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The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1921-06-04
MEXICO GOING RED.

rrOHl Mdrcn GaleS. ''N
"In Mexico, as elsewhere in the
world, it is the effort of revolu-
tionary communists to proceed along
more scientific lines. We are trying
to rid ourselves Of the utopian ten
dency of taking fanciful trips
through the sterilized ether of i'm
practical philosophizing."
This lingo sounds like our depart
ed friend and leader-Harold Lord
Varney?
To small group of I. w. W.
Mexican workers and revolutionaries
who now and then throw the spot
light of publicity upon questionable
tactics Of Gale AMI the Mexican
Federation Of Labor leaders, the fol-
lowing bouquet was distributed free
of charge:-
Either they are we'll meaning
fanatics or they are cold-blooded
conspirators serving sinister ends.'
MOTHER JONES.
Seemed as if she had been i'm
ported specially to boost the Work
ers' Mexican Government. work
ers," she shouted during her several
addresses during the Pan-American
Congress, "stand by your govern
ment and it will stand by YOU"
"The pulse Of the world is throb.
bing today" declared Mother Jones
Humanity is watching the new
Mexico. want to tell you that
there will be no intervention by the
capitalist robbers of the United
States in the affairs of Mexico. We
won't stand for it. We are going
back to the United States and ap.
peal to the workers there to stand
by the workers here"
When she shouted, "You are going
to bring the new day in this country
and center the eyes Of the world or
Mexico as we'll as Russia the ap.
plause was tremendous.
Didn't Mother Jones boost fol-
Woodrow Wilson in 1916? And
Mother Jones paid many compli.
ments to that "grand old man Of
labor" King Gompers. WhyY Is she
so ignorant of Samuels' labor his
tory? rf
Once more the workers government
Since their return from Mexico "a
the states Gonrpers and his fellows
have been spreading the glad It'd
ings of Mexicos' wonderful labor
government. In the March Mexican
Review, a high class capitalist maya
zine, Samuel says,--
"We found in Mexico much evid-
ence Of progress an.l our delegation
| Is a unit In expressing the bclisi
THAT the present government Of
Mexico is composed of able men Of
integrity and initiative. The goyesn'
ment Of Mexico is a. near to being
= sovsrnnsnte offaud for wesklnu
peoplsrss anr sovernnent on earth
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1921-06-04

Dor Movement, Samuel Gompers and
his fellow labor leaders who were
recently in Mexico City as delegates
to the Pan American Congress.
OREGON THE WORKERS
PRESIDENT.
From Gales Magazine for Dec. 1921.
"In the first few days after enter
ing office, Obregon made numerous
statements regarding his future poll
cy which, altho carefully worded,
indicated that he will not be ruled
by American Big Business. In one
interview he said, "Mexico will not
ask admission to the League of Ma
tion but should an invitation be ex-
tended by the League, it would be
given consideration" At a banquet
in Cafe Chapultepec, Mexico City
he remarked. eve will respect the
rights Of others but we will also re-
quire that our rights be observed
A delegation of workers, represent.
ing $500 employees in the govern.
ment's munitions factory, visited
President Obregon promptly on his
accession to office to ask that Luis
| N. Morones, head of the Federation
Of Labor and chief Of the munitions
factory, be retained in office. OBJ.
regon responded that he had already
decided to keep Morones. This wa;
to be expected, since he and Morone.
have been friends a long time ant
Morones fled with him from Mexico
City when, disguised as railroad
+, brakeman, he left for the north Il
escape the wrath of Carranza ant
start the revolution that terminated
a few weeks later"
"Today in Mexico we have a gov
ernment which gives the people fre,
4
speech, free press and free assemb
ly and the right Of the workers I,
organize as they please. Upon thi
ground the government has succeede,
in establishing order and peace, anc
behold, dear reader, the flock o.
visitors. It seems that they wer,
waiting for that very chance. Order
peace and good foundation for whole
sale exploitation Of peaceful peoples
But appearances may fool, deal
reader, and the order that now reignl
in Mexico may be only lull befor,
the storm Of Social Revolution"
Il
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1921-06-04
HAS MEXICO LABOR GOVERNMENT?
WHO IS TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT MEXICO?
By GEO. N. FALCONER.

