EI Malc:riado THE VOICE OF THE FARM WORKER in English Volume II Number 18 Delano, California November 2/EL MALCRIADO, Friday, November 15, 1968 I I__E_I_M_a_l_c_r_i_a_d_o_s_a_y_s__ l ItZ· BY THE EDITOR OppOSlUon to the things which so Dur' The elections are over. We'll many of us are struggling for. ITLIONG LEADS UFWOC •••. leave the analysis of what happened He had himself photographed with DE Page ;) to the professionals. What we feel his maw full of grapes. Assi~ at EL MALCRIADO is a sense of He said the law is sufficient to assen GROWERS HOPE FOR HOLI­ deep sadness. protect farm workers. recto: DAY SALES• •.•••••.••••• We have many visitors in Delano, He said we need more "law and sent f Page 5 and they usually stop by EL MAL- order," and intimated that rather to a CRIADO's office on their tour of than remove the causes ofdisorder, for n A PUZZLING PUNISHMENT•• the clinic and the Forty Acres. we must "enforce" order•.•a policy cence Page 6 Most of the people we meet are which history shows to be self- Cha people with a profound sense of re- defeating. San J WETBACKS FLOOD CALIFOR- sponsibility toward their disadvan- The people of the United States, severl NIA • •.•••.•••••••..•••• taged brothers. Whether pacifists or at least a little more than 50 in late Page 9 or not, they have deep concerns a- percent of those who vote, still do Whi. bout the war. not understand. Contini A CHRISTMAS GIFT FROM They know about, and are aware Our struggle will continue. A the ad! DELANO • ••••••••••••••• of the importance of "The Move- union-busting song and dance man was iJ Page 15 ment" which is growing in the U- has been governor of California diet. I nited States. The people who come since 1966, and though he has tried Cha, I to see us are people who know, at he has not been able to put the check EL MALCRIADO, The Voice of the Farm least in a general sense, why our United Farm Workers out of busi- by his Worker, is pub! ished twice monthly by black brothers and the browns, and ness. Black people, and Filipinos, had nOl the UNITED FARM·WORKERS ORr.ANIZINr. COMMITTEE, AFL-CIO. Subsc~iptions in the poor everywhere,. are refusing and young people at the universities :omple the United States and its possessions recove! are $3.50 per year, and foreiqn, in­ to submit to the tyranny of hunger and La Raza still raise their voices cludinq Canada and Mexico, US $5.00. any longer. in dissent. The I Subscriptions for members of UFWOC, AFL-CIO are included in monthly dues. So, we get a little complacenthere. Perhaps Nixon will see to it that ing ca Editorial and busir.ess offices lo­ No visi cated at the northwest corner of ~ar­ "Well," we think, "everybodyseems the law is not reworked to protect ces Hiqhway and Mettler Avenue. Dela­ to know what's happening. Every- farm workers. Perhaps he will see Itlion no, Cal ifornia. Address all correspondence to: EL body knows the danger of having .a to it that legal and illegal impor- Chavez' MALCRIADO, Post Office Box 130, Dela- no. Cal ifornia 93215. . man like Johnson in the White House. tation of strike breakers continue. Second class postage paid at There's no danger••• people will not Whatever he does, we know he Delano, Cal ifornia 93215. permit the election of such a man••• " will be in favor of any measure to For advertising rates, con­ And then comes November 5. defeat us and against any measure tact Federico Chavez at (805) Richard M. Nixon will soon be which might benefit farm workers. 725~1337 or the mailing ad­ ress listed above. President of the United States. So, we are saddened, and worried, t:======:...... ~H:e~w::a:s~e:.:l:ec::.:.:t::ed::....::o::.:n~a:....::p.::la:tf:or:.:m:.::o:.:.f .:::C~O~N~T~I NUED ON PAGE 3 EL MALCRIADO More and more people are finding out that ~ P.O. BOX 130 subscription to EL MAtCRIADO is the best way 'DELANO, CA to keep up with the farm worker struggle. 93215 Don't be left out--send in 'this coupon today! FILL OUT THIS CARD AND SEND IT WITH $3.50 TO THE ABOVE ADDRESSI FOR A ONE-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO EL MALCRIADO, SENT TO YOUR HOME EVERY TWO WEEKS FOR ONE YEAR.

