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® Thursday, April 24, 1924 American Dollar Diplomacy in Action recent $6,000,000 loan to Salvador independence. The American auditor Porto Rico has repeatedly demand- THE DAILY WORKER wy my voveerone {Or O, P, KEYNOTE —aawseas| IGNORES LABOR which the State Department “assist-| Wright has cut off the independence ed” in the selection of the collectér of |funds. So serious a turn have recent ARTICLE Ill. ed its independence from American imperialism. What American exploita- American Colonialism. tion of Porto Rico means is seen from In more ways than one does the American imperial and colonial em- ‘ pire resemble the Roman empire, of old. But the most outstanding re- semblance of the policy of the Ro- man republic of yesterday and the modern American capitalist imperial- istic republic of today, lies in the man- agement of the colonies and in the in- terference with domestic affairs in the various spheres of influence, The American military governor generals _.of the colonial possessions are the exact prototypes of the procurators ‘and pro-consuls governing the prov- inces of the old Roman empire. In Rome men were given the office of pro-consul or procurator in order to redeem either their ‘personal fortunes of their political friends and masters, ‘On exactly the same principle are our colonial military governor generals | . chosen today. General Leonard Wood was sent into the Philippines to force upon the Filipinos an economic policy which would enable him to re- -. pay in valuable concessions the pow- erful bankers and manufacturers who financed his primary campaign in 1920 to the cost of $2,000,000. Likewise, we find Major Enoch H. Crowder, former- ly -chief of the American military customs, who, according to the loan contract, is to be appointed in case of default. American capitalists quick to extend their domination wherever catastrophe has aided them. The collapse of the sugar mar- ket in Cuba during the latter part of 1920 is a typical case in which the industries of the weaker country were salvaged in order to enable the Amer- ican interests to secure over 50 per cent control. How serious the inter- ference of American capitalists, aided and abetted by the United States Government, is in the in- ternal affairs of these weaker ex- ploited nations is clearly seen from the present situation in Brazil. An American naval mission of about 30 officers with the approval of the Unit- ed States Navy Department, has for several months taken over control of the Brazilian naval schools, shipyards, and fleet. They were paid by the Brazilian government. This has result- ed in upsetting the naval balance of power between the A B C powers and has proven a source of serious trouble to the whole continent. American occupation and influence are characterized by the same brutal- ity and outrageous conduct coloring have been » staff, serving as Ambassador to’Cuba. An American commission is now in Bolivia watching ‘the collection of taxes in the interest of the Standard Oil. In Nicaragua, the only solvent country in Central America, the Unit- ed States administers the treasury and customs of the country in the in- terest of the American bankers and investors. The decisive outcome of an election in Honduras is the con- duct of an American warship lying off its coast. The Argentine republic can- not pass laws regulating its own in- dustries without the sanction of the American packing interests. South America is often in danger of war and strife because of the machinations of American war contractors fostering rivalry among the southern republics. ‘The Bethlehem Steel Co. has recently become. the official contractor for the Argentine navy. The Secretary of { State Hughes has become the official spokesman for the American bankers in all their deals as shown by the * REVEALED BY the actions of the other imperialist powers. Since General Wood has ar- rived in the Philippines he has pur- sued a policy of forcing the natives to hand over valuable concessions to American capitalists. In this cam- paign General Wood has made the at- tempts of the natives to nationalize their industries, the’ target of his at- tacks. The obvious purpose of these attempts at government ownership in these lesser developed countries is to save the industries from falling into the hands of foreign exploiters. The purpose of the agent of American im- perialism is to remove all hindrances and obstacles to the domination of the weaker countries by American capital. The Filipinos strongly resent this