The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-31
WHEELER POINTS
OUT HYPOCRISY
OF IMPERIALISM
New Workers Pass Four
Resolutions

President Coolidge and Secretary of
State Kellogg were severely criti-
cised here yesterday in a speech de-
livered by Burton K. Wheeler, demo-
cratic senator from Montana, and
other well known speakers, at the
lyric Theatre, Broadway and AZ, St.
Wheeler stated that unless we COM
pei the responsible statesmen Of this
country to cease their intimidating
tactics and their gunboat policy in
Nicaragua and Mexico, that within
very short period we viii again be
involved in a needless and brutal war.
Americans HypOcrites.
what hypocrites we are" the SEN
ator said, eve denounce England for
her Imperialism, herald the right of
self determination for small countries,
and then invade the boundaries of
sovereign republics, and reduce them
to vassals of Wall Street" He also
predicted that if this present en-
croachment campaign is carried
through, that the same will then take
place in all the other foreign coun-
tries where America has its money
invested
OverprOduction.
Wheeler analysed the process of
capitalistic production and oYer-pro-
duction, and how imperialism becomes
the result of the latter.
The meeting was held under aus
pieces of "The Non-intervention Citi-
zens Committee" and was presided
over by Rev. John Howard Mellish.
The opening speaker, Hubert c.
Herring, who had resided in Mexico
extensively, explained the economic
background to the present controver-
sy, and showed that between 1890 and
1910, during the Porfirio Diaz regime
three million Mexican peasants were
appropriated, their land being fraud
ulentlv bought up" by American
capital.
Herring was followed up by Nor
man Thomas, who explained that
America was demanding where she
has nothing to demand, and that there
are not reasons why Mexico should
consent to an arbitration on a mat
ter where she. is the sole judge He
ridiculed Coolidge and Kellogg for
their narrow-mindednes and AFRO
ganee, and stated that there is no
villain involved, except a fanatical
passion and worship for the god of
private property
Speaker From Canton.
The next speaker, James Henry,
former instructor at the Canton Uni
versity, said that the late President
of South China, DIR. Sun, could be
compared to the American parsonage
of Lincoln, whose political program
was that of government of; for and
by the people of the country. He said
that the demand for freedom in
China was the result of her industrial
development, and not because of boil
shevistic intrigues. DR.. Chun, presi-
dent of the Chinese student body in
this country, spoke a few words, and
asserted that the people in China
completely mistrust America, that
they have heard enough nice words
spoken, but that they are waiting for
actions. The failure of the United
States to ratify the Lausanne treaty
is considered to have had a very bad
effect in other countries, as it indi-
Gates the insineerity of the promise
for equal rights to smaller nations.
Resolve Against Imperialism.
-Four resolutions were read: ~
to urge President Coolidge to accept
the principle of arbitration, as a
means TO avoid war, and stop the
shipment of ammunition into Near
aqua; (2) to urge the Senate to pass
the Senate Resolution No. 500, to re-
call the marines from Nicaragua; (3)
to ask for the passage of Resolution
319, which bill demands a federal in
vestigation Of foreign investments,
and (4) to reques of the Senate the
acceptance of the Porter Bill, re-
nouncing extra-territoriality and to-
make new treaties with China, on an
equal basis with other powers.