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118 THE WORKERS COUNCIL OCTOBER 15, 1921 OCTOBER 15, 1921 THE WORKERS COUNCIL 119 cleared away.
and disclaimed all responsibility in connection with of Japanese victory appear unsafe. The defeat of such a step.
Gerinany, the retirement of Russia in her capacity as As far as Australia concerned, the only opponent an imperialistic power prepared to undertake mutual to be considered is Japan, America even counting as marauding expeditions with Japan, have placed Japan an ally in case of a conflict with Japan.
in such a position that in the event of a conflict with In South Africa the farmers wish to be left out of the United States she can count solely on the support all political conflicts.
of England.
This attitude on the part of its largest colonies has THE PLANS OF THE UNITED STATES brought about such a situation that English imperialIN REGARD TO EASTERN ASIA.
ism has lost its capacity to act with a free hand in its Due to the colossal need of expansion of its ecorelations with the United States.
nomic sphere of influence, the United States of AmerThe continued intensification of economic compe ica looks upon China and Russia (Siberia) as great tition between the United States and Great Britain markets offering fruitful ground for the application of has confronted both ivals with the question whether American capital.
such competition, existing as it does amid an atmos Considering the peculiar position of America as the phere of great political discord, would not result in creditor of the whole world, considering the competian increase of armaments, leading possibly to a new tion of American industry not only with Japanese but world war.
with English industry as well, the United States is In a new world war England would be in a much naturally placed in opposition to all special rights and more precarious position than during the world war privileges which the other imperialistic states, such as of 1914 18.
England, France and Japan have acquired in China Unable to count upon the unconditional support of and could at the present time acquire in Siberia as her colonies, England would in all likelihood find well.
among her opponents even France, whose efforts to America is attempting to crowd Japan out of China gain control of all continental Europe with the aid of by the shibboleth of the open door, a catchword that her vassal states, Poland, Czecho Slovakia and Rou was introduced as far back as 1900 by the American mania, and whose Eastern policy is bringing her into Secretary of State John Hay.
ever greater opposition to England.
And it is evident, from the attitude of America on.
English imperialism has been the means of destroy the question of the Chinese radio stations, and on the ing not only the naval power but also the military question of the Island of Yap that it is prepared to strength of German capitalism.
take up the fight all along the line.
The disarming of German capitalism has raised This attitude of the United States is a menace to the French militarism to the most significant factor on the interests of England, but much less so than to the incontinent.
terests of Japan, for the reason that England as a In the present state of development of long range capitalistically powerful state can much more easily guns, aviation and submarines, France as an ally of fight American competition than Japan, and for the the United States in a future war would not only be further reason that the possession of the shores of in a position to effect a total blockade of England but the Pacific is for Japan a question of life and death, could even have the boldness to land forces in that while for England it is only one of the most important country.
questions of world politics.
This state of affairs is forcing the British Govern If England is compelled to choose between Japan ment to attempt even now to arrive at an agreement and the United States of America, there is no doubt with the United States.
that she will decide in favor of the latter.
The result of such an agreement would be the for In view of all this the Washington conference apmation of an Anglo Saxon capitalistic trust with its pears to be an attempt on the part of America to apply center of gravity in America. This trustification diplomacy in order to wrest from Japan the fruits of would be effected at Japan expense.
her victory IV. THE ISOLATION OF JAPAN.
VI. THE PROBABLE RESULTS OF THE Japanese imperialism at very little expense to itself, WASHINGTON CONFERENCE.
became immensely rich during the war as a supplier of The conditions for the limitation of armaments in war materials to the Entente. It was further aided the Pacific, or the distribution of naval bases among by the fact that England, owing to the strain of war, the various marine powers, depend upon the result of was unable to supply her colonies with adequate the negotiations concerning the questions at issue in quantities of goods of her own manufacture.
the Pacific.
At the opening of the war Japan, by the use of England will take sides with Japan and endeavor to diplomacy, prevented the participation of China in the obtain a compromise that will enable her to maintain world war, and wrested Kiao Chau and the province the alliance with Japan and at the same time draw of Shantung out of the hands of German imperialism, America formally into this alliance.
putting herself in the place of Germany.
The military significance of the alliance in the event Japan supported and encouraged internal strife in of a war with America is very great; but the diploChina and took advantage of these conflicts to step in, matic significance of this alliance in case of a conflict presumably as an organizer, in reality, however, to with the United States is likewise very great.
become mistress of this enormous empire, which under In order to attain this goal it will be advisable to the lead of the bourgeois South is slowly emerging grant Japan rights in Siberia, while America will refrom feudal confusion and making large strides in the ceive concessions in China.
direction of unity.
Ainerica will also be given a share in the exploitation The results of the world war now make the fruits of the oil fields of Mesopotamia.
