1971_05 The Daily Collegian May 1971

              3    THE DAILY COLLEGIAN   Monday, May
MECHA! THE FIRST STEP
responsive network of activists
will work ta h
EDITORIAL
Ask
yourself
Stop and ask yourself where are
you going, and you wiU probably
think ln terms of your future,
and you will probably answer ta
terms as to what you are working for or what you wUh to be-
But stop and look around you,
are you taking*part ta the changes
that are going on around you or
are you telling yourself that you
can do nothing to Initiate change
today. Bear ta mind that the
changes today win control your
life tomorrow. Are you so convinced that you can do nothing for
change, that you will stand by
and let others control your destiny. Are you so apathetic to the
cause of the day that you choose
to close your eyes and narrow
your mind to the point that you
wlU now have become a vegetable In the white man's world;
letHng him pick you at his whim
for his purpose. He has controlled your life until now, win
you let him continue ln control
or wtll you stand on your feet
and get off your knees and demand
your rightful place In our society.
We must all have the right as
men and women to decide on our
destiny, we must not allow others
to deny us our right to life.
-Reprinted from
La Vlda Nueva, April 1971
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
As of present wherever one
travels throughout the Southwest,
one finds that there are different
leveta of awareneas on different
campuses. It u the function of
MECHA to. further socialization
and poltUettaUon for liberation
on all campuses. The atudent
movement is to a Urge degree a
political movement and as such
must not Illicit from our people
the negative responses that we
have experienced so often In the
past ta relation to politics, and
often with good reason. To this
end then, we must re-deflne politics for our people to be a means
of liberation. The political so-
phlstlcaUon of our Raza roust be
raised so that they do not fan
prey to apologisUand vendldos
whose whole interest Is their personal career or fortune. In addl-
movement  Is
The spirit of MECHA mustb.
     -J cultural
awareneas. The ethic of profit
and competition, of greed and Intolerance which the Anglo society
offers roust be replaced by our
ancestral coromunallsm and love
for beauty and Justice. MECHA
must bring to the mind of every
young Chlcano that the liberation
of his people froro prejudice and
oppression is ln his hands and
this responsibility Is greater than
personal achievement and more
meaningful than degrees, especially If they are earned at the
expense of his Identity and cultural Integrity.
MECHA then, is more than a
name. It ts a spirit of unity, of
brotherhood and a resolve to undertake a struggle for liberation
In a society where Justice Is but
a  word. MECHA Is a means to
Cinco de Mayo en San Quentin
por el Jopo Trejo
I awoke to the sounds of Jangling keys, and as I tried to get
myself together, I also was trying to sea-the window between
the steel bars of my cell to see how lt looked outside and to
see what kind of day It would be, cloudy, sunny or what? For
another day of my dally routine, then I heard someone call me
•Eae carnal (brother) Japa, fellz Clneo de Mayo,' the vole*
was from a few cells down, lt was a carnal named Chlno. I
answered back lguaimente (the same), and also to your celly
Gabby and to all La Raza, then there were a few VIVA shouts
here and there, but lt was going to be another rouUne day
for all of us carnales here. There would be no fiesta, dancing
or parade, but within our own corazon, there was a Joy and a
feeling full of pride.
After I had my breaktast, I went to the big and crowded yard.
Like every morning the 'plntos* were walking and talking, and
some leaning against the walls, waiUng for the work call whistle
for us to go to work and do our dally thing. But as I came out
and strolled a bit. I didn't get too far, I was approached and
greeted with a big smile and a 'Chlcano Raza' handshake, and
I felt the pride and deep feelings of this special day, the culture
and the spirit of my 'Chlcano carnales,' was strongly felt and
expressed. The common greeting for the day was, 'Fellz
Clneo de Mayo,' Carnal, there was'Carnalismo'at San QuenUn
For dinner we had a burrlto, Umale, frljoles and arroz (rice)
It was as close to home as we would ever get being ta here, i
wonder what the 16th of September will be Uke? But, that's the
way lt went for us on Clneo deMayo, 1970 here at San QuenUn.
'FROM SMALL PROBLEMS ON .
La Raza Unida Party: a political movement
By Manuel Delgado
The concept of La Raza Unlda
Party, already a practical reality
ln South Texas, was bom out of
frustration and the realization
that In this country nobody Is
going to help.us but ourselves.
It was the realization, also, that
even In this highly Individualistic
society, power is still based on
the unity of Interest groups.
