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THE VOICE OF THEFARM WORKER.

EL MALCRIADOP.O. BOX 1060

'DELANO, CAL. 93215

Fraternally,Cesar E Chavez,Director, UFWOC

M. C. Lyons,Chairman,DiGiorgio Ranch Committee

STATE-Estado , _

Dear Brother or Sister:Congratulations on receiving your back pay

from DiGiorgio. Checks are available :;it thePersonnel Office at the DiGiorgio Farms !lfterJune 29th. If you live outside the area, yocheck will be mailed to you, and if you do nreceive it within 2 weeks, notify the Union.

As you know, it took a long hard struggleto win a contract and back pay from DiGiorgio.Of course, the stronger and larger your union \-.grows, the more benefits you will have.

The Strikers of Delano sacrificed greatlythat you might win your contract. You nowhave the chance to help other farm workerswin the same benefits ybu have.

A campaign has begun to organize the wor­kers at Guimarra. You are- being asked tocontribute a portion of your back pay to helpin this effort to bring the benefits of a Unioncontract to your brothers and sisters at Gui­marra.

If you are still working with DiGiorgio, yot 'know about the Fund Raising now going on anl/the drawing to be held Wednesday, July 5, a;7:30 p. m. at the Lamont Community Hall..'

We know this back pay is needed in ev(home and can be put to m.any good uses. Bu, , I

~i!U5." .,~d g!:ye ~f.1at.Y2.' can as~n invest,-~ment fn your future and the lUmre 0 yo ,'t",

children. 1VIVA LA HU1<:lJGA! !

SAN FRANCISCO~The DiGiorgio Corporation­under the terms of its contract with the UnitedFarm Workers-paid out $92,000 in back wagesto 2,000 workers. The money representeaa15¢ an hour increase on the Arvin, California,ranch since November 4 of last year, and sinceAugust 31 on the Sierra Vista Ranch near De­lano, California.

The checks ranged in size from 23~ to $260.00for individual workers. A letter was sent toeach of the workers by Cesar Chavez. leaderof the union:

, Mrs. LoPez hadbeen working at Starr Pro-duce Packing Shed in RIO Grande City for threeseasons. She is a pretty girl, qUiet, a goodworker. One Friday afternoon, she had return­ed from lunch and Goldsey almost imm;diatelyapproached her. Accor'ding to Mrs. Lopez andother witnesses, he criticized her and thencursed and insulted her. Then he began pushiI)gher. The husband of Mrs. Lopez, who is oncrutches, came to help his wife. Goldsey thengot a gun and threatened them.

Mrs. Lopez went to the courthouse and fileda complaint. She,had many witnesses. Many re­porters from national newspapers, radio andt. v. happened to be in town to report on thestrike. Because so many reporters were there,the judge was afraid to ignore the comPlaint ofthe worker. So Goldsey was arrested and heldin jail for an hour , and had to pay a bond of $400.

El Malcriado says: We are sick of beingkicked and shoved and pushed around. This isone more example of why workers need a writ­ten contract and a strongunion to protect theirrights. Higher wages are only part ofthe need.We also need to be treated with respect and de­cency by the bosses and foremen.

CITY-Pueblo _

Mande esta tarjeta con $2.50 (dolares)alBox 1060, Delano, para recibir du­rante un ano su subscripcion de EIJMALCRIADO en su propia casa--­cada dos semanas por correo.

NAME-Nombre _

ADDRESS- D9micilio _

FILL OUT THIS CARD AND SEND'IT WITH $2.50 TO THE ABOVEADDRESS FOR A ONE-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO EL MALCRIADOSENT TO YOUR ,HOME EVERY TWO WEEKS FOR ONE YEAR

EI MalcriadoDiGiorgio Pays BackWages to Workers

Published bi-weeklyat Box 1060, Delano,

.Calif. 93215, and atBox 1091, McAllen,Texas 78501.

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Starr County cops had never before arresteda boss or foreman on a complaint signed by aworker. Though the bosses have been guilty ofmany crimes and acts of violence, during thestrike, the Starr County Sheriff's departmentalways let the bosses get away with it. But twoweeks ago, one foreman went too far. ForemanTom B. Goldsey has been charged with assaultand battery against Mrs. Celia L6Pez.

In the picture are eight of the 2,200 workerswho received a total of $92, 000 in back pay fromDiGiorgio this week. The workers are (1. to r. )Tom Long, Gene Russell, Adelina Gurrola,Mack Lyons, Theo Newsome, Eduviges Lugo,Angel Medina, and Pedro Gutierrez, all of theBakersfield area. They are standing in front ofthe Lamont office of the United Farm WorkersUnion which was responsible for the back pay.

Marie Fernandez registers three workers atthe Lamont hiring hall of the United Farm Wor­kers. If you want to work under a union con­tract, you must register for work.

This is Gene Russell, together with his wifeAlta and his daughter. Gene's che:ck for backpay in the amount of $98.00 is proof of the valueof the union, not just'in irilprovedworking con­ditions or uluon benefits, but in dollars in thepocket.

Sheriff Charged with Assault

8eOODd clUs postage paid at!'rUllO. CaUforaJa. Freano Pub­llcat1clD. Office: 1507 No. PalmEDlTOBIAL AND BUSINESSOFFICE OF EL MALCRIADO IS180 ALBANYAVENUE, DELANOCALIFORNIA. SJDile copy pr1cel,1~ ; 811becripUClIi price: $2.~ ayear. El MalcrJado IJI publ18biedb11lMlkJ,yby Farm Worker,Preas,'lDo•• P.O. BOx 1080, Delao;CaJffanla. I~..e-"!J- '.mailed 7-13-67----

"Et'kalcrlUo." tile Vo~­tile FIl'Dl Wor~. Is Ull1ide­peIIdetIt pubUcaUOil. and Is Dotthe "oftlo1al Dewspaper" of aJIYpeNOIl or I1'OUP. The edJtorsare soleJ.y'resJlOl\8lble for allstatemeDts and views expressedhel'e.

EDUre COIlteats Copyrlgbt1967by Fann Worker Press. Inc.

Hiring Halls-The union now operates Californiahiring halls in Coachella (1916 Sixth St.), in

.... DelanQ (102 Albany), land in Lamont (Main St.-ne i 'ge 'Tfle3terp~ -heM; itS the· "-

personnel of the Lamont hiring hall, Marie Fer­nandez, Judy 'Gilliand and Candi Cl ark.

Enestefoto~oohode los 2,200que recibiercm $92, 000 en sueldoDiGiorgio esta seI)1ana. Los traTim Long, ~eRussell,AdelinaLyons, Theo Newsome, Eduvlges LMedina y·'Pab~o Gutierrez, todosBakersfield. •Estan delanw de la 0

urwoc en Lamont. Esti,lDficinasable por el sueldo retr

Salones de empleos-launion mantiene salonde empleos para Cal1fornia en Coachella (19Avenida seis), en Deleno (102 Albany), YLamont <en la calle Main, cerca del cine ''Vilage"). Aqu1seveel personel del salon de epleos en Lamont: Maria Fernandez, Judy Gllland y Caridi Clark.

