The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-05-28
Baltic Beggar Nations
Getting Slim Handouts
From Capitalist States
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

TO-DAY, the Baltic beggar nations cap hand
and call of allied Imperialism, do not find rich pick
dy u.T sTae M ssaes; as ney oo N me
Lithuania, Esthonia, Finand-torn from the Union Of
Soviet Republics by the Versailles peace their economic
life shattered resut-cannot get hand-out from
the House of Morgan
American workers might study with interest the state
ment made by Charles Walters member of Painters
Unon just returned from Latvia, where he spent
four months visit Latva Morgan-French guidance
IS ant-Boshevk Here IS the picture Walters paints
1.-THE booming gone to pot Little
remains OF the great rubber and machinery plants
outstanding features of Riga lively
times have waned Unemployment rife low where
to be had and the cost Of living high"
Morgan the banker agrees with the findings of Walters
the worker Morgan knows that the city of Riga has de-
tauted on her pewar debts and that Lavas bankers
landlords can't the loans secured to combat workers
and peasants rule
The money lenders of London and New York are there
fore turning their backs Latva Morgan finds fields
Of investment in the Argentine rich with natural resources
where he is now floating $45,000,000 loan.
There is no turning to France that tried build
OF the Baltic states Gordon sanaire" against the
Union. Right now impeast France is too busy spending
what money she get fighting the Riffs in
Africa at the same time not being allowed forget that
Wall Streets international bankers loudly demanding
payment OF the war debts.
manutriton seizes the Baltic states lust as II
has taken hold Austria incubator offspring of the treaty of
with thought to whether they will live or sarye Thev
are mostly starving in the best Latvan style.
building s barhor orUn sH,Snong IT'S +aroaos re-
ing its agriculture and working out program
OF electicaton resulting in the reuvenaton of the whole
nation under Boshevik rule reports from Lhuana for
instance that special commission has been appointed
to find out what's wrong with its capitalist rule The
try going to Seed with direct railway connection
between Meme and Kovno inadequate harbor facilities
OF sufficient warehouses; and other necessities absolutely
demanded by the economic life of the nation capitalist
Lhuana, like all her Baltic neghbors, sagnates with its
working and farming masses under the heel of its
rule.
The Baltic states must and will become part of the
Soviet Union. The workers and peasants of these small
nations being closest to the Workers Republic appreciate
most the benefits to be achieved under beang rule
Notice the Turcomans in Persia under British They
jealous of the freedom of the life enjoyed by the
Tucomans under the Sovets Over there Asia these
Persian Turcomans struggling enlist under Soviet
banner They will succeed.
1t was for raising this cry, of the march toward Com
munsm knocking at their very DOORS among workers
of Poland that the Polish reaction jailed sought the life
of Stanislav Lanzutsy Capasns blockade against Com
munsm-the small nations along the frontier of
the Soviet Union-s crumbiing Communism comes march
ing on in the wake of the Proetarian Dictatorship