The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-03-12
A Call to Labor to Stand by its Own

Three Ohio Comrades have been indicted for revolutionary
activities and being tried in the capitalist courts The
defense of these comrades will cost hundreds of dollars The
transcripts Of evidence and legal papers alone will mount to
high figures The costs must be paid The comrades deserve
the help of every liberty loving person The indictments
against them in way indictments of the workers and the
political organization which they have formed means Of
achieving their emancipation from the chains of wage slavery
These comrades among the most loyal workers for Social
ism in this state Your help in these we'll deserved
and it is needed-at
Lolita Burke.
Thirteen Socialist Party members and members Of the
Communist Labor Party at Cincinnati among them Lotta
Burke member Of the State Executive Committee of the Com
mms Labor Party Of Ohio cut bond while their
are appealed to higher court They have been convicted Of
conspiracy defeat the concrpon act at the beginning Of
the against Germany Any who knows Lolita Burke
knows the y of such charge But she has been sentenced
wear and quarter in the Penentary And she will have to
spend these Is months prison unless the sentence reversed
in higher court Money is needed in this and every
worker should assist in defraying the costs.
Marguerite Prevey.
AT this writing, Marguerite Prevey in jail at Chicago
while her attorneys attempting to have her released and
returned Ohio Elsewhere in this ISSUE the account of this
case is given But the tremendous significance Of the Of
coade Prevey should be realized by every worker and
member of the Communist Labor Party IF she is returned to
Ohio and the higher courts deny her extradtion to Illinois it
will mean that no Ohio resident be extraded from this
state on charges of having aided in the organization of the
Communist Labor Party It will establish the fact that this
working class political party NOT organized for the
purpose of overhrowng the government by violence and naw
ful means charged in the Chicago indictments Winning
this the establishment of absolutely legal status
for the Party and will settle the question Of whether is law
ful or unlawful to be member of it.
Because of the great Importance of this case aside from
the purely humanitarian and class character of it. call
upon every loyal and class conscious worker help eray the
COSTS
Charles Baker
During the recent miners strike Charles Baker toured the
mining regions of the state of Kansas He visited many local.
ties and held rousng miners meetings in all Of them The
striking miners of Kansas than whom there workers
loyal to their class attended his meetings by the thou
sands and made them the most enthusiastic held there
The capitalist class took c2gnizance of these worker
meetings They saw that if they continued it meant the
ing of the workers and the further spread of revolt against
their exploitation The capitalist state at brought into
play it's ready weapon the Lever act time cal
cuaed to keep the slave class chained its slavery while the
proeers grew sleek and fat off of their toll and sweat
Because Baker backed up the miners and taught the facts
of the class struggle and their exploitation he indicted by
grand jury at Kansas City He is out bail while
the pending Baker is known to practically every
cast in Ohio and has made hundreds of speeches here and in
odoning states No worker in the Movement mver
sally liked than is Baker His personality his sincerity and
loyalty to the wongcas have won him thousands of admir-
ing friends Baker has not dollar IF he is to have ade
quate defense the funds must be secured from those who
know and value his work for working class emancipation To
these thousands of friends Of his and to other workers who
appreciate years of conscientious work for cause must
appeal for funds to defend him.
These call not for donations of pennies but of dollars
and many of them They must be had at Right now
hundreds of dollars needed Expenses png up daily
and must be paid the progress We call upon You
who read these lines to give and collect funds for
the comrades defense Don't delay funds needed NOW
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FOR PREvEY, BURKE AND BAKERS DEFENSE
The Toiler, 1907 Clark Ave.
Clevelad, Ohio