move of General Wood. Their Senate and Legislature have gone on strike against this high handed policy of events taken in the Philippines that the imperialists of other countries are afraid that the contagion of na- tional independence will spread from these islands and make trouble in the entire Far East. Thus the editor of the “Far East,” one of the leading Japanese imperialist journals in To- kilo, recently declared that the Fili- pino crisis was “adding fresh fuel to the anti-foreign fres smouldering in China, to the anti-British blazes in In- dia and to the general unrest against control in many parts of Asia and in large sections of Africa.” This remark is especially significant since normally Japan would like to see the United States get out of the Philippines in double quick time. It is interesting to note how the capitalist imperialists of all countries line up and forget their differences when their fundamental interests are at stake, When the Cuban millionaire Col- onel Tarafa proposed his bill to con- solidate the railways so as to elim- inate 47 private ports in Cuba and private railways, President Coolidge at the behest of the American Sugar Refining Co., the American Metal Co., and éver a score of other firms repre- senting over half billion dollars, warn- ed the Cuban government to drop con- sideration of this measure. American imperialist agents, even resorted to the tactics they employed in the Canal Zone by an attempt to engineer a fake revolution in the country. Much resentment has been stirred up in Cuba against this high handed at- tempt of the American capitalists to throttle their native government. In the other colonies and spheres of American influence there is consid- erable trouble brewing. The Virgin Islands are complaining bitterly, as can be seen from the following appeal by the editor of the “Emancipator”’, one of their native papers: “We are serfs who work for wages ranging from ten cents to a dollar a day. Pol- itically we are peons governed by the United States Navy. Federal United States laws have worked havoc upon these islands. The people live in one their American masters. The Fili- pinos are bent on preventing the American capitalists from gobbling up their country. There is talk of in- room houses; eat scanty meals; and are forced to move about in a man- ner unbecoming civilized people at this age.” the following appeal of Senator Igle- sias for independence: “There are 776,396 acres of the islands choicest land under the control of 447 Amer- ican, Spanish and French corporations and individuals. We have all the evils of absentee ownership and faulty systems of education, industry, credit and sanitation.” Even Mexico does not afford un- bounded peace and comfort to Amer- ican imperialists. Tho Obregon has completely surrendered to Morgan and Rockefeller interests, and is quickly dropping all pretense at friendship even with the most conser- vative elements, there are disturbing factors on the political horizon in Mexico. In spite of our capitalists be- ing sure that Calles, the most likely successor of Obregon, will do their bidding, they are taking steps to make sure that no losses are suffered by them in the change of administration. American interests played a most im- portant part in the recent rebellion of De la Huerta against the Obregon- Calles combination. Our marines hold Haiti, San Do- mingo and Nicaragua. Central Amer- iea is under our financial thumb. An American financial mission is instruct- ing Colombia how to run its finances. Bolivian policy is dictated by Amer- ican bankers. Peru is virtually in American hands. The diplomacy and philosophy of American imperialist policy towards the southern republic has been force- fully stated by Secretary of State Hughes before the American Bar As- sociation a few months ago, If one should strip bare such verbiage of Hughes as the Monroe Doctrine “does not infringe upon the independence and sovereignty of other American states and does not stand in the way of Pan-American cooperations,” one will find that American imperialism in no way differs from the other capi- talist imperialism. Despite all our protestations of loyalty to the ‘“prin- ciple of national security” all Latin America is now seething with protest at the dictatorial attitude of the American delegates to the recent Pan- American conference. (To Be Continued Friday.) MONEY TALKED IN FEDERAL PRISON UNDER DAUGHERTY-VOTAW REGIME BROOKHART PROBE Bae By LAURENCE TODD (Federated Press Staff Correspondent) -* WASHINGTON, April 23.