The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-30
Br ALEX RITTELMAN.

Following a recent statement of General Luden-
dorff in which he predicted in Europe by July,
high American army officer in Washington, whose name
the papers do not disclose, said: Hes not far wrong
Preparations for and military intervention
against the Soviet Union are going with feverish
haste. Armaments are increasing The states border
ing on the Soviet Union brought under fascist rule
militarized in preparation for the attack. French
Imperialism is granting large loans to its vassals
Poland, Yugo-Slava and Rumana for strategic rail-
roads munition, enlargement of armies, for the
against the world of Socialism.
The French General Staff had set the date
of intervention for 1880 and then changed it to 1881
Plans for the antSoviet military campaign have been
outlined and armies of intervention being organized
The Hoover imperialst group undertook to supply food
for these armies.
Secret negotiations meetings and conferences
galore are taking place between the leading imperial
lists Stimson and Mellon abroad fixing up the "in
ternational" capitalist offensive against the Soviet
Union Sinister signs and symptoms from all sides in
dictate the imminent war and military intervention.
American Capitalism Ready for War.
War Secretary Hurley declares with satisfaction
that 1--WE have not failed to profit by the lessons
learned in 1917 and 1918 Our plans then for mobilizs
ton of power and of industry were vague and in
complete" There is going to be such vagueness
and incompeteness now He says:
Tomorrow different and brighter O. pic
ture would be presented. With the declaration of
by Congress there would spring into inme-
date action deliberately and carefully conceived
CARNATIONS for the marShalllng not only OF trained
forces of soldiers but of industrial of
supply
American capitalists are ready for The navy
Is one of the chief war weapons of American CAPT
alism its struggle for world supremacy the CAPT
talist class Of the United States is building navy
superior to that of Britain At the present time
the u S. fleet is already stronger than the British
in all categories of fighting ships except cruisers The
British Empire has So cruisers, the United States has
49, Hence, the naval rivalry between these two I'M
periast robbers has become reduced to fight over
cruisers The United States is building cruisers
has projected to build cruisers in 19S0-31 The
American imperialsts beginning to feel ready to
engage Great Britain in the decisive conflict.
American capitalism is paying particular attention
the development of the of destruction,
such as the Air Fleet poison gas, tanks and other
forms of army INFLAMMATION. In the Air Fleet the
U. S. is considerably superior to Great Britain In
1929 the U. S. had 1923 planes against 1892
of Great Brtains In May, 1881, 672 planes took part
in the Army Air maneuvers which number constitutes
only a nucleus of "a ful-sixed division which
would include 2238 planes. The greatest secrecy sur
rounds the development of the war-chencal industry,
the production of poison gases and bombs The Army
is being rapidly mechanical. Thus, in the cavalry
tanks or combat cars take the place Of horses each
such costing $4,000
We must especially discuss the War Departments