The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-31
by ROBERT HAMILTON

The Disarmament Conference in
Geneva has adjourned to April Is,
with the unspoken understanding
that this interval was wanted by the
Anglo German-Italian bloc newly
formed in Rome by Prime Minister
Macdonald and Premier Mussolini.
The openly admitted shift in en-
phasiS from Geneva and the League
to the Foreign Offices of Rome and
London puts the seal on the virtual
collapse Of the Disarmament Con-
ference.
Called after IL years Of procrasti-
nation, and four years of so-called
preparatory work." the Conference
found its efforts, to hoodwink the
peoples Of the world into believing
that the imperialists powers really
wanted to disar1n, paralyzed from
the start by the Japanese seizure Of
Manchuria.
Silent On Soviet Unions Proposals
Litvinoff'S proposals, as chief Sow
let delegate at the Conference, for
complete disarmament, were passed
over in embarrassed silence, for the
capitalist powers dare not disarm as
long as the system of imperialist ri
valrieS dominates the world, as long
as the capitalist system still exists,
Even the subsequent Soviet propo-
sails for a proportional reduction OF
ornaments met with no response.
Since then, even the so-called ''li-
initiation of ornaments" which is
nothing more than an attempt to
remain armed TO the teeth but save
some money in doing so, has met
with the obstacles inherent in the
riyalrieS of the various imperialist
powers.
Two Rival Camps
Today, instead of so-called "dis-
armament" capitalist Europe is di-
vided into two armed camps.
One camp, comprising France and
her allies: Poland, Czechoslovakia,
Jugoslavia, and Roumania, includes
most of the victors Of the World
War, who gained territory in the
peace treaties OF Versailles.
The rival camp includes those
capitalist countries that lost territory
as a result of the war, in addition to
Italy, which feels that it was cheated
in the Versailles land-grab. MacDo-
nald and Musseiini are collaborat-
ing in building this Fascist bloc Of
Germany, Austria, Hungary and
italy, with active support Of demo
cratic" Britain.
The British are also motivated in
aiding this new bloc by their fear OF
continued French hegemony in Eu-
rope.
Forging the Anti-Soviet Front.
What is more, the new British eff
fort TO intimidate the Soviet Union
in the case of the British engineers
arrested in Moscow for damaging
| Soviet electrical machinery is per-
! fectly timed to coincide with Mac
Donald's support of the new Fascist
European Bloc. Sir John Simon
threatens the Soviet Union with d
break In diplomatic relations, while
Mussolini and Hitler, MacDonald's
partners in the bloc, loudly proclaim
the need for holy crusade against
Communism.
This is borne out by Mussolini'S
plan to recompense Poland for the
loss Of Corridor territory. italy ane
Britain propose that Poland recour
It's losses by selling parts Of Soviet
White Russia and the Soviet
Ukraine, with the support Of the new
Fascist bloc.
| The new alignment In Europe bear,
q pronounced anti-Soviet imprint
Nazi threats against the Soviet
Union, the British steps in Moscow
in the engineers case, and Musso.
lini's call for a holy anti Communist
war are all parts Of one big anti.
Soviet front.
Pistol Aimed at France
The proposed Four-Power Pact, h
include France, Germany, Italy and
Great Britain, really is g pistol aimed
at Frances head. 1t uses the usual
phrases Of Cooperation for peace"
to enforce the rearning Of Germany
Austria and Hungary, and the ter
ritorial revision of the Versatile.
treaties.
According 10 y S9nl-official report,
Mussolini'S proposals to Macdonald
in Rome envisaged far-1eaching
changes in the map OF Europe, ali
at Che expense Of France and her
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