The Idea of a Raza party Is
based on the assumption that all
Chlcanos or Latinos have enough
ln common to unify under one
leadership. In other such attempts, La Raza has proven perhaps morclndlvlduallstlcthanthe'
anglo. Supporters of the party
should be allowed to work prl-
irlly on social problems In the
 r Umtlies. Therefore much
thought must be given to both the
nature and the structure of the
party before embarking on extensive  organizing efforts.
If the organizers of La Raza at
Unlda Party keep ln mind strong
regional loyalties of Chicanos and
the Importance of respect for
Individuality that characterizes
Chlcanos, the party has a good
chance. The leadership to date
has shown great patience and tolerance of differences, and It Is
this patience together with good
leadership that gives the party a
chance of succeeding.
GRASSROOTS
The leadership will need todts-
tlngulsh a poUUcal party from a
political movement and the leadership will also need to properly
allocate resources. It Is apparent, even though there are tendencies to emphasize the status
symbols of a legitimate party,
such as running candidates, and
opening offices, the majority of
those In attendance Insist that the
party's Immediate goal is to work
ln the barrios to solve both immediate problems and build an
Identification   with   a  political
make their demands legitimate.
Most movements have eventually
organized their own political party to manage the politics on a
state or national level. Therefore, a real movement is almost
a necessity before a legitimate
party can emerge. In Texas, for
example, the party was built on
the basis of a Raza Unlda Movement. The rhetoric Is Important.
legitlml
\ political party Is the tool ot
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Emergency senate session will
decide May 5 campus action
The Fresno SUte College Student Senate win meet In special
session today to a— ■' * "'--■
nesday's proposedi-„,
tesUng the Indochina war a
last year's kUltag of student antl-
war demonstrators.
Scheduled for consideration Is
a resolution asking FSC students
to refrain from attending classes
from 11 a.m.-2p.ro. Wednesday.
Instead, lt requesU that students
attend the planned convocation ln
the Amphitheater and raUy tathe
Free Speech Area.
Th* resolution, authored by
Sophomore Class Senator Woody
Brooks, also asks the coUege
faculty and administration lojoln
YLLEcrw£ic*m reoourxD sourlos
the protest by dismissing classes, easing attendance requirements or devoUng class periods
to discussion of the war.
Wednesday's anti-war activities were first considered by the
senate at last week's session. At
that time, the body voted to request the administration to cancel classes for the entire day in
protest of the Southeast Asian
War and Kent and Jackson State
slaylngs.
The action was later attacked
by Chlcano studenU who feared
that cancellation of classes would
force the ellmlnaUon of their
planned cinco deMayoacUvitles.
CiUng the 'IrresponslblUty'of
the senate's demand and IU neglect of the cinco de Mayo ac-
HviUes, student Senate President
Pro Tem PhU Sherwood asked
Student President BIU Jones to
veto the request for class cancellation. Jones has thus far
failed to take action on the reso-
Today's special s	
will begin at 2 p.™. ln the College Unlonf
9 the
n the goals
ovement. The organizers
suouia avoid establishing a vanguard image if it truly Intends
to be a party of the people.
CHAVEZ AS A LESSON
The wisdom of this approach is
exemplified by the United Farmworkers. Before actual development or management of the union
was undertaken, Chavez began to
build support for the union. The
union develops and the leadership emerges as the support increases. Otherwise all the energies are used up In managing
and organizing before IU Importance Is recognized. What should
be considered as an organizing
method is the establishment of
a Raza Unlda Organizing Committee. Instead of local chapters
there should be organizing committees in each community whose
objective should be the building
of support for a Raza Unlda Movement. There would be, as the
Farmworkers are experiences, a
natural emergence of purpose and
national leadership.
PRIORITIES
The leadership should consider
putting off running candidates for
the time being. One reason Is
that resources are scarce. The
time and money spent on elections could bebetterusedtosolve
local problems and develop party
Identification.
Chlcanos have basically the
same expectations as other people and they learn sooner or later
not to act merely on faith. The
Raza Unlda party can build a real
Identincatlon with the party If It
Just develops credibility In the
community. By taking smaU
problems and solving them, peo-
accompllshmenu, their
""" rise and they wlU
uiun a« more readily ln support of other efforts. The party
should not Uke on .problems it
cannot solve. It should build IU
reputation or successes ln solving problems, not Just on militancy. The more the community
sees success, however small, the
more they win se* the party as a
meaningful alternaUve. The more
support the party gets the bigger
problems lt can solve.
La Raza Unlda will become a
party of th* people only If It Is
built by the people; and the people
will build the party If it solves
their Immediate problems.
-Reprinted from
La Voz Del pueblo (Jan.)
