San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-11

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Washington Conference Of
A.F.L. to Lay Plans
+ for Campaign. =.
By the Associated Press.

WASHINGTON. Aug. II. = Plans
for an. intensive campaign TO organize
wage. earners throughout Latin-Amer
lea were announced today by the Pan
Aplerican Federation of Labor.
i. A statement outlining the purposes
of the movement, which is to take
more definite form at a conference at
American Federation Of Labor head
quarters here August 81. has been sent
out for circulation in all Latin-Ameri.
can countries. The proposed confer.
ence also will consider immigration
questions.
Santiago Iglesias, Spanish language
secretary of the Pan-American Fedora.
ton, announced the organization plan
after he and other labor leaders, in
Guiding President Green of the Ameri-
can Federation, had consulted repre-
sentatives from several section Of this
and other countries, notably labor
union officials along the United
Saskatchewan border.
DISCUSS IMMIGRATION.
In these conference there was much
discussion of the problem Of immigra-
ton from Mexico, and of the status of
Mexican 1aborers who have been
brought in from time to time TO re-
lieye past labor shortages in this coun.
try. .-
For the consideration of this sub
ject, Edwardo Moneda. general secre.
tary of the Mexican regional federa-
ton of labor, is expected to attend
the August % conference here. II a
satisfactory plan to deal with border
immigration can be worked out, il
will be presented to the United States
and Mexican governments for ap.
proval.
This discussion, however. will be but
a part of the general purposes of the
movement,
SITUATION SERIOUS.
The Pan-American Federation Of
Labor" said Mr.. Iglesias, intends to
use every possible proper effort TO
bring about rapid organization of all
the great masses of workers in the
Latin-American republics"
The question of immigration from
Mexico has assumed aspects which
President Green and other American
Federation officials regard as seri-
ously requiring attention. They have
been told that last November 5000
Mexican laborers were brought in un-
der Q permit given by government Of
ficials TO help out in the southern cot
ton fields. but that two weeks later
all but 200 of them were out of en-
ployment and all were left eventually
TO shift for themselves on this side Of
the border.
256774 ENTER us.
Department of Labor statistics show
that in the five fiscal years ending
in 1924, a total of 255,774 immi-
grants entered the United States fr,
MEXICO, compared with only esq.,
for the five years preceding. The
emigrants to Mexico from the United
States during the ten-year period
were 6e,602. From July /, 1924, to
April 30, 1925, immigrants numbering
25,0I7 came in from Mexico, while
2599 were crossing the border in the
opposite direction.
American Federation officials have
been advised that the situation already
has received the active attention of
the Mexican government, and that il
has taken steps TO stop the flow. OF
Mexican labor northward from Tor.
rcon toward the border. Luis n. Mo-
rones, the Mexican labor leader. who
ls vice chairman Of the Pan-American
Federation, has made study of DOS.
sible remedies, and is expected to at.
tend the Washington conference.