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Sevent h Anni v e rsary of t h ei r union , wa s t he sc ene of a~ at t err~ t by mi n ority
un i on a nd. p ol i ti cal f orces to p r ov ok e a n ant i - CTM d emon s trat ion . In t h e hug e
a ud i t o r-i um, fil l ed to o vexf' Lowi ng with 5, coo Rai l road Wo:("y:ers , member -s of
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f or ' a d ea fen ing , conc er t ed outburst. Thr ou ghout t h e l ong p rogr a m, wh i Le t h e
ne w Executi v e Cornnd t t e e of t h e u ni on 1,18 .S i naugu r ated , whil e spee ch es we r e
ma.d e , and while singE~r s a nd d a nc er s p r ov i d ed en t el'tai :lment, t h er e ~-nl S n ot
a sound or a mov e ment of p r ot e s t . The r e '... a s an onuriou s ca.lin. , As s o on , howev e r , as t h e Se c l' e t a r y Ge ~l era 1 of t ile CTM: , Vi c ente Lcmoa.r do Toleda n o , VIas
a nno u nc ed as th e la s t sp ea ke r , a well org?.ni z ed. t empe s t of .whi st l i:lg b rok e
out , with sh ou t s of , lilJa , n o , n o l " In r esp ons e, t h ose who wa nt ed t o hea r
Lo mb a.r d o b ogan to a pp.Laud a nd to shout II Ye s , y es ! " , un t t L b e twcen t he coni 1 i c t i ng no i s es i t was Lmpo s s i.bLe t o h ear anv t.ht ng , L omoa r d o h im sel f came
f orwa rd to t h e fro nt of the sta g e in an e: f ort to qui e t t r1e t 'l:nn-'.l t , c.;,::-..J. t ,::.e
en tire ] x e cu t i v e Com:ni t t ee of t h e Ra.i Lr ca d Wo rker s n as s ed i b seLf and it s
ba nn er-s b eh i nd hi m. His su p p or-t er s c rowde d clown t o t h e stag e to l ist e n to
hi m, whi le t h 0 d i s s i dent g rou p s exe r t e d every e f fo rt to ge t th e crowd 01lt of
t h e ha l l . Th e c onfusi on was t r enend ou s , bu t nevert h el ess Lomba r d o s poke .
II Th :i. s is :'.1e:x5. c o , 1l h e s aid.
li Th e Rev ol ut i on on one har..d , a nd r eac t i on on t h e oth er , made up of men who try t o und o t i1. e wor k of Cardenas , me n
wh o t ry t o sp oil t he work whi ch he has r ea liz ed ; a nd oppo s ed t o t h em a re we
wh o tr:r to c onti nue th e r e~ i m e 11.0 h as e sta'o'_ished . I a cc ept wi t h g rat i tud e
th e prot e s t of th e Almazani s tas , b e cau s e:': a m a r-evo'Lut ionary . I aCC81)t wi t h
g rati tude t h e p r ot e s t of t h ose who ha ve r ec el ved a r e sp onsibi li t~T fr om ~,fc:i: i c o
and fr om t h e :c?evolution , a nd who tr~! t o t r amp'l e on it . The work e rs of M8x i c o ,
f o r-t u na.t e Ly , are n ot th e sna.L'l mt nor i ty of conservati ves maneuvered 'by the
Me xi can r ea c t i on . who h i d e themsel ves in a fQVi urri on s ....• I make t .ho .or-omt se
he re i n t his p lace I mal<~e t he f irm, unb r ea k..a b l e p rom ise of a fi ghte r , tllat
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is ' [1 l' pv o}u t i ona r ;r fo rc e ; t he C~E'~ wi11 tri'L'ilph toe;eth er wit h t he p '~8.s ants ,
,';it::-l t ho A2.·;n~' and ni t 1: the peopl.e l It
Thi~ \ 7n. S b r i ef , but i t was a pointed a nswar to th e oppositi on .
