The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-13
NICARAGUA 10 FOLLOW. PANAMA.
THE EAGLE MOVERS OVER MEXICO

defense Of the regime. There were
no marines to help him.
Thanks to secret American aid,
Chamorro was at length successful in
capturing Managua. With machine
guns to back his demand, he forced
special session of congress to elect
himself president. Later under pres
sure from the United States Chamorro
stepped out and allowed an old friend
Diaz, more sympathetic to Wall Street
to get elected by another 'packed"
congress. Sacasa, however, refused
to recognize the election and took to
the field. His arms were being crown
ed with success, when the marines
suddenly reappeared on the scene.
The Mexican Boaey.
Then it was that Diaz, plainly under
the inspiration of the American
charge d'affairs, Lawrence Dennis, is
sued his notorious statement in which
he declared that Mexico was aiding
Sacasa, that the country was threat
ened by bolshevism and that Mexico's
object in intervening was to endan-
ger the American canal.
1t was upon this flimsy pretext that
Admiral Latimer's entire Caribbean
special squadron was reinforced and
took virtual possession of the coun-
try. At this writing there are fifteen
first class fighting ships in Nicara-
guam waters with 5000 blue Jackets
and marines. The total number Of
troops in the combatant forces in
Nicaragua is not more than $1,000
.DUT why all this array of force for
- such little country as Nicaragua
that could easily be subdued with less
han half as many troops?' Besides
Nicaragua, there is still the question
VI Mexico.
Intended For Mexico.
TT Is no accident that these forces
are being martialed in the Carib-
bean at the time when the contro-
versy with Mexico over the oil and
land laws has entered its critical
stage. The fact is that this big naval
power now off the coast of Central
America is put there for use, not only
in support Of the reactionary Diaz in
Nicaragua, but as we'll in preparation
for armed intervention in Mexico.
Since the Mexican constitution of
1917 asserted the rights of that coun-
try to its own natural resources and
challenged the imperial expansion of
The United States, the republic across
the Rio Grande has been regarded by
the people of Latin-America as their
champion.
The Stumbling Block.
MEXICO is the stumbling block to
4N1 the American design for unquali-
fed control Of the whole of Central
America and the Caribbean. On top
Of this, the Mexican people are now
asserting their sovereignty over the
oil, mineral and other natural resourc-
es out Of which Doheny, Standard Oil
ct al have made many cool millions.
The precedent for intervention in Mex
leo has been set, in 1914 and again
III 1SlO. 1nc JAu6OS6 dAo d6dih AOOS-
ing their war cries. The oil men are
demanding action. This explains why
there are now so many ships in the
Caribbean. ris
TINE whole OF Latin-America is
L aroused. One of the contradictions
of rampant imperialism is that sub
jugated people won't stay subdued.
Most of the cards are now in Wall
Streets hand. But Latin-America has
still role to play and while there is
at present no consolation for them
in the dollar-drunk leadership of the
American Federation Of Labor, the
fact still remains that the work
ing class of the United States is the
natural ally OF the victims of Ameri-
can Imperialism.