The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-20


lea who see them as the focal point
for the struggle against American
Imperialism The marines certainly r
have not the same support in the !
United States, where opposition to in
tervention runs high, so high that it !
has not only forced some of the "pro-
gressive" senators to make innoc-
uously pretty and misleading speeches
against u. S. activities in Nicaragua,
but has even obliged such clever
old charlatan like Borah to drop the
mask of the liberal and show the
brutal visage of the imperialist.
Sandino's Position.
SANDING is in an excellent position.
In fact, he has at his command weap-
ons which he has thus far left unused,
and other weapons" that are better
discarded. It must be understood that
the Nicaraguan situation will not be
liquidated, even if the marines with
draw, ard an impartial" president
is chosen "under the supervision of
Latin America" In Nicaragua par
ticularly, one who leads must lead
either into the arms of Wall Street
or lead with arms against Wall Street.
SANDING, as the expression of the Nj
oarag1an opposition to Yankee i'm
perialism and the demand for national
! independence, must utilize his revolu-
tionary prestige and power to make a
revolutionary Nicaragua the rallying
center of Latin American popular
resistance to Wall Street and its gov
eminent. The guerrilla warfare can
be made hundred times more effect
i've when it is extended into national
struggle, and eventually into an in
iternational struggle against the north
ern oppressor. The Nicaraguan re-
bells will be supported in this not only
by the Latin American people but
also by the revolutionary and class
conscious workers of the United States
who are their allies. (The campaign
CT the All-America Anti-Imperialist
League for bandages for SANDING is
an excellent method for the American
workers to express concretely their
solidarity with these courageous fight
ers against imperialism.)
Victory Assured.
How long can SANDING hold out? The
spasmodically veracious Denny of tina
New York Times informs us (Feb.
29) that
at is improbable that any re-
sponsible person here Tin Nicara-
gua) believes that they (the ma
rines) can be withdrawn for many
months, perhaps for years, to come.
The Nicaraguans themselves, con-
servatives and liberals alike, declare
unreservedly that anarchy Tread:
the victorious Sandinist revolution
aries) would descend on the country
again if the United States with
drew it's forces"
SANDING has held out splendidly up
to now, and we can jeer confidently
at the tall talk of the daily marine
victories" when Denny tells us that
the marine headquarters "give out
exaggerated reports as to the San
dinista dead, telling of hundreds Kill
led where dozens had been slain or
in some instances none at all as far
as was definitely known" Denny Is
quite right, further, when he reminds
us that SANDING has been successful
ly defying one Of the finest fighting
forces in the world" With the pursuit
of the correct course, with faith in
the powers of the masses, with proper
support in Latin America and by the
American workers, there is no decisive
or conclusive reason why the brave
revoluticnaries Of Nicaragua cannot
continue their successful defiance un-
til their final victory has carved out
a new historical epoch for the oppres-
sed peoples Of the two American con-,
tinents.