The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-13
Business" Is Good for
Capitalists of America
in the Philippine Islands
BY j. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

II
way around the world by Governor General Leonard
Wood that American exploitation of the Philippines show
ing gratifying increases That that the Fpnos
being shacked than ever to the chariot wheels
of American Imperialism.
Another Philippine independence Commission is in
Washington urging the liberation of the islands from Wall
rule. Manuel Quezon president of the Philippine
senate being rushed across the Pacific as sort OF reserve
force the results secured by the commission already on the
job not being satisfactory But 0uezon will learn that profits
and not fancy phrased pleas have the right of way in Wash
ington.
Governor General Woods cable that Philippine trade
rapidly and proftaby increasing will counteact all argu
ments for the release of the islands to native rule
Washington sits up and listens intenty when it hears
that the foreign trade Of the Philippines for the IL months
ending Dec. 81, 1926 aggregated $266610o35. Thus it
passed the quarter billion mark. OF this huge sum $780,
1888 was imports and $14se772o5 exports or
modify trade balance in favor of the islands of
This that the credit of the islands with Wall Streets
international bankers is improving that funds will be avail
able for the further exploitation of the islands, for the
development Of the systematic and intensive plumber of its
working and farming masses.
year increase IMPORTS of $11721 1888 and in
ports of $13532542 The chains tighten.
The United States has near-monopoy of this lucrative
trade enjoying the profits from approximately 90 per cent OF
the shipments that left the islands.
Sugar exports during 1925 the largest the history
OF the Islands amounting to 53s192 long tons compared
Manila hemp shipments were valued at .e4e as
against last year Governor General Wood con
cudes his cable with the statement that practically all other
staple products showed substantial increases"
1t is under these conditions that congress will vote in
creased the governor general the American strike
breaker against the native Philippine legislature The
British Empire for centuries has sent its governors into
India Egypt and other subject nations writhng under the
bitter exploitation enforced by the London profteers
The United States is in the Philippines for the
reasonto take what it out of the islands, Under
crushing burden of this American tyranny the revolutionary
spirit of the Filipino will gradually grow and find ITSELF
In the public schools this month. when the revolution
of the coIonsts in 177o is carefully gone again.
dental the celebration of George Washngtons birthday
nothing will be said of Americas oppression this year of the
peoples of the Philippines This will be hidden from the
school children who may be called upon when they grow
older to make against the Fipnos waging drawer
battle than today for their liberation.
Leonard Wood was head of the army at Gary, Ind dur
ing the last steel strike. He commanded the military
that helped break the strike But spirit of struggle
lives and grows among the steel workers.
Wood may also succeed temporarily in his duties
periaist potentate of Wall Street the orient But that
does not that the liberation struggle of Fpnos
is ended.
The steel workers, in common with all American labor
will join with the Filipino workers and peasants in
action because they will both to realize that they
a common enemy-American captalsnn-that Expresses
them both.