The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 13, 1927, Page 2

_—-whieh: Page Two THE DAILY WORKER Sacasa's Statement of Nicaraguan Facts Rips Misrepresentation by Washington) 10 DEFY BULLY D® JUAN B. SACASA, the constitutional president of Nicaragua has radioed a statement to the *~ American press which presents the facts of the American maneuvered insurrection that placed Diaz at the head of the government for Wall Street. Those who read The DAILY WORKER’S account of President Coolidge’s bare-faced message on the Nicaraguan situation yesterday, have an opportunity to compare the real facts of the manner in which the United States has intervened in Nicaraguan affairs. SENT BEFORE COOLIDGE’S MESSACE. The message was radioed before Sacasa could have had knowledge of the bul ying speech made by Coolidge to congress. This fact.accounts for the manner in which Sacasa, in his radio, still holds out the hope of a change of heart on the part of the state department. The president’s message and the recent food blockade against his forces which the navy has thrown around Nicaragua shatter any #tich hope for the liberals. The message follows: i ~ SACASA'S MESSAGE | ———— | SACASA’S MESSAGE affeots the prestige of the Americanfing has no precedent between mations government while the yield of such fat peace, UERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua, Jan. | intervention favors the exploiters. However, in spite of all these obsta- 11—tI gladly ply to your radio- gram. For better comprehension of the Nicaraguan problem and in order thatthe American people may be fully informed, 1 will male a fait and brief! warration of the facts. Om Jan. 1, 1925, Senor Carlos Solor gano.and undersigned took the oth of office as president and viee- president, respecti in conformi with the popular election of the pre- vidtis year. Chamorro's Treason. On the 25th of October of the same } # General Chamorro took holt of} the Managua fortress thru treason, which act determined the resignation of President Solorzano, The Nicaraguan constitution estab- lishes that in case of the absolute or temporary abs xf the president the executive power goes into the han of the vicepresident, but Chemorro persecuted me, employing violence to the point of obliging me to jeave the country and having himself électéd president by a discredited con- of gress, that is, with the omission liberal representatives. Republics Stand by Pact. Central American governme compliance with the W: treaties of 1923 expressly mon-recognition of the Chamorro gov- ernment, and the American govern- ment, guaraftor of said compact, declared thru Secretary of St Kel- logg and the Anterican Legation i Nicaragua they qualified the Nica-| raguan case as a question of principle and not of persons, that from the 25th} of October he considered the constitu: | tional order disturbed by the sub-| yersive movement headed by Chamor-} ro and that the Washington treaties, fuaratteed peace in Central Amefiea, would be faithfully upheld. Afte? some months Chamorro, find- ing #t #mpossible to obtain American recognition and popular Nicaraguan acceptance, hamtded his power to Senor Sebastion Uriza, who in turn resigned .-the same favor to Senor Adolfo Diaz. Marine Protection. The presidencies of Chamorro, Uriza and Diaz are equally vitiated. Neither stands of a constitutional basis. More- , over, the Washington compacts, spon- “sored by the United States, oblige the Central American signatory states to non-recognition of a government that ~ eriginates from a “coup d’etat” or reyolution against a recognized gov- jeivil discord ~emment, and these conventions are the same Secretary Kellogg affirmed -_ would be observed, sponsored as they were by his government. ' Nevertheless, Diaz hag not only heen recognized, but supported effica- ciously, notwithstanding his being one of the principal organizers of said _ “coup d'etat.” Guatemala and Costa Rica True. Guatemala and Costa Rica remain faithful to the compacts, refusing to recognize Diaz, but the state depart- . ment in spite of its precise declaration it hed made that the case was a ques- tion of principles and not of persons has recognized him. _ Diaz lacks constitutional support ' @ud the Washington compacts inval- idate him, having as his only support infimential New York bankers con- _ nected with a group of Nicaraguan traders. The responsibility of intervention TWO SPECIAL ISSUES! During the whole of Diaz’s former administration a body of American marines remained at Managua protect- ing his unpopularity. Today there are again at Managua American forces to protect him against the people. In compliance with my duty, after exhausting all pacific meang during the long negotiations in Washington and Central America and a fruitless peace conference at Corinto, while we uitlessly proposed to submit our to the arbitration of Washington and of the Central Amer- icatt governments, I landed at Puerto Cabezas, organizing my cabinet for the reestablishment of constitutional order