Arizona republican., 1916-08-21
ROVALO, MEXICAN LAD0R|TE,
 CALLS IN GOVERNOR HUNT

A. 4. Rovalo of Chihuahua, Mexico. representative of the Federation of Laborers of the state of Sonora, was in Phoenix Friday and Saturday shak- ing hands with Governor Hunt and giving him President Gompers' best regards. Mir. Rovalo met President Gompers while attending the national convention of the American Federa- ton of Labor in Chicago and Atlantic City on July l6 and he was asked to go through Phoenix on his return journey and to meet Governor Hunt Senor Royalo was chosen as the dele gate of the state of Sonora to attend this meeting and while there he ad- dressed over 500 delegates from all over the United States. These dele gates received his addresses with great enthusiasm and applause. and adopted a resolution to do all they could to help the labor questions of Mexico. His mission having been sue cessfully accomplished. Rovalo is re- turning to Chihuahua. confident that America is now more thoroughly in sympathy with the MeXcans. and that labor troubles in Mexico will from hence forward be a thing of the past
 In an interview yesterday. Mir Rovalo stated that there were over 2.000. 900 Mexican laborers employed along the border at the present time. who. on. account of the low wages for which they will work have been slowly driving American laborers from employment The American Fedora ton Of Labor has been doing a great deal toward solving the International labor questions. but on account Of the lack of cooperation of the Mexican labor associations. they have been un- able to obtain satisfactory results un- til now. Arrangements will imme- diately be made. whereby Mexicans can no longer monopolize labor be- cause of smaller wages, but details !, are not as yet very clear as 10 the manner of procedure.
 i When questioned about the revolu- ! tion in Mexico and the difficulties with America. MT Royalo said in part, | The primary cause of the revolution ! in Mexico is capital. For many years ! the dictators at the head of Mexico ] had been giving away Mexico's valu- able lands. oil properties and mines to i foreigners without authority to do so. until ninety five per cent of the ma - tural resources of Mexico were in the 1 hands of selfish foreigners Mexican l laborers were given the small sum of twenty cents day to work for the men who held these properties, and naturally when the people awoke to the true state of affairs. a readjust- ment was imperative; hence the revo- | lution. Laborers are now receiving S1.50 to S2.50 day, and all properties, oil claims and mines to which the owners can not prove a clear title have been confiscated by the govern meat with view to distributing them ff. 1.. fg md fsFr aff1i1 1Qf n11h ha e already been appointed which is studying the methods of distributing the properties. In the case of lanc
 holdings, the process is comparativelS
 simple Every man, capable and de sirous of becoming a farmer. Is giveT a tract of land and the tools or monel
 to buy tools with which to cultivat.
 the land and make decent living ol 1t. In this way the natural resource of the country will be conserved t' Mexico and the national prosperit, will be conserved to Mexico and tn
 national prosperity will thereby b'
 greatly increased
 American newspapers are stil
 printing long stories about tn
 troubles in Mexico, but you have m,
 word for it that there is absolutely m
 trouble in that country now Ther 5 Is no more anti-American sentimen 
 among the people They realize tn
 efforts of the American government {
 help them. and they appreciate Il
 They are also slowly beginning { realize that the real cause of all thei troubles is capital, and that capita has no country. Therefore, they ar
 determined to settle their dispute
 with capital and not with the Unite
 States.
 "Within a very few months now tn
 government will be organized perman
 ently and then will be the golden or
 portunity for good honest men
 grow up with new country and
 make fortunes. because Mexico wi
 need men, trained and untrained,
 help in it's growth and conseqnef 7 prosperity"
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