The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-27

the American commerce was carried Brit
ish ships. Great Britain's share in the worlds
ship building industry in 1928 was Sd per-
cent. 1t goes without saying that Americas
share was much smaller.
The post office department has for the past
two years been busy in stimulating the build
ing of American ocean going mail carriers.
In all discussion naval ornaments and
"disarmaments", the question of an armed
merchant marine figures prominently. The
January goth issue of the Chicago Tribune, in
one of it editorials, states quite openly: "un-
til the U. S. or another nation acquires mer-
chant marine as good as that of Great Britain,
the reduction of heavy fighting ships auto
maticaIy increases British sea power and
widens the already wide margin of its super
iority"
Just as U. S. imperialism, driven by its
insoluble inner contradictions land not as Love
stone and Cannon are wont to speak-because
of American imperalism's arrogance and
power } is taking the lead in the war prep
aratons against its imperialist rivals, especi-
ally England, so does, "U. S. imperialism
sumo leadership of the imperialist offensive
against the Soviet Unon.' U. S. imperialism
has not given up Ianchuria in its struggle
against its rivals-Great Britain and Japan,
nor starting point of tack against the
Soviet Union.
The Chicago Tribune in an e'''orial on the
victory of the Soviet Union in Manchuria
writes: "American interest Tin Manchuria) is
not direct or very important at this stage but
it is advisable for to watch developments
(my enphasis). The world counter-revolu-
tonary forces suffered defeat in Manchura
Amt IAN imperialism i, already looking for
a new point of attack against the Soviet Union
The new point of attack =, hit be started in
the Baltic. The Baltic states haze better equip
ped armies, and there are other a,ivcnta%es
whic,, were lacking in China. And the Chi
cago Tribune in an editorial with headline
Baltic States and Russia. in speaking of
"Chinas Tread U. s. Imperiasm's) recent ex-
perience with the Soviet in Manchuria" gives
a word of "advice" to the "new Baltic ma
tions". And here is the piece of advice:
eve do not know how far they (the Baltic
states) have moved toward federation or al
lance for defense against their huge anil ruth
less neighbor, altho there have been reports
from time to time that cooperation for that
purpose was under discussion. The POSSIBLE
ity of defensive alliance among the smaller
states formed from former Russian territory,
Finland, Latwia, Esthonia, and Lithuania--
suggests also understandings, if not alliances,
with the more powerful states, Poland and
Sweden"
Preparing War on the Soviet Union
The points made here clear that they
need no elaboration and comments. The re-
cent political resolution of the Central Com
mittee gives a clear analysis on the war prep
arations of American Imperialism when it
states Sharpening of antagonism between the
U. S. and Great Britain develops simultane-
ously with the offensive against the Soviet
Union.
1t is entirely wrong to speak of the Sim
perialists setting aside their differences" in
order to attack the Soviet Union; they proceed
to fight out their differences within their united
front against the Soviet Union. 1t is equally
wrong to say that because of the deep anita
gonisms between the U. S. and Great Britain,
therefore there is no danger of an armed at
tack against the Soviet Union (Nearing).
As the crisis sharpens in the country
tionalization intensifies, as the rvalries be-
tween the imperalist powers increase because
Of the growing crisis Of world capitalism, and
above all as the decaying, rapidly declining
capitalism is being confronted with the rapid
growth of socialism in the SOVIET Union, every
Party member, every worker, must grasp the
full significance and meaning of the state
ment contained in the Central Exc 'ntye Com
mittee resolution "The new world war is
ripening before our eyes. 1t is the immediate
perspective