The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-14
A. FL. UPHOL DS
INVASION IN CHINA
AND NICARACU

GllS SNaCC NGPsti OllSllJs
Approve U. S. Chinese Policy.
Referred by the recent convention
of the New York Federation to the
Los Angeles convention, the resolu-
ton was made the excuse for an ex-
position of the foreign policy of the
Executive council which gives approv-
al to the Chinese policy Of the state
department. The committee report
states that a withdrawal of warships
and troops now would be against the
best interests of "our government
and rebukes state declarations of labor
which permit the introduction Of res
ohtions similar to that from the
New York Federation.
Repudiate P. A. F. L. Action.
The committee also accused those
responsible for such resolutions Of be-
ing more concerned in pointing the
finger of criticism at the government
than they are in ascertaining the
facts regarding the subject they at
tempt to discuss"
By its unfavorable and unanimous
action on the New York resolution the
convention actually repudiated the
resolution adopted by the convention
of the Pan American Federation of
Labor on July 10 urging the immedi-
ate withdrawal of "the United States
forces on land;- sea and air in Mic
aragua. :"
Clears Its Record
This reversal in policy enables the
state department to say that the
American Federation of Labor has
made no official protest against the
armed intervention in Nicaragua re-
sulting in the slaughter of hundreds
of Nicaraguans and the conquest of
that country.
The seal of approval placed upon
the Chinese policy of the state de-
partment, accompanied by the COM
mittee's statement that president
Green and the executive council are,
we understand, giving earnest thot
to the problems as to what procedure
is most likely to enable the United
States to avoid error with reference
to China" is taken as an admission
that the executive council and the
state department are in constant
touch on all questions where the at
titude of the labor movement is in
volved.
The main text Of the New York
Federation resolution is as follows;
Whereas, The United States gov
eminent, contrary to repeated dec
larations for the self-determination
of nations and for democracy Of the
previous administrations under Wood
row Wilson, is actively interfering in
the affairs of the South American
republics; and
Whereas, The United States gov
eminent has despatched large fleet
; of warships and troops to China in
order to, together with Great Britain,
suppress the aspirations of the Chi
nese people for their nationalist gov
, eminent; and
The War Danger.
Whereas, These actions on the part
of our government bring US into for
eign entanglements which inevitably
will lead to new wars, in which we
working people will be called upon to
shed our blood, while the profiteers
will reap the results; and
Whereas, These actions on the part
of our government are plainly not in
the interests Of the common people of
the U. S "A, but serve the interests
of Wall Street, and bring our coun-
try into disrepute as a despotism
used in the interests of big capital
. therefore, be it
Determined Opposition"
Resolved, That we, the State Fed
Grafton of Labor, assembled here to-
, day, declare our most determined OPP
position to this imperialist policy and
war; and be it further
Resolved That we demand the
withdrawal of the war fleet and ma
rines from China, Nicaragua and
other countries occupied by the armed
: forces of the U. S. A.