The daily worker., 1924-11-24
Mexican, U. S,
union OFFICIALS
BOW TO WALL ST.
Urge Monroe Doctrine
for American Labor
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erican officials under Harding to ac-
quire the naval oil reserves of Cali
fornia.
Dohsny loaned Obregon several mil
lion dollars to finance the military
movement against the armed agent Of
the Cowdray oil interests-and the
United States government defended
not democracy and liberty" but
Doheny's oil company-in its suppos-
ed neutral" attitude.
The second act in the prostitution
Of Latin-American unionism to the i'm.
perialists Of Wall Street, came when
Robert Haberman, the yellow social
list liaison officer between the Mexi-
can labor takers and their American
superiors, came before the A. F. of
L. convention in Ell Paso with a reso-
luton he had put thru the @. r. o.
NJ. convention pledging the Mexican
federation to defend the American fed
Grafton against its critics in all its class
collaboration with the Wall Street i'm
perialists. The resolution follows:
Whereas, the American Federation
of Labor, has given unequivocal
proofs Of solidarity to the Mexican
labor movement, and has defended en-
ergetically the Mexican Federation of
Labor from all the attacks Of which
we have been the victims in the
United States; reciprocating Loyalty
to this noble attitude, be it,
Resolved, that the Mexican Fedora
ton Of Labor win oppose all attacks
which the enemies of the American
Federation Of Labor will attempt to
undertake against it in any part what
soever OF the Mexican republic"
"Monroe Doctrine Of Labor"
To this manifestation Of the united
front Of labor takers in behalf Of Am
erican imperialism, Vice-President
(sometimes called "Crown Prince')
Matthew Woll Of the A. F. Of L. re-
piled in the following words:
"Mr. chairman, move that the
president Of this federation convey to
the Mexican Federation of Labor our
appreciation for this declaration of
loyalty to the ideals Of democracy and
pledge Of support and cooperation with
the American Federation of Labor in
the promoting Of the ideals Of trade
unionism, which, after all, is the be-
ginning Of the Monroe doctrine of
American labor to apply to the west
ern hemisphere" This was adopted
by unanimous rising vote.
When Haberman, for his good serv-
ices in behalf of Gompers, Morgan
and Doheny, was given diamond
stick-pin, as official gift from the A.
F. Of L., he was so overcome at being
thus taken into the camp of the big
fat boys that he could only splutter
something about making this a bet
ter world"
Ricardo Trevino, secretary Of the
Mexican federation, Immediately TAX
ing the floor Of the A. F. Of L. con-
vention in order to make clear what
this new labor backing to the Monroe
doctrine meant, accused the capital
lists under the labor government of
England, Of supplying de la Huerta
with arms.
Taking the offensive against Eng
lish imperialism as represented by the
two fraternal delegates from the Brit
ish labor movement, Trevino declared
that he had just received a telegram
that arms and ammunition were again
being landed at Belise, in British Hon.
duras. from there to be smuggled into
Mexico to support General Angel
Flores, reported already in arms in
the state of Durango, in a new coun-
ter-revolutionary movement. Trevino
APPEALED to the British delegates to
show some real solidarity and pre-
vent the shipment Of these arms"
The British delegates, being repre-
sentatives Of Amsterdam, undoubtedly
felt somewhat embarrassed by the sud
den onrush Of the Monroe doctrine.
Cramp said that Mexico was being
exploited by both American and Eng
lish capital But Swales answered
Trevino that the workers OF England
would condemn the shipment of arms
into Mexico. He said that tho labor
was defeated in the recent elections,
sufficient power would be brot to
make difficult these shipments.
Swales made q typical Amsterdam
talk Of socialist platitudes and as
sured everybody that the workers Of
the world do unite. But he dispatch
ed the following telegram to Arthur
Henderson, secretary Of the British