The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-17
CATHOLICS GET A. F. OF L. TO
INVESTIGATE MEXICAN UNIONS
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must clear their skirts OF the slime
and the deception practiced upon them
by the Mexican Federation OF Labor"
that Fitzpatrick denounced as "the
kept woman OF the Mexican govern
ment."
The Mexican question came up in
the report Of the committee on inter-
national relations on the Pan-Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor and the Mexi-
can Federation OF Labor. 1t said in
part:
ain keeping with the foregoing
principles and In the Interests OF all
concerned, It Is recommended that
the executive council Of the AmerI-
can Federation OF Labor be author
lied to inquire Into the relationship
Of ths Mexican Federation Of Labor
and The Mexican government for
the purpose Of ascertalnlng all the
facts possible and with special ref
erence to the relationship alleged
to exist between the Mexican gov.
eminent and the Mexican Fedora
tlon Of Labor for the information
Of the affiliated unions"
Delegate Fitzpatrick was on the
floor as soon as Delegate VOL had
finished reading the report OF the
committee and moved its adoption. He
started out by referring to President
Green's comment on the Eddy Incl
dent to the effect that there was
something about the atmosphere Of
Detroit that made ineffective all the
rules of common decency.
Green UnsophIstlcated.
Fitzpatrick charged on the Mexican
issue the art Of deception had been
practiced on the unsophisticated pres
ident of the American Federation of
Labor.
",This Mexican government" he
charged, when stripped Of its Sleeps
clothing, stands forth radiant in the
red underwear of Communist Russia."
Fitzpatrick then told the story Of
the Irishman who had denied his
faith when found drunk in the gutter
by two sailors.
The sailors had addressed the Irish
man as dirty, drunken Roman cath
Ollie bum" but the Irishman had an
swered, you're a liar, I'm q Presby-
terrain minister"
Fitzpatrick then declared, For the
purpose of this debate am a Pres
byterian minister"
crom the 4kept Woman" Of Gales.
II admit that the recommendation
Of the committee is an honest effort
to find out the true conditions south
of the Rio Grande," said Fitzpatrick,
81 admit it is an effort to get the
truth about the Gales administration
of the Mexican government and its
kept woman, the Mexican Federation
Of Labor. l know it will not be a
handpicked investigation like that
conducted under the direction OF Mr.
Roberto Haberman. This convention
wants the truth about Mexico.
eve have interfered in every row
the world over" he went on. 1.-THE
day before yesterday we knocked
Mussolini off his throne in Italy" and
urged that this was good precedent
for interfering in the Mexican situa
ton.
What About A. r. Of /. and U. 81
There is no question" he said
about what kind OF a government
there is in Mexico. It's red from the
top of its head to the bottom OF Its
feet. 1t is our duty to let the Mexican
people know dt, to reveal to them
this foul union Of Gales (president
Of Mexico) and the 'Crom,' (the Mex
lean Federation Of Labor"
Economic Interest Least.
He charged that it didn't matter
whether Jews, Holy Rollers, or catho
lies we're involved, that if the Ameri
can Federation of Labor was only
going to concern itself with mans
right to work and have no higher
ideals, then it had better go out o.
business. Material comfort is worthy
only of the least consideration.
"After a committee Of the Ameri-
/
gated conditions in Mexico, 1t Will
have no illusions as to whether there
is a Communist regime in the Mexi-
can Federation of Labor. The first
move in the Communist philosophy
is to destroy any sense of spiritual re-
sponsibility. That is what has hap
pened in Russia. That is what is
happening in Mexico. If this goes
on successfully then nothing can stop
Mexico from becoming another Rus
STA"
Fitzpatrick concluded by declaring
that after an investigation has been
made that the American Federation
of Labor will then take the correct
position, that 1t will set an example
for the labor movement of the world
and not be under the influence OF
the paid propagandists Of Bolshevist
Mexico.
WoII Regrets Division.
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