Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-15

were brought 10 lnc jail, most Ol
them being later released when il
was discovered that they were mere
ly listening in to the speeches and
had no hand in the dissemination of
the ideas proposed
Suspects Held
The same is true of the raid made
at Calexico which was held just on
the eastern outskirts of the town
A large red flaa 20 be used at pub
lie meetings and large quantity
of application blanks for mem m5cr-
ship in the Agricultural Workers
Industrial League were also con-
fiscated at the Brawley headquar-
tiers.
Twenty-one suspected ringleaders
of the movement, composed of
Americans, Mexicans, Filipinos and
japanese, are now locked up in the
county Jail awaiting action by the
grand jury. They are: Emilio
Alonji, "a, FL Centre; Oscar Erick-
son, %, Ell Centric; Richard Brissen-
den, 80. Ell Centre; Z. Omalon ~,
| Brawley; B. b. Antique, 3s, Braw
/ ley; Lawrence Emery, %, Brawley;
+. Harruchi, 80, BrawIey; Danny
Roxas, "a, F. Centre; Florencio
Fumes, 26. Ell Centro; Edward Her
rera, 80, FL Centre; Sastelus Garcia,
%, Calexico; Martin Salcedo, %,
Calexico; Pedro Lopez 26, Calexico; +;
Ignacio Gonzales, 30, FL Centre;
Amado Estrada. 81, NJ. NJ. Pozos,
80, Henry G. MARTINEZ, IL, Fernan-
do Olmas, 90, Guadalupe Munos. 80,
Mauro Mesa, 5S, and Pedro Villa
cena, %, all Of Brawley.
That this movement was not
child's play and that its authors
meant business even to the using of
force should that be necessary to
gain their ends, is quite evident
from perusal of the confiscated
literature. Copies Of an appeal to
''all agricultural workers in Imper-
ial Valley: to all American, Mexi
can, Filipino, Negro, Youth and
Women Workers." in both English
and Spanish had been run off and
circulated amongst the ranch work
ers. with many more copies avail
able for others who might come into
the valley.
One particular circular is veri-
table call to arms. a meeting of
the Agricultural Workers Confer
ence was scheduled for Brawley,
next Sunday at 10 o'clock. A SINH
iar meeting was called the same
lay and hour in Ell Centre. The
spirit of the call to these meetings
IS decidedly militaristic. The pam
phlet states that workers must
''organize and fight for better
working conditions must prepare
sor mass strike in the melon sea.
son.
"Shed workers. the document
states, "were and are being con-
stantly speeded up; rigid inspection
If packing results in further wage
cuts for them. Furthermore, many
workers, Mexicans, Americans and
Iilipinos, have been Disseminated
against since the strikes in Janu-
ary and February. We mus: fight
for their reinstatement The fail
ure of these strikes is attributed to
the "lack of militant trade union
leadership, because in both strikes
he leaders betrayed the workers.
In neither ease was an effective
struggle waged against the employ
ers; there was no clear cut fighting
policy; no picket lines were formed
. there was practically Y no solid
arity between the Mexican, Filipino
and American workers.
That these defects were to be
remedied in the coming strike which
would tie up the entire melon crop
in the valley is evident from the
following statement: "The Agricul-
tural Workers Industrial League
is now in the valley organizing all
workers: American, Mexican. Fill
pino, youth and women. All the
workers must be united and organic
ed-no discriminating against race,
color or nationality. IT IS PRE-.
PAIRING TO LEAD THEM IN
MILITANT STRUGGLES TO WIN
HIGHER WAGES, SH o R T f r
HOTRS.'
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The final call to the conference
is couched in the following terms:
"The ANVIL calls upon all the work
ers in Imperial Valley to send rep
resentatives to this conference of
April 20. This conference will lav
down program of action and will
formulate demands covering every
class of work The conference will
take further steps to build the AW-
IL so that a powerful union will be
built to back up the workers de-
mands. Prepare for militant strug
gles."
Peace officers Of the valley feel
that they now have the situation
well in hand with the arrest Of the
suspected leaders of this revolution
AIRY movement and will further be
prepared to squelch every indica,
tion of any rising which might pos
siblv occur.
Harruchi, according TO the dis.
trict attorneys undercOver mon.
who joined the red organization and
took part in its meetings, was -
veritable ear whose word among
the other mem bers, was law. He
had boasted that he was ready to
shoot it out with Officers if they
came to get him, but was not given
a chance to use the gun found on
him last night. y. Gonzales acted
az his bodyguard.
One Of the typewritcrs found in
the Brawlev headquarters was in
keeping with radical beliefs, the
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