The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-04
Stand With the Workers Of
China, Mexico, Nicaragua

THE American Federation of Labor silent on the i'm
portant developments in China, Mexico and Nicaragua
which vitality the working class of the United States
Silence only approval of the mperiaIist policies
carried against all of these countries by the Morgan
Cooidge-Melon government at Washington. II this the
meaning silence of the A. F. of L. oiciadom then
the workers. unorganzed as we'll as organized should
know it.
The demand of labor must force President William Green
and the members Of executive council speak, and
speak clearly when they meet this month at ST. Petersburg
Florida.
saIomen de la SeIva secretary of Ncaaguan Fed
GRAFTON of Labor with which the A. F. of l. is affiliated is
in Washington He pleads for support in the struggle of
Ncaraguan labor against Wall Streets armed intervention
He able present all the facts to the A. F. of l. officials
CHARTERED Washington. He probably done already
But the voice that tells these A. F. OF officials to fight
recognition of the Union of Republics doubt
also Influential in Withholding such aid organized labor in
this country abe should be abe to give Nicaraguan
organized labor.
The Detroit Convention of the A. F. of l. voted send
mission to Mexico not to find our what support It would
great capitalists of this country but rather to put Mexican
labor the grill the question OF its attitude toward the
Catholic Church. mission has not yet been sent
Recently there gathered Mexico City representatives OF
the org nzed of Central and South
American well European countries. Mo spokesman OF
the American Federation of Labor there.
John Brown secretary Of the international Federation
Of Trade Unions, told the Mexican workers that:
european will stand firmly back of their Mex
comrades we'll in their hours OF need as in times OF
triumph:"
All that the Mexican workers know Of the official att
tde Of the American Federation of Labor them in
the stream of that had Its in the vicious
attacks Catholic speakers at the Detroit convention at
tacks that have been efued by the F. of l. official
dom.
With Mexican fighting for the preservation OF its
against Wall Streets OIL land ana RUBBER
thieves no aid comes from the A. F. OF l.
In China as In Mexico, the organized labor movement
gives its support the struggle against the foreign
pnderbund The Chinese trade unions support the national
revolutionary movement with all their strength
When American imperialism is the aggressor against the
Canton also attacks the Chinese trade unions
The government Washington clearly showed its att
tude on the Chinese situation When New Years Day. me
American representative joined with other foreign MINISTERS
at Pekng in reception in honor of the Manchuan war
lord Chang Tso the catspaw of foreign greed and the
only remaining military leader OF any consequence opposing
the aspirations of the Chinese people, American ecognI-
ton of Chang Lin is aid given the enemy OF the Chinese
revolution and Chinese working class But it is the
recognition of American imperialism, with which American
labor must not itself American labor must take
it's stand with Chinese labor.
The executive council Of the A. F. OF l. must be forced
70 sneak either Immediately at the latest when gathers
in regular session ST. Petersburg Fa on January Is
Local unions city central bodies and state declarations
should Immediately insist thru kilograms and letters to the
American Federation of Labor headquarters at washington
c. that the organized workers Of the United States take
their stand Immediately with the organized workers OF WEEK
leo China and Nicaragua.