A writer in the N. Y. Call of Mar
4th says Of the Mexican-American
Press: "Some of these papers are
owned outright by American Capital
lists, others by Mexican Capitalists,
they are equally reactionary and
have the same custom Of lying and
Misrepresentation" "My advice is to
seriously doubt news from Mexico
quoted from Mexico City papers for
they are as big liars as are the pro-
fessional prevaricators who fool the
American Henry Dubbs." Paul Han
ma Federated Press Correspondent
writes for the labor press of Amer
lea as follows: (Feb. 20)
Zone cannot publish abroad the
truth about Mexico under the Obre-
gon government without increasing
the danger to which Mexico is di-
rectly exposed. On December / / re-
ported from Washington the story,
which Washington believed, that a
working agreement had been con-
cluded between President Obregon,
on the one hand, and Senator Albert
B. Fall, representing the American
capitalists who demanded a revision
Of the Mexican constitution and laws
"hostile" to foreign investors. That
report pictured President 0bregon
paying the price of peace with the
United States and striving to save
what he could of Mexican indepen-
dence.
Today / believe that report was
false
So telling the truth about Mexico
is no easy job. You see the big
majority of Capitalist newspaper
readers in the states prefer appar-
emily, beautiful lie to an ugly
truth. The lies are easy to digest;
the ugly truths are apt to give one
indigestion--hence the reason, pre-
sumably, for so many Glars and
prevarieators" referred to by the
Call correspondent. There is a
monthly magazine published in Me-
xico City that claims to tell the
truth, not only about Mexico, but
all about International Communism,
labor, science, art and sociology. 1t
is advertised as follows:
THE TRUTH ABOUT MEXICO
Read II In Gales, Americas most
brilliant Radical monthly.
Let us glance through the pages
Of, say, the last three issues Of
Gales and read what he has to say
about Mexico's Labor Government;
then read few extracts from recent
writings Of that inconparable( ~
grand old man Of the American La
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1921-06-04
GALES FOR JAN.-FEB. SEES
B0LSHEyISM STEADILY PER-
MEATE MEyJCO

"As water soaks into spongue little
by little until every wrinkle and
kink is filled, so Bolshevism is per-
meating every nook and corner Of
Mexico.
The process is steady and sure.
Growth of revolutionary sentiment is
no sky-rocket, fly-by-night happen
ing but regular, gradual process
that possesses stability along with
increasing momentum.
The New York Times, American
capitalism's most reliable spokesman,
recently remarked (before the in
auguration Of obregon), that while
there was a question as to what OBJ
regon would do, II was feared that
even il he tried to crush Bolshevism
in Mexico, he would be unable to do
It, so strong a hold has this "per.
nicious' philosophy acquired here.
The Times did not err. Neither
Obregon nor anybody else could
strangle Communism in this country
He has not attempted to do so and
it is not anticipated that he will
But he could not IL he wanted to.
(obregon has only been five
months President Of Mexico.)
Comment:
Up-to-date there is no real Com.
munist movement in Mexico. There
is but tiny party apparently the
exclusive property Of very few.
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1921-06-04
draws nearer wi.heseAsy new day. 1t

