The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-29

The Brlt1Sh-Amer1can trade war
which is raging throughout the world,
and which has for q long time been
conducted in South America in the
form of armed warfare between the
South American countries, has by
no means been softened as a result
of the developments Of the London
Conference. On the contrary. In
spite of the attempts which are made
in the public press to indicate that
in London a certain amount Of gen.
eral agreement has been established
between London and Washington on
the currency question and on other
questions before the London Confer
ence, the fact remains that the cen
trail antagonism upon which the
whole conference was wrecked was
precisely the war between the dollar
and the pound.
The British-American antagonism
is coming forward sharper than ever
before in the international scene to-
ward the development of war. The
apanese-American antagonism is
also assuming a very sharp form.
These antagonisns among the great
powers, and the measures being ad-
opted for meeting the world prob
lens of capitalism, make the devel-
opment Of the new world war q
question of the day.
THE danger Of war is by no means
i expressed only in these sharpen
ing main imperialist antagonisms.
The sharper these antagonisms be-
come, the stronger become the efforts
of the leading capitalist statesmen to
find temporary solution in a COM
mon anti-Soviet war. to find tenn
porary solution of their antagonisms
at the expense Of the Workers Re-
public.
1t is by no means an accident that
precisely in the last days the rela-
lions on the Eastern frontier OF the
Soviet Union have considerably
sharpened. The attitude Of the Man
church republic" puppet Of japan,
rejecting the policies Of Tokyo, has
become extremely provocative. In
Tokyo the newspapers are openly
speaking about the necessity Of an
nexing Eastern Siberia. We can be
sure that when Japan begins to seri-
ously take up as practical order OF
business the moving across Soviet
borders, that they do so in certain
agreement with at least some Of the
Western powers. We must not under
any circumstances allow ourselves to
become lax in our vigilance as to the
necessity of rousing the masses for
the defense of the Soviet Union
merely on account of the diplomatic
victories that are being won ut this
moment by the Soviet Union. ;
When we say this we do not BY
any means want to underestimate the
Importance of these diplomatic VIC
tories of the u.S.S.R. The extension
of the system of non-aggression pacts
between the Soviet Union and France,
and Frances satellites in Eastern Eu-
rope, constitutes definite victory for
Soviet peace policy. The cancella-
ton of the trade embargo Of the
British against the Soviets Is another
victory of Soviet diplomacy. The be-
ginnings of organized large-scale
trade relations between the United
States and the Soviet Union and the
perspective of a possible recognition
of the Soviet Union by the United
States in the near future as Is being
spoken of openly by the capitalist
press are also victories. But the win
ming of these victories does not soften
the basic forces that are operating
towards bringing together the imper-
iaIist powers for a desperate war Of
Intervention against the Soviet
Union.
1t is necessary for us to weigh all
of these factors in their proper per-
spective and to understand that the
war danger is really an immediate
question for the masses today, that
we are really operating in a world sit
uation more explosive, more pregnant
with all of the factors Of world i'm
perialist war Of the most destructive
character than July 1914, just before
the outbreak Of the last World War.
The situation today is much more
strained, the forces of war that have
accumulated are far greater than
anything that has been seen before.
This world situation is the OUT
growth Of the deepening Of the crisis
of world capitalism. This Is bringing
profound changes into the world re-
lationships and into the domestic pol
icies Of the American bourgeoisie. In
the United States these changes are
expressed in the development Of the
Roosevelt new deal"
DRECISELY at this period our Aug
ust LIST demonstrations, the 18th
anniversary Of the outbreak Of the
World War, must be made the occa-
sion for serious mass mobilization
We must put little bit Of that
feeling of the imminence of war, that
feeling of apprehEnsiveness. and alarm
into our mass preparations for August
list, that is really justified by all the
facts of the world situation.
About the Anti-War Congress In
New York on.sLabor Day. The So
cialist Party and its allies have def
initely decided to enter into this
Anti-War Congress. They have sig
nified their acceptance of the invita-
lions that were issued for this c.
gress and they have named repre-
sentsttves to the preparatory COM
mittee. This serves to emphasize all
the more the absolute necessity Of
really making q mobilization Of dele
gates from all working class organ