The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-31
Jingoism in the Macy
A Review of the United States
NdVaL Institute Proceedings
By WALTER BELL

THE officers of the United States
1 Navy are being told that it Is
their destiny to conquer the world.
They are being told that their role
in the new world war which is i'm
role of the armed forces
of the United States, especially the
navy-will be to establish and main
tain world state on the basis OF a
world supreme American navy. They
are being told that the present mo-
ment is the lull before the storm,
which they must use to prepare for
action.
This pernicious stuff (and much
more) is set forth in the July issue
of United States Naval Institute
Proceedings" in an article by How
ard G. Brownson, Phi. D. The article
is entitled the 1.-THE Naval Policy of
the United States with the slogan
subtitle, I'm time of peace, prepare
for war-Washington."
The president and vice-president
of the United States Naval Institute
are adnirals in active service; the
Proceeding" are published monthly,
in expensive formal, at Annapolis,
Md, site of the United States Naval
Academy; the magazine is edited by
naval officers, and copies go to 1850
officers Of the navy, as well as 1000
other persons.
DR.. Brownson, according to a
thumbnail sketch of his life in the
same issue, studied at the universe
ties of Illinois, Chicago and Pennsyl-
vania, Specializing in economics,
history, political science" He is de-
scribed as Catholic teacher, religi-
GUS worker and writer. In 1926-27 he
studied theology at the Pontifical
University at Rome.
Propaganda Machine Ready
No one has forgotten how during
the World War, especially after
Americas entry on the side of the
Allies, flood of propaganda mum
dated this country about the '1ust
for world domination" of the Prus-
sian military clique, and the cold
blooded German savants who ration
allied their soldiers brutal ambitions.
Since the beginning of the Japanese
conquest of Manchuria, similar tales
(such as the Tanaka MemoriaD have
been finding their way into print,
charging that the Japanese military
clique has consecrated itself to a
similar grandiose project.
1t is certain that If and when the
United States and Japan go to war,
fha onti-Garr,oon .,ronooopdo 0f
1918 will pale into insignificance
by comparison with the torrent of
anti-Japanese news stories, articles,
pamphlets, books and official docu-
ments. which will prove the abhorrent
designs of the yellow dwarfs."
Meanwhile, what will the japanese
government be telling its people?
Will it not reprint and circulate
thousands of copies of DR.. Brown
sons article, as incontrovertible evil
dence of the megalomaniac lust for
power of the Americans?
No Hint Of Glass Forces
DR.. Brownson specialized in the
study of economies, history, politi-
cal science" But his article, although
it reviews world politics from Baby
Ion to 1888, contains no hint what
ever of the economic and class forces
that shape history. There is not the
slightest indication of the connection
between economics and war, or Of
the connection between projects for
world dominance and imperialistic
decay.
On the contrary, DIR. Brownson
writes in terms of racial considera-
tions,' New World expansion" "Old
World reaction" "the Democratic
upheaval of 1892 and "the vision
of universal democracy implanted by
the Declaration of independence"
We may grant his complete sin
certify. We may presume that the
unreal world Of shadows conjured
up by these illusory notions is &C
tually the world Of his Thoughtful
though to do so we must believe that
he has forgotten whatever "econom-
les, history, political science" he ever
learned. But the important matter
is not what DR.. Brownson thinks.
Distorted interpretations
What is important is that these
Enthusiastically distorted and malig-
nantly war breeding interpretations
are presented in all seriousness, by
the semi-official Proceedings" to
the officers and civilian authorities
of the United States Navy as basis
for policy and guide for conduct.
1t is not unreasonable to expect that
this poison will spread rapidly
through naval and military circles,
and from them to ever-widening ci-
villain circles; that it will be popu-
larized among the sailors and SOL
diers and the unthinking part Of
the general public; and that finally,
when the United States plunges into
the next war, DR.. Brownson's wi
sion Of world dominant American
navy establishing world peace" will
succeed Wilson'S war to end war"
and make the world safe for de-
mocracy" as the slogan Of hysteri-
cal, befuddling wartime patriotism.
II the sailors and soldiers knew
Union.