The Washington herald., 1920-12-20
Labor Head Says U. s.
Should Discourage
Conspiracies.
NATION ENTITLED
TO PEACE CHANCE
Hope for Democracy Is
Seen in Regularity
OF Elections.

In an editorial entitled 'Gixe Mex
leo the Chance for Peaceful Prog
ress." published in the forthcoming
January issue OF the American Fed
erationist. Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent ofthe American Federation OF
Labor hints that a plot for a new
revolution in that country is now
in progress in the United States.
Information in the possession OF
officers ofthe American Federation
Of Labor indicates very clearly that
however peaceful conditions may be
within the borders Of Mexico. plot
ting on this side OF the line Tor
Interference in Mexican internal af-
fairs has not come to an end" says
Gompers.
During the last ten years Of
Mexican history one revolutionary
movement after another has had
its inception in the United States.
At various times the moving spirits
in these movements have centered
their operation on the border in San
Diego and Los Angeles and also In
New York City.
Found sympathy fn L. s.
when there was no opportunity
for the people of Mexico to find re-
dress for wrongs through the
methods Of peace within their own
country, the liberty-loving people
Of the United States looked with
sympathy upon such steps as could
properly be taken within the oor-
ders Of this country looking to-
ward the securing Of relief for the
Mexican people.
-In addition to this. many a revo-
iIutionary venture and many a re-
IbeIlious plot which had for it's OBJ
Ject no service 10 the common good,
has. been hatched on American soil.
To-day there is a new situzuon-
The presidency has changed hands
peacefully in thourough accord with
democratic practices. an event which
has occurr only about four times
in Mexican istory. We have right
to believe ID act in accoI dance
that Mexico is remain a nation.
not only demo, ic in ideals, but
democratic in = tice
Finds HistorI n Analogy.
The Mexican people and the
Mexican government have a right TO
look upon conspiracy in the United
States against the Mexican govern
nnent exactly as the people and SOW
ernment of the United States would
look upon similar conspiracy in
Mexico against the Cnited States.
'Tnquestionably the people Of the
United States regard Mexico and the
Mexican people with deep feelings
of friendship and have no desire to
have the soil of the United States
used as a base for the womentinE
OF plots against the duly established
government.
The American labor movement
can only give voice to the feelings
Of the American workers that the
fomenting of plots on American
soil against a friendly and demo-
cratic government should be STOPPED.
L. =. should Discourage PIotters.
Whether these plots be the work
of adherents Of the former Car
rama government, or the Plots Of
any other faction in Mexican po-
litical life, they have no risht 70
expect the hospitality OF American
soil.
Nearly all of these attempts 70
foment revolution in Mexico have
had their origin and purpose with
adventurous American explofters.
whose purpose is the pilfering OF
the wealth of that country.
"All aspirants for political power
in Mexico have had the opportunity
at the polls to strive democratically
for supremacy. The United States
must assume that another free and
democratic opportunity for a test of
political strength will be afforded
four years hence. Ii is wholly i'm
proper that opportunity for revolu-
tionary plotting should be found in
the United States for rebellious
Mexican factions that are not will
n