The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-28
u. S. Army and Navy
VIII Always Do Wall
Streets Bloody Work
BY J. LOUIS ENcDAHL.

TODAY, the naval the giant Force" always at the
command Of the American dollar, for the crushing Of
labor at home and the subugatng Of coIonaIs abroad,
twtchng under abs received during the sessions of the
Institute of Politics. at WIIiamstown, Mass.
The attack on the navy was made by the harmless pac
fist Oswald Garrison Willard editor of the liberal weekly
the result of following policy of trying to fight reac-
ton on the one hand and revolution on the other.
While sticking his subject of the "Ethcs and the Ex-
port OF American Capitalism Mr. Willard charged the United
tass to exploit weaker countries, especially in Amer
c by supporting loans and investments with the of
military forces controlled by politicians without principle
All this is known to any intelligent human being all
conversant with developing events the world 1t known
to all except adras OF the navy who do the bloody work
of Wall Street In the navy in the army discipline de-
mands unquestonng obedience to orders When the
mand to murder whether be for the slaughter
men women children is not for the killers to ask the
why" or the Wherefore"
vehemence with which Rear Admiral Harry Mel P. Huse
retired and Rear Admiral Hilary P Jones' also retired
5000 Haytans slain by American marines and of
400 dead in Vera Cruz, mostly and children, dis
honors our good name, especially when involved with
sordd a business as debt collection"
In defense of the murder business of the forces
Of capitalism Rear Admiral Huse claimed that q have
SO years in the navy and have known where
the navy sent to collect debt"
TO be sure the rear admiral hasn't yet learned will
he ever earn that American participation in the late world
largely due to the desire Morgan
in Europe. Nor will it seep into his ivory brain that
Premier Heot of France stated only the other day that
the United States morally bound thru the action of
the London Conference upon the Dawes Pan come
the aid of the French capitalist government in collecting her
debts from Germany money due in great part Morgan
Here is the basis for American entry into money
lecting European wars
1--WE did not kill women and children in Vera Cruz"
declares the innocent Huse hunting the of the naval
official who gave Willard his information and threatening
have the offender court-martaed To tell the truth about
American capitalism sedton and treason in the navy
in the army and in private life The trouble is that there
people who refuse to be blind facts the
admiral
But poor Mr. Willard urges that the only ethica policy"
tor the United States government that he anxious to
conserve, is notice upon American bankers and in
vesors that they go abroad at their risk, that the
American fleet did follow the American bankers and
that the military forces of the United States could not be
used to collect private debts"
Evidently Mr.. Willard does not if the bankers and
ndustraists organized their police force to kill Hayt
and Mexcans long he could keep the hands of the
government Clean And it is "clean" government that
LaFolette wants, and all he wants
But the capitalist dictatorship, Washington, under
which all live at present, has been built up to protect
private property That government is in the hands of the
most efficiently and best organized private propeed
ests, the big banks and the big ndustrialists
LaFolette may shrek, and Willard may squea, but the
army and navy will the big capitalists in the future
in the past debt collectors, in any other capacity
desired. Of course, those who will be compelled do the
bloody work will be Marines soldiers and sailors drawn from
the working class.
This condition will not change until the capitalist social
system of running the affairs of the world ovehroWn
and the rule of the workers enthroned LaFoee and Viii
lard than Morgan his admrals, will ever
see it that way.
fux.