interrupted by Chamorro and Diaz. On Dec. 23 marines were landed at Ria Grande and Puerto Cabezas. Here I was notifled to disarm my guard, after surrounding the government building, menacing the same with cannons ashore and by the ships Den- ver and Cleveland. The alternative was to deliver my arms or abandon the town. My government remaing here dis- armed in order to signify by dts pres- ence its right and possession. U. S. Hostility. Hostility is manifest. My govern- ment is impeded in collecting imports on timber in places under its control which in mo way affects the American government of its creditors, since said |imports are mot comprehended in the financial plan, I am obstructed in providing com- bustibles, and even provisions, Indeed, an unheard of fact. The auxiliary schooner Albert, my only means of communication, was or- dered away and a censorship estab- lished against me, thus leaving me isolated from my army and the world, Latterly, thru the noble efforts of the American press, the censorship has been removed. “Neutral Zones.” The neutral zones established have only served to protect Diaz and are hostile to my government, Today I received advice from Rio Grande that a detachment of marines threw into the river about 2,000,000 cartridges exclusively our property, thus depriving us of important values with the purpose, undoubtedly, of weakening my army. Such a proceed-|ragua. sles, Which favor Diaz, our foreés con- tinue advancing, having obtained, first ut Pearl Lagoon and then in the in- terior, two great victories that cost Diaz about 1,500 guns, 500,000 cart- ridges, and two strong columns of his army were almost totally destroyed. On Mexico. There has been a manifest determi- nation to accuse me of nourishing de- signs of changing the social order tn 2 common campaign with Mexico. Said propaganda denounces my wicked intentions and seems simply absurd to those acquainted with my antecedents and ideas, Tn regards to our armament, we pur- chased it in the United States previous to the embargo there and after from wherever we could get it, without com- promising any nation or government. About Canal. Allusion has been made latterly to American canal interests in order to explain the lahding of forces, while in no manner are such interests menaced, I have declared that my government is a government of order and of re- spect for international agreements. The same statement has repeatedly been made by the liberal party, that support me, especially in reference to the canal. There being no, just cause for the landing of forces, apparent reasons are alleged. There és no record in Nicaraguan history of any offense against an American diplomat, not even during anomalous times. The Nicaraguan people are civilized; re- spect the rights of others, and de mand their own rights. Vain Hopes. As a continental nation and by the fundamental principles of humanity and democracy notrished by the United States, this nation is highly regarded by Nicaraguans. Misgivings are born from banking exploitations that utilize national diplomacy for heir own profits. My earnest desire is for co-operation and open friendship with the United States—a political and honest com- mercial friendship that will benefit both Nicaragua and the United States, Thus American continental prestige will grow, otherwise it will be feared but not loved. I still trust that Presi- dent Coolidge will do justice to Ni¢e- SACASA. Australian Labor Party Strains at States’ Governors But Swallows Governor General DON'T GET KILLED IN RUSH TO BUY TICKETS TO AIMEE’S LECTURES LOS ANGELES, Jan, 11.—Aimee Semple MePherson announced to- day she was planning on leaving Los Angeles tomorrow on her lec ture tour of the United States, No matter what the outcome of her case, which will be decided one way or the other on Monday, the famous evangelist said she was go- ing to take advantage of the “va- cation” granted her by Angelus Temple and combine play with work for five or six weeks, O Special Editions of The DAILY WORKER are in preparation, af ‘They must be given wide circulation. They will be issued incidental to the Third Anniversary of the _ starting of The DAILY WORKER, Jan. 13, 1924, and to commemorate - the death of Lenin, Jan. 23, 1924. But theese special editions will events. They will be dedicated, in fronting the workers of Ameri THE BIRTHDAY EDITION: and will contain special material on on appeal again in the M is being made for a congre: mother crisis in this case. everywhere as to its importance. THE LENIN EDITION: be an Anti-Imperialist War Edition. do more than commemorate these addition to great issues now con- and i the world. it will be dated Thursday, Jan. 13, the Sacco-Vanzetti case that is now ichusetts state supreme court, while demand jonal investigation of the frame-up activities of the department of justice in this co: This special issue will help arouse workers This month is due to see This edition, dated Saturday, Jan. 15, will _ be dedicated to the working class struggle against imperialiem. it will It will deal with the present situa- _ ten in Mexico, Nicaragua and China from the Leninist viewpoint and eonetitute a valuable educati against war. It must receive a wid jal weapon in rousing labor for the war distribution. * ‘Order bundles of both these issues. Send in the orders today at the mate of three cents per copy; $3 per ‘ Address; The DAILY WORKER, 1118 W. Washington Bivd, Chi- 100, SYDNEY, N. 8. W.