draws nearer witheeAxy new day. 1t
is inevitable. If the government dis.
creetly acquiesces in the rising tide,
1t will be comparatively peaceful
Revolution-as peaceful as can be
expected anywhere. We know that
the capitalists will not joyously
agree to being appropriated. But if,
as may be the case in Mexico, the
government, with numerous Com
munists in office and composed Of
others sympathizing with the work
ers and hating the capitalists, CO.
operates with the Great Change, it
will obviously be easier than if the
capitalists had at their disposition
a docile and obedient state"
Socialists capture three states.
"Then the reds carried Campeche." "
"Bolshevism rampant in Mexican
Army"
History Being Made in Mexico.
Voting 81 to the Magon brothers
in an American prison is not Com
munism, nor is the election Of So
cialist tickets in three states, nor
yet is the establishment of work
ers' schools by the government. Yet
these things when viewed in connec-
ton with the rapidly increasing re-
volutionary spirit Of the Mexican
wage slaves, the succession Of
strikes, the Bolshevism in the army
and the other interrelated develop
ments, are worthy Of serious men,
tion and consideration.
History is being made in Mexico
history Of vast moment to the pro-
letariat everywhere.
The moving finger writes. And its
message is
Soviet Mexico is near"
Comment: The foregoing excerpts
show the Mexican revolution Is max
ing steady progress; the army is
being Bolshevised; the red dawn Is
nearing; and the atmosphere, gen.
orally is becoming hotter.
0BREG0N NOT FRIENDLY TO
SCABBING.
Newspaper men asked President
obregon the other day in the course
Of lengthy interview, "Do you
believe it danger for the nation
that the Socialists have gained power
in Yucatan?"
This was 0bregon's answer: "Ary
group that may 90 into power will
have to submit TO our legislation and
to the political system Of the Re,
public while II remains as Il Ia. The
Socialists will have more or less ad-
vantages during the time that they
govern but their government win
have to adjust itself to the federal
representative system that rules
u.s."
COMMENT II will be seen that
obregon Is slowly but surely be-
coming stableized. The word stable
Is significant. Legal and constitu-
tioral ars perhaps mors corrsrt
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1921-06-04
zINOvIEy'S SPEECH AT CONCLUDING
SITTING.


(Petrograd Pravda, Aug. 10, 192O)
Comrade zinoviev, president Of the III In
ternational, makes beautiful and brilliant
speech; he waT greeted by long and fervent
applause:
During the entire time that this Congress
has been in session wei have seen the actual
alliance Of the whole world proletariat Only
few months ago the idea Of converting in
Moscow World Congress seemed to many
audacious, but the yearning Of the workmen
of the whole world to join us was more power
full than all difficulties and obstacles which
the world bourgeoisie put in the way of our
Congress.
with complete satisfaction we can say
tina the Congress has been an entire success.
After the World War and the collapse of the
II international the workmen were waiting
to be united, and this passionate desire for
unification was the driving force of the
workmen's international and of world history
despite the fact that the blockade of Russia
has not been raised and that in many coun-
tries our parties exist illegally. We have at
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-04
The Problem Of Railroad Operation

The Chieftain is in receipt of circular letter,
questng the support of this newspaper for movement
favor of the governmental operation of the railroads
In this circular contained the familiar arguments
and claims in support of such system, and it is
alleged among other things that under the present sys
tenn the railroads operated by capitalists for the
benefit of capitalists the only purpose being to make
extravagant profits for the stockholders while under
would be operated for the benefit of the people.
The Chieftan cannot agree with these allegations,
and therefore unable to support the toward
governmental operation of the railroads. If it is fact
that the purpose of railroad management under
porate organization has been to obtain extravagsnt
profits for stockholders that purpose has failed
pletely The record plainly shows that whole the
capitalists from railroad investments has been
very inadequate while the price of service to the pub
lie has been many less than the actual cost of
operation with fair margin of profit
1t has been demonstrated recently under war con-
dtions that the operation of the railroads by the gov
ernmen has not increased efficiency lessened cost
but the contrary the people have paid and have
received less by way of service, both freight and
passenger transportation than they accustomed
receive under corporation management.
The truth of this matter is that the proposition for
the governmental operation of railroads is far less pop
ular at this time than it in the period Immediately
before the There is chance for further ex-
permcnts along this line until the people have forgotten
their experiences of 1917 and 1918.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-04

crank SHIFT, you could not send to
the factory and get a new one that
would fit. You would have to have
ono made to the measurements of
other parts OF your cara long and
expensive process. In this country
even tho finest cars arc made on an
interchangeable basis. Economy,
both in manufacture and repair. ma
turally depends upon this inter
chanScablo system. And interchange
able manufacture. in turn. depends
above all. upon microscopic cxacti-
tudo OF measurement II measure
ments can be made to tho tcn-thous-
andth of an inch, and tho machines
are set with that exactitudc. and fire.
uuenty corrected. then tho machine
can turn out parts which arc, to all
intents and purposes, exactly alike.
No measurement can be absolutely
exact, of course. That is why your
new car works stiff"
What tho manufacturer needs
above all then. is somo sort of n
measure which he can set at any
distance, and by which he can cor
rect his micromotors and other in
struments. Before the war entirely
and to "A great extent just recently
there was only one firm in the
world which made such "A measuring
apparatus. That was tho firm of c.
u. Johannson of Sweden. This firm
made little sets OF ST steel blocks.
looking like childrcn's building
blocks. The popularity of these
blocks was that each surface of each
block was absolutely flat, absolutely
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-04
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A CANINE KICK

