The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 26, 1926, Page 3

\ LATIN AMERICAN CONGRESS BLOW AT IMPERIALISM Move Resolution to Free Porto Rico By MANUEL GOMEZ, TIrreconcilable enemies face each ether for the third successive day @cross the council table in the city of Panama, where delegates of Latin- American countries are meeting, with the presence of representatives from ¥ the United States government, to cele- | brate the hundredth anniversary of J the famous Bolivarian congress, which met in the same. city on June 22, 1826, at the call of the great South American liberator, Simon Bolivar. The conflict of interests at the cen- tennial gathering— between Latin- America and the United States—ap- peared at the very first day's ses- sions, when the delegation from Hon- duras moved a resolution declaring that Porto Rico ought to be an in- dependent republic, free from the im- perialist domination of the United States. This resolution was imme- diately seconded by the Mexican dele- gation. All Latin-America is watch- ing the outcome, It is expected that the U. 8. representatives—who, inci- dentally, are looked upon as intrud- ers at the congress—will initiate some maneuver to sidetrack the whole pro- position, Against Aggression. During the second day’s sessions the delegates unanimously adopted a resolution recommending common ac- tion by the nations of the Americas “against any aggressor state.” The resolution was drafted by Senor Arias of Uruguay. As reported by the Associated Press, it recommends that the nations of the western hemisphere adopt as a policy of international re- lations the principle that “every act carried out against any of them in violation of precepts universally rec- ognized by international law, be con- sidered an offense to all those states, and therefore to provoke uniform and common reaction by all.” Warning to U. S. According to this wording, the redo- lution would seem to be not “a pan- American declaration against Europe,” but a declaration of warning to United States imperialism. It will be noted that the resolution calls for common action against every act of aggression and does not specify European aggres- sion, Under this formulation the Latin-American nations might be ex- pected to band together against any aggressive move of the United States. It is not yet possible to ascertain if the Associated Press has given the correct wording, but if this is the case the resolution may be of profound im- portance. There are precedents in Latin-American diplomatic history which would lead one to expect the use of just such terminology. Not “Pan-American.” The present conference at Panama is persistently referred to in the capi- talist press of the United States as “the pan-American” congress, but no- where else is the term “pan-Ameri- can” used in connection with it. The official name of the congress is “Boli- varian Centennial Congress, The Boll- varian tradition behind it is a Latin- American tradition and Latin America is bitterly opposed to “pan-American- ism.” U. S. Intrigue, It is clear that American imperial- ism is using every means at its dis- posal to capture the great “Bolvarian tradition and to pervert it into a prece- dent for the establishment of an all- American league of nations under United States domination. Moreover, with the help of such Latin-American On the 150th Anniversary of the American Revolu- tion—READ Social Forces in American History The standard eco- nomic interpretation of the origin and growth of the Amer- ican nation. A most valuable book for the workers’ library in an attractive new edition. Cloth bound $1.60 By A. M. SIMONS THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO., 1113 W, Washington Blvd., \ CHICAGO, ILL. "PHONE BALONS. 91 JENSEN & BERGSTROM TAILORS SUITS AND OVERCOATS MADE TO ORDER _ We Clean, Press, Repair and Remodel Ladies and Gents Garments We Furnish the Union Label 3218 North Hon Near ie Kodaie (Picture on page 6.) (HE United States government has precipitated another crisis in Latin- America, After more than a year of pretense at preparing a plebiscite in the Tacna- Arica region of South America be- tween the contending claims of Chile and Peru, the U. 8, representative on the commission now comes forward with'a motion declaring a plebiscite to be impossible. U. S. Attitude Deliberately Provoca- tive. HNERAL LASSITER’S motion con- stitutes a categorical condemna- tion of everything the United States government has been doing in Tacna- Arica. But it is the form of the mo- tion that has precipitated the crisis. It is not the fonmal withdrawal of an “impartial arbiter” but a eavege at- tack wpon Chile. In terminating the plebiscitary. proceedings, the U. S. representative has gone out of his way to further inflame the hostile pas- sions he has pretended to assuage, and has even gone eo far as to sug- gest that “it might be impossible to prevent the outbreak of war between Chile and Peru,” The motion—as well as all the sub- sequent conduct of the U. S. repre- sentative—is deliberately provocative. By openly baiting Chile and at the same time hinting that trouble is bound to ensue between Chile and Peru, the United States