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“was sent to Sandino from Guatemala THE DAILY WORKER, NEW ‘YORK, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 15, 1928 NEWS -- s00 GUATEMALAN | WOMEN HAIL GEN, SANDING AS HERO Send Letter Urging All| Latin Unity | “General Sandino! Victorious or| defeated you are a great hero,” says a letter from five hundred Guata-! malan women to the leader of the! struggle for Nicaraguan independ-! fnee. The text of the letter (which City on January 28th) was made known here yesterday. After informing General Sandino/ that the letter has been sent him by} the “Guatemalan woman as a testi-| mony of their pride and admiration,” it goes on to attack those Nicaraguan natives who “did not hesitate to ask for intervention and in doing so thrust into the hands of the North Americans the brutal whip that. would lash the face of cowards.” The letter continues: “Conquered, you will have the world for your country and will be accompanied by glory wherever you go; victorious, you will be acclaimed with respect; dead, you will have im- mortalized yourself! “The mothers of the present and the future will tell their children of your super-Napoleonic heroism and will cite you as the noble Central American who knew how to carry the flag of his country to the heights. “If, unfortunately, you should die, your tomb will be the symbol of the honor of Nicaragua and, in its sol- emn silence, will teach future gen- erations to defend national integrity. “General /Sandino! Receive for yourself and your valiant men the enthusiastic ovation of the women who admire you, and for all the men of Central and South America the appeal we are making for the uniting of all the nations of Latin America in a supreme effort to show the world that death is preferable to slavery.” MASS MEET RAPS GREEK TERRORISM Protest Against Arrest of Labor Leaders (Special To The DAILY WORKER.) ATHENS, Feb. 14—A large demonstration against the anti-labor activity of the government was held in Constitution Square yesterday in spite of the refusal of the city au- thorities to permit it. The meeting was finally dispersed by the batons of the police, who arrested twelve workers, Speakers at the meeting denounced the wholesale arrest of Communists and trade union leaders and the sup- pression of trade union organiza- tions. MILLIONS USED TO END PROBE WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. — Pro- ponents of the proposed senatorial. in- vestigation of public utility interests charge that a $17,000,000 “power lobby” is operating in Washington to kill the latest pretense at an investi- gation of the power trust being made by Sen. Walsh of Massachusetts. On the floor of the senate yesterday Walsh demanded that lobbyists be re- quired to disclose the names of their employers and all other information about activities in favor of pending legislation. Vice-president Dawes, supposed to name the senators to conduct the proposed investigation in case the resolution carries, revealed on the floor that he is “personally interested in some of the companies to be in- vestigated,” and that he “hoped some other method would be followed. in naming the committee of inquiry.” An amendment was therefore offered for the election of the committee. Complete Land Reform, In Southern Turkestan MOSCOW, (By Mail).—The land reform of South Turkestan is almost fully realized. Over 400 estates have heen confiscated and the land dis- tributed. Over 2,000 farms were re- duced in size. \ About 9,000 poor peasants and} agricultural laborers received land. A large number of farms, artels, - BY CABLE AND MAIL FROM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS Page Three THE HAVANA CONGRESS (This article was written before ference. It correctly predicts that would arise at the conference.) * * 8 % By M. N. ROY. 1 tl American government will not permit the Monroe Doctrine to be touched by any treaty of arbitration ; that may eventually be contracted be- tween the powers. The reservation has been made in the proposal presented by Kellogg to Briand for a multilateral treaty among the powers, the preamble of which will be @ declaration outlawing war. , The significance of this reservation is that the United States consider mand that the European powers do- cilely recognize this as a fai accom- pli (accomplished fact). Trere was a time, up to the middle of the Nineteenth Century, when the European powers—France, England, Austria, Spain—disputed the preten- tion of the United States “to protect the republican system in the New World against the aggression from the Old.” Those days are gone. The. hege- mony of the United States over Latin America is now tacitly recognized, although competition for economic and financial influence and political intrigues are never suspended. None of the European powers, however, would now displease the rich Uncle Sam by openly disapproving his bul- lying methods of managing his south- ern neighbors. Otherwise, it might have been demanded by the European powers, who do not very much relish the recurring “peace-proposals” from