The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-02

Der than both the Diaz and Sacasa
armies put together. Nicaragua
has been invaded, enslaved, by the
sheer might Of American arms.
An actual war is being waged Ly
the military forces Of the United
states against Nicaragua, without
the consent, without even asking
Wheeler ana his Iellow members IN
congress, as the constitution de-
mands. This was also true in the
case Oh hayti, Santo Domingo and
all the other isles Of the Caribbean.
When it gets ready, Wan Street
will spread this war to Mexico and
China. Even now it is rushing
soldiers and additional thousands OF
marines 70 the Orient, direct war
challenge to the Chinese people.
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AS for Rabbi Wise, it is pitifu!
10 hear a man of his supposed lu-
tolligence, make the altogether
foonsh claim that war has been
averted. This comes at the very
moment when DR.. Juan Sacasa.
head Of the Nicaraguan liberal gov
ment, declares thai the military
operations" of the United States
viii soon lead to actual bloodshed
in that country. As he spoke new
British and American armadas
were on their way to Shanghai,
blessed by the British socialist and
labor official, j. Ii. Thomas, who
said that large British force in
China would be able TO handle
trouble better than small force.
II Rabbi Wise holds to the same
view, that great armies and nayies,
on the doorsteps Of China, Mexico
and Nicaragua, will avert war, then
he at least lays a basis Cor his
position, altho it be wrong one.
But the statement by Wise would
lead to the opinion that few hos
tile newspaper editorials, feeble ut
terances at liberal mass meetings,
or cautious speeches ia congress,
really halted Wall Street aggres-
sion against those it desires to
subjugate.
T Rabbi Wise doesn't like the Boil
shevik revolution in Russia, he
couldn't accept the Communist
leadership in the Passaic textile
strike, and his voice is now silent
as numerous left wing" workers
iii the International Ladies' Gar
ment Workers Union go to prison
but he does give the harlot pres.
OF the capitalists credit for having
sverted the war, as he claims
Rabbi Wise must have fallen Oh
evil ways. There isn't a capitalist
sheet in the land, once the word Is
given, that will not take the att
tude Senator Hiram johnson. OF
California, has already taken to.
ward the present war against Mic.
aragua that, "now we are ia it, we
must make the best of it." Rabbi
Vice should know that from his
experience in the last war, when n,
single capitalist sheet was prose.
cuted under the espionage act.
If Rabbi Wise and Senator
Wheeler wish TO discover whether
the war monster is abroad in the
land, let them get a soap box ana
build their anti-war platform in
front Of some recruiting station. II
New York some of them are oper
"a hours every day. Or let then
Journey over to the Brooklyn NAVY
Yard and raise their voices against
the production of war materials. the
recruiting and the training OF
cannon fodder and its shipment IL
thousand lots TO the far-flung wa,
zones. Let Wheeler and Wise at
tack the liberal, socialist and labo,
official forces that make war OF
labor's left wing, the only real,
anti-war force in the land TODAY
This they will not do since the,
defend the social order that breed,
war. They resist the social change
that alone will end wars. Henc,
the injection of so much that's ut.
terly foolish in their supposedly
anti-war attitude, that is ne
stumbling block in the path of til,
war-mongers.