Evening star., 1927-07-22
Resolutions Adopted Pledge
Delegates to Fight Plans
of Government.
NATIVE WORKERS. DEATH
WILL BE INVESTIGATED
Marine Accused of Shooting Man
in Haiti by Pan-American
Delegate.

In the stormiest session It has vet
held, the Fifth Congress of the Pan.
American Federation OF Labor today
adopted resolutions calling on the
federation to fight plans of the United
states Government to obtain undue
control of the Nicaraguan govern.
ment's finances and ordering an In.
vestigation of reports that Marine
killed worker in Haiti.
Adoption of the resolutions was ef.
fected after bitter attack on Ameri.
can bankers by the Nicaraguan. Salo.
mon de Ia Selva, and a wholesale de-
nunciation of the Latin American
policy of the United States by Ricardo
Martinez Of Venezuela. Martinez
TRADE, in which he bitterly criticized
the procedure of the convention, pre-
cipitated another fight similar to that
which took place yesterday when he
demanded that communication from
President Machado of Cuba be re-
jected.
To Probe Shooting Reports.
The Haiti resolution ordered the
executive council of the Federation
further to investigate reports of the
shooting Of a worker by the marine.
Santiago Iglesias, secretary of the fed.
Grafton, explained that because of the
unofficial nature of the reports they
should be investigated further to de.
termine the facts of the situation.
Martinez declared that Iglesias, "in-
stead Of doing anything to help along
the resolution, has done all he could
to annihilate."
He declared that the same situa-
ton exists in Haiti as in Nicaragua,
and that "the United States Govern
ment manipulates Haiti through the
rational bank, the last visitation made
on Haiti, by that trader. President
Borno."
Senator King. seeking to investi-
gate the misery and tyranny in Haiti,
recently was denied admittance to the
country. Martinez said, declaring that
it was the duty of the convention ito
strive to criticize the United States"
Attack Halted by Green.
He then launched into a review OF
the Nicaraguan situation and was in.
terrupted by President William Green,
who demanded that the discussion be
confined to Haiti, the subject Of the
resolution. Martinez explained that
he went by the route of Nicaragua
to show that the influence Of the same
banking interests that oppressed Mica.
ragua is working in Haiti.
II feel that if we don't get up and
denounce the criminal exploitation
which was begun by President Monroe
we will never convince Latin America
of the effectiveness of the policies
adopted in this congress-" he said.
President Green took this occasion
to rebuke the Venezuelan. while the
representatives of Latin America feel
that they have been imposed upon
and have suffered many grievances"
he declared, this federation is not a
clearing house for all the political
grievances in the Latin American re.
publics. We are always in danger of
extremes that might hurt the cause
we are trying to help"
Denounces Exploitation"
When the Nicaraguan resolution
was introduced, Selva, in an eloquent
speech, denounced the exploitation"
of his country by American capital.
lists and appealed to the federation for
its cooperation in the efforts of the
~'icaraguan people to win back con.
.rol of their country.
There is something rotten In the
Nicaraguan intervention" he said.
asserting that the fight at Ocotal the
other day was a repetition of what
happened in 1912. 1.-The people of the
United States do not know the real
reason for this Intervention" he de-
clared. THE people believe it Is a
move to save the life and property Of
citizens of the United States and to
uphold the country's honor.
What has been done in Nicaragua
has been done to serve the bankers.
Bread has been taken out of the
mouths of children and put into the
mouths of capitalists" he declared.
that the Nicaraguan peo.
pie had no quarrel with labor ele.
ments in the United States, he con.
tinued: LAS a result of every revolu-
ton American bankers have obtained
profits that were due the people OF
The recent revolution,
he said, resulted in an arrangement
the government of Nicaragua
hands over $3,500,000 and the United
States bankers get control of Mica.
ragua."
"They seized the opportunity to
us, to seize us by the neck
and make us spit blood which they
have transferred into gold," he thun-
1ered.
Today Selva said Nicaraguan people
produce more and get less than they
did 20 years ago because the entire
credit of Nicaragua Is controlled by
American bankers. He then reviewed
the financial situation, explaining that
by virtue of a 99-year concession the
government is obligated
to deposit all its money in the Ma
ional Bank and the bank pays no
interest on this money. In 1924. he
aid, the Nicaraguan people obtained
the capital stock of the bank but "we
lid not obtain control. The bankers
N New York. without owning share,
the bank.
"As a result the bankers managed
The bank in. such a manner as TO
make 1t a failure so they can say
Give 1t back to US. :"
Bankers "Ruse" Denounced.
''Now the ruse is to get the United
States Government TO take the place
he bankers took before. then the
Government will hand over the banks
o the bankers. Another result would
'e that If the Government of the United
States acquires these rights we will
Tot be able to denounce the situation
because that would be denunciation Of
he United States Government"
The resolution, which was adopted
sets forth that "On
iarch 81. 1927, an agreement was en-
cred into between the Diaz govern.
rs of New York, resulting In said
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