The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-20

1.-The GROIN was based on class
collaboration, the new Unitarian
Confederation on revolutionary
struggle.
2.-The GROIN had organized
those industries which were still
Mexican owned, more or less, such
as traction, taxis, public works, tex
tile, food, some mines and govern
ment works (firearms) etc. The
new confederation had, on the other
hand, those industries most import
ant to attack American Imperialism
in Mexico, such as oil, ports, mines,
metal, railway, agricultural workers,
etc. The basic heavy industries were
with the new assembly.
3.-During the course of the as
sembly the whole powerful Railway
mems Union became one of the lead
ing factors in the convention. The
anarchist group was practically
wiped out of the Leadership. Very
important GROIN unions textile,
workers, printers-5,000 members,
etc. came over.
Order of Business.
An ambitious order of business
was worked out. This included:
1. General report on the situa-
ton facing the working class and the
struggle of the proletariat against
capitalist naturalization for better
social Legislation, against company
unions and for the abolition of the
white guards" for protection of
the unemployed. etc.
2. General program for the agra
rian toile~s, including fight for con-
tinuation of land grants, for the
arming of the agrarian toilers, and
to fight against the daily murder Of
rgrarians by civil and military au-
thorities.
8. Questions of organizations of
the unorganized workers Tin gen.
eral, but particularly miners and
agricultural workers) and support
of strike struggles lessons from the
railway strike and the Jalisco min
ers' strike, etc.
A. Formation Of a new National
Unitarian Confederation of Labor
| Constitution, executives and ques-
tions of organization and relation
ship to unions not in the new uni
tartan confederation.)
5. Formation of various National
Industrial Unions (and problems re-
lating thereto).
! 6. International Trade Union
Unity (relations with the T.U.E.L.,
with the Montevideo Secretariat, and
with the Mexican masses in the U.
S.
Intense Discussion.
1t is not necessary here to give
in detail the reports that were given.
have given the points, roughly,
that were covered in these reports.
1t is sufficient now merely to point
out that the discussion was most in
tense and serious throughout, all
delegates participating and speak
ing freely. More, the passion with
which they spoke showed clearly
that they were releasing all the
pent up feelings and emotions which
they had stored up, crushed as they
had been by the government collab-
Grafton of the GROIN officials. A
whole decade was expressed in the
torrent of words that flowed out at
this assembly.
We cannot give the points that
made the discussion so interesting
and valuable. However, the discus
sion on international relations must
receive brief attention.
Tomorrow we shall print the
continuation of the fifth article
by Weisbord, fraternal delegate
from the T. U. E. l.. to the Next
can Unity Congress of Workers
and Peasants. 1t takes up Weis-
bord's reception as fraternal dele
gate, the resolution on relations
with the T. U. Il. L., the solidarity
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pact signed and the achievements
Of the Congress.