Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-16

Tne American Federation Of Labor has decided to
-souest abe Mexican government to place q curb upon
emigration from that country to the United States. "A
resolution, officially sponsored by the organisation nc
its convention in Los Angeles, advocates instead OF
stricter immigration laws by the American govern
ment tina. the Mexican government impose drastic emil
grafton laws. The Mexican Federation Of Labor has
conquered with the American Federation in this plan.
An azreement was reached last week between the
committees of the American and Mexican Federations
whereby the Mexican organization will seek to secure
action by the Mexican government in the passage OF
such restrictive laws as the labor organizations advo-
cate Under the proposal the Mexican government
would restrict the number of nationals who would be
allowed to cross the border to that number which
would be permitted If the quota provisions OF the Unit
ed States immigration act were applied to Mexico.
The agreement between the committees also pro-
Ia. .h., Mexieans coming into the United States
will require passports and that the Mexican govern
ment will not issue passports in excess Of the mum
Der allowed il the quota provisions OF the American
Law applied to Mexico.
According to agreement the American Federation
OF Labor will achieve its objective Of virtually exciud-
Ing Mexican labor from the United States without
action by the American congress. The Mexican tedss-
alton is apparently willing to aid the American organ
iEations in the effort, though 1t In obviously not 70 the
advantage of the Mexican Federation. However, the
farm laborers, who constitute approximately % per
cant of the immigration from Mexico, have no connec-
no, with the Mexican Federation and therefore no
voice in the matter. As the Mexican Federation
Yields almost unlimited influence in debating the
policies Of the Mexican government, it Is logical TO
presume that they will succeed in carrying out the
aims Of the American Federation.
Apparently the American Federation has not con-
xidered the ethics Of the agreement To take the mi
tiatiye in an effort to formulate the policies OF q Tor
eign nation is un-American and ~unethical. IL the
American people desired the Mexican farm laborers
excluded they would have impressed the fact upon
congress. and congress would have taken the necessary
action. Notwithstanding the demands Of tina Ameri-
can Federation the American people have not become
greatly excited over the DOGGY" of Mexican immigra-
t;on. and il is doubtful IL the organization could pre-
vail upon congress to impose the quota restriction.
However. through the Mexican Federation they see an
opportunity to achieve their objective, and apparently
the Mexican Federation is willing to use It's influence
upon their government to erect the bar.
In the meantime those thousands Of farm labor
ors who periodically cross the border to aid in har-
vesting the vegetable and cotton crops Of the South
vest have nothing to say while the organized labor OF
the United States and Mexico are Matching their in
ternaitonal plot to bar them from remunerative en-
ployment and place the Southwestern farmers in a
position which means that agricultural development
will be seriously retarded.