The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-20
BY /. AMTER.

HERBERT HOOVER, recognizing the difficult
II situation in which he and the republican
party have been placed by the elections, has
begged for peace. He asks the assistance OF the
democrats in Congress in order to meet the COM
ing problems. Seven leaders of the democratic
party have promised assistance but rebellion
is beginning in the democratic ranks.
One should not be fooled by this rebellion"
led by Senator Glass, for Glass rightly declares
that he is not party leader GLASS; from the
narrow partisan standpoint of the democrat who
wants the spoils that the election campaign
promised, does not understand the problems of
national and international significance that o.
s. imperialism confronts and to solve which
Hoover wishes to consolidate all capitalist forces.
For analogy let us look at England. The So
cial fascist labor government, in true socialist
fashion taken from the history of the German,
Polish French and Austrian socialist parties,
and in carrying out the role of social fascism in
the present period Of struggle is steering British
imperialism into deeper and more difficult chan
nes. British imperialism, further in decline and
with less resources than American imperialism,
faces similar questions and problems. Mass I'M
employment, which is growing, wage cuts en-
gineered by the government, the breakdown of
the empire conference, with the likelihood
of the dominions making agreements among
themselves to the exclusion of England, the revo-
Mtion in China and India, revolts in Egypt, Pal
eStine, Malta, indicate some Of the problems that
British imperialism is trying to solve-and
cannot.
The conservatives are not content with the
policy of the labor government. The recent bye
elections in England indicate a rising discomfort
with the labor government policies. And yet
neither Baldwin nor Lloyd George dare propose
a dissolution of parliament and the calling of
new elections. They know the situation is not
only difficult but dangerous and therefore do
not wish to be responsible for the government
which is to drag British imperialism out of the
swamp.
Similarly, but a more moderate scale,
Hoover knows that the republican party which
suffered a smashing defeat in the elections, can
not handle the situation alone. The possible
deadlock in the House and dubious situation in
the Senate-and the expressed unwilIingness of
the democrats to take over the organization of
the House-indicate the difficult situation in
which the capitalists of the United States are.
They know the growing and deepening economic
crisis With gravity they assure us that the
situation in the United States cannot be i'm
proved unless there is a change in the interna-
tional situation. Prosperity" has disappeared as
a slogan. Adjustment" is now the prevailing
issue. They know the mass discomfort of the
workers, and that there is neither confidence in
their vast charity schemes to tide the workers
over the coming winter, nor belief that the
slogans Of rise in production in January will
materialize They know they are laundering
from position to position, with the outlook OF the
crisis deepening to an appalling extent.
Hence Hoover appeals to the democrats not to