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310gans for the next ~ar are already beinR shouted. Not inthe name of war, ho-vev er , but unrte r the p.;u.ise of' attempting tomaintain peace. ··'e are told that tho danp;er of war today comessolely from t.rie dfascJ.st aS88.ssin·sll

, roermany, Italy, JRpRn, and theonly way to s top these "mad doss on their path to world destruc-tion" is the concerted action of all the great ,Ipeaceloving" demo-cratic nations. Sut basically these great peaceloving democracies,England, France, 1.). '3. are no diff:.~ren t economically from thefascist powers. And the causes of war ere still economic, -- theunfolding of imperialistic processes, the conflict in the searchfor world markets and the internal contradictions of each nation~

'rrue, the fascist nn t i on s are wealcer economically than theothers and consequently are compeLl.ed to r-asor t to more desperatemeasures to maint~in themselves. To remedy this the advocates of"Collective SecurJ.tylf S2.y "we must pLac e economic sanctions uponthese countries arid keep them from eettinr; sUpDl.ies which may beused in war industTies, -- coal, iron, mngn'3sium and 90tash.1t Butwill the f~scist driven to extremes, accopt thj.s denial of r~wmaterials stoicall~? By no means! Deprived of peaceful methods ofobtaining goods they will turci to th0 onl~ othnr way the wayforced upon. them 1")\,- peojJlevh00rofess a desire to keep the p oac e -_ the mothod of ~lr.

If economic Arnctions are ineffective (as in the case of theIti'lian invasion or ;thj.opifl) tl~e~~'cc.nnot llpost-pone" war , Fffec-ti ve sanctions, rigerously onf'o rc od , would sirl1ply p r eoLpat a te W8.r.

It is shce r folly to think t.nnt (til. imperiZ1.list n-it f.on nr.s anyinterest other than its lml;)eri::d ones or th;~t it can fight in ::lnybut an impeTic,lis'c w~'..:r'. Civil ·"';:.r in Spctln had been in progressfor one Y2,~_:C arid ;'. ha.l.f wnan Roos8vel t b ocrune vi ti'.lly interested inllc.l.ggresi":3ioniland T~I.glltously indignant over invZ1.sion. But b~: thenan ot.h.e r' W:1r wQS j.n progress. Jecpnn W~.s in Chin,"".r.nd Jiti)anese flg-gressioll W:lS en8Q.llfl;orinG Americ,l.n hrrperLLllst interests nnd pros-pects. As ~ result of this Roosovelt rLdopted ~ vigorous policywhich hn s only l,l.toly b ec orie cl..:;:-,-r. Negoti::ltions for an Anglo-America-n Allinnce, not in the form of ~n officlC'l trenty, b~tliminted to r'.. nr.vr.L understnnding, nr-e under w~y. This ~'_greeJ'11entprovides for joint nnvo.l nctions in dcmonstr~tions or in w~r. TheAmericnn fleot (British [',lso) i s no·~rc rui sine; som8".rhere in thePZ1.cific under senlod orders. This agreement \vith the gre8.t t1

peQce-10vinr;ll British Dlplomo.ts \Nho z:.llow Sp8.in to be bled to deflth, Aus-trio. to be seized by Hitler and CZ8cho-Slovnkin to b0 po.rtitioned,Wo.sprG ,sented in the form of IiCollec ti ve S80ur1 t:rll, of tl qunr:-.n tin-ing the c,ggrossortl for its mor:::tl :md politic,.l effect.

,The U.S. gov't hasn't the least int~ntion of entering in~G ~n

i~discriminato democratic bloc against fascis~. BecGuse U.S, DQ3interno.l "democracy" does not monn t.hnt it w5.11 ally itself I'll: t nother democracies. Imperinlist interests, not forms of gov't~ de-termine nlliances. However the U.S. gov't finds it is fine fordemogogic propagand~ to use the peoples' resentment against fascismfor its own imperinlist ends.

Since the Ed9n resignation the n~vnl ~greement has been pl~yeddown r.nd denied; for Bri t c.Ln hr.s become the chnmpl on of fascism onthe continent .. Br-Lt a Ln will chnmpLon Germr-.ny's domand for colonies.These events have m.rde it ridiculous" to talk of a "dcmoc rri tic bloc It

with England and h~ve rendered th~t slog[ln useless.

Advoc:-·:tes of "Col Lecti v e SGcuri ty" further maLntnLn t.ha t their~~~~"'~lso stop the sp r-er.d of f'n sc i.sm, First, fascism doesnot 'spreGd".. It nrises out of the peculiar economic [lnd socialconditions in individual countries. It is not n. contngion, but theresul t of a b r-cn kd own of the cc onomdc s t r-uc t.ur c of a cap Lt aLt smwhich is no 10ngGr n.ble to mn.intn.in itself democrnticnlly. Second-ly, the dr.y 'lIJr..rcomos , f'n scLsrn ",ill nLso C0111e. The Wnr Departmenthns p r-epn r-ed p Lans for Mobilizc.tion D~y which give the Presidentend tho 'rv::,.rDepnr-t.mon t complete nrid r.bao.Lut o p ower OVGr Lrib or- andthe ;:rmed forcos. The control over industry, however, provides forno seizure of property wi t.hou t !I just compcn sn tLorr'", Rose Stein byreforring to the Ln s t war in ho r- book IfM_Dn.y")points out the sig-nificnnce of this to orgnnizod Inbor.