—At its recent sonference the Australian Labor Par- ty has come out against the system of state governorship, “The people,” it states, “will not tolerate the exercise of autocratic power, and a personal veto by the governor, who is appoint- ed from abroad”. Tt is expected that so long as the labor government remains in office in Brisbane, (Queensland) it will not agree to any governor being sent from Britain. Strangely enough, however, the con- ference found nothing “undemoeratic” in the autocratic governor-general who is sent from Britain to officiate for all Australia. Indeed, the confer- ence states, “that the governor-gener- al adequa’ represents the imperial connection.” Why a governor for a state is “undemocratic” and why a governor-general for all Australia is not “undemocratic” is something that | the militant Australian workers would like to know. To them it seems that the only logical demand is selt- determination for Australia to the point of separation and the entire severance of the “imperial connec- tion,” Prison Keepers May Turn ‘Red’ Now; Work Under Low Wage Scale NEW YORK, Jan. 11—(FP)—~Pris- on keepers of Council 29, employed by the city of New York department of correction, are asking for more pay and provision for regular promotions as length of service increases. Most of the men get less than $32 a week wow. Pay ranges from $1,560 to $2,040 per year. Pay de- manded would range from $1,769 to $2,500. Grades for service are asked #0 that the keepers will be assured of ‘in- creasing pay regularly Uke firemen, police and city workers of other de- partments. WRITE AS YOU FIGHT! i EXPECT CAELES STAND OF U.S. Congress Opposition to Message Grows (Special to The Daily Worker) 11, — Presi- dent Coolidge's spécial’ message to congress was accepted ‘on all sides today as constituting a blunt warning to Mexico that U, S, imperialism con- siders itself the solé master of the five “republics’ of Central America. A warning, too, that Is backed up by the presence of 16 American warships and 5,000 marines and bluejackets in waters adjacent to Mexi¢o. All Washington today was looking to Mexico City for the expected “come- back” of President Calles. Vigorous Reply Expected. It is anticipated ‘here that Calles will make a vigorous reply, setting up the contention that Mexico is a sover- eign power, and that she has as much right to recognize Sacasa and encour- age him ag the United States has to recognize Diaz and encourage him, It is expected, too, that Calles will chal- lenge the right of the United States to interfere with Mexican vessels in Nicaraguan waters, If Calles stands stiffly on his pre- rogative that Mexico is a sovereign power, as it is expected he will, then an extremely delicate situation is automatically created—and one that may easily lead to an armed clash, Admiral J, L. Latimer, in charge of American forces in the Caribbean is waiting for orders. Opposition Solidifies. Meanwhile, the presidgnt’s message had the effect in congress of failing utterly to ally the strofig opposition to it on the part of the democrats and insurgent republicans. “This opposi- tion, if anything, was stronger than ever today, and it threatens to break out later in no inconsiderable propor- tions, Rep. Garrett (D) of Tennessee, the minority leader, caustically criticised the president’s message. He demand- ed to know the name of one American who has been endangered in the Nicaraguan civil war. “Protects Bond Buyers.” He called particular attention to that part of the message in which President Coolidge referred to Amer- ican holders of Nicaraguan bonds, and inquired sarcastically igthe president considers it his duty fo"protect buy- ers of Central Ame} bonds, when they know the conditions and histor- fes of those countries,” JAIL OWNER OF SHOW WHERE 76 CHILDREN DIE Dead Were in Gallery; All Others Escape (Special to The Daily Worker) MONTREAL, Jan, 11 — As grief strickén parents claimed the bodies of their children, an investigation was in progress into the disastrous fire in the Laurier Palace picture theater which caused the loss of 76 lives, mostly those of children. Arrest Owner, The proprietor of the theater, Ameen Law, 31, and three employees of the theater were placed under ar- rest and released on bail later. The employes arrested were the assistant manager, Michel Arie, the. ticket-taker Camil Bazzy, and the head usher, Alexander Bazzy. ‘ Violated Law. Police claim they have evidence that many of the chil@ren were ad- mitted to the theater without escorts, as provided by law. Bodies of the tiny victims of the fire were taken chiefly