Date: Sat, 2 Mar 1996 06:45:07 -0800
From: David Walters <dwalters-AT-igc.apc.org>
Subject: Re: Mexican Trots- A Query


Tim,
 both groups had dissolved into the PRT, although they maintained a sort
of "affiliation" with the Usec. They maintained a somewhat uncritical 
stance towrd the PRD and now, of course, with the Zapatistas. 

During the process that the former president of Mexico iniated to get 
rid of the "ejidos" land holdings of small peasant farmers, one the the
leading compasino PRT member went over to the gov't position on this and
lead a split.

The "morenistas" of the former Zapatista Workers Party also shrunk from
a high point of the 1980s to a very small group, also orienting toward
the Zapatistas in Chiapas. They went a few splits also (its where the
Sparts picked up their group, there). Carlos knows these people well and
I am sure he could fill you in more.

The "lambertistes", after entering the PRT back in the early 80s left it
after the PRT failure, in part, to carry forward the investigation  of
a missing PRT, but former "lambertist", believed kidnapped by the gov't.
They also left over the wishy-washy politics of the PRT and the increasing
orientation toward the forces that developed into the PRD. The group is
called the Socialist Workers Organization (OST). I think they have about 
100 to 200 members and play a central role in solidarity with the striking
RUTA-100 workers in Mexico City.

David


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