The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-27
The Pan-American Federation of Labor

sxecutive council for further inyesti-
cation. They were written in the
strongest kind. of language showing
that the conquest'of this republic was
Ia the. interest of the sugar trust, and
That the United States goyernmant
he'd set up Harry H. Lee as military
'goyernor for the purpose Of stealing
the fertile valley of Taximero, the
water power and the general control
OF industries and commerce Of the
country.
lie pointed out that the Hughes-Pay-
nedo so-called evacuation treaty, was
one of annexation and future inter
vention. He showed that the last
so-called popular election was con
Quoted under reign Of terror. That
the president elected was a tool of
American imperialism elected by
United States bayonets, warships, and
marines. That the conditions laid
down in the Hughes-Payneda treaty
made legal all military acts which of
course, included the land steals. Pay
nedo, supposed to represent the peo-
pie in the signing of this treaty, is
chief council to the Barrowhead SUI
gar company with salary of $4,000
per year.
The resolution pointed out that the
military occupation OF their country
had been carried out without any de-
ciaration of war That since the oc-
cupation, free speech, press, the right
to organize and strike, had been
abolished. The delegate presenting
the resolution pointed out that he had
served six months in prison for say
ing that the Hughes-Payneda treaty
was one of annexation, slavery, starv-
alton, and death. and now he is an
exile from his country. He protested
rather meekly about the light man.
ner in which the committee had treat
ed his resolution. He has yet to learn
that the Pan-American Federation of
Labor is part and parcel Of the very
forces which he is raising his voice
against.
The same kind of treatment was
handed the Panama delegation, with
a little more special attention paid
to them behind the scenes. 1t would
have been very hard to explain, out
side the United States, that one of
the conditions laid down by Com
pers in the subjugation Of Latin
by American capital is that
American workers in the canal zone
must have monopoly, of the higher
paid jobs, and that there must be
difference in favor of the American
wage slave over that of the native of
between 20 to 35 per cent in wages,
and that the native must not be allow
ed to rise above the grade of laborer
or messenger.
These delegates made no secret of
their objection to the discrimination
against them in the zone and in the |
republic itself. They, however, have |
had very little experience in the labor |
II is difficult for them to |
believe that men will betray them |
with a smile, and with such beautiful |
abstract phrases as liberty, freedom, !
democracy, brotherhood. and good
will. Their representative was ap-
pointed on the committee on officers
reports, and committee on rules. This
placed him under the subtle influence
If the Crown Prince Matthew Vol,
With the result that they did not pre-
sent their case to the convention,
md what they came to fight for was
planted peacefully in the further in
committe s. burial
ground This delegation and the
Guatemala delegation were the only
cal working class representatives in
he convention. The Panamaians
we're fooled. Their establishment
will come very quickly.
Even mild resolution presented
" the A f Of LIS most powerful ally,
he c. r. o. NJ, calling upon the con |