The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-27

United States and urging that steps
be taken to bring this about, was
sidetracked by the usual substitute
that it be referred this time to the
international unions. Everything that
smacked OF stepping an inch along the
path of progress was squeiched While
every reactionary resolution that more
firmly tied the organization to the
American imperialistic machine was
endorsed.
The A. F. of L. delegation quite ma
turally presented almost every reac-
tionary resolution to the congress.
Amongst them were ones urging the
unions to petition their government
for union representation in the Pan
American union, so that the countries
in the western hemisphere could bet
ter solve their international problems.
Thus officially Offering labor's services
in the enforcement of the Monroe Doc
trine, and in the next worlds war in
the interest Of American Imperialism.
They also urged that organized labor
in all American republics demand rep
.resentation in the Pan-American
financial conference, which is one Of
the technical organizations for the
more thoro exploitation of Latin
America, and to demand of their gov
eminent that union representatives be
attached to all consulates. This is
without doubt, the most brutal and
complete voluntary surrender to capt.
talism ever recorded in the annals Of
labor history.
Resolutions praising so-called Ifber-
al labor governments, such as Mexico,
Columbia, Nicaragua, were endorsed
without referring to the further in
yestigation committee. A liberal or a
labor government in the eyes Of this
congress is where American capital
ism has imposed its imperialstic win
upon the people to the extent that
government controlled by it has been
elected. A letter from Secretary OF
State Hughes, showing that Santa
Domingo had a popular and democrat
ic government was used by Gompers
to Offset the facts presented by the
Domican delegates. The only seem
ing purpose OF this fake labor con-
gress was to stifie the cries of the
exploited and enslaved workers of
Latin-America in the interest of Amer
lean capital.
The congress itself was a tragic
farce. The financial report only show
ed the United States, Mexico, and
Santa Domingo affiliated. Over $685.
600 was spent since the last con-
gress and this is the result. Three
affiliations out of % republics. But in
order to make it little more real
istic, delegates were seated that had
no more right to represent the parti-
cular country they were supposed to
come from than | had. AS an exam
pie, two brothers Shannon and Ro-
gerio de LaSelva represented Mica
ragua. Both of them are citizens OF
Mexico, one has political job in
the munition factory Of which Nor
ones was head. The other, until late
iy, was magistrate in the city of
Mexico. Both are minor leaders in
the labor party Of Mexico. One OF
them made hurried trip to Nicara-
Communist Party, Morones, Gompers'
qua at the expense Of the Pan-Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor in order that
he could at least say, If questioned,
that he had just come from there.
Outside of Guatemala and Panama
there was no delegation that was
elected by the labor movement that
they we're supposed to represent.
The usual Communist batting was
part of the congress- work. This was
done in order to satisfy Gompers.
And because Of the real opposition
that Morones finds in the Mexican
Mexican first lieutenant, opened and
closed the congress with an anti-Com-
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