The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-16


$30,000,000. It is needless to say
that it nearer $5,000,000 than $780,
100000.
What then was the reason for the
almost unintelligble stupidities Of
Kellogg in Nicaragua. Simply, that
being uniformed about matters
there and depending upon such au-
thorities as Morgan, little better adj
vised and imperialistic in outlook and
attitude, Kellogg found himself in
volved in a mistake and rather than
admit it and lay himself and Coolidge
open to derision undertook to main
tain his position.
Blamed Mexico.
In doing so he was compelled to
find someone to lay the blame on.
Mexico was convenient and useable.
The fact that the present Mexican
government under Gales inclines
toward the Left was added reason to
Kellogg for embroiling it in the con-
troversy. Also, Mexico was very
much against Kellogg's choice for
president of Nicaragua, rightfully
holding that he was illegally chosen
and was illegally holding office.
Most other Latin-American Republics
likewise dissented from Kellogg's
choice, but that didn't bother "Nerv-
Gus Nelly" or if it did he didn't let
it swerve him from his course.
Desire More Territory.
To have admitted their mistake
was conceived by Coolidge and Kel-
logg as giving away the whole show
Once the myth of the STRONG silent
man" in the White House is tam
pered with, the whole structure of
the Administration will topple. So,
the merry game of lies, equivocal and
sophistical statements, stupidities,
blunders and brutalities went on.
To what lengths it might have gone
is still uncertain.
This much is unquestionable--that
there is a very strong conviction
among certain powerful financial and
political leaders that the United
States should extend its borders to
the Panama canal. Harding had the
dream, and while it is too much to
say that Coolidge has any dreams,
other than continuing himself in of
flee, there are those who control his
political destiny who have such ideas.
Kellogg, of course, would merely be
a puppet in their hands. He is
totally and completely lost in the
maze of international affairs and
events. Newspapermen who attend
his press conference can relate num-
erous instances where he in answer
ing questions concerning certain in
ternational matters displayed the
grossest kind of ignorance.
The StimsOn Threat.
When the story came out of how
Stimson was forcing a cessation of
hostilities in Nicaragua, by threaten
ing the Liberals with the use of
American marines three incidents
took place in Washington which were
perfect examples of how Coolidge
and Kellogg do things. The first
was a denial by the two that
threat had been made; the second
was statement by Coolidge,
through his alter ego, the White
House Spokesman, that if peace was
established by Stimson that most of
the marines would be withdrawn and
the third, distinctly characteristic
Kellogg action, was his confidentially
inforl..ing the reporters that Stimson
had made the threat of using mar
ines because General Moncado, COM
mander of the Liberal forces, had
asked him to include such a warning
in the terms he made them.
More Rotten Lies.
This was an unequivocal lie After
first denying that any threat had
been made, Kellogg in the sinking
way that has so marked his publie
career, tried to get the newspaper
men to put out the story that the
Liberals were anxious to quit fight
ing and wanted an appearance of
force and coercion before laying
their arms. Moncado has been fight
ing Diaz and his marine supported
gang Of crooks and traitors for
fifteen years. For him to give way in
so cowardly a manner is I'M
believable. As was proved by later
developments, when Stimson in re-
porting on his operations frankly
declared that he had demanded of
the Liberals that they lay down their
arms or the United States would
disarm them. And that Mr.. Slim
son was not talking through his hat,
was evidenced by the fact that two
days later, Mr.. Coolidge, who only
the week before has solemnly spok-
en- of withdrawing marines, and Mr..
Ke1Inpp who had oIihlv ohsarvad