The New York herald., 1921-11-26
Direct Mass Action Urged
as Audience Joins in Wild
Demonstration.
DEFENCE FUND RAISED
Similar Meetings Held in Other
Cities Of America and
Europe.

Communists, Anarchists and Social
lists of all shades of radical belief
banded together under the call OF the
Third Internationale for the first time
since the war at q great mass meeting
last night in the Central Opera House
Sixty2seventh street and Third ave-
nue. and demanded that Sacco and
Vanzetti be given new trial in Mas
sachusetts on the charge of numbering
q shoe factory paymaster and his
guard and stealing $4,000.
Denouncing American justice and
courts. the radical speakers declared
their belief that Sacco and vanzetti
were innocent of the crime for which
they are sentenced to die and thar
they were convicted because Of their
nnarchistic beliefs. This is the case
which has stirred the radicals Of nj!
Europe. The cry "Save Sacco and
N'anzetti!" has become the rally slogan
pf the Internationale throughout the
world.
No Arrests Made.
The police and Department OF Justice
agents were present in large numbers
with special instructions to arrest any
one who overstepped the line in de-
nounclng the Government. When the
aaeeting had adjourned no arrests had
boen made, but it was understood some
uf the statements would be considered
by officials to-day. Girls in costume
sold flowers; lusty lunged Reds peddled
Ill kinds of pamphlets dealing with the
case; buttons with the words, Save
Sacco and Vanzetti." were distributed by
The thousands. Big placards were car
yied by the Hotel Workers Unlon,- the
Amalgamated Food Workers. the United
Labor Council. the United Shoe Work
ers and a score OF other unions, some OF
whom marched to the meeting In body.
Similar demonstrations were held last
night In about a score Of leading Ameri-
IAN cities and probably as many more
big cities in Europe and South America.
Sacco is in jail In Dedham and Van
zetd In the Federal Jail in Charlestown,
Mass
The sentence OF death Is to be passed
on the two men on December unless
the appeal for new trial Is granted be-
fore that date. The resolutions adopted
IN all mass meetings In all countries last
night demanded a now trial II denied
the plea, the appeal Is to be taken to the
Supreme Court of Massachusetts, then
10 the Supreme Court Of the United
states II q way can be found. Large
sums have been raised by the defence
committees. Contributions and s,,bscrip-
tons were taken last night in the New
York meeting and more than thousand
dollars raised.
Elizabeth G.. Flynn Speaks.
I'VE are late, but the American worker
is aroused at last to this attack upon
u.s." Elizabeth Gurley Flynn said. "It
Is strange commentary on the Amer
lean radical that the workers of Russia
were first to rise to save Mooney from
the ga lows and first to rise for Sacco
ard vanzetti. We ask, Why are these
two condemned men to die? The Euro
pean worker cannot be biuffed by Amer
i:an justice, because they know that in
America men are in Jail for political
beliefs. We are here not as members
of the several radical parties but as
workers to protest against this great
,Tinle."
The Rev. John Haynes Holmes. ad-
vertised as one OF the speakers, was not
present but sent this letter, which was
iead amid great applause:
THE case OF Sacco and Vanzctti is
the cause OF freedom everywhere. These
men tried for murder were condemned
for their radical opinions. They were
questioned as radicals when arrested.
they were tried In an atmosphere and
under conditions Of martial law, they
were convicted by 2 jury whose minds