The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-31
By Lin1bGch

dergoing the worst economic crisis
in their history, the Soviet Union
was carrying out its second five
year plan.
1t is impossible In such a sketchy
review even to begin to relate the
achievements of the workers
fatherland. The most significant Of
the year was the victory over the
drought, and the increase in the
wheat harvest despite the most I'M
favorable conditions, a victory of
Socialist agriculture. While fascist
Germany suffered a IS per cent
decrease in food; while imperialist
Japan saw the lowest rice crop in
20 years; while the U. S. saw farm
ers and cattle starving, in the Soviet
Union Socialist agriculture was able
to advance to the point where ra-
tioning of food could be ended with
the end of 1884.
The enraged imperialist bandits,
utilizing the desperate zinoviev-
Trotzkyite dregs still left in the
minute crevices of the decaying
remnants of the decaying class enc
mics in the Soviet Union, on Dec.
| resorted to assassination of Com
rade Sergei Kirov, sterling Boil
shevik leader, in an effort to under
mine the Soviet government and
the leadership of the Communist
Party.
Their dastardly deed had not its
intended effect of stopping the ire
mendous socialist advance, nor in
furthering the plans of the impe-
rialists who financed and supported
them.
U.S.S.R. Strikes Hard
The proletaria n dictatorship
struck at these desperate assassins,
and struck hard One hundred and
three were executed, to the howl
ing and wailing of every enemy OF
the Soviet Union.
The end of the year also saw the
end of the 1922 Naval Treaty, abro-
gated by Japan, after it discovered
it could not be used to contain the
growing conflicts between Wall
Street and itself in the Far East
Viewing the Roosevelt government
driving to war for the control of
the Chinese markets, through the
construction of the greatest warship
building program, the japanese in
sisted on naval equality.
War, imperialist INSPIRED war for
Standard Oil, and the the British
oil magnates, continues in the Gran
Chaco region, between Paraguay
and Bolivia. The japanese imperi-
alists continue their incessant war
against the Chinese people in Man
churia and North China.
New Tactics in China
Chang Kai-shek carries on more
furiously his imperialist-f1nancec
war against the Chinese Soviets
The close of the year saw a tre-
mendous turn in the tactics of the
struggles of the Chinese Soviets and
the Chinese Red Army. Chang
Kai-shek's attempts to surround
and destroy the Soviets in Kiangsi
failed miserably. The Soviets and
/ the Red Army broke through
marching into several other prov
iuces. winning victories in Human
I Kweichow and S2echuan, spreading
to larger territories, preparing fol-
ever greater victories. At this mo-
ment the capital.of Kweichow prov
| ince is about to fall to the Rec
army.
The dying year saw glorious strug
giles of the prolstariat to end cap
italism. aga nst war and fascis
barbarism.
The new year will see an in
classification of these struggles, witt
the perspectives of some of tn
greatest battles in history for tn
liberation of the oppressed and toll
ing masses in the offlng. The i'm
perialists will strive still harder t.
plunge the world into new slaugh
ter in an effort to save their de
crepit, corrupt system. We mus
grid ourselves for still greater bat
ties against world fascism, for in
ternationsl solidarity, against i'm
perialist war and for defense Of tn
Soviet Unionl