The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-17
United States Imperialism Drinks the
Red Blood of Black Haiti


toms duties are applied by the general receiver
as follows:
l. Payment of salaries and allowances of
the general receiver, the financial adviser, and
their assistants.
2. To the interests and sinking funds of the
public debt.
3. To the maintenance of native police
force under American officers.
a. The remainder to be turned over to the
Haitian Government for its current expenses"
These two and one-half millions of Negro
workers and peasants are bound by the treaty
to slave on the coffee plantations which pro-
vide so per cent of the total Haitian export,
all for the rapacious National City Bank.
United States supplies rs per cent of the total
import in Haiti.
The Haitian Corporation of America owns the
light and power centers of Port Prince and
Cap Haitian. The railroad company operates
the SIS miles of main lines, an exclusive gov
eminent concession given over to the American
imperialist concern. The Electric Light and
Power Company has the concession for the
municipal lighting secured by pledge of gov
eminent revenues. The street car, wharves,
warehouses, docks, railroads, mines, etc. are
trolls and finances all commercial undertakings
through its branch, the National Bank of Haiti.
All these government concessions were Sc
cured through President Borno who has sub
ordinated the very economic and political life
of the masses to the Wall Street interests. Die
tator Borno has abolished the popular electoral
system since 1922 and appointed National
Council which in turn is empowered to elect
no nroci 81 ho In
The Garde Rationale was organized under
American supervision financed by American
capital and paid back in heavy taxes by the
workers and peasants. The native language
and French patois, are being rapidly eliminated
in the schools AMI English is compulsorily
taught Working class and peasant organiza-
tons rudely prosecuted and are almost out
of existence in Haiti. Ruler Borno has sys-
tematically persecuated and deported the lead
ers of the movements for the independence
of Haiti that sprung sporadically in spite of
the regime of terror.
The revolt against the foreign oppressors
and their national tools is not only confined
to Haiti. The eastern part of the Island known
as Santo Domingo is reported in state of
unrest. Santo Domingo is also suffering of
the same oppression. The starving masses of
both parts of the island try to find refuge in
Cuba by emigrating into the land of the sugar
kings. The black toers Of the land whose
daily diet throughout the year is reduced to
bread and water have nursed a profound
hatrel against their oppressors, against the
rulers. The struggle for independence will
continue in spite of all repressive measures.
The pulse of this revolt is felt by all the OPP
pressed in the colonies of Yankee Imperialism
Indians, black and white workers and peas
ants will unite as in the past in this period
of intensified imperialist exploitation in the
colonies in determined struggle to win their
complete independence.
The revolutionary black and white workers
Of this country must give full support to the
revolutions which are shaking the very foun-
dations of Imperialism. The same enemy that
exploits us here Expresses our brothers in the
colonies. powerful front Of the workers in
the United States with the workers and peas
ants in Latin America, black, white and Indi-
ans will. under the leadership of the Com
mnnst Parties, destroy Imperialism.