NAME-nombre ,English__ E~pano1__. EL MJ CaNT ADDRESS-domici1io about the ------of the ( CITY-ciudad STATE-estado ZIP We had finally bE Yet, w who DO Don ~t Buy CaliforniaGrapes I continue end they El guajalote grande is watching you. ' The Vr til that de EL MALCRIADO, Friday, November 15, 1968/3 ASST. DIRECTOR ITLIONG HOLDS DOWN FORT' ltliong to Head Union During Chavez's Absence

DELANO, November 5--UFWOC Assistant Director Larry Itliong told assembled strikers tonight that Di­ rector Cesar Chavez will be ab­ sent from Delano "from three weeks to a month" because of his need for rest and quiet during convales­ cence from a back ailment. Chavez, who was hospitalized in San Jose for nearly a month with severe back pain, returned to Delano in late September. While convalescing at home, he continued to participate actively in the administration of the Union. He LET US ALL BE was in traction, and on a special diet. Chavez went to San Jose for a NAMECALLERS check up recently, and was advised by his doctors that his condition had not improved, and that a month's :omplete, rest was necessary for his , recovery. The UFWOC Director is now be­ ing cared for in Santa Barbara. No visitors are permitted. Itliong will lead the Union in Chavez' absence. It is imperative that we in ,the radical movement know exactly who our oppressors are. That means, among other things, calling names­ especially the names of those key money-powers and their servants who attempt to remain invisible behind the screen of their power apparatus. One such figure,- brought recently to the attention of the Guardian, is the man above: Dr. John S. Foster,. Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Defense Department. His job? To hand out more than $60 million per year for scientific research on behalf of U.S. imperialism. One of his interests. indeed, is the "motivations" of the Columbia rebels. In a future issue of the Guardian therefore, you will learn more about him, including his address.

Among other of our recent and regular features: Oa two-paye diagram of the power structure that dominates Columbia University Oa detailed breakdown of U.S. military arms manufacturers 0 regular dispatches from Southeast Asia and Paris by Wilfred Burchett 0 former SNCC­ member Julius Lester's popular column 0 new lef' Hnalysis by Carl Davidson 0 book, film and record reviews 0 'nuch m'ore in 20 to 24 pages tabloid Subscribe today. EL MALeRIADO SAYS CONTI NUED FR0f'1 PAGE 2 Okay. Enclosed is $ __ [or a: __one-year regular subscription (52 about the decision made by the voters weeks) at '$ 7, __one-year student or G/ subscription at $3.50 (include name o[school). __ten-week trial subscription at $/. On all but the ten. of the United States of America. week trial. please add $2 [or Canada and Latin America, $3 elsewhere We had hoped that people were Name.e _ fi~ally beginning to understand. Addres<5...- _ CiIY --.5Slale.e ,ZZjp, _ Yet, we know th~t there are many Sch00 11 _ who DO understand, that they will continue to help us, and that in tJ:1e 197 E. 4th 51. end they will be a majority. N(~w Yorl-:, N.Y. The Union will keep fighting un­ 1f)(J09 il that day comes. I

4/EL MALCRIADO! Friday, November 15, 1968

A BAD DAY FOR FARM W'ORKERS

ELECTION RESULTS SPELL TROUBLE, a by Y. A. Perdimos for Malcriado Pol itical National Labor Relations Actcover­ is. In the long run, the strength ifor Editor age for farm workers difficult in of the Union depends on the dedi­ a r The next two years will be dif- the 9lst Congress. cation and loyalty of its members-­ mer ficult and dangerous ones for the AND THEN THERE'S NIXON not on the opposition or support o United Farm Workers Organizing At the very least, President (!) of politicians. we~ Committee as the result of state . Nixon can be expected to oppose the As U FW OC Assistant Director men and national election results from grape boycott and to work toward Larry Itliong said recently, "We yeal November 5. preventing the extension of the NLRA have not had much sympathy or un­ yero Most ominous of all for the Union to farm workers. derstanding from the present ad­ cor( is the fact that Republicans took Nixon at his worst could bring ministration. Whether or not we port control of both houses of the Cal­ back braceros and open up the bor­ win this strike depends on you, G ifornia State Legislature, w hie h ders to even more strikebreakers. the members, and the amount of CUrl mea n s Governor Ronald Reagan He could launch all kinds of har­ sacrifice you are willing to make a YI ought to have a cooperative rubber. rassing "investigations' of the Union to build the Union," he said. Cor( stamp for anti-Union legislation. and further increase the govern­ We can break their nia The Union can expect the introduc­ ment's p,urchases ofgrapes, already haughty power: gain our P: tion of some kind of anti-boycott at record highs. freedom when we learn/ wer measures. Nixon will be unable to destroy That the Union makes us they The State Senate will remain under the Union, no ,matter how bad he strong. - ture the thumb of right wing "Democrat" --"50 Zidarity Forever ,,__ Hugh M. Burns, president pro tem man and a long-time Union foe who has low repeatedly attempted to s mea r In L! UFWOC with insinuations and red­ sell baiting. , EL PRESID!ENTE plus UFW OC had endorsed Hubert Pi Humphrey before the elections, and ket participated in a massive voting thou drive in East Los Angeles, largely con1 a Mexican-American area. Despite is pi record turn-outs and huge majorities ers for the Democrats in minority areas, tion, Humphrey lost the county by a tight 40,000 votes. In Delano and other areas with numerous farm workers, Humphrey won, including Kings, Fresno, and San Benito counties. In Kern County, Wallace polled more than ro, 000 votes. Nixon carried the county, but without a majority. A BRIGHT SPOT One bright Spot in the results was the victory of Alan Cranston as Californiais new Senator. A­ nother friend of the farm workers, Senator Ralph Yarborough ofTexas, succeeded to the chairmanship of the Senate Labor Committee, but the loss of several Senators, such as Clark of Pennsylvania, Gilligan of Ohio, Clark of Illinois, and Morse of Oregon will make passage of

