The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-11
1918


THE first world war, which ended on November II,
1918, killed ten million men and MANNED ten mil
lion others. It left ruin and desolaton in its wake
unprecedented in the history of mankind
This universal slaughter and economic waste served
only handful of bankers and ndustrialsts In each
Of the capitalist countries who piled up profits the
mutilated bodies of millions of workers and peasants
deuded into numbering each other for interests OPP
posed to their own.
They were given terrific instruments of destruc-
ton and induced to kill and be killed by glttering
promises They were told they we're fighting war to
end war, for kultur, a war for democracy and
civilization.
Fifteen years have passed over the graves of the
dead and the heads of the living toilers, and the
capitalist world Is further away than from peace
culture, democracy" and true civilization The League
of Nations, child Of the world war, stands forth as
an instrument of imperialist aggression The fake
disarmament conferences reveal themselves to be
screens for Increased ornaments; capitalist "democ
racy" wears the black brown shirt of fascsm,
saturated with the blood of workers,
FIFTEEN years after the peace the capitalist coun-
tries are armed camps whose military resources and
armed man-power far exceed the pre-war level. All
the imperat powers the United States included have
big armies, navies and aviation corps. They are
spending billions of dollars on new and devastating
means of destruction.
With the customary lying phrases about peace,
American Imperialism rapidly becoming the most ag
gressive and hercest Of all, is building up its
ments at feverish rate Franklin D. Roosevelt war
time assistant secretary OF the Navy, and always
Big Navy man, is now president and commander-in-
chief Of the countrys armed forces He is busy pre-
pairing new naval bases the West Coast expanding
aviation spreading military training camps for civilians
Similar preparations are going on in Great Britain
France, Germany, Italy, Japan.
Capitalism cannot live without private profits
There can be profits without markets.
They are more than ready They have been ac-
tually waging In the Far East Japan has as
saued China, seized Manchuria and is daily develop
ing war steps against the Soviet Union 1t has ar
rested Soviet citizens; its arplanes have invaded Soviet
territory.
Germany too, has made 1t clear that IL has its
military eye on the Soviet Union The notorious
Hugenberg memorandum was a frank declaration of
Germanys Intentions to attack the U.SLSR Hitler
ISM the desperate expression of decaying capitalist
regime, Is ready to make upon the republic of
workers and peasants, vanguard Of new classics
society.
In the Western Hemisphere, the armed forces OF
the United States are wagng war against the Cuban
people. In the Far East, American troops Cypress
Filipino workers and peasants at the point of the
bayonet.
The political and military activities Of the i'm
peralist point to world war in the very near
future-a war III which the capitalists hope to make
money at the cost Of millions Of lives the lives Of
workers, farmers students.
It is these, then, who must fight against war; and
against its mate, fascisn In the face Of the cynical
preparations for worldwide butchery for private
profit the workers, the farmers the students young
and old, must join in mighty protest that shall
resound throughout the world.
Today the capitalist governments Of the world
will observe Armistice Day by parades civil and mill
tary. These paraGes In celebrating the peace" viii
strive to conceal the preparations for war.
QUT today Will also see other parades In every
country Of the world there will be demonstrations on
broad united front basis against war,
The youth, chief victims Of war, will play lead
ing role in these anti-war demonstrations. They will
protest against being sacrificed to the greed and avarce
Of bankers and industrialists They will pledge them
selves to defend the Soviet Union the workers father
land, against the bloodthirsty designs of fascist i'm
perialism They will pledge themselves to handle wisely
the weapons which the capitalists will give them
They will turn those weapons not against their brothers
In other lands but against their oppressors at home
In New York City, which recently saw the mag
nhcent anti-war congress- organizations Of the youth
the workers, the nellectuas will gather at noon to-
day In Columbus Circle to join their voices with those
Of similar demonstrators in other cities Of the United
States, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa in
worldwide condemnation Of the imperialist war
mongers
In every land millions of men and women Of an
ages diSregarding frontiers and parties win unite in
observing Armistice Day with the mighty cry: Down
with imperialist warsl Down with rascisml Down
with capitalism maker Of warsI Defend the Soviet
Union against capitalist attacksl"
And they will pledge themselves to take active
practical steps in the daily fight against imperiast
wars in the struggle to defend the Union Of Socialist
Soviet Republics.