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t he i ~:stigAt ors of t h e d l s t.ur-banc e "er e ";':e11 kn own , V1"110n t he CTI'{ and the ? ?ti l -
r oa d '(lOr~':er8 d ecided to suppo rt the ca n di dacy of Ge!wral ~,hn',wl .;'" vi l a Ca ma ch o
fOT t ::le p r e s i d. ency of trw Repub Li c , a mt nor l t y g rou}) of t h e r ailr oad men i i s ~. :.grc ed. ;-:;-ith t h e d e c i s Lon ,
I rif Luenced "o:{ t 1.j.t?, t r cl.c:i "ci on of v:.. . c ::. :... or.. c/?J ~l:~~ r~ t ~:.~:l
i n ca r Li er da ys , wh en t hey \l e r e Lld ep e ~ii: en t as t ree £1.tt.ilroad Br-ot.h e r h o od s of
t .Lle" Unit ed St a t e s a re n ow, and. whe n 'c hei r i~"t ere!Jts l ay i n c on s er-v i ng t 110ir
own r oLat i ve Ly a dva,"tagcous c o 1d i t i ons r ::1th e r .t h a ::.. i n c o op cra,',jing wi t h the
st::"'~_gglc of t h e r est of .t l;.e l ab or movement , th ese mon VI0 111 C. h ave p r- of e r r od to
r eme.i n out s ido t he uni t ed. f r on t of t h e CiJ.lf. , t h e pea sant e , the nr~w a nd the
p e op l e , or t;tm iz ed in the Par t y- of th ,? 1!cxi c:[<.n Rcv oLub i on ( PPlvi ) i n f'avo r of
Ca ma ch o . I n s t e[ld , t.h ey vinrr~e d to empha s i a o t l'1ei r i~ld, ('p e ndence b v suppo r t t n g
tl: e cand i de.t e of th e Mcx.j.can Lndus t r i r Li at s , (}enero.l J ua n \ ndreu Al ;:l8.z.6.n . Tho
, Al ;:m za ni s t a s , SI-iY CT}{ s ourc es , wer-e qu i ck t o t a k e advant-ag e of th is and to
s pr ead p r-opaga nda a n d money among 't he d i s c on t on t ed , F"'.lrth -:r a d vnn t<lg e was
t aken of the rivalry s t i r re~
b~T t.ho r ec e n t ele c t :i. on of t h ,:~ new Ex ocu t I v e
COI:lJ::i t t ee , a nd 0.1 t oge-:::h or a l ou d l y p r o t e ~ t i n6 g l'O' l p wa s f or-me d , I t ,,;!!u ; this
g rou.p , . . ri t h Al maz1.n f ol Lowe r-s f' r-orn cut s i de the uni on ( wh o ncr-e p re s en t a t the
me eti ni.'; i n g r ca t nu nb c r s , ac c or-di ng to CT,;l ntatc'J0J:t S) , th.~lt p recipi t at ed t he
uproa r . And it was t o t his group t h n.t L omb :'..r d o r ep li ed .
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As h e f'Ln i sh cd sp eakf.ng , hund r-ed s of ? ail r oL1 d. wo r-ke r-s s Harncd ar- ound
him and ma r-ched wi ~ h h i !'! O1_'. t of t he bu i Ld i ng , ch e erirlb h i m, the C~!~ , 3.~ 1 t h eir
own Ex ecutiv e Commi t t .ee . :L'llP.Y n ar-ch ed rrit h h i n to the C ::~f! ho adqun r-t c r s , wh ere
t hoy h e l d a n Lmp r-omptu me e t i r.g to p led.g e t lv ;ir lo~ral ty t o h i r; ['.;11 t o t h e Cf.' US Q
of l abor u nity . All t hat evcni~g, nnd a l l the next dRy del egat i on s and. 2C SSa g o s fr om th o var i ou s sections of thp. R'1.ilroR.d YiOl'kers p ou r-ed Lr.t o t h e CT:!.