—Millionaire bootleggers in Atlanta federal prison are still millionaires. The power of their money may occasionally fail to save them from a penitentiary sentence, but it follows them within the stone walls and adds to the bitter- ness of the lot of prisoners who have no money. Under the Daugherty-Votaw control of Atlanta prison, special privileges have as surely gone with cash balances as tho the prisoner were in some big hotel. This was the substance of testimony given to the Brookhart investigating committee of the Senate by J. F. Wilkins, for the past eight years in charge of the school in the prison. Wilkins was suspended, a few days ago, when it was discovered that he proposed to resign and write magazine articles exposing the little hell that the Daugherty- Votaw system has made in the convict community. His Testimony. He told the senators that three mil- lionaire bootleggers—Remus of Ohio, Sweetwood of New York, and Kess- ler of New York—consisting the up- per privileged class in Atlanta pris- on. Remus had all possible privileg- es from the moment of his arrival. He dined in the officers’ mess instead of in the main dining hall with the rest of the prisoners. He had a private room above the isolation ward. It was said that there was a private bath attached. He did no work, but roamed at will within the prison en- closure. When at last there came some newspaper publicity to the strange conditions of this Ohio boot- legger’s imprisonment, he went to work in the parole office and was giv- en his meals at the hospital, where the food was better. Senator Wheeler asked ‘Wilkins \ Aether the other prisoners comment- ed on the case of these millionaires. “Yes,” replied the schoolteacher “It was very embarrassing, and very everal times to see Warden Sartain about it, but was unable to see him. It would not have been worth my while to complain to the deputy ward- en, who virtually runs the prison. Those of us who would like to com- Plain. have had to consider that we would probably have our official heads cut off if we talked. That’s what has happened to me after eight years of service.” Political Pull Big Factor. “He said that the “trustees” do not get the best chance because of good conduct, nowadays. Recently the rule of earned privilege has broken down, and “the prisoner who has the best political pull, social standing, and money, has the privileges; there is no question but this condition has grown worse in the last few years.” His own life was made miserable after Superintendent Votaw stopped the investigation of the drug-peddling traffic within the prison. Guards who had been charged with having sold cocaine and other “dope” marked Wilkins as the chief instigator of the inquiry, because he had asked permis: sion to testify to the demoralization created by the constant selling of these narcotic drags among the con- victs. As soon as the investigation was ‘called off, at the instance of JURY DEBATING THAW'S SANITY INNIGHT SESSION Millionaire Has Laugh- ing Fit In Court. PHILADELPHIA, April 23.—The Thaw case went to the jury at 3:17 p. m. At 6 p. m, it took a recess until 8. Judge Monaghan began his charge at 2:15 p. m. The millionaire was highly nervous, at one time laughing aloud, so that the clerk had to rap for order. Yet he was mainly confident. In his charge, the judge recalled many points|of evidence in Thaw’s favor, particularly the testimony of alienists called by those opposing Thaw’s release. Evelyn Nesbit Won't Settle Almost at the last minute, it was un- made to Evelyn Nesbit which would have caused her virtual with- drawal, But the offer was refused. “I am here to represent Harry Thaw’s boy—his son—born October 25, 1910, and in the name of this boy I oppose Thaw’s release,” William A. Gray, counsel for Evelyn Nesbit, de- clared at the climax of the mil- lionaire’s sanity trial today. derstood, an offer of settlement was|ed West, following his escape from New York after the Gump affair were described to the jury in an affidavit read by Gray—an affidavit made by the landlady. She told how Thaw ordered “a steamer or an airplane” which they were to board from the front window to get, away. It was Shortly after this that Thaw tried suicide. The affidavit indicated that Thaw thought he was planing a flight to Mexico and left $50 “for the Rouma- nia-Hebrew baby that slept outside my window.” The lawyer then invited the jury’s attention to the “convenient use that Thaw has made of the court.” He recalled how Thaw had himself prov- ed now sane, now insane, to suit his purpose. “He has played hot and cold with the