The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-04-23
Some History.
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Guffey had but recently returned from
Mexico, where he is heavily interested
in oil.
Lastly let me add another of my
own experiences on matters atrocious.
I spent eighteen months in the
PHILIPPINE Islands, as a Soldier of the
u. S. A. 1899 to 1901. At that time
the PHILIPPINE was fighting for the right
of self government, "self determina-
ton" While wearing the uniform of
America I saw committed by soldiers
of this land of the "brave and home
of the free," of boasted just and
lofty ideals and democratic institu.
tlons of culture, every atrocious crime
of which the lowly Mexican is now
accused. And further more, l was a
party to many of them at the com
mand of my "Superior officers.
Before undertaking to clean up other
people and their Premises it would
be well to sweep out our own back
yard and sterilize our own putrid
hands.
could relate hundred reasons why
the Mexican people, especially the
workingclass, have no love for Amer.
lea and Americans.
The Mexicans know that it was by
tho support of foreigners, especially
the American, capitalistic interests, in
exchange for Mexican wealth AMI
privilege, that Diaz was kept on the
throne of Mexico for more than thirty
years, and thru his reign, the Mexican
people were kept in ignorance and
poverty; peonage, bound to the Feudal
Estates and Foreign Capital and cor.
porate interests. They are still suspi-
cious of those interests, and not
without canse. But this is not all.
American workjngmen who have gone
into Mexico, seeking to better their
condition have snubbcd the Mexican
workers, even in their own country.
They dub them Greaser, Palow, Peon
and their attitude tward them is as
tho they are of the lower order, and
not to be at all considered as a human
asset.
Such American workingmen have
permitted themselves to become the
tools Of the capitalists who's sole
object is to exploit both the American
and Mexican workers at the expense Uf
their ignorance. That ignorance is ex
plotted by the capitalist in the form
of race hatreds, and national pre-
liudice as a veilto cover the dork re
rccesses of his profit seeking machina
ticns.
Workers of America: Do not permit
yourselves to be used as the tools o.
exploiters Of Mexican resources ani
Mexican workers. Do not permit your
selves to be led, or driven into Lh,
net of the conspirators, the fomenter
of wars for pillage and private gain
You have nothing to gain, all to loose
It is you who will furnish the corpses
the blood, and pay the debt in full
while the human vultures, the capital
lists and others who are even noy
yorr masters and bondsman, will groy
more rich and powerful off of you
misery and strengthen ten fold thei
strangel hold on the lives of all tn
workers of this land.
The writer has spent many year
, along the Mexican border, on eithe
!. side, among the Mexican people. The
! are good people. They are just as goo
people as the opportunity they hav
g had could make them. The product q
> their surroundings, inviropment.
DO You want to murder them an
; conquer themi Or do you want I
4 assist them to greater opportunitit
i to give them chance to grow,
7 develops I could write volumes {
facts, not fancies, on this matter (
n the Mexican people, their difficultie
n their aspirations as well as relate man
r. a human interest story to sustain 0
Il that I have said.
y There is but one solution Of tn
v Mexican Problem. It is the SolutiC
n Of Labors' Problems everywhere. TT
Is Mexican is only seeking in his prii
% tive way to enlarge upon life, |
y securing greater and ever great
~ share of natures wealth and the pr
IS duets Of his own efforts until q
n workers shall succeed in securing q
,S ' the full fruits of his expended energiC
- Is this not your aim too, Mr.. Amt
ID lean Worker9 Then why not jo
p hands with the Mexican Worker aero
o. the Rio Grande and say to him: By I
Eternal Powers Of Nature, our int
csts are the same, our objects Al
aims are so clearly related that we W
mot fioht onch otbnr hut will n