Este es Gene Russell, conRI.ysuhija. El cheque _Tecibitidad de'$98. 00 es una iba delmon, no solo en mej las cotrabaj()m rn los beneflcl e ofresino~en en dolare 1bosi

Aqui esta Maria Fernandez registrando a trtrabajadores en el salon de eD).~os de laFWOC-en Lamont. SI Ud. quiere trabajar bun contrato de launion, es necesazito registrse primero.

chacha bonita, modesta, y unatra~adoraapI,cada. Unvlernes regres& a 1aempacadota depu~s de comer, y el Sr. Goldsey inmediamente se acerca a ella. Segtfn la $ra. Lopezotros testigos, ella critic&, la maldijo y la isuiteS. Luego comenz& a empujarla. au espode la Sra. Lopez, un hombre cojo, Se aeerpara defender a su esposa. ElmayoJ;domo Golsey luego agarro a un arma de fuego y losmenazeS a los dos.

La Sra. Lopez~ a la casa de corte Y-. fm6 una queja en cpntra del mayordomo. Babmuchos testlgos. Afortun~damentehab{a enRGrande· City ese dia muchos reporteros de tdas·partes delpa{s invest.ig'ando los acontecmientos de la b,uelga. Porque hab(a tantos rporteros, el Juez tenfa mledo de rechazarqueja de la tr'abajadora. De manera de querrestaronal mayordomo Goldsey, estuvo enc'rcel como una hora, y tenia que pagarfianza de $400••

El Malcriado Dice: Basta con los goJpesmaldic10nes y lnsultos. Esto es unejemplG mde la raz&n de que los trabajadores neOesitun contrato firmado y una uni6nfuerte para prtegerlos. Mejores s,ueldos son Dada ~sparte de 10 que necesitamos. Tambic!n es iperativo que nos tratan qon respeto y decanclos patrones y mayordoj:J.os.

EI MalcriadoDIGIORGIO PAGA SUELDO,

RET,RASADO,-

SAN FRANCISCO--La Corporacion DiGiorgiojtfI'

--de conformldad con los termlnos de ~ con-trato con la UFWOC--pagO' $92,000.00 ensueldoretrasado a 2,200 trabajadores. Estedinero representa un aumento de 15¢ por boraenel rancho en Arvin, Cal1f., desde el15 denoviembre del ano pasado, y deade el 31 deagosto en el,rancho Sierra Vista cerca deDeleno, Cal1f~ ,

Los cheques variaron de 23¢ a $26~. 00para trabajadores individuales. .cada tra­bajador recibicruna carta de Cesar Chavez,

./ " 'el uder de la union:

Los policias delCondado Starr nunca hab{anarrestado a un patr&:n &mayordomo como re­sultado de una queja firmada por un trab~ador.Aunqu~ los patrones han sido culpables de mu­chos cr{menes y de mucha violencia en la huel­ga, la oficina-del Sherife del Condado Starr sl­empre ha permitido a los patrones que violenla ley sin arrestarlos. Pero, hace dos sema­nas, un mayordomo por fin fu~ arrestado. Elmayordomo Tom B. Goldsey se ha adusado deataear y golpear a 1a Sra. Celia Lopez.

La Sra. Lopez hab{a trabajado en la empaca­dora starr Produce portres atlos. Ell una mu-

CHERIFE CARCADOCON ASALTO

HOLLISTER, CALIFORNIA-La UFWOC ganauna eleccl<>n para reco~ocer a la uni611 en lasv1Das de Almad.e'h. La vota fue 117 a favor de;' .la union, y habian 126 trabajadores eligibles.

, '"Las negociaclones paraun contrato comenzarael13 de julio. La eleccl&. incluye las vIhas de

1/AbnadenenPaicines, Los Gatos y Livermore.

"" 'La eleccion ganadofue resu1tado de una cam-paii'aporlm aDoporJoseLuna, trabajadorcam­pesJJ10 en 'Hollister, y .el representante de laUFWOC. Sr. Luna fue ayudadoyor Pedro or­tega y Lalo Mar~ez. Las vmas de Almadenque produce elmejor vino en Cal1fornia, seraelprimer contratofuera del valle San Joaqufn.

Dolores Huerta, negociador principal para;' ,

la union espera que la nuevo contrato proveamejoramientos importantes en los sueldos yen las condiciones de trabajo en los tres ran­chos.

UfWOC Gana en Almaden

Estlmado Hermano 0 Hermana:Fellcidades por haber recibido su sueldo

retrasado de DiGiorgio. Puede ir a recojersu cheque en la Oficina del Personel en Di­GIorgio Farms despues del dta 29 de junio.Para- los que viven lejos de esta area, loscheques ser{n mandado por correo. AvlSe­nos si no recibe su cheque dentro de dos se­manas.

Como ya sabe, fue una lucha muy 1arga ydlffcllpara ganar un buen contrato que incluye

."este sueldo retrasado. Claro que 10 masgrande y mas fuerte crece suUnion, los bene­ficlos seran mejores para todos los soclos.

Mucho sacrificaron los Huelgulstas de De­leno para que Ud. tendrasu presente con­trato. Ahora Ud. tiene 1a oportunidad deayudar otros campesinos ganar estos mismosbeneflclos que tiene Ud.

Ya hemos emp.,ezado con una camp.,d8 a or­ganizar los campesinos que trabajan en Gui-,-marra. Lespido a contrlbulr una porcion desu sueldo retrasado para ayudar esta esfuerzade ganar los beneficlos de un contrato de

::ar';~a sus hermanos y herman. ep I

Los quetodav~trabajan con DiGiorgio sa­ben del Levantamiento de Fondos que e_llevando a cabo en esios dtls. Be saean J.t)S_~ 81 dl'a m1~eo"" 5 d,~ ., •-'..',~'l=~.!~..~~: 1i:'"A1.u.£~I~.~.:cIt,II:~~J.

8abetnos que todas las famfllas lJJ.empue­JIG ut11izar este dJDero de los sueldos re­trasadoB. Pero, es bueno pensar y deoldircua'rito puede donar como dinero investadopara su futuro y el futuro de sus Mjos.

vrvA LA HUELGA JFraternalmente,Cesar E. Chavez, directorAsoc. de Trabajadores Unidos&M. C. Lyons, EncabezadoComlt4fdel Rancho DiGiory'

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WHEN-SATUHDAY JULY 22, .

FUND-RAISING DINNER, SUNDAY, JULY,16, AT 78 EL CAMINO REAL, BERKELEY,5 p. m. TO 8 p. m., GUEST OF HONOR­LARRY ITLIONG, SPONSORED BY THECITIZENS FOR FARM LABOR, PHILIPPINAND CHINESE FOOD•

PLACE-568-47th St., OAKLANDAND

2940-16th St., SAN FRANCISCO(LABOR TEMPLE,NEAR MISSIONSTREET)

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HOLLISTER, CALIFORNIA-The United FarmWorkers won a union recognition election atAlmadeP. Vineyards. The vote was 117 in favorof the union out of 126 eligible employees. Con­tract negotiations will begin July 13. The elec-,.tion covers Almaden's vineyards at Paicines,Los Gatos, and Livermore.

