The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-31
CHICAGO LABOR
CHEERS MEXICO
AT MASS MEET
Mexican Consul is Given
Great Ovation

applause last Friday night when Luis
G. Lupian Mexican consul in Chicago,
rose to speak at meeting, called un-
der the auspices Of the All-America
Anti-Imperialist League to demand
Hands off Mexico!" The meeting con-
vened at almost the very moment
when Secretary of State Kellogg was
announcing to capitalist newspapers
that James r. Sheffield, U. S. ambas-
sador to Mexico, is soon to discuss
with President Coolidge proposed gov
eminent action against Mexicos OIL
and land laws.
1t was spontaneous tribute to the
nation south of the Rio Grande, which
| for so many years has stood like q
rock against the onrush Of U. S. i'm
perialism, and which is now rallying
so Enthusiastically to the defense Of its
great revolutionary achievements OF
$4,000, in the face Of reactionary re-
bellion initiated by the Roman cathol-
ic church.
/ Resolution Sent to Gales.
A resolution of greeting to the
Gales government, proposed from the
floor, was carried unanimously, the
resolution pledging support to Presi-
dent Gales against Wall Street and
Washington, and expressing complete
solidarity with the Mexican govern
ment in its firm stand against the
present clerical rebellion.
The meeting also authorized its
chairman, Manuel Gomez Of the ALI
America AntiImperialist League, to
wire President Gales in its name, as
follows:
Mass meeting Of Chicago workers
called by United States section of
Ail-Amerlca Anti-Imperiaist LEAGUE,
expresses to you It's unanimous APP
probation Of your government In
sternIy resisting catholic rebellion.
We are confident that Intranslgence
on part of yourself and Mexican
masses will completely defeat re-
dictionary catholic attempt to split
national revolutionary ranks and
thus weaken Mexico In face Of
American Imperialism.
Working Class Gathering.
|
gathered at North Side Turner Hall to,
hear Senior Lupian and the other
speakers appearing with him on tha
platform Of the All-America Anti-Im.
perialist League. These speakers like.
wise represented working class or.
foundations; they included Murray z.
King, managing editor of the Az.sers
lean Appeal Socialist party organ):
William F. Dunno, editor of The
DAILY WORKER (Workers [Com-
munistl Party); and Carl Haessler.
director Of the Federated Press (An,-
erican labor's only daily news ser.
vice.
Dominated BY Few.
Under the dictatorship of Porhrio
Diaz," he declared, call Mexico was
dominated by handful of landed arts.
tocrats, while the great mass of the
people lived In peonage. The entire
state OF Morelos, one Of the richest in
the republic, was owned by seven
families. The church was part and
parcel of this semi-feudal system and
was itself one of the richest landlords.
despite the constitution of 1857 and
the reform laws, which had been
allowed to lapse.
When the old regime was finally
overthrow by the people, and the re-
evolutionary constitution of 1917 adopt
ed, it was only natural that there
should be settling Of accounts with
the church. The constitution does not
touch upon the question of religion
as much but only legislates against
the church as political institution, as
well as denying it the right to hold
property and to build up a hierarchy
of foreign priests"
Catholic Defeated.
The consul went on to say that the
catholic revolt has already met deci-
sive defeat, thanks to the energetic
latitude of the government and the
strong support of the workers, intel
lectuals and all progressive elements
in Mexico. Reports of riots and other
disturbances in Mexico" he said, ARE
for the most part brazen fairly tales.
Mexico is perfectly quiet"
To Continue Campaign.
The All-America Anti-Imperialist
League Omitted States section), which
has headquarters at LOG N. La Sale
street, Chicago announces it's inten-
ton OF continuing Its Hands-off Mex
leo campaign. The league stands forf
Independence for all U. S. colonie3
and semi-colonies, withdrawal OF
American troops from foreign -,
abrogation Of special privilege ~
American capitalists abroad, 6ouo,,,,,
OF Negroes with whites In thA Irr,,aS
States, etc.
In addition to the Hahds. vsx,.o
campaign. the leagu9 "a NJ nresart
conducting a campS1er o. 1,s.s,"a