The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-08-21
THINK 1T OVER

I'm @ "Qle,liouairc issued hy
"Thc Non-Pariisan Political Com-
miitcc OF The Dallas Labor Com.
cil' designated "for submission
go all candidates of all parties,
appears This inquiry bearing the
mark OF question No l5i Are.
you ia favor of the importation
OF labor into the state oil Texas,
from MeNico, or amy other coun-
try as means of lowering the
standard of living and creating
surplus labor
Despite repeated AVID persistent
declarations of certain indiyid.
uala, who for political oNpediency
would dodge the issue that ~
has nothing 90 do with the pyud
ing euhernatorial campaign, the
plain indispuiabIc fact is that the
principle involved in the "opeu
shop question is the Tower
shadowing issue
For some strange. non-mdcr-
standablc and unaccoWnlable rca-
son. organized labor for more
than year has aligned itself
snuarcly against the interest OF
the farmers and land owners of
TcNas by opposing by every
means at SIS command, the i'm
poriaiion OF labor from MeNico
for cmploymcnt in agricultural
pursuits
Beginning at Washington, rep
rescnia'iyes OF tho American
Federation Of labor have exhaust
ed every argument means and
method 10 their dispoSal 90 pre-.
vent The suspension of ihc re-
striciions upon the importation
Of Mcxican labor for use in the
cotton fields and on the farms
aud ranches of TcNas
4 year ago. this month, when
committee OF South TcNa, far
lnerS appeared before Officials OF
the immigration and lahor depart
menis ai ilic uatioual capitol TO-
urge them 90 permit tine bringing
in of McXicau labor ia order io
save the cotton crop of Texas,
mcmhcrN 0f the committee were
told by the commissioner genera
OF Immigration chat hc would be-
sue the ordcr 10 they Tine menu
beers OF the committee, would
procure from Mr. GompcrS. pres
dent of tle American Federation
Of Labor, d statement 60 the cf.
feet that he had no objection To-
ihc issuance of HE order
This statement Is fact which,
If necessary, can bc supporlcd
hy proof a United State soma
Tor and az least two congressman
were Niiucsscs
subsequently the Federation
mdcaNorcd lay organized effort
lo shoN chat There Nas au ample
supply of resident farm labor in
rcSas and other border states
and lhal the importation oi labor
from McNioo VAS therefore un
necessary THE Federation uu
dcriopl, % support iis Declaration
by iclceiaphic statements from
secrnaro o3 ninety ciphi ccn
ial labor bodies These state
mcut. easily were coniroNcricd
BIS ihc facts
And $50 il has been and sill is
90 the present moment Organic
cd labor. through iis oillcial rep
reseuiaiiyes, has done everything
la iis power 20 prevent tine lm-
portatiou of labor from MrN'c'
FOR the rclicI ut lhc farmers Of
TeNas n has worked with much
effect through official channels
It's political mflucuco is mde-
uiably potent iu fact fremont
Gus. II Is organized and because
Il +. IL is able 40 threaten, even
rs Il threatens in the Question
naire" referred 10, with much
effect
At The present momcui' sroifa
of farmers are going 30 border
points daily 10 contract For McNi-
can cotton pickcrs. Their fields
arc white with fieecy staple Mil-
lions and millioas Of dollars of
produced wealth hangs as il were
by thread from the open bolis
"rhe harvest Is great but the
laborers are few" Can organlv.
"a labor suggest any other ans
wcr than ihe importation Of la
Dor from MexicoY viii the