from a stair- way, barely thirty feet long, leading from the east end of the theater gal- lery to the street, and there was mute evidence that the children were trap- ped here in panic, when within but a few feet of the street and safety, Bodles Packed In Exit. Police in removing the bodies of the children from thé narrow statr- way exit, found them pactly jam- med, with the agony of futile strug: gle written an children’s faces, Fire- men had to chop awayjsections of the stairway, in order to femove some of the bodies, so tighfly ‘were they wedged, hits All in Low-prieed “Seats, The tragedy took its toll entirely from those who sat in the gallery— the cheaper section of the house— those sitting in the pit filing out in good order when the alarm of the slight fire was given. Today, before the theater the gaudy colored posters flashed the name of film feature, which by some grim coin- cldence was “Get ‘em Young.” Bandits Take Money and Bankers TULSA, Okla., Jan, 11, — Six band- its robbed the Sapulpa State Bank at Sapulpa, near here, escaped with $30,000 after visa H, A. Me- Cauley, president, anf“George Miller, assistant cashier. TH were thrown out of the bandits ear at the city ‘Umi i 4 Labor Mist Refuse to Bleed and Die in Wall Street’s Next Dollar War By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL, HE Coolidge-Mellon-Morgan re- gime at Washington says that Nicaragua is slated for the same treatment meted out ‘to Santo Do- mingo. In “Dollar Diplomacy” we find that Santo Domingo was, “The first of the Caribbean countries to suffer American military interven- tion and the practical establish- ment of a protectorate,” “ene President U. 8S, Grant, unlike Coolidge and Kellogg in the present attack on Nicaragua, spoke out bluntly as to American intentions in Santo Domingo. He did not peddle phrases about “the protec- tion of American lives and proper- ty.” Grant declared: “The acquisition of Santo Domin- go is desirable because of its geo- graphical position. It commands the entrance to the Caribhean Sea and the isthmus transit of com- merce, It possesses the richest oil, the most capacious harbors, most salubrious climate and the most valuable products of the forests, mines and soil of all the West Indian islands. Its possession by us will in a few years build up a coastwise commerce of immense magnitude... In case of foreign war it will give us command of all the islands referred to and thus prevent an enemy from ever pos- sessing herself of rendezvous on our very coast.” eee In the years that followed the Un- ited States securely fastened its financial tentacles upon the island, and with financial control went in- terference with the political life of the nation, As in Haiti, so in Santo Domingo, we find the National City Bank of New York, a Morgan- Rockefeller outfit, the dominating influence, Whenever a spark of smouldering discontent would light the fires of opposition in the island, U. 8. warships were always ready to “do their stuff.” One stage of this development is carefully narrated in “Dollar Diplo- macy” as follows: “American financial and political interference in Santo Domingo final- jy led to armed intervention. In April 1916 another insurrection took place in Santo Domingo, and this time, on May 4, 1916, United States marines were landed. ‘Stealthily American battleships entered the roadstead of Santo Domingo City, and under cover of a score or more long-range, big-caliber guns the American admiral, with a large force of marines, landed on Domin- ican territory.’ “President Jiminez resigned and the Dominican congress elected Dr. Henriquez~y Carvajal temporary president, The state department refused to recognize this legally chosen president unless he signed a treaty with the United States which Washington had been pres- sing on Santo Domingo since 1915. This treaty was even more drastic than the one forced on the republic in 1907, and was similar in nature and intent to the one forced by the Wilson administration on Haiti, It called for the control by American officials of the Dominican customs, treasury, army and police. Presi- dent Henriquez refused recognition by the state department on such terms; whereupon, on Oct. 17, fol- lowing instructions from Washing- ton, the American customs collector refused to pay the duly elected Do- minican government the revenues to which it was entitled. “A deadlock ensued. The entire country rallied around the presi- dent; political differences were for- gotten, and officials performed their duty without pay as far ag they could, owing to the refusal of the American officials to turn their salaries over to them until the treaty was signed. “This deadlock was finally broken by the flourish of American rifles, Captain H, 8. Knapp, in command of the marines, declared martial law on Noy. 29, 1916. He ousted the Dominican officials, dissolved the national legislature, forbade elec- tions and declared himself ‘supreme legislator, supreme judge and su- preme executor,’ established a re- gime of military