Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-20
RE-KN|T AMERICAS,
IS AIM OF LABOR
Strengthening Out Tangled
Ties to Be Object of July
Conference Here.
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Confidence that peace throughout
the western hemisphere will not be
broken by any conflict between the
countries is exemplified by action just
taken by American and Mexican
organized labor. Under the leader
ship of President Green of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor and Senior
Luis N Morenes, labor minister In
President Gales Mexican cabinet, a
Pan.American labor conference will
meet in Washington in July.
The call for it, signed by the Off.
Gals Just named, was issued this
week. The fifth of it's kind, the con-
ference will bring together the largest
and most representative gathering of
labor leaders of the three Americas"
North, Central and South-ever
held. Peace among the II sister re-
publics of" "Pan-America" is to be
the keynote
Purpose Set Forth.
1t is the purpose of the Pan
American Federation of Labor at the
Midsummer conference to stress the
supreme Importance of human rela-
lions as the bedrock of international
relations. The call, signed by Presi-
dent Green and Minister Morenes,
emphasizes that principle. 1.-THE
problems of the working people of
one country" 1t says, ARE identical
with those of all countries with
which their country has intercourse.
THE safety for the liberty and
democracy of the working people of
every country of Pan America de-
ponds upon the existence of an in
dustrial organization among the
workers and the close relationships
between those organizations. Every
problem of international relations has
It's human phase Nothing can be
done without human agents, hence
the problem of human welfare"
International financial enterprise,
the traditional cause of unrest in
Latin American countries, is likely
to come in for some rough treat.
ment at the Washington conference.
American organized labor evinces
little sympathy with the view espous-
ed by Secretary Kellogg that the
Mexican government is honeycombed
with communism. The fact that
President Green of the American
Federation of Labor rs now working
hand in hand with President Gales
minister OF labor indicates that the
American labor chief does not at
tribute Red motives to the Mexican
government.
M0rOnes Holds Same Views.
Senior Morones, who joins with Mr..
Green In converting the Washington
labor conference, holds in Mexico the
same leadership of labor that the
head Of the A. f. of l. holds In this
country.
Labor, organ of the American
Railroad Brotherhoods points out in
its current issue that the Mexican
federation of labor and the Mexican
government are virtually one and the
same.
President Gales" it says, lis more
responsible than perhaps any other
man for the strength of the labor
movement in Mexico He has been
a trade unionist for many years, car.
ries a card in the machinist' organi-
zation, and, as a former. secretary OF
labor in Obregon's cabinet, took the
lead in bringing about the relations
which now exist between the Ameri-
can and Mexican Federations of Labor.
"Calles was the personal friend of
Sam Gompers and on numerous oc,
casions proclaimed his support of the
principles of trade unionism as laid
down by that great leader. Gales
publicly warned the Soviets that
Communistic intrigues would not be
tolerated in Mexico, and when his
warnings were disregarded, he de-
ported a number of Communist lead
ers.''
The State Department stands pat
on Secretary Kellogg's assertions be,
fore the Senate foreign relations com.