The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-24
Hughes Havana Speech Threat Against Nicaragua


ermnd to continue its predatory against the liberties
Naraguan people clearly indicated by the head OF the
American delegation to the conference ChaeS
Hughes speech before the Havana Chamber of Com
erce With the customary sophsy that characterized the ut
erances of every spokesman American Imperialism at the
Havana conference Hughes dealt with the invasion and ocupa
ton of Nicaragua. He declared
eve stay We wish Nicaragua to be strong Sg
but shall retire as it possible
attempt made to expound the details of the mpera-
exgency explain under what conditions 1t posi-
be for United States get out of Nicaragua An
part Hughes Speech however clearly showed
the Nicaraguans picture of their dismal future slaves
of Imperialism Hughes and his associates have their
Their fate to be repetition ofthe monstrous throtg
of Haiti relation country first ravaged by the marines
the Wilson government policy continued under Harding
and Coolidge the Wall Street delegation at Havana
said:
at that had reasonable
pectatons stability could be assured that the withdrawal
of boodshed Meanwhile
Establishment of conditions for stability and prosperity not that we
Haiti but that get out at the earliest oppor
tuniy"
What clearly here that the United States intends
stay Haiti until has succeeded training and equppng
military force puppet composed of serve
the regular armed forces of the United States be
released from service ply their vandalism in
parts the world the of which be desirable
to United States imperialism.
According Hughes will get of Haiti at the earliest
opportunity forces have held that country
the grip death for thirteen Using in relation to
Nicaragua slightly different language which the
qas fold ne that te armed forces will leave that country
possible Clearly Hughes speech be interpreted in
other than the avowa of determination to remain
Nicaragua until such time the imperas assured of the
national liberation and the
Enlistment puppet government that will offer resist
the unresraned punderng of the country but will itself
be the hired instrument for the ensavement of the
The whole farcca scene revealed in bold
relief by the comments of utterly debaed aggregation of Latin
delegates representing Cuba Haiti and Nicaragua
Dr. Carlos Caudra Pazos head of the Ncaraguan delegation
handpcked by American military officials creature thoroughly
despised by the overwhelming majority of the population of Mic
aagua and who could live in his country without the
protection Of the bayonets of the mpra invaders thus
els before Hughes:
Hughes widely
ces of the Nagun and ought to convince citizens
Nicaragua"
Thus at of defenseless men, women
children being slaughtered bombardments
whole being reduced to souderng ruins the vile pros
ue Pazos ticks the boots Of of the mperast butchers
Two other dpraved groveers Dr. Jacob Varea Urguayan
minister Washington and Fernando Denies chief OF the Hay
delegation likewise the role of cptte before yankee
desposm and in almost the words The real rep
resentaves Of the Haiti prevented from attending
the conference by the of using the Cuban
ton department to bar from the country all critics of the United
States government.
SO criminal ndefensbe is the of the United States
in Central America that dare attempt
open discussion with the representatives of the peoples
suppressed nations It's dastady crimes be
all The fraud of the Havana conference revealed
the first of Hughes when he declared that
States would favor the abolition of the secrecy that has yelled
then
Outraged the adoption of qualifying clause that
be held motion of delegate This that
whenever anything arises that cannot bear the light of day
of the many of Imperialism will move that the
be secret. ~
The only hope for the Latin Americans is bloc of antm-
peras nations against the United States In spite the eff
conceal the crimes against the peoples Nicaragua Haiti
Santo Domingo Colombia Cuba and Latin America generally
against the Northern despo gathering
the mperas rampages increase volume frghtfuness
the peoples of all Central and South America will
ton the that they must unite repe despot
Just than hundrej they united to drive
their lands the bloody Z of Portugal and Spain.
In this they will have support of the farmers