The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-16
By Fred Ellis

of the economic Crisis WnlcH II
faces.
The Bloc Shattered.
Today there is no bourgeois or
petty-bourgeois group in Mexico
that does not cater to American inn
perialism. On this question there is
unanimity. In fact the present COM
plicated political situation is due
precisely to this unanimity. For
with the desertion of the battle
fronts against American imperial
lists, the block of various classes
which had been formed to fight I'M
perialism is now completely shatter-
ed. Each section of the ruling class
now tries to vie with each other to
prove that it and it alone can stabi-
lie the government, can control the
masses, can dominate the situation
and turn over the goods" to Amer
lean Imperialism. Each group cur
ries favor and the assassination of
Obregon and the coming elections
| has greatly sharpened the antago-
nisms between them.
The thesis of the Mexican Commu-
mist Party reads as follows:
SO. The fight between the differ
ent bourgeois factions is presented
in the following manner: Militarist
groups, new great land owners, and
elements of the small bourgeoisie
and laborites, having for candidate
Valenzuela; group of the official bu-
reaucrats backing Ing ORTIZ Rubio,
(group by the acting president and
by the military forces on his side was
an industrial group, American in
vestors, and the group of Calles) ;
Laborites, group of military chiefs
and small bourgeoisie support Sa-
enz, another group of the small
bourgeoisie and all reactionary ele-
ments are backing the anti-reelection
candidates Vasconcelos and Villa
real who maneuver in order to gain
the help of the catholics. None OF
these groups have substantial diff
ferences one with the other. All OF
them are willing to reach com.
promise with imperialism.
80. Since the problem of the sci
, zure of power is the problem Of
strength, and is being rooted in the
country by military forces, the diff
ferent groups instead of working fol
e electoral propaganda, are preparing
, for an armed fight. This fight viii
/ impoverish still more the Masses
Can U. S. Control?
But while these groups are pre-
! pairing for armed struggle we mus
ask ourselves what are the wishe
of the master, American imperial
ism, in this case, and can Ameri
can Imperialism control the situa
ton? 1t is plain that American
imperialism is strongly against arm
ed struggle. No more playing
with masses. Stability. This means
: AZ disarmament of masses; b. stron
: central authority; 9 elimination o
:, generals as decisive power; d) fas
cism.
l. The fundamental question here
l. how strong is American imperial
ism? Can it control the situation
Mexico is in transition situation
e From decentralization (then favor
le ed by American Imperialism it
r moving to Capitalization (now fl
! vored by American Imperialism
&c The question is, has American in
"a perialism, already, in this preser
re election, been able to stabilize tt
ie situation? We turn now to the mo-
important factor of all in this COZ
nection, the position Of the masse
the revolutionary movements the
have created. -.
,e The third article, to be printed t
ID moyvow, acill giUe Statistical su
ut zen of the Mexican proletaridt, the
N racial, industrial and agraridn dit
ID sioms, and economic conditions, a.
to the situation Of the Mexican !ab'
increment. y