The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-07

to kill hundreds of Chinese without
dislodging a single brick in the
Standard Oil buildings.
. Nevertheless, Coolidge entertains
the warmest feeling for "the people
of China" Americas friendship for
them is of long standing and the
president says that they should
especially merit our consideration in
these days of their distraction and
distress"
Here is hypocrisy at its highest.
Nicaragua.
Turning from China to Central
: America, Coolidge says: eve were
confronted by a similar condition on
small scale in Nicaragua. . Our
marine and naval forces =. pre-
vented a heavy sacrifice of life"
Has Coolidge heard of Ocotal and
the minimum t m tie Of 300
Nicaraguans killed by "our" marines?
Why is it that Coolidge, when
scarcely a week passes without news
Of further slaughter Of Nicaraguans
by Wall Streets armed forces, when
every intelligent person knows that
the Nicaraguan people do not accept
the conquest of their country as
i beneficient act, states that the
I population returned to their peace
time pursuits, with the exception of
some small, rowing bands of out
G laws ?"
e The courtiers of King George the
e Third described the army of Washing
: ton encamped at Valley Forge, in
: almost exactly these words.
Coolidge likewise avoids mention of
IS the proposed Nicaraguan canal and
l. this together with his SANDER of the
IS Nicaraguan popular forces stamps
y him as too cowardly to tell the truth,
n but cunning enough to know that the
G truth damns him.
= Hopeful About Mexico.
About Mexico the president is hope
full. All differences are to be wiped
out by "a firm adherence to our
= rights and a scrupulous respect for
IL the sovereignty of Mexico, both in
! accordance with law of nations,
u, coupled with patience and forbear-
ance.
+ To those who follow Mexican
: American relations closely as we do,
= the above statement is sign that the
" Gales government, under the pres
= sure of the state department, has
made concessions to Wall Street for
which the Mexican masses will pay
le in sweat and blood Dwight Morrow
u the Morgan partner, is making good
- A High Note.
In concluding his statement or
foreign relations Coolidge reaches g
high note: Our charity embraces the
earth. Our trade is far flung. Oul
financial favors are widespread
Those who are peaceful and law abid
ing realize that not only have they
nothing to fear from us, but they car
rely on our moral support" (Oul
emphasis.)
,e Peaceful" to Coolidge means sub
ut mission to American imperialism il
all its manifestations. "Law-abiding
"a means acceptance of Wall Streets de
,e crees.
70 For the peoples of Latin America
=, the Philippines and China who will
have no peace at the price of slavery
and who want to make their owl
- laws, Coolidge recommends that i'm
perialism make "a material addition
to its force of cruisers"
Filipinos Warned.
The Filipinos are warned by Cool
idge that they must kiss the hand O.
their conqueror before they are al
S. of the policy of self-government,
says the president, will be hastenet
by the demonstration on their par
= Of their desire and ability to carr,
- out cordially and efficiently the pro
visions Of the organic law enacted b,
: the congress for the government O
the islands"
PIC Words on Labor.
In the section on Labor there ar
:. exactly 30 words. The president i
complacent. industrial relations,
he says, "have never been NOR
II peaceful. In recent months they hav
4 suffered from only one serious con
Il troversy." In this fashion Coolidg
4 dismisses the problems Of the work
Il ing class of the United States.
Ill COntradicting Davis.
II But in the fourth sentence of hi
H message he comes into conflict wit
II his secretary of labor. Coolidge saws
II Wages are at their highest. En-
II ploymeht was never more plentiful.
II Secretary of labor Davis, however,
II forced to be less optimistic. His re
II port says on Page SO that "the aver
II age index of employment for the
II months ended June Is, 1927, was /.
H per cent lower than the correspond
II ing average for the IL months ende
II June 10, 1926. Employment in each G
the first six months of 1927 has bee
II at somewhat lower level than in TIL
II corresponding month of 1926; pay no
H totals have also been lower in 1872
H than in 1925, except IN the month {
II May, when the level was the same