The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-17
GERMAN SAILORS SEND GREETINGS
WARN OF TREACETERY OF MACDONALD;
ADVISE FORMATION OF SHIP COUNCILS

syth base already protested last Fri
day against the wage slashes.
The reason the ships did not con-
tinue with the naneuvers was in the
first place. because the sailors re-
fused to go on and in the second
place the officers feared that once on
the high seas they might have to
face mutiny on the part of the
sailors This was reported in the
New York Times as follows:
1.-THE admiralty evidently thinks
that the men have complaints worthy
of investigation, but the inttr.ation
Is that the grievances have been ex-
pressed in disorderly manner, which
suggests the, danger of potential
mutiny should the ships put to sea
before an understanding is reached"
In his weekend visit to Ports
mouth Ramsay Macdonald tried to
prevent the sailors from rebelling
against the wage-cuts. He will now
try sharper methods against the
sailors. In the naval bases already
affected the naval officers have abol-
ished shore leave for the sailors
Even after the stopping of shore
leave the Times reports from Inver-
gordon that ut is possible from the
shore. to observe meetings on board
the ships, and sounds Of cheering
have come across the water"
In addition to the actions Of the
sailors, workers throughout the coun-
try are demonstrating against the
Macdonald program in huge mass
meetings.
At the same time that the sailors
Of the navy have demonstrated
against the wage cuts of the Mac
Donald government all parties in the
House Of Commons agreed that even
the present cuts in that hunger
budget would not stop the worsen-
ing of the situation immediately and
that more drastic steps must be TAX
en- at once. The correspondent of the
New York Herald Tribune reports
this as follows:
This discussion afforded the I'M
usual spectacle of Conservatives,
Liberals and LaboriteS declaring
admittedly on different grourds)
that fresh taxes and economies
alone would not continue to pro-
duce a balanced budget, and unit
ing in the declaration that more
far-reaching steps would have to
be taken"
The chief of the more far-reach-
ing steps, which it is agreed among
the majority of the members Of the
House of Commons must be taken
is the setting of high tariff barriers,
This tariff will hit the working class
in the increased price Of every article
they buy. Not content with cutting
the dole, with forcing the workers to
pay more towards the dole, and with
reducing the taxes on the capitalist
class the Macdonald government is
now preparing to raise the workers
cost of living through sharp tariff
increases.
Graham, Laborite, warned the
capitalist class of the dangers of the
approaching winter. He stated that
there was very grave doubt in every
honest financial mind as to whether
the country could stay the pace and
keep on the gold standard" He add
ed that IF Germany has 10000 900
unemployed this winter, the United
States more and Great Britain $780,
900 1t Is going to be remarkably diff
ficult to save the situation. 1t is in
order to save the present capitalist
situation, the capitalist system,
that the Macdonald government is
carrying through these attacks
against the working class. The &C
tons of the British sailors indicate
that the British working class will
struggle against this attack of the
capitalists and their Macdonald gov
eminent.
The Young Communist League Of
the U.SA. also sent revolutionary
greetings to the British sailors
The Young Communist League of
the U.S-A. sends its revolutionary
greetings to the hundreds of sailors
who are militantly resisting the Mac
Donald pay-slashing starvation pol
icy We recognize your struggle as
Of the efforts of all young workers to
resist MacDonald's economy" pro-
gram, which means increased mis-
cry for all young workers and SER
vicemen. We call on the young
sailors in the British feet to refuse
to be used as tools of British imper-
ialism for the slaughter of workers
in the colonies. war on the Soviet
Union, and at home.
The Young Communist League of
the United States is calling upon the
American soldiers and sailors to Or
ganize regimental committees TO re-
sist any attempt at lowering pay of
servicemen.
Long live the unity of the young
workers and scrvicemen.
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