The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-30

-t1s w cto NllN iAAOoI GAS5 AiAIANSt1AL S5eFCllCA
ing ever held by that so-called or
ganization. Certainly it attracted far
more attention than the previous con-
ventions, not only in the United
States but turnout the western world.
Increased popular interest was. not
due to growth, for the Pan-American
Federation of Labor has not grown.
The convention acquired significance
because:
Great Interest In Gathering.
I'D Massacre of 800 Nicaraguans
by the United States Marines at
OcOtal, Nicaragua, was reported
in the midst of the first mornings
session;
(2) Considerable nsiOn was
known to have existed following
the ambiguous stand of the A. +.
of l.. leaders and the Mexican Con-
federation of Labor, of special i'm
pOrtance in view of the fact that
the Mexican confederation is the
only bona fide general labor organ
izatiOn in Latin America affiliated
to the sO-called Pan-American fed
Grafton;
CD This is the first convention
of the Pan-American Federation of
Labor at which there has been any
kind of straight-out opposition to
the administration.
Not Stormy Convention.
Contrary to the impression given
by the press, it was not stormy con-
vention. In fact it was extraordin-
arily quiet except for two days out
of the six. The A. F. of L. delegates
were in easy, monotonous control up
to the very end, when the officers of
the Pan-American Federation of La
Dor (William Green, president; Luis
N Morones of Mexico, president;
Santiago IgIesias, secretary, and
Matthew Woll, treasurer) were I'M
animously reelected by rising vote.
The only high lights Of the conven-
ton were: ~ the Ocotal massacre
and the discussion on the resolution
submitted by the Nicaraguan dele
CATION; (2) discussion on the Haitian
question; (3) discussion on the Mon
roe Doctrine and American imperial
ism in general; (4) the attacks
against the reds; (5) the silence of
the Mexican delegation, which sub
mitted no resolutions on Mexican or
Latin-American relations and which
did not participate in any of the dis
cussions, with the exception of Nor
ones's opening and closing addresses
as vice-president of the Pan-Ameri-
can Federation of Labor.
Against Workers.
But these things were enough. In
the situations created by them the
stifled cry against American. i'm
perialism was released in the conven-
ton. Secondly, the entire convention
was exposed, and with it the so-called
Pan-American Federation of Labor,
as nothing less than a conspiracy
against the working class Of the
Americas.
The sessions were held in the rest
full detachment of the A. F. of L.
council chamber, on the top floor of
the American Federation of Labor
building. They were attended by
some 20-odd delegates, nine or ten
newsp&permen, sprinkling of curl
Gus oilers, number of A. F. of L.
intellectual hangers-on, and a busy
army of government Substituted
States spies, Cuban spies, Peruvian
spies, Venezuelan spies {. d.. amateur
and professional spies . tpies of
all nature and description W o
watched supicious individuals like
myself when we were in the build
ing and who follower us whenever we
left it.
Represent Small Groups.
AS to the delegates themselves, the
A. F. Of L. was represented by Green
(who presidedl, Woll, Morrison, Moo