The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-01
World Front
Where the Sun Never Sets
The Lira in a Bad Way
China Today"
By HARRY CANNES =


w preparations by the CAPT.
talist powers, the countries
that spring to mind are the
United States, Japan, Great
Britain, Germany and other
great powers. But they are
not alone by long shot. Some Of
the countries which were neutral"
in the last world war, are now
arming to take part in the next
world slaughter with a vengeance
especially if the fire is directed
against the workers fatherland.
For the last few months war
councils have been active in Nor
way, Sweden, Denmark and Fin
land. They discussed joint military
action, and even alliances and the
formation of military block.
A certain Norwegian army cap
tain, Kvam, writing in the Nor
wegian newspaper Janus" sees the
development of war moves against
the Soviet Union. The main issues,
he thinks, will be decided in the
Baltic region, and that in this sit
uation the Scandinavian countries
cannot remain neutral.
"DRAVDA," official organ of the
Communist Party of the Soviet
Union, commenting on the project
for Northern European military
alliance, declared:
THE fact that the question of
Dano-German disagreements has
been raised in this connection is
enough to show that the proposed
coalition has an essentially German
bias. There can be no doubt that
the Scandinavian Press campaign
is far from being a spontaneous one.
1T is well known, for instance,
that the INFLAMMATION of the Alland
Islands was suggested first of all in
the 'Berliner Boersenzeitung." Fin
land, also, is no stranger to these
warlike projects; under the aegis
of the newly created Special De-
Tense Commission, with General
Mannerheim in the chair, she is
increasing the amount of her
ornaments.
THE links connecting the miIit-
artist of Finland with Fascist-mil-
itarist circles in any are
equally plain. 1t may be said that
Finland constitutes the most i'm
portant link between the Scandi-
navian bloc and the Reich.
ut is not difficult to see against
whom these alliances and coalitions
are aimed. Fascist Germany sup
ports these projects because she is
hoping, with the help of the Scan
dinavian countries, to transform the
Baltic into German Sea-"
The war moves that originate
with the militarists in the land Of
the rising sun have their compile
ment in the lands of the midnight
sun. In short the sun never sets
on the war plans against the work.
ers' fatherland.
ONE thing Mussolini's censorship
v cannot hide. That is, the fright
full financial crisis of the Fascist
regime. How bad it really is no
one can tell just now, because Mus
solini has juggled the figures in
order to attempt to hide it. A writer
in recent issue of Current History
declared that the financial crisis Of
the italian Fascist regime is the
worst of any capitalist country in
the world, and that's saying lot
these days.
This year the Mussolini govern
ment's deficit is at least 100000 900.
Try as he will to take the deficit out
Of the hide of the masses, Mussolini
cannot cure the growing financial
and economic disease of Italian
Fascism.
DECENTLY he attempted to nego-
IN tiate for gold reserve fund in
France to keep up the Ira. Moth
ing seems to have come of it, as
the Ira from the latest reports is
sinking very rapidly. Paris sees
danger in decline of the Ira; fears
new restrictions on flow of gold"
says New York Times headline on
Paris cable dispatch.
The gold block countries are
cracking in two places, Belgium and
Italy. 1t is certain that they will
not he n hIa ~ hold out ,,,11oL I0rnor
with tre m e n d Gus repercusSions
throughout the world. A new squirt
to initiation will be given to all
countries, and new crack of the
whip to the class struggle.
JWE want to inform our readers
w that the Dec. issue of China
Today" is out. A review of it will
be published in later issue of the
Daily Worker. But no one can
afford to miss this issue in view of
the great developments taking place
now in China. Among other things
China Today" contains the follow
ing articles: 1.-THE Canton Uprising
and Soviet China" by DR.. Hansu
Chan; "Chiang Kai-shek's Dictator
ship Stumbles," by Frederick Spen-
Ger; Blue Jackets in China" by
J. W. Phillips There are many
other splendid features.
Copies can be obtained at Is cents
each from Friends of the Chinese
People, 1853 West 2Srd Street, New
York City.
World Front" to date has
received S307.72 in the Daily
Worker drive.