r EL MALCRIADO, Friday, November 15; 1~68/5

,UNSOLD GRAPES PILE UP AND UP

October proved to be a bad month for growers and shippers of Cal­ ifornia table grapes, according to a recent UFW OC research depart­ ment report. October shipments of table grapes were 21 percent lower than ship­ ment s during the sam e month last year, and 19 percent below a four­ year average for the month, ac­ cording to Market News Service re­ ports. Grape cold storage holdings are currently' 48 percent higher than Stocked to the brim with grapes~ these poor lil' a year ago at the same time, ac­ 'cold storqge piggy back trucks' have no place to go. cording to repbrts of the Califor­ nia Department of Agriculture. Growers Hope for Holiday Sales Prices of Ribier variety grapes were 50 cents per lug lower than Grape growers will attempt to out a profit this year, despite boy­ they were last year, the Agricul­ unload nearly one fifth of this year's cott pressure. ture Department reports indicated. total California grape crop during the This holiday season, if you see a The UFWOC report said the de­ Thanksgiving-Christmas season, if red-nosed man with a dozen black mand for table grapes has been very past years are any example. eagles harnessed to a 1936-model low during the last couple of weeks. As the holidays approach, cold sleigh, you'll know it's another In Los Anglees, grapes continued to storage units are stocked to the "huelguista" spreading greetings of sell below cOSt, based on FOB prices brim (the aisles runneth over) with joy and a little message: plus transportation. . grapes remaining unsold because of DON'T BUY GRAPES Principal cause of the poor mar­ effective Union boycotting around the ket for table grapes this year is nation. thought to be the UFWOC-sponsored In some areas growers have consumer boycott of the fruit, which broken through the boycott line, is produced on ranches where work­ only to find prices plummet when ers are denied Union representa­ these markets are flooded. In tion. others, shipments have been cut down, and prices have sky-rocketed as agri-business tries to re-coup some of its losses on the struck produce. Because grape sales drop immedi­ ately after the first of the year, and continue to decline until new crops are available in the spring, growers will jam fruit counters with Firm, but non-violent. not-so-fresh cold storage grapes in hopes that they can still squeeze

r 6/EL MALCRIADO, Friday, November 15, 1968 .EDITORIAL '; Growers Prepare Anti-Union A, PUZZLING PUNISH'MENT Campaign Most of our Union members are Catholic and in many of our Union WASHINGTON, D.C., November meetings and picket lines we have had Catholic priests and nuns giving 9--Charles S. Toan, President of us their blessings and support. the National Council of Agricultural Being a Union with a majority of Catholics in our membership, we Employers, has called for an all­ seek the approval of the Church for our actions, and much of our strength out effort on the part of growers comes from this approval and from the knowledge that all we are re.all)i to resist any new legislation de­ trying to do is implement and practice the teachings of the Church. signed to help farm workers in the That is why we are lost trying to think of a good reason why Father neWly-elected Congress, according John V. Coffield was withdrawn from his «faculties' as a priest" after to the November 9 issue of the picketing in front of a supermarket in support of our boycott of California Packer, a trade magaZine for grow­ table grapes. ers and shippers. From now on Father Coffield won't be able to say mass, except privately, "The next few months will be or preach. But he remains a priest for the rest of his life. as important as any period in the If all the reports are correct, the action against Father Coffield was fight against the labor union in taken because of his participation in "controversial issues." James Fran­ agriculture," Toan said. NCAE cis Cardinal McIntyre has not made a pUblic statement on the reasons for members have supported a policy Father Coffield's suspension. He does not need to, but for our own peace of "no unions in field or orchard of mind, we would like to know if there were other reasons for suspending under anycircumstances," he added. this priest besides his picketing activities in support of the consumer Toan admitted that some growers boycott of grapes. believe support could be found for We have received support from countless civic and religious groups. a bill that would be introduced with We seek and welcome this support. In our picket lines we have had Pro­ the specific problems of the agri­ testant ministers and Rabbis and Catholic priests marching to help the cultural employer in mind. Pro­ farm worker achieve better wages. It grieves and troubles us that it tection against strikes at harvest is a Catholic priest who is suspended for giving us a helping hand. time w 0 u I d be the initial guar­ --J.R.-S. antee to gain grower interest, he stated. Toan does not seem to be familiar with contracts wigned between the United Farm Workers and nine Cali­ fornia growers, all of which include BAY AREA such a "no -strike" clause. But then again, if growers are dedicated to a policy of "no unions in field CARAVAN and orchard under any circumstan­ ces," such a "no-strike" clause or any type of compromise with DELANO--The next caravan from the Union would be rejected by them. the Bay Area to Delano is sched­ uled for Saturday, November 23. The caravan will leave in two sec­ NOW ALSO tions: One departing at 7 a.m. IN LA M(XICANA from 567 47th St., Oakland, and the other at 8 a.m. from the San LAMONT 11121 Main St. Francisco Labor Temple at 2940 Bakeries 16th St., San Francisco. FO[}R LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU IN KERN COUNTY KI Everyone is invited to come to Delano and talk to the people a­ I~ASCO DELANO BAKERSFIELD . round. Food will be provided at 1000 "F" St. 407-11th Ave. 630 Baker St. p the Filipino Hall, and if you want '323-4294 758-5774 725-9178 to stay overnight you are welcome o We have a Large SeLea­ to do so in the same Filipino Hall. Egg Bread and Pastries R An Kinds of D.onuts tion of Spanish Maga­ Join the Caravan and come•••for Cakes for-aLL Oaaasions_ sines, Books, and Rea­ further information phone (415) 655­ Frenah Bread ords. M 3256 after 7 p.m. or between 8 1 ======.-G~.~~~_o ABA, ...... n and 9 a.m. .... 1===== EL MALCRIADO, Friday, November- 15, 1968/7 U.A.W. Helps Get Boycott Rolling.