The successful election was the result of ayear-long campaign by Hollister farm workerJose Luna, who is the representative. of theUnited Farm Workers. Luna was assisted by

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Pedro Ortega and Lalo Martinez. The AlmadenVineyards, which have produced some of thebest wine in Californi a, will have the first unioncontract outside the San Joaquin Valley.

Dolores Huerta, chief negotiator for the u­nion, expects the new contract to provide im­portant improvements in both wages and work­ingconditions on the three ranches.

Man is essentially a social being, and in or­der to exist he must live in association withthe rest of mankind, forming what may be calledan, organization.

h those societies where civilization and prog>­ress have kept on creating infinite new neces­sities, both in the public and private interest,it has been necessary 'to form a special farmworkers' organization that would give its mem­bers a satisfactory existence.

In all collectivity, it is indispensable andfundamental that the farm worker's life be pro­tected, so that he can dedicate himself to hiswork, so that he doesn't have to spend part ofhis time and energy defending himself alone

.against his enemies.For this reason it has been necessary that

this important work be entrusted to a group ofhonorable men who dedicate their abilities andintelligence to the attaining of these ends. Thesemen constitute the directorate of the organi­zation dedicated to the common interest. It isnedessary to remember tha the realizati-oDliof'these aims requires inumerable expenses, inwhich the membership must participate throughwhat is approprfm-e for c.!Wh 9ne to pay in orderto belong to the organization, in order to a§§~€

the conservation of personal security, peace,justice and the betterment of all those who be­long to the organization.

I VICTORY!I.

UFWOC WINSAT ALMADEN

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Help the children

Organizers fight Signs in New Jersey

NEW MEXICO-You can help the children ofthose arrested in the supression of Reyes Ti­jerina in this state, provide food for the fami­lies, and money for legal defense by sendingcontributions to

MRS, ISABEL GARCIAEmergency Children's Fund8917 Guadalupe Trail N WAlbuquerque, N. M. 87114

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TRENTON, NEW JERSEY-Farm worker or­ganizers in this far-away agricultural statenear, New York have commented on the increaseof NO TRESPASSING signs on the farms here.One said, ''We're going into these camps, signsor no signs. These farms are like plantations .The Negroes live so far away from the master'shouse that he won't know we~re here. Anyway,one farmer who threatened to shoot me lastsummer if Itrespassed on his farm never car­ried out the threat. "

The farmers are charging that the trespas­sers are stirringup migrant employees againsttheir employers. The Negro workers, descri­bed as almost prisoners, Iivein miserableshacks deep inside the farms, far away fromany neighbors . .:. _::nds of the farm workersin New Jersey have filed an action in federalcourt to prevent the farmers from putting upthe NO TRESPASSING signs. They say that theworkers have the right to receive visitors eventhough they live in a labor camp.

The workers at the Arvin and Delano ranchesof DiGiorgio Corporation who received back paybecause of the union's struggle against DiGior­gio, have been asked to donate a portion of thatback pay in the organizing campaign on the Gui­marra Ranches in the Bakersfield area. If each. The Arvin DiGIorgio workers have shown agenerous spirit' of solidarity, a strong beliefin the union and what it stands for. At the lastDelano strike meeting, they contributed $1000to this campaign. Mack Lyons, chairman of theRanch Committee, saidthatsomeworkers gavetheir entire check.

There are many expenses in an organizing ,/campaign. Even though the organizers are un- 'paid, the union is obligated to support theirfamilies. The union's gasoline bill is ml.\Dy thou­sands of dollars every month. Radio adverti­sing and leaflets are expensive. The union is~till recovering from the mountain of debt in­curredby the DiGiorgio campaign last August.Now that we have a good chance at 8 pew ranchit is the obligation of all farm workers to putheir union in a winning position. These ranches

have been waiting 50 years to be organized.N OW is the time it must be done, or it will,NEVER happen.

Michigan

'CampaignSuccessful

JudyWhitenack, 22, was the Spanish teachenat MCFarland High School for a year endingthis June. Through her contacts with the farmworkers, and her friends in the California Ru­ral Legal Assistance in McFarland, she became·committed to the aims of the union and now isa full-time volumteer serving as translator forEl Malcriado.

~~;i~Gl~NottfertoEscami lQ, {)f IMBAY ~CITY, MICHttiAN, is Sleen in the center of thePtloto, holding a bundle of ElMalcriad;. In theMichigan subscription campaign led by repre­sentative Luis Gonzales of ADRIAN, MICHI­GAN, the story of the huelga was brought intothe homes of hundreds of farm workers.

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los Hombres Debende Organizarse

Organizadores en New Jersey

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City, Michigan, se ve en medio de la foto, conun paquete de El Malcriado. En la campanapara subscripciones en Michigan condicido porrepresentante Luis Gonzales de Adrian, Michi­gan, la historia de la huelga fue traido a lascasas de cienes de trabajadores campesinos.

TRENTON, NEW JERSEY-Los organizadoresdetrabajadores campesinos en este estado ag­ricola cerca de Nueva York han notado el aumen­to de anuncios en los ranchos que dicen: PRO·HIBIDA LA EN T R A DA". Uno dij ol'Vamos aentrar en estos campamentos, a pesar de losanuncios. Son como las plantaciones. Los Neg­ros viven tan lejos de la casa del patron que elno sabra que estamos alIi. De todos modos, unranchero me amenezo con un rifle el veranopasado si entre en su rancho, pero nunca hizonada."

Los rancheros dicen que los intrusos estanfomentando los trabajadores contra ellos. Lostrabajadores Negros, describidos como casiprisioneros, viven en casuchas miserables enel hondo interior de los ranchos, lejos de al­gunos vecinos. Los amogos de los trabajadorescampesinos en New Jersey han ido al corte fe­deral para impedir que los rancheros ponganesos anuncios. Dicen que los trabajadores cam­pesinos tienen el derecho de recibir visitas aun­que viven en un "labor camp".

JudyWhitenack, 22, era maestra de espanolen MCFarland High School por un ano termi­nando el juhio pasado. A causa de sus contactoscon los trabajadores campesinos y sus amigosen la Asistencia Rural Legal de California enMCFarland se intereso mucho en los intentosde la union de campesinos. Ahora Judy es vo­luntaria, trabajando tiempo completo como tra-lductor por El Malcriado.

