The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-08

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z ~ to American impe-
V\N/IriaIism, was we'll
fzEs8 understood by the
Wall Street owners Of the Foundation
company when they negotiated" with
him for the promuIgation Of the Road
building CONSUMPTION Law.
The tyrant swears he will force the
workers of Lima to register for con-
scripted labor under the new law if
he has to put every trade union lead
er in the city in jail.
Demand Release Of Union Heads.
The executive committee Of the
Federation of Printing Trades Work
ers Of Peru decided to demand from
the minister Of police the release of
Amador Larrea and Toribio Sierra,
president and general secretary of the
federation respectively. Larrea and
Sierra were arbitrarily placed under
arrest because they had signed the
manifesto of the federation attacking
the infamous Road-building Conscrip-
ton Law.
The committee went in body to the
minister, who told them he had in
vited Larrea and Sierra to sign
statement repudiating the manifesto.
"Since they refused to do this" he
said, Il Immediately ordered their ar
rest"
Threatens Workers Committees.
"f you wish to see them free" the
police head continued, you should
send me a communication stating that
you are not opposed to the Road-build-
ing Conscription Law and that you
repudiate the manifesto that has been
published. If you do not do this, l
have the order of the president TO
eliminate the president and vice
president of your organization, who
are now under arrest"
The committee then took the min
ister's terms to the general assembly
of the Federation of Printing Trades
Workers. They were unanimously re-
jected.
Continue Newspaper Strike.
In addition, the assembly decided to
continue the strike in the plants of
the daily papers La Prensa (organ of
the government) and Ell Concrete
(where Amador Larrea was employ
ed). The other shops in the city viii
be allowed to run for the time being. 3.
Plans are under way for the general
strike that Is to be called at the CON
clusion Of the period of registration
Registration has been very light. The
leaders of the various labor organiza-
tons point out that Wall Street is the
conscriptor of the Peruvian workers
under Law No. 4113. While those con-
scripted are supposed to be giving ~
days of gratis labor ito the state"
actually they are put to work for a
private United States concern on the
public roads, according to the contract
signed between President Leguia and
the Foundation company.
1s Unions Denounee Law.
No less than eighteen separate trade
unions of Lima have denounced the
bodybuilding CONSUMPTION law. All or
foundations are demanding the release
Of Larrea and Sierra. These leaders
are held incommunicado. There has
not been the slightest pretense OF a
trial.
4 The feeling against American i'm
perialism is intense in all parts Of
Peru. Denunciations are heard on all
sides OF the imperialist maneuvers OF
the United States government in the
Tacna-Arica affair, which indicate that
Washington is striving to fasten its
rule on the entire Pacific coast region
of South sAmexica. The newly-estab-
llshed Peruvian section of the All
America Anti-lmperialist League is
calling for united Latin-American
front against Wall Street and Wash
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