DETROIT--The keys to a 1969 Ford station wagon were given recently to Miss Lupe Anguiano, UFWOC boycott representative in Detroit by Walter Reuther, United Auto Workers President. Sister Anguiano, in turn, handed the keys / to Brother Eliseo Medina, UFWOC's Chicago representative, who will use the car in Chicago, and then drive it to Delano. A total of $2,860 for the new sta­ tion wagon was collected by UAW Local 600 officers, unit presidents, and local staff members, so that "the grape workers' cause could be better helped." In a letter of thanks to Walter Dorosh, President of Local 600, UFWOC Director Cesar Chavez . wrote, "I want your membership to know that this is just the kind of support that keeps our struggle going."

Eliseo Medina ~ leader of the UFWOC grape.,boycott in Chicago~ checks out the new 1969 stat&on wagon g&ven to the Union by the United Auto Workers.

The only completely Mexican Mortuary in northern California SANCHEZ=HAlL MORTUARY Growers Accused FRESNO

1022 "S" STREET TELEPHONE 237-3532 of Wage Fraud BAKER SF IE LD, October 4-­ Services avaliable everywhere •.•No mat~ tet where you live, our price Is the same UFWOC attorneys filed suit today .••death.notlces In newspapers and on against Paramount Grower s, Inc., the radio are Included: •• we can make after the firm made its employees. Robert J. sanches arrangements for every economic situation re-pack grapes and retused to J?ay Ot.mer Telephone 23?~3532 . them. According to UFWOC attorneys, .KENNETH J. LEAp· GENERAL INSURANCE Paramount G;owers, Inc., forc.eel workers to re-pa~k grapes they had car... life... fire earlier picked and did not pay, them for the extra hours spent re-pack­ PHONES: 3222 East Mayfair Blvd. ing. In addition, the grower firm Office, 485-0650 Mayfair Shopping Center told workers that if they did not . Resi~ente, 266-1349 Fresno, Calif. 93703 repack the grapes, they would not be paid at all for that day's work, Mr. Leap wiU be in the UF'WOC Service Center~ and only those grapes that were 105 Asti~ DeZano~ every Wednesday to serve U­ re-packed would the growers count nion members. in making payment. WETBACKS FLOOD FOUR WAYS TO CALIFORNIA FRESNO, November 3--At least' don't complain and they put out a 8'1ERGErJCY EXIT 20,000 to 30,000 "wetbacks," people lot more work." BREAK A STRIKE SALIDA DE EMERGENCIA who iilegally entered the U.S. from Ironically, there are no penalties Mexico, are working on San joa- for the growers who recruit and em- quin Vall e y ranches t his fall, ploy wetbacks. Taylor describes according to a report by Ron Tay- the "rules" of the game, rules which' Articles in EL MALCRIADO refer to many kinds of lor in the November 3 Fresno Bee. in effect encourage the growers immigration programs and permits. In answer to many More than 17,106 illegals have been to recruit and hire wetbacks with- questions about the meanings of such terms as "we t­ caught in the Valley in the past out fear of punishment: back" and Ilgreen carder,11 we print the following nine months, but some officials es- "Rule 1," states Taylor, "It is descriptions of the ways that farm workers can come timate apprehension rates at only not a crime to employ an illegal to the United States. 15- percent of the total number of alien. L. GREEN-CARD HOLDER: The these practices. Growers have in "illegals" in the area, the report "Rule 2--While it is illegal to green card or "Alien Registration" effect used the green carders to said. There has been a 70 per- harbor a wetback, the prosecution (Form 1-151) is a permit to immi­ replace the outlawed bracero pro­ cent increase in the hiring of il- must prove intentional concealment. grate to the United States. Pre­ gram. legals over the 1966 season, when "Rule 3--The captured wetback sumably the immigrant will settle 2. BRACEROS (literally "arms"): the grape strike began to have a normally is not deported, but sugns in the United States, pay taxes, and Braceros are Mexican citizens who major impact on wages and working a voluntary repatriation authoriza- have all the rights and duties of were not immigrants, who were conditions in the Valley. tion that carries no stigma, should American citizenship except the brought into the United States for "Wetb a c k s" are viciously ex- he or she wish to return legally. right to vote. Many, if not a ma­ temporary farm work under a special ploited, paid miserably