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SRA. ISABEL GARCIAEmergency Children's Fund8917 Guadalupe Trail N WAlbuquerque, N. M. 87114

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Ayude a los Ninos

UNA CARAVANA Dl COMIDA

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CUANDO-EL SABADO, 22 D~ JULIO

LUGAR--i>68-47th St, OAKLAND·Y

2940-:16th St., SAN FRANCISCO(EL LABOR TEMPLE CERCA DEMISSION ST.)

puede recibir•coplas

numero del.por envlarpon, junto con $5.00a: 'EL Mp,LCR IADO,Box 1060, Delano,CaliforniEJ 93215.NOMBRE _DOMICILIO ___CI,UDAD _ESTADO Y ZI~ __Se pu~de usarMALCRIADOformar a sus.y veclnos acerca10 causa del.sino.

CESAR CHAVEZ LES PIDIO A LOS TRA­BAJADORESEN LOS RANCHOS DE DIGIOR­GIOENARVINYDELENO QUE RECIBIERONSUELDO RETRASADO A CAUSA DE LA LU­CHA DE LA UNION, QUE DONEN UN POCOPARA LA CAMPANA DE ORGANIZACION ENLOSRANCHOS DE GUIMARRA EN BAKERS­FIELD.

LOS TRABAJADORES DEL RANCHO DI­GIORGIO HAN ENSENADO UN ESPffiITO GE­NEROSODE SOLIDARIDADYUNA FE FUER­TE PARA LA UNION. EN LA JUNTA DELUNION DEL VIERNES, 7 DE JULIO, CONTRU­VIERON $1000 A LA CAMPANA. HERMANOMACKC.'LYONS, QUEESEL ENCABEZADODEL COMITE DEL RANCHO DIGIORGIO, DI­JO QUE ALGUNOS TRABAJADORES DONA­RON TODO EL CHEQUE A LA CAMPANA.

HAY MUCHOS GASTOS EN UNA ·CAMPANAORGANIZADORA. AUNQUE LOS ORGANIZA­DORES NO RECIBEN SUELDOS, LA UNIONMANTIENE A SUS FAMILIAS. LA GASOLINACUESTA MILE$ DE DOLARES POR MES.LOSANUNCIOSEN EL RADIO Y LOS BOLE­TINES SON MUY CAROS. LA UNION YA NOHA RECUPERADO DE TODAS LAS DUEDASDE LA CAMPANA EN DIGIORGIO EL AGOSTOPASADO. AHORA QUE TENEMOS BUENASPOSmILIDADESDE GANAR EN OTRO RAN­C~O, TODOSLOSTRABAJADORESDEBENDE SENTffiSE OBLIGADOSA AYUDAR PARA

!QUE LA UNION GANE OTRA VE Z. SE HA ES­PERADO 50 ANOS PARA ORGANIZAR ESOSRANCHOS.

ES AHORA. 0 NUNCA!!

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Elhombre es un ser eminentamente sociable,que para poder subsistir se ve en la necesidadde vivir asociado a los demas hombres forman­do 10 que se llama una organizacion.

En las sociedades en que la civilizacion y elprogreso han ido creando nuevas e infinitas ne­cesitades, asi de interes privado como de in- ,teres general, se ha hecho necesaria una orga­nizacion especial del trabajador campesino,que permita a los miembros de esta dar eficazsatisfaccion en su extencia.

En toda colectividad se hace indispensable,fundamental, la proteccion a la vida del traba­jador, al fin de que pueda dedicarse a su traba­jo, y no tenga que distraer parte de su tiempoy fuerzas para defenderse por si solo de susagresores.

Por tal motivo se ha hecho necesario que eseimportante trabajo sea encomendado a un grupode personas honradas que consagren sus apti­tudes y su inteligencia al servicio de esta finali­dad. Ese grupo de personas las constituye ladirectiva de la organizacion a cuyo cuidado seponen los intereses comunes. Es necesarlo ha­cer notar que la realizacion de dichos fines,requiere inumerables gastos que se hacen ne­cesarios, en los cuales el miembro tiene queparticipar por medio de 10 que Ie correspondapagar por pertenecer a dicha organizacion; yde ese modo asegurar la conservacion, l~ se-

• ...~, guridad personal, la paz, la justicia y el me-

joramiento de todos los que pertenezcan a laorganizacion.

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tJiE~~.XJ:~Q-~«h. pue4~~aVQd3! lo~ tllioSi de,las per son a s urrestadas en la supresion de

Reyes Tijerina eneste estado y proveer comi­da para las familias y dinero para su defensalegal. Envien las donaciones a:

composed of other persons, like the judges,for example; if these judges are irresponsible,then that lrrQABonsibility is reflected in each

. policemanwho obeys them. Twa Ie onQ "easonwhy the police look bad to the general public.

If each man on the police force would re­mind himself continually of his responsibilityas an honorable man, perhaps he would qUit hisjob rather than go on obeying orders from these

. judges who are irresponsibfe, andoftem in ca7"hoots with wealthy men, politicians and ran":chers.

This 'is why no policeman who obeys ordersfrom judges or dishonest bosses is exemptfrom the blame for acts committed by him,even if they are just orders to be obeyed. Hecan't get out of itby saying that he was justobeying orders or that thos'e who are criticiz­ing are speaking of the ploice in general and 'not him in particular. There are respectablemen on the police force, but there are alsodishonorable men and even racists, and theseare the ones who dishonor the whole force bythe acts they commit.

Each man on the police force is instructedvery carefully in his work. For, example, heknows what procedure to follow in each casethat comes up; he knows vyhich crimes are tobe pursued officially; he knows what is a com­mon crime, andwhat is a federal crime. Anyman who doesn't know all this and much more,D;either can nor should be a policeman. "

Then it is clear that when a policeman doessomething wrong it is for one of two reasons,or possibly both. Either he isn't aware of hisduty, or he is a puppet of those who pay him orgive him orders. For example, all the arrestsand harm done by the police because of thestrike' in Delano, California, and RfuGrande,Texas",,,has been justified because the police­men were blindly obeying orders from dishon-,orable bosses or judges, or from :r~ncherswhohave the judges, bosses, and police at their dis­posal. My time a policeman voluntarily com­mits a wrong deed, his name should be men­tioned, instead of just mentioning the police'general, so that if there are policemen wiout blame, their reputations wouldn't be rined by those who are to blame.

Policemen are all instructed to have gomanners, to be kind, courteous and to compwith their obligations to their profession andlaw. There is no doubt that ifthe police Hsteneto these instructions they wouldn't be sucheasy object of criticism and scorn.

Who are the police?What are the police for?What place do the police occupy in Society?Why are the pollce spoken of in such a ,derogatory manner?