law,” Gray said, after insisting that Thaw always had been insane. Thaw Laughs “You've seen Thaw in court here— how agitated he is—how he can sit still.” ‘When Gray said this—Thaw laugh- so hard that he had to hold a handkerchief to his mouth. He look- ed around, caught the eye of specta- tors and smiled, as tho to say that he was quite at ease. 2,000 U. S. Veterans Driven To Suicide During Last, Year. Thaw's actions when taken to a rooming house under the name of been opposed to any drug investiga- tion, he could not complain to that official. He had decided to resign, when he was suspended. ‘ Dope Still Sold. Wilkins testified that the use of dope inside the prison is as common now as at any time in the past, and that he believed that if former Ward- en Dyche had been permitted to re- main and carry on the campaign he began against it, the traffic could hay been broken up. A prison doctor was (By The Federated Press) NEW YORK, April 23.--Poverty is Whiskered Hughes Talk Federated Press Staff Correspondent. \ers, except a passing reference to for- 4 AND FARM ISSUES Is Very Old Stuff By LUDWELL DENNY, NEW YORK, April 23—Old stuff! This is the most frequent comment one hears on the Republican campaign keynote speech by Charles E. Hughes, of the Fall-Daugherty-Denby normalcy cabinet, York state convéntion of his party. delivered before ‘the New Hughes managed to string werds to- gether for an hour and a half without a protest against the oil scandals. Since Daugherty and his klan have threatened to scuttle the G. O. P. ship if there is a repetition of the we-are- at-least-70-percent-pure confession by Senator Pepper in Maine, the New York keynote admitted no guilt on the part of the Harding-Coolidge regime. “Hush” is the Word. Hush up the investigations, blame the Progressives and Democrats for obstructing legislation, appeal to the capitalists on the basis of Mellon’s government for the rich and prove that Coolidge was born in a typical Ameri- | can farm home in Vermont. Such will| be the Republican campaign if) Hughes’ introductory fireworks are followed. Hughes had no word to say to American labor. No mention was made of the light of American farm- eign markets. No word about injunc-! tions. A Dark and Wet Horse. were holding their state convention and indorsing Governor Smith, Tam- many candidate, for President. Smith will be run as a quasi-dark horse. His candidacy will not be pushed w)enly in other states. But the three Demo- cratic bosses—Murphy of New York, Brennan of Illinois, Taggart of Indi- ana—are known to favor Smith if he, as a wet, can be put over without dampening the Democratic ardor of the dry south. So Smith in accepting the pledges of support by the conven- tion at Albany did not menticn prohi- bition, nor was the subject referred to by the delegates, practically all of whom were wets. Since the Wiscon- sin indorsement Smith’s backers are hoping that his Catholic religion will not exclude him as a successful candi. date. The Democratic platform, as fore- shadowed by the keynote speech of Judge Herrick, will be a repetition of the Cox platform inspired by Wilson, with the real campaign centering around the Republican administration scandals. CARIBOO INDIANS PERISHING BEFORE RUTHLESS WHITES Game Gone, Jobs Gone, Health Gone. BY SYDNEY WARREN (Staff Correspondent of the Fed. Press) WILLIAMS LAKE, B. C., April 23. —The coming of the whe men into the Cariboo country has brought with it the exploitations of the Cariboo In- dians in the 100 per cent fashion by all civilized business men. The American Indians in this sec- tion of British Columbia, as in most other parts of the continent, had their lands stolen from them. To salve the conscience of their white robbers they were allowed to live on small reservations for agriculture. The lands given were often the poor- eétOn the sugar Cane rancherie it is difficult to secure sufficient water for irrigation, and to make matters one of the chief causes of suicide, as shown by investigations of the Save- a@Life League, New York, From 15,- 000 to 16,000 persons committed sui- cide in the United States last year, the league estimates, on the basis of the 12,948 admitted suicides. “Noth- ing is more pathetic than the many disabled soldiers who themselves end- ed life’s battle, 2,000 having in this regretable way,” worse farming implements are bey- ond the price that the Canadian na- tives could afford. Add to this the ing and fishing, not farming. By the advent of the white man destitution faces them. 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