The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-27
BY BURCK

because it will do more than anything else to
re-establish confidence in the friendly motives
OF the United States government, both in Haiti
and throughout Central and South America"
How to remove the armed forces seems to
be the main question to them, because 1.-The &C.
cupation of Haiti is charged against us as the
chief evidence of the imperialstic purposes of
the United States in the sense that our armed
forces are used to aid in collecting debts to pri-
vate citizens. To end that occupation would be
the only effective answer to such charge which
impairs greatly our relations with all Latin
America.
Everything in Latin America is hunky dory.
Nothing wrong with the colonial and semi-colo-
NAL status of the Latin-American countries.
Nothing wrong with the ownership by American
companies of plantations public utilities and
banks. Nothing wrong with the brutal terror
used by the imperialistS' puppet governments
against the masses striking for better conditions
Nothing wrong with the deportation of Hen
duras banana workers strike in January, 1892.
Nothing wrong with the murder of 1900 banana
workers in the 1928 strige in Colombia Moth
ing wrong with the slaughter of 1000 workers
and peasants in the uprising against Yankee inn
perialism and the native Salvador government.
Nothing wrong with the mobilization of the
Latin American countries by American imperial
ism for war on the Chinese people and on the
Soviet Union. No; nothing wrong in all this;
this is as it should be. These are the manifes-
tations of "the friendly motives of the United
States toward the masses of workers and peas
ants in Latin-America. Kenmore the marines,
so that the oppression of the colonial masses may
run more smoothly. Let the native bourgeoise
do the dirty work for American Imperialism:
leaving Wall Streets skirts clean. This is the
hat Gka
memorandum of imperialisms apologists, its de-
pertinent of agitation and propaganda Imne-
date and unconditional national independence
of Haiti, confiscation without compensation of
all mperialist plantations and banks? No! MOI
This is too sectarian, too impossible. One must
be sane in his demands. Demands must be con-
fined within the scope of Imperialism
1t is quite significant that Roger Baldwin,
who signs for the American Civil Liberties Union,
was expelled year ago from the Anti-Imperial-
ist League because he supported Gandhi against
the anti-imperialist forces in India Here in
this memorandum Roger Baldwin along with the
others again prove that they are not fighting
against American imperialism, but are trying to
teach American imperialism how to whitewash
itself
The colonial masses will play increasingly
important part in the defense of the Chinese
people and of the Soviet Union. Their struggles
against the capitalist offensive and against the
terror are becoming sharper. The revolt of the
crews of the Peruvian cruisers follows the Chile
naval revolt Now, more than ever the anti
inperialist forces in the United States should
support the struggles of our colonial brothers.
Now more than ever 1t Is important for the
colonial masses to know who their friends are
and who are their enemies.
The anniversary of Toussant L'Ouverture, one
of the leaders of the revolt of the black slaves
who dow out the French army and set up the
Haitian Republic, should be the occasion % for
the establishment Of Haitian nti-Impsralict
League to support in the United States the
movement for immediate ard unconditional in
dependence of Haiti; 90 for the development
of an anti-imperialist movement in Haiti; and
go Qualification among the Haitians and the
rest of the population in the United States as
to the specific role of the signers Of the De-
cenber 23rd memorandum, >--.---------~---.--<