There are many questions to this effectActually the pollce are so important that iwould be impossible to live without them; bu

I everything depends oh how well those in chargof police activity handle their authority. Eacman on the police force is a representative 0the complete authority and not of just one authority, and he exists to protect society, noto harm it.' As we go back in history we ca 'see that the police have done a lot of good awell as bad, especially in the history of the unorganized worker who has wanted to organizinto Unions. Eachunion that has sQirted to forhas had its disputes with the "patrones" , anthese "patrones" have never attacked the Un-4ions merely through legal means: but have ~

used the police to brutally attack the workers. lAs for the men who make up the police force,

they are not the authority, but rather are rep­resentatives of the authority. The authority is

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Democracy is a word which comes from twoGreek words: "demos, " which means the "peo­ple"; and "kratos, "authority. "'That is, a gov­ernment in which the people exercise 'the rUling'power. From this definition, democracy is sup­,posed to be contrary towhat is calledCommu­nism. Even though we live in a country which­it is said-is democratic, we the farm workersdon't mow what democracy is; because of ourignorance we hav.e; always been shortcha!lged

.("Sold cat instead of rabbit meat"). And all be­causewe have not been informed clearly whatdemo~racyis. And we don't doubt that democra­cy is a good thing if it really is what peoplemake it out to be.

It follows that, if we don't mow what demo-. cracy is even thoughwe live in the U. S. , we are

going to know even less about Communism. Es­pecially since there isn't supposed to be anyCommunism here. Let's take a look at ,whatCommunism is said to be.

Communism teaches three main points: thecontrol of and profits from the economic sys­tem of a country sho~ld be in the hands of theworkers; goods should be distributed accordingto their needs; and social classes must be des­troyed. The politics of the Communist Partyin Russia-as in other countries which have es~

tablished .the same system-is based on whatis called "the dictatorship of the proletariat, "which means that the men who earn their breadfrem the work of their hands-in the field orfacto1!y-control the government.

We can safely say that in the pnited States,no one wants to abolish the structure of soCiety­and least of all do they want to get rid of thepoor class (that of the farm workers). And noone has any d~sire whatsoever to establish aS: ,g£W~ment ~tJ.u# WQIl1ker.s-1east ofall In Texas. Delan9 or other parts-so therejust can't be any Communi m in the U. S. Butthose who are still confusedkeep callingus poorfarm workers Communists.

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EL MALCRIADO SAYS: We":r~~Ye ,teHe)'severy day aboutworkers being cheated by con­tractors and growel's , or forced to work underdegrading conditions. The only answer is: standup for your ~'igbts; join the union as soon asyou can; work together with us until the daywhen every farm worker in California is undera union contract. Realize that the only way youwill get anything is to organize together withyour fellow workers.

A few facts: Any contractor who is takingmore than 44¢ for every $10.00 for Social Se­curity is cheating you. This is the rate estab­lishedby the federal government. If you are amember of the farm w 0 r k e r s union and getch~ated this way, notify the Farm WorkersService Center, Box 460, Dehmo, California.

PIe e prmt this;) i.n ~l Malcriado.To gin with, we went towork tOPlC'K lipri.­

cots, ause they had said that the work wasfor both en and women, but when we got there,they told s that they didn't need women.

I decid to go back home, but as we wereleaving I w a lot of people who preferred toleave their amilies or wives in the car.

To my wa of thinking, I wish -these peoplehad a little t of shame. How can tPey workwhen the res of their family isn't accepted,when they cam~ from so far away? (Wasco). ThilJ was in Cawelo with S. A. Camp.

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We worked for Pancho Ancheta, a contractorin Earlimart, and he paid us insufficiently forthe work we did. He said on the telephone thatwhat we didn't get went for Social Security,but I'm sure that they couldn't have taken thatmuch for Social Security. It's because of thingslike this that I'm appealing to all farm workerseverywhere: We must unite and put an end tothese coyotes!

RichgroveTo the Editor:

Besides the problems we have with Pete Ve­lasco and his winos, we also have problemswith. members and officials of the RichgroveCommunity Orga~zation. The evening of J~e27, 1967, I had the honor of being able to par­ticipate in a meeting ofthis organization for theseGondtime. Isawalot of poor, humble peoplewhb, in spite o~ being poor, had enough civicspirit to oresent the problems of Richgrove be­fore the Board of Directors of this organizationand Tulare County. These people are fightingbecause they have been told that we don't haveblue eyes like some Mexicans in Richgrove.

As far as I am concerned, I have noticedthat 0ll this Boardwe have one person who worksin a day nursery, one who works in Delano fora good salary, and a "rancherito" who is--lustbeginning tQ. plant. Poor rancherito! he wantsto have wings. He plants 4000 acres of alfalfaand wheat. Pobrecito! The rancher is just be­ginning to feel the UFWOC sniffing at his heels.But the most important thing is that this Anglo­Saxon is causing us Mexicans in Richgrove tofight among ourselves. What I'd like to see fromthis organization is action, because what wewant in Richgrove is 'to be heard, and to makechanges.

IWillbegivingyoumore information on this.I hope to read this article in the nextEl:Mal­

criado.

How Much for Social Security?

MRS. DAVID HAVENSMiami, Florida

Always at your service,ABEL DE LUNAst. Helena, California

Your friend and humble servant,Santiago Arenas from Bakersfield

and"Benny Juarez

M. LueraArturo R. L6'pezSantos CenicerosJuan ArellanoCornelio AriasSi BlakeI. GarciaJohnny Hernandez

NEWS FROM THE 'JACKLONDON' MINISTER

WHO IS. TEARING UPEL MALCRIADO?

intteen Votes of'Confidencetfte Editor d Ei MalCTlado: . .

Enclosed is another subscription to El Mal­riado.I'd like to ask you a question: Why is it that

veryone in this valley who has a. subscriptionEl Malcriado receives his copy all ripped

up and torn? I was just wondering whether thishappens on the road or whether you mail themout that way, because it requires a superhuman '~ffort even to read it.

I ~eave this in your hands.

B. M. FloresB. SilvaJ. Canchola

"Jesus GomezJ esU6 Montano,Miguel GonzalesJose M. Gc(mezM. G. S§DchezMartin Morin

With reference toyour kindletter, 1 coo thatverybody's cooperation is necessary so that·1 Malcriado doesn't die on us.For this reason some of my fellow workers

and I have raised this small amount of moneyhelp you, and we hope that it will be useful

o you.I'm also sending you the names of all my

ellowworkers who contributed to this amount.lease put them in El Malcriado so they canee their names when they read the paper.

We're so sorry to hear of your troubles.ish this check could be for more, but I'm 'raid the end of the month is upon us. Hope it

will help a little, anyway.We are all fine and David is enthralled with

his work. His project is growing by leaps andi!>ounds. Can you believe it-they've won threerent strikes rAll in all it was a goodnwve, butI sure miss the Huelga.

