The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1921-02-19
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COLONIAL PROBLEMS 9#
Because of the late coming of American capitalize need for
foreign expansion America has as YETI much smaller colonial
problem than have the other large powers and little understanding
of the question The brutality of American military rule In the
colonies recently wreed from SPAIN attracted little attention The
subsection of the people of the Philippine Islands to reign of fire
and sword was ACCOMPLISHED without the American workers being
awakened understanding and sympathy The recent cruetes OF
American rule Haiti have been successfully covered with hes
But the American workers respite from thought the colonial
question will end The impending assault upon and subuga
ton of Mexico promises the American Workers high enough and
serious enough colonial problem in the near future
The pecaros truce between Mexican politicians and the agent
of oil mining companies who has just been placed the presidency
of the United States will soon be broken by of
capital for greater profits than be gained without direct ad
mnsaton of Mexican affairs and full ensavement OF the MeX
workers. The ndpensabty of large petroleum supplies to
pesentday industry and the fact that Mexico contains large
share of what petroleum has not already been monopo by he
British doos the Mexican people to assault devastation and rob-
berry by American oil and mining interests backed by the United
States Army.
If the American workers and their broherwoke of Mexico
do not successfully resist the attack upon that country shall
have upon hands deadly colonial problem has
nation of the world
But wider fields than Mexico sought by the Imperialism that
ripened in the United States through the
deasc politicians mutter of the dea of the Monroe Doctrine
South must be taken United States capital
through intrigue then through China Siberia and the
island possessions of the rival thief Japan eyed eveshy for
anything in them that American capital steal The United Com
muns Party must the workers against the antJapanese
propaganda being stimulated the Pacific Coast
couched in soft words of democracy to lure the workers into
capitalist adventure for loot in Asia America already bursting
with colonial ambition.
The United Communist Party therefore douby obliged to
give its attention to the colonial problem general and especially
at the earliest possible moment to give help to the peoples of Haiti
Porto Rico, Sano Domingo Hawaii Samoa St. Thomas, Guam
well hamefy beated assistance the people of the
Philippines.
This task only be accomplished through careful study
Of historical social and economic conditions each separate colony
its pecuaeS Propaganda must be made to clarity the
minds Of the poean and rural peon class well landhodg
farmers not of the employer class They must be the
class division rather than the racial division of peoples By the
example of Communist workers in their midst they must be brought
to understand their interests with the white and black
poetaat Of the United States AT the time the American
poetaat must be brought to understand it's interest
with exploited coona by of the United Communist Party
American workers must be brought support by all
in their power nsuecon in colonial possessions and
proper time nce effective nsuecton By communications and
cooperation with American poearan orgazaons the exploited
in colonial possessions will learn to understand that the
parasitic class of their their friend but their betray-
er to the enemy for share of the loot
By cultivation of assconscousneSs of the popeyess masses
even among peoples where capitalist forms have developed
distinct progress towards Communism be made as has been
by the Russian Soviet Republic it's handling of the
problem of backward peoples.