Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-05-03
WORKINGNEN IN
MEXICO ENLIST
! ON THE SIDE Of
.''l lhEV0LUTI0NISTS
American Federation of La
Dor Is Expected to Give
Its Support to the Move
ment to UnSeat Carranza,
WILL WAGE FIGHT FOR
INDUSTRIAL FREEDOM
Many AcceSSionS Are Fe-
ported to the Rebels
Ranks ViCtorS Are March
ing Swiftly To Capital,


,nY soSH'So Jou"HAl SPECIAL .sAsso ~ss'
Aqua Prieta, Sonora, May . tby
the Associated Press, ss,)-Couflrma
ton of widespread reports OF
anti-Carran2a labor movement
throughout Mexico and the declar-
alton that the American Federation
of Labor is expected to give its
support to the movement were
made by Juan Rico, president Of
the inotypers Union of Mexico
and secretary of the executive
board of the Mexican labor party
here tonight.
According to Senior Rico. the
American Federation of Labor will
vouch for the fact that the move
ment is not a bolshevik uprising
but a legitimate attempt to achieve
Industrial freedom in Mexico. MIR.
| Rico insisted that statement from
the American Federation could be
expected shortly, despite reports
| that the American Federation of
Labor originally aided in bringing
about recognition of President Car
rama.
Progress of Movement.
Outlining IN a written statement
the progress Of the movement 70
aate, Senor Rico said.
80 far the armed forces uS
workingmen number nearly $4,000.
The Labor parry mas sent its dela~
gates to the various states of Mex
leo to spread the movement.
I'm Vera Cruz Samuel o. Yudico
and Eulalio Martinez have organ
ized their forces and invaded the
state of Puebla, uniting with Celes-
uno Gasca and Eduardo Rodrl-
guez and taking Hacat.@n. Laca-
poaxtla and Amozoc.
In zasalecaP. i1dnardo Monada
| lana Thoffias Leat arUse' in arms
with the peasants of hlO Grande.
Fernando Rodarte and Reynaido
Cervantes Torres have taken Up
arms In Villa Garcia and blmDa.-
tes Iacatecas Jose l., Corte5 anu
G. Perez Ruiz have revolted with
forces from San Pedro de Las CO.
lonias. Ricardo Treylno Is work
ing with the Mexican mining union
of Coahulla.
Many Heed the 60.
"With us, we have the move-
ments in Yucatan and Taoase6
which decided 10 join us in Zaeaf
tecas in the first convention OF the
labor party, March 10, In Tamau-
lipas our brethren have hstened~to
the national call and have joined
in considerable numbers the forces
of Arnulfo Gomez, a son Of Sonora,
who reyolted from the tyrant car
rama, with three thousand men,
"In general, all the workers OF
the country are in the struggle Tor
getting, in the face of the common
interest, all personal rancor. Inc
movement that is now IN progress
is developing as If 1t were by the
will of single man.
There is no doubt but that on
the side of Carranza thee are none
fighting but robbers and assasssinS
and one by one we Will expose
those who have made vile tiatlH
of the revolution and are now tirm
conservatives. seeking to sink the
country to preserve the fortunes
made with the good of the peo-
pie"
Carranza Pupil of Traitors.
After outlining the causes OF the
Madero revolution and the assas-
sination of its chief, Senior Rico
continued:
"Carranza, apt pupil of the
traitors, abandoned the peoplo
when he sought TO surround him
self with elements virtually as cor
rupt as those that were defeated
at Celaya and Trinidad.
The old man of Coahuila form-
ed a clique of men ANXIOUS for
mower and pelf The greedy traitor
may keep his i'll gotten gains out
he dare not dream that he shau
longer remain an absolute despot,
for the day of czars and kaisers -
past,
"In the meanwhile the victorious
people are marching swiftly TO-
ward Mexico City to establish
regime of honest men who Will
forever preserve the country and
its revolutionary ideals
Senior Rico announced that the
second congress of the Pan -Amerl-
can Federation of Labor sponsored
by the American Federation OF
Labor and the regional congress oi
Mexican workers, scheduled TO
meet in Mexico City July II, would
convene either in Havana or Pan
anna on that date. The change o.
place was made necessary by the
situation existing in Mexico, tho