The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-04
FREE FILIpINOS
Meeting HELD
here FIRST TIME
Rousing Rally for Phil
ippine Freedom

The first mass meeEng IN She
United States for Philippine freedom
was held under the auspices of the
Workers Party and proved to be an
impressive demonstration.
G. II. Ruthsnberg, executive secre-
tary Of the Workers Party, Jose To-
pacic Nuene, a representative Of tho
Farm tenants in the Philippine legis-
latuae, and Jay L,ovestone, addressed
the meeting. Robert Minor, editor OF
the Aberator, presided.
One of the contracts granting Colo
mel Proctor a eocoanut oil concession
in the Philippines was made public
for the first time by Jay Lovestone.
The meeting unanimously adopted re-
solutions for Philippine independence
from American imperialist domina-
ton. At the close of the meeting
Mr.. Nueno proclaimed his solidarity
with the American working men by
formally announcing his joining the
Workers Party Of America.
End Bondage of ii Million.
Ruthenberg aroused the audience
to great enthusiasm when he de-
clared, 1.-THE Workers Party of Amer
ica will do all in its power to end the
bondage in which the eleven million
Filpinos are now being held by the
American capitalist government"
Ruthenberg said: "The only way in
which the Filipino masses can secure
their freedom lies in their allying
themselves with the American work
ers, struggling against the same
American imperiallsts.
eve know that our interests as
workers are identical with the inter-
ests of the working masses of the
Philippines who are the overwhelm-
ing majority in the islands. We will
make common cause with the Filipino
people to win our freedom here in the
United States and in the Philippines.
AS followers Of Lenin we are enthu-
siastically joining in this struggle
for the liberation of the Filipinos
from the imperialist tyranny now
expressing them"
Mr.. Nueno drew great applause
when he said that the bulwark of
Communism was in his province. Mr..
Nueno's eloquenee, met with trem-
mendous response from his listeners
when he declared: eve have revolted
against Spanish tyranny and we shall
fight all oppression. America has
bought the Philippine Islands for
twenty million dollars from Spain.
Spain had no right to sell a free
country. The only way for the
United States to redeem itself is to
carry out its pledge and give the
Filipino people complete freedom.
-rnetsca has proclaimed 10 the world
that she entered the War to fight for
the self-determination of nations.
Let America now show to the world
that she meant what she said and
grant US our freedom. The last resort
for the Filipino people, before we
rise again to fight for our right to
exist, is to appeal to the workers of
America.
''Your pains are our pains; your
sufferings are our sufferings. We
have no grievance against the Amer
lean people but the desire for human
liberty is innate in every self-re-
specting nation. America to-day is
on trial; the America of 1776 is no
longer today. The world is beginning
to believe that the United States is
turning imperialistic. Let America
free all her colonies, and restore her
self.
"The Workers Party of America is
helping to free all the people Of the
world when it fights for Filipino
freedom. The America of 1875 was
not what the American capitalists
and profiteers Of today are making
of it. The workers of my country
still believe that the United States
meant what she said when she pro-
missed as our freedom. We appeal
to the American working masses. We
know they alone can compel the poll
ticians IN Washington to free us. The
Workers Party of America will merit
the eternal remembrance and graft
tude Of the Filipino people"
Hits at Leonard Wood.
Lovestone stated that the Philip
pines were the gateway to American