The allocation of land is an urgent need due to two factors:
- 1, The rise in human population.
- 2, SELFISHNESS.
Currently there are in some countries of Latin America huge tracts of uncultivated jungle land that can be conquered by man. Unfortunately the conquerors of uncultivated lands do not always rise to the occasion and when they propose to work such vacant lands they try to hoard large tracts that not only can they not cultivate but they also do not allow them to be cultivated; they neither do nor let anybody do, nor work nor let anybody work, nor eat nor let anybody eat.
We know the case of individuals who have hoarded 2000 or even 3000 hectares of land that they cannot cultivate and also do not let others cultivate, but enjoy thinking that all that land is their property and even feel satisfaction in taking from others workable land that they have not cultivated.
All of this, all of this tremendous human selfishness is really frightening and that is why the allocation of land is a vital necessity.
The allocation of land totally solves the agrarian problem. Governments must allocate land for the good of humanity.
The agronomists must study in depth the quality of the lands; there are lands that in a few years become unproductive; there are lands that produce for a long time. The fertilizers can provide a good service in this respect but their success cannot be fully guaranteed.
The allocation of the land must be based precisely on its quality; any family needs at least twelve hectares to live, when the lands are very fertile.
It is necessary that governments without any deliberation proceed strongly in allocating the lands that have currently been monopolized by many landowners who neither work nor let others work.
Rich landowners often walk over poor farmers to take away their lands, which are bathed in the sweat of their brows, often the rulers allow themselves to be bribed to support the rich landowners.
The allocation of the land increases the national agricultural production. The lands divided into parcels, when properly worked, become living sources of inexhaustible national wealth.
It is necessary that all workers unionise and organize properly to fight for their rights.
The peasants have the upper hand as they are the ones who feed the cities and towns, they have the right to demand and punish with the system of strikes, not bringing food to the people.
It is necessary that the peasant people resolve to fight for their rights.
It is necessary that the peasant people fight to the death against the powerful, demanding the allocation of land.
This example was already given by Mexico. The revolution, with its motto: “Land and freedom”, allocated the lands because these, as Zapata said, “belong to those who work them”. The peasants work the land, the land belongs to the peasants.
The Mexican communal system is a living example of justice.
Those who assume that the allocation of land is communism, are very mistaken, because Mexico has apportioned all it’s land and is not communist.
The communal system of Mexico is a living model of agrarian reform for all of Latin America.
What Mexican peasants urgently need now is economic support.
It is necessary that all Latin American countries follow the Mexican example, the allocation of lands in all America is urgent.
It is a shame for America that there are still large haciendas and powerful landowners.
It causes deep pain to know that there are still absolute lords and masters in Latin America, powerful landowners who whip the workers and freely enjoy the right of pernada (rape of the daughters and wives of the workers).
It causes deep pain to know that the agrarian credit is only for the rich landowners and that the agrarian funds never support the poor peasants.
We have seen in many Latin American countries scenes of horror and villainy, when there is some money to support the farmers the only beneficiaries are the powerful landowners, and not the unfortunate farmers.
There is no support in Latin America for the poor peasants, and the most serious thing is that instead of giving to them things are taken away from them.
In many countries taxes are imposed on peasants, on animals, on crops, on the houses where they live, etc.., etc., etc.
The time has come for the peasant people to unite to defend themselves.
The time has come for peasants to establish peasant labour unions in the fields.
The peasant workers have the most formidable weapon of all the centuries, that weapon is called food. The peasants have the pan held by the handle.
The peasants bring food to the cities and towns and the tyrants cannot live without food, no country, no government, however powerful, can resist a total strike of the peasants, if the peasants do not bring food to the cities, tyrants have to give up their weapons and surrender.
The time has come to campaign for a union of peasants, it is necessary to teach and unite all the workers in the field to fight for the allocation of lands, and to end once and for all the unjust taxes.
The peasant people have the right to demand the democratization of agrarian credit, the allocation of the lands, and the abolition of unjust taxes.
Samael Aun Weor
