The Daily Worker Newspaper, November 11, 1931, Page 4

3th § Address and mail all ch rf BPubltshed br the Somprodaily Publishing C: Ine, datly except Sunda eet, N Adopt Protest Resolutions Against the War of the Imperialists in Manchuria and the War n! Demand Immediate Publication of Secret Agreements ! Plots 5, at BO E DAIWORK SUBSCRIPTION RATES: of Manhattan and Bronx, “New York City. Foreign: By mail everywhere: One year, $6; six months, $3; two months, $1; excepting Boroughs one year, $8; six months, $4.50. of Hoover and Morga THE LEADING U. S. IN THE WAR ON THE | SOVIET UNION | 4s By CYRIL BRIGGS b bas bloody fruits of the secret pact recently arrived at between Hoover and Laval are elearly seen in the war moves in Manchuria. The new World War is on. The lution for the world economic crisis is so- another world slaughter at the expe of the colonial masses, at the expense of the Chinese People, and aimed at destroying the Soviet Union and lowering the standard of living of the workers in the imperialist countries. pose of the secret pact betw Hoover. The fascist Italian Foreign Minister now on his way to America to complete the final atrangements, to forge the last link in the plot “gainst the world proletariat and their Socii ist Fatherland. The German bourgeoisie have already been whipped into line by Amer! and French imperialisms. The vassal states of France ih Eastern Europe, Poland, Rumania, etc., are ready to pounce on the Soviet Union. The Rus- sian Tzarists are being mobilized on both the | western front where they have been sheltered for years under the protection of French im- perialism, and in Manchuria where the Japanese imperialists are already openly speaking of cap- turing “Vladivostock and all Siberia west to Lake Baikal” with the sid of the Russian White Guards, Leading Role of U. S. Imperialists The leading role of the United States in the war moves against the Soviet Union is clearly revealed. The United States had its Consul General rush to Tsitsihar to oversee the Jap- anese advance towards the Soviet .trontier and to give credence to the Japanese Iles of Soviet military aid to the Chinese militarist tools of Japan and the United States who are pretend- ing resistance to the Japanese advance. The United States has sent a secret note to Japan, the contents of which are carefully guarded. The United States is selling huge quantities of war supplies to Japan. Japan has just bought 9,000 tons of nitro-glycerine from the United States. United States troops have been called out in Tientsin to co-operate with the Japanese in their maneuvers to lay the basis for the extension of their military invasion to Central China. The United States has at least 735 soldiers tn Tient- sin. A dispatch from Washington admits that the United States have strong naval forces either in Chinese waters or nearby: “Naval forces now in the Far East include 39 ships of the main Asiatic fleet, based in Manila, as well as the Yangtze River patrol... “Forces off the Phillipines include the new cruiser Houston, # flagship, 19 destroyers, 12 submarines, 2 mine-sweepers and 5 auxiliaries, wach as submarine tenders and others. In ad- dition there are two squadrons of airplanes. “On the Yangtze River are 7 light gun- boats. There are 4 other gunboats variously stationed off the China coast.” These are the forces the United States im- pertalists admit to be in Far Eastern waters. In ROLE OF THE addition, there are American troops in many Chinese cities. Significantly, too, the peace-time advance guard of American imperialism, the missionaries, | have been instructed by United States Consul General George E. Hanson, to withdraw into | | | Harbin. Plan New Division of World American and French imperialisms are joined | with Japanese imperialism in a war for a new division of the world, for the partition of China, for the destruction of the Soviet Union and its victorious socialist economy which has abolished unemployment and raised tremendously the liv- ing standards of the Russian workers while in the capitalist world millions of workers walk the streets and mass misery continues to increase. The American imperialists are also concerned about their trade with Japan. This is frankly | | pointed out by the Detroit Mirror, which gives | | | figures comparing the United States imports to Japan with imports to China. The Mirror calls for an alignment with the best customer, Japan. It quotes the figures for 1929, exports to China, $124,000,000; exports to Japan, $260,000,000, It admits that the crisis has affected these ex- | ports, but declares the proportion still stands, It openly calls for the support of Japanese im- perialism against the Chinese masses and the workers and peasants of the Soviet Union. Other American capitalists papers are just as frank. They openly gloat over the prospects of pushing the Soviet Union into war. They openly declare their belief and wish that this would destroy the Five Year Plan. ‘Try to Push Soviet Union Into War! In the meantime, the Japanese