The daily worker., 1934-08-04
MANIFESTO
OF THE AMERICAN LEAGUE
AGAINST WAR AND FASCISM
Adopted at U. S. Congress Against Var
NeU York City, Sept. 29-Oct. I, 1888

Nev York City, Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 1888
APPEAL TO THE WORKING MEN WOMEN OF AMERICA:
TO ALL VICTIMS WAR:
of mperial the world The
peoples immediate action against
the wars going
Intervention against increasing preparations
nd against the growing danger of a world
years ulity. the World Disarmament Confer
meeting perform the grim comedy of
ises the impera which
preparing ntenv than before in history for
already exposed nothing
position the coming between the
impest rivals and attempt to establish united imperast
front against Europe
especially Germany, Sharpened aggressive policy
of Japanese miIarm have brought all the imperiaist
breaking greatly increased the
intervention against the Soviet Union The greatest
United States England
Japan fought
already open war-the called local
being in reality struggles between these mperia The
presence thirty American warsps in Cuban waters itself
revolution The collapse the
Economic Conference that the
unable unwilling the basic
national problems peaceful and that they will
imperast in attempt to divert the attention of
the from their misery and the only capitalist of
the crisis. r; p5 w.
rapid rise fascism
danger Fascism forced labor miltarzatiOn,
lower standards living the acentuaOn national
hatreds and hauvinist indictments instruments for the
"mOral" preparations for 1t sets the country
against the people another and exploits the internal racial and
national within country them
uniting in joint action to solve their problems
The War System
danger inevitably the very
mOnOpOic capitalism ownership produc-
iOn capitalist complete
government by this class The imminent
other capitalist system
continues existence
exploitation and oppression the
colonies and of struggle the mpest redi
sion of markets and of materials.
Only the Soviet Union this
removed There classes which benefit
preparations Therefore the Soviet Union pursue
positive and vigorous policy and alone the
mnts proposes total disarmament Serious struggle against
involves rayg peace policy opposing
all attempts to weaken destroy Union
The United States Prepares for War
government spite peaceful pro-
eOns aggreve than following policies
only logical program of Roosevelt
administration permead by preparedness for
in the extraordinary military
industry and naval concentration the Pacific
intervention in Cuba the continued
China Chang Kai-shk currency
and tariff warsa which peaceful
tiOns of the United government
Under the guise of public N. R.
funds from the starving building
vastly larger navy and to mechanzOn the The wide
unemployment young
Ocaed reorestaOn which the War using
for trial military notifications The military training
the schools and colleges is being further developed
national holidays specially
being gOfy stimulate the war
spirit the working
time to produce munitions shipment
to the warning countries in South
dustries Board of 1917 being established
ing the leadership of trade unions
liberation in the machine.
Smoke Screens for War
This against reliance
the League Nations Kellogg effective
instruments of The Congress illusion
becomes particularly dangerous at the
cay when forth Labor
and Socialist International and the International of
Trade Unions method of combating danger
For Mass Resistance
We
ing the within each country for active
policies their mperast whether these
governments working individually
Nations
The Congress declares that the basic force
countries for struggle against the
organizing around close alliance
the population working farmers nteeuals oppressed
Negro people and all tong all
which generally opposed to
antiwsr allies itself with the
and semi colonial countries against impeat
gives full support their immediate