The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-21

ROOSeVettS "AtOOtneSS
THE WAR maneuyers OF the capitalist powers Of
Europe have reached such pitch that the old de-
vices OF the League of Nations and other international
conferences no longer be used to conceal them.
The capitalists representatives meet at Geneva only
to break into snarl, and to part with unconcealed
threats
In this bandits brawl the Roosevelt government Is
playing especially aggressive role In Europe, the
stage Of open threats is reached This supplies ef
fectve background for Rooseves contrasting strategy
In Geneva, Norman Davis, Roosevets chief repre-
sentative declares that is there solely for disarma
ment purposes" He expresses noble aloofness from
the political discussions which following the in
slant blowup OF the public disarmament" meetings.
In Washington, Roosevelt "disavows all political
entanglements" He will take part in efforts to
bring Germany back into the disarmament" confer
ences and he recognizes moral obligation to bring
Germany to account In she should be charged
with re-arming."
OUCH high-ninded neutrality -expressed, by, the
way, on the day on which Secretary of the Navy
Swanson again believing for navy second to
none" and to be built at wartime speeds unbe-
Ievabe, and should not be believed.
While the European capitalist powers are forced to
express their hostitie and in the language
of clanking swords Roosevelt attempts to play
subtle game. But underneath the smooth phrases 1t
powerful, and the most powerfully armed of the I'M
periaist bandit powers.
The decisions of Roosevelts diplomacy made
in the back of Wall Street. The real American
diplomats the who negotiate international
loans and credits.
What is the policy OF these men, and how does
Roosevelt do his part?
THE decision Of Wall Street bankers is that bloody
Hitler must have help. Wall Street does not want
to see Germany regain its old standing a fully
armed major power But at this moment HitIer's Ger
many is a handy club which Wall Street turn to
it's own use.
That is why Albert H Wiggin a leading financier
of Wall Street. declares that Hitler must receive
American loans the Daily Worker recently revealed
And Roosevelt's present maneuvers are diplomatic
chorus to the bankers pro-TIitler voice.
Why Wall Street aid for Hitler2
AT this stage, Wall Street maneuyers around Hit
Ter blow aimed at England and France, Ameri-
cas- chief European rivals for the exploitation of colo
MES and markets
And they equally attempt to strike blow at
the main enemy of all imperialism, the Soviet Union,
which is showing the workers of the whole world the
way out Hitlers main bid for International liberation
is his otspoken readiness to be the western spear
head in the attack the Soviet Union Alfred Hugen-
berg his representative openly bid the capitalist
powers at the London Economic Conference to an
open ant-Soviet alliance
So when Roosevelt stays "aloof" he is actually
aiming blow at England and France; and at the same
time he is forwarding the aims of the secret anti
Soviet agreement of Germany and Japan which was
publicly exposed few days ago.
When Roosevelt stays "aloof" he aids and encour-
ages JapanS preparations to attack the Soviet Union
in which he hopes to see weakening both OF Ameri-
cas- chief imperiaiSt rival in the Pacific, and of the
main class enemy of capitalism the anti -imperiastic
workers state In such war; the role of American i'm
per1alism would unquestionably be to turn it into
war of all the imperiasts against the Soviet Union
RoOSEVELTS aloofness is in fact the independently
~ aggressive role of the most powerful, and the most
highly armed, Of all the imperialist powers.
The worlds greatest democracy" the United States
Is leading aggressor in the bandits brawl of i'm
periasm. And France, that other great democracy"
is the most aggressive most powerfully armed Of the
European bandits
This fact throws one glare of light ON the
treacherous and warinciting theory of the Socialist
Party that the to come is conflict between de
mocracy" and Dictatorship"
In the shadow of the approaching war In the crisis
OF capitalism, France and America, the great ode
mocracies fast laying the foundations for Fascism
in their own domains. ~.
American and French capitalist democracy" and
German Fascism expressions of one and the same
thing-capitaist imperialism in Its crisis.
AT EVERY stage of the cold FLOODED maneuyers of
h the imperiast bandits it is the duty of the working
class to unmask the grim reality behind the smooth
diplomatic phrases. And the pacifstc," the
neutral and aloof the words Of capitalist politicians
the more sharply must their true meaning be brought
out "''>.r
The United States Congress Against War was a
tremendous expression Of the deeply hatred Of
war Of the American workers 1t is now permanently
organized the American League Against War and
Fascism
The imperialist slaughter which is approaching at
dizzy speed Is supreme test of the power of the
American workers to face, to unmask, and to fight
tireessly the Vaccinations Of the capitalists in
which the Wall Street government the biggest i'm
perialist Of all, is playing central role.