The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-20
BY |. TRorsKY.

should attempt to trace events chron-
ologically, we might say that the de-
cisive change of foreign policy Of the
United States comedies approximately
with the close of the XIX and the
dawn of the Xxx century The Span
ish-American war took place in 1898
In that war America seized Cuba
thus securing for herself the key to
Panama and, consequently, an open
ing into the Pacific, China and the
continent of Asia In 1900, in the
last year of the 18th century, the ex-
ports of manufactured products from
the United States, for the first time
in history, exceeded the imports. This
fact alone placed America, statistic
ally speaking, among the nations ac-
tive in world politics. In 1901 or 1902
America is already securing for her
self the province of Panama. olum-
bia. America has had a policy of her
own in such matters. This policy she
has carried out on the Hawaiian is
lands, on the islands of Samoa, be-
lieve, and at any rate in Panama. She
is now carrying out the same policy
in Mexico. When a democratic re-
public wants to grab and subjugate
foreign territory or enforce a humili
ating treaty upon another nation, she
first stirs up a little revolution among
the nations and then appears on the ,
scene as a pacifer and benefactress. |
That is what General Dawes is now
doing in Europe. He has come from
America to soothe and pacify Europe
which was ruined by war conducted
with the help of this same America.
In such a manner America seized
Panama in 1902, set out to dig the
canal, first opened the canal for navi-
cation in 1914, and in 1920 the
completed Panama Canal literally
opens new and probably the great
est chapter in the history of the Unit
ed States and of the entire world.
The United States has radically
changed the map of portion of the
globe in the interests and for the
benefit of American imperialism. The
industry of the United States is con-
centrated, as you know, in the East.
The West is primarily agricultural.
The trade and industry of the United
States is gravitating towards China
with her 400 million population, with
her inexhaustable, Unreasonable
wealth. Thru the Panama Canal Ameri-
can industry has opened for itself wa
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ing it several thousand miles. These
dates-1S9S, 1900, 1914 and 1890
mark Americas determined appear
ance upon the highway of world rob- |
berry, lie. of world imperialism.
The imperialist war was the most
important milestone on this road. As
we all remember, the United States
entered the war at its very end. For
three years the United States kept I
out of war. Moreover, two months
before America entered the war Will
son had declared that Americas par
ticipation in the bloodbath of Europe's
madmen was out of the question. Up
to a certain moment the United States
was content to coin dollars out of the
blood of Europe's "madmen." When
it appeared, however, that the war
may end in favor of Germany, Ameri-
ica's most dangerous potential compe-
titor on the world market, the United
States joined the allies. This event
decided the outcome of the struggle.
Killing a Competitor for Love of
Peace.
The remarkable point, however, is
this: America has been greedily
feeding the war with her industry, has
selfishly entered the war for the pur-
pose of destroying menacing compe-
titor, and yet she has managed to pre-
serve her pacifist reputation. This is
one of the most interesting paradoxes,
one of the most curious jokes Of his
tory-jokes which are far from arous-
ing our merriment. Unlike the imper-
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