The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-29

Of 10000, to the Peasants International
on Russia amongst the proletariat. has
fthe Mexican Federation of Labor 4
hat Morones in one Of his speeches
i the Pan-American Congress stated
hat his organization would stop at
nothing in its fight against the Com
nunist elements.
They began to put this threat into
effect at the Central Labor Council of
Mexico City. Bert Wolfe, active mem
Der OF the union of newspapermen,
was reelected delegate to the Gen.
trail Labor Council, few days ago
The credentials committee reported
that his credentials could not be &C
cepted. The reason given was the
publication Of series of articles in
FL Democratic" one of the metropoli-
tan dailies, in which Wolfe had at.
tackled the Mexican Federation of La.
Dor.
Excuse Number Two.
Wolfe jumped up and asked for the
floor. He told those delegates who
had not already read the articles, that
they limited themselves to the de-
scription of conditions in Russia in
1924; that there was not a single at
tack against the federation, as most
Of the workers who had read them
knew, that the report of the creden-
tials committee was a frame UP be-
cause they had no proofs of the charg-
es they were making. The committee
was stumped!
Excuse Number Two.
Then Alvarez, one of the timer
group" of the federation asked for the |
floor. He told the delegates that
Wolfe was being rejected not pre-
cisely for his articles in Gel Demo |
crata," that those articles were excel |
lent and very intelligently written,
but that Wolfe had published four ar
ticles in the state of Vera Cruz, in |
which he had attacked the federation.
Wolfe again demanded the floor, and |
told the delegates that he knew not |
single editor in Vera Cruz that in |
all his life he had never published a |
line in that state, and he asked Al |
varez to present proofs. Alvarez could |
not.
Then Wolfe pointed out that he had |
been lone fighter for the afiliation |
of his union with the federation. That
it took him six months to convince, |
the newspaper men that only a united |
front of all workers would make pos.
sible workers victory. He was also
one of the most energetic fighters for |
his unions afiliation with the allied |
printing trades; that he had served |
faithfully on all commissions to which |
he had been elected; that he had |
served faithfully as delegate to the !
Central Labor Council before he went |
to Russia, and that promptly on his
return, his union reelected him to |
serve again; that he could see no rea-
son for the rejection of his creden-
tials. The charges against him were |
trumped up and false, that it appear
ed the only reason for his rejection
the credentials committee was I'M
willing to state-which was that he is
Communist.
At Last A Reason!
At this point Rodriguez, another of |
the Inner group" asked for the floor /
and he told the assembly that that
was precisely the reason, that just
because Wolfe was a Communist they |
lid not want him in their organiza-
ton. Then followed a wholesale at
ack upon Communists in general.
That they were being instructed by |
the Third International to enter all
organizations of workers and to break
them up; that Communists were DO
lice spies, like Lynn Gale; that they
accepted money from Soviet Russia
TO run their propaganda; that they
we're responsible for Fascism in Italy;
that they were also responsible for
the failure of the Macdonald govern.
ment in England; that they were
spouting a foreign theory: that Next
co was tired of importations and
wanted to develop a nationalist move
ment of its own; that Communism