The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-08-09
Laredo, Texas, To Be Scene of First
Gathering of Delegates From La
Dor novement of Mexico and Uni
ted States to Found Pan-AmeriCan
Federation.

Republics have also received invita-
tions to attend This Congress will be
the result, jointly, of the work of the
A. F. of l.. Commission just returned
from Mexico City and the Mexican
Labor Commission which completed
its conference in Washington with the
Pan American Federation of Labor
Conference Committee July 5.
''This international Congress will
practically affect the relations of the
peoples of not only Mexico and the
United States but all Latin America.
AS Ambassador Bonillas has well
said:
1T remains with the organized labor
movement of our countries to bring
about a fraternal understanding that
even diplomacy might not be able to
accomplish"
For more than a year the Pan
American Federation of Labor Con-
ference Committee has been at work
in an effort to develop plans for a
federation labor embracing the nations
in North and South America and the
subject also has been before several
conventions of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor
Interchange OF Missions
A mission representing the Amer
lean Federation of Labor composed of
James Lord, President of the Mining
Department of the A, f. of L. Santi-
ago Iglesias, President of the Free
Federation of Workingmen of Porto
Rico, and John Murray, Secretary of
the Pan American Federation of Labor
Conference Committee, visited Mex
leo and conferred with leaders of the
labor movement in that country, re-
turning just in time to report to the
recent ST. Paul Convention of the
American Federation of Labor A
delegation of representative Mexican
workingmen returned to the United
States with Mr.. Murray. This dele
cation was composed of Louis n Nor
ones, Secretary General, Mexican Fed
Grafton of Labor; Salvador Alvarez,
representing the Sindicatos of Mexico
and Ingnacio Morales, representing
the organized mill workers of Mexico.
! Conferences were held in this city
between the Mexican representatives
of the A. F. of L. and the Pan Amer
ican Federation of Labor Conference
Committee In these conferences
plans for bringing the Mexican and
! American Labor movements into clos
er relationship were discussed and in
general way the following agreed
upon as the scope and purpose of the
coming conference at Laredo:
Program for Conference
First. That an international con
ference be held at the earliest possible
date, at the most convenient place on
the frontier, at which shall be repre-
sented the American Federation of La
Dor and representative of the organ
lied labor movement of Mexico.
Second. That President Carranza
and President Wilson of the two Re-
publics be earnestly requested to be
present at this conference for such
periods as they may deem proper
Third That the Governors of the
border states be invited to attend this
international conference.
Fourth. That the subjects fol
consideration at the international con
/ ference shall be:
"(a) The establishment of the
Pan American Federation of Labor
"(B) The establishment of. better
conditions for workingmen who emf.
crate from one country TO another
"(c) The establishment of bet
i ter understanding and relationship
between the peoples of the United
States and Mexico.
"(d) To utilize every lawful anc
honorable means for the protection
and promotion of the rights, the in
terests and the welfare of the peo
pies of the United States and oi
Mexico.
"(e) To utilize every lawful ant
honorable means for the purpose o.
cultivating the most favorable anC
friendly relations between the labol
movements, the peoples and the Re
publics of Mexico and of the Unite'
States"
Of the results to be gained through
a closer understanding of each othe
on the part of the organized labo
movements of the two countries, tn
Federationist has the following t
say: