The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-03
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New York City, delivered via radio,
became noisy and woke up one of the
aged jurors who has exhibited a
tendency to bow his head in sleep all
during the trial
Workers Party Not illegal.
Attorney Ferguson made no appeal
to the galleries, but devoted his clos
ing statement to marshalling the facts
in the case and he scored point after
point in showing that the prosecution
has at no time produced any evidence
to show that the defendant steel
worker has sold literature as charged
in his indictment. The Workers Party
Of America organized in open conven-
ton and openly elected its officials
and never has attempted to conceal
its identity as an organization aiming
to establish a Republic of Workers
and Farmers. The defense scored a
point when it challenged the prosecu-
ton to deny that the U. S. govern
ment did not know about the initial
organization of the Workers Party
and that it still exists, and contrary
to the allegations made by Lennon
on the witness stand, 1t has never
made attempts to conceal it's member
ship or location of its national or
district headquarters and that the
party has held thousands of mass
meetings thruout the country since
it's organization.
Taking UP the W. P. program in
troduced by the prosecution, attorney
Ferguson again challenged the prose-
cution to show where there was any
thing "seditious" contained therein
Leaning towards the jurors he again
scored when he pointed out that key
noter Pat Harrison at the Democratic
convention made a speech in which
he charged that the Republican adj
ministration has different foreign
policy for each oil well.
What About international Bankers?
as working class political action
seditious in Pennsylvania" exclaimed
attorney Ferguson. Is international
working class solidarity seditious and
have not men and women engaged
in a common cause always availed
themselves of every opportunity to
join hands together? Does the prose
cution claim that the international
organization OF bankers is seditious?"
The constitutional right of the peo-
pie to assemble and peacefully at
tempt to bring such changes in gov
eminent as they deem right was
violated when the Farrell steel work
ers were jailed. At no time has it
been shown by the prosecution that
the defendant committed acts of
violence against the life or property
of the commonwealth. That alleged
act Of offering for sale alleged sedi-
tious literature, was committed in the
light of day.
That no conspiracy has ever
existed and the prosecution has pro-
duced nothing to show that the de-
PENDANT was other then a peaceful
hard working steel worker and a
member of a political organization
known as the Workers Party of
America.
"A conviction here" exclaimed at
torney Ferguson, 'is blow at liberty.
The founders of this country came
here to escape the persecution the
prosecution is urging you to inflict
upon this defendant If their doctrines
are wrong, it is the duty of their op-
ponents to show they are wrong thru
argument and not persecution. Mem
bers of the jury, the defense demands
in the name of justice, that the de-
PENDANT steel worker, Andy Kovaco-
vich, be restored to his liberties and
that the brand of criminal be lifted
from his name"
Prosecutor Myers, of Pittsburgh,
speech to the jury followed and in
typical 4th of July style the special
prosecutor used all the tricks ever
practiced by members of the bar in
convincing a jury that they are right
when the facts are absent.
Prosecutor Gets Het Up.
The keystone in the arch Grafton
delivered by Myers to the jury in the
first sedition trial was delivered dur
ing the first part of his final address,
and the sleepy juror in the back row
was called back to earth when the
booming voice of the prosecutor
started the blood running in streams
down the streets OF Moscow.
Mercer county is my home coun-
ty." exclaimed Myers, land it is a
pleasure for me to return and defend
it against the attacks made upon my
state and fatherland. The common
wealth is not trying the Workers Par
ty and defendant for what they have
said, but is trying them for what they
have DONE. There are NO dictator
ships" roared the captain, "in Amer
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