Washington, that the war of open ag- gression against Nicaragua ceased be- fore any such proposal could receive serious consideration. ™ Hypocrisy of U. S. Uncle Sam has really beaten the other imperialist governments in bourgeois hypoerisy. In his own par- lance, he has “some nerve” to talk superciliously of peace while cynic- ally bombing the people of Nicaragua and planning to build 50 more battle- \ships costing 800 million dollars. Whatever may be the attitude of Europe to American imperialism, Latin American resistance to it grows steadily. It is remarkable how even {little Nicaragua has one uprising a few months after the other has been so brutally crushed. But the latest and the most un- expected resistance comes from Ar- gentina, Being the farthest away from the United States the Argentine Republic has all along been rather lukewarm towards the anti-American sentiment generally prevalent thru- out Latin America. While Uncle Sam was busy in putting the smaller re- publics bordering the Caribbean Sex and the Panama Canal Zone into or- der, the far off Argentine developed into a full-fledged modern bourgeois state without much interference from the north, and in closer economic con- nection with Europe. Until the war British capital was predominant in Argentine and her trade with Europe was much greater than that with the United States. During the war Wall Street gained much ground; but ob- viously Argentina had passed the stage of political minority which might be a pretext of foreign inter- vention in her internal affairs. This being the case, there was no cause of open conflict between Argentina and the United States. The Argen- tinian bourgeoisie, which since the Latin America as its colony and de-} M. N. Roy Analyzes Forces at Meet the opening of the Pan-American con- Argentina would lead such protest as Aiding White Guards { i Soviet Unien officials have de- nied that Anastatia Tcaikoysky, | who arrived in New York several days ago, is the youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas, according to re- ports received here. Mme. Ucaikev- sky is in this country drumming up sympathy for the exiled White Guard murderers. speeches and declarations about continental solidarity.” Tt is doubtful that the American delegation, which is led by the Wall Street spokesman Hughes and the Standard Oil Co. man Fletcher (for- merly ambassador to Mexico), will have a plain sailing in Havana. It is very disagreable for American imperialism that in the eleventh hour resistance should come from such an unexpected quarter in the congress which will be attended by President Coolidge himself. By her political solidity and economie development Argentina is recognized as the pre- mier republic of Latin America. An opposition to American imperialism led by her will be supported by other Latin American governments thus putting the question of Latin Amer- ican alliance in the realm of practical politics. In Mexico. Mexico, which owing to close prox- imity bears the brunt of American imperialist aggression, has always been the champion of a Latin Amer- ican alliance against the United States. But it always lacked the power and prestige to command the adhesion of all the other republics to its strivings. Owing to the lack of this general support, the govern- ment of Calles recently capitulated to American demands after a resist- ance of several years. Indeed, the struggle between Mexico and Wash- ington over the Mexican oil law dates from 1917 when after the overthrow of the Wall Street protege Victoriano Huerte from the prasiaauid a new constitution was adopted embodying the principles of the revolution of 1911. The article 27 of the new con- soil riches were declared to be prop- erty of the nation. The meaning of the article was nationalization of petroleum and other mineral deposits which had all been leased out to for- eign capitalists, particularly Amer- ican and English by the Diaz govern- ment, of course, was met with un- dying hostility of the imperialist powers who refused to recognize the Carranza government until the arti- stitution has ever since been the bone! to be perpetual which would render | of contention. By this article all sub-! the disputed article 27 practically null BIG WAGE SLASH IS DECREED FOR | BRITISH MINERS 166,175 Workers Are Affected by Cuts WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. — The miners in the Durham fields will suf- ifer a wage cut of 24 per cent on |March Ist, according to a cable re- ceived by the Department of Com- merce from its London office. The reduction will be particularly severe in view of the already low wages of | British miners. The Executive British Miners Federation is planning to send a protest to the Government, according to the information received | here. A. J. Cook, secretary of the Federation, has been the leading fig- | ure on the executive in the fight against wage cuts. | The reduction in the Durham fields comes on the heels of a 25 per cent | wage slash in the Northumberland | district. The total number of miners employed in both fields, according to = figures made public last September, | ee Rewer ea was 166)175. bor leaders had P#Panese May Abandon| ie minority labor leaders hac * . | 2 United States*Flight | pointed to. the recent wage cuts in| many of the major industries of - Great Britain as indicative of the in- TOKYO, Feb. -Japan may be sincerity of the “industrial peace” | forced to abandon the proposed trans- proposals made by capitalists like Sir | Pacific flight scheduled for next sum- Alfred Mond and trade union leaders | mer. like J: H. Thomas and Walter Citrine.