If England succeeds in striking such a compromise, population has come under Roumanian and Jugoshe will attempt within the sphere of the English Jap Slavian sovereignty.
anese American alliance to maintain particularly close In the Near East, France, from its bases in Africa relations to Japan.
and Syria, is menacing England in this sphere, particThen these three powers will determine among ularly at England most sensitive point, the Suez themselves to what extent the other states should be Canal.
permitted to have naval armaments.
France is making a great effort to obstruct the If, however, it should be impossible to arrive at an policy of England in the Near East, a policy consistagreement on the points of dispute, then the conflict ing in a unification of India and Egypt by the creation will be still further intensified, as regards both the of a great Arab state completely dominated by British economic question and the question of arınaments.
imperialism.
At the first opportunity England and the United Under these circumstances, to require France to States will form a trust, to cut down the gains acquired waive her armaments requires that England must first by Japan during the war, in favor of the United States, be agreed with France on all points of world politics.
particularly in China and, to the extent that it may What slight faith the capitalist states themselves be possible, also where Soviet Russia is concerned have in the probabilities of disarmament is evident from the fact that the British Government, at the same But this agreement, like the peace of Shimonoseki, by which Russia, Germany and France attempted in time that it most cordially accepted the suggestion of the year 1894 to rob Japan of the fruits of her victory Mr. Harding to open the negotiations on the question over China, will become the starting point for new of disarmament in Washington in the month of Nopolitical groupings and new ramifications in world vember, assigned 30 million pounds sterling. 150, politics, should the agreement not be consumated, then 000, 000. 00) for the construction of new battleships, the process of intensification of political conflict of pointing out that Japan is building eight dreadnoughts interests will develop even more rapidly.
to be completed in the year 1925, and has already But in neither case can these conflicts be entirely assigned funds for the construction of eight more to follow, and that the United States of America by the The economic rivalry between England and America year 1925 will possess an array of more than twelve will remain, as before, a dominant situation in world superdreadnoughts.
politics.
The Executive of the Communist International is Similarly the rivalry between Japan and England bent upon revealing the true acter of the Washwill continue to exist, ington Conference, which will not be able to accomFurthermore, the conflict of interests between Eng plish any result in the matter of disarmament, and will land and France will certainly remain, and to all these not contribute to the establishment of peace between conflicts prevailing among the capitalistic victor states the peoples.
must be added finally the conflicts involved in their This conference is nothing more than an attempt to relations to the conquered capitalistic countries, as for defend the interests of the foremost (Anglo Saxon)
example Germany, as well as in their relation to their imperialistic brigands at the expense of the lesser colonies and, last but not least, to Soviet Russia a brigand (Japan) and at the expense of China and Sostate that has caused a great breach in the international viet Russia.
organization of the system of capitalistic states.
That this is the true character of the Washington VII. THE WASHINGTON Conference is all the more emphasized by the fact that CONFERENCE Soviet Russia has not been invited to the conference, AND THE COMMUNIST INTERNATIONAL.
in order to deprive Soviet Russia of the opportunity The attempt to include in the agenda of the con of unmasking the contemptible game that is being ference the question of the limitation of armaments on played with the destiny of the peoples.
the Continent cannot possibly meet with success.
The Executive of the Communist International Even though, in consideration of the fact that Ger calls upon all the Communist parties and all the trade many is totally disarmed, France would be running unions belonging to the Red Trade Union Internano risk in waiving her war preparedness. France will, tional to intensify their agitation and their struggle nevertheless, not refrain from her endeavors to be against the imperialistic states, whose clashing intercome the foremost military power in Europe, since the ests are bound to lead to a new world conflict unless policy of French imperialism aims at French domina the revolution of the proletariat deprives the capitalist tion on the European continent.
class of its weapons and creates a common ground for And besides France, there are other states to whom a true peace league of the working people of all the Peace of Versailles, and the other peace treaties, countries. The Executive of the Third International brought large territories, whose populations are hostile further calls the attention of the toiling masses of the to their new governments.
entire world to the intrigues which are being preIn Poland, for example, there are large masses of pared in Washington against Soviet Russia.
Ukrainian, Russian and German inhabitants.
The Executive of the Communist International Czecho Slovakia presents a picture similar to that calls upon the masses of China and Korea, and upon of the former Austro Hungarian combination. Bethe population of Eastern Siberia to ally themselves sides the Czechs there are present in this territory more closely with Soviet Russia, the only state that is large numbers of German, Slovakian and Hungarian truly endeavoring to build up its relations with the inhabitants.
peoples of the East, menaced by world imperialism, Roumania has subjugated Hungarian and Bess foundation of equality and brotherly coarabian populations. large part of the Bulgarian operation.
on a