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MEXICAN LABOR NEWS
Published Weekly by the Press Department of the Workers University of Mexico
ROSALES 26 MEXICO, CITY
VOL. 8
No . 82.
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YEAR
Sep t ember 17 th, 19 41.
TABLE OF CONT ENTS:
LATIN _~AERI CA I S LABOR
BACKS 8-POI NT PROG~!.
MEXIC1~S
LOMB}~DO FELICITATES U.K.
UNI ONS ON l~I TY WI TH USSR.
LOCAL ~.CT I ON WIN S ROU}ID
IN ATTACK AGAIN ST CABINET.
CELEBRATE l3 lS T
I NDEPENDENCE AlfJN I VERS ~~Y .
NAT IONAL COUNCIL OF CTM
CONC LUDES 3- DAY SESSI ON.
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LATIN AMEIU CA'S LA.BOR
BACKS 8- POI NT ?RO GR1D~.
MEXI CO CI TY ( MLU) - - In a n e di t o ri al
pu b Ll she d i n it s mont h ly organ ,
Ame~i c a La t i n a, t h e Confedo r a t i on of Latin" Ameri can i'o r ke r s annou nc e d its
c omp l et e su ppo rt for the ei ght -poin t p r ogrrun de ve l op e d by Fra..nklin Rooseve l t
and Winston Chu r chil l i n their r e c ent Atl,~ t ic mee ting.
"Tho worki ng - cl ass and wi th it t h e peopl e of th e Ameri can Conti n e nt
have re cei v e d lTd th sati s f a c t i on an d joy the joi n t de c larat i on of t h o p r e s i doni
of the Uni ted St a t os an d t he P ri me Mini s t e r of Great :Br i t ain, II the s t at cmerrt
de c lares.
"T h e L·,.tin Ar::eri can wo r k t ng-sc La s s enthu s i a s ti c ally suppor ts this decla r a t i on , esp ecial l y si n c e many of t h e La tin Amc r I cen c ou ntri es, wi thout havt ng
suffe red the b a r bou ro us a nd t y r annical a t tack of Naz i sm, h ave suffe red in
the i r dome s ti c go v e r n mon t t yra nni e s i mpos ed ·oy voraci ons i mp e r i 11.1 i f. t Ln t e r-e s '
based in t hos e s ame d emocratie countri e s which a r e f ight i ng to smash Hitl e r .
"This c ontradi cto ry s i. tun t ion , wh i ch make s li f e i mpos sible for mil li ons
of La tin Ameri c ans, mar t y r i z ed b y cruel t y r anny and f erocious e xp lo i tat i on ,
shou ld b e s o lved a t on c e th ru the coop e r ation of a ll t h e peopl e and s oun d
g ov e r n me n t s of the Now World.
liThe wor k i ng cla ss o r g anized in t h e CTAL, whi ch s hortly c elob r a t e i n
Mexico Ci t y its Con t:i. no ntal Cong r e s s, "Hi ll ac t in s o lidarity wi t h t hoso p e op l ec
wh o figh t v aL t on t l y c.ga i nst t h e po i so n ou s e xp ansi on of a r egi me of t ragedy
and s ava gery.
"In it s coming Co ngress the wo r k d ng-ic La s s mov emen t embodi ed i n t h e C ~~~·~L
will overco me t h e d i fficu lt ie s en count e r ed by Latin Ame ri can l ab o r in its
t ask of un i fic ati o n, wi t h loc al rm d pet t y d i f f e r e n c e s e c l i p sod by the du t y
of the wor k i ng c las s to bury the c a da v or of a p o l i t i c o- s o c i a l e xpre ssion
- 2whi ch b efo r e dy i ng i s t ry i ng to mu r de r t h o s o who wi l l no t be slaves. II
Lo~rnARDO
Ul~IONS
FELICITATES U. K.
ON UNITY WI TH USSR.
MEXI CO CITY (1rrN) -- In a t el egra m SGnt Se pt. 14, Vic ent e Lomba r do
Tol edano , h ea d of t h e Conf edera.ti on of Latin Ame r Lcan Wo rk ers , c ong ra'tu Lat e d
the Br it ish Trade Union Congress me e t i ng ~d Edinburg fo r t hei r r eso l uti on
t o s et u p a p e r manen t a l l i till c e b et we en Sovi et and Bri tish Unions.