government is making a deliberate attempt to pro- voke trouble. We are not here concerned with the correctness or incorrectness of Chile’s FRENCH LEADER OF RED INTERNATIONAL BURIED IN HONOR BY COMRADES MOSCOW, June 1 (By Mail) — Joseph Pierre Tomassi, co-founder of the Red International of Labor Unions, who died in Moscow the day before yesterday, was today carried to the grave. Members of the Ex- ecutive Committee of the Commu- nist International and the Executive Bureau of the Red International of Labor Unions bore the coffin. Trot- sky, Nin and Jacob delivered speeches at the graveside and char- acterized the dead comrade as a revolutionary pioneer fighter of the French proletariat who was pre- pared for all sacrifices. ee tools as Presideat Chiari of Panama, Machado of ane and Leguia of Peru, it is possil t some temporary suc- cesses a be achieved in this direc- tion—but the plainly dominent trend of Latin-American policy is toward Latin-American solidarity against Wall Street. Some of the leading spokesmen of Latin America—as, for instance,. Dr. Alfredo Palacios of Argentina, rector of the University of the Platte—have refused to attend the present centen- nial congress at Panama, on the ground that the presence of the repre sentatives of the United States consti- tutes an insult to the Bolivarian tra- dition. “In the republic in which this con- gress is being held,” Dr. Palacios re- minded his hearers in a recent ad- dress, “it is neither wise nor just that the independent nations of the new world should sanction by their presence at the conference the ca- reer of United States imperialism, which is the absolute master in Pan- ama, it is in other states of the continent.” Fling Defiance. On the other hand, some of the out- spoken Latin-American enem: of United States imperialism—such as Isidro Fabela of Mexico—have taken issue with Dr. Palacios, declaring that, it is necessary to go to the congress and fling defiance of Wall Street and Washington in the face of the United States representatives. necessary to attend the cause, after all, the Panama con- gress will serve to tighten, if only Ittle, the fraternal bonds uniting all Latin America. It will place more prominently before the eyes of the world the figure and work of Boli- var, the liberator, It will, moreover, offer a dramatic occasion for Latin America to see at close range the International situation of the leth- mus of Panama and of Central Amer- Washington and the Wall Street.” No binding decisions can be taken at the conference, as the delegates are without plenary powers. (The DAILY WORKER will publish another article on the Bolivarian con- gress tomorrow.) A sub a day wilt nigel capital away. SS Ace THE DAILY WORKER The U. S. and the) Tacna-Arica Collapse claims in the Tacna-Arica controversy. Neither is the government of the United States—for it has engaged in aggressions against Peru as well as against Chile. The entire plebiscitary adventure carried on by President Coolidge thru the “military diplo- mats,” Generals Pershing and Lassit- er, Was an attempt to secure a base of operations for American imperial- ism on the west coast of South Am- erica, It was a maneuver not only against Chile, nor against Chile and Peru, but against every South Ameri- can country, The reason for the provocative char- acter of General Lassiter’s motion is plain, It is not by any means due to the mere collapse of the plebiscite, which the United States government has systematically obstructed and which it never intended to go thru with anyway. It is due rather to the fact that in spite of all efforts—in- cluding the despatch of innumerable military “aides” to Tacna-Arica and the stationing of a U. S. battle cruis- er in Arica harbor—American imperi- alism has been unable to completely impose its authority in the disputed area. This is the “diplomatic defeat” about which North American news- Papers are now editorializing so sor- rowtfully, Consequently the spokesmen of Wall Street and Washington now provoke a situation which will enable them to play a further role in the af- fairs of the South American coun- tries, The present attitude of the United States government shows con- COMMUNISTS OF POLAND OPPOSE PILSUDSKI RULE Lanzutsky, . Imprisoned. Their Candidate WARSAW, June 7 (By Mail).—The Communist fraction in parliament pub- lished a resolution giving the reasons why the Communists are opposed to Pilsudski. It says: “Pilsudski is not only the candidate of the petty bourgeoisie, but also the candidate of the big capitalists. Pil- sudski represents the military dicta- torship. e only way to save Poland from the coming military adventures and a general collapse is not thru the dictatorship of Pilsudski, but thru a workers’ and peasants’ government and the dictatorship of the toilers, Vote for Lanzutsky in Prison. “We shall cast our votes for the worker and peasant representative, Lanzutsky, who is still in a bourgeois prison, By this act we declare the readiness of the workers and peasants to fight for the emancipation of the toilers.” Rule Out Communist Votes. The Communists, therefore, voted for Lanzutsky, but the chairman de- clared that their six votes were in- valid