The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-02
SOCIAL PROGRAM
LABOR'S CONCERN
IN NICARAGUA
Reveal Hostility Shown
By Sacasa to Labor
BY FEDERATED Press.

WASHINGTON (tg. )s-lOo mucn
sympathy must not be expended by
American trade unionists upon the
troubles Of the individual leaders in
the liberal government in Nicaragua
upon which the American state de-
partment has turned thumbs down,
but I'll support should go to the so
cial program to which Sacasa and
his friends have been pledged
This is the warning voiced by Sal
oman de la Selva, secretary of the
Nicaraguan Federation Of Labor. He
points out that it was the labor move
ment OF his country that presented to
Salorzano and Sacasa, Liberal candi-
dates in the election of 1924, the
series o. demands for emancipation
ot their republic from Wall Street
ale, as well as the program Of inn
proyemeut OF the living conditions Of
az -,Icaraguan masses. Salorzano,
before he resigned, permitted the de
feated candidate Chamorro to enter
the citadel commanding the capital,
Managua, and then to seize command
Of the army.
Like Family Feud.
DE la Selva confirms in general a
statement OF the family feua element
m Nicaraguan politics, the key SEN
fences Of which read: 1.-THE presi-
dency of Nicaragua is virtually semi
hereditary, i. e. if the president is
not Sacasa from Leon, then he is
sure to be Chamorro from Granada.
IL he appears to be neither, then he
vii! be dummy put up By one or
other of these families The SEM
GLANCE Of independent politics is care
fully kept IN, the Chamorro house be-
ing called conservative and the
oacasa liberal. Either is liable to
mean dictatorship, martial law and
geEagal misery for the inhabitants,
and strong dose Of American inter
yention-pontical or capitalist or
Doth"
According to this analysis of the
situation American help has usually
gone to the Chamorros because that
family have been ready assistants in
securing American financial con
trol of the republic. Gen. Emiliano
Uhamorr0 has been enabled to enrich
himself and bis associates while
american bankers, backed by naval
forces and marines, have kept the
..cace'.
Workers Show Awakening.
During the second, decaae Of the
Goth century says the statement,
another korce began to maAc itself
felt in Nicaragua. The workers
showed signs Of readiness to assert
theraseh es. Watchful politicians
p-edily took advantage of this move
.acni, and at first successfully di-
seroed 1t to their own interest, assist
ing in the organizing of rival liberal
and conservative trade unions, whose
members they pressed into service for
their own ends. The Catholic church
followed suit and denomir ational
unions were added. The represent
atives of the organized workers OF
/ Nicaragua at the Pan-American labor
conference held in New York in 1921
presented credentials signed by
bishop. The clergy already controlled
education. "a
Influence in the direction Of an in
dependent labor movement came from
Mexico, and it became possible in
1924 to form Nicaraguan FEEDER
alton of Labor, free Of any connection
with either of the parties.
Rofravc Wo.Io.~
DE la Selva confirms the further
statement that Salorzano and Sacasa
after their election with the help of
the Federation of Labor in 1924, failed
to keep faith.
The national governments first
act was to beseech the American gov
eminent not to withdraw the mar
ines, he declared. ats second act was
to threaten the Federation of Labor,
accusing it of being Bolshevik and a
menace TO society. It's third was to
accept bill drafted by the American
diplomatic representative, making the
army, the rural police, the urban
police and the judiciary police
single body called the National Guard.
and differed by Americans appointed
by Washington. This ex-
perience of attempting to bargain
with party candidates has been taken
TO heart by the Nicaraguan FEEDER
alton of Labor"
Nevertheless the labor movement is
with Sacasa to the extent of protest
ing against American Intervention
and oyn1oitotior