Plan Espiritual   de Aztlan
at only of Its proud
In the spirit of a new people thL	
historical heritage, but also of the brutal 'gringo* invasion oi our
territories, we. the Chlcano lnhabltanU andclvlUzersof the northern
!Uh °J, ^Z.Unv.IrL°m Whence came our '""fathers, reclaiming the
lanu or tneir birth and consecrating the determination of our people
of the sun, declare that the call of our blood is our power our
responsibility, and our Inevitable destiny.
We are free and sovereign to determine those tasks which are
Justly called for by our house, our land, the sweat of our brows and
by our hearts. Aztlan belongs to those that plant the seeds water
the fields, and gather the crops.' and not to the foreign Europeans.
Twent"01 recoenlze c*Prlc|ous frontiers on the BRONZE CON-
Brotherhood unites us. and love for our brothers makes us a people
whose time has come and who struggles against the foreigner 'ga-
bacho who exploits our riches, and destroys our culture. With our
heart In our hands and our hands ta the soil, we declare the Independence of our Mestizo nation. We are a bronze people with a bronze
culture. Before the world, before aU of North America, before all
our brothers ta the bronze conUnent, we are a naUon we are a
union of free pueblos, WE ARE AZTLAN.
POR LA RAZA TODO FUERA DE LA RAZA NADA
LETTER TO NIXON
3.1971    THE DAILY COLLEGL
Chicano hero returns Navy Cross
Richard Nixon
White House
Washington, D.C.
Celebration
(ConUnued from Page 1)
puebla (in which over a thousand
French troops died) the once
handsomely uniformed French
army was defeated and humlUated
and driven back by our outnumbered and poorly equipped troops.
The battle "of Ctnco de Mayo
was Instrumental In* keeping the
Americas from once again falling
under European control. The Integrity of Mexico was defended.
Freedom was victorious over
oppression.
The victory brought our coun->
try together for the first tlmeifl
a true national spirit. This was
another step forward ta our journey to reach the ultimate goal -
Tlerra y Llbertad - for without
it we would be lost ln the void.
QUE VIVA MEXICO - QUE
VIVA   LA   RAZA  DE   BRONZE
•Si rothtjo, esUmoschlngados,
for WE DARE TO BE MEN.* QUE
V1VAN LOS HMOS DE LA CHIN...
tured more prisoners single-
handed (2,000 Japanes*) than anyone In the military history of the
United States. I was very proud
of the Navy Cross as a symbol
of my country's regard for my
It has taken much contemplation to come to this decision. I
had always hoped that things
would come better for my people,
the Mexican-Americans, and for
all minorities for that matter.
But as tar as I can see, under
your administration, bigotry Is
gaining ground.
Therefore, since I'm considered a second class citizen by
you and your fellow WASPS; and
I have been refused a hotel room,
because of my ethnic background,
ta the.country that I fought for;
and that my people, the Mexicans, are consistently treated ta
an undignified manner at border
crossings when they are about
to visit the United States; and
that when I was a candidate for
the U.S. Congress I was called
a Mexican Wetback Candidate by
my FELLOW REPUBLICANS; for
these reasons and for so many
more, I feel that I no longer desire to have in my possession an
award from your CORRUPT, IMMORAL, DACADENT AND BIGOTED government.
I think It would do well to learn
a few lessons from your neighbor, Mexico. In Mexico there la
no discrimination against anyone
because of his race, color or
creed. Mexico Is prospering because It Uvea and lets Uve. Mexico does not MISTREAT, EMBARRASS, MANHANDLE, BELITTLE NOR HARASS IU visitors when they cross the border.
CAN YOU SAY THIS ABOUT THE
UNITED STATES?
Your type of government stole
most of the Western United States
from Mexico. I know that lt would
be next to Impossible that this
land be given back to IU rightful owners, but It is not Impossible that the Mexican-American
be given his rightful status as a
dignified human being.
I know that because of your
stand you will have your •boys'
harass me, but be assured that
I wlU fight as hard for my feUow
Mexican-Americans as I did for
my country during World War H.
You're on your laat leg. Tricky
Dick. You've played the Left, the
Center and the Right. Where do
you go from here?
Sincerely
Guy Gabaldon
Av. Hidalgo854-.
Ensenada, B.C., Mexico
September 28, 1969
CUSD retains dean
despite parent protest
Ricardo Flores Magon: fighter, dreamer
(Continued from Page i)
for a real aocial revolution. Some of the Liberal
Party forces fought ln Chihuahua, unUl forced to
disarm there by Madero in February, 1911. Ma-
gonlsta forces also took to the field ln Baja, CaUfornla. U.S. President Taft called out 20,000 troops
to seal off the border between Baja CaUfornla and
the U.S. At one point, Madero offered the Vice-
Presidency of Mexico to Magon if he would stop
the mtUtary campaign of the Liberals. Magon ln-
dlgnanUy refused. .