low wages, "Rule 4--Any wetback captured with jority, of Union members are or U.S. government-financed program. cheated by the growers and con- a smuggler may be detain~d as a were green card holders and the The program was terminated by Con­ tractors and foremen. They are material withness, and he can be Union supports a liberal policyper­ gress in 1965 because of the out­ often charged up to $200 or more employed by local farmers, but half mitting anyone who genuinely wants rageous exploitation of the workers for the privelege of being smuggled his wages will be witheld pending to immigrate to the United 'States and the adverse effect the bracero into the U.S. and given a job on trial, to insure his appearance." to be allowed to do so. program had on the U. S. labor force some ranch, according to Taylor. Some Mexican citizens, however, and wages. Some Union members claim that W hi Ie the government s pe n t obtain green cards without having Under various loopholes growers it is not uncommon for a grower $1,200,000 in 1968 to transport wet­ any intention to "immigrate." They received braceros in 1965, 1966, to work a wetback crew for an backs back to Mexico, growers bear continue to live in Mexico and use and 1967. With Nixon slated to enter e'ritire season, providing only room none of the burden of this COSt. the immigration permit to travel the White House, growers can be and board, but promising the big The ·system leaves the wetback and work in the U.S. Such tem­ expected to try to revive the pro­ "bonus" paycheck at the end of the without any protection of the law, porary workers are often useci"by gram either directly, with new legis­ season. Then, a few days before at the mercy of venal and cheating the growers to depress wages and lation in Congress, or through back­ the promised payday, the grower contractors and growers. By ac­ break strikes. door manipulation of Labor and jus­ calls the boarder patrol and has cepting low wages withoutcomplaint, The Union is strongly opposed to tice Dep"rtment regulations and all these "illegals" picked up: the wetback depresses the wage allOWing this category of green car­ loopholes, as was done under the Taylor notes that some growers rate and lowers the standards \and ders to breakstrikes, and the Secre­ johnson administration. and contractors prefer' wetbacks conditions of the "legal workers who tary of Labor has declared such 3. n-HOUR PASS HOLDER: A over legal workers. "These are are competing with him for jobs. action illegal. Some green carders 72 hour pass is given to Mexican very poor people," one foreman ad­ The "lawnorder-lovin'" growers ac~ally live in Mexico and commute citizens to visit friends and rela­ mitted frankly. "They need money will almost certainlyconvince Pres­ 'daily'to jobs in the U.S. border areas. tives in the U.S. or to shop in the desperately, or they would not be ident Nixon's new "lawnorder-lovin'" Living in Mexico, they can afford U.S. This pass is often used to When an important story breaks, EL MALCRIA­ here. They expect to get caught, Attorney General that this is an area to work for a wage which a person gain admission to the U. S., after DOls star reporter Jaime Reyes is always Johnny sooner or later, so they do noth­ where new laws and order are not in the United States simply could which the pass-holder illegallytakes on the Spot. Itls hard 1 ife, sometimes, rush­ ing but work, eat and sleep. They needed. not live on. Others "immigrate" employment and remains in the ing out at all hours of the day and night, but for a month or two of work and U.S. after the pass expires. Jaime always bounces back. Hels a real brick. then return with their earnings to 4. MOjADO (literally "wet", from Mexico. Many are recruited as swimming across the Rio Grande strike breakers before they ,ever River) and "ALAMBRISTA" (li­ leave Mexico. While these people terally "fence jumper"): A "wet­ are clearly violating the spirit and back" is someone who has illegally intent of the law, the government entered the U.S. without permit has deliberately closed its eyes to or papers of any kind. 10/EL MALCRIADO, Friday, November 15, 1968 b" - Viva la Causa y s. Ei Progreso "HANDOUTS WILL ONLY DESTROY Di~ ;etUVete411 fJI YoUR INCENTIVE TO WORK ..." Gr 4 SN An a 1IteUe4#e'- shipp mer A~~' #AI grape millie dropt: Atc duce Fresno California Exch, ComI1 Fruit whic