The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-06
The Struggle Against the War
Danger IN Latin America

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most violent relationships. More
over, the development of the indus
tries is dependent upon the metro
polls of imperialism with the result
that the exploitation of the laboring
masses grows more acute.
II. Latin-America is the object
of the contradictions and growing
conflict between the two imperialist
powers: Great Britain and United
States. While in the last World
War, these countries played rather
a secondary part, in the next i'm
perialist war, either they will consti-
tute the battle-ground for the i'm
periaist rivals or they will directly
be involved as part of the sphere of
influence of word imperialism, with
their national economy dependent
upon the imperialist world market.
The war danger in Latin-America
is a concrete reality. Not only is
Latin-America an appendix to the
international market and a fertile
soil for raw material, but also a
very important factor in sharpen
ing capitalist contradictions and the
revolutionary crisis derived there
from.
The conflicts between Bolivia and
Paraguay, between Guatemala and
Honduras, are the expression of the
war danger in a most concrete
form. The internal contradictions
in these countries, the existence of
the great masses of exploited work
ers and peasants, the struggle be-
tween the imperalist powers, upset
the social equilibrium and accelerate
the revolutionary crisis, thus bring
ing forth the immense reserve of
anti-imperialist forces.
In the theses recently adopted at
the conference of delegates of the
Communist Parties of Latin -Ameri-
ca and the United States, held at
Buenos Aires, the danger of war
was analysed on the basis of three
fundamental characteristics: "a the
counter-revolutionary war against
the Soviet Union, (2) Wars for ma
tional independence and, (3) war
between imperialist powers or be-
tween the countries under im-
perialist control. Each one of these
presents a series of problems be-
fore the revolutionary workers and
peasants of Latin-America. How
ever, the fundamental prerequisite
necessary in order to effectively
carry on the struggle against an at
tack upon the Soviet Union, against
imperialist war and the leading
part to be played by the Com
munists in the revolutionary wars
for national liberation, is the strug-
gle against all pacifist maneuvers of
the national bourgeoisie and the So
cial democracy in their endeavor
to fool the masses.
In the event of an attack against
the Soviet Union, the Latin-Ameri-
can workers and peasants, under the
leadership of the Communist Parties
will fight for the following: Nc
foodstuffs, no war materials for the
imperialist powers; for the uncon.
ditional support of the Soviet Union;
side with the revolution; sabotage
with all means at hand to prevent
the shipping of raw material; strug.
gle against the national bourgeoisie
and against imperialist war. In the
event of a revolutionary war for ma
tional independence, the same slo.
gans will be put into effect with
the gradual raising of the slogan of
A Workers and Peasants Govern.
ment.
In the event Of an imperialist war
the masses will fight: Against i'm
perialism and its lackeys, the ma
tional bourgeoisie; for the transfer.
nation of the imperialist war into a
revolutionary war for national indie
pendence; land to those who work it
While the imperialist class is
hastily preparing for war, using the
reactionary class in America
to kill the militancy of the masses
the revolutionary workers and pea
SAINTS are establishing strong basis
for the future struggles against
their masters.
The revolutionary trade union cen.
ters established in almost Is of the
Latin-American countries, the work
ers and peasants blocs in Mexico
Brazil, Uruguay and Argentine
have as their centrs. point in the
program of action, the struggle
against imperialist war and the de-
tense of the Soviet Union.
In this struggle against the war
danger, the revolutionary workers OF
the United States cannot and must
remain aloof. On the contrary, VIC