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Mexican Americans’. 3 Q : agreatacttans eunh os the Politics? Assoctation of Spanish Speaking Organizations (PASSO) in Texas and the Mexican American Political Associations (MAPA) in California and Arizona, And these Movements reflect increased, and justifiable, demands for po.iticai representation, The dominant political establishments have not reacted with sensitivity and understanding to these feelings. As @ vesult the political organizations of the Mexican American people have become in many instances increasingly critical of their former allies, . _ Evem President Johnson, whose political allies in Texas haved Played apetertous role in reapect to the Spanish Speaking peoples’ * "has begun to sing a new kind of tune as a result of the Albuquerque an . walkout. In a 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 of the Mexican Americans. The demand for rep: ntation is a deep one, and the criticism of the so-called iipgralfoffice hoiders 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, ad challenge to organized lebor, Labor's support for struggles such as the grape strike are very welcome while endorse~ ment 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 proportions. It could challenge the corporate structure which all ton cowpiotely dominates large sections of the five state area. Unfortunately 1t cannot be said that our Party has thus far played a key role in all of these cevelopnents. It has played @ modest one, and its coutributsons have been significant. Howeve