Two thousand Mexican petroleum workers marked the 25th anniv ersary of Mexico's nationalisation of its oil inductry at a meeting in Mexico on March 23rd, The workers also gavo a bancuet in honour of Moryico's former President, General Lazaro Cardenas, who decregd the nationaliss‘iom measure some 25 years ago. Cardenas, speaking at the banquet, denounssd Imperialism for continuing to plunder Mexico's under—ground resources and intervening in its internel affairs by sconomic and diplomatic pressure or the threat of force. Wationalisation of the oil industry, ho continued, with the enforcement of the agrarian reform at that time were actions asserting the sovereignity of the nation and a defences of its interests,
Recalling Mexico's agararien reform, he seid that the reform had been bioaked by forsign monopolists who had wanted to keep intact their latifundia in Mexico, Thoy had tried to incito some Mericans to oppose their brothers fighting for lend, Ps also dansunted the moncnoly capitalists for seigzing every opportunity to inviltrate operiy or sacretiz into Mexico's industries, jecpardising the national interests. (From New China News Agency. )