The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-14
SPREADING LIES FOR WAR

the Soviet Union is not close. Because they do
not feel prepared to make the mistake of think
ing that the capitalists are not prepared either.
This is a most dangerous, fatal error. Despite
all the evidences of preparedness in industry
and in the army Gas we'll drecribed IN Comrade
Bittlemans articles) they feel that it would take
a long time to work up the necessary war spirit.
But listen to the words of Sir William Wiseman,
head of the British Secret Service and propa-
ganda machine in the U. s., during the last war:
Give me something to hate and / guarantee to
organize powerful propaganda campaign any
where within "a hours
There is no limit or conscience in the deviltry
of capitalism, particularly when preparing war.
German propagandists have revealed that in
1916 German Imperialism had a full-fedged
plan to SOW hatred and prepare war in America
against Mexico and Japan in order to divert
American attention from Germany. Anti-Jap-
anese films were prepared and outrages against
women by Japanese were to be arranged in Cal
ifornia prostitutes being imported into the State
to be assaulted
The le-makers have learned from their ex-
periences in the last war and have improved
their technique. In addition they have a new
and most powerful instrument-the radio. Every
night the radio carries propaganda for the army,
propaganda that modern methods of warfare
with tanks and poison-gas are latter all more
humane" than the old "uncivilized" methods,
and above all, propaganda against Bolshevisn-
against the Soviet Union.
The propaganda in the last war is as nothing
compared to the hurricane of lies that the capt.
talists are preparing for the war against the
Soviet Union. The lines are already clear. 1t
will be a war of 'self-defense self defense
against Soviet dumping" self-defense against
the advance of the American workers and farm
ers under the banner of Communism. 1t will be
a holy war-a war blessed by the pope and the
churches against the prosecutors of religion"
1t will be war for "humanity"-a war to lib
crate the poor" oppressed" kulaks. 1t will
be war for liberty and "freedom"-a war
against forced labor'an for free starvation
under the blessing of Matthew VOL.
1t will be a war for civilization" against so
Wet barbarsm" Ambassador Gerard has al
ready said it, 1--WE are already at war with ma
ton of murderersl The old story of national
ization of women will be revived, will again see
service and will again be believed, despite the
fact that no one believes it now Cartoons and
posters will again blossom forth on the bill
boards on the screen and in the press, showing
Bolshevism as a huge monster dragging a raw
ished woman its hands dripping with the blood
of babies. Lies and fake pictures of atrocities
will again be spread by the million
Against the flood of capitalist lies the workers
must develop and keep alive a steady river of
Communist propa ganda. Communist propagan-
da has only one ain1-to expose the truth, to
free the mind of the toilers from the poison
of capitalist lies to expose to him the true nat
ure of capitalism. to explain to him the real
reason why he starves while the exploiters roll
in wealth. to explain to him the real reason why
he and millions of others are sent to indescrib
able torture and death in imperialist war, to
tell him the true facts about the Soviet Union,
and why it is the Workers Fatherland, and to
show him why he must support the Communist
Party as the leader of the proletarian Revolu-
tion-the only road to the emancipation of the
workers and farmers.
The workers and farmers must be prepared
to meet, to reject and to expose the capitalist
war lies against the Soviet Union. Despite the
power Of the capitalist propaganda machine,
they will fail in reaping the intended harvest
of hate against the Soviet Union. For the toll
ers are learning that Bolshevism, Communism
means themselves, that the Soviet Union is
not their enemy but their fatherland. The
workers will rally in greater and greater
masses for defense of the Soviet Union and for
Civil War against capitalism On this August
LIST, workers throughout the world are demon
strating on International Red Day against I'M
perialst war.
All out August LIST! Against imperialist
war! Defend the Soviet Union.