The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-30
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MOSCOW, Nov. 29.-"Prav-
da" today deyotes an editorial
captioned "Fresh Victory for
Peaceful Policy of the u. S. S,
r." to the ratification Of the
Soviet non-aggression pact by
Poland. Pointing out that this
pact is q result of the persistent
peace policy of the U. S. S. r.. con-
Quoted despite all provocations on
the part Of the imperialist war mon
gers, "Pravda" stresses that the u. S.
S. r. since 1922 advanced a project
Tor complete disarmament at Gene
va; also later the U. S. S. r. not
only repeated this proposal but Of
Tered her neighbors in turn non-ag-
erosion pacts as part of her con-
slstent struggle for peace -s..-.4-s...,...,..
Power of q. s. S. r. Grows,
The non-aggression pact finally
concluded with Poland 'Pravda"
points out, is a direct result of the
enormous growth of the economic
and political power of the U. S. S.
R., and an expression of the in
creased Importance of the Soviet
Union as a factor in international
policy. There is no doubt that the
conclusion of the on-aggression
pact is q direct reflection of the
sympathy of the toilers of the en-
tire world towards the U. S. S. r.,
a sympathy that is growing daily.
The end of capitalist sterilization
and the transition to the second per-
iod of proletarian revolutions and
imperialist wars signify the growth
of the naturalization of the toiling
masses. The working masses in the
capitalist countries are becoming in
creasingly convinced that there is
only one way out from the blind al
ley which imperialism has driven the
world-the revolutionary way out
This strengthens the growing inter-
est and sympathy of the masses to-
wards the Soviet Union. This Signi-
fies the growth of greater hostility
among large masses of toilers to-
wards imperialist war generally and
towards intervention against the U.
S. S. r. in particular.
Masses Remember Last War.
The experience of the first world
imperialist war has not passed with
out teaching lessons to the toilers
OF the whole world. In conclusion,
the pact reflects the changes and
regroupings in the camp of imperi-
alisi1l, particularly the failure of the
Versailles system, and its break
down. This breakdown has affected
Polish French relations At the
SAME time, the U. S. S. r. bases its
ratification of the pact exclusively
on its known policy OF peace. How
ever, this pact does not remove from
the order of the day the menace of
war and Intervention threatening
the U. S. S. r. The Importance Of
the agreement with Poland consists
in that it helps the U. S. S. r.. in
her struggle for peace and is an ex-
preston of the new correlation of
forces in the international arena In
favor of the U. S. IS. r.
War Menace Continues.
However, no single diplomatic
act can serve to guarantee against
the possibility of attack upon the
U. S. S. II. The history Of the Sow
let negotiations with Rumania for
non-aggression pact prove that
imperialist groupings most hostile
towards the U. S. s. II. still have
the opportunity to sabotage the ef-
forts of the U.S.S.R. towards peacs-
full relations with her neishbors.
Neither did the signing Of the KEEL
logg Pact hamper Japan in the
least from occupying Manchuria.
Also, one must not forget the fail
ure of the disarmament" confer
ence. The menace Of war con-
tinues directly to threaten the
world.
This, "Pravda" concludes, Is why
one must recall that the conclusion
CT the non-aggression pact with Po-
land, this big victory for the peace
full policy of the U. S. S. r., Is a re-
suit of the growing power of the
Soviet Union, for the steady growth
oF which tlao toiIers IF the n s s.