The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-16
LA GUARDIA HAS
POLICE ARREST
RED" SPEAKER
Communists Campaign
Gets on Takers Nerves
lspseIaI 70 Tha DaIIy Workerl

NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-JuIIet
Stuart Poyntz, congressional
candidate for the twentieth con-
gressionaI district, was arrested
tonight at 111th Street and Lex
ington Avenue by the police,
who were melted to arrest the
Communist speaker by Con-
gresham LaCuardia.
LaGuardia said to six police
men who were at the meeting: |
ARREST that woman" He did
not appear to press the charge. |
During the early part of the
meeting, the LaGuardia gang
tried to mob Poyntz.
ReactIonaries Lose.
The arrest of Comrade Poyntz fol. /
lowed closely on the heels of the
great Red Night in Harlem, and indi-
Gated the success of the Workers
Party in exposing the fraud that the
socialists and the fake progressives
are perpetrating on the workers.
Their hostility to the Communists has
increased as the latter have succeeded
in opening the minds of the masses to
the futility Of relying on men like La.
Guardia and his socialist allies.
The climax Of the Workers Party
campaign in New York City was
reached with the celebration of Red
Night in the goth District in Harlem.
The while district was ablaze from
end to end during the entire evening
with the message OF Communism.
From two dozen platforms the best
speakers of the Workers Party ex-
planned to the working class voters of
Harlem why they could not vote for
the capitalist parties and should not
vote for the so-called progressives and
socialists. The masses Of Harlem lis
tened to the Communist message with
rapt attention, thousands and thous.
ands of them.
Great Crowds.
Every important street corner in
the district was covered by a dense
throng Of interested workers. The eff.
forts of the socialists to break UP
these splendid demonstrations failed
utterly. All the bombast and noise
of their henchmen in the socialist and
trade union bureaucracy failed to
draw the crowds. The working class
of Harlem is finally coming to a real
ization Of the critical issue in the dis.
trict between the Workers Party and
all other organizations claiming to
represent the workers.
The decision of the socialist party
to support Major LaGuardia in this
district for congress has brot about
their downfall in the district Major
LaGuardia, ardent supporter of the
world war, veteran of bombing expe.
ditions on the Italian front, member
Of the American Legion, former candi-
date on the Fusion (republican-demo.
cratic) ticket against the socialists, is
now parading as a progressive with
whole-hearted socialist support. Sup
ported by gang composed of union
business agents and socialist hangers
on he is trying to win working class
votes in Harlem but without success
Trucks Decorated.
The Red Night of the Workers
Party in Harlem was a magnificent
success. The numerous demonstra-
lions in the various parts of the dis
trict wound up at ten o'clock in a
great central mass demonstration at
the plaza at 10th Street and Fifth
Avenue. Here was a sight that would
gladden. the eyes. A great throng OF
thousands Of workers gathered from
all parts of the district listening with
upturned faces and eager attention to
! the words of the numerous Commun.
list speakers who spoke from trucks !
gaily decorated with red bunting and
immense signs bearing the slogans OF
the Workers Party.
Among the speakers were Juliet
Stuart Poyntz the candidate for con.
gress in the Harlem District: DR..
Abraham Markoff, the candidate for
assembly; Harry winitzky. Rebecca
Grecht, Charles Krumbein Carl Brod
sky S. sparrer Jack Jampolsky and
others.
The Young Workers League and the
Juniors were at their posts, boring
within the huge crowd. The DAILY
WORKER was going like hot cakes,
hundreds at time. Communists leaf.
let's fell in showers on the dense
throng and were eagerly snatched up.
The Workers Party is now politi.
cal fact Of the frst magnitude in Har.
lem. The comrades OF Harlem led
by their energetic section organizer,
Morris Nem5er, have waged magni.
ficent campaign for Communism in
one Of the most important working
class districts Of New York, and one
which was formerly the stronghold OF
the socialist party. the baliwick OF