Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-10

Record was formerly held by AmeIi
ing barred. without changing the
United States immigration law.
since the present law specifies that
all immigrants must be able TO read
and write.
Others who spoke on the migra-
tiCn question were Paul u. Kellogg,
editor OF The Survey, New York
City; Miss Annie Clio Watson, o
cial worker, San Antonio; and
George Winters. American vice.
consul in Mexico City.
Americans Talk Of art
Mrs. Mary Austin, OF Santa Re.
New Mexico. on several occasions
told OF the contributions OF tldian
culture, speaking 10 an audience
that included both MeXicanS and
Americans. Miss Ruth Garfield OF
New York City, and Morris Top
chevsky, Chicago artist, led a dis
cuSsion on The Arts and Crafts OF
Mexico ? Diego Rivera, interna-
tionally known Mexican artist, took
a party Of the seminar members TO
the Ministry Of Public Education,
on the walls Of which building he
has painted satiric murals. Rivera
explained the muralS as he went,
and on q later occasion he address
ed the seminar.
Father Miguel Dario Miranda was
one Of the speakers who address
e. the seminar on the religious
question, as both Catholic and
Protestant ministers formed part OF
the audience. The Catholic church
can effectively aid TO return peace
10 Mexico, and 1t recognizes its
part" said Father Dagio Miranda.
We are waiting Tor the day when
the many unjust charges against
the church Will be diSgrOved, and
when II viii again be allowed TO
carry on its WORK.
DR.. NictorianO ID. BaeZ, Method
ist clergyman in Mexico City, de-
scribed the Protestant movement N
the republic. More than sixty years
ago, he said. missionaries from tire
United States distributed Bibles ii
northern Mexico. AT first there
were many conflicts between MEM
bers OF the Protestant and the
Catholic societies. but that time has
passed. Or. Baez pointed out that
out OF 10000 900 iELalI ants of
Mexico the present FIu-es-alt
membership Is estimated aJ only
10000. although III 1871 the fig
ure was placed at a mere $4,000.
Morones On Labor
Luis n. Morones. Mexican labor
-lader who Is at present much in
ne limeiight because o1 his mill
lant efforts to re-enter Mexican
t0.itics, which he abandoned since
.e left the cabinet Of former Prcsi-
dent Gales, spoke on the la1or
situation II Mexico. One OF the
most fundamental victories Of the
Mexican revolution, he said. is the
incorporation into the national
constitution, Of the labor code, the
famous Article 1913" which is the
subject Of bitter dispute between
capital. and the government. The
best part of the labor amendment.
IN the opinion of Senior Morones, is
the clause providing workmen three
months wages II unjustly discharg-
ed.
Morones ~contrasted the conditions
during the Diaz regime, when u to
IL hours were an ordinary working
day, and when city wages we're from
n TO n and one-half pesos a
day. and even less in the country.
ANY gesture on the part Of labor at
that time TO protect itself by or
g~niZing was cruelty punished. he
said, and some notorious ~outragesi
were committed against workers.
who were then completely at the
mercy Of their employers whims.
That is all different now, he argued.
since the organization Of labor. and
he accused capital of never having
properly cooperated in most in
stances. The Mexican labor move
ment. he cited, began in 1907.
History Recalled
DR.. Frank Tannebaum. Of New
York City. student of Mexican &C.
onomic affairs, characterized the
Mexican labor movement as one OF
the greatest conquests OF the Mexi-
revolution. and one that has
made Mexico today a different
country from that in the time Of
DiaZ.
Heliodoro del Vale. Mexican writ
er and %folklorist. telling the semi
mar members of Mexico'S vast leg
endary store, pointed 10 the great
est Indian legendary or historical
OF Mexico as CuautemoS and
Quetzalcoatl. Cuautemos was the
last OF the Montezumas, who to-
gether with several Of his COM
panions was tortured by Cortes in
an unsuccessful effort TO make him
reveal the hiding place OF his treas
ure. This treasure has as yet not
been found. Quetzalcoatl, is the
"plumed serpent" of Mexican fame.
He was probably in reality a great
teacher such as other races have
known, who came from some mys-
ferrous region and taught the Tol-
tees the arts Of agriculture, weay-
ing. and many other things.
The concluding work of the semi
mar was a series Of lectures BY DR..
Saenz. director Of the Pub
lie Benevolence Society, on The
Genius Of Mexican Life" His COL
from the same department had
opened the seminar with a presen-
taticn on The Forces Of Mexican
Life