The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-08
Where Are LabOr's Spokesman in the
Nicaraguan Situation?

struggle going Washington between the democrat
party spokesman Coolidge administration the invasion
Nicaragua the arbitrary refusal of Secretary Of State Kellogg
activities of the state and de-
welcomed evidence that American Imperialism
assaed by contradictions but it would be mistake
that the democrat party anmperiast
The truth that internal affairs
of Nicaragua was authorized by Wilson, great apostle
democracy the Harding and Coolidge administration is
simply carrying policy which is neither republican or democrat
bipartisan characteristic policy of Wall Street
Wilson continuing policy which under
Taft had already Nicaragua a colony.
Percy A. Martin of the Uni
vs Stanford University respectively in their book
Republics of Latin America have this of Nicaragua:
principal of the customs duties, which
for the most part SINCE 1919 BY
AGENTS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN BANKS uOhich loaned
money to the government BOUGHT A CONTROLLING IN
TEREST IN THE STOCK OF THE NATIONAL RAILWAY
and TOOK OVER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL
BANK. Emphasis ouwsJ
greater portion of the customs duties is used the
principal the national debt The American bank
interests simply collect the customs duties and themselves
without Ncaraguans having anything say about it
American marines stationed in Managua, the
capital permanent legation guard" AS the two authorities
quoted succinctly:
revolutionary disturbances queIed the
e1Dense depruing people Nicaragua Of the right to
manage, isnuGnOg their political affairs The cleo
held since that time HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED UN-
DER THE CONTROL OF THE UNITED STATES and both
President EmiGmo ChGmoro 197199O and his mepheO, Pre
dent Deqo Charaorro (199O1924 deciding sup
port of the United States PARTY AND THEIR
POLICY ARE OPPOSED BY THE GREAT MAJORITY OF
THE NTCARAGUAN PEOPLE. Emphasis ni"e)
undoubtedly the Nicaaguans and the whole
against American Imperialism that the present crisis
when both capitalist parties oeng for posi-
the 1928 election and the democrat opposition in
duging in unusually frank speaking.
the Wilson administration that the deal for
new with the Naraguan president elected
by United States marines. Quoting again:
Under the treaty of 1916 the StGte lat
country pay Nicaragua the of ssOOOO0o in return
for grant of right of oay imteroceGmic canal AND
4 NAVAL BASE ON THE GULF OF FONSECA, the money
Of the national debt and other public
purposes A MANNER TO BE DETERMINED BY THE
TWO CONTRACTING PARTIES.
This proceeding "Yankee bargain" if
anything did Consider the situation An American military
force Ncraguan capital Wall Street puppet in the pres
gunboas lowering off the coast the customs
duties the hands of Wall Street bank.
contracting parties" had been sugged bound
gagged the canal with its inevitable naval base
purchased The remained in the Golfers of the American
bankers soma.
The righteous indignation congress
men is very handy why
displayed 1916 when they could have exercised far more
upon democrat president who campaigning with the
slogan of she kept out of war;? ~" ~
questions which answered when consider the
foreign policy 1913 when with the
feat of SPAIN the United States assumed control OF Latin America
control seriously challenged by European
the world gave American Imperialism dominant
world position American aggression
more pronounced republican parties
this pocyone times aggessey than the
other but the main line has been the -as4
grabbed the Panama Canal Taft marines
into Nicaragua Wilson invaded Mexico and conquered Haiti
situations this labor spokesman
in Washington is clearly No democrat republican
will make exposure imperial
ism They part Of its machinery.
The trade union leadership is silent.
The organization labor party unions
sending its representatives Washington with
speak for the American workers will
ginning of genuine instead of sham struggle Washington
American aggression against the