EL MALCRIADO SAYS: We do not lmowinglysend out torn copies of El Malcriado. Some­~imes the post office is rough on them, some­times our high speed automatic press rips thema little. If you are saving them and it is impor­tantfor you to have a clean, unripped copy, askus for one and we will send' it to you. However,we believe that the contents of the paper aremore important than the appearance. Thereare many beautiful newspapers that do not tell .~the truth. And like all real malcriados, we are,not very beautiful. '

NUEVAS DEL MINISTRO'JACK LONDON'

JOSE R. MARONE

Querido Bill:

MRS. DAVID HAVENSMiami, Florida

r.l M ...u....iado:

EL MALCRIADO DICE: Todos los dtas recibi­mos cartas de trabajadores que han sido de­fraudados por contratistas y rancheros, 0 for­zados a vivir bajo condiciones degradantes. LadIuca soluci6n a todo eso es: pelee por susderechos; junte con la uni6n 10 'mls' pronto po­sible; trabaja junto con nosotros hasta el dfaque todos los trabajadores campesinos en Ca­lifornia tengan un contrato con la uni6D.. Dasecuenta de que la dDica manera en que recibire­mos 10 que merecemos eS organizar con nues­tros campaJS:eros de trabajo.

Unos hechos: Cualquier contratista que cobremt's de $.44 pOD ca~a $10.00 de sueldo por elseguro social, elle est!defraudando. El go­bierno federal ha establecido este razo'h. SiUd. es miembro de la 'UFWOC y alguien Ie de­frauda asf, dir.lgese al Centro de Serviciospara Campesino~, Box460, Deleno, California93215.

Los beneficios que ofrece la unio'ii se expli­can en otra parte de este peri6'dico.

Lo sentimos mucho cuando leimos de los pro­blemos de El Malcriado. Aqu( les mando uncheque: Quisiera que fuera mas, pero ya esel fin del mes. E;spero que se d€ alguna utili­dad.

Todos estamos bien aqufy a David Ie .encan­ta su trabajo. Su proyecto se va aumentando

/ ,;mas y mas. Imagfuese-han ganado tres huel-gas de renta rEn conjuncto, era bueno que mo­vimos aqu(, pero la Huelga me ha hecho mu­cha fslta.

lCuanto por el Seguro Social?

Nosotros trabajamos con Pancho Ancheto,contratista d.,e Earlimart y nos pagcfdinero enefectivocualnoerasuficientepor el trabajo denosotros. Nos dijo en el teltfono que 10 que nosfaltaba era para el ntimero social, pero no nosenseJY.6 que tanto era para el ndmero social.Por eso les pedimos a Uds. trabajadores cam­pesinos: (unamos para acabar con estos cQYo­tes r

Sin mas,Un residente de Richgrove, Cal.

civil y esp(ritu para presentarles a la mesadirectova de esa organizacion y al condado deTulare los problemas de Richgrove.

Este gente pelea porque ellos dicen que no­sotros no tenemos los ojos azules como algu­nos mexicanos de- Richgrove. Por mi parte'hasta que he estado en esa organizacioh hay./ .una persona que trabaja en la guarderla infan-til, otro que trabaja en Deleno con buen sueldo,y un rancb.erlto que est' d~ ofical que apenas

/esta empesando a sembrar. ;Pobre rancherito!Apenas quiere agarrar alas. Siembra cuatromil acres ~e alfalfa y.trigo. jPobrecito! Esterancheritoyahuele la UFWOC que Ie anda porlas patas, pero la mas. importante de todo esque este Anglo-Sajon y otros ma's el nos hacenpelear a nosotros mismos, los mexicanos deRichgrove, California. Lo que yo."·'isiera verde esa organizacio'n es accid'n, porque 10 quequeremos en Richgrove es tener voz y hacercambios.

Les estare dando ma's informes sobre esto.Esperoleeresteart{culoen el pr6ximo Mal­

criado.

Arizona

Santiago Arenasde Bakersfield, y

B. M. Flores Juan V{squezB. Silva M. LueraJ. Canchola Arturo R. Lopez,Jesus Gomez Santos CenicerosJesus Mont~o Juan ArellanoMiguel Gonzales Cornelio AriasJose M. G6'mez Si BlakeM. G. S~chez I. Garc(aMartin Morin Johnny HernandezSanl.1ats__ A....Pllas Benny Julrez

Aparte de los problemas de Pete Velasco ysus winos, tambien tenemos dificuldades conlos miembros y oficiales de la Richgrove Com­munity Organization. La noche del martes 27junio, 1967, tuve el honor de poder participara la junta de la Richgrove Community Organi-

. zation por segunda vez.Vide mucha gente pobre y humilde, pero al

pesar de ser pobres y humildes tienen valor

Estimados amigos:.El aire vuela sobre los files de cebolla en

el valle del sol (0 mas bien el valle de vergiie-nza) y los trabajadores agrfuolas trabajan de­sesperadamente, tratando de ganar el d6'larpara comer y poder vivir siquiera otro d~

/' 'porque el tapeyo de cebolla nO\Plas dura comaseis semanas en' el condado de Maricopa,Arizona. En su desesperacio~, Pl\.ra poder

/.ganar el dolar para mantener sus tatnilias,los padres sacan a sus hijos de la escuela,ninos que deberian de estar estudiando, ni~sque apenas pueden portar los baldes llenos ~cebolla tapiada.

!Y por que exista esto?En este caso particular me refiero a la com­

paii(a Salinas Growers(que tiene haciendas enArizona, como en Californiay en Tejas). EstacompaDfa emplea un contratista mayor que sellama Jose Rodriguez, y el emplea contratistasmenores, y cada uno de estos contratistas tiene

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que ganar dinero. ~Dedonde va a salir este di-nero? Pues de doode si no del sudor de esetrabajador campesino que desesperadamentetrabajaconsufamilia y hijos que deberian es­tar en la escuela.ill los trabajadores no maS les pagan 25¢

el saco de cebolla tapiada y siete anos pasadosles pagaban35¢ el saco, y ahora que el costode vida esta ma's alto, los rancheros y loscontratistas Ie pagan menos a la gente campe­sina.

Esta es una de las trage'dias de Arizona,donde los rancheros y los contratistas se ha­cen ricos y los trabajadores agr~olastienenque sacar a sus hijos de la escuela para ganarel pan de manana.

Gustavo GutierrezTempe, Arizona.

Atendiendo su muy amable carta en laJqueveo que es muy conveniente la cooperacion detodos para que nos muera E1 Malcriado., Pues entonces as! yo, mis compatriotas,

I camaradas, ycompaneros de trabajo juntamosjesta pequeita cantidad para darles una alivia­. nada 6jala que se d~mucha ultidad.

J Y aqul Ie mando los nombres de todos loscamaradas y compai1eros de trabajo que em­pezaron conmigo para juntar esta cantidad.

Ypor favor quiero que sus nombres los pasealperiO'dico El Malcriado para que cuando leanel peri6'dico se den cuenta.

Si se despide su amigo y humilde servidor,

Sr. Editor:

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Queridos Amigos:

"Los Amigos de la Huelga" fue organizadoaqui en Chicago para "promover el bienestargeneral de los mexicanos-americanos en losEstados Unidos- y para organizar soporte paralas organizaciones de trabajadores campesi­nos." Las calificaciones para tener oficio son:experiencia de dos anos como trabajador cam­pesino. Cuatro de cinco miembros deben habersido trabajadores campesinos por un minimode dos anos.