army con- tinues its advance toward the Soviet frontier, while the imperialists strive by every means, by the most brazen provocation, to push the Soviet Union into war. Workers! Stop the bloody war moves of the bosses! Stop the new world slaughter! Raise the alarm in your unions, in your shops, every- where! Adopt resolutions against the new tm- Perlalist war! Organize joint committees of workers against war, for the defense of your- selves and your families, for the defense of the achievements of socialist construction in the workers fatherland, the Soviet Union! Organize demonstrations on November 21 against the new world butchery! Fight against the capitalist Hunger Program! Demand all war funds for un- employed relief and social insurance! Support the National Hunger March to Washington! Defend the Chinese masses! Defend the Soviet Union! The capitalist press on Monday reported that ‘persistent reports that Japan was inquiring for copper and zinc for use as war materials were circulated in Wall Street today.” ‘The same reports declare that a shipment of 9,500 tons of nitrates, “often used. in the manu- facture of explosives,” has just been made to Japan, The Working Class In the USSR. at the 14th Anniversary we By A. BUROV. (Conclusion) ® proof of how the Soviet Government pro- vides for the needs and requirements of the population, there is the state fund for improving the-cultural and living conditions of workers and employees, as, for instance, free public service, inouse construction, health production, public feeding, etc. In 1929 that State Fund consisted of 3,372,000 rubles; in 1930 it grew to 6,571,000 and in 1931 it reached the sum of 9,690,000 rubles. The Soviet Union is the only country in the world which had not only proclaimed the slogan of a Thour day, but had actually applied it in every day life. Already in May, 1930, 47 per cent of all workers had the benefit of a 7-hour working day. This year the 7-hour day will be applied in. 92 per cent of all branches of in- dustries. ‘The Soviet Union is the only country in the world where women workers are relieved from work during the eight weeks before and eight weeks after confinement with full pay. A wide spread net of day nurseries, homes for mother and child, free consultations for children and other similar organizations, give a clear picture of how women and monthers are cared for and protected. As to youth in industry, no one is allowed to start work before 16 years and the work does not exceed 6 hours. In 1913 the working day for youth was an average of 934 hours; while already in 1929 it was only 5 hours and 20 min- utes and in 1930 the average hours per day were only 4, the rest of the time given to study. ‘The Soviet Government also lays much stress upon labor protection, creating sanitary-hygienic envirofiments in all industry concerning health, safety and technical improvements. In 1928-29 the expenditure for labor protection amounted to over 54,000,000 rubles, In 1929-30 it was 79,- 000,000 and in 1931 it has already spent 240,000,~ 000. Much attention is given by the Soviet Gov- ernment to the construction of homes for work- ers, The House Construction Fund in 1930 amounted to 682,000,000 rubles; in 1931 it has increased to 1,156,000,000 rubles. Energetic measures have been taken by the Government in the line of trade unions, cooper- atives and social organizations in the course of Feconstructing the cooperatives into communal bodies, the growing of public feeding, of meat @nd canning industry, of live stock collective farms and dairy farms—served as a basis for the general improvement of living conditions. In the U. S, as a result of mass pauperization, the mortality rate among children is extremely high; infantile paralysis is a frequent occur- ence in the workers quarters, ruthlessly carry- dng away hundreds of proletarian children, whereas in the U.S.S.R., due to the measures | taken by the Soviet Government, proper care } and attention to the needs of the population and to the rise of the general welfare, the mortality | among children has been reduced to 50 per cent. | | The Soviet Government pays particular atten- tion to questions of health and sanitation so that the proletarian class in the U.S.S.R, have the preference against workers in other coun- tries. Two Weeks Vacation With Pay All the workers and employees in the U.S.S.R. get % two-weeks vacation and those working in dangerous industries get additional two weeks with full pay. The former royal palaces, magni- ficent mansions of former manufacturers and wealthy homesteads have been transformed into sanatoriums and rest homes for workers, In 1928-29 546,000 workers were provided with splendid rest in those sanatoriums, summer re- | sorts and rest homes; in 1929-30 671,000, and in 1931 about 1,000,000. Not only do they save their salaries during their vacations, getting free room and board, ‘but the fare is covered by the in- surance. There are also specially organized night sanatoriums for workers of poor health, to rest