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CARMEN RAMOS .CHANDLER Page 11 IN ENGLISH ,15¢ No. 51 "The Voice of the Farm Worker" CARMEN RAMOS .CHANDLER page 11 THE ONLY PICTO.R.IAL RECORD OF THE PILGRIMAGE FROM DELANO TO SACRAMENTO -----------_..---------------_ ..----------------------- ... --_.I Please send me copies of BASTA! (Deluxe Edition: $2. 50) moving PHOTOGRAPHS Name by george ballis ---------- Address text: THE PLAN OF DELANO --------- manifesto of the delano City, Zip Code grape strike ------- Total amount enclosed $ _ ~ . .. .... ... ---.1 (Send to: Farm WorkersPress, Box 1060, Delano, 93215) F.II. "fAt:MalcriadoYo. 401 C••p ••I..... ~ EettttPUat CONTENT:S THE GOV'ERNOR LETTERS TO THE .AND EDITOR ".:.:;. ~ (p.4-5) THE FARM WORKERS;'" ******************** Ronald Reagan, the man who never showed himself to be FARM WORKERS' a friend of the farm worker, is the new governor of STRUGGLE ~California. Next month, he takes power, and among his (p.6-10) adversaries--including this newspaper--there is the question, 'What happens now?" ******************** The answer is simple. Nothing will happen. In effect, CHILDREN OF THE under the democratic system by which this country is FARM WORKERS usually governed, the new governor should not be a "Dar (p. 11) tisan" with his own axe to grind. He must govern accord­ ing to his own best judgment; he must govern his oppon­ ******************** ents and his supporters alike. NEWNEWNEWNEW If he does not govem this way, he is not very smart. WOMENwS PAGE If he ignores strong and important groups of citizens who (p. 13) disagree with the pr-ogram he has set forth during his campaign, he is a fool. According to the official election ******************** returns, his victory was by only 20% of the total votes. YOU CAN OWN E T That leaves 40% of the voters. to whom Reagan must listen MALCRIADO! !! and pay attention, because they have not voted for him. (p. 14-15) Maybe this is why they did not vote for him. The road to the top ( and Reagan is not yet at the top) is long and ******************** rough. WINTER IN DELANO And more than two million votes can make the difference (p.20-23) when the hour of decision comes for Reagan. It is nat­ ural that he is already thinking about the nomination of ******************** his party for the presidency'of the U. S. And this is his THE ORGANIZER'S weakness. DIRECTORY Besides these facts, which the new governor has surely (p. 25) thought about, there is one more fact: that the farm workers know that their struggle does not allow any re­ ******************** treat or escape, and that if Ronald Reagan does not show CAMPESINOS IN enough ability and political intelligence, one way or an­ ALABAMA other the farm workers have nothing to lose, because they (p. 28) are betting not only on their own future, but on the future of their children and their childrens' children. ?h~7Bl;kjjCUl;//)b~/I)2l3t~h~~b~?ltljb~?ltlit/:ll)!&~~lJ "EI Malcrfado". ~ Voice ~ the Farm Worker, is an fDdependeDt SUBSCRIPTIO~S publicatton, and is not the "official BUY GIFT newspaper" Of any person Or group. FOR YOUR FRIENDS . The editors are solely respansible for all statements and views qpressed here. ~ EL MALCRIADO:::Page 4 letters to the Edit_or ... .AlONE ~N fEXAS Editor: THE MOST EXPLOITED W'ORKERS, I am writing to ask you to send to me the magazine - "E1 Malcri­ ado" in Spanish. I am .very interested in read­ Cause ing·it. I like it very A to fight for... .much and hope 1;hat the day will come when we can read in this news­ Gentlemen: paper that the injustices have been overcome and Last evening I saw your theatre group's that farm workers are being paid a just wage. presentation. And still my heart weeps I am a mother who for you. May you find success in your lives in Texas. My trials and may you be a blessing upon the sons go to California poorer people of our nation. Sometimes very often becaus~ here we who are caught in· the middle class, in Texas they pay only collegiate atmosphere question our own wages of misery. So significance in a seemingly meaningless my sons make long and society. It is not until we are approached dangerous trips in with life, such as in the manner you de­ scribed, that life becomes pointful and search of work. relevant, and we find a purpose. When my sons leave me I feel alone and sad. Because of this I wish Enclosed IS a small check.. I do so to receive the newspa­ wish it could be more. But college de­ per in order to find out mmds