Tenemos un senor que es responsable paravender subscripciones a El Malcriado, con seistrabajando con el. Les aseguro que tendremosresultados dentro de una semana.

Ahora estamos organizando soporte entre lostrabajadores mexicanos-americanos y los queeran trabajadores campesinos. Hasta ahoramismo nuestro comite en el Ford stampingPlant en Chicago Heights (Local 588, Trabaja­dores Automotores Unidos) ha aumentado $502de un baile y mandamos un cheque a GilbertPadilla en Rio Grande City, Texas.

Si quieren mencionar esto en su periodico,favor de dar el credito para todo eso a.Sr. ySra. AlvaroAlvarez, que estan encargados deaumentar fondos, y al presidente local JohnConway - UAW 588.

Conla esperanza de poder ayudarles en pro­mover El Malcriado.

JOHN SUTCLIFFEChicago, Illinois

EL MALCRIADO DICE: Sus intentos son muyaltos, y los requisitos para hacerse miembrosson admirables. Si todas las organizacionesque quieren ayudarles a los campesinos tuvie­ron los mismos requisitos, ganariamos la huel­ga muypronto. Las personas que hagan traba-jando en los campos comprenden sus proble­mas mejor que los de afuera. Queremos buenexito a LOS AMIGOS DE LA HUELGA, Y lesagradecemos por su soporte de El Malcriado.

$502 to Rio GrandeDear Friends:

"Los Amigos de la Huelga" is organized herefor the express purpose to "promote the gene­ral welfare of the Mexican-American peoplein the State of Illinois and in the United Statesand to organize support for organizations of

farm workers." To qualify for any office, a ~!member must have had a minimum of two years :~

employment as a farm worker. Four out of ::every five members must have been farm wor-'~kers for at least two years. -;

yve have a man especially responsible for:~

selling subscriptions to El Malcriado, with six :~workers under him to start. I can assure you ~that we will have results for you within a week. ~

We are organizing support among the Mexi- ~!can-American working people and ex-farm;~

workers. So far our committee in the Ford:~~

Stamping Plant in Chicago Heights (Local 588 i:United Auto Workers) has raised $502.04 from .~a benefit dance and a check was mailed to Gil­bert Padilla in Rio. Grande City.

Just in case you should choose to mentionany of this in your paper, please give the creditto Mr. and Mrs. Alvaro Alvarez, who are incharge of fund-raising, and to the cooperationof our Local President, JohnConwayUAW 588.

Looking foreward to working with you to pro­mote El Malcriado.

JOHN SUTCLIFFEChicago, Illinois

ELMALCRIADOSAYS:Your purpose is a highone and the requirements for menbership areadmirable. If all organizations which pretendto help the farm worker had the same require­ments, we would quickly win the huelga. Peoplewho have worked in the fields have a much bet­ter understanding of how to deal with their prob­lems than outsiders. We wish success to LOSAMIGOS DE LA HUELGA, and we thank themfor their support of EI Malcriado.

By ERNEST G. LAREDOPoplar, California

GUSTAVO GUTIERREZTempe, Arizona

INHUMAN CONDITIONS' IN ARIZONA

shots so that we could go, and that I would beglad to talk to him any other time about thestrike, but not in his office. I also told him thatwhen I left I was going to pay him everythingthat lowed him so that they couldn't bother meby sending the bill to my house, and also thatI Wanted him to destroy my children's medicalrecord, since I was ney-er 'coming back to him .again. He toldme that! shoUldn'tfeel that way, r-'

and I answered him that I wasn't going to bringmy cblldren ~l'e so that he equId make him­self richer and thereby stronger lvr fighting

against our cause. I also said that I was goingto tell all my friends and relatives that he wasagainst the union. He said "Don't threaten me",and I said that I wasn't threatening him, butthat we weren't going to fatten up anybody whowas against us. We paid him and left.

Dear Friends:

The wind blows across the rows of onions inthe valley of the sun (or more correctly, thevalley of shame), and the farm workers work.desparately, trying to earn a dollar to eat andto be able to live just one more day, because

.the season for topping onions only lasts aboutsix weeks in Maricopa County, Arizona.

In their desparate attempt to earn enoughmoney to support their families, the parentstake their children out of school, those child­ren who should be studying, those children whocan hardly carry the buckets full of topped o­nions. And why does this happen?

In this particular instance I am refering toSalinas Growers (which has holdings in Arizo­na as well as TeKas and California). This com­panyemploys one major contractor whose nameis Jose Rodriguez, and who employs severalminor contractors, all of whom ahve to earntheir money. Where is this money going to comefrom? Well, from no other place than from thesweat of the farm worker'S brow, this farmworker who is'desparately working with hisfamily and his children who should be in school.

Here the farm workers are only paid 25~ persack of topped onions, and seven years agothey were paid 35~ a sack. Nowthat the costof living is higher, the ranchers and the con­tractors pay the farm worker less.

This is one of the tragedies of Arizona, wherethe ranchers and the contractors become rich,and the agricultural workers have to take theirchildren out of school in order to earn tomor­row's bread.

A DOCTOR WHO SAYS:

\T0 Hell with the Strike'Por ERNESTO GARCIA LAREDOPoplar, California

DICE:

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What I'm goingto relate to you now is an ex­perience that my wife and I had in a doctor'soffice in Porterville, last Friday, June 8, 1967.

.Since two of my children were sick, we decidedLo que en seguida lea voy a relatar es una respuesta a 10 que ~l dec(a era muy comun to take them to the doctor who had taken care

experiencia que a mfya mi esposa nos past hacer esa clase de acusacion a cualquiera per- of them for the last five years. He's a pediat-el pasado viernes, 8 de junio 1967 en una ofi- sona que andaba en busca de justicia social y rician and his name is Troy Cox.

--dna de un medico en la cludad de P ortervUle. al mismo tiempo que yo no cre!aque el ten<a -f l While he was examining the children, I no-Estando dos de mis niJ1'os malos, decidimos derecho de aprovechar mi visita para decirme ticed thatthe doctor was staring at my left shirtllevarlosconelm~dicoqueha atendido a todos todas esas cosas. Perami sorpresa me con- pocket where I have been wearing my Huelga

AI /mis nfiios por los Ultimos conco anos. Este testo'que el tenia que hacer un esfuerzo sobre- button for the past 20 months. After he finishedmedico es especialista en ninos y se llama humanopara no decirme nada en las otras vi- the examination he came closer tome and readTroy Cox. sitas que habramos hechopero que con mi bot6n what the button said. He jumped as if a bolt of