The Liberals captured Mexican In January, 1911
and for nearly six months controlled most of the
border area. They were supported by Anglo members of the IWW (Industrial Workers of the World),
a radical trade union movement, known as 'the
WobbUes* ln the U.S.
After the Liberals captured San QuenUn and
Tijuana, they announced that soon land would be
taken from the rich and lt would be given to the
Indians, the poor, of Baja California and the rest
of  Mexico  as  the   revolution  came to power.
But th* revoluUon was not destined to come to
power. An Anglo clown and pubUclty seeker named
Dick Ferris was taking advantage of the persistent
reports ln the U.S. press that the Magonlstas
were going to separate Baja CaUfornla from the
rest of Mexico and set lt up as an Independent
republic. This rumor - a total He - had been
encouraged by Madero, so as to weaken Mexlcano
support for the Liberals. Now this Dick Ferris
announced himself 'Provisional President of Lower
CaUfornla,' wtth the apparent backing of the press.
Flores Magon ordered Ferris shot on sight If he
appeared on Mexican soil, but the damage was
done. The people lost faith In the Liberal Party,
which had other difficulties as weU. The federal
soldiers under Madero were able to regroup and,
In June of 1911, they defeated tb* Mag'ontsta forces
ta a battle which speUed the end ot tb* revolt.  '
But ta southern Mexico, Emtllano Zapata carried
on tbe struggle for 'Tlerra y Llbertad* whll* in
ths north 'Pancho' VlUa fought U.S. troops asweU
as federal forces. President Madero waa replaced
by Huerta, who was replaced ta turn by Carranxa
while the people's struggles went on. In Los Angeles, Magon and his companeros saw new hop*
for social change ln the Russian revolution of
October, 1917. The following year, Magon and
Ltbrado Rivera issued a manifesto that aald:
•The alarm of history is ready to sound ...
The moment Is solemn, lt Is the beginning of th*
greatest poUUcal and social upheaval that history
wlU recoro; the rising up of all peoples against
th* existing conditions . . .»
Magon and Rivera wer* arrested a few months
later, for this manifesto. By using some trumped- -'
up poUUcal charges, the U.S. government saw a
chance to shut Ricardo up forever. At the trial,
evidence was Juggled around for an Incredible
frame-up. Judge Bledsoe to Los Angeles told the
Jury t< find them guilty, and the Jury did lt. Magon
was sentenced to 20 years ta prison and Rivera to
15 years and a $5000 fine.
Ricardo bad been sick for some time before the
arrest and after he was transported to the Federal
Prison at MacNell Island, the doctor there said he
had diabetes. Later Magon was transferred to
Leavenworth, Kansas, where - lo everyone's surprise - tbe doctor declared him to be ln 'good
health.*. And refused to treat him.
A long struggle began In which sympathizers to
the U.S. and Mexico brought pressure to get an Impartial doctor into the prison to check on Macon's
health. But prison' official* resisted and the U.S.
Attorney General himself refused to have any other
doctor see Magon. By this time - October, 1922 -
Magon was very sick with tuberculosis and nearly
bUnd from caUracs on the eyes.
Workers In the Mexican states of Sonora and
Baja California announced they would go on strike
unless something was done to help Magon. The U.S.
response to this was to send a man from the Department of Immigration to see If Magon and Rivera
had changed their political ideas ('to Investigate
the Ideals and opinions that may stlU be sustained'
by the two men). Workers went on strike th* next
day and called for a general strike and a boycott of
all U.S. businesses. These pressures began to show
a Uttle effect but It was too late. On November 21,
1922, Ricardo Flores.Magon died.
His remains were transported to Mexico for
burial under the sponsorship Of the Railway Workers
Union. Passage of the funeral train through the U.S.
Southwest and Mexico brought expressions of admiration from many people. Eugene V. Debs, the
great Anglo radical and labor organizer, suggested
that they put on his tombstone these words: 'ASSASSINATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JU.STICE
OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR HAVING AN OPINION AND THE COURAGE
TO EXPRESS IT.' Over 20 years later, Magon's
remains were moved to tbe HaU of Heroes to
Mexico City.
Shortly before his death, Magon wrote this to his
friends:
■My crime Is one of those that are unpardonable.
