The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-02
How Yankee Imperialism Is Building the Anti-Soviet
Front in Latin America

Mexico into a huge field of war operations es-
pecally against the Soviet Union can be best
understood if we recall the n1anoeuverS of Hoover
through his Ambassador Morrow, in forcing the
Mexican bourgeoisie to break diplomatic and
commercial relations with the Soviet Union in
1929
American imperialism, through its mercenary
lackeys, has ceased the occasion to strengthen
its positions in Latin America, especially in the
Caribbean countries, by utilizing the mass re-
sentiment against Japanese imperialism The
poisonous press in Latin America controlled by
the gold of Wall Street, attempts to divert the
struggles Of the masses for their national liberia
ton when 1t says "the United States stands out
today as the only conceivable brake to the mi
htarlsm that at present rules Japan" The
workers and toiling peasants of Latin America,
through their own daily experiences, know the
damnable lie Of this despicable imperialist prop
uganda Yankee imperialism is closing its deadly
paws into the flesh of the exploited masses of
Latin America. 1t is using tn esame methods in
the Caribbean that Japan is using in China and
Manchrula. Remember the American marine
rule IN Nicaragua, Haiti, the American warShips
In Ell Salvador, Honduras and Panama.
The offensive upon the living conditions of the
masses throughout the Caribbean region is &C
companied by widespread terror and prosecutions
against the to1l1ng workers and peasants and
their revolutionary organizations The Wall ST.
masters are pushing forward the attack against
the revolutionary organizations in order to fur
Their their control in these countries and crush
any possible resistance against their war pre-
parations. This is what japanese imperialism is
doing to its colonial possessions and in China.
Under the domination of American imperial
lsn the Caribbean countries have tremendously
extended their militarization. Their national mi
itary appropriations have enormously increased
since the last World War. This increase falls
very heavily upon the masses who are made to
pay increased taxations. Their standing armies
have been steadily increasing. Thus, the per
capita annual expenditure on ornaments of
some of the Latin American countries are high,
even as compared to the United States: Chile,
$675; Cuba, 1888; Mexico, $273 Costa RIGA,
$136; Ell Salvador, 127; while the United States
SPENDS on ornaments per capita 1884 The
standing armies and their maintenance are a
real crushing burden. These are constantly in
creasng the army is composed of 1872 per cent
of the population in Ell Salvador, in Chile $50:
Honduras, $685. the Dominican Republic 264
The militarization of the Panama Canal has
been of late further strengthened together with
a higher extension and the utilization of the
Panama waters and ports For this, the Amer
lean government is securing for itself more
docile government of Panama in the coming
June elections ready to supervise" the elections
there If necessary The imperialist bandits do
not intend to leave Nicaragua and will super
wise" the elections there on November of this
year.
The most decisive and strategic positions have
been forciby secured by the United States and
these are being constantly strengthened. The
Pan-American Always exercise the absolute
monopoly Of the air communication from Rio
Grande down to Chile and it Is now being further
extended to Buenos Aires. Along with this, the
military schools are being supervised in some OF
these countries by American Army officers and
naval experts Guatemala, Honduras Ell Sal
vador, Cuba) The American method of mill
tarization of the Youth is being extended in Mex
leo, Guatemala, Ell Salvador etc. The bour-
geoisie and the landlords, under the protective
wings OF the lackey governments are organizing
their SONS IN fascist bands against the ssvolu-