force and court martial, set up a rigid censorship, levied taxes and increased the pub- le debt. This military dictatorship was, according to the official pro- clamation of martial law, set up un- der instructions from Washington ‘because the United States govern- ment... has urged upon Santo Domingo certain necessary meas- ures which that government has been unwilling or unable to adopt. “THUS THE UNITED STATES FRANKLY SET UP A MILITARY DICTATORSHIP FOR THE PUR- POSE OF FORCING SANTO DO- MINGO TO SIGN A TREATY GIV- ING TO AMERICAN INVESTORS COMPLETE CONTROL OVER THE FINANCES AND ADMINISTRA- TION OF THE REPUBLIC.” oo. > This National City Bank of New York City, that keeps its govern- ment at Washington continually on the jump and rushes battleships overseas in protection of the inter- ests of “American investors” now has branches in 75 of the most im- portant cities of 22 important coun- tries scattered over the world. The beginning of this year saw it ab- sorb the International Banking cor- poration which enabled it, in the words of the New York Time, to branch out “into a world-wide or- ganization under the one name.” eee The extent of the consolidation is shown by the fact that the branches of the International Banking corpo- ration, that will become foreign of- fices of the National City Bank, in- clude eight in China, in Canton, Dairen, Hankow, Harbin, Hongkong, Peking, Shanghai and Tientsin; four in Japan, in Kobe, Osaka, To- kio and Yokohama; three in India, in Bombay, Calcutta and Rangoon, and one in Batavia, Java, Activi- ties of the London branch will be vombined with National City’s office in the British capital, Branches in Spain and the Philippine Islands will continue to operate under the control of the corporation and its offices in London and San Francisco and the head office in New York, The new members will make an important addition to the list of Na- tional City foreign offices, which in- cludes twenty-five in Cuba, seven in the Dominican republic and others in Argentina, Belgium, Bra- zil, Chile, England, France, Italy, Panama, Peru, Porto Rico, Uruguay, and Venezuela. EF ae Be The above represents the ramifi- cations of the interests of but one group of Wall Street’s international bankers. It is to protect the profit interests of them all, under the high-sounding camouflage of “life and property,” that “the greater navy” is demanded from congress. see For the glory of the American dollar the navy-army murder ma- chine is sent against weaker peoples to crush and enslave them. It can be halted in its tracks, however, by the American working class, that has always furnished the soldiers who are about to kill and die for the capitalists, Let labor spike the war machine of Wall Street, declare its solidarity with all oppressed, uniting all who toil against the common enemy pro- fiteer for the victory of the work- ing class, Labor must not Dleed and die to “protect” the imperialist loot th the new war, PROF. FISHER PREDICTS STOCKS FALL WARNS OF MONEY INFLATION DA 7 NEW HAVEN, Conn,, Jan. 11, — Warning to business men that the stock market is due for a fall is contained in a statement issued by Irving Fisher, professor of economics at Yale University. Fisher comments on the new high mark set by the stock market in December, when the New York stock exchange recorded the highest average prices in its his- tory, and says that “practically every factor usually foreshadowing a fall of the stock market is now pointing in that direction.” Everything Points to Fall. “The years of 1925 and 1925 have been unprecedented in the sky-rocket- ing of stocks,” he sald. “My index number of stock prices rose nearly 50 per cent from Jan., 1925, to Jan, 1926, and has ranged recently to 65 per cent above the base month of 1925, But these record prices of stocks seem now destined to give way to considerably lower levels during 1927." ji How fag the market will jecline de- : ‘ pends on the state of business, he Said. If business is good, and profits large, people will sell their stocks and invest directly in business. Thus business will profit at the expense of the stock market. Sees Inflation Danger. Fisher warns of the danger of in- flation should business take a swing upward, “Should a pronounced swing upward in business begin, the bank- ing community ought to watch warily lest the country be tempted into a Wave of deflation similar to that of 1919,” he said, , /The danger of inflation les in the huge gold reserve in the federal ro- serve banks, he says. The federal Teserve board now shows a gold re- serve of 72.8 per cent, as compared with 44.5 per cent in Noyember, 1919. SUBSCRIBE TO ‘The American Worker Correspondent 1113 W. Washington Blvd. Chie peur F NGER LENIN MEMORIAL. MEETING ORDER NOW the Special Me- morial Edition of The DAILY WORKER. Articles by. noted writers: Ruthenberg, Foster, Engdahl, Dunne, Bedacht, Cannon, Git. low, Wolfe, Nearing, Weisbord, and many others. et The Life and Work of Lenin By E. 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