The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-05
World Front
: BY HARRY CANNES

L. BY HARRY CANNES -
From Paris to Algiers
Class Battles Grow
An Offer to Hitler
THE new year is a little more
1 than a month old, but is
already rushing on to mo-
mentous world events. From
one end of the world to the
other the class struggle is
sharpening. A N i l. fascist
clashes in France are expected to
reach high point on Feb. 6, am
niversary Of the Paris fascist riots,
which were answered by the united
front of Socialists and Communists,
At Lille, France, the Socialist and
Communist united front met the
fascist provocation Sunday with a
militancy that forecasts great strug-
giles throughout France.
Despite all talk of recovery" in
the capitalist world, the workers
conditions are becoming so bad that
no amount of reforrnist treachery
can stop new far-flung strike
wave. In the United States the
workers in steel, auto, transporta-
ton, are girding for strike action.
In France, textile, shoe, transports-
ton and other workers have been
on strike. Strikes are becoming
more frequent in Latin American
countries, in Japan and China.
IN ALGTERs native troops are
mutinying The French impe-
rialist press tries to make the cur
rent riots appear to be anti -Sen1itic
actions. Though Jews have been
killed, the battles of the Algerian
people is primarily against the
French colonial masters. The rich
Jews have been utilized as agents
of the French overlords, and the
Arabs, as in Palestine, vent their
wrath first against them.
What the French fear most now
is the unreliability of the local
troops. The Arab peasants are in
miserable plight. With the crisis
sharpening in France, the price Of
their products goes down. Their
debts are heavy. The French inn
perialists have increased taxes.
Hence, repeated riots break out
which are essentially nti-imperial-
list in their nature and detectives.
AND with this intensification Of
"A the struggles of the workers
throughout the world against their
miserable lot, the ruling class rlshes
its war preparations.
In the Far East, the Japanese
militarist ruling clique Is driving
relentlessly for war against the
Soviet Union. They are moving
along every road towards the Soviet
border. Their engineers work night
and day to perfect railroads, mill
itary roads, auto and tank roads,
all leading towards the Soviet bor-
der. Japanese troops in Chahar
and near the Mongolian Peoples
Republic are moving on towards
the ancient caravan routes leading
into Outer Mongolia and thence on
to Soviet Siberia But these ancient
highways are intended for very
modern purpose by the Japanese.
They want them for aviation bases
and for routes to Chita where the
Trans-Siberian Railway and the
Chinese Eastern Railway join.
The British imperialists know that
the war moves will become greater.
Hence they are preparing alliances
now in order to direct the war that
is rushing on into channels they
most desire - that Is against the
Soviet Union
AFTER the signing Of the Anglo
II French pact regarding German
armament, all efforts are being con-
centrated on Hitler. At first Hitler
acted coyly. The capitalist press
mistook this for GOODNESS. But Sir
Eric Phipps, British Ambassador to
Germany, reports that Hitler is
quite willing to talk the matter over.
The chief fascist butcher sees the
substantial kernel in the diplomatic.
demagogic shell. Germany is to be
given the right to arm, to build up
an air fleet This is primarily
recognition of the main purpose for
which German fascism is arming-
for war in the East against the
| Soviet Union.
Lord Lothian, for example, writ-
ing recently in the London Times,
declared that an agreement with
German fascism was enlinently de-
sirable. Hitler has pacific intentions,
he declared. He does not want war.
He wants arms equality. AS proof
of Hitler's overpowering desire for
peace, Lord Lothian quoted the
existence of German fascism's "non-
aggression" pact with Poland. The
whole world knows that this pact
was deliberately aimed at the Soviet
| Union,
| Despite all public statements on
what was agreed upon in London,
the most important achievements
are being kept secret. What they
are in detail can only be surmised.
But that their fundamental sig
nificance is move to weaken
the French-Soviet pact, and to
strengthen the Japanese Hitler anti
Soviet war front is beyond ques-
ton.