certain financial benefits from us, what is happening in and this is all I can spare. However, if California where my you could send me a record album, such sons are. as was at your theatre group's presenta­ tion, I should be most pleased. Sincerely, , Once again, let me thank you for help­ Maria Luisa Hinojosa ing the farm workers. This summer past Roma, Texas I had the opportunity to work in migrant camps. It is an experience I shall never forget'. Not even if I try. And I do try. We Americans do like to hold the belief EVERYONE'S that sadness islimited to those peoples of other nations. But sadness knows no con­ fiGHT fines and so life goes on: some suffering, Friends, some helping. Belated thanks for your letter of November 7th and for the fine new book. I -Very Sincerely, still hope that someone will have the time to send Mary Jean Hitchman me the words of the song Portland, Oregon YOUNG FARM WORKERS on the record I was curi­ 0us about. I hope that next year I can do another benefit con­ I cert for you all. I know EL MALCRIADO:::Page 5 ·how hard you are work~ ..----------------------.. "help write the paper" ,ingandyouarefighting LISTEN YOUNG FARM WORKERS box. Ididthisbecause not just for yourselves ~ - I'm a newspaperman by but indirectly for all of DO YOU WANT THIS trade--in the writing end us. not the selling end. All the best, TO HIAPPEN TO YO[U? I can't think of a way to I write the paper while I'm F here and it's up there. 1/ But I would like to help anyway. If you'd like, I could drive up to Delano on most weekends and help out with the paper that way.· There would be a few weekends I'd have to miss during those times when we're on deadline down here. But my deadlines come only READERS once a month. AND FARM Best wishes. WORKERS To the Editor: Robert Dudnick Los Angeles, Cal. I asked f.or literature from the Farm Workers Dear Sirs: Association because I wanted to interest my sons in joining the union. Unfortunately, they have not Letter From Will you please re­ shown any interest, even though they make their new my subscription to liVing fr.om farm labor. Jack London's "EI Malcriado." I have This saddens me because my experiences have enclosed $2.00. taught me that all farm workers must be united in Your newspaper is Daughter order to gain a decent and dignified life from their great! We laugh and work. Editor: cry with the farm work­ Until this happens the landowners and bosses ers as we read it. will never realize that the poor people who work Enclosed is my check I'm looking forward for them should not be treated as beasts of burden. for $2.00. Please re­ to joining the second (as they are now), but as human beings who have new my subscription to food caravan, along dignity and are worthy of respect. EI Malcriado, in English. ·with our minister and Because of all this, the fight of Mr. Cesar Cha­ It has always been excel­ others from our church. vez is worthy of praise and commendation from lent, and somehow it the whole world, especially from this country keeps getting better and Viva la Causa! where he has been the only one to effectively show better. us where our society is sick. With all good wishes, Mrs. Fred Keast I am an old man, retired from work. I am 67 Sacramento, Cal. Joan London years old and have been a farm worker for more Pleasant Hill, Cal. than eight years, but now I am too old to work any HELP FOR El more. When I was in Fresno County I applied for a Christmas MALCRIADO pension and they gave one to me, not because they wanted to help me, but only because they had to. With this miserable help one lives always on ra­ Greetings Dear Sir: tions of hunger. There have been months when they have only given me a check for TWO DOL­ Dear Sir: I sure would like to be­ LARS AND FIFTY CENTS. come an owner of EI Do they think that with only this money I can pay Yes, indeed, I've been Malcriado and the Farm 40 dollars for rent ana gas and light bills? This very much interested and Worker Press. 'l'he so-called pension is a farce and serves only to concerned with your form and the check are .ridicule me in my misery. wonderful, brave fight enclosed. I am now living in this county and] do not know under Cesar Chavez, for On the form, you'll see (Continued on page 30) (Continued on page 30) that I've checked the EL MALCRIAOO:::Page 6 THE FARM WORKER STRUGGLE" - - -~ - TH( D(ATH BlOW TO P(R(lll-MINlTTI? Thrifty Drugs, one of the largest drug store.
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