The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-03
THE END OF THE NAVAL
CONFERENCE

told Macdonald that he had sharpened all the
imperialist antagonisms. another such Con-
ference" shouted Snowden in MacDonalds, -
face "and we shall have war"
The Conference which took place on the 4
background Of the world economic crisis, andS
the bitter struggle for markets, has sharp
ened all the imperialist antagonists. The
haggling and fighting in London over "cate-
gores,' parity" "global tonnage" etc., was
only a reflection of the struggle between the
imperialists for a re-divison of the markets.
The three power pact is only mutual agree
ment, giving freedom for the powers con-
cerned to continue building. America has won
a victory over its imperialst rival, Great
Britain in imposing equality in cruisers and
actual superiority in big guns. The antagon-
isms between Britain and America are grow
ing sharper every day.
The unstable basis of the pact between Bri-
tain, America and Japan is shown in the in
clusion of a Safeguarding clause" which stipu-
lates that in the event of any serious changes
in the political outlook or in the naval conf
structon program of any Power each of thd
parties will be free to notify the others and
make proportionate increases.
Thus even this pact, based on an increase in
ornaments, visualizes not even possible re-
duction but the certainty of a further in
ly France gets its gigantic building program
under way. The antagonists between France
and Italy so sharp that this program will,
without doubt be carried out
Britain's naval strength is directly affected
by the power of its European rivals and France
is determined to set the pace, especially far
as submarines are concerned, which a big
menace to British cruisers. (The French
super-submarne carries S-inch guns and not
6-inch as previously reported This is the
most powerful cruiser in the worldly
Imperialism VS.. Soviet Union.
These bitter inter-imperialist rivalries do
not soften but on the contrary sharpen the
antagonism of the imperialist world against
the Soviet Union. The desperate imperialists
searching for markets and armed to the teeth
against one another, see in the Soviet Union
their common enemy which must be destroyed
if capitalism is to live.
Every day the successes of the Five Year
Plan strike smashing blows against capitalist
economy and inspire the workers and peasants
throughout the world to emulate the great
successes of f. asses in Russia.
As the Naval Conference dragged on so did
the campaign against the Soviet Union in
crease Side by side with the war discussions
in London went the religious persecution"
campaign and the LABOR governments lying
charges about the violation of the propaganda
pledge
Not for nothing did Tardieu, one of the chief
delegates, darkly declare that the Soviet Union
is an international question" for all powers.
Nor is it accidental that the Conference de-
cidei to support Rumania in its efforts to
build navy and naval bases for operations
against the Soviet Union.
Finally, no worker will overlook the fact that
heavy discussions ranged around those
ticles of the League of Nations which oblige
it's members to wage against any state
outside the League of Nations (the Soviet
Union) which is charged with being an "agf
gressor." How simple to accuse the Soviet
Union of an act of aggression"
The London Naval Conference like its prede-
cessor at Geneva, has foundered on the rocks
of imperialist antagonism, but the war danger
and imperialist ornaments have not grown
less. They have increased.
The imperiast guns swinging into ac-
ton against the Soviet Union. That is the
chief result of the collapse of the Infamous
Disarmament" Conference.