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In Trinidad, certain so-called big leaders of the people spreads the same illusions.. They make trip after trip to England to interview, the Secretary Of State for the colonies. And with what result? More oppression, more misery, more starvation for the native masses in Trinidad. And now from Grenada a delegation is planning another such trip to interview the colonial Secretary in England. It is high time the West Indian masses begin to see through the manoeuvres of these people. Look at India! Look at Ireland! Let us learn from their experiences.

Crown Colony Dictatorship.

As a necessary pre-requisite toward the dispelling of all illusions and their struggles, the Negro masses of the West Indies must first of all understand their

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[[caption]] A peasant market along the roadside in Trinidad. [[/Caption]]

relation with the imperialists of Great Britain, and the relation of the governors and administrators sent to the islands by the Colonial Secretary in England. 

British imperialism looks upon the masses in the West Indies as nothing more than mere slaves from whom they can extract super-profits. To plunder, oppress and suppress the masses of toilers is the only thought of these white bandits. The thought of "justice", "freedom" and human consideration never enters into their consciousness. Profits and more profits from your sweat and blood, and from that of your children is their only thought both night and day. And they had set up their Colonial Secretary's office in England for the purpose of seeing to it that this plunder and rape is carried out unhampered.

Press enter the governors and administrators sent to the islands are nothing more than agents of the imperialists under the supervision of the Colonial Secretary. All of whom are sworn to the same purpose, the exploitation and oppression of the Negro masses. The Colonial Secretary is appointed, paid and maintained by the

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British capitalists and absentee landlords, consequently, he will not give any decisions contrary to the wishes of the capitalists — his masters. Therefore, the trips of these "Negro leaders" to see the Colonial Secretary on questions affecting the conditions of the toiling masses are not only a waste of time, a squandering of your hard-earned pennies, but they serve to foster dangerous illusions in the minds of the people which will react toward our own bitter disadvantages. These people are not real leaders of the poor workers and peasants, but petty-bourgeois politicians who are utilizing the struggles of the masses as a means of making reputations for themselves and securing seats on useless legislative councils with the imperialist title of — "Honourable".

What Must Be Done?

What then must be the mode of struggle which must be adopted? How can the masses attain better living and working conditions, and relief from unemployment and starvation? And under whose leadership must these struggles be in order to insure their success?

The only mode of struggle which will guarantee success to the masses is their own organized, revolutionary struggle. These struggles must not only embrace the workers in the towns, but also those on the plantations and on the farms. It is only by welding together the great masses of toilers in one solid fighting front will we succeed in our fights for better conditions and relief. A necessary step toward this direction must be the smashing of the imperialist infamous caste system and the unity of all workers and peasants. And these struggles must be under our own leadership — that is, under the leadership of the workers and peasants elected from our own ranks. The history of the working class movement is full of examples of treachery by reformist middle class people who put themselves up as "leaders" of the masses, and who by spreading illusions were able to betray the struggles of the workers at the decisive moment for victory. It is only when the workers and poor farmers organize and unite and take the leadership of their battles into their own hands can they succeed. Remembering that "the emancipation of the working class is the task of the working class", and with the full meaning of this ever present in their minds, the West Indian masses must go forward in revolutionary struggle against the British imperialist bandits and their native Negro lackeys, against starvation, misery and high taxes, for shorter hours of work and more wages, for unemployment insurance and relief from hunger, and for an independent West Indian Federated Republic.

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[[caption]] Natives gathering cotton in Uganda, East Africa, to supply Lancashire mills. [[/caption]]

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