The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-05-14
ASK INVESTIGATION
OF OPPRESSION OF
MEXICAN REFUGEES

WASHINGTON, II. e., May Is
After years OF relentless persecution
BY the Mexican governments agents
in this country, the. scores OF Mexi-
can political refugees who have been
arrested upon trumped-up charges,
held for months in vile border jails
AMI thcl. released without trial, will
be given the belated justice of a
congressional investigation if house
joint resolution introduced by Rep
MISREPRESENTATION Of Pennsylvania.
is not killed by Cannon's henchmen:
in the committee on rules. -...... ..
Following the ominous reply of
Attorney General Wickersham, to the
resolution OF inquiry by Representa-
tive Nichols, as to the governments
Intention in further prosecuting Ma
gon. Vii!arreal and Rivera, a far
reaching resolution was decided upon
and Introduced by Representative
Wilson, the former International Sec
retary OF the United Mine Workers
Of America.
Without circumlocution, Wilson
sets forth that this is measure Ito
investigate alleged prosecutions of
MexicaJ: citizens. by the. government,
| Of Mexico which maintains in this
eouRtry & - system of espionage upon,
Political Refugees = 3E3a and that '6theR
| courts of the United States are bee:
fish that end.' p.
The Committee is authorized to
subpoena. witnesses and examine al
| documents; papers or records, and "a
Jail sentence may be passed upon
those VINO refuse to. testify. TWENTY.
five thousand dollars, or as much Of,
it as may H. necessary for the pur5s,
pose. Is g BE- appropriated for the
investi5 s ton. 81
A. mass Of evidence is now in Rep
! resentauve Wilson's possession, that
has been collected within the last
year ty the Political Refugee De-
Tense ieague, the league that freed
the two famous Russian POLITICAL
| refugees. Pouren and Rudowitz,
| whose e.xtradition was attempted by
the czar. IT.
The case of DeLara, twice ar:
rested and held on demand of the
| Mexican government without the
| slightest evidence Of guilt being pro-.
duced; The case of Manuel Sarabia,
kidnapped from an American Jail In
| Arizona and rushed across the Mex
lean border at night and at last freed:
| upon the demands of an outraged
| body. oe Douglas citizens; the: cases
| o. CaiixtO Guerra and Guillernlo
! Adam, who were held for eighteen.
months in Jail and then released;
| without trial: the case of Tomas Sa-
only e. be finally released without
trial; the case of Inez Ruiz, who
was twice arrested upon the demand
of the Mexican government which
| failed to produce any evidence war
rantiag the demand for his extradf-
ton: the case of Marcellend Ibarra,
a Mexican editor displeasing to .Diaz;
and the cases, of E. Davilla, Ramon.
Torres Delgado, Amendo Morantes
4 and Francisco sainz, jailed and
free1 to please the Mexican govern
ment without the slightest evidence
being offered as to their connection
with any crime, these, and other
cases, are ready for presentation be-
fore the congressional committee. s5st
The desire to smother the proposed
Investigation at any cost is evidenced
by Caiinon's referring it to his own
specially ordained committee on
rules where such cogs IN the machine
as Datzels and Tawney will practi-.
/ cally. act as attorneys for the Next
can dictator and do everything pos
sible to prevent an exposure Of bar
barous Mexi. o's underground meth
DDS in the Upited States fs4. ii ii. Il y.
As a method Of intimidation, wit
nessess.for the Mexican refugees now
in Washingt are being continu-
ously Swallowed by detectives in the
\ empty of the Mexican government.
1 Preliminary returns on the vote
being taken BY the unions sof the
4 Western Federation5o OF Miners on the
i proposition to- affiliate with the An1--
i erican Federation OF Labor indicate
i that the Issue will carry by a sub
fstantial majority. NJ 81. s5s.
The J. &. B. Coates thread mills
at Pawtucket, r. Z, have been closed
\ for an Ind finite period Twenty
tive llnndrsd operators are usually
lemptoYed.
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