| 1% was understood today that the Japanese government had refused to approve of the plane now under eon} struction for the flight from Japan to the west coast of the Committee of the | declared maftial law in Shanghai on guard in the native section of has as his weapon the knife of his executione 14. by the wishes of the foreign powers, and for the first time sought to unite all the Latin American republics in a common resistance to the northern! ¢ giant. Failing to bring the Carranza, States. government to terms by open armed The claim was made that the plane interventions, American imperialism| was believed incapable of flying the fell back upon the effective method| great distance without mishap and of fomenting civil war. | that a new plane could not be con- Obregon, who with the help of the| structed in time to complete the pro- United States overthrew Carranza in} posed flight. 1920, for four years carried on a policy which was calculated not to annoy the powerful northern neigh- bor. In 1924 the United States tried to prevent the election to the Mexican} presideney of Calles who was then} For obvious reasons, the United notorious for his radical inelination.| States government does not desire But supported by the workers and|that the Nicaraguan questidn is dis- peasants, Obregon defeated the re-| cussed in the Pan-American Congress. bellion of the American nominee de} To have the congress leave the la Huerta and secured the election of| Nicaraguan question alone would his candidate, Calles. }mean that Uncle Sam’s right to do The Oil Law. be ae he ary the New World 2 i gare ,.{i8 indisputable, is supremacy is oy struggle over the oil law re recognized by the very atatea over To break the deadlock on the pet- roléum question, which deprived, the Mexican government of a rich finan- cial resource, the Calles government amended the article 27 of the consti- tution of 1917 making the law not retroactive. It was provided that oil leases granted before 1917 coulé be renewed for not more than 50 years on the application of the lease-hold- ers. Even this did not satisfy the hi kings who wanted the renewed lease j United | united Latin American opposition to | the imperialism of the United States. Havana a Test. A part of the recent capitulation of Calles was that he very likely agreed that the Mexican delegation to the cdngress would not raise the Nicaraguan question. Now, the attitude of Argentina |may influence the policy of the Mexi- can delegation. The Calles government has all along been accused by Washington of |helping the Nicaraguan rebels. Un- |doubtedly, there exists in Mexico a | widespread sympathy for the Nica- raguan people fighting against Amer- ican imperialism. Therefore the Mexi- and void. At last on the eve of his Militarists Fear Worker-Peasant Revolt |that he would start next Monday on | ja trip to Shanghai and Hankow.| y which he seeks to rule supreme. | exit from office Calles has given in. American imperialism has triumphed and the Pan-American Congress in Havana is to be staged as a demon- stration of American hegemony over the New World. This is the first time that all the Latin American re- publics will be represented at the Pan- American Congress. But in the eleventh hour comes the note of -dis- can delegation will be obliged to sup- port any move to raise the Nicara-| guan question. Thus the Havana Congress, which | The Nanking war lords fear a worker-peasant revolt and have . Photo shows Nanking soldiers the city. The soldier on his left | official position—which is that of | | The other has a machine gun. U.S, MOVE TO AID NANKING 1S SEEN MacMurray to Leave for Shanghai Soon PEKING, China, Feb. 14.—That the United States is seeking even clos relations with the Nanking govern- ment that it has maintained wa: today when John Van A. MacMurray, | United States Minister, announced | een acMurray expects to confer with| leading members of the Nanking Government. | The recent attacks conducted by| the Nanking Government on militant | rade unions, the execution of work-| er and peasant Jeaders and the break | with the Soviet Union have aroused | favorable comment among United States citizens here. HEALTH COMES FIRST DO NOT BE DECEIVED BY CHPMICALLY BLEACHED AND POISONED FOODSTUFFS We sell you only NATURAL and UNADULTERATED food prod- delivered to your door Free. SEND $1 For Box of Assorted Samples. 1928 ENLARGED CATALOG ON REQUE Health Foods Distributors West NORWOOD, N. J. is staged as the demonstration of! American supremacy, may turn out! to be a scene of Uncle Sam's defeat. | WASHINGTON ST! Phone: Barclay 0 (Undorsed by MILO HASTINGS.) 