The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-19
Who Is Fighting Wall Street?

VINO is FIghtIng vail Srreet!
protests pouring Washington all sections of the
country against the ItnAmecn policy the Coolidge admin
ation mperas sheets the Chicago Tribune ad
m this ac progessves in the house of representa-
yes the making miserable showing 1t is sham
fight they putting up in the meantime the Wall Street
Coolidge with marines and gunboas have taken complete
control of Nicaragua and laid the basis for Mexico
1t is recognized that the present crisis historic in
that it marked by official endorsement of policy of inter
in the internal affairs of nations in
ormity with the new theory of peculiar responsibility"
enuncated by Coolidge There have
many aggression before this time they
mitted part of deliberate policy publicly announced
Speaking of the marines Nicaragua the Tribune Wash
ington correspondent says:
They are back and probably
detachment Of 100 FOR osTgNsisLE PROTECTION OF THE AMER
IcAN LEGATION but really for PRESERVATION OF ORDER THRU
guarding
responsibility" nation the Caribbean
POSITION IN CENTRAL AMERICA Emphasis Ours)
Wall government in Central America to stay 1t
will lose opportunity for extending its control to the north and
south.
workers. large sections the middle class
opposed this policy of aggression but those who sup
posed their protest Washington extremely meek
They organize popular opposition but direct it
into harmless channels when has forced them to dis
play activity
We have made this assertion number during
Hapgood Washington correspondent for the
Hearst press makes pointed observation to the same effect Writ
ing January IA he said 'rfsFF
the
which American to rule in Ncaaeus Mexico and
DEMOCRATS AND PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICANS HAS BEEN SO
SENATOR noFA4 NOT oSLv GAVE The ADMINISTRATION
FILL THE COUNTRY WITH 7oLsH6Vlk TALK
WHILE MADE NO MAJOR EFFORT suohsas the progressive
foreign
TAKE THE LEAD
take the lead in showing up the improba-
Kellogg about three reputable and weIkO~
correspondents They ods Mr. kelosss
s law sdSss I %7ao LIFTING Be Known that T4E
STATE THEM UP TO 5oRAH requested
to look into it, ASKED LEAD
MEANTIME DEMOCRATS, Wheeler, in the
ate, HAD TAILS BETWEEN THEIR LEGS.
the water o Emphasis ours)
cowardy described above the who pose
of the American Confronted with the open dan
ger Wall Street they have contented themselves
protests having tried to evade the struggle com
pletely
These elements typy the middle class Weak and vacilatng
caught and the powerful capitalists they JOIN
only when their interests directly threat
ened nd desert the first opportunity.
present situation the representatives of the middle class
have made struggle against imperialism and they both
unwilling and unable to lead such struggle
Of the present situation prove this
S be done?
official leaders of the labor movement who
in St Petersburg Florida attacks upon the left wing
of remain silent about mpeast aggression
and the the socaed congress
the workers America drawing the chief lesson from
the present crisis strength and determination begin
To ud mass party party speaking directly in
their name drawing clear line between undercoer agents OF
Imperialism union ofciadom and the "nonpartsan
congressman and senator's
In the cry of Glands Off Nicaragua Mexico and
Latin America y must be allowed to die down.
The task said few days is to DRIVE INTO
the struggle against policy the socaled spokes
men of the pele whose gives Wall Street free
hand The progessves trade union leaders must either fight
Wall Street or acknowledge their fealty to it,
What hapnened to the prophets who used predict
The fall of the regime their interviews? 1t looks