The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-10-06
BRAZIL UPRISING
NOW SPREADING
Struggle Between U.s.
British Imperialism
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invest $25O,OOO,OOO in the rich iron
ore deposits in the state of Minas
Geraes. The uprising" in Minas
Geraes is particularly severe. Ford
has 100000 acres of rubber lands
in Brazil.
Prestes, who is a tool of British
imperialism, was elected in the early
part of 1880, against the candidacy
of Gertulio Vargas, "liberal' candi-
date, who was literally backed by
Yankee capital. Several armed
clashes and assassinations marked
the election.
Effects of the Crisis
The deep-going economic crisis in
Brazil has been undermining the
Prestes, pro-British regime. At the
same time, British imperialism's
dominating position in Brazil has
dropped rapidly, thanks to the heavy
attacks of Wall Street.
Over 70 per cent of Brazilian ex-
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of coffee has fallen precipitously,
and the valorization scheme to prop
up prices, has crashed bringing down
with it the value of the Brazilian
currency.
For the masses this meant wors-
ening of already bad conditions, and
an impetus to the revolutionary
temper of the workers and peasants.
Military Misleaders
In the various states, which have
their independent armies, the petty
bourgeois misleaders, under the
guise of Fighting Imperialism" by
which they meant British imperial
| ism, have exploited the discomfort
of the masses and have advanced the
interests of American imperialism.
Communists Active.
While the Communist Party of
Brazil, which was formed in 1922
has existed either semi-legally or
in total illegality, it has carried on
mass work and participated in the
last general elections through the
Workers and Peasants Bloc. The
Communist candidate for president
was Negro workers Minervino
de Oliveira, marble worker and
/ general secretary of the General
Labor Confederation of Brazil. Out
of the 100000 population of
Brazil over 100000 or 33 per cent
are Negroes.
Yankee Imperialism.
Since 1920 American imperialism
has been making rapid strides in
Brazil at the expense of British i'm
perialism. Financing of imperialist
projects come more and more from
Wall Street instead of Whitehall,
London. British trade has dropped
rapidly with Brazil, while American
trade has increased The major
portion of all raw materials rub
Der, coffee) produced in Brazil go
to the United States. American
trade since 1913 has increased 104
per cent with Brazil, while at the
same time British trade has de-
creased 20 per cent.
John Bull Declines.
British investments increased
from $1,161 100000 in 1913 to ST.
413,589,o00 in 1929, or % per cent;
while during the same period Wall
Street pushed up its investments
from $50,000,o00 to .$576, 100000
or 852 per cent!
Plan Fascist Regime.
The Brazilian bourgeoisie who
back the Yankee imperialists will
attempt to emulate the Uriburu re-
gime favoring Wall Street. This
will not be so easy, however in
Brazil, where the masses have car
ried on more determined fight
against imperialism and in the in
terest of the oppressed masses.
The Brazilian uprising" which
follows those in Bolivia, Peru, Ar
gentina Chile, and the one now
pending in Cuba, against hte Ma
chado regime, show the revolution
airy perspectives in Latin America,
the great seething unrest among the
masses, and the growing war dam
ger between the two leading imper-
ialist powers, Great, Britain and the
United States.