The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-23
BIRTHS h-German Plans
Temporarily Fooled,
Says Paper

MOSCOW, Feb. % (By Cable) -
The danger of embodiment of all
Europe in war touched off by Ger
man fascism makes essential the
speedy conclusion of regional pacts
of mutual assistance and non
aggression, Pravda warned in an
editorial yesterday Pravda is the
organ of the Communist Party OF
the Soviet Union.
Mincing no words, Pravda en-
phas.zed the chief menace to Euro
pean peace: German fascism is &C
lively preparing for seizures of ter
ritory in Eastern and Central Eu-
rope in order to prepare for war in
the west by this means. That is
why it opposes the Eastern Pact of
security and mutual assistance. It
is interested in the dislocation of
any agreements whatsoever con-
cluded upon the basis of mutual de-
pandence in the cause of the main
tenance of peace in all parts of Eu-
rope. German fascism is openly
seeking to drive a wedge between
Britain and France and to upset
Franco Soviet collaboration wit h
the assistance of Britain.
u. S. S. r. for Real Pact
The Soviet government, on the
contrary" Pravda continues, lis ac-
lively struggling for strengthening
of the security of all states in Eu-
rope, as well as the organization
of peace, with the assistance Of q
system of regional pacts. The Soviet
government is ready to welcome the
London agreement. on condition of
its absolute indivisible fulfllment.
Such are the two answers. Which
of these corresponds to the interests
of the laboring masses-this is clear
to everybody. For fascist Germany
the very fact of the French, and
particularly the British, govern
ments addressing themselves to the
government of the U. S. S. R. must
serve to recall that Germany's adj
venturous plans will not be so easily
realized even with the hope of sup
port from Without.
British War; Makers Checked
1--WE can only repeat" Pravda
stressed, that the fate of European
peace in no way depends only upon
the external political maneuvers of
German fascism and its advocates.
The British bourgeoisie is forced to
reckon with the fact that the wild
est masses of the toilers of Britain
do not desire war and also do not
approve of encouraging the adven-
turous plans of German fascism.
The British government is there
fore obliged to resort to complicated
maneuvers and these maneuvers
have not as their realization the
plan of fascist Germany to set Eu-
rope against the Soviet Unioll. The
ruling circles of British imperialism
must reckon with the position of
France and remember the extent
of the risk which they take upon
themselves in encouraging fascist
adventurers.
Fascists Fooled
That is why they do not decide
Immediately and openly to break
the London agreement as German
fascism is trying to get them to do
by Offering to realize only one clause
of the proposal-the air convention.
Thus the plan of fascist diplo-
macy-to dislocate all at once the
system of peace and security in
Eastern Europe which. is being
formed and which consequently is
affecting the whole continent-fails.
This, however, does not signify that
German fascism is renouncing its
aims. Only one conclusion can be
made: It is necessary to hasten by
all possible means the conclusion of
regional pacts of mutual assistance,
and in the first place. the Eastern
Pact. The governing circles in Brit
ain especially must draw this
conclusion