The border vidette., 1932-07-16
WEST COAST OF MEXICO HlT
BY S. p. DE M. STRIKE
Wednesdays Herald)

| sonora, SlnOlOa and NayArle'
have taken official cogrizance OF
the plight Of their citizens-as O.
result of the strike of the em.
p!oyees of the Sud Pacific rail.
road, and a consequent total
paralyzation Of communications
throughout their states--and
have advised officials at Mexico
that immediate steps be taken to
relieve the situation. The sev.
eral chambers of commerce
throughout the three northern
west coast states of the Rsprb.
lie have reported q growing
shortage Of everyday necessities
and that the working classes de.
pendent upon commerce, indus.
try and agriculture are facing
starvation. but actual deaths by
starvation we're denied.
Dolores Moreno, president OF
the Nogales. Sonora. chamber Of
commerce, today emphatically
denied reports that 300 people
have died Of starvation and that
5000 more are on the verge Of
starving to death. as a result OF
the Sud Pacific railroad strike
on the west coast of Mexico.
There has been considerable
discomfort as . result of the
strike," Moreno said. but to
date no actual deaths have been
reported due to starvation. Any
ruport relative to deaths from
starvation are either gross ex.
aggerations or pigments OF i'm.
agination.
I'm isolated villages, perhaps
there is a shortage of the neces.
stiles of life and prices of food.
stats have advanced, but in no
case have deaths been repor ted.
LAS q member of the national
chamber of commerce of Mexico.
in the event OF any suffering or
wholesale deaths from starva.
ton. we would be advised i'm.
mediately by telegraph" More.
no declared.
The Mazatlan, Sinaloa, and
the Topic, Nayarlt. chambers of
commerce have dispatched com.
10 munications to the Minister Of
Industry. Commerce and Labor
at Mexico City. declaring that
the railroad strike on the Sud.
Pacifco has not only proved pre-.
judicial to commerce and indus.
try in their localities, but has
seriously affected agricultural
pursuits. Lack of com m unica-
tions has resulted in q shortage
of prime necessities, and the
price of food stuffs has increased
to such 40 extent that the labor.
ing classes are beginning to feel
the pinch of hunger. Late dis.
patches from Mazatlan and Topic
give no indication as the extent
of the shortage, but reports are
to the effect that all states OF the
west coast. depending upon rail.
road service. will soon be faced
with q serious food problem il
railroad communication is not
reesta blished within a Short time.
The governors of the states OF
Sonora and Sinaloa recently tele.
graphed to officials at Mexico
City and urged that steps be
taken to arrive at 90 early agree.
ment between the strikers and
the railroad. The governors
state that the strike came ct .
season when agriculturalists Of
their states were harvesting
their crops, and that shipments
of these crops to market made it
imperative that railroad service
be resumed.
mot only industry and com.
merce are suffering from the ef.
fects of the strike, but the pub.
lie in general is affected by the
serious c o q m ca plight
brought aoout through the i'm.
passe of the workers and the
railroad" the governors tele.
gram declared.
Wheat growers in the vicinity
of Cajeme. Sonora. have harvest.
ed over 10000 sacks of grain.
which should have been shipped
to markets during the past week.
Contracts between growers and
buyers have bsen held up due to
lack of shippiug facilities, and
as a result every person connect.
ed with the wheat growing in.
dustry is affected. Growers will
not receive payment for grain
contracts until delivery is made
and laborera in the WheSt zelda