The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-10
Task of The Latin American
Labor Movement


Panama Canal Zone.
7. Unification of the five Central
American, republics in accordance
with the clearly expressed sentiments
of the peoples of these countries.
which have been largely thwarted
thru the maneuvers of U. S. i'm
perialism.
8. Abrogation of all authority
from President Coolidge or the Uni
ted States government in the settle
ment of the Tacna africa question; in
vestigation and arbitration by Latin
American committee to be named in
! accordance with recommendation of
the trade union movements of the
countries concerned, by the Latin
American Union, the Ibero-America
| Council of Intellectuals and the All
american Anti-Imperialist League.
y For World Trade Union Unity.
The Task of Porto-Rican Workers.
IN concluding desire to deal with
the specific tasks of the militant
workers in the Island of Porto Rico,
which may in general way cor
respond to those facing the work
ers In other countries under Ameri-
can imperialism. In order to revive
once more their new stagnant labor
movement, militant workers in Porto
Rico must accept the following line
Of procedure:
Workers Must Enter Unions.
l. In spite of the indifference of
the present leaders of the Fedora
clon Llbre for the carrying out of
practical steps towards the organiza-
ton of the workers, the few militant
elements, particularly those of the
| communist League of Porto Rico.
must bend all efforts to organize the
workers in the Federation Libre.
wherein the masses will be enabled
TO struggle and eliminate (first) the
pro-lmperialist reactionary Iglesias
leadership. (second) to wage strug-
giles against the exploiting trusts and
corporations, and Individual emplov-
ers, demanding better wages and i'm
proved working conditions.
| z. Militant workers must advance
and popularize the call issued by the
Nationalist Party of Porto Rico. for
the calling of constitutional assem-
bly, representing the broadcast masses
Tor the purpose of debating the Con-
stltution of, and declare the existence
of, the Republic of Porto Rico. regard
less of the presence of the so-called
"lnsular Government" and the impe-
rialist authorities.
8. Practical unity with other Latin
American Nationalist liberation and
antl-imperialist movements, and with
the militant working class organiza-
tons in the United States proper.
Which are struggling against Amer
lean imperialist exploitation.
A. Practical measures on the part
OF the militant workers and National
lists for the defence of the Republic
OF Porto Rico. In this effort the mill
tant workers and the Nationalist of
Porto Rico will have the material and
moral support of their brothers in the
rest of Latin America as well as of
the class conscious and militant
workers in the United States proper.
And In our concluding statement
we call upon all militant workers in
Porto Rico who understand the men
ace of Iglesiasism and are ready to
steel themselves for struggle in the
real interests of the workers in Porto
Rico, Latin America, and of the
world, to line themselves up with
their organization which best recog-
nizes the revolutionary aspirations of
the working class of Porto Rico, as
OF the entire world,--that organiza-
ton is the Communist League Of
Porto Rico.