The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-14
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MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Dec. Ia
Backed by American sunboats, which
are patroiling the coast line. AdoIfo
Diaz, president by virtue Of American
Intervention, has Issued = Iona def,
snee to Mexico and called upon the
world to support "hIs" soVernm0at.
The document is an impudent e.
tack on the internal policies of Mexk
co in which the usurper Dfaz appears
as the defender OF religion and pr.
vate property against the Mexican
policy Of separation Of church and
state and government ownerHhGD -
natural resources.
No Mention Of v. & GAzA.
Diaz speaks OF Mexican axxzss-
sion" but says nothing OF the opnm
forcible domination Of Central AEnsns-
can politics by the United Stnkos, He
takes up the cHdgek not only for IN
perialist reaction in Nicaragua. bet
for reaction in Mexico as we'll. Re
says:
My government feels thst NAVY
worthy Nioaraguans, members 81
the historic and lllustrious lIher1i
party of this country Of noble traG
tlons, have IN the blindness Of pof-
teal passion allied themselves vita
the forces Of Communism, radical
ism and religious persecution now
in control and running rampant Ia
Mexico, but not representative Of
Whist is believed TO be the trns
sentiments Of a large majority Of
the Mexican people.
According to Daiz, the United
States is q benesacior of small ma.
lions
My government felt confident the.
the government and people Of the
United States who have always
shown high regard for the indie
pendenoe and rights Of SOVEREIGN
states, however small and weak,
would accord their moral support
TO the government Of Nicaragua in
It's efforts to defend the institutions
Of this nation against the aueres-
sions OF Mexico, a country twenty
times larger than Nicaragua.
The aggressions OF Mexico" were
the support Of popular revolution
against a dictatorship set up under
American protection and the inter
ference OF Mexico in this respect was
not only right but a duty, say liber
ais here
Two Latin-American Groups.
The manifesto Of Diaz is proof of a
clear division on foreign policy among
the Latin-American states One group
backed by the honest nationalist ele-
ments and the masses of workers and
peasants, is led by Mexico and de-
mands popular government In Latin.
American countries-governm tree
from imperialist pressure.
The other group consists OF tndiv4l-
uals whom the American state depart
ment and private capital has bean
able to buy and who attempt 10 O.
ganize all the internal forces Of 70
action landlords, clsrfcAls, sts. -
against popular government ana ~
American imperialist dominatioa.
Written at U. s. DIrec4lsn-
The Diaz manifesto was undou6tua-
ly written under the supervision AZ
the American state department an1
it has as its main purpose the craa-
ton OF further pressure upoa -
Mexican government TO get It TO Aban-
don its intention to enforce the land
and mineral provisions OF the 1912
constitution.
1t is doubtful II this document VIII
exert mach influence in convincing
wide sections OF the latham srisan
people that Mexico has less right to
support a popular revolution In Nj
carasua than the American state de-
partment has TO support a dictator
possessing no mandate OF any kind
from the Nicaraguans.