The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-15

'TZVESTIA" ON PERSIAN ACTION
MOSCOW "Izvestia' treats
the decision of the Persian govern
ment TO end its agreement with the
Anglo-Persian Oil Co, as an event Of
first rate political Importance. 1t
describes the history of the conces-
sion and declares that the conces-
sion was an unusually Grass example
of imperiahst colonial robbery even
in the annals of imperialism. Al
though the profits Of the company
rose steadily the latter paid out only
a small portion to the Persian gov
eminent owing to the doctoring OF
the profit accounts. From 1914 to
1880 the oil yield of the company in
creased tremendously and the CAPT
tai of the company increased from
two to twenty-four million pounds
sterling.
The British government denies
that the concession can be ended
owing to the absence of any provision
permitting either party to give notice
to end it, but the Persian govern
ment points out that the Persian
constitution does not permit the
granting of concessions to foreigners
without the express approval of a
decision of the Persian parliament.
The Persian parliament has never
granted such permission SO that con-
stitutionally the existence of the
concession is very doubtful. The
"IsveStia' points out that the British
lawyers will be able to find hun
ored and one legal reasons to dis
prove the legality OF the Persian
action. However, such questions
were not settled in courts of law un-
til they had been previously settled
by the existing alignment of politi
cal forces.
In view Of the power Of the oil
company which has the full weight
of British imperialism behind it, the
'ISvestia" finds the Persian attack
on the Darcy concession very VEN
turesome, but possible in view of the
heavy blows suffered by the British
empire during the world crisis. In
conclusion the "ISvestia" declared
that no matter what the results of
the negotiations will be, the deci-
sion of the Persian government to
give netice to end the concession
represents heavy reverse for Brit
ish colonial policy and will have far
reaching effects on the decaying Or
ganization Of British colonialiSm in
the Orient.
"WHEN THIEVES FALL OUT =.
WARSAW The ratification Of the
Pact of Non-Aggression between Pc
land and the Soviet Union has
caused the bourgeois oppositional
press to reproach the Pilsudski gov
eminent with its failure to carry out
its anti-Soviet plans and to register
its defeat. The oppositional Matt
onal Democratic" newspaper Polo
mia" in Kattowitz writes:
1.-THE signing of the Pact with
the Soviet Union is the huniliating
end of the great Eastern Plans of
the government. They were grand
plans, but they were based on feel
ings rather. than on facts. The
course of events has cOuntered
them completely. To alter the
plans to fit the realities was be-
yond the power of the government.
The government dreamed of sur
rounding the Soviet Union with a
chain of States under Polish lead
ership. However, Soviet Russian
diplomacy has succeeded in break
ing up this chain into its individual
links. The B0lshevists have sue
ceeded in concluding separate
agreements with each of these
States. No wonder that the Boil
Shevists are triumphing and are
very proud of their success"