The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-23
Down with Secret Agreements!

w of imperalst intrigue the oceans of diplomatic
gogy the shifting policy and regroupng of imperias
powers that is going behind locked doors, in SECRET
MEETINGS between the imperialist plunderers?
You should understand that behind those doors where
Laval talks with Hoover, YOUR lives being bartered
away WAR is being prepared compromises between rival
mperas bandits reached though subject to change
for WAR against the Soviet Union for the division of China
redvision colonies according to the present relative
strength of the imperalst bandits.
Of course all this with chatter about "peace
the last war; in every war, the mperiais warmakers
ALWAYS begin by talk of bringing peace. Workers
must learn that nearly speech of an imperas dipo
designed to conceal the real intent of the speaker
Lavars speech landing at New York, which most
raordnar sent to and approved by Hoover before it
made full of meaning, when taken in connection with
the antagonisms between the mperiaists the still
greater antagonism of ALL imperass against the Soviet
Union, and the events of recent days.
Laval speaking for an armed power that dominates
continental capitalist Europe with pointed at the Soviet
Union expressed the weakness of world imperialism sick
with crisis and the threat of revolution when he said that
the world is torn with doubt.
But he expressed also the determination of imperialism
to attempt solution of its crisis when he added that's Our
two great together must search for and apply
methods which will restore calm and reestablsh equl-
brium."
Laval wishes to reach accord with Hoover with Ameri-
can Imperialism which is LEADING all others in active
hostility the Soviet Unon for what Laval termsto ward
off the dangers which civilization (meanlng
capialism).
France has, indeed at Geneva given evidence of in
tent such accord although has unsOlved anago-
niss against and will yet make sharp demands on Amer-
Imperialism.
1t has in Geneva and through BRAND carried out Amer
can policy the Manchuran dispute and virtually scrapped
the League of Nations the instrument of imperas war
dominated by Britain, for the Kellogg Pact which is the
instrument of imperialist dominated by America.
Workers, America is LEADING the warmakers At
first angry and disturbed at Japan seizure of Manchura
has made imperast virtue of necessity to accept Jap
occupancy of Manchura and pursued its BASIC
POLICY of seeking weld all possible imperalst bandits
into front against the Soviet Union.
The approval by stmson of continued japanese occu-
pancy of Manchua is clear proof that
understanding is reached (even though it be violated
tomorrow by of these two Ooters).
What is this Japanese-U understanding? Clearly is
directed the division properly the REDIVISON
of China undoubtedly other objects of mperiais OOers
such as India.
Which explains discomfort of Lord Reading English
delegate Geneva and his charge that America is obsruc
the League by backing Japan England has much to lose
by such that throws her former Far Eastern ally
together with England's most serious imperiaist rival,
America.
But greater Importance to you, workers. is the
fact that by this agreement with JAPAN and the SECRET
AGREEMENT that Laval and Hoover aiming at behind
closed doors at Washington is that American imperialism
by these in the Far East and in Europe-s
ESTABLISHING WORLD IMPERIALIST BASIS FOR
WAR ON THE SOVIET UNION!
War on the Soviet Union fundamental requirement
of Imperialism sick with crisis and facing the
rise of it's toing who increasingly inspired by
the socialist progress of the Soviet oers And against
the Soviet Union is therefore inevitably coupled with
repression against the oers in ALL capitalist countries!
Workers ! The secret agreements reached and to be
reached by Laval and ercer attack your
wages More starvation of you who unemployed The
repression of your right to strike
Yes more! II that AT ANY MOMENT you will
be swept up clscrp and sent to death the bat
tefeld while loved ones starve at home! Workers,
WAR is IN THE AIR Workers, these SECRET AGREE
MENTS imperil your very lives
Down with the imperiast secret agreements Down
with the makers and wagecutters Down with the war
pottes who sarve the obess Demand that all funds used
prepare be used to feed the unemployed Organize
and strike against cuts Demonstrate against the
makers Demand Winter Relief and Unemployment Insur-
for the obess Protest the of China Defend the
Soviet Union