Murder? No, lt wasn't murder! Human Ufe is cheap
in the eyes of the machine; the murderer la easily
freed or. If he kills wholesale, to place of an Iron
cage he wlU receive crosses and medals of honor.
Swindle? No, If that was th* case, I would be
named president of any great corporation. Soy un
sonador. I am a dreamer. This Is my crime.
Nevertheless, my draam of th* beautiful and my
fond visions of a humanity living ln peace, lor*
and liberty - dream* and vision* that the machine
abhors - will not dl* with me. Whll* there exists
on earth one sorrowful heart, on* tearful ay*, ray
dreams and visions roust Uv*.»
(Editor's note: The authors of this article are
Jim Gallardo, a student at th* University of Santa
Clara who Is also chairman of a local Chlcano
organization which 'watchdogs' to* police ao aa to
By PhyUls Martin
Dean of Boys Jack Gilbert has
been retained by the FresnoUnl-
fled School Board after a closed
hearing last Thursday Investigating charges that Gilbert manhandled a Chlcana student during
a fight at Yosemite Junior High
School two months ago.
Jess Qulntero, parent group
spokesman for Gilbert's ouster,
said students and school personnel witnessing the fight were Interviewed by the board. However,
parents accompanying their children to the closed hearing complained studenU were aaked
questions not pertaining to the
fight and felt studenU were forced
to contradict each other, Qulntero
stated.
A printed release by the parents explained ln part the Incident at Yosemite:
On January 20, 1971, a fight
broke out between two girls at
Yosemite Junior High. The participants were both ninth graders; one Mexican, the other white.
The Dean of StudenU broke up the
fight and separated the two girls.
However, be told the whit* girl
to proceed to his office, but started yelling and pushing the Mexican girl toward his office. When
the Mexican girl replied she
could walk, Gilbert, apparently
enraged and out of control, attempted to grab her and carry her
to his office.
In the ensuing assault by Dean
Gilbert, the girl was kicked,
struck and knocked down, her hair
pulled and lost consciousness.
All this took place before hundreds of students at Yosemite
Junior High School.
When four Mexican studenU
attempted to Intervene andyeUed
at Gilbert to stop his attack, they
also  were manhandled roughly
Th* girl was told by Gilbert
privately, that although suspension was automatic for students
engaged to fighting, if she didn't
disclose what had happened, she
would not be suspended. Tb*
suspensions were lifted against.
all but on* of th* boys.
After the alleged manhandling
charge, protaatlng studenU
walked out of classes. Qulntero
said parenU became involved
since th* walk-out to find out
the problem and the solution.
ParenU have gone on picket Unes
with their children and hav* held
a series of meetings Involving
parents, students, and school administration. Alao, a list of demands were presented to the administration which included Gilbert's removal from Yosemite,
assigning two Chlcano home liaisons, a Chlcano counselor (already assigned), and rescheduling the split lunch periods back
to th* original one hour lunch.
(Tha lunch hour was split shortly after the Incident. Students
claim th* rescheduled lunch periods were set to separate student 'troublemakers' from th*
other students. However, th* administration said tb* lunch hour
was split according to student
agreement the previous school
year).
Qulntero said th* Yosemite
situation wlU make school administrations aware that they
can't mistreat minority students
as had been dona ta th* past.
Parent Involvement ln the Yosemite matter win make school officials think twice before mistreating minority studenU,Quln-
-Reprlnted' from
Th* California Advocate
(4/SOM)
DAVID E. GUMAER
FORMER CAMPUS UNDERCOVER OPERATIVE
REVOLUTION ON CAMPUS
David Emerson Gumaer, while working as an undercover operative for Police Intelligence, was assigned
to Infiltrate and report on the subversive activities of
the so-called New Left movement In America. For
two yeara he was a member of the Communist youth
- the campus based W.E3. DuBois Clubs.
Once accepted as a fellow revolutionary, Gumaer worked his way into high level national staff meetings of
the Communist DuBois clubs, and in fact, worked for a
time In their national office in Chicago. Having gained
the confidence of DuBois leadership, he was directed
by Police Intelligence to join several other left organizations. Including the notorious SX>3, StudenU for a
Democratic Society.
Gumaer attended strategy meetings of the Trotskyilc
Communist Young Socialist Alliance, the youth arm of
the Socialist Workers Party, and discussed revolution
with the leader of the violent Revolutionary Action
Movement (RAM). He was also staff member of the
Communist controlled National Conference for New
Pol Hies.
His investigation revealed an incredible plot to recruit
America'* campus youth in a subversive movement
*  aimed at the ultimate violent overthrowof our govern-
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