Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-15
GIVES VIEWS
ON FEDERAL
BOARD DAT A
Differs Considerable With Re-
commentators OF Lubin Com
mission.
GLASSFORD COMMENDED
Activities Of Radicals Again
Held As Responsible For Val.
ley Labor Troubles.


on Imperial Valleys farm labor sit.
uation, the state committee which
conducted an inveptigation here,
has filed an additional report COM
menting on recommendations and
findings contained in the so-called
''Lubin report" made by Simon Lu-
bin, Will j. French and DR.. j. L.
Leonard, which has also been
known as the federal" report.
The state committee was COM
posed of G. B. Hutchinson, dean of
the college of agriculture, Univer-
sity of California; w. D. jacobson,
administrative assistant of the state
department Of agriculture; and
John Phillips, member of the state
assembly from Banning, who acted
as chairman of the committee.
The supplemental report follows:
Mote: The committee feels that
it was sent into Imperial Valley to
make an investigation and a report
independently of any other group or
individual. This supplement to the
committees report on the Imperial
Valley farm labor situation is sub
mitted in reply to specific questions
asked by the executive committee
regarding the findings and recon-
mendations in the federal commits
sion" report)
Under the heading "Immediacy of
Situation the federal report" lists
certain findings quoted below. The
committees notationS follow each of
these:
81. We have been informed that as
many as 80 men in prison have
been discussing precisely what they
are to do upon their release, and
that the prison has become a vir-
tual normal school for training in
the technique of organizing and
striking"
The committee believes this was
undoubtedly correct. However, this
same normal school, was being
carried on outside the prison, in
group meetings and in private
homes, and under the direction of
radical leaders.
SO. The Filipino group is actively
organizing. The leaders assured us
that this time effort will be made
to join with all other groups of
workers, regardless of race or color"
The committee found no evidence
of this in April.
"3. Only by the most tactful hand
ling was the Vegetable Packers as
sociation affiliated with the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, probab-
ly all United States citizens, pre-
vented from passing strong resolu-
ton of sympathy with the Mexican
strikers"
There is no evidence that the
Vegetable Packers Association ever
expressed any sympathy with the
Mexican group influenced and led
by the Communistic agitators. Such
an expression would have been di-
rectly in opposition TO the we'll
known attitude of the American
Federation of Labor. There is evi-
dence that the above-named asso-
citation was sympathetic to the sit
uation of the actual Mexican work.
ers, whose right to work unmolest-
ed was being jeopardized. 1t is pos
sible that some resolution" Of this
sort was contemplated. If SO, then
the wording of this paragraph OF
the federal report is misleading.
One of the committees recommen-
dations has to do with definite CO.
operation between labor and agri-
culture to meet the present situa-
tion. This cooperation has already
been promised by both groups.
"a. Organization work is now 60
ing on among the Mexican workers,
presumably under new leadership"
The committee agrees. Organiza-
ton work, both desirable and unde-
sirable, is going on. Good organiza-
tions should be encouraged. The
Mexicans under their own leader
ship, have organized union, Spon-
sored by the Mexican consul, which
a large number of actual workers
have Joined. The Cannery and Ag-
ricultural Workers Union, led by
Communist organizers and encour-
aged by the American Civil Liber-
ties Union, is still in the valley.
Such undesirable organization work
as this latter will continue steadily
until the state and nation decide to
strike at the basic movement which
underlies such disturbances instead
of dealing only with surface indica-
tions. Until then, radical organizers
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