Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-13

laid. also at the suggestion of our
party, for an All.American Anti-Im-
perialist Congress to be held at Buenos
Aires some time next year
THE fourth convention listed among
the concrete tasks of the party:
To carry on a systematic and ac-
tive agitation against American impe.
rialism, particularly in Latin America.
To demand the withdrawal of Amer
lean armed forces from foreign
lands.
To give active support to the
activities of the All-America Anti-Im
perialist League
+ 1.-THE same convention adopted
lengthy resolution with respect to the
struggle against American imperial
ism. This resolution pointed out that
there is sufficient homogeneity to per-
NIT the building of q powerful CONT
mental movement of workers and
farmers against American imperial
ism, and sufficient resentment due to
the occupation of the Central Ameri-
can and Caribbean countries, the sus-
tanning of autocracies such as those of
Venezuela and Peru by United States
aid, the interference in the internal
affairs of all of the countries, the
system of financial and military ad-
visers. the monopolistic Monroe doc
trine and the robbery of the tremen-
dous natural resources of Latin
America"
Refers to Philippines.
1.-THE resolution declared that there
were millions grooming under the
American imperialist rule in the Phil
ippines, Porto Rico, Cuba. Mexico,
Haiti, etc, and that it was the task
of the Communists to give active
support to the antiamerican move
ments in the various countries in
Latin America. The resolution con-
tinues:
AZ. There is a strong tradition Of
Latin American solidarity which is
historic force for the unification of
the anti-imperialist movements of the
various Latin American countries.
This will be an important weapon in
the struggle against Wall Street. The
All-American Anti-imperialist League
was created as the expression of the
liberating movement of all the exploit
ed peoples Of the continent. The
Workers Party took part in the Gre
alton. Represented in the league are
also the Communist parties of Mexico,
Central America and South America.
as we'll as student groups, labor organ
iZations, peasant leagues and national
societies in various countries.
'43. For us, the league constitutes
an organiZational expression of our
determination to fight side by side
with the exploited peoples of Amer
tcas colonies and semi-colonies. While
we strive to make the groups affil-
lated to the All-America Anti-imper-
ialist League recognized in the Com
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the leaders of the world struggle
against Imperialism. we must work
conscientiously to build up the league
itself. to push it into activity and to-
make of 1t a powerful driving force
for the overthrow of American imperi-
alism.
Complete Program Stated,
"44. The following is our concrete
program Of joint action with the ex-
plotted peoples for the struggle against
American Imperialism.
'(A) Expose the purpose and meth
DDS OF American Imperialism every
where.
Lob Demand independence for all
American colonies and unconditional
withdrawal OF American troops from
Latin America, Chinese and other
foreign soil.
VI actively support Latln Amer
lean strikes against American con-
Germs.
"'D) theological and practical
struggle against the doctrine Of pan.
Americanism.
"'(E) Expose and struggle against
the so-called Pan-American Federation
of Labor as an agency of American
Imperialism, and the Mexican and
American parties shall work out
joint plans for exposing the true
character of the Pan-American FEEDER
alton of Labor and propagate the idea
of the formation of Latin American
labor federation with anti.imperialist
tendencies.
"tF) Interchange of delegates at
conventions and close corporation
with the Communist parties of Latin
America; fraternal relations with
the parties of the Far East
"'(G) Help build the all-American
Anti-Imperialist League into a pow
erful organization for the overthrow
of American imperialism.
Form Groups in U. s.
."'GI) Immediately strive to build
up sections Of the All-American-
Anti-Imperialist League in parts of
the United States, through affiliation
of resident organizations of Next
cans, Filipinos, Chinese, etc.
"'O Support the proposed plan
of the All-Amertcan Anti-Imperiaust
League for an all-American confer.
ence against imperialism.
I'D. The Machete, organ Of the