The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-02
What Is Sumner Welles
Doing in Machado Cuba?

develop civilization ana progress
in general but also by purely selfish
mCtives) for what better protection
can there be for the U. S. in the
event of foreign menace than the
presence throughout the continent
of strong governments maintained
in power by the consent of the gov
erned, well disposed toward the
United States" Emphasis ours.)
No better choice could possibly be
made by the democratic" President,
especially at time when stronger
policy is necessary in order TO safe
guard the S1500,00O,000 invested in
Cuba. 1t is important to note that
five members of the Roosevelt cabinet
are connected with American sugar
interests in Cuba
Program Against Masses
Stripped of the demagogic altru-
istic imperialist humbug, Mr.. WeueS'
statement has no other meaning than
his outspolsen adherence for the Gu
ban n4asses in whose behalf he so
maliciously steps out to guide them
and help them develop civilization
and progress His guidance and help
only mean the maintenance in power
Of a government well disposed toward
the United States, toward the Amer
lean dollar.
1t may be necessary in the futu e
for the American dollar and business
interests in Cuba to pave the way for
Machado's substitution and pick out
G~oother servile tool from among the
bouryeois-landlord opposition or a
follower of the same
A Wall ST. Background
WelleS is not a novice in the inn
periaHst intrigues and marine inter
ventions in the Caribbean. He was an
able assistant to General Crowder's
mission in Cuba sent there by the
White House to devise election laws
now in force, these same laws aiming
at maintaining strong governments
in power well disposed toward the
United States" Machado, for in
stance, is the genuine creature OF
Crowder's laws, so was Menocal, the
corrupted President of Cuba who was
the instrument through which Cuba
entered the World War.
AS reliable imperialist emissary
Welles has done other good jobs fol-
his masters. In fact, he has had q
long training in the school Of the
Latin American division of the State
Department. He was sent to SantC
Domingo by Harding when thai
country was occupied by American
marines. 1t was Welles who brought
about the sending Of the Dawes
Commission to Santo Domingo which
''rehabilitated" the finances of thai
country, meaning by this that the
seal was finally put on the financia
control of the island. This necessi.
tated, Of course, another "stronI
government" the Trujillo dictator.
ship. better to enforce the conditions
OF slave labor on the sugar planta.
tons and the construction of road
for the Wall Street masters.
"Nediated" Against Honduras Masse
In 1924, Welles was in Honduras
busy, very busy indeed. mediatin'
b ct Ween two ourgeois-landlort
factions engaged in warfare. TIL
Provisional Government result II
from this mediation was again
strong government well disposed to
ward the United States. concluded
! at the expense Of the Honduras work
I ers and to the great advantage o
the United Fruit Co.
These are q few instances of tn
/ long string of Welles imperialist in
trigues. We know beforehand, there
fore, his plan of economic rehabili
| tation" of Cuba. His mission in Cub
will be to tighten the economic ant
political control in behalf of the su
gar magnates and the American
bankers, to help and guide the re
gime of terror and the enslavemen
of the Cuban masses whether this
to be carried out by strong govern
ment" headed by Machado or by tn
chosen" creature of the bourgeois
landlord opposition, destined to b
equally strong"
But the Cuban masses, the peas
ants, the city poor, the Negroes ant
the revolutionary students will rails
higher and higher their banner 0
struggle against American Imperial
ism and their native eXploiters, un
der the hegemony of the proletaris
and under the leadership of the he
roic Communist Party Of Cuba. Il
this struggle,for national enancipa
ton, the Cdban masses will have tn
support OF the revolutionary move
ment OF Latin America and tn
United Skates