The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-08
EDITORIALS
On the Anniversary OF
Americas Entry Into
the World War

II.
ses millions MANNED mangIed and crppledthese were the
fruits of the war; The toers of the world the toers Of
the USA the farmers and workers spilled their blood on
the batefields What did the American toers gain from
the ar to end war; from the o make the world safe
for democracy?
The present crisis with suffering and misery is the
Today sixteen years after the entrance OF the uni
ted States into the World War; II million workers are with
out Jobs starving the streets of the richest country In
the world.
Factories are closing down every day. Millions work
ing parme at hunger wages Hundreds of thousands OF
hameless American youths wandering over America
Everywhere families breaking Evctions are daily
Thousands thousands of workers have lost
their life savings.
The farmers crushed by mortgages and debts, are be-
ing driven land The farmers sarvebecause there
much wheat The workers Sarve-because Chere Is
too much goods
The Roosevelt government elected demagogic plat
form promises of immediate relief and unemployment in
urance is carrying through more ruthless anti
working class pro gram than the Hoover administration
Today the capitalist class instead of feeding the starv
ing millions is burning and destroying the excess supplies
of food Tomorrow they will be burning millions Of living
human beings in the furnace of imperialist war
The official war budget for the United States England
France Japan and Italy, for the year 193031 equaled
$287300O000 This is three times greater than the war
budget of 1914.
Britain is attempting to disrupt its diplomatic relations
with the Soviet Union large number of bombing planes
concentrated in the air ports of Bagdad military high
being constructed in Persia directly to the borders
of the Soviet Union.
These preparations WAR!
The first skirmshes of the coming mperiast slaughter
have already broken out
In South America. thousands Of workers are being but
chered in the unofficial between Bolivia and Para
quay Behind Bolivia stands the United States Behind Pa
raguay stands British imperialism
In China, Japan presses the Great Wall, while
Marking Government sends white armies against the
Chinese Sovets.
The war atmosphere is tense. The conflict between
American imperialism and Japan between the United States
and British imperialism is growing sharper every day.
The United States still refuse to recognize the Soviet
Union armng it's imperiaist rival is driving Japan
towards provocative acts against the Soviet Union Amer
imperialism greedy for in the Pacific and the
Far East strategy is weaken both the Soviet Union
and Japan by letting Japan exhaust itself in antSovet
drive
lussoIni and Macdonald attempting to organize
Horsepower pact with the aim of crushing Communism Hit
er coming power the concentration of the most
eactonary inoosc forces of Germany The German as-
st leaders call for against the Soviet Union The en-
tire mpeas world seeks to solve the present crisis thru
war, and particularly upon the Soviet Union.
The League Of Nations is a weapon Of British and
French Imperialism acts The League did nothing
to stop the rape of Manchura the at Chapel
League of Nations took leading role in the antSoviet
dumping campaign The League has rejected all the dis
armament proposals Of the Soviet Union.
Today the toiers all over the world rally and
sst the capitalist offensive must unite in the struggle
against capitalist oppression and terror must unite in the
as the gendarme of the imperaists in Europe.
We must struggle to stay the hand of the japanese
bandits to be ready to stay the hand of u S. imperialism
and turn the imperas of the bosses into class of
workers against the imperass At this moment all our
energies be directed towards the stopping of the
in the Far We stop the shipment of ammunition
to Japan.
We must rally to the defense of the Soviet Union. We
struggle against fascsm in defense OF the
German proeara which fascsm tries to bind with unker
and Kaiserist chains
Toers of the United States!
Build the united front in all places of work the united
front of the unemployed and the employed.
Socialist workers! Workers of the American Federation
Labor Members of workers organizations Join hands
with us to the offensive against the already i'm
possible standard of living Join hands in the struggle
against the present in China and Latin America
against the coming world mperast butchery.
For the defense of the Chinese people and the Soviet
Union. Stop the shipment of ammunition. Set up antiwar
committees in every shop neighborhood and workers
ganzation Down with fascism Rally in defense OF the
German workers from the bloody fascist reaction.
Forward along the road Of struggle that will wipe out