Thi s a c t i on , . Lomba rdo cabled. s igrii fi e s an i mp or t e.nt st e p in t he
di r e c t i on of wor l d uni t y of l abor. the only gu a r an te e of wo r l d democr acy
and l a s t i ng p ea co,
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liThe wor ke r s o f Lat.Ln Amer-L oa ;" .t h e CTAL he a d conclu d ed, "gre et the
h eroi c Bri t i sh p e opl e , who to g ether wi t h th e p eop l e of th e Sovi et Uni on,
s hal l a chieve vic tory over f asci st bar bar i sm. "
NA~ I ONAL
COUNCIL OF CTM
CONCLUDES 3-DAY SESSION.
MEXI CO CITY ( ~lliN) -- The Nati on al Colmc il of the Con f e de rat ion of
Mexican vio r ke r s , c on c luded its se s s i on in Mexico Ci ty Se pt. 13.
General r es olu ti ons passed c alled fa r the r on ewa'l of r e Lab l on s wi ·t h
Gr eat Br i tai n and tho Sovi et Union. st ruggle a gain s t manif es t at ions of
na zifasci s m in Moxico . wo r k i ng- c la s s uni t y, an d i nc r eas ed d i s ci p line Hi thin
the CTM.
During the c our s e of the Council se s s io n , t he bo dy was addr e s sed by
lPi del Velazque z, CTM gene r a l s e c r-e t a r-y , and Lombo,r do Toledano , head of t h e
Confo d erat i on of La ti n Amer i can iio r k e r s..
Vela zque z c a lle d fo r clo s er co op e r a tion wi th th e gove rnmen t of Pr os l Jorrt
Avi l a Camacho and pr o c l ai me d the de sir e of t h e CTM t o wor k in clo se har rno.iy
'vi. th a l l a t ho l' wo r ki ng- c l a s s or gan i za t ion s of Me xi c o.
He denoun c e d Ln t his re sp ect t h o 'U1ti - uni t y a c t i vi t y of Luis Moro n of' ,
who cont r o l s the Mo ro n e s f acti on of t he CROM a nd whos e mai n i nt ere st has
b e en to br eak u p progr e ssi VEl Lab or or gani zat i on G.
The CTM na t i onrd, c ommi tt e e, Vela z que z deLc a r -e d , is qui te wi lli ng t o
r esi gn it s p os t if su ch an a c t i on wou l d con tri bute t owa r ds unity among
Mexico's o r ganiz e d l a bo r .
Lomb ardo i n hi s a dd r e s s a l s o c al l ed for l a bo r unity ,md s t re s se d t h e
nec e ssi ty of t h o wor k i ng class o f La tin Amari ca t o ai d in t h e i nt erne,ti onal
f i gh t against Na zd f' a s c f. s m,
Sp eci f ic r esolut i ons p assed a t 't he c ou ncil ffioe t i ng pr op os e d g ov er n men t
f in anc ial Ri d t o r eli ev e th e si t uat i on of the r ai lroad wor k er-s ; a na lys i s of
the p e t r o l e~~ pro b lem, wi t h i nvesti gation of tho r ep orte d l y an t i -l abo r
a t ti. tude ma in t ai n od b y the i ndustry' s a dmi.n i s t r .rt l on j co mpl et e suppo r t of
t h e ci n ema wor ke r s un i on in i ts fi g ht for wage Ln c r-ea aes an d co nt rac t r evi nion; i n t erv enti on wi t h t h e p re s i den t on b ehalf of t h e Sug ar Wo r ke r s Uni on;
p r e s su r e on the au t .ho rd ti os to increas e the s upp l y of r aw mat e ri als, La ck
of whi ch has closed down many f actori es; aut ho rd z a td on of the Na ti on a l Commi t te e to decide u p on a suita ble minimum sal a ry a nd to es t a blish t hi s
-3n a bi cna.l Iy wi th go ve rnraont coo p er a t d on ; :ID d advo c acy of the e s t ab Lt s hmen t
of fe de ral l y- f ixed p r ico s for a r t i c l e s of p r ima17 con sump t i on , vd t h r eEional
co mmitt e es of tho CTM so t u p to f ight the h igh cos t of living.
One of t h e ou t s t an di ng a chievement s of the Council wa s the f inar l
bu r y ing of many i n t e r n al feuds which had s omewhat disrupt e d ef fi cient
operat i on in the past f ew n on t hs.