as a candidate, in order to be put forward, needed more votes. The Ukrainian and White Russian deputies gave up empty voting forms. The an- nouncement of the election was re- ceived by the Communists and the representatives of the suppressed na- tionalities with the cry: “Release the political prisoners!” From the hypocritical declaration of Pilsudski upon his motives for refus- ing the presidency it is clear that he is not content with the existing limited powers of the president under the Pol- ish constitution. In political circles around Pilsudski it is said that he will only accept the post of president after the necessary constitutional al- terations have been made to increase the power of the president. - Law and Order Again. Polish newspapers publish an ap- peal of the representatives of the heavy and finishing industries appeal- ing for the election of Pilsudski as is capable of maintaining law . The president of the heavy industrial association, Werbizky, de- clares that Pilsudski is the only man in Poland who can obtain a lengthen- ing of the working day for Polish in- dustry. “Kurler Poranny,” a newspaper close to Pilsudsky, announces that Pilsud- ski is not merely supported by the lefts, but also by the conservative groups in Cracow and monarchists in Volno, The paper declares that the left groups are supporting Pilsudsk! without ‘believing that he will carry thru their demands and that they now that the contradictions between , per. paper, “the Polish socialist party is supporting Pilsudski because this is in the interests of the state.” Actors Killed in Turn-Turtle, MODESTO, Cal., June 24—Three members of a vaudeville troupe were killed two miles south of here early today when an automobile in which they were proceeding to Fresno turn- ed over twice on the state highway two miles south of here. Cross-Fire Kills 2 Women, BOSTON, June 24,—Caught in the cross-fire of a pistol battle between two alleged bootleggers, two women were shot down in a crowd of hun- clusively thaé it does not propose to leave South) America alone upon the termination of the Tacna-Arica ple- biscitary proceedings, Both Chile and Peru are members of the league of nations, and the great fear in Wall Street and Washington is that the Tacna-Arica question may be handed over to this body for set- tlement. Already there is talk of the “danger to United States pres- tige in Latin America” that would re- sult from such| a development. The threat of the, Monroe Doctrine is again hovering over the scene, The League of Nations. NTERFERENCE by the league of nations Would bring to a climax the clash of interests in Latin-Ameri- ca betwee the United States and Great Britt#in--for Great Britain, the dominant Yoite in the league, has big interests in ‘Chile and has all along played a sécondary but none the less careful and active role fm the Tacna- Arica affairs It would also dramatize the inhereht conflict between the United States and Europe. U. S. im- perialism bristles with anger at the mere thought of European interfer- ence in what is considers its own monopolistic’domain of Latin Amer- ica, War datgers are undeniably on the horizon. Jt’ is not a war between Chile and Peru that is presaged—al- tho that #60’ is possible if the Latin American brother nations continue to allow theniselves to be used as cats- paws—but war on a world scale, It is the war of imperialistic pirates fighting over the right of exclusive domination over the weaker peoples everywhere in the world. Chile, Peru, Latin America as a whole, cannot afford to allow the Tac- na-Arica question to become the play- thing of our imperialist enemies, Un- doubtedly the greatest menace con- fronting Latin America today is the imperialism of the United States, powerful, determined, militant, push- ing steadily farther and farther south along the American continent striving to beat us into submission with the club of the Monroe Doctrine. The Tacna-Arica affair should never have been placed in the hands of President Coolidge for “arbitration” in the first place, By this act the government of Chile and Peru committed treason to their own peoples, and to all Latin- America, The All-America Anti-Im- perialist League warned of the con- sequences months ago, A Latin-American Solution, HE United States cannot solve Latin-American problems precise- ly because the solution lies directly in opposition to the aims of American imperialism. The league of nations does not offer a way out either. To turn the Tacna-Arica question over to the league of nations would be to run from one enemy into the arms of an- other, The All-America Anti-Imperialist League proposed some time ago ‘that the Tacna-Arica affair be investigated by an impartial Latin-American com- mittee and finally arbitrated in ac- cordance with the recommendations Visiting Delegations in Soviet Union Give Praise for Successes MOSCOW, June 7 (By Mail).