The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-05-21
: By Linn A. E. Gale

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ad just returned from Yucatan where, after comp
letting his tenn of office as governor, he turned
the reins to self picked successor He was
Ieputed to have done much for Socialism in Yucatan
At that time l know less about Yucatan than l
know now. later learned that the brand of " Social
ISM that Alvarado introduced the peninsula,
ietted him several million dollars, and merely
kind of rcformist politics, manipulated mainly in
his own interest.
During my first conversation with AKarado, 1
expressed qualification that he was about to start
Socialist daily for it thus that then understood
lis plan. I1 explained that it would be a socialist
daily 70. he believed it was necessary to go very
slowly g We must be smart, :" he said with
knowing smile and in excellent English and then he
explained to me that in his Judgment Socialism would
not in Mexico for long time He expected to
see serious labor troubles in the United States in the
future and he believed that many American
investors could, therefore, be induced to ccme to
Mexico and go IN business Mexico would thus be de-
veloped by foreign capital while the United States
was wItnng in the throes of industrial disorder Then
years later, when Mexico had been sufficiently
developed, perhaps Socialism would come But the
country must 90 thru n period of capitalist develop
lnetn first. There must, in other words be economic
exploitation first and economic emancipation later,
and AlvaradO was in favor of exploitation now
lie added that he going to have an English
page his paper-nO Mexico City paper had one
al that timeand that he hoped to gain a circulation
among the American capitalists and business men
in Mexico.
When the paper began publication, its policy
precisely what Alvarado had predicted When 1
was arrested fined and imprisoned for publishing "a
Spanish translation of Margaret Sanger's book
birth control methods, went to Alwarado and tried
10 induce him TO champion the of birth control
cditoriay, He answered evansively saying 1--WE
must be carcful'', and that birth control was not
popular in Mexico yet l told him it would be po-
luar if The people understood it and called his at
tention to the of hungry halfnaked shildren
that may be seen on almost every street of the city,
tsking If ne did not think that a few children,
properly fed and clothed would be better than
thousands of homeless, begging, potential crimiuas.
Rat could get no direct answer and the only thing
the paper Ind for thc cause to publish letter
cf subscriber endorsing birth control On the other
hand it published vicious article attacking me in
connection with the birth control book same az
pearng its English page aud being written hy
ono Charles r. Phillips, then editor of that page.
FCI this, however, Philips was alone responsible aui
int hn rcfra ed biS afto
sentence was revoked by order of Secretary of State
Beranga.
Still later, when the Socialist local of Mexico
City adopted my resolution deEouncing Intervention
and l sent it to employe of 'E Herado", who
published it, Alvarado gave the employc a calEdown
and told him TO keep out Of print all reference to
Socialist organizations of any kind in Mexico.
Possibly the policies of the organs of the two
candidates, Obregon and Bonillas ought to be men
toned in this connection "El Monitor Repubcano" |"
she Oregon daily has given extensive space to art
cles about labor unions dominated by Luis N. Mo
rones, local preventative of Samuel Gompcrs, has
shown the utmost friendlincss for Gompcrs and tho
A. +. of L., aud has studiOusly avoided any mention
III the BolsheViM government OF Russia except IN
rare eases. ''El Ctvista', one of the three Bo
niilas organs has a labor page and some time ago
offered to publish any articles submitted by tho
Communist Party the Mexican /. W. w, The offor
was accepted with the distinct understanding that,
sincc the Mexican Communists and the Mexican T..
W. W. repudietc parliamentary action they would
not be obligated in any way to support Bonas.
Since then, articles Communism, the dictatorship
Of the proleariat, etc. have been published and
article, no matter how revolutionary, has been
refused. This does not mean that III Civilista" S
Bolshevist sheet nor that Bonlas is Communist.
have seen aud still see no real Radicalism in
either camp. That there Radicals supporting
Oregon and others supporting Bonllas is truc.
larger number is supporting obregon than Bonillas.
But as yet ] see in the activities of both sides
merely the of cunning politicians who arc
slrewd enuf not to antagouizc tho growing Radical
sentiment of Mexico and instead seek to lure II
with revolutionary catchwords and saesharinc deceits