The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-11
"Capitalism Means
War and FasciSm,"
Declares Bar busse
Urges All Workers tc
Demonstrate Today
Against Both
BY HENRI BARBUssE

sA@N
important anniversaries.
November IL will mark the 15tk
anniversary of the Arrnistice. 1t 81
the day officially set aside to cele"
brate the so-caHed peace. 1t is there"
fore the day en- which we must den1'
onstrate NIGHTLY against war and
fascisnl. That will be done on tocay
throughout the world. That will also
be done here, in the United States. u,
War and fascism are closely con-
nected. They are both products OF
capitalism. Hitler has already burned
books. He has burned the Reichstas.
Now he is getting ready to be the
incendiary of Europe. Hitler is de-
handing equality of ornaments" In
the hypocritical, official mist OF for
NAL language this phrase means the
rearming of Germany-its recntry
into the race for ornaments!
Against the Vaccinations of Hitler,
it is fitting that there should arise
throughout the world powerful pro-
test. Such protest will support and
reassure our comrades, the German
workers. It will comfort them in
their dangerous and heroic struggle
against the cruel. unparalleled terror
of the red-hsnded charlatan who TO-
the time being is temporary master Ct
Germany.
Fascism Splits Masses
Furthermore, such a universal pro-
test vii give the governments which
are on the road to fascism something
to think about. The economic crisis
is stirring up fasctsm in all the cap-
italist countries. The crisis is caused
by capitalism itself. But capitalism,
which is sinking economically, is still
strong politically; it still holds III its
hands the forces of the state. 1t d.
reefs a policy against the working
class. That policy is to separate the
middle classes and the farmers from
the working class, and to incite them
against the working class. This policy
is pursued by means of demagogic
lies, by means of violence. These are
the only means that can be used, for
the fascists know that the interests Of
all workers are identical.
This is the way in which all forms
Of fasciSm have begun. And I be-
heve that such is the state OF things
at present in all capitalist countries
without exception. "a
What about the plans for reforms
ing capitalism, those combinations
which would solve the crisis while
upholding the present capitalist fourl-
dations of society? These plans are
articles which can give only tenn
porary and illusory results.
Only Socialism Can Plan
During my stay in the United
States, have often been asked what
I thought about the N. R. A. I have
always tried to be discreet and cir
cunspect in answering this question,
for / am a stranger in this country,
unfamiliar with Its specific problems.
But 1 think I can say something
which is as true Of America as OF the
rest OF the world. No plan can sue
coed which leaves intact the capital
ist foundations of society. No planned
economy can triumph which Is not
based upon socialism.
In addition to Arrnistice Day there
was another anniversary this week.
On November we observed the ceie-
bration of the sixteenth anniversary
Of the October Revolution. Today the
Soviet Union Is or the road to victory
in It's work of economic construction,
and today it Is being particularly
threatened by It's foes.
War has many manifestations. IL
is difficult to forsee which of these
will let loose new world war-lnless
we can organize against it. But 1t IS
my conviction that the greatest and
most immediate war danger lies IN
the expansion of Japan and in the
aggressive policy which-frankly and
without any attempt to conceal it
Japan Is carrying on against the
Soviet Union.
This is danger TO which We must
not be blinded by the non-agression
pacts which the Soviet Union, the
only genuine pacifist nation IN the
world, has made with some fourteen
countries, and by the Soviet Unions
diplomatic relations, however salts
factory these may be. ~
Warns against Japan
We must keep our eyes fixed upon
the Vaccinations of Japan IN China,
and on the frontiers of Siberia and
Soviet Mongolia.
In the face of the catastrophe
which are developing, we must forge
genuine league OF peoples, real
league Of honest men and women,
above frontiers, above parties,
mighty league of struggle against tho
capitalist-imperialist menace.
That Is the meaning Of the great
movement initiated by the League
Against War and Fascism which has
thousands of committees and millions
Of adherents throughout the world r
and which has taken solid roots 81
this country following the nationa,
anti-war congress recently held ID
New York.
1t is the duty Of everyone to sup
port this vast movement OF struggle
against war and fascism, this immense
nlovemnt Of social progress and
human liberation.