The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-08
By JORGE A. VINO.

Under this title given above, liberal of
the United States, Leland jerks, has written
a work in which is studied the situation in
Cuba, the neighboring country that is going
through an important political crisis and in
which the recent strikes reveal strong anti
imperialist movement, struggle against the
native agents of Yankee imperialism.
Cuba is one of the countries of Latin Amer
lea that is most submitted to the influence of
! the White House. "Emancipated" from Spain
by means of the generous aid of the United
States, which even in those days had sufficient
Interests" there to use military force with
the end of guaranteeing them, Cuba later fell
under the absolute domination of Wall Street.
During the Republican" period of "inde-
pendent life" of the country, as the bourgeoisie
calls the epoch following U. S. intervention
of 1898. imperialism has profited every oppor-
tunity presented to assure it's decisive and
absolute influence in the economy of Cuba
The result Of this economic policy of imperial
ism has been very fruitful. All the so-called
national" industries are actually manipulated
by companies founded in the United States.
"a Yankee Plantation"
Thus, more than so per cent of the sugar in
dustry, with an estimated value of 100000
900 belongs to Yankee trusts intimately linked
with the National City Bank. The Tobacco
Trust, which controls both the manufacture of
tobacco products and the export of raw to-
bacco, is founded in New Jersey. The rail
way system is principally run by American
companies and those which are British are
subjected to the convenience of the American
companies Fruit production, mining (gold,
copper, iron, manganese, asphalt, etc.,, the
telephone system, the street'cars, electric COM
panies, and even amusement places and impor-
tort hot 1c ~, fho ~
trusts which also furnish 80 per cent of the
islands imported commodities.
The Cuban bourgeosie, formerly master of
the large part of means of production is now
really minority shareholder in the economy Of
the country, mere appendix of imperialist
economy. The National City Bank of New
York and the Royal Bank of Canada, the most
important banking institutions, have nearly
one hundred and fifty branches in the coun-
try, through which all the ecoomic life Of the
country is controlled. Recently, the Chase Ma
tional Bank and some others are playing an
important role as controllers of the Cuban
treasury. Practically, these banks, all of the
United States, control all finance and economy.
Subjected to such an absorbent economic
submission, the island is really a colony of
Imperialism, its political life directed from
the White House. The Plat Amendment,
permanent treaty imposed on the Constituent
Assembly that prepared the advent of the Ere
public" is treaty that confirms this spb-
mission and assures the strict carrying out of
the policy of penetration and hegemony of the
United States contained in the Monroe Doc
trne.
The "Platt Amendment"
According to this "Platt Amendment" the
Cuban government is unable to contract debts
with other nations than the United States if
the U. S. considers" that such obligations can
not be paid by the ordinary income; the u. S.
Government can intervene In Cuba whenever
sanitary conditions" personal security" and
individual property" may not be sufficiently
guaranteed; and, among other clauses Of
such kind as make this alleged republic"
Yankee "protectorate" the Cuban government
is Obliged to cede ports Of strategic value for
the establishment Of naval and military bases
"a thing carried into practice and which has
permitted the important port of Guantanamo
to be ruled under she stars AM stripes.