The name has since been applied TO
any place aboundinE In gold or oppor-
tunities for acquiring sudden wealth,
and more specifically. TO 90 country iB
California. and n city In colorado.
@. What Is the meaning Of Town
lcyism7 l.. II.
y. ''Townlcyism" Is name given
to the principles euunciatcd by tho
Non Partisan league ot which a G.
Townlcy was At different times gem
cral manager OF the organization de-
purtmcnt and president.
Q. Why were the French pcppio
given the name Frogs" NJ T. NJ.
\. The nickname Frogs wu5
first applied To tho people OF Paris
by courucrs The streets OF tho city
were 40 quagry that the inhabitants
were uicknnmcd jean CTlp1ud, %
while the city was known az Lutte
tia or "Mudland."
@. Were Daniel Webster. orator.
and Noah Webster author OF Web
st.r's Dictionary brothers: A. II. ".
\. Daniel Webster. tho stntesmnn.
and Noah Webster. the photographer.
were not closely related, The former
Is a descendant OF Thomas Webster
OF Hampton. Mass. tho latter. OF
John Webster governor OF the colony
OF Connecticut
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-04
By FREDERIC ]. HAsK1N.

Washington, Feb. 3.-An American
inventor and n scientific bureau of
the American government. working
together. have broken world mo-
nopoly, raised tho standard of Amer
lean manufacturing, and saved tho
American manufacturers sums which
will amount to millions in n few
years.
The story of how this was done
Is already we'll known to most mo-
chanical engineers, and others who
closely follow developments in me-
chsnical technology. but it has never
been adequately told to the general
public Yet 1t is surely of first-class
interest to every American, as show
ing how a scientific bureau of his
government works to help both in
duHtry as n whole, and individuals
who need help in developing their
ideas. 1t is OF special interest right
now, when the whole country seems
to be adopting "a critical attitude
toward federal activities and federal
expansion. There seems to be gen
cral feeling that VIC got too much
federal government during tho war,
and a desire to find out just what
the government ought to do and what
1t ought not TO do.
One of tho smallest parts of the
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-04
For China's Starving Millions

The governors of twelve states, including Colorado
have published general appeals in behalf of the fund for
the famine sufferers of North China
Next Sunday, February g. has been designated as
60 China Famine Sunday which personal appeals
will be made to the people the churches for contribu
tions for this cause.
Relief for the famine sufferers in China is of
the three great and worthy of charity now
prominently before the American people, the other two
being the near eastern Balkan Posh and the far east
crn (Arnsenian-S Syrian) funds.
It viii require the full of the splendid
generosity of the American people to deal adequately
with the needs thus presented, but there is
to think that there will be any lack of generous
response to these appeals.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-04
A WORLD MONOPOLY BROKEN