after their day’s work; a wide net of dairy res- | taurants, dispensaries and other health organi- zations, Cultural Facilities For All Thus, in comparing the standard of living of the Soviet workers and those of the capitalist countries, one must take into consideration all the mentioned privileges and preferences and ta- cilities. In 1931 a number of considerable achievements were checked up in the line of cultural reconstruction. The intense and suc- ul campaign for elimination of illiteracy is greatly augmented by the craving of the masses for general and technical knowledge. New cadres are growing fast, a network of technical schools of the higher type is spreading rapidly, a new type of school is being created, factory schools, industrial schools, a combination of work and study, he villages and collective farms, too, have a well organized widespread net of cultural institutions. While in 1920, out of 100 there were only 32 literate people who could read and write, that number grew in 1931 to 70, when compulsory education has been introduced for the entire population. In 1914-15 the num- ber of pupils in the grammar and middle schools was 7,800,000; in 1930 their number had grown to 14,000,000 and in 1931 their number had grown to 20,000,000. In the majority of those schools hot lunches are being supplied with shoes and clothes. Over 1,206,000 students attend factory schools; 364,000 in higher types of schools (col- leges); 715,000 in technical schools; 331,000 in special workers’ faculty schools. One must re- member that all of those workers and peasants attending various colleges are provided with room and a stipend. Their slogan “knowledge for tollers” ls broadly applied in practice in the By HARRISON GEORGE. HERE are they going, these imperialist shouters about “peace?” They are moving toward the Soviet frontier! | At WHOM are they shouting—“You must be peaceful!’ | At the Soviet Union!” | But—WHO IS MOVING TROOPS AND MOBOLIZING WAR SUPPLIES? Japan, France and her Polish and Rumanian lackeys— AND THE UNITED STATES! Is Japan moving troops? It CERTAINLY IS! over the prostrate body of China! ». Is the League of Nations putting a stop to it? It is NOT! Js the Kellogg-Briand Pact putting a stop to it? It is NOT! How do these fake “peacemakers” explain their failure? It is simple, in Japan, the Tokio Government says that the Soviet Union has a “secret agreement with the Chinese.” | So the Japanese must take “positive and effective” action— | MORE TROOPS SENT TO NEAR THE SOVIET FRON- TIER! In Washington it is also simple, but very different. Stim- son hints that “The Soviets have a secret agreement with Japan.” But it is STIMSON who has openly approved of Japan’s seizure of Manchuria, while the Soviet denounces it! And in Geneva, still another simple explanation, Briand “fears,” that is, he SAYS he “fears”—that “Russia will in- vade Manchuria to protect its interest in the Chinese Eastern Railway, and this willl PREVENT JAPAN FROM WITH- DRAWING ITS TROOPS.” Briand simply oozes “fears.” Because he “fears” also that IF Soviet Russia is “involved,” why then, of course, that “will worry Poland and Rumania.” And also, OF COURSE, the League CANNOT PREVENT Poland and Ru- mania making war on the Soviet Union! Why, if Japan attacks the Soviet frontier six thousand miles away in the Far East, should Poland and Rumania attack the Soviet Union in the West?. Because France de- sires it! Does not France completely control the finance and the army of Poland and Rumania? IT DOES! Therefore, work- ers, BRIAND’S TALK ABOUT “FEARS” IS THE TALK OF A HYPOCRITE, who makes WAR and talks “PEACE!” So, workers, thus far we see that JAPAN AND FRANCE ARE UNITED and MOVING TOWARD WAR ON THE SO- VIET UNION! What about the United States? What is the American Government’s attitude toward the Soviet Union? It is one of impudent hostility! Workers, DEMAND TO KNOW WHAT WAS THE SECRET AGREEMENT BETWEEN STIMSON AND THE JAPANESE AMBASSADOR AT WASHINGTON—AFTER WHICH STIMSON CEASED TO OPPOSE JAPANFSE IN- VASION OF MANCHURIA AND BEGAN TO “FEAR”’— ALONG WITH BRIAND—THAT THE JAPANESE AD- VANCE MIGHT “INVOLVE” THE.SOVIET UNION! WAS NOT A SECRET AGREEMENT FOR WAR ON THE SOVIET UNION MADE BETWEEN FRANCE, JAP- And —by BURCK AN, AND AMERICA, and the general plan for that war settled with the Japanese Ambassador Debuchi, when LA- VAL held secret meetings with HOOVER at Washington? Did not the entry of Stimsons agent, Gilbert, into the League of Nations, AT BRIAND’S INVITATION, mean— —among other things—AN AGREEMENT WITH FRANCE FOR WAR ON THE SOVIET UNION? Why did the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, GEN- ERAL McARTHUR, review French and Jugoslavian ARMY MANEUVERS two.months ago? Why did the head of the French Army, MARSHAL PETAIN, just HAPPEN to be in the United States when LAVAL secretly talked with HOOVER? Why is the Chief of Staff of the Polish Army, GENERAL DRESZER, today busy in AMERICA? Why—JUST AFTER HOOVER TALKED WITH LA- VAL—did the” Federal Reserve Bank finance WHEAT SALES