ACTIVITIES OF THE FEDERACION PROVINCIAL DE TRABAJADORES DEL GUAYAS (FPTG)

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• Publication Date: October 17, 1952
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COUNTRY Ecuador DATE DISTR. 17 October 1952
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The u mmuni t-dominated Federacion Provincial ,de Trabajadoree del Guayas (FPTG)?
continues to parallel the Communist Party line closely and to work in conjunc-
tion with the Partido Comunista del Ecuador (FCE) against common enemies, such
as Carlos Guevara Moreno? yor of Guayaquil, and the United States.1
16 On 12. August 1952 a meeting of the FPTG delegates, some 30 in all, was held at
the federationvs Guayaquil headquarters. Segundo Ramos Navarrete? prominent
Communist and Secretary-General of the FPTG, made a brief address analyzing the
past achievements of the federation. He bitterly criticized the propaganda
commission for not functioning properly and failing to distribute leaflets and
wall posters which had been printed at the expense of the near-bankrupt FPTG.
On the other hand, he praised the commission charged with organizing a benefit
dance to raise funds for the federation. Ramos next proposed a series of
stereotyped resolutions, such as the followings
The FPTO stands for s Higher wages and salaries
Abolition of short-term contracts
Loner prices
A continuing fight against Carlos Ora Moreno
Better secial security coverage
Stronger labor organizations
A fight against those taking land from poor farmers.
All of these resolutions were approved. Ramoa ended his address by urging the '
delegates to encourage support for the workers of the Witting Shipyard, who,
it appeared, would soon go on strike. The worker& troubles were blamed on the
United States, as represented by Francis Vincent Coleman, American manager of
the company.
2. Victor Munoz, POE member from Estero Clam, Chilcales? next took the floor and
explained that the farmers in that area were being unjustly deprived of their
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land and that those who resisted these incursions were taken prisoner and sent
to jail.2
30 On 22 August another meeting was held at FPTG headquarters, Three pointe were
brought up for discussion, and the following resolutions resulted from these
deliberationsa
a, The FPTG vehemently protests the attempts being made by the
Ecuadoran National Assembly to disqualify Pedro Seed, Secretary-General
of the PCE, and Manuel Agustin Aguirre, Secretary-General of the Partido
Socialista del Ecuador (PSE), as Functional Senators for Labor. %solu-
tions of solidarity would be sent to Quito by all affiliated unions of
the FPTG.
b. The FPTG condemns the actions of Carlos Guevara Moreno and pro-
tests before the masse A protest meeting 'would be held at the Sociedad
de Carpinteroe on 5 September 1952,
ce The FPTG fully supports the class struggle being waged by the
'workers of the Witting Shipyard and calls upon all affiliated unions to
give financialaid to the workers who muld soon go on strike. Token
solidarity strike: of one-hour duration would be held as a sign of support
for the workere.
On 27 August the financial commission of the FPTG met, to discuss results of
a fund-raising dance held at the Sociedad de Carpinteros on 23 Auguste It was
determined that S/1065 were collected and S/34.0 were outstanding. This money
was to be turned over to the FPTG treasury,
59 FPle, meetinge which had been scheduled for 28 and 29 August were canceled when
an insufficient number of delegates appeared on these dates, Those delegates
who went to FPTG headquarters on 28 August received the wording of slogans to
be painted on posters and paeted on walls throughout Guayaquil during the
course of the following week. These slogans followed the usual PCE pattern in
deneunoing-Guevaeee the United States, the military pact, and lila Semana de la
Eceatorianidad".-'
6, A meeting was held on 1 September, at which tine Segundo Ramos Navarrete
explained that the local Lions' Club had approached the FPTG to obtain the.
support of the workers for a new children's hospital to be built, in Guayaquil,.
Most of the cost of the hospital? an estimated S/20,000?0009 mould be fer-
nished by commercial firms and eelleto-do individuals', but the Lions Club
hoped to Obtain some support from the laboring classes which would most bene-
fit from the hospital. Elias Munoz, Communist and FPTG member, denounced this
ae a plan to drain funds from the workers. Ramos next brought up the matter
of the Witting strikers and again urged the delegates to do everything in
their power to aid in this class struggle*
7. Plans were made for a large public assembly to be held on 5 September at the
Sociedad de Carpinteroe, and all affiliated unions were urged to distribute
leaflets and peters publicizing this meeting* Alberto Santos McrlaD
Ecuadoran Communist, read a report On the financial-succens of the dance held
on 23 August l9520
8. On 2 September members of the strike committee of the FPTG met and decided to
Visit the offices of Francis Vincent Colemans, of the 'Witting Shipyard, Twelve
delegates of the FPTG called on Coleman on 3 September toplead the cause of
the striking morkerse These delegates were led by Marco Tulio ?rams,
Ecuadoran Communist* Coleman exp,Lained that the "fly in the ointmentm
impeding settlement of the strike .was Jorge Maldonado Reneilal Ecuadoran Comm-
nist, who was apparently attempting to bribe Coleman to settle the strike in
return for some S/1000 to be paid to Maldonado* On 3 September the FPTIO
delegates visited the 'striking Witting workers to express their solidarity*
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9. The public assembly of 5 September was generally considered by the FPTG
to have been a failure, Sone 300 persons in all attended, Principal
speakers at this assembly were Segundo Ramo s Navarretes, Pascual Palominos,
And Guillermo Canarte Canarte, A number of resolutions were passedo
. among them resolutions denouncing the military pact and calling for a
fight for peace, In general these all followed the usual Communist line,
10 'Comment. The principal speakers at all of the FPTG meetings
Were Members -of the PCE. PCE-FPTG collaboration appears to be closer
than ever and no effort seems to be made to cover u this fact. See
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Comment. The PCE has in the past urged farmers to settle on
land awned by Others. Men an attempt is later made to evict them
:much publicity is devoted to the 'stealing" of the lands of these
small farmers by rich and greedy feudalistic landlords.
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