federal government is It's system of
scientific laboratories where scicnti-
fic problems bearing on agriculture,
industry and health arc worked out
These bureaus are not primarily ad-
ministrative. They represent a CO.
operative effort on tho part of tho
American people to apply science to
tho problems of their daily lives.
They are often criticised in congress
and elsewhere for their extravaganza
and they got about ono per cent OF
the money appropriated to run tho
government in 1920.
Tho bureau of standards is n typi-
cal one of these bureaus. 1t main
tains standards of weight, measure.
and the like, and does work toward
standardizing materials. which is per-
haps the greatest single step toward
economy in manufacture. II tests
all of the materials purchased by tho
government. and also makes tests for
private individuals and concerns.
for some OF which a fee is charged.
This tory illustrates how this bu-
reau operates to help industry. and
how It pays for itsolf in benefits to
industry.
A GauEee Needed
During the war tho bureau of ord
nance of the war department had
great need for some standard by
which very finc measurements could
be made. For example, suppose they
wanted to make part OF II shell
1876 inches in thickness. Tho sue
cess in making those shells would de-
pend on measuring that distance cN-
actly and setting tho machine with
that s.Lmo exactitudc.
This problem arises in all sorts of
manufacture of machinery. where
things arc made in quantity. and
where the parts arc supposed to be
~. Ii IL ,,ut,N -
interchangeable manufacture is one
in which America leads the world.
In Europe much of the finest me-
chanical manufacture is not on an
| interchangeable basis That is. some
of the finest foreign automobiles, for
| example, are made each by itself
Each bearing is fitted separately to
! its crank shaft. IL you broke the
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-04
IN DAYS NEWS"

George Brandes. who today enters
upon his soth year. has long been
known as Dcnmark's leading man of
letters He was born In Copenhagen
and educated at the university of that
city. AT 20 no had studied law. philo-
sophy and the arts with sufficient as
siduity to shine brightest among the
brilliant young men OF the university.
After taking his degree he Travelled
about tho continent and began pub
fishing in 1865. His first literary
work was an examination into the re-
lasions of science and faith. and he
was roundly attacked by the orthodox
for his views. Thereafter for many
years he lived abroad. until induced to
return to Denmark in 1883. His work
has covered tho entire range of litera-
turo from poetry and the essay and
novel to history and philosophy.
While he has not labored OF late years
with the energy OF his younger days,
he is no idle man.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-04
WHY -.-
IL THE MACE TuI SYMBOL or
rOWI.Rg

Copyright. 1920, hy Tho Wheeler Syn
dicatc. IncD
When we read In an account Of some
disturbance in either OF tho houses Of
congress that the sergeant
was summoned and entered. bearing
his mace" the picture coniurcd up is
that OF a man carrying box OF spice
for mace Is far more generally
applied To tho kitchen cundimcnt than
IL is 10 tho symbol of authority. and
In reality tho two arc very closely al
lied.
Mace. tho spice, is one OF the coats
OF the nutmeg. which. in former days,
was 80 highly esteemed and so great
~ valued that 1t was handed down
from father to son as an heirloom.
The Greek word for spice, maker, u
connected with the Sauskrit, makar-
anda. the nectar OF a flower. the cup
shaped blossoms being those which
hold tho dew.
Tho bulk-likc shape of the nutmeg
or mace gave the name to the weapon
the ''macc"--a rod topped by n heavy
ball OF iron-and in time this weapon
camo to be merely an ornamental
staff. borne by high officials as an
emblem OF their authority.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-04
Honors to the Unknown Dead

The proposition that the body of an unknown
American soldier shall be brought from Franco to
ceive official honors in this country is that Will
receive general approval.
Similar ceremonies have been held already in
France and in England, tho British soldier being en-
ombed in Westminster Abbey with honors previously
given only to most distinguished generals and other in
dividuals of national prominence.
The people Of tho cities in which the proposed
ceremonies be held Will be glad of the opportunity
to show their appreciation of the splendid valor and
glorious success of the American army in Europe and
the people of the whole nation will join in spirit in this
testimony of respect, admiration and sratitudc
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-04
TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES

ls55-Gen. Wade Hampton, who
owned upwards OF 5000 slaves
at the time OF his death. died at
Columbia, 5. C. Born in South
Carolina in 1884.
lS50-Sevcnty-five persons were KILL
ed by boiler explosion in New
York City.
1s75-The United States senate re-
tected the new reciprocity
treaty with Canada
1ssl-Thomas Carlyle, famous author
and philosopher. died in Lon
don. Born Dec. 4. 1875.
1sSe-The ice palace carnival began
in Montreal
lsae-Funeral of Prince Henry of
Battenberg took place at Whip
bingham.
leis-Tho registration OF alien Ger
mans began thruout the United
States.
l91o-Connecticut was the first State
to decline to ratify the Federal
Prohibition Amendment