TO FRANCE? Is France broke? NOT AT ALL! Why the BIG BOOM IN THE PRICE.OF WHEAT THEN OF OIL—THEN OF COPPER? These are WAR MATERIALS, the VITAL WAR MATERIALS! AMERICA IS BACKING FRENCH, POLISH AND RU- MANIAN ARMIES AGAINST THE SOVIET—ON THE SO- VIET’S WESTERN FRONTIER! Why, workers, are all these WAR MOVES accompanied by shouts at the Soviet Union—“YOU MUST KEEP QUIET!” All the WAR-MAKERS are demanding that the Soviet Union be peaceful! WHAT A MOCKERY! The Soviet IS peaceful! The Soviet is building Social- ism. It is busy and in peace! The imperialist wolves snarl around its borders! They reject its disarmament proposals, whether for total or partial disarmament—and, they arm themselves to the teeth! They only yesterday rejected the Soviet economic peace proposal—and only yesterday the U. S. Government ordered American manufacturers to sell to the Soviet “only for cash” —A FINANCIAL BLOCKADE! Workers! These war-makers are PLAYING WITH YOUR LIVES! They intend to RIDE OVER THE CORPSES OF MILLIONS OF WORKERS, in order to DESTROY THE SOVIET UNION! These are the SAME: HOOVER, STIMSON AND MEL- LON who force you to starve by refusing UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AT FULL WAGES to protect capitalist prof- its!) Who cut your wages! And to protect capitalism from the inspiration of SOCIALISM IN THE SOVIET UNION, to be free to CONTINUE STARVING YOU, they would destroy YOUR NSPIRATION TO FIGHT—SOVIET SUC- CESS! Workers! ONLY YOUR PROTEST MAY FORCE THE WAR-MAKERS TO HOLD THEIR HAND! Just as only YOUR mass fight for Unemployment Insurance will force them to feed the starving! : Just as only YOUR organizing strikes will force them to stop wage cutting! ' Rally to the Anti-War Demonstrations Noy. 21st! Sup- port the National Hunger March to Washington. Organize strikes against wage cuts! Defend the Soviet’ Union, De- fend your LIVES FROM STARVATION AND CAPITALIST WAR! DOWN WITH SECRET AGREEMENTS! USSR. women. Taking it all into account, together with Palaces, theatres, libraries, museums, etc, are all in the possession of the working class. Proletarian Democracy The U.S.S.R. is the only country in the world where proletarian democracy is carried through in actual life. The whole Soviet system is based upon the principles of broad proletarian demo- cracy with the participation of the broadest masses of city and village toilers in the govern- ment of the country. Also the trade unions of the U.S.S.R. counting 14,000,000 members this 14th year of the October Revolution, are based upon the broadest prin- ciples of union democracy; they are the van- guard of mass activity drawing in broad masses of trade union organized workers into the so- cialist construction, expressing and organizing on the largest and unheard of scale, the direct initiative and self-activity of proletarian masses. ‘This mass activity of the members, as a result of union democracy in the Soviet trade unions, finds its expression in active daily union volun- teer activity of a functioning body of 2,270,000. ‘The entire functioning body of the Soviet trade unions consist of over 13,600,000 members. ‘There are over 4,000 trade union clubs and 91,000 “red corners”; a wide-spread net of physical culture institutions; a labor press, richest in the entire world, party and trade union press, factory papers and finally a whole army of peasant and worker correspondents of over 2,000,000 men and~ the actual participation of the broad masses in the government of the country, one may get a clear vision of the very nature of the: Soviet system with ‘all its preferences as compared’ to the capitalist’ systems: of: government. All these tremendous achievements of social construction became possible only, on the basis Of a clear and straight Party line and as a result of an’ intensive struggle against the dangers of right-wing opportunism, as well as the “left” opportunist deviations; on the ground. of the immensely growing creative enefgy, initiative and activity of the working class expressed in the powerful ‘development ’of : soctalist- competi- Kedfmte | Nels, ee Edison Not Religious The attempt by all manner of religious dope peddlers to make out that Edison was reéligious, believed in God and all sucl things, is. of course, an effort to boost religion. ‘ In view of this attempt, it. might be well to recall what was said in the N. Y. Times of Oct. 19. One paragraph quoted Edison as, on an oc- casion three years ago, saying: “People are drifting away from superstitions and bunk. Increase in scientific knowledge is responsible.” It is also said that the-Freethinkers of Amer- ica sent to the press a tribute to Edison, prais- ing him as: “A member of and liberal contributor to the Freethinkers of America for many years.” The Times continues: “Witlr the tribute were enclosed facsmilies of checks” paid to the or- ganization from Mr. Edison’s private acount for dues from 1926 through-1930, together with two contributions of $100, on one of which was typed ‘to help along’.” This, we think, establishes that