offic es in c r-d c r- t o d isc Lai m any par t in t h e d er::.onstrati o,n of p r o t c a t . Tclo[;rI11:: s f r om o t.h o r CT}ii un i on s a r-r i v cd t o o , l' cit 8rating thei r l o ~rfll t :r , unt i L b~T
a rn ,;'re mabh ema. t Lca.L calculation of th e n,m b pr of S CSSllg8fl r e c e l ved. it' wa s o"rvt ou.s t h a t n ot only t he gr eat D2,j ori t:l of Ra i l.r on d Worke rs , but the t; l'en. t !:1a ,j ori t ;y of a ll ot h e r CTM orGonizati ons , ar c n.r;!ll:.! b eh Lnd 1 0'-.;b8.1'O.0 Tol ed.a no a nd
t h c Confederation which he r ep r e s ent s . il.s General Hurio crto Jrtra , P :,:,c s :.c.e nt
0 -:' t !",,, P?l -! , l' '' in f;<>cl 0, ... t , "'1'h ;;; i n ci de;.;.'c h as s erved t o bi r"',c1 ' t "f.',,,, tn p :,:" r:.:V 0 '!'1 1', 0:':'8
c lo s ely th e r a n k s of the Mexican RGv~lut i on , p.nd to s h ow that t he Re v ol ution
c an c ount with uen wh o ar e ';,'iill i ng to f i {:;ht fo ::' i t u..'1t il t :w ;,r c Orlque :,: . "
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decent sa n ita r y c onditi ons . This Gt arted a sp:'ea d i ng c~Dpa i gn of prot est
e.ga i n s t t h e i ntole r a ble l od,€ ing s i~l wh icn tIle na j or i ty of \'I'o!'ker s i n thi s cap i t a l a e f orc ed t o live . A union of Bus Workers ca me fo rw a rd a nd sup no rted t:he
8t~:il:e . '!'he Mexi can Tenan ts ' T.J en.c u e b nc k e c.l t h e ;:lOvemcn t a nd u:;:'ged it ~ 6 r o77t 'h .
Now El Pnpul ar , t h o n eVl sp~.'.:Der of Hexi can 1 a 'bor, h as ·uy~c. c :,: t a b) n th e t :'os k of ir..VQ[:: 'Si c/it irl6 -::-' :2 . . r'l.rl t s t
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b e f or e , but t h ey hnv e ne ve r re c o i v ed. enough pub l ic i t ~r t o fo rce effec t i ve ['.c t i on
oi t :i 8::,' fl' Olll th e: l a ncl:!. ord.G or fro m the l:m t h 0ri tins . With t h e l.<.n}Jl en.santl~i do tn.iled. a ccOlm t s of 3 1 P ODul 8.r ' s investi gat ors a p p ee,ri ng i n l "tr g e t :l})(~ every d.2.y ,
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howev e r , it wi- l l now be ffi0r n d iff i cu l t to i e nor e t h e
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CJ..ues t io~ .
Ca s e a ft e r ca s e :81 ?-.0k~1(::~ has d i s o over-od of v i ol.a t Lon a of a l l s::i.ni and construc t ion r ul es , of i nt en s e ov erc r o~ding , of Ulla voidab lc f i lth a nG.
c on scquen t sickness . Ea ch case is wor-se t han t he one b e f'o r c , I n t h c Qu iLLi ng
wh ere the tena nts a r e 8tri king , t h8Y' c omp La i.n t hat aJ. tb n1.1gh tho c i ty wo.t or
p i pe p a s se s d ir e ctly i n f r ont of the hous e , t h e own er h a s n eve r bo t h er &1 t o
hav e a connecti on mad.e s o t h at hi s t e na nt s c ou l d. r-ec c i.ve W!lte r . Tile;! hav e n o
\7i).t cr" C-rlG.. n o C- :::":.in..°J.E; C.
