The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-27
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CONDUCTED ~ 1899 xpunG WORKERS LEAGUE
IMPERIALISM MEANS WAR!

the thickest jungles Of Africa. Here
they get many Negroes to work for
them in the rubber plantations for al
most no pay at all, and also the i'm
perialists get the gold, ivory, dia-
monds and other natural resources Of
Africa.
America controls other colonies that
l have not named, some of them who
are trying to get their independence
from America are: the Philippines,
Cuba, Porto Rico. and the Virgin
Islands.
Columbia, Bolivia, Peru, Argentina,
Chile, Honduras and Salvador would
also be bringing up fight against
America if they were under her con-
troll America controls these coun-
tries by trickery; that is, by taking
away certain rights which the natives
of that country think are nothing, but
which develop into large profits for
America, or else bring the country I'M
der American possession in order to
keep and maintain the control of her
colonies. And to help the investors
abroad America is developing into a
huge naval and military system. In
a decade America has more than
doubled its cost of national defense.
1t has spent many millions of dollars
to keep up the army and navy every
year. Bill Green and his lieutenants
are beneficiaries Of the imperialist sys-
TEN. When a representative of some
oppressed colony asks them to help
the colony get their independence, all
they give him is a promise, which
turns out to be nothing at all.
There is still another imperialist
country whose name I have not men
toned, and that is France. France
has increased her power above all the
other victorious nations. France has
actually become the strongest military
power of Europe. France controls
practically all of Europe. But France
depends upon Germany, England and
the United States for a great many
things. Here is an important one:
France has much iron ore. To make
this ore worth something it has to
have coal. France has no coal, but
Germany and the United States have.
II France could get the coal Germany
has under her possession France
would be sending out more manufac-
tured iron goods such as stoves, ma
chinery, etc. France has been trying
to get Germany under her possession
so she can do it. France at the pres
ent time is having hard fight to keep
some of her colonies. In Asia, Syria
is rebelling against the French rule.
France, like many other imperialist
countries, has taken great i1teFesS
in Africa. Here she has even taken
over the great, hot Sahara Desert.
She has also taken over the island
and resources of Madagascar.
JAPAN is also another important
imperialist country. It is the
youngest of the three that I have
already talked about. Japan has some
idea of having an empire over a lot
Of Asia. AS the other imperialist
countries have taken great interest
in Africa, Japan has taken interest in
China and has made laws for the Chi
nese which almost put China under
the possession Of Japan. Japan is
now building ships and war vessels,
and while she is doing that she is
dreaming of becoming a greater i'm
perialist country than she is now.
These struggles for resources and
money, no doubt, are the things that
will bring about the next world war"
In this war many lives of workers
will be lost, because the capitalists Of
a dozen countries are fighting to make
profits from the colonial workers.
PAUL A. BUcHA.