tembE ThE also Defend juncti the be 'y0 ur Rig hts, '$333,127,695 TO TH E SUPER RICH Fe< Redskin-Style CongressOK's Unlimit~d Subsidies L.loy Small independant farmers re­ ate farmers. We read this article ceived a sharp rap on the knuckles The subsidy program ends up -Un in the Christian Science recently, while mammoth corpor­ paying millions to already rich grow­ Monitor last week, and ation agri-business got the OK for ers and a pittance to poor farmers thought some of our more en 0 r m 0 u s government sub­ who don't own vast amounts of land. 1 readers would enjoy it. sidies, as the res u 1t of political In 1967, the subsidies over $25,000 Picketers around the finagling of a Congressional mi­ totalled $333,127,693. Yet at the Ane country, take notice~ nority. same time the government was help­ large WINNEMUCCA, NEVADA--S h 0­ Several weeks ago the House of ing the rich to become richer itwas farm shone Indians, in full war paint Representatives passed a bill plac­ doing little to aid the poor farmer. respe and carrying rifles, are creeping' ing a $20,000 ceiling on a farm Even so, not all big farmers are were up on white hunters and ordering subsidy to be paid to a single far­ happy with their government six­ failurl them off the reservarion. mer. figured checks. Some growers in-, tary f -They looked up and saw us, and However, two old men ofCongress, volved in large agri-business .toilet that was enough," said John Pope, rep. W. R. -Bob" Poage of Texas, complain they're loosing money on both an Indian also know as "Rolling and Senator Allan Ellander of Louis­ the fallow lands, even with the gov­ Jud Thunder," as he described one ernment allotments, and that the iana, managed to finagle a one­ periOl -raid:' -One man's mouth was lands now under subsidy could be year extension of the existing farm Baker moving but nothing came out. subsidies program, which has no put to use grOWing money-making Garci gave them 15 minutes to get off maximum figure. crops. porati the reservation. They made it!" Under the existing law, a farmer According to Dean Porter, Texas again~ Mr. Pope, a spokesman for the is paid a certain amount by the grower, -If we're not smart enough stipul Shoshones, says the white hunters government for not growing specific to raise something to sell, then we're must. are -wasting deer while our people crops. The purpose of the scheme too stupid to be farmers." farm go hungry." So while the bulge in the hip poc­ is to maintain a steady price for UF\ The Shoshones, ledbyChiefFrank ket of a few continues' to grow, and . the commodities. Ifthe marketwere lawye: :. Temoke, began the scare technique flooded with a particular crop, ,the the government putS off for another ". that . 1a s t we e k. Mr. Pope said five argt.lment goes, prices would plunge. year the plight of the poor, and a for f: groups of white hunters have been The $20,000 limit would in effect few compIa in that the subsidies the ce Tun off the reservation in the Ruby save the government millions byre­ aren't bringing in any profit, small barra, Valley, near Elko, Nevada. ducing the wallet bulge of corpor- farmers are left holding the bag. S.F. Judg.e Dismisses Grower Suit SAN FRANCISCO, November 4-­ An attempt by grape growers and shippers to halt the UFWOC consu­ mer boycott of California table grapes was foiled today, when a $75 million suit against the Union was dropped by the plaintiffs. Attorneys for the Ballantine Pro­ duce Company, the California Fruit Exchange, the Mendleson - Zeller Company, and the Royal Valle) Fruit Growers dropped the suit, injunction, however. sustained $125,000 in damage to' which was filed originally on Sep­ UFWOC Assistant General Coun­ the boycott as the result of alleged tember 30. sel David Averbuck said the Union illegal practices on the part o.f the The grower-shipper group had has filed a counter-suit against growers. also asked for an anti-boycott in­ the growers and shippers, charging Averbuck said the possible result junction, which would have halted them with conspiracy and price­ of the case is that the growers the boycott operation. fixing in violation of the Sherman . may have to pay $375,000 in damages Federal District Court Judge Anti-Trust law. The UFWOC suit to the Union if the Court finds the L.loyd Burke refused to grant the says the United Farm Workers have growers guilty of the charges.