I II ord .el:" to Gl..,'~ ~ .;"::" "'..;8J.~ ::0:1.. . (;lG ,~~.r.l l.~lG , tl u:':J }l~ i. !-l:: -~:) \·i: ..,11:
f ou r blocks t o ' the n 8'l r es t. fauce t , whe re t h ey ee.ch hav e to pay a bou t t werrty
c e nt.a v oa a UCt.y for t b.e p r l ili l et~ e of f l1 1 j ng the i r p al L s , Th.e ll t h ere t s a,
"buil di ng on the ot.hcr side of- th e c i t:r , where t h e r e a re o. r rt!nD,g e a nd water
pi p e s , b ut t ll CY cia n ot wor k . Th e . 't oi l ets ar.e s t opp e d up LlOSt of t he ti me, and,
t h e odor i s a l mo nt unb ear-ab Lo ,
St ill, t h e p e c p!.. 8 who Ii v e t.r.er -e hr..v e t o Decor
it . When t h e, )Dl P opu La.r r ep orter an ked O!' 8 old l a r1.: r h ow s h e sto od i t , sh e
answe red , "Now I s ca rc ely n ot ice it . As I s ~id, I 've l ived h ere f or t h irty
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':2h 8re t he c ookt ng , t he sewing , t h e s l ':l8pi ng, t lv ; liv i nE.~ f or t h e en t i re f ami ly
i s done . And it i s a. r ar8 f' a mi Ly t ha.t c on s Ls t s of l es s t h a n rour rnemb e r s ; many
a re mad e up of s i x , e ight and t en p e rs ons , a l l i n on e smal l r o om. Bath s and
to il et s, i f t h ere a r e s u ch , a r e usually s :t ou ped t oge t l:er out i n t ll e pa.ti o , in
th e g en e r ou s p ropo r t i on of six or so fo r e v e r y h undr-ed p e opl e . This d o e s n ot
e n c cu r'age c l ea n li n es s, but it d oe s on c ou rage el i ""1 1; a S C and d eat h .
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woma n t o wh.on t h o newspaper- r ep ort er s hav e t a l k ed h a.s sad.L y r emembe r-e d t h e
r-e c e nt dea th of one of he r own childr en or of h er n ei gh b or ' s ch ildre n .
Th ·", a n swe r to al l t h is, t h e t enan t s a g rec , is o rg~l,n izcd ac t ion , t o
d.e ma nd ])i.1 op e r s am t rl.ry equ ipment , p rope r r -epa.i r s , Lowe r r en t and l rtr ger Q.u?rt(:1'8 . F ew of t he t enan t s ar e ol'f,/:J..ni zed n ow, b ut t he i r r ec ogni ti on of t h o n uc css ity may p rOdl1CG r e 8ults .
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M.F.XI CO CI TY. ( MLN) - - I n t h e :lews'pCL})c'\'s of F cbr 1-".a r y 3 was pl.: blishocl
a st a t ome n t of memb e r s of . bh e CGT (G en eral Conf' eder-at t on of Labor) , which
d e cla r ecl t h e Ex e cu t Lve Commi tt e e of t h o Conf e d era t i on di s s oLved , b eca u s e of
i ts c"'l n'ci -'lm io n and anti - r evoluti onri ry act l v i t ies .
The CGT i s a l ab or c en t r-a.L wi tb sev er:.tl t.hou aand s of menb e ru a t t h e
pr cs erit t i n e , a ltho\.lf;h t.n t h e pas t i t s mernb e r shi.p and s t !'en~ th we r e g re[),t c'r .