"Tr: ....dc union org:-,niz",tions, If she sny s , "in p rvict.LcaLl y all oftho belligerent courrt rd as wore oskcd to su sp cnd union r-e gu La tLonspromptly for the rest of the wcr . T.bi"6":.manrit the ab oLl tion ofstrikes ~nd the surronder of rights f'..ndpriveleges nffocting hours,wC,g0Sr.nd cond i,tions of Lr.bor , It was f'..dem-ind of coLos sn L pro-portions ,....nd ono vrh Lch brought to lie;ht the Lmpermr.nenc e .'":Cndin-herent wo.tkne s a of evcn L:r.bor t a most conspicuous g"ins under a pro-duction system t.h.i t is b.'"'.sic,-:.lly hostile to it. GnLns which Labo r-fought and_struggled gencr~tionG to ~tt~in werc swept into disc~rdat the first sign of cmerr';oncy. II

'1fith the unions vrill go freo specch, frccdom of press ['.ndfre.3dom of ass'3mbly. The M-Dr..yplnn tak.:;s Ci,re of nll of these.

Th,~ 0' Connell Bill which 'ilould giv() the President comjhletepowcr in n:l.ming the ngressor in Cf'..SOof w~r, plnys right into theh~nds of the re~ction~ries. COIOllJl C. T. H~rris, in chnrge of thePlanning Division ,'"'.ndrcprosontr-,tivc of the 1I\fnrDepilrtmont nt con-grcssion~l henrings stated: "Ny posj.tion is th,'lt in time of wnr youshould 1Ilrita n bliLnk check to tho President." Lf'..ndon, Knox, Simp-son, Browder, nnd now O'Connell h1'..nonlrcrldy written out thoirchecks.

E~rl Bro"Jdcr, ono of the foro~ost n.dvocfltes of collective se-curity, roplying to Bruce Bliven's objection th1'..t his policy is pe-culirlrly "Russir..n", says: "We '~,ill not C1uf'..rrel with Mr. Bliven 8.5

to hovl tho policy could bo best t f-rmned in A..1Uoric:-...nterms'; wo nrowilling to lenvc th~t to the President ..... ". And this is the.Presi-dont ~moso [ldmlnlstrntion h~s ropeatedly f'..tt0mptod to nrcuso (L warfever, fir3t over the P~n~y incident. then the Amorican consul whn

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wcs UaIln'e:d by a Jnpanese soldi&l";' ~d the Nazi spy s ca r-e, T.lrd.~ isthe Pr~sdd0nt who so willingly sUp~6rts the Americc-,n oil :r\1."t$!lll.tosin Mexico. Concerted ~ction.~~ ffi00pingless without sl~erior ~orcesto br.ck up that n c t.Lon , Con3eqi1dtitly~ the ndministr'ntions throebillion dollar a rms pr-ogr-am find3 uo opposition ho r-c , But with t.ho'r3Cl.,rmamont progrnm c omos n. domestic and f'o re Lgn r onc t Lon , Billions

" spent on a rms r.r-e being spent ilt the exp cn sc of ,sopir:.lly u s cf'u Lpublic "rorks. Thoro n ro not enough r-e s our-ce s for' s oc Ln L wc Lf'n r e ,

'benofi ts, relicf', if \"0 spend so much for W11rr.rmnmorrt s ,

We have seen thC'.t "Collecti v e Soc.u r-Ltyll ,·rh.ich purports to stopw2r ~nd fnscism only brings thorn in its ~vnke. One of the grcatost

',deterr(:mts to the ifl1perin.list nc t t ons engr.gdng in Wf'lr is no Lcngo rpr e scn t , Whore; p r-ov.lou s Ly n hoa tLLo , and oppos Ing wor.king cLas svigorously af'f'Lrmcd i ts refus,~ll to supp os t any wnr ' its governmentmight undertake, tho ndvocn t e s of collective socurity would liko tosoc a docilo rind coopernti v e working class sl'l1iling swc ot Ly , andso.ying: "'.'\fe will fight your war ; nerid us out to b o killed: you r.r-oon our side for you too oppose f~sc18m."

We of the Student Anti-'tVnr Committoe do not b eLd cvo in rt utop-inn and illusory Isolntion. '~le substitute for fn.ith :....nd trust inen imporiCtlist govOl"'nmcnt- ind3pondont workinB clnss nction. "¥ork-i11g clClss of all nn.tion3 must ('tid ·Sp~'.in f'.nd Chin:1. and not dis-sipate their enerGios in boso~chine their Government to do so.LongshofemGn should refUSe) to lond ships Boing to thG Rebols or toJa.pn.n. Workers in fClctori8s p,hould indic:"',to to their bosses thr.tthey will not mnnuf:'..ctuY'o goods to [~id Frt:1.nco or Jnpnn. This isthe only cffocti v::;: VfCl.Y to ::'..io. ,~rork0rs f'..nd pO:l.sante, of Chinn. ['.ndSpain. .

We boliove th:Lt the Ii10St effectivE) vv:'.."jr to stop ,.rn.r ~s to IDC'.kctho imperi~lists :'..fr~id to st:'..rt it.

stuQ.ont Anti-W('~r CommittOi; CCNY

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1. 4gainst Roosevelt war preparat1ona- .All' war funds to the unefJ1JloyadI2. Agai:.1St imperialist alliances-- Oollective Stcurity ~ea.n8 w~ I3. For the Oxford Pledge- Ref'~e to 8'+pryorte:D:l 'far that the gov~rllIlent of the

United States might und.er~e.4. La:uor Ac·tion to stop war shiP21enta to l..z'P.DCO. lta1l. GennatlY. anp. Jf);..an.5. .Aid to workers and peasants of S,palll $DodCh1ua6. stO",L) Uobilimtion ~ plana 1? Anti-m,Jerialilm begins at hane- ~8 the jmar1can colonie.'8. Strike ~1nst Im-?eriaU,st War ~ Apnl 27th I