—The delegation of the Swedish and Norwe- gian working youth has arrived in Moscow. The delegation is composed of all shades of political opinions and none. Delegations of French and Czecho- Slovakian textile workers which have arrived in the Soviet Union took part in a celebration of the ninth anniver- sary of the existence of the Soviet power in Kronstadt. A meeting took place upon. the cruiser “Paris Com- mune,” which has been adopted by the Textile Workers’ Union. The foreign delegates were welcomed at this meet- ing by the, s ailors of Kronstadt and the Plonéeps, of the Soviet power. A delegation of international war victims icipated in the opening of the confefehce of peasant mutual aid societies tinder the chairmanship of Kutinin. ‘The chairman of tie delega- tion, Tietz, delivered a speech in which he declared that the delegation was of thg opinion that the war vic- tims were ‘best taken care of in the Soviet Union. The invalid homes in the one time czarist and princely pal- aces in the Crimea, which the dele- gation had: ‘visited, had made a great impression. ‘upon the members of the delegation.“ They were tremendous gains for the Russian proletariat, After spending five. weeks in the Soviet Union, the delegation of Swed- ish municipal workers left for home and handed the Municipal Workers’ Union in the Soviet Union a declara- tion in which the enthusiasm of the members of the delegation for the economic and cultural successes of the Soviet Union was expressed. Dini Reviews Year of Chinese Struggle Against Imperialism MOSCOW, U. 8. S. R. (By Mail).— The Soviet press draws a balance of a year’s development in China. The leading article of “Pravda” declares that the Buropean social democracy fears a development of the revolu- tionary movement in the east as a danger to.the present political and economic system of imperialism. It points also, to the impermissibility of the present contention of the interna- tional ate ti pua that China has en- tered into & phase of lasting reaction. The “Pravda” stresses the illusory nature of the victory of the reaction- ary generals so long as the national revolutionary government exists in Canton and the people's nationalist army exists in North China. The peo- ple’s armies have grasped the signifi- cance of a flear definite political pro- gram for a military victory, and this is a great gain for the further revolu- tionary struggles. It points also to the internal weak- ness of the imperialists in China, where no single imperialist power dares to venture an intervention with its own forces alone. At the same time imperialism fears the establish- ment of a strong capitalist China and a strong reactionary Chinese govern- ment because that would bring the colonial privileges and conquests of the imperialists into danger. Nevertheless, any further holding up of the free economic development of China will lead to an unparalleled ex- plosion. In any case, imperialist finance capital will never see the old China again. Imperialist Carthage in the Hast will be destroyed in the de velopment of that great struggle which was begun @-year ago with the heroic struggle in Shanghai, [HELP TO GIVE THESE PASSAIC 'Unions Asked to Aid Strikers’ Children PASSAIC, N, J., June 24—The New York Furriers’ strike having ended in victory for the workers, organized la- bor is now turning its attention to the Passaic textile strike area, where one of the hardest struggles in the his- tory of the labor movement now en- ters its twenty-second week. As soon as the Furriers’ victory was achieved, the slogan became “Now on to Pas- saic!” One of the first results of labor's concentration on the Passaic front is seen in the increased iinterest dis- played by the union in the delegate conference Called for June 25, at La- bor Temple, 244 Hast 14th St., New York City, for the purpose of organ- izing relief work in that city, Garment Workers Have Already Sent in Their Credentials. The International Ladies’ Garment Union has supported the call to the extent of sending out a letter under its own signature inviting its locals to send delegates to this conference. The International Ladies’ Garment Union has been among the biggest financial supporters of the textile strikers. The International Workers’ Aid and the Emergency Committee for Strik- ers Relief have also extended invita- tions to their affiliations and are ex- pecting to bring out a large number. Police Reign of Terror. Andrew Toth, a striker, was drag- ged out of Hungarian Hall, taken to the Botany mill by police Cossacks and there given such a savage beating that he is not expected to live. The police have beaten up several other strikers during the past week. So clearly are the police the initia- tors in this new reign of terror in the strike area, that Councilman Joseph E. Dvorschak, chairman of the Wall- ington finance committee, in voting against an increase in the police force of that town, declared “it was his be- lief that the addition of the marshalls was responsible for the ‘reign of ter- adding that he favored taking the special officers off. Within six days there have been 75 arrests of strikers and more than twenty beatings as a result of the new police reign of terror. Courts Aid the Bosses. Many of the strikers arrested have been held in exorbitant and exces- sive bail by the courts. Others have been given jail sentences ranging from ninety days to six months. Strikers have been arrested for merely singing working-class