The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-18
TICKETS TURN BACK MEXICAN WORKERS:
 GOVERNMENT AIDS
Source of Strikebreaking Recruits Is Closed Up By Shopmen
 Guarding Border.

Fl Paso, Tex, Aug 18-"Up to the present time we have stopped at least 1000 Mexicans destined for work on the railroads in the United States, D w. A. Mccarthy, general chairman of the Sheet Metal Workers, District No. IA, reports. Mccarthy has re- viewed the work of the striking shop men in checking carriers attempts to import alien strikebreakers in letter to President Jewell, of the Railway Employees Department.
 "We have from five to 20 pickets on the Mexican side, and those pick cts search every train and every street car coming into the United States. Any aliens who insist on coming here to do our work, after we have pre- ported to the immigration officers on the American side and charges filed against them and the parties contract ing for their labor
 "The practice of importing Mexi- cans for strikebreaking purposes was reported to the Mexican government, and Mexico City officials communi- cated this information to all Mexican consuls.
 Imported Scabs Sent Back
 "The consuls have forced the rail roads to send such scabs as they suc- ceeded in importing back to the places where they were recruited. Roads were told that they would be subject to international suit if they did not meet the expenses of ship pnig back the men imported. Through the American Federation of Labor we have sent broadcast ap- +o Mox-,co- EoIo-,+io+, 4 Labor to do everything in it's power to advice Mexican mechanics not to accept railroad positions in the United States. The Mexican mem | bership on this side of the river is the most loyal we have. Mexico having a 100 per cent. organization, joint l committees are able to control the situation perfectly.
 "This is the first strik to my l knowledge where we had internation- al pickets, and we are handling those pickets in military form in four-hour shifts There has been absolutely no violence or other trouble.
 Agents Misrepresented Facts. | 'I receive correspondence from i Kansas and Nebraska labor agents at l lIIc1l punt ol ' HI III u diloINilo 1O1 threshing work in those states in the | hope of using them on the railroads As soon as the situation is, disclosed to these men they help us take the matter up with their consuls. We have the best staff of legal advice that can be procured in Fl Paso and similar staff on the Mexican side This staff has advised all Mexican and American consuls that it would make each attempt at importation f<om Mexico under false pretenses ar international damage suit.
 We have lost some negroes, but 90 per cent. of them are with us in spite of the high class food offered by the roads"
 1 The men are sticking all along the Southern Pacific Railway system, Mo | Carthy reports. Talked telegrams led the strikers at Sanderson and Valen- tine, Tex, to return to work, but Mo Carthy's announcement that the strike
 was still on brought them out of the shops.
 Through the influence of some la
 bor officials we have occupied the city auditorium for all our meetings Mccarthy added.
 Reports received from San Bernar- dino, Calif., state that Mexican work CTS by the score are making applica- ton to the unions for admission. At