The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-14
Conscious Lmperiafst Reaction in Los Angeles


Not blind but conscious reaction animated the Los Angeles
A. F. of L. convention turning down animperiast reso
luton referred to by the recent convention OF the New York
State Federation of Labor
Not only did the convention down the resolution but 1t
heard without protest the committee report urging adherence to
the Monroe Doctrine and praisng it necessary for the best
interests Of people Of both Central and South America
The question withdrawal troops from Nicaragua
declared by the committee to have connection with the gen
er question Of American foreign policy and thus showed
into the background.
The line of the official labor leadership as defenders of Wall
Street against its working class foes shows itself in
the made by the committee crcising not the imper
ast mureers Of Ncaraguans and Haans but state fedora
ton which accept anmperat resolutions and those who IN
This, the committee said inevitably leads to
the conclusion that the authors concerned in pointing
the finger of criticism at the government than they are IN ace
tanning the facts regarding the subject they attempt to discuss
Here the of the whole matter F. of l. officiadom
will tolerate certain times condemnation of various depart
the government and individual acts of government Of
fciasssuance of njunctions ETC. But general attack
the government as whole or an attack on policy which
the possibilities Of showing the instrument of the
capitalist class brings into battle the whole general staff of Wall
Streets labor agents
resolution with its elogy of Woodrow Wilson and his
administration coming did from New York. betaken as
of certain sections of the democrat party to
republican regime in advance of presidential
But the section which states that assembled here today
declare most determined opposition to mpera policy and
further hat demand the withdrawal of the
fleet from China Nicaragua other occupied by
armed forces States determined note
doubtless expresses the actual feelings of numbers
who still blndly vote for the democratic party
labor quick detect Such resolution adopted
Icy of the A. F. of would have been event of
international significance.
is that section of the committee report dealing with China
however, that demonstrates best the tender with which A.
ofciadom guards the interests of American Imperialism
its foreign policy from the state and departments
says refusing the demand for the withdrawal of
armed forces:
"a mere withdrawal now would simply result in giving GER
tain other nations involved opportunity they in
clned the socaled American interests in China to fur
ther embroi government.
The inference here is that the interests of the American
the those of our government in China
the batteshps and marines which have helped
Chinese liberation instruments of demo-
crazy.
By refusal demand the withdrawal of armed forces
from Latin America and China and condemn American imperial
of L. leaders have proved the truth of Lenns
statement:
he upper strata of workers workers arsocracy which
wholly petty bourgeois with regard to their of living
the of their earnings well regard their whole
world viewpoint constitutes the main peacetlme social
prop the bougeose For the agents of the bogeos
the labor the labor agents of the capitalist
class.
The united front of A. F. of L. leadership police courts and
capitalists against the Communists easily understood in the
light of the Developments simply that the chief
defenders Of American imperialism in the labor movement
making those revolutionary workers who try to organize
the American labor for struggle against Imperialism
and the danger