I t wa s f' cund ed i n 1 921 , when s ome of t 1",8 mor e progre ss ive e lemsn t s i n t he CHOM
( Reg i oY18,l Con f' c d e r-o.t i on of Mex ican Lab or) withdrew fr om tha t c e n tral b eca u s e
of cUs·'1Greomer: t w".. t h t h e bu r ea uc r a tic p o'Li c i e s of i ts l ea d e rs . As t im e wen t
on, h owever , t he CGT it s e lf b ecnme wo r e c on s e r-va.t lve ; D.::1.d f' Lna .l. l.y , u nde r t he
d .i r-oc t i on of Juli o Raml r e z , it f ol .Lowed a c ours e of c omp o t i ng v i ol en t ly vd t h
a ll p r og r-e s s i ve and r e v ol uti ona r y un i on s , such a s t h e CTM . Be caus e of t his
at ti tude , many of i t s affi l i ates h av e a l r e a rly wrthd r a wn ,
Tllt) st ~\ t er.<. lc ;-lt n or; 1) r i:nte(~ i ~ th e I.; r:l) -:~"G i ~ t h - : pr :::~: c;::: t of t. ~::. :::' T ·~...~ ·.:~ ~__~­
ing membe r-s of t he CGT a ,e;a i ns t t h e Rami r e z l eo clership .
iiAll aut.hor i t ~r, II r-ead.s
th e dc c l~l ra t i on , lI i s d erri e d t o Sefior J ul i o R;J.r.1i re z , Sen OI' Balta 8D.r Pn.La c i o ,
Se n or P orfiri o r.r:ro coni s' und. t h e ot h er sab o t eu r s of urd orri aa t I on , t o Ln t erven e
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[18 wel l ~), s to pas s j u dgr:J.e n t OCl t h e CO:'ldL
1Ct of t h e Rarai r e z Gr oup , !), nati onal
c on verrt i on of th e CGT wil l el. or t.Iy b e cal.L ed , Eo r t :10 n ea n t Lme , a p r ov l s ion-,
o.L c omrri tte e h a s b oen named , which Lri c Lude s some of the iiwn who fir r.,t 1 ,;cl t:-;()
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nn n ou n c c d L'1nt all t he rice rat s e d by t h e e j iQa J. s t)ci cti os of O-bret-,; on , ir.. t he
St ate of Sonora, wi L], b e purchas ed by t:he ReEul n.tinc Oon rrit t e e e s t ao l i sh ed by
t h e Government t o ~eep t he p r i c e s of n ec essary foods 0n ~ l evel wit nin the
n:ach of wor ke r s ' Qu ri b 8t S. ~his c ommt t t a e b uy s a t fa ir p r i c e s , hi gher t han
mos t r:1icl·:U ej·'len g j.ve to t h o f·'.I'mors , so t ha t t h e! memb or s of t h e e .j ido s p r ofi t
O~" t h e deal.
Th on t h e Coc.'.!Tl i t t e e s el Ls to retail ers who f1{;ro o to resell at
th e p r i ce t he Comml t t ee Rots 1'01.' ti:H;r:1 .
Sj.n c e I na o:'.· is r-epr e s e nt ed on t ::10
COl!l:ni tt ee , tr. e a-bility of Lab or to pr'l.;V is t a k en i nto consiliorati on i n t.ho
ee t t i ng of th e r etai l valu e ; 0,:10. als o co nsid.ored. i s t ~le f r-e o mar-ket v alue ,
Fh 4c h :i.8 fn' t:.'l.pn tly 1.111!b l ;'1 e J.ev -'1 t e d by s p oc 111 D.t oY.'f'l in f o od , ' a nd. wh i ch t he
pr ice a creed upon b;r the Com.ri ttee must t snd to lower . B;)," t h e c ompe t i tion
of t h e lit tl e r etail ers , COOIJerntiv8s a nd u n i on s t or e s whi ch 0 1\y f' c od I rOr:1
the COf.1;"i t t eo , f ood p r ic es i n ['.1 1 st or e s a re n ec e s s ar-t Ly f orced d O'i7:1 , a nd
thus t::.te pu r-chae'i n.; p owc r of 0 .. ~v orl-:er 1 s wt:.. ~_; e s i 8 ~_!lCr 6a, 8ed " Si nc e l ~lr f~e
au p p'l Lca of rice hnd~J. l r e[l.dY b een b 011{;h t by t h e Comn i t t c e L 1 t ho sout.horn
at o.t e s of Mexico, t he add i. t i ona.I S'1I,p1;1 fro m Son ora w ~c J. l g :~ V'J t.h e re U11 ~:~t ­
i ng b raup enough to sell 8.1 1 over t t.e Republic f0 r t h e c om'i nr; ·y ea r . }? or the
c oming ycar , a c c ord i ngl y , ric e will be suf'f' Lc ie n t.Ly cheap f or t he I:exic!'.n
p e opl e t o ea t it .
