The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1933-12-08
Secretary Hull Represents
American Bankers at
Conference
HATRED OF YANKEE
IMPERIALISM MARKED
Mexico May Force Discus
sion of Latin American
Debts to Wall Street
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay.

MUM levi Uruguay. /
The Pan American confer !
ence, called for the avowed
purpose of uniting in peace
and harmony the nations of
North and South America,
has opened here almost in ear
shot of the guns of the two
year-old war between Bolivia
and Paraguay.
The sessions are held in the
beautiful multi-marble palace of
the Uruguayan legislature, flanked
by palm trees. The manners of
the delegates are the elaborate and
i extravaganza foTmalities of diplC-
matte functions. But underneath
the finery buzzes political intrigue.
Agents of American capitalists We
with agents of British capitalists
for the spoils which these Latin
American politicians are all to
eager to sell to the highest bidder.
Many of the delegates represent
governments kept in power only
by the guns and sabres of Amer
lean Marines.
Hate U. S. Bankers
Out on the streets of Montevideo
and inland in the rubber, tobacco,
hemp and sugar plantations, there
is a smouldering hatred for the
imperialists, for the American
bankers especially. The Latin
: American workers and peasants,
struggling to throw off the yoke
; of American imperialism, have
much to say at this polite con-
gress, if only they get the chance
Just before Secretary of State
Cordell Hull arrived here, police
discovered a huge red flag flying
!, from the port. On it were the
words: "Out with Hull" Later
police raided the workingclass sec
ton of the city and arrested q
Communist workers, a part of a
group preparing demonstration
against Hull and the American
bankers. The police claim the,
have broken up plans for a gen
: eral strike which was to have be
. gun Sunday in protest agains
Hull's appearance.
y This is the background of thI
- conference which is supposed {
- build "peace and harmony"
President Roosevelt has alread
!: announced that the American deli
:. cation refuses to discuss tariff
= currency or Latin-American debt
:. 1t is around these issues, as Roos
- welt knows, that the Latin Anne
leans have some of their create
grievances against the Unite
- States government.
IN Loans to Paraguay
q However the resentment of t
Latin American masses again
y American imperialism is so j
. tense that many things, unpleasa
- to the ears of Secretary Hull, W
y. no doubt be brought forth.
~ The consul of Paraguay, for j
- stance, charges the United Stat
ns with financing with big loans t
-. Bolivian government in its war
"1 Paraguay. He is we'll within t
:. facts, as even the Senate Inves
-, eating Committee showed. But
~ fails to mention that the Britt
government is financing Paragus
Is Mexico announces that it W
NJ force a discussion on debts to t
ks American bankers, despite Hull
'ees' instructions. Cuba may insist
It's revoking the Plat amendment,
zen notorious swindle treaty by VIII
use the United States iustifies the !
IVY of troops in Cuba to suppress
anu Cuban masses.
If the Uatin-American mas
ou- are able to make their vol
lists heard above the intrigues Of
ex- diplomates, Hull will see for hi
the self the undying, BURNING hat
xes Of these masses for the Cover
AL rnent Of the United States and
ger Wall Street bankers who exp
row. and ovxvoee kho,,o