Edison was not religious, but we want to make clear that we do not endorse the various agnostic and atheist associations, such as the Fréethinkers of Ameri- ca, which are led, or bettér misled, by a lot of capitalist dilletantes. ‘The working class is the ONLY genuinely pro- gressive force in decadent bourgeois society, ari only the workers can lead a really scientific struggle against superstition, against religion. This is because only they can give it proper. coordination with the class struggle that is the foundation of society composed of hostile classes. That is why we are glad to learn of the for- mation of the Workers Anti-Religious League, which holds regular Sunday afternoon lectures im New York at 63 West.15th Street. In fact we were so glad that we promised to lecture for them on November 22, providing the deity does not bear down too hard on our crippled liver in the meantime. ‘We had last Sunday’s announcement written. up, but it didn’t get into the paper. It was our mistake though, and should -not be laid to di- yine intervention. And those interested should go every Sunday at 2:30; whether the Daily Worker announces it or not. Stele In Darkest America ‘The Dreiser Expedition-into the jungles of Kentucky seems to haye encountered the sav- ages who use poison arrows. But if it had went @ little further, it would have run across the Kansas cannibals who offer up human sacrifice to evil spirits. All of which is told" in att Associated Press dispatch of Nov. 3, from Arkansas City, Kansas, as follows: , “Fear of an automobile. wreck which would cause them suffering, caused..Mrs. Edna Moyer to kill her husband, James E. Moyer, railroad blacksmith, with a hatchet and end her own life by taking poison. ‘We are both to be man- gled in an automobile wreck,’ said a note left by Mrs. Moyer, who wrote that ‘God revealed the plan.’” We cite this as proof that the Filipinos, Porto Ricans, Nicaraguans, Haitians, or anybody else with a fair amount of natural resources needed by Amefican manufacturers, are “backward peo- ple” who “believe in voodooism,” and require the “Christian guidance” of the U. 5. Marines. Eira pad 3 To Those Who Write Us: -Afid expect that we can publish everything we get, we must explain that it is physically impossible. It is an ad- ditional grief that we get many complaints, many apparently justified, without the name and address of the sender and, not being ‘able to publish them, we cannot even write an answer telling the comrade that we are taking the mat~ ter up with a view to correcting the thing com- plained of. Nor can we.do much that way, when you won't sign your own kick. Moreover, isn’t it showing a lack of confidence in us when you fail to tell us who you are? If you don’t trust Red Sparks, how can Red Sparks trust you? tion and shock brigades. ‘There are 200,000 shock brigades and 312 mil- lions of individual shock..workers in industry. No doubt there are still difficulties to overcome. But those are difficulties of growth which will be overcome by way of direct activity and selt- sacrifice and enthusiasm of the toiling masses, Capitalism Breeds Misery for Toilers. ‘The difficulties and misery of the proletarian masses in the capitalist countries grow out from the very nature of capitalism and is based upon the brutal exploitation and oppression; they are the result of the decaying process of the entire capitalist system and could be eliminated only by way of daily revolutionary class struggle un- der the leadership of the Communist Party— with the abolition of capitalism. One must not forget that the difficulties in the Soviet Union are being aggravated by the policy of hostile isolation and preparation for inter- vention on the part of the capitalist countries which are trying to disrupt tre successful so- clalist construction, They rea ‘e too well that each step ahead of the Soviet workers serves a& a stimulant for the working class in the capitale ist countries in their struggle against wage-cuts, lowering of the standard of ving and for their own social liberation from the deadlock of capi- ‘Therefore, each new success of the Soviet proletariat fills the world bourgeoisie with alarm and thoughts of aggressive intervention. There is undoubtedly a close.connection between thi growing political and econouic power of U.S.S.R. and the recent developments in Man: churia with the danger of a new imperialist wai But, regardless of all difficulttes and plotting o: the imperialists, the Soviet workers bravely con- tinue their socialist constriction. The interna- tional’ proletariat had more than once averted the sword raised for-war and intervention against the workers’ government and -will again rise in defense of the only Workers’ Fatherland, ‘The 14th Anniversary of the October Revolu- tion was not only a review of the power, strength and achievements of the Soviet Union, but served also as a. roll call and mobiliza- tion of the world proletariat for the defense of the only proletarian government in the entire world—the USSR. Le om