The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-23
l. Deepening of General Crisis of Capitalism

was so loudly hailed by the social
fascistS, which was to be guaranteed
by section Ia Of the MIRA, has been
used as new instrument in the
hands Of the employers for the de-
velopment of company unions, to
block the desire of the workers to
organize into real trade unions, in
dependent of the bosses and govern
ment. 1t is an instrument to prop
up the boss controlled A. r. Of l..
bureaucracy, and a means to divert
the fight and organization Of the
working class away from militant
trade unions. The system Of codes
has been a step in the direction of
government control and fascination
of the trade unions. The codes fixed
minimum wages in the face Of inf1a-
ton and the rising prices. The So
called Public Works Program has
been used for the building up of the
army and navy,-an additional i'm
portant weapon for the whole pro-
gram Of Roosevelt, which is one Of
preparation for war All Of this
proves that the Roosevelt regime is
not as the liberals and Socialist
Party leaders claim, a progressive re-
game, but is a government serving
the interests of finance capital and
moving toward the fascist suppress
sion Of the workers movement.
Threatening War Danger
6-Tlhe capitalist class is feverishly
preparing for war as a way out Of
the crisis 1t has embarked on a
naval race with its main inlperialist
rivals, Great Britain and Japan. The
army has been further mechanical,
and the worlds largest air feet has
been provided for, coast defense has
been strengthened, army canton
mentS throughout the country have
been provided; and the C.C.C. has
served as a trial mobilization and
training ground for q great army,
both for imperialist war and for civil
war against the workers at home, as
openly admitted by Roosevelt's as
sistant secretary Of war, Woodring.
In all the markets Of the world,
the struggle between Great Britain
and the United States grows more
acute. The Roosevelt regime through
it's imitation, is engaged in a war
on British goods and on British cur
rency, in an effort to win world
hegemony. The struggle for hege-
mony between the United States and
Japan, daily becomes more marked,
with both nations building up their
naval ornaments in anticipation OF a
war for domination in the Pacific.
All the chief imperialist powers
are claShing for the lions share in
the dismembermeIt Of China. The
imperialiSt aggressiveness Of Roose-
velt's policies are shown most clearly
in Cuba, in Latin America BOLIVIA
Paraguay war;, and in the Philip
pines.
Roosevelt's policies are interlocked
with the policies Of world capitalism,
characterized everywhere by the
desperate attempt to get out Of the
crisis at the expense Of the masses
by means OF fascisrn, war and inter
vention.
THE preparations for war are
being carried through under the cover
of pacihsm and democracy. In this
trickery of the masses. Roosevelt has
the utmost support of the A. F. OF
L. bureaucrats, Socialists and liber-
ais. The A. F. Of L. bureaucrats
carry on the most violent attacks
against the Socialist fatherland
They support the preparations for an
army and navy on the plea that
it gives employment. The Socialists
have invested the New DEAL war
and fascist program with the halo
of Socialism. Now openly and now
covertly, they continue their attacks
against the Soviet Union.
8The recognition Of the Soviet
Union by the American government,
victory for the Soviet peace policy,
and the growing support Of this
policy by the masses of the entire
world. and result'ur from the in
creasng strength of the Soviet Union
does in no way indicate a peace policy
on the part of the American capital
lists. While extending recognition TO
the US.S.R., United States imperial
ism continues to furnish munitions,
war supplies to Japan, ana tries to
provoke a war between japanese i'm
perialism and the U.S.S.R. for the
purpose Of both weakening its chief
imperialist rival in the Pacific, as
we'll as the country of socialism, the
workers fatherland.
The conditions in the United
States confirm the statement Of the
Thesis Of the XIII Plenum of the
EC.CI., that "the international sit
uation bears all the features of the
condition of new world war" THE
greatest historical task of interna-
tional communism is to mobilize the
broad masses against war, and. even
before war has begun, thereby hasten
the doom of capitalism. Only a
Bolshevik struggle before the out
break of war for the triumph Of revo-
luton can assure the victory OF revo-
luton that breaks out in connection
with war
This declaration OF the E.C.C1. APP
plies with full force to the task Oh
the American Communists.