MEXI CANS CELEBP-f1.TE 131ST '
INDEPENDENCE ANNIVE.RSA..1i.Y.
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MEXICO CITY (MLN) .... Tuesday, Sep t embc r- 16, ami.d parade s an d p opuLar
de monst r at ions , ' Moxi c o c el. e br at ed the l 31 s t an n iversary of h er Ln dep endenc «,
Fro m t he bal cony of th e N ~.ti o n al p ql ace P ~c e s i d ent Manue l Avi La Camach o
r ep e at ed the hi s t.o ri c "Gri to de Dolor es", the cr y of indep endence c a lled
ou t by t h e f i ght ing pr i e s t Hidalgo who led the r evoluti on ary for c e s of 1310.
Th e e co nomi c deman d s f'or-nu l.a t od by the ear l y r evoluti onary Leader-s and
expres sed by 1v10 r e lo s , the J eff erson of the Maxi can Rovo Lu tion for I n cla::)enden ce , h a v e ~ t i ll not b e en gai ne d entir ely.
The l a bori ng rnas s e s of Moxi co s t i 11 d emarr d fulfi llmen t of mu ch of
Mor elos's p ro gram:
"Prohi bi ti on fo rover of sl avery an d c a s t e d i s t l n c td on; mo de r a ti on of
g reat we a l t h ; abo lishmen t of poverty; suppre s sion of t he syst em of t r i bllt os ;
di vi sion among t he people of l ands a nd ·c 8.t t l e , s eeels arid money; an d cur t dlmen t of the s wollen wealth of t h e c l orgy."
Bu t Mexico is now awake ning as she h a s never be on awake consis t ontly
b ef ore. Forei gn 5'1d do me s t Lo r eaction, combi n od canno t much long er h old h er
p eop l e in chnins.
LOCAL REACTION WI NS ROUlIJD
I N l~T ACK .;GAI NST CABI NET.
MEXI CO CITY ( MLH) -- Mexic[ID. r eaction has s upe rfi cal l y wo n tho fir st
round of it s ca8paign t o e l iminate p r ogr e s s i ve s f l~m t h e p res ident ial c abin et wi t h the r esi gnati on of Sanchez Ponton, Secr e t ary of Edu ca td on,
Pan to n, whos e of f'Lc i a .l r e ason for r esi gni ng was ill h ealth, had n o
s oon er Lof t the c abi n et t h an tho bi g guns of th o l oc al r-eao td o n ary press
we re turn ed on Garci a Te l l ez , s ecret a ry of l ab o r .
Uni v e r sa.l. , n a z i phi.Le Mex i c o Ci ty dai l y, at tacked Garci a Telle s 3.8
r e sp onsi ble fo r t ho Cill eEla Wo r k e r s strike f o r the reason that t he Depar t.nn t
of Labo r , a.f ter r ovi ewing ' the conflic t, c alled i t l e~c;al .
The she et, whi ch obvi ou s l y W8.S looking ou t f or its a dve r t isi ng Ln t er-e s
demanded Garct a Tell ez ' r esi gnation on the s e Gr ou nd.s and the cry W8.S Lmme...
diat e l y t akem u p by a l l the r e ",cti onary cir cles in Mexico.
The CTM Ln modt.a t. e ly issued a s t atement p oi n t i ng out that Garci 2- Te l l ez
h ad nothi ng to do wi t h t h e s tri k e 'IDd addi~~ its p r o t e s t agai n st the
Univ er sal a t tac k .
-4I t wa s b r ou .c;h t out dur i ng t h e r e c ent
Uni vors a l , among othe r r e acti on a ry shee ts
of n ewsb oy s f r om tho age of 5 UP, to whom
a l lo t s le s s thlill on e-fi f t h of th e sel li ng
CT:,oI c oun cil mee t i n g that
in t hi 11 ci ty . hi res bh ou s an d. s
it n ot only p ay s no s ala ry bub
p ri c e of the p ap e r .
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In a d di t i on c an g s t e r circul ation a ssis tan ts l oVJ~ contri buti on s on
the n ewsboys for v a r i ou s r e as ons, i n cl u di ng p r ef e re nc e in i s s u a nc e of
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t hei r dnily qu ot a of p ap o r s *
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