Unsanita'ry Growers. C'HICANO LAWYERS LOS ANGELES, November 7-­ Taken to Count A Mexican-American and Indian Law Students Association, which will con· centrate its efforts on bringing more Another legal blow' was dealt to ly gave information in support of Mexican-American and Indian stu­ large agribusiness recently, as two the case, Mr. Ibarra and Mr. Gar':' dents to the law' schools of UCLA, farm laborers successfully sued cia have managed to successfully the University of Southern Califor­ respective companies where they win a sanitation suit against large nia, and Loyola, has been organized were employed, charging them with ' agribusiness in California, some­ in California according to a recent failure to provide required sani­ thing that had never previouslybeen announcement. tary facilities in the fields, including done,· Averbuck explained. The new associationhas a starting toilet and hand-washing facilities, The two farm laborers sued for membership of 24 students who have both mandatory under state law. $4,OPO a pie~e, plus $5,000 in pu­ committed themselves to return to Judge Walter Osborn of the Su­ nitive damages. the barrios and reservations after perior Court of Kern County in In addition to upholding the suit, graduation to try to bring social Bakersfield recently upheld David Judge Osborne ruled that Garcia change through legal action. Garcia's suit of Bianco Fruit Coor­ and Ibarra, besides suing on be­ Members of the new association poration, and Julio Ibarra's suit half of themselves, could sue on are already negotiating with agencies against Guidera Farms. The code behalf of all other workers employ­ such as anti-poverty programs con­ stipulates that sanitation facilities ed at that time on the two ranches. cerned mainly with Mexican-Ameri­ must be provided in the fields where "The UFWOC is also suing D.M. cans and Indians to find out the farm laboreres are employed. Steele and Co., Guimarra Vienyard possibilities for the kind of active UFWOC attorney David Averbuck, Corporation, and the David Freeman involvement they are looking for. lawyer for GarCia and Ibarra, claims and Co., of which Lionel Steinburg Chairman of the Association is that this is a significant victory is the president, for violation of Ralph Ochoa. Loreta Sifuentes, for farm laborers. "Because of the same code," the Union lawyer the first Mexican-American woman the courage of Mr. Garcia, Mr. I­ noted. law student at UCLA, is the secre,. barra, and many others who eager- ·rary. Fr'esno Lutherans Beaten Picket Suffers Coronary SALEM, OREGON, November 6-­ manent injunction were scheduled Visit the Stri ke UFWOC sympathizer Robert J. for Tuesday, November 12. Schaaf suffered a heart attack Tues­ DELANO, November l2--After a day, October 29, after he was al­ day of touring UFWOC operetions legedly assaulted and beaten by the Edit in Delano and meeting with strik­ owner of the Central Market in Sa-. It' ing farm workers, a group of Lu­ lem, where he was picketing in sup­ you teran ministers returned to their port of UFWOC's boycott of Cal­ in R parishes in Fresno County with a ifornia table grapes. and Priest Canned broadened outlook on the problems According to reports in Oregon toda' facing California farm workers. U­ newspapers, store owner Rupert B. at t For Stri ke Action FWOC' s acting Director Larry Syracuse, 43, and meat cutter Ro­ uneJ< Father John V. Coffield was re­ Itliong met with the group, whose bert C. Yocom, 50, were arrested and lieved of his priestly duties last churches have many growers but after the incident. Syracuse was kids Tuesday, November 28, after pick­ practically no farm workers as pa­ charged with assault, and Yocom was we h eting an El Monte supermarket a­ rishoners, and later complimented accused of disorderly conduct. B] gainst California table grapes, ac­ the group for coming to Delano UFW OC boycott representa t i v e laco cording to a report of the Los and listening to the other side. Nick Jones, a member of the Mi­ org< Angeles Times. One minister admitted frankly grant Ministry, said Schaafand Mrs. you The priest, who was suspended that "We know the growers' pro­ Berna Wingert were picketing the issu by James Francis Cardinal blems and we sympathize with them. Store when Syracuse came out and amo McIntyre, said the action was taken They are our friends and neighbours, dragged Schaaf from the parking 11 against him because of his par­ and members of our churches." lot, striking him in the process. Micl ticipation in "controversial" activ­ Itliong commented, "Someofthem. Mrs. Wingert said Yocom pushed Bale ities, but that he picketed in front seemed a little hostile when they her and twisted her arm While for­ whe of the supermarket last week be­ first arrived, but they really tried cibly removing her from the park­ thin cause he felt that "educating people ,to open their minds and see both ing area. we: to the purposes of the grape strike sides. We told them that as long Schaaf was taken to the coronary is definetely a priestly aCtivity." -as the growers refused to nego­ unit of Salem Memorial Hospital im­ mediately after the incident. The suspended priest added that tiate, we have no alternative but canno~ to strike and boycott. They seemed Syracuse did not appear in Court from now on "I say mass, except privately, or preach, but I to understand." the following day, although he was We1 am still a priest, and expect to Other protestant churches, which expected to have shown up to sign OCtl be one until I die. H He believes are so hasty to condemn the farm formal trespassing complaints a­ that in time to come his position workers and the strike and the boy­ gainst Schaaf and Mrs. Wingert. will be more acceptable and he will cott, should follow the example of "ES Later, students and faculty mem­ be fully reinstated. Meanwhile, he these Lutherans and come to De­ bers of Mount Angel College con­ Editc said, he would support himself by lano and listen to the farm work­ tinued picketing the Central Mar­ In social work and other means. ers' side of the controversy. MayJ 'ket, and a 24-hour yigil lasting sev­ ~. eral days was held to mark support mue! ,~~;, for the boycott and to protest Syr­ ,~ :tJ.1~1 founl N. Y. Benefit to Aid UFWOC and acuse alleged beating of Schaaf. t:..