Estando examinando a los ninos el me"dico de Huelga que yo tra(a Ie estaba pisotiando la lightening had hit him and, hitting his fists to-se me quedaba viendo a la bolsa izquierda de cara y que yo Ie dijiera a ~l dbnde podt8 el or- gether, he shouted Huelga! I was a little con-mi camisa donje por los u~timos 20 meses he denar un botdD. que dijera "AI infiemo con la fusedsince I couldn't tell whether he was shout-car.Jado un boton de "Huelga de Deleno". Des- Huelga". ing for or against our movement, so I didn'tpues que termin6la examinacioIi., se me acerc6 Luego Ie dije yo, -que Ie pusiera la inyeccion say anything.a m( leyendo 10 que en el bot6n decr8.. Peg() al nn{os para irnos, pero que si ~l quiere que Then he asked me what I did in the Huelga;-------------------_,un saItop~raarriba como si un rayo Ie hubiera yo estara dispuesto a ir a cualquiera parte y and I proudly replied that I was a representa-ca{do en la cabeza, y apretando los punos me discutir con ~lpero no en su oficina. Tambien tive for the union. Then he asked me who I was

"grit6 "HuelgaDeleno!" Yoconfundidono sabi- Ie dije que cuando me saliera de all(le iba a on strike against. I answered him that! was onendosielestabaalabandonuestro movimiento pagartodopara que no se molestaran en man- direct strike with the Housing Authority of Tu-

-0 estaba maldici{ndolo, me quede'callado. darmeelbill a la casa, que rompiera 0 tirara lare County in the camps atWoodville and Lin-~. "Luegomepregunto'~uehaces t6 en la huel- los records de los cuatro ninos mios, porque' nell, but that as a member of the union I was

ga?"yyoorgullosole contest{"Soy represen- nuncajam{sfbamos a traerselos. El dijo que also involved in the DE-lano movement. He an-tante de la uni6"n." El me pregunt6 'cY. tG con no debra de sentirme de esa manera y yo Ie swered me that as far as he was concerned, thequien esta"s en huelga? Yo Ie contesu?'que di- conteste que yo no 10 voy a volver a ocupar y word Huelga" meant suffering, and what rightrectamente estoyen huelga con la autoridad de (hacerlo mas rico para que nos pelee con mas did we have to make Tulare County suffer? Icasa del condado de Tulare en los campos de fuerza y que Ie voy a platicar a todos mis pa- replied that we were not on strike against theWoodvilleyLinnell, pero que como represen- rientes y amigos que ~l esta en contra de la county but against the Housing Authority, atante y miembro de la union estoy envuelto en uni6'n. El me dijo "No me amenazes". group of irresponsible people who are gettingelmovimientodeDeleno, y el me contest6'que "No son amenazas," Ie contesto, "pero rich at our expense. He interrupted me andpara~llapalabra Huelga es sufrimiento, que, culaquier persona que estl en contra de no- said that because of what was happening in De-e " 11Que derecho tenemos nosotros para hacer su- sotros, que no 10 vamos a engordar." Le ano we had lost a friend, because he and twofrir al condado de Tulare? pagamos y nos salimos. other doctors in Tulare County were "liberal

Yo Ie dije que no estamos enhuelga con el r------.....,;~---------...,-:/,...---... Democrats" in favor ofRooseveltfor president.condado sino que con la administracionde casas poaulro DE VERGUENZA (Whateverthatmeans!)He said that he believedque es un grupo de personas que se estaD. ha- in social justice but that in Delano there was

" El Malcriado:ciendo ricos con nosotros y que para ml este a large subversive element thatwas a threat togrupo de personas son irresponsables. El me the democratic system and that he couldn't standinterumpi6y me dijo que por 10 que en Deleno Quiero que por favor escriba esto en El Mal Cesar Chavez because he was a professional

" criado. Pues en primer lugar fuimos a traba- . tr' d b 11kesta.,J?asando, qu,e hemos Derdido un amigo, ~ organIzer arne y So A ins i. He said alsoque el y dos m~dicos m" en todo el condado jar en la pisca de chavacan y nos habian dicho that most of the union personnel had the samede Tulare eran Democratas Liberales haciendo que el trabajo era para hombres igual que para philosophy as Red China and Russia.propagando por Roosevelt para presidente! mujeres, resulta que aillegar al trabajo nos At this point I became angry and toldhim thattQuiensabeloque quiera decir eso!) Dijo que dijeron que ya no necesitaban mujeres. I had come to him for his professional services,creta en la justicia social pero que en Deleno Yo decidi venirme para la casa, pera mira- and not for his personal opiriion. I said that inteman mucho elemento suversivo que era una mos unas gente muy corriente que dejar la fa- answer to what he said, this type of accusationamenazaalsistemademocrS:tico en el cual vi- milia 0 sea la esposa en el carro. was very common for anybody who was workingv(ayqueel repugniaba a Cesar Chavez porque Yoa mi ver quisquiera que estos gentes tu- for social justice. At the same time I told him

vieranuna poea de verguenza. Por que razon h had . ht t k fera un organizador profesional entrenado por e no rig 0 ma e use 0 my visit to tellLinsky, refiriendose a Sol Alinsky. Tambien fue asi, que se pusieran a trabajar cunado no ,me all these things. 'Ib my surprise he answereddijo que la mayor parte del personal de launitn habian aceptado a sus familias, viniendo de that he had had to exert a super-human efforttentan la miema filosofra de la China Roja y de tan lejos? (Wasco). not to say anyt~gto me about this on my otherRusia.· EstetrabajofueenCaweloconelS.A. Camp. visits, but with my Huelga button I was step-

Nos unamos todos para acabar con esta in- ping on his face and couldn't I tell him whereEntonces me enoyebastante y Ie dije que yo justicia. he could get a button that said "To hell with the

vine en busca de sus servicios p"rofesionales y Sin mas, un servidor, Strike".no en busca de su opini6D. personal. Pero en P. O. L. Then I told him to give my childr'en their

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••••••• AND GORGONlO FINALLY GETS TO WORK,.•••••• Y Gorgmdo al fin llep al trabajo... • • • • • ••

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Juan de la Cruz:BROTHERS, IT WILL NOT ALWAYS BE LIKE THIS. YOUR LIVES AREWORTH MORE THAN THE NICKELS AND DIMES AND KICKS THATBLEBDMAN IS GOING TO GIVE YOU. BROTHERS, I GIVE YOU ONEMESSAGE: IT IS 'JOIN THE STRIKE, JOIN THE UNION, JOIN THEHUMAN RACE 1'''

BILL STONE'S STORY IS STOPPED BY HIS BOSS(WHOALSO HAPPENS TO BE AN ORANGE GRoWER.)La hIstoria de BiU 8toDe es parada por 8U pdron(cualtambten .. _ rsraebero de uaranja)

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OUR FOUR FRIENDSHAVE ARRIVED, BY DIFFERENT PATHS, AT THE ENTRANCE OF BLEEDMAN'S VINEYARrr AT COACHELLA, CAllF. BOUNCINGAROUND IN THE BACK OF THE SCAB CONTRACTOR'S TRUCK, NONE OF THEM KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN THEY TRY TO CROSS THE STRIKE LINE.

NEXT DAY: TELESFORO GOES TO JOIN THE UNION.Bl DIll SIpieDte: Te1esforo va a JDgresar a 1& union.