songs. Many have been pulled in, without a shred of violence, on the accusation of beating up scabs and strike-break- ers. The courts have made it clear that the striking textile workers need expect no justice of them, This is not surprising as the bosses dominate the entire state machinery of New Jersey. Arrested strikers appear in courts where judges are employes of the mills, Strikers Are Undaunted, \ The striking textile workers are un- daunted by the new police offensive. They recognize it for what it is: a symptom of the growing desperation of the bot The textile barons did not believe the strikers could hold out all this time, They thought they could break the strike with police violence and atarvation. Realizing that the starvation offensive is a fail- ure because of the ever-increasing to the TOTS A VACATION... of the committee. Providing this plan proves acceptable, it is proposed that the investigating committee be named by the Union Latino Americana, the Federacion Regional Obrera Uruguaya, the Junta Ibero-Americane de Intelec- tuales and the All-America Anti-Im- perialist League, We do not insist in the plan as proposed by us. ‘The im- portant thing is that some plan be adopted for settling the difficulties in the way of Chilean and Peruvian friendship, and that this be left ex- clusively in Latin-American hands. Latin-America must stand as a unit. Division in our ranks only makes the tasks of our imperialist enemies light- er. Latin-America must repudiate every attempt of misguided, vacillating or corrupted elements to co-operate with the imperialist powers. Our only allies in the imperialist countries are the revolutionary sections of the exploited working class and the oppressed races —Negroes, etc. Latin-America must realize it is in a life and death struggle with the im- perialistic United States. It must mobilize all its forces for this strug- gle. ALL-AMERICA ANTI- IMPERIALIST LEAGUE Cuban Sec’y., Jorge A. Vivo Porto Rican Sec’y., J. Nevares' Sager Mexican Sec’y., Salvador de la Plaza Colombian Sec’y., J. Espeleta Venezuelan Sec’y., Gustavo Machado Peruvian Sec’y., Luciano Castillo Ecuadorian Sec’y., Juan F. Karolys Brazilian Sec’y., Eduardo Mattos United States Sec’y., Manuel Gomez PULLMAN SACGO AND VANZETTI MEETING IS POSTPONED TO JULY 3 demonstration to de- a new trial for Nicola Sacco pie yr fected Vanzetti has been postponed by the Sacco-Vanzetti conference from Friday, June 25, to Saturday, July 3. The meeting will be held at Turner Hall, 200 East Kensington Ave. (between 115-116 streets). The speakers wilt be J, T. Vind of the South Chicago Trades and La- bor Assembly, J. Louis Engdahl, la- bor editor, and Antonio Presi of t! Anti-Fascist Alliance, who will speak in Italian, Hang Louise Calvert. MANCHESTER, Eng., June 24.— Mrs, Louise Calvert, mother of three children, was hanged at Strangeway jail for the murder of her landlady last April. Mrs. Calvert was conyicted of strangling Mrs. Leed, who was a spiritualistic medium. A crowd of 500 gathered outside the jail to witness the execution. Page Three ILEN SMALL MAY NAME SUCCESSOR TO WILL COLVIN Joliet Geandide Jury to Quiz , Governor Today JOLIPT, Ill., June 24.—Acceptanee of the resignation of Will Colvin, head of the state board of paroles and par dons by Gov. Len Small, was expected to be announced within twenty-four hours, as the result of the resumption of the probe of the Will county grand jury here into the management of the Joliet penitentiaries and the alleged pardon and parole scandal in Ilfnois, Governor Small, who is scheduled to appear before the grand jury and tell why Colvin’s resignation, tendered three or four weeks ago, had not been accepted, is reported to have told State's Attorney Rehn over the tele- phone that acceptance had been de layed because of indecision as to who should succeed him, The governor, it was said, tomorrow will give the grand jury the name of Colvin’s successor. Judge Chauticey H. Jenkins, director of the state department of warfare which controls all penal institutions in Illinois, was a witness before the grand jury. He was asked why recom- mendations of the grand jury had not been carried out, and particularly why, altho Warden John L. Whitman and several minor officials of the prisons here had been removed, Mrs. Hleanor Rulien, head of the women’s prison, had been allowed to remain. Her re moval had been recommended by the grand jury. Coolidge Signs the $175,000,000 Road Construction Bill WASHINGTON, June 24.—President Coolidge has signed a bill authorizing the expenditure of $165,000,000 by the federal government for the construc- tion of highways during the two years ending June 30, 1929. By this bill $75,000,000 is made avafl- able each year for general highway construction and $15,000,000 for bufld- ing improved roads in the national parks. This expenditure is to be matched dollar-for-dollar by the states thru which the highw: will be built, thus providing for a $300,000,000 program for the two years. Iceland Premier Dies. F COPENHAGEN, June 24.—Premier > Magnusson of Iceland died, today at f % Aordfjord, according to disp Anes re ceived here. 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