~ carr Mt. Angel College student David Alan King and Peter, Paul and les Goodell, and HarrisonWilliams, therr Jon-Mikel, 23, announced last week Mary will· headline a benefit per- as well as numerous Congressmen. dije he would fast until November 12, formance December 4 at Carniegie UFWOC Vice President Dolores pero the date set for hearings on an in­ Hall for California grape workers Huerta reports that Cesar Chavez, the junction limiting picket activities and the UFWOC. National Director of the UFWOC, such requested by Syracuse. Union New York representatives will attend the benefit concert. A Pickets were served with a tem­ report that Senator Edward Kennedy Tickets for the" performance run la I porary restraining order on Tues­ is honorary chairman of the bene- $3, $5, $15, $25, and $50, and are chec day, October 29, in which Judge fit committee. Others on the com- tax deductable. For information cion Douglas Hay placed a limit of four mittee include Secretary of Labor and reservations regarding the bene on the number of pickets which would' Willard Wirtz, President of the New fit concert for strikeing California ber permitted at the Central Mar­ York Labor Council Harry Van Ars- grape workers, write: UFWOCj ket. dale, Senators Jacob Javits. Eugene Tickets, Room 914,515 Madison A_I' Mon Hearings on the order and a per- McCarthy, George McGovern, Char-= venue, New York City, N. Y. 10022. Oco EL MALCRIADO; November 15, 1968/13 {Letters I TWINS IN TEXASI, THANK YOU Editor: Editor and Brothers: I have been receiving EL MAL­ It's been a long time and I hope CRIADO for some months and I you guys haven't forgotten us here appreciate it. Thank you so much. in Rio Grande. Today is the 22nd I have been keeping up fairly and the trial of the Rangers starts well with the trials and tribulations today. I was going to be present of Cesar Chavez and the farm wor­ at the trial, but my wife had an kers for several years through the unexpected visit from the stork Progressive and Ramparts maga­ and left us a pair of beautiful zines. I re~d a couple of books kids, a boy and a girl. So you see about your struggles, including "De­ we have twins now. lano. ~ .I was privileged to watch By the way, I'm living in Wes­ two discussions on TV about your laco now, and I hope to do some problems, hosted by Les Crane. organizing here. I would like for I want you to know I'm sorry you to send me a bunch of past there are such people as most of issues so that I can distribute them the big growers with so little com­ DELANO MAYOR among the people here. passion for these people who help. This year I migrated north to make' possible their big prOfits. HEADS AGRI-BANK Michigan and then to Ohio. I met Robert Kennedy's death was so DELANO--Dr. Clifford Loader. Baldemar Velasquez and I was there sad. It is hard for me to really now serving his sixth term as may­ when the strike .began. I started believe he is gone. Sure doesn't or of Delano, and for the past thinking of the good old days, and seem right, does it? three years a bitter and vocal op­ we sang our songs. I wish you all, as I wish for all ponent of his city's farm workers, I hope to hear: from you soon. suffering humanity, a better life. has been elected Chairman of the Viva la Causa, Sincerely, Viva la Huelga, Board of the National Bank of Ag­ (Mrs.) Sally Simmerman riculture. Loader succeeds Robert Reynaldo de la Cruz Sepulveda, California Setrakian, prominent Valley grape Weslaco, Texas October 29, 1968 . October 22, 1968 grower, who had previously held the pOSt. ",ESTOY ICON 'USTEDES'" Cranberries s't~ Editor: Uvas no In my neighborhood there is a Mayfair store which I patronize much of the time. Last week I found outside a picket line and went a reminder from the and talked to the people that were carrying the signs and smiled at CREDIT UNION ... them. Les salude de mano y les ARE YOU A MEMBER OF YOUR FARM V-IORKER CREDIT UNION, dije que yo estoy con ustedes-­ pero 10 que no entiendo es porque SMART SAVERS, WHO PUT MONEY ASIDE DURING THE SUM­ the truck drivers deliver goods to MER MONTHS, NOW HAVE EXTRA MONEY TO SPEND DURING such stores-- THE WINTER. A union man no debe de cruzar la linea de pickets. Remito mi COME IN TODAY, AND FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN SAVE MONEY cheque para la proxima subscrup­ AND PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. cion. FARM WORKERS CREDIT UNION Estov con ustedes, P.O BOX 894 Renaldo Alarcon DELANO, CALIFORNIA 93215 Montebello, California OFFICES AT TH.E SERVICE CENTER st.~ Delano~ Ocotober 11, 1968 105 Asti Ca. ~4/EL MALCRIADO, Friday, November 15, 1968 A Christmas Gift from

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