247 war is as much connected with New York as with London, did not care to displease Washington by mixing} A reactionary in internal questions, up in its quarrels with other Latin| Carranza stubbornly refused to abide cle 27 was removed from the consti- tution. cord from Argentina, which is sure to erystallize the resentment of the little republics coerced by the Wash- ington policy of “big stick,” in a American republics. _ The COM On the eve of the Pan-American Congress, which opened at Havana on January 15, a powerful anti- American agitation has broken out in Argentina. Under the pressure of this cam- paign the government has been forced to consider what attitude its delega- tion to the Pan-American Congress should take in case the Nicaraguan question were excluded from the! agenda as it is likely to be on the! dictation of the United States dele-| gation. The decision of the govern- ment is not yet known; but it is of significance and importance that the Argentinian government’ has aban-| doned its indifference to the situation! in Niearagua, and indifference which was a few days ago emphasized in Berlin by its foreign minister. The entire Argentine press carries on, as} the correspondent of the Berliner Tageblatt reports, “a campaign against American imperialism with bitterness hitherto unusual here.” | For example, the leading bourgeois | daily “La Prensa writes: “It cannot be allowed that our delegation Havana keeps quiet (on the Nicaraguan question). It must either express its opinion or withdraw from the Congress. The I. Lenin. Z. Foster. Lovestone. managed by women, have been estab- lished, the total number being over: 200. Anti-Mexican Bill WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 14.— A bill especially intended to halt the importation of Mexicans for the cot- ton fields of Texas was introduced va a congressman from Alabama yes- public opinion of Argentina cannot Wm. F. Dunne. suffer its delegation to play the chorus girl in Havana. Before any other business the delegations from the (Latin) American Republics must demand immediate cessation of the aggression against peace that the American troops carry on in Nicaragua. While Nicaragua is | attacked there can be neither alli- . ance nor entente. While a country is occupied by foreign troops there. cannot be any confid in ‘the tram D. Wolfe. Rates: Yearly sub. 2.00 « oO. mu 1.2 Single copy February, 1928 CONTENTS The Presidential Election in the U. $.—V. Capitalist Efficiency ‘Socialism”—Wm The Present Economic Situation — Jay The Crisis in the United Mine Workers— America Discusses the Opposition—Ber- Herbert Hoover—H. M. Wicks. Literature & Economics—V. F. Calverton. 89 E, 125th St. MUNIST r Miners The striking’ miner: ful conference! Workers, see that is represented. For credentials write or mittee, 799 Broadway, The COMMUNIST New York. Unions and Sympathetic Delegations SEND DELEGATES to the City Conference at the LABOR TEMPLE 244 East 14th Street. Show your solidarity with the miners. Stuyvesant 8881. ’ Rehef ‘S expect a success- your organization call Miners’ Relief Com- Room 233. Telephone: SEVEN-HOUR DAY IN PRACTICE IN USSR FACTORIES Textile Mills Start New System Moscow MOSCOW Mail).—“Vparied” f » factory of the rnia t troduce the The c arted work v syst on the 12th of hers began on the 15th. n of the 7-hour day rationaliza- process and in- troduc On the Ist of Febr J t will start working in three and the num- ber of workers will increase by 20 per cent roubles, 55 kopec Before the war a worker produced in the course of 9 hours only 540 boxes and earned 60 kopeck: CONVICT KOREAN REVOLUTIONISTS 84 Sentenced After 3 Years’ Trial TOKYO, Feb. 14.—After a trial sti three years, the Seoul Dis- ict Court today convicted 84> per- sons of participating in an alleged plot for a nationalist uprising, accord- ing to reports received here. The Japanese authorities in Korea have long feared a nationalist revolt. Recently police aftering con- ducting a house to house search ar- rested a number of men and women Seo on the charge of possessing revolu- tionary literature. Unrest thruout Korea has been | stimulated considerably by the devel- * opments in China in the last two years. Night Bladder Weakness or Pains Relieved Safely with Santal Midy Sold by All Druggiste Come to the Land of Whangdoodle! HERE Sam Pickens got a job in a@ circus, yes, sah! Where workers, and white work only 3 hours « day and th ‘8s music in the factory, and big laughing ‘round ‘the door r flows out of every Sam Pickens is pres- ident re. Abe Lincoln helped elect him. There’ song and dance and music in HOBOKEN BLUES The Daily Worker has taken « special night for the staff and the readers to see thie new play by Michael Gold. Join us in the Land of Whangdoodle. Laugh with us, clap your hands to the tune of “Hoboken Blues” at a special DAILY WORKER PERFORMANCE Wednesday, Feb. 22 at the New Playwrights Theatre both black sunflowers and faucet TICKETS At 16% discount for thin cial evening —or any e of this play at Daily Worker local oftice, 108 E. 14th St, PHONES