The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-22
MEXICAN LABOR
RAPS AMERICAN
IMPERIALISM
Workers Protest Forces
Cuba to Free MelIa
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the Mexican section is now more firm
ly established than ever.
We succeeded in setting up real
anti-imperialist united front in Mexi-
co. Without distinction Of tendency
or afiliation, practically all workers
and students organizations joined
with us against American imperialism
and the serviles Cuban government.
The powerful railroad workers con-
federation, the independent unions,
and even the Mexican Regional Fedora
ton OF Labor (CROM) itself, decided
to take up the fight on behalf of the
Cuban Communist leader and his COM
panions Not content with itself send
ing cables of protest to President Ma
chado and committees of protest to
the Cuban ambassador in Mexico, the
abroad workers confederation in
tructed all affiliated district councils
nd local unions to do the same.
Even the fake socialist government
Of Gales, now being hard pressed by
Wall Street, was obliged to enter in
to the protest movement, so intense
was the general feeling that we were
able to develop.
The Cuban embassy was virtually
besieged by delegations that came
from all parts of Mexico to protest
against the Imprisonment of Mella
and the others, and to demand that
their protests be transmitted to the
Cuban government. Nor was the Unit
cd States embassy, the official express
sion of American Imperialism in this
country, neglected.
Press Aids Workers.
The daily press devoted column af-
ter column to the 'Mella case and thus
presented us with the opportunity of
carrying on a tremendous agitation.
We were helped by the fact that
American Imperialism is already hat
ed among the Mexican masses, and
because we presented the case, in ac-
cordance with the Instructions re-
ceived from the secretary Of the All
America Anti-Imperialist League, as
an assault of the American sugar
kings supported az Tlegalized by their
lackey, President .achado.
Senate seFhs Protest.
When the agiatidl was at it's height
the Communists 81 ator, Monzon, in
troduced a resoluk Pm in the Mexican
senate providing that an official cable
gram of protest against the imprison-
ment of Mella be sent to Cuba. This
resolution was adopted and the cable
sent. Similar cables were sent, at
the insistence of our section of the
Anti-Imperiaist League, by the cham
Der Of deputies, by President Gales
and by the municipal government of
Mexico City. On the day following,
Mella was set at liberty.
There were a number Of comic in
cidents in the campaign. The Cuban
ambassador presented a most anus
ing spectacle; he was frightened out
Of his wits, believing that the work
ers Of Mexico were going to murder
him If Mella were kept in jail, and
he made such lurid representations
before his government as to have re-
suited in, according to the press, ar
estrangement of relations between the
Mexican and Cuban governments.
"Viceroy" is Anaered.
Another curious spectacle was that
presented by Ambassador Sheffield
the envoy Of President Coolidge who
is appearing as the undisguised envo.
Of Wall Street in his protests against
the new Mexican oil and land laws.
The Mexican section Of the All-Ameri-
ca Anti-Imperialist League sent Co
mittee to Sheffield to protest agains
Mella's Imprisonment, declaring tina
American imperialism would be re
sponsible for the death of Mella l.
case he should die, weakened as
/ already was by his heroic hungel
strike. But the "viceroy of Mexico"
became greatly angered. He informed
us that Americans had nothing to do
with. the Mella business, that Cuba
was a free country and that he was
surprised OF our .inpertinence." 9th.
er Neutrality-suspicious. of work
ers-that went TO the U. s. embassy
to protest he refused to see.
We are not disseminating our cam
paign now that Mella has been re-
leased. In common with the other ma
tional sections of the All-America
Anti-Imperialist League, we are car
rying on the fight for the liberation
of the twelve others arrested with
Mella, and who are still in Jail. We
are sending out mimeographed bulle-
tins almost daily