The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-18
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FROM ARMY MAN
Leaflets Tell of New
War Plans

to the soldiers stationed there, were
distributed at Governors Island Sat-
urday by II girl members of the
Communist Youth League. The oc-
casion was the annual military
tournament viewed by over 5000,
during which the capture of Can
tiguay by the Allied troops during
the recent imperialist world war is
celebrated. This was the first battle
in which American troops partipat-
ed.
Two of the girls were caught by
sergeant after all the leaflets had
been distributed thruout all the bar
racks, the grounds, chapel, locker
rooms. He turned them over to
Captain Ritter who placed them I'M
der arrest. They were sharply ques-
toned by this officer for nearly
three hours after he had grimly
read thru the entire leaflet which
reminded the soldiers of the prepar-
ations for a new war in which they
will "again be used as cannon fod-
der to protect the profits of the
American BOSSES"
Americanization" Lecture.
Following a long lecture on am
ORGANIZATION, the captain called
their attention to the request on
the bottom of the leaflet to "pass
this on" He reminded them that if
any one of the soldiers were caught
doing this, he would be liable to a
prison sentence of 20 years. "Be-
sides," he said, eff all the soldiers
read stuff like this there'd be a
regular mutiny here like there was
in Russia when the car was over
thrown
Following this lecture he turned
the two girls over to non-comis-
stoned officer who escorted them
off the island, and across the ferry
to Bowling Green. Here he turned
them over to another officer on
! this end, who, in turn gave the
Communist Youth members another
"Americanization" lecture in his
own right. After some minutes, he
permitted them to leave.
Tells of War Plans.
The leaflet, which was distribut-
ed as part of the regular anti-irnpe-
rialist work of the Communist
Youth League, told, how despite
the World War of 1924, which was
supposed - be "a war to end all
wars yet everyone can see plainly
the preparations for another world
slaughter" 1t told of the mad arm
ament race, and how the peace
treaties" are just part of the war
preparations to blind the eyes of
the working class.
"The last war was caused by
struggle for markets. For the very
. same reason the U. S. and Great
Britain, the two capitalist giants,
are preparing for their conflict"
The leaflet told of the conspiracy
to crush the Soviet Union, the only
workers and farmers republic in
order to destroy this shining ex-
4 ample to the workingclass of the
world, and to obtain its natural re-
sources.
4 The visit of William Green of
the reactionary A. F. of l.. is de-
nounced, and he is described as cone
of the tools of the war mongers."
The leaflet told how servicemen
are used to shoot down strikers in
order to protect the profits of the
bosses, and concluded:
"a measly wage; treatment from
your officers which is not fit for
dogs, let alone human beings, rotten
social conditions, these are your re-
wards. How unlike the Red Army
of Soviet Russia, where the soldiers
have the right to vote, where they
have the power to organize their
own soldiers councils to take charge
Of their own affairs, where the Of
ficers and privates are on equal ba
sis. The difference is that the Amer
can military forces are a bosses
army and navy, and are used against
| the working class, while the Red
Army of the Soviet Union is a true
workers and farmers army fight
ing in the defense of the toiling
masses"