The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-15
KEEL. jGG'S REAL
RED" HERRING
Master and Man Disagree Coolidge says,
1--WE are in Nicaragua to fight for American
property" Kellogg says, eve are fighting
Red plotsI'
BY C. E. RUTHENBERG
General Secretary, Workers (communist) Party.

THERE is one usually unfailing
4 method of uniting with the big
capitalists, the little capitalists and
the fringes of so-called progressives
in the two capitalist parties. That is
by creating Communist plots
against the government red
scare.
This method was used in Great
Britain against the Labor Party in the
last elections. by injecting the forged
"zinoviev letter." and resulted in the
return to power of the Baldwin icon
servative) government.
Evidently the Coolidge administra-
ton has learned by the experience of
other countries, for it is the identi-
cal method which Secretary of State
Kellogg is using in an endeavor to
break the growing opposition to the
policy of the government, of driving
this country into war in support OF
Wall Street imperialism in Latin
America.
Kellogg appeared before the senate
committee on foreign relations to pre-
sent a mass of documents purporting
to establish Communist pilots" to
overthrow the American government
by stirring up opposition to it in Latin
America. Promptly some of the oppo-
sition in congress to the imperialist
policies of the government in Nicara-
qua and against Mexico wilted, and
began to run for cover.
Master and Man Disagree.
TN this instance the trick is a little
too transparent, however. Master
and man disagree. President Coolidge
in his message to congress told of the
big American investments in Nicara.
qua and that there is no question
that if the revolution continues Amer
lean investments and business inter-
ests in Nicaragua will be seriously af,
fected, if not destroyed And further
along: 1T has been and remains the
policy of the United States in such
circumstances to take the steps that
may be necessary for the preserva.
ton and protection of the lives, the
property and the interests of its citi-
zens.
In other words, Coolidge tells us
that he is following the time-honored
policy of the government of using the
big stick" to protect the property and
investments of the Wall Street bank
ers, and then Secretary of State Kel-
logg comes along to say: Oh no, this
is something new and different. The
reds" are plotting against us in
Mexico and Central America and we
must protect ourselves against the at
tempt to overthrow our government
Coolidge openly declares that it is
the policy of the government to use
American naval and military forces
and to sacrifice the lives Of the Amer
lean workers and farmers to main.
tain the exploitation of Latin Amer.
lea by the Wall Street bankers. Then
Kellogg comes along with a real red
herring to drive to cover the opposi-
ton to this policy which has been
manifested in congress.
The Communist and American
Imperialism.
T,HE Workers (Communist) Party
4 does not deny that it is part of its
program to carry on a fight against
American imperialism. The Commu-
nists have endeavored and will con-
tinue to endeavor to mobilize the
American workers and farmers
against the policy of the government
which Is leading this country into