It ought to be added that th e e.j idn,tarior,; who rrr i a cd t ho r ico Gol d
it to the Cornmi t t e e v;i th no r o t han t.h » i dea of p r-ofI t, in !': ind . I n t h ei r C 0 1·; tract wi t h t h o Comrri t t oc , tr";:w e xpr e s s e d t.he l r " f irm purp o s e to su p p or t t h o
pr og r cra of t ho.: SCC1'c;tp.r;)T of Nati onal EC Oll0IJY , Ln order t o a vo i d. any sJ?eculation c () ::''' ():,-·~-~r.) l ij :. t ,~:' ·~-, if")~l s f c on sum e r s wi t .h e ~i i ::-l..::.l l) ~'J C.ll(? tG , cs ~_; '~~c i~:.~~ ]..:l .:'\. :-~ j'" /~I :· .i,·.' J . voi t.n.t r on of th e worker s wh o live in t h e g r ea t urban c en t ers of the C01.h'1t r3r. 1I
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MEXICO CI TY (riLE ) - - Th e Cf.n ema Workers of t h o ]"'c(lerR-l Di strict , who
c c ns t i t.ut c a s ec t i on of t he i·Jat j.GnnJ. I r~d'l 8 tr i al Union of such "fOl'k(~rs , ar c ,q
Y0D...'1g urri on s i nc o t he 5. ncL1J.st7.'j- in Hexi co is y oun g , Yet t :-1C;'l have o.ch i evcd
ou t s t and i ng col l ective b erief'Lt s for t)".(;Y:l selve s . A few 37 (' 0 .1' 8 3,";0 th ey erect ed
3, mod e r n bu'i Ld i ng f or thei r of f i ce s and meet:i.n,; p lac e ; onl y G mont.h .'leO D. n ew
sane.t or -t u m W2.S d od.i ca.t e d , whc r-e t he u ni on me;'lbe rG ca n r ec e ive f r oe mod i ca.t
s e rvice and hospi t a l a t ten t i on . ?row a school f or th e r~:e::1b ers has be en i n s t a l l ed i n t h e union builcling .
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i n 1;1:.e g a:lJ s in the i r e'L ement.ary edu ca t ion , t o g i v e t.ricm Ln s t r u c t l on t.hat '[, ill
cnab l.e t h em t o a dv,.tnce i n t }l eir Lndus t ry ; and t o suppl y t h e::: VIi t.h g e ~ 18 l1<'. l
b -:,o'i!lcdge t hat wi ll I mp r-ov e t hei r a c t i vt t .Le s as un i on member-a a nd [1,8 ci ';; jz , ·;'.S.
S:i ";1 C O t h e h ours of Cdn ema i'lo:-ker s are irr egular , t r;c s cho ol will f'unc tLon no t
on 1;! at ni ght , but whe nev e r the s t u d e nts a re fre e to a ttend . I t is h oped b ;y
t h e u nion th'i,t t his c onvord e nce , t Ot~ ot h .?;r wi t h t hc l oca t i on of t i l.'; scl roo l
2' i ,::~ht in t h e un i on "bui l ,ding , .wil l make the wor ke rs fed t hat t h o school is
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