The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-14
Reaction in the Caribbean Area

the rupture of diplomatic relations with the
Soviet Union-after all this, the proletariat
demonstrated its fighting spirit on the first of
May, coming onto the street to struggle at a
disadvantage against the agents of Yankee i'm
perialism.
We take two cases that characterize the re-
action in Latin America, more properly the
Caribbean Region, Mexico and Cuba. We have
spoken generally about Mexico, let us add a
little from the much there is to say.
Molina Killed in May Day Fights.
On the first of May, the working masses of
the Unitary Trade Union Confederation, came
out in demonstrations and at eight separate
times were in conflicts with the armed forces of
the government. In this fight, during which
many were wounded Eugenio Molina was killed.
At the same time the. reactionary government
of Mexico which until yesterday tried to play
with the proletarian revolution with an alarm
ing deluge Of demagogy, attacked the CONNER
cal offices of the Soviet Union, taking all it's
documents (the diplomatic representatives had
left two months before and there remained only
the trading offices) and arrested the CONNER
cial agent, Friedman.
1t is necessary to say something about the
imperialist decomposition of the Mexican gov
eminent. The government of the petty bour-
geoisie raised up by the long revolt, recognized
the Soviet government under circumstances in
which the workers of the country were fight
ing against the old landlords, real feudal barons,
and against imperialism. The rehabilitation
of the masses obliged General Obregon first,
and Gales afterwards, to include in their pro-
grams of candidacy the fundamental point
recognition of the Soviet government.
This same rehabilitation of the masses, mas
ses speaking in a rather sharp tone because
they had arms in their hands, pushed the
government of the Mexican petty bourgeoisie
(then on the field of battle) to a struggle
openly anti-imperialist, which, however, ceased
to be so the moment the remnants of the
De La Huerta tried to restore the domination
revolt of General De La Huerta were liquidated.
of British Imperialism, better said British i'm
perialsm made use of De La Huerta against
General Gales that is to say, against Yankee
imperialism.
Yankee imperialism, having conquered the
central national power and having liquidated
its armed opposition, believed itself consolid-
ated in power, and today the Mexican bour-
geoisie tries to demonstrate to Yankeesimper-
iasm that it has no relations with the Soviet
Union, that the Mexican Government is like
that of Cuba.
Constant Struggle of States Against Federal
Government.
On the other hand, we have constant strug-
gle of the separate states against the national
government. Thus we may see the forces of
British Imperialism that continue struggling
to weaken the positions of its enemy.
But new situation presents itself to the
Mexican Government 100000 unemployed;
more than three million "poquiteros," that is
to say, of traders that have no more than
twenty-five thirty cents capital and whose
daily profits are not over forty cents; wages
constantly reduced in industries and mines
wages of the agricultural peones in some of
the southern states no higher than eighteen
centavos mine cents) for twelve and fourteen
hours Of work daily This concrete reality the
government pretends to "solve" with deporta-
tions, crimes and tortures And this must
affect, to satisfy the desires of the government
of Mexico, the 100000 peasants and 100000
industrial workers and miners. The first of
May demonstrated the growing fighting spirit
of the Mexican proletariat.
Government Dissolves National Confederation
of Labor.
In Cuba after the demonstration of March
20 in which 100000 workers took part, the
government responded with the dissolution of
the National Confederation of Labor and the
Havana Federation. The first of May had to