The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-09
CONFERENCE IN
MINNESOTA HITS
DRIVE into WAR
Big Gathering Is Held
At Minneapolis

iUIGG ItDlCNNAiNtANAfSHf ~ W.
labor movement Of Minneapolis gath
cred at a conference here to protest
against the course Of the American
Government in Nicaragua, Mexico
and China.
The meeting was called by COM
mittee consisting of representatives
Of the labor and liberal forces in Min
neapoHs, among whom were l. 4.
Scott. Edward C. Robertson. Mrs. G.
Z. Hedlund, o. Hellie, X. M. Colqu-
hoan, H. G. Teigen, Louis J. Duncan.
The conference adopted the follow
ing resolution:
Resolution Adopted.
WHEREAS, the national admin
stration Of the United States OF
America, thru executive actions Of
President Coolidge and Secretary of
State Kellogg, has flagrantly violated
the sovereignty Of the Central Amer
lean state, Nicaragua, by armed in
vasion and the sending of warships,
TO support the claim of the usurper,
Diaz, to the presidency of that re-
public, against the rights Of the duly
elected president, Sacasa; and
WHEREAS, in the neighboring
republic of Mexico, where President
Gales is endeavoring, by prudent and
we'll established principles and consti-
tutional methods, to upbuild real,
stable and enduring democracy adapt
ed to the Mexican people and their
needs. it now appears that, instead Of
the hearty cooperation he naturally
expected from the executive officers
of his neighbor, the United States OF
America, President Gales has met
with only cold formalities, i'll con-
cealed suspicious, Misrepresentation,
and with thinly yelled opposition car
rying the arrogant implication that
the land holdings of certain United
States citizens in Mexico are sacro-
sanct, not subject to investigation by
Mexican officials, nor to the laws and
legal procedures and rules governing
land titles and taxation in Mexico,
and
Attack Commercial Domination.
WHEREAS, at this very hour
when the military and naval forces Of
our own nation are being hurled
against the Chinese people who seek
only to free themselves from the hui
initiating bondage and exploitation
imposed upon them by outside per-
sons including these United States,
we recognize with humiliation and
shame how far we have strayed from
the virile and revolutionary faith Of
our fathers, and the irrational and
anomalous position into which COM
mercial greed and imperial ambitions
have driven US; and
WHEREAS, in all these instances
we recognize not only an arrogance
and .discourtesy unbecoming the high
officials of this nation, but also al
manifestation of spirit alien to the
cause, the aims, the principles of
democracy; cynical disregard of the
spirit of brotherhood and helpful
ness; a blocking of the highway of
mutual agreement and good faith that
leads to international amity and en-
during peace; warning to all demo-
cratically-mnded citizens that new
crisis is coming apace, that the Spirit
of Commercial Domination and the
Spirit of Political Imperialism stalk
arm in arm thru our markets and our
commercial and governmental high
ways unashamed and almost unchal-
lsnged, therefore
Withdraw From Nicaragua.
Be it RESOLVED; that we publicly
repudiate the idea that these, or sim
liar, instances Of official arrogance
represent the spirit or the aims of
the intelligent commonalty of citi-
zens of the United States of Amer
lea; and be it further
"RESOLVED; that we heartily
commend Senator Shipstead, Senator
Wheeler, Senator Borah, Senator Hef-l
lin, Representative Huddleston and
all others in the U. S. Congress who
have exerted themselves TO bring
about a withdrawal of L. S. mill
tary and naval forces from Nicara-l
qua; and that we urge that like eff
fcrts be made to prevent interior
ence in the internal affairs OF Mex
leo and China; and be it further
s'RESOLVED; that having learned
our lesson in u "War to End War"
we repudiate warfare as the tactic of
imperialists everywhere, both politi-
cal and commercial, and as a wicked
and sinister destroyer Of present-day
civilization; and we pledge ourselves
to support Of the principles of Equity
and of Reason as the only sane and
safe and decent rules for the con-
duct Of human affairs, be they small
or great, domestic or foreign, nation
al or international; and be it further
"RESOLVED that copies of this
resolution be sent to President Cool
ioge, Secretary Of State Kellogg, to
the senators and Representatives
named above, to all senator's and rep
resentatives Of Minnesota and to the
press"
Broadway Blind-Pigs Raided.