The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-05-21

leaders of the revolt real friends of the working
class who for reason of prudence supposed actual,
have avoided telling their whole aims to the public'
These questions are being debated with much
nteusnity by the labor organizations OF Mexico anu
opinion is sharply divided.
1t has been my belief all along that the northern
outbreak is financed by American financial interests
10 pave the way, either for intervention or Tor
annexation The circumstances are suspicious Ihe
revoutionists have made questionable bed,feowS in
their efforts to overthrow Carranz If they are not
actually in the pay of Wall Street, it would seem
they are hut one set Of politicians trying to onst
another, and that they doing precisely the thing
that will deliver their country into the hands of the
ipteryeptionsts even if that is fTthest from their
intentions Several American warships have been
dispatched to Mexican ports ostcnsbly to protect
American citizens and large numbers of American
trops are being massed the border No sane person
questions that intervention viii come if the revou-
ton drags out for a long period
The Communist Party of Mexico, the one really
revolutionary body in the republic, has issued
manifesto warning all workers to keep out of the
squabbc ana to take no sides The party feels that
one side is not essentially superior to the other and
use in Jumping from the frying pan into the
fire.
At the same time. the Communist Party's man
esto explicitly declares that if it becomes convinced
that : different course of action will be more con.
aucive to Communist ends. it would change its tact
les accordingly
To date. we Communists are from Missouri
We know that there are some in fine Sonora move.
mont who arc evceIent Radicals We lpoe that
there ara others in the movement who are INST tbo
7apal 1ot Of sea,v snotb. .tono,ed offce.,ndmopev.
seeking poIiticiaps We believe that tbe aooreoafion
is getting arms from the United states We know
that viua and Peloez botb hondits who havo Ian,
been in American nav. are with tbc Obrcroristas
We want definite assurance hacked bv fact. ann
proofs, before we endorse, either conditiOnaly or
wholly any such movement.
Meanwhile, these facts are submitted for what
they are worth to the reader
Gen. Plutarco Elias Gales, head of military oper
atiOns Of the rebels, was until few months ago,
Secretary OF Commerce and Industry under Carran@'
Defenders Of Sonora say that Carranza appointed
Gales to kill his popularity, knowing that he would
probably make enemies among the workers II he act
ed in such capacity They claim that CaHanza did
everything possible to put Gales Gin wrong" with
The unions and that aItho nomlnaIly a" official he
really haa almost no a"thorly' lie was not even
allowed to name ms own inspectors 1t IS sad IN mo
org Of1aOa strike he favored the strikers and sue
ceeded IN keeping CarranIa from sending troops 10
pfeak the S'r'Ee' FINALLY unable to accomplish any
'h'ng lo' IaooF ne resigned rather than be ms
judged by lne workers. lie 49, am toId' member
ot the fue"'an SOCIALIST Farty' An adm"eT OF Gales
soid Yesterday t0at "nat Gales does not know
about the international Socialist movement is not
worm Nnowp& ana described the large radical
hofaty 1nat Gales mas
Governor Adofo de IA Hnerta of Sonora, who
has inst beon namol ,,nroyisopoI President If Nev.
icop by The soees,ionists is also rcpulcd to bo =
member of tho yucaton Socialist Party and = reol