The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-08-10

IlnSIOQ, "A. F. h. uoioSdUcS, d uetcSd- ton representing the labor movement of Mexico from many various unions. They sat there at the time of the Carranza affair and discussed how they could save the situation and ore lvent the two factions from going into war and the workers from unnecess- arily fighting each other. And I will say that no man knows what things were done to bring about final peaceable results, but this do know; telegrams were sent by President Gompers to Carranza asking on the ground of fraternity the release of the American soldiers then held by the Mexicans, and within two hours President Carranza wired President Gompers that the men were released. would say that you can understand why it would be that the Mexican people and the Mexican government at that time would have considera- tion and respect for the labor move ment because among the workers in America-among organized labor in America there are none that go to Mexico to get mines or soil. They have no reason in Mexico to be sus- picious of organized labor in this country and they respect us; and it is | the spirit of the labor movement in this country to fraternaliZe with the labor movement on the other side of the line. I would say that it is one of the dear wishes of President Comp CTS to see fraternal relations with | Mexico-not only Mexico, but all governments There has been a.. I organized called the -... conference lcommittee: President Gompers is the chairman and have the honor to be the secretary, and there have been delegates from Mexico, Yucatan. Porto Rico, and since I left Wash l ington there has been a. Cuban dele gate sent to Washington from Hay ana. The movement is not alone in Mexico-it is with Latin America because everyone knows that the tgreat international. ......... of the western hemisphere is a..... more
 practical after the war our regula- 'tions with Latin America and Latin Americans relations with us-from Ievery point of view this is the ques- tion and organized labor in this coun- ltry has the opportunity and will undoubtedly see 1t of doing good service to the whole people of the United States, because the only ab- lsolute confidence maintained be- tween the two people was in the la bor movement. The welfare of the lmany is the first consideration. So, igetting back to the point I started lfrom, Arizona is in a most enviable position in many respects. The Ari- zona labor movement is absolutely the first to cross the line into Latin America You have here and have been seeing for many years the best feeling among the Americanwork CTS in Sonora and the Mexican work CTS in Arizona, and it might be said that the. first international movement has ben seven years ago started in Arizona. You will keep it up. I know: I know enough of the labor movement in this State-and at this~ time and at this convention I expect to see some of the greatest problems of the country considered in the right di- rection; we look to this Arizona State Federation of Labor to do things for the whole labor movement in the United States I thank you.- Applause.
 MIR. DE LARA introduced and spoke as follows:
 Brother President and Brothers, have heard two of the speakers in this meeting who have. brought you a great message-one, our dear old brother, Dick Franz. Applause.
 That terrible bomb thrower. l re- member when in the times when we were in a strike here year and half ago Dick Franz was throwing 1 bombs at these companies most deadly and more dangerous than dyna mite; he was throwing bombs of beans and eatables into the stomachs of the strikers: God save the life of Dick Franz; we may need him again and I am sure he will be ready to fight again with us. I also heard Brother John Murray: you all know about John Murray: T. have known him for the last ten years. John Murray has been closely allied with our movement against intervention in Mexico for the last ten years. Ten years ago some of us Mexican revolu tionists were thrown in jail-in the Los Angeles and in other jails; Brother Murray was one of those men that helped us-that stood by the ideas of the Mexican revolution and when the revolution came he stood with us against intervention of the American plutocracy. Now. he comes here with a very good message; he comes to tell about that necessary friendship and solidarity between the working men in this country and the working men of Latin America. John Murray ought to be highly encouraged in this task of his. You can see how Latin American workers and how American workers work together and don't give a damn to any national or international conditions-we are to- gether. In these great troubles we have started right here in this town of Morenci and Clifton and Metcalf
 we have laid the foundation of that great future movement in which American workingmen and Latin Am erican working men are going to fight the battle of organized labor.
 would like for Brother Murray to send message to President Gompers telling them how he has been a real ity in the diffusion of the working l nle1l--A nn r.icar and AIaxicarS