The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-22
U. S. BAYONETS
STILL Menace
PANAMA: CITY
DeportGtiOns for Talk
Against U. S.
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can country-foreVer browbeating and
bullying.
Over all Central america and the
Caribbean area the Panama system"
prevails in greater or less degree. It
is the workers and peasants who suf-
fer directly. While American imper-
ialism rides rough-shod over the ma
tive capitalists whenever its inter
ests demand, it tries to attach an en-
tire section of them to its own golden
chariot wheels; it does not hesitate tc
render prompt assistance to these pet
| ty bootlickers of imperialism when
ever they are confronted with mill
| tant and aroused working class
American workers enjoy little enuf
freedom of movementsbut the under
paid toilers of these semi-colonies
have no freedom of movement at all
Wholesale Deportations.
Some weeks prior to the military
descent upon Panama, American i'm
perialism decided that there must be
one Of the regular periodical clean
ups in the near Latin-American area.
The native labor movements were
growing FESTIVE under the barbarous
working conditions, under the leader
ship of Spanish, South American and
other foreign workers who had won
the confidence of the natives by their
intelligent and resolute championship
Of labor's interests. This was bad
enuf, according to Wall Street Some
Of the holder elements, however, went
so far as to commit the objectionable
sin.
They denounced American imper-
ialism. Immediately, the American
diplomatic bulldozing machine got
busy, and every single foreign work
er known to have spoken agains'
the United States" in Cuba, Panama
and Central America, was arrested
and deported. More than score of
workers were deported from Cuba
during the raids Men who had lived
lin Cuba for Is years we're torn away
from their families and unceremoni
ously shipped out of the country
Native Cubans Jared little better: In
stead of being deported they wer,
thrown into Jail, one of the first to be
imprisoned being Julio Antonio Mella
secretary jof the, Cuban section Of
the All-Americaa Anti-Imperialist
League. Fri
A similar procedure was followed
in the other countries. A labor leader
by the name of Wendell was deported
first from Costa RIGA, and then from
Panama. His instructions we're to
Get out of Latin-America and stay
out" In a number of cases the news.
papers stated plainly that the men
were being deported for speaking
against the United States.
Part Of American Empire.
Now it may seem serious enuf
violation of the supposed right OF
free speech to deport workers for
speaking against American imperial
ism in the United States, but the un-
itiated worker might be- forgiven for
believing that no such action could
be taken under any circumstances for
speaking against Imperialism in the
so-caIIed independent countries of
Latin-America -. That is, for de-
Tending the liberties of those coun-
tries! Nothing of the kind! Any
such assumption ignores the fact that
the Central American and Caribbean
countries are part of the American
empire. To speak against the United
States government in Cuba or Panams
is treason" just is it is treason" tc
speak against his majesty King
George v. in India. That is the un
pardonable sin, for which follows
swift and sure reprisal
The wholesale deportations from
nearby Latin-American countries for
the crime of denouncing American inn
perialism, proves conclusively that
these countries are mere satrapies Of
Wall Street. Such complete DONNA
ton as this reveals is made even
more brutally manifest by the mill
tary occupation of the City of Pan
anna. 1t will of course continue,
whether or not the American troops
remain there or finally go into tenn
porary retirement across the border
in the Canal Zone.
American domination will continue
in Latin-America as long as the OPP
pressed peoples of those countries can
be kept powerless. But the national
liberation movement lis everywhere
taking on impetus. The growth of the
sections of the All-America AntiIm-
; perialist League in Cuba, Mexico and
Central America indicates clearly that
American Imperialism is failing in its
endeavor to crush out the liberating
impulse in the oppressed peoples. II
the working class in the United States
lends active support to the Latin
Americans in their struggle against
; the joint enemy, Wall Street an ir
resistible force will be created which
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