The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-09
COMMUNISTS OF
MEXICO DRAFT
new PROGRAM
Will Go to Masses in
Work for Unity
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must adopt a correct trade union pol
icy if it is ever to strike roots in the
masses. The opportunities of the
Mexican situation are far beyond the
capacity of the party to take advan-
tage of them. Incorrect policies in
the trade union and other fields are
due to the completely of the struggle
in Mexico, together with the inexpe-
rience, looseness of organization and
theological weakness of the Commu-
mist Party.
One of the most interesting points
on the agenda at the convention was
the agrarian question. 1t is among the
peasants that the Communist Party OF
Mexico has made its nearest approach
to a bid for anything like mass lead
ership. Ursulo Galvan, party mem
bers, is the undisputed leader of 10000
peasants in the state of Vera Cruz,
organized dn the "Liga de Communi-
dades Agrarias" League of Agrarian
Communities). Party members have
established their leadership over
masses of peasants in other states as
well, and Communists are actually at
the head of the movement for a ma
tional peasants organization.
Build Party-Not Personal Following.
However, it was made plain at the
convention that while the Communists
working among the peasants have Sc
cured a personal following they have
done so not as Communists but as in
dividuals, and have organized no Com
munist nuclei.
The inevitable result of such iso-
lated activity is seen in the case of
Comrade Primo Tapia, who has been
at the head of the peasants league in
the state of Michoacan. Primo Tapia
was murdered by the police few
weeks ago, and now we have no foot
hold in the Michoacan organization
whatever. The convention stressed
the Importance of organizing Commu-
mist nuclei wherever our comrades
have a following among the peasants.
Work among the peasants, it was
pointed but at the convention, is of
exceptional significance in Mexico
not only because 100000 Mexicans
belong to peasant families, but also
because the Mexican agrarian revolu-
ton is still in process. Thus the peas
ants play an important role at every
turn of the political situation.
Vital Situation for Peasantry.
The convention decided to issue slo
gans calling for establishment and lie
galization of agrarian community de-
tense organizations. This goes hand
in hand with the demand for further
partition of the land among the peas
ants.
For the first time the party consid-
cred in detail the question of the va
rious strata of middle peasants-par-
ticularlyT the so-called 'rancheros
accommodates" adopted policies
based upon the conception that these
elements must be won over to the
side of the poorer peasants in the
struggle against the large landholders.
The Fight for National Freedom.
In the peasant question, as in prac-
tically every question taken up at the
convention, the delegates found them
selves considering phases of the strug-
gle against United States imperialist
aggression, which is the obvious uni
flying factor for the various revolu-
tionary movements of Mexico today.
The peasants, in their struggle for
the land, come into direct conflict with
the monopolistic aspirations of U. S.
investors. The workers feel the
pressure of Wall Street at, every turn.
The Mexican petty bourgeoisie, strug-
Cling to be born, is threatened with
still-birth by the persistent effort of
U. S. capitalists to exploit Mexico on
a colonial basis.
To Correct Attitude Toward Gales.
The latest U. S. government often
sive against Mexico-over the Mexi-
can oil and land laws-was still fresh
in every mind when the convention
met The struggle to preserve Mex
ico's independence is vital one for
every revolutionist. In the discussion
on the question of American imperial
ism Comrade Carrillo admitted that
the Communist Party of Mexico had
made mistakes in the antiimperialist
work, particularly iwth regard to its
attitude toward the Gales govern
ment. 8F
The party will raise the banner of
the united antiimperialist front" and
will ally itself with all elements strug
Cling against American Imperialism.
It was with the common tasks of
Mexican and American Communists in
the struggle against American i'm
perialism that the principal speech of
the representative OF the Workers
(Communist) Party was concerned.
The speech was warmly received.
Nevertheless. the delegates ex-
pressed the opinion that the Commu-
nists of the United States have failed
to bear their proper share Of the burr
den in the anti-imperialist work. N
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