Economic Origins and Dangers to China as Last Free Market "rhe aims of the Anti-War Conference which it is proposed to hold Shanghai were explained on Sept, 22 by ord SManiy, the leader european delegation, in a radio fon XQHC, a Chi nese. version of which also was "During the Great War it became lear to large numbers of people of common sense that war was a {atlle method. for attempting to settle international disputes," said Lord Marley. "Tt was clearly a re-yarn to barbarism, and the fact that tone nation was stronger than another did' not. indicate. that that nation had right upon its side in any Gepure, The method of force solves no problems but merely creates Other problems still more difficult of elution.
The one outstanding fact about war is that there is a general increase in suffering amongst all the passions involved, a suffering from 'Which neutral nations do not escape, and it is always the workers and their families who are most burdly Wit by the evil results of war, At first, opposition to war was carried out by individuals' of good-will who became pacifists, conscientious oblectors oF joined bodies such as the League of Nations Union, supporting. methods of conference, between governments as a means of dealing with disputes. Tt is, however, only by snderatanding the causes of fmpenalist war that such war be AIT wats are claimed to be defen rive in' character, a contradiction which must be clear upon the slight-Cat consideration. For example, the emimed defensive character of ate "war by. both French and Getinans, and in the present dispute in Manchuria wherein the Japanese linn that they are merely resisting attacks by the Chinese. by the last great free world and for this reason the Far East is the danger point for another world war. -Oppe-ition tothe Anti-War Conference has developed on the part of most of the great nations been use each one. fears that their" policy will be made the chief scapegoat by. the
Jeonscience is shown by the opposi-Conference." hia vriversal uly tion of Japan; feating that" her Dolley in Manchuria may receive the thief' denunciation of the confer: fence, France opposes because. she fears_an exposure of her policy" financial expansion and her alleged territorial designs in Yunnan. The United States, whose policy of trade throosh missionaries" may receive attention, and Great Britain, whose interests' in Tibet are liable. to be emphasised, are else no less directly Sling fo emourage the meting (On the one hand, she does, not "Russia is in different. position,
oppose the conference, because het whole: industrial system is. rolely decupled in. meeting her intern reeds, and therefore she has 0 Perialist designs, On the other Rand, Russia supports the confer-fence because she fears the possibil-{iy of a Japanese attack," usin Manchoukuo as a base.
Weapon of Prejudice the Antiwar Conference is the we "The chief weapon used. against
pon of prejudice, namely, the widespread suggestion that it is orga ed by the Third International and
Views. This is unjust and untrue. Te is essential that communist or-[ganizations should. participate in the conference together with all other political parties, and organisa-Cons of trades unionists, ex-service men, intellectuals, students aad others. The absence of any of these workers organisations would diminthe value of the conference, and ie is for this reason that I have) protested strongly against the many Brrests of persons desiring to sup-ort the anti-war movement, merely because they are claimed to be Communists or even sympathisers with commonist ideals. As far as China is concerned, I believe that it ig only by common action by all workers and peasants that, national reconstruction can bs achieved.
"The conference should be supported by all right-minded men and women because it may help to pre-Vent another world war," In order to be successful it must have re-Presentatives of every type of work: ers organisation, It must conduct among the people an. educational campaign to explain the causes of war. It must help the people to organise their mass expression of opinion against war, and in favour of 8 sane. system of constructive] feconomie development as against the contradictions and injustices of the capitalist system. The great resources of the world must be developed in the interest, not of profit for the few, but of material benefit for the many. Tu this way we shall raige the standard of life of every ation, and provide an environment ceiving equality. of opportunity to all, within which the desire—for Peace and the spiritual aspirations Jof mankind may have free express sion throughout the world, eonomie in Origin "Th reality the cause of all wars: is economic in origin. In the past, Miuphe een daguiged under defense' of national. honour ty. of bringing. civil
alleged insults or damage to repre-fon fo Shoat aren, of pun tentstven ofthe, nations involved, Due on annigsis itis found that these floged reasons are but methods to Induce the people to support war which in the end ie waged for mar Kets, or raw. materials, or other tconomie expansion. The fact that the people have tu be specially in-'Tieed'to make saz has been shown iy"the use of religion, in the past
{hese national ies do not reach, fected" propaganda, to-day. Where the thea governed a for example in the trenches, naked {orf enemy' does not in fact exist or exists inva much Tess degree, and Fraternisation "between opposing, forces isa common experience of ose who fought in the front lin.
OTe is therefore necessary to fight the causes of wary and under the {orm of government most widely prevalent in the world, name Jenpacency, ts only by' the under-Standing of the people and. tele organisation for "the purpose of snaking their voice felt by the s0¥- Ernmente that ore can secure n m0- Aifeation of the present economic Sytem under which. war is. inevit erney can only function adequately ihe," mant be reied that deme "the people as individuals under-Hand: cheir probleme. They must be freed from the fetters of capital-directed thought, whether by choel, newspaper or wireless, which tre moray the means for fordherng For this reason the world com fight against imperialist as formed about a Year ago. itis ported. by inege monibers of writers, intellectuals and other eadero of' thought, aswell as bY Millions "of workers through the Various organisations which are eon ceted with the movement. Owing Tote fact that under capitalism nations are mot able. themselves Congume. the great volume of prosation' gee which capitation has Sroduced, these ations are cons Tintly seeking a market for their foods, in other countries, Tmperia-{fem is the fogieal development this economic diMeulty.
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