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Memo for the file a 3e | 45-83 because of the manner ia wiieh they have been treated. It. will be woll that you should realise the attitude of these masses, To eonceal it from you would be te betray the cause and the ideale of denceracyes At one time in the bosom of an anti-totalitarian organization here, ve discussed with groat alarm this problen whieh we have just put before you and we made to cursolves the following questions “Should the army of the Us Be As be beaten in the Pacific and should an invasion ef our country by the Germans be imminent; would the masses, victins of the trusts, respond the call of the _ continental defenset* _ _ The answer unfortunately was not satisfactory. Since then we reselved to double our anti-tetalitarian campaign in the territory of the United Fruit Company, tut te no avail beeause of the fear inculeated in the laborers by theae . _ nd now that we are discussing these matters let uc digress a bit and advise you as to what happoned in Panaza. There the situation for the Costa ‘Ricans was appollinge The rough feremen eigaged by the Company have sucededed. in sowing the seeds of hate for the trusts among the masses of Latin American . workers, There they have two categories of. mens ‘Those who belong to the silver ¥011 ax those who belong to the gold rolls . To the gold roll the North Americans and to the silver roll the Latin Americans and the colored poople. 7 For the former the Canal Zone is a kind of Paradiee. For the latter &t 4s more like helle There the Latin Americans are dogs. They ars kicked and Inmiiiated. They are made tc feel the racial superiority of the North J The matter is entirely different with regard to the Costa Ricans, but that does not make matters better. The Coste Ricane who observed the treat= mont of Latin Americans in that zone, frequently asked ue, why do North Americans resent Hitler's theory of racial supremacy while maintaining an equally ingolent attituie thencelves. ; Uitte WALLACE it must not escape your cbservations thet in the very gone of the Canal, the United Fruit Company and the unintelligent foranen are en- gendering Ruman gun powders . The U. 8. As is fighting for the triwaph of deaccracy and against the abeurd theory of racial suprasacy, You and My. ROOSEVELT are the out~ stenting leaders in the eyes of the nations in this dreadful war. Do not let the vested interests your titente #truggice for the success of your ideals. Remember that + terianion is due not only to the agents of Hitler.