fact. This coun-
try is prepared to make the greatest
theatrical gestures for disarmament
and demands disarmament complete
and absolute. This country has set
its signature to the Paris pact. 1t
has renowned war. What sort of
war? The wars of the past which
have besmirched almost every page
of human history with blood? Or
that form of war which leads one
nation pursuing its national aspira-
tons to attack another nation? That
war is damned. But there is an
other sort of war which is not
damned in the same way and which
this people apparently considers
holy, for this belief leads it to mis-
use it's power everywhere. Is this
form of war better than the other?
The results of such a war would not
be less bloody or terrible for those
nations which resisted or attempted
to resist. If the delegates assembled
here fail to realize this fact, then
they would not be doing their duty.
l do not say this in order to set up
hindrances, but in order to show
that we are justified in harboring
certain fears"
This attempt of BRAND to repre-
sent the Sovunion as hindrance
to disarmament and to warn the ma
tions Of the danger of civil war is
at the same time positive attempt
to use the League Of Nations as
united front of the imperialist
powers against the Sovunion. Ger
many's criticism of the lack Of pro-
rress made NV the disarnna poent NJ