The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-18
BY /. AMTER.


Iieve the promised debate is more liable to end
in declaration of war than in limitation of
armament"
Thus the New York Times correspondent
speaks of the session of the Preparatory Dsar-
mament Commission at Geneva, at which the
question of limitation of arms was being dis
cussed. The Versailles treaty is breaking
through into the discussion, and this will neces-
sarily include the Young Plan.
The exposure by the Soviet Government of
the war plans of the imperialist powers against
the Soviet Union has suddenly met with silence
from the capitalist centers. First indignant
denia1-then silence upon the declaration of the
Soviet Government that plans had been pre-
pared for an armed attack on the Soviet Union.
The Danger Grows.
Is there danger of war? No sane person will
contend today that the Kellogg peace pact or
the London naval treaty has aided in promot-
ing peace. The mere scrapping of old battle
ships and vessels has not diminished the danger
Of war. On the contrary it has heightened it,
for each nation is now building up to the limit
and undermining its navy.
Imperialsts Prepare.
According to Congressman Britten, the i'm
perialst powers, outside of the United States
about which Britten is significantly silenO eX-
pend more than 100000 day on war prepara-
tons. France is building forts on her eastern
frontier-30O forts within range of 200 miles
France, England and the United States are
building forts on wheels. Italy is recognizing
her army and putting it on a basis never sur
passed New guns, gas masks, chemicals
being invented and discovered, and the story of
the death rays will not down Nearly s3oOO,-
100000 is being spent annually by the seven lead
ing powers, this not including the billions ap-
propriated by the satellites and vassal states of
the powers, such as Finland, Czechoslovakia
etc
1t is obvious that preparations are being
made for another massacre and yet the work
ing class still is not convinced that war is ap-
preaching True, Hoover speaks about the peace
full intentions of U. S. imperialism just as every
sabre RATHER has done and does. Even Musso-
ini, the widest man of all, wants peace
peace that comes from the graveyard after the
imperialist war. But when Conrade Litvinoff
is denied the right to speak about "disarma-
nlent,' or even mention the word, when his
speech before the Disarmament Commission is
refused translation because he caustically ana
lyzes and exposes the hypocrisy of the imperial
list governments in regard to disarmament then
it is apparent that the atmosphere is tense and
must have political and economic basis.
They Admit 1t.
IN the elgnUeen months since the commits
sion last met" said General Kasprzycki of Po-
land, "the tendency toward peace and the feel
ing of security have grown weaker and from
day to day suspicious are growing more mani
fest, people are talking and how to wage it,
talking than before 1914 Can one
IN the face of these facts admit that we are
marching toward peace?" Kasprzycki spoke of
the "menacing contradiction existing between
the peace pact outlawing war and the spirit of
hatred and the international and social up
heaval which we see developing before our
eyes" ~---
General Ludendorff sees war in 1882, with the
world divided into two fighting camps; Colonel
Alexander Powell sees potential war danger in
many situations in Europe, merging his i'm
pressions into the slogan thunder over Europe"
Why So Much Talk?
If there is no danger of war, then why so
much talk If there is no danger of war why
the intensive preparations If there is no danger
of war, why does each statesman and politician
emphasize the love of peace of his particular
country?
Because the world is fast approaching a war
perhaps not as expressed by Frank Simms
that we are to war as in July, 1914
for the international situation is different from
1914 and the impeding factors much stronger.
Today we have the Soviet Union, the Commu-
mist International and its sections in every cap
italst and colonial country. Today there is mass
discomfort throughout the capitalist and colonial
world, and these are deterrents on the actions
of the imperialists
What are the economic and political factors
leading to war? The world economic crisis is
deepening, with fully 25,oOOoOo workers jobless
In the capitalist countries and no sign of i'm
provement in any capitalist country. France
the sole exception to this situation few months
ago, is fast getting into the grip of the crisis
with bank failures following one upon the other.
The world economic crisis cries for markets, but
no markets are available, and capitalist indus
try sinks into the crisis as never before in the
history of capitalism. To refer the critical econ
onic situation in the United States, England,
Germany, etc, to the general crisis does not
help capitalism out of the morass 1t merely
begs the question when Hoover Macdonald and
Bruening declare that the world situation must
improve before the crisis will tighten in their
respective countries.
The Economic Basis.
Each capitalist country is searching for mar
kets in order to start industry once more and
check the decline, but the outlook is black. The
revolutions in Latin America, instigated by U. S.
and British imperialism in rivalry for markets,
are based upon the mass discomfort and unrest
due to the internal crisis. The refusal of British
Imperialism to give up India is based upon the
diminishing trade with India, and to its being
rapidly suppanted by the trade of other i'm
perialist powers with India The need of mar
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