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— Mexican Americans’ - 3 Q | aseeyfantians eunh oe the Politics? Association of Spanish Speaking Organizations (PASSO) iu Texas and the Mexican American Political Associations (MAPA) in California and Arizona. And these movements reflect increased, and justifiable, demands for pouiticas representation, The dominant political establishments have nov reacted with sensitivity and understanding to these feelings. as @ result the political organizations of the Mexican American people have become in many instances increasingly critical of their former allies, . = Ever: President Johnson, whose political allies in Tezas havelir » se played agreferious role in respect to the Spanish Speaking peoples’ © “has begun to sing a new kind of tune as a result of the Albuquerque * walkout. Ina recent meeting with four Mexican American political leaders Johnson indicated a greater receptivity to their demands than ever before. If the California primaries are a true indication of the mood of the Spanish Speaking it will take more than a few promises to once again corral the vctes cf the Mexican Americans. The demand for Pepregpentetion is a deep one, and the criticism of the so-called ilggratrorfice holders in some states is widespread. This waS re-~ flected at the California polls. The Mexican Americans demand more political representation such as was won in Crystal City. The new developments in the southwest present a great opportunit, mnd challenge to organized labor, Labor's support for struggies such as the grape Strike are very welcome while endorse- went of anglo candidates in predominantly Mexican-American areas by labor is justifiably presented. Probably more than ever before a coalition of the Mexican Americans, Negroes, organized labor and liberal is a possibility. With the tremendous overwhelmingly working class character of the Mexican American people in the Southwest such a coalition would ' surely be based in the working class. It could truly form an anti-monopoly coalition of imposing prepertions, It could challeng. the corporate structure which all tom compiotely dominates large sections of the five state area. Unfortunately it cannot be said that our Party has thus far played a key role in all of these cevelopmenta. It has played a modest one, and its coutributions have been significant. Howeve bl