The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-09
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GUS activity of the defendant These
nationalists have been willing stool
pigeons for the prosecution, showing
how the agents of the commonwealth
have appealed to the stupid, ignorant,
and prejudiced factions to come to
their rescue. It's the old capitalist
game of playing one section of the
working class against the other sec
ton.
The prosecution used Mrs. Matus-
cak, an alleged Y M. c. A. social
worker" from Pittsburgh, to act as
court translator. 1t seems to the
audience that the prosecution has
plenty of experts coming from Pitts
burgh.
Burns Dick The Big Noise.
But the Big Noise Of the prosecu-
tion was Department Of Justice Agent
Lennon, obligingly loaned by William
J. Burns to the Steel Trust.
The main point in the direct testi-
mony of the dick was his statement
that the Workers Party was the direct
descendant of the Communist parties
from 1919 to 1923. Lennon, however,
confessed under cross examination,
that the conventions and mass meet
ings Of the party were open to the
public and that the Workers Party
had made no effort to conceal it's ac-
tivities. The defense also established
the fact that the Workers Party is
officially recognized as legal.
1t seemed to the listeners that Len
in or the Soviet government Of Rus
STA never dotted an or crossed a
t unless some of his informants were
there to see it. This wonderful ex-
pert represents the government of the
United States.
The minutes of the Creation branch
of the Workers Party in Farrell was
read to the jury by prosecutor Myers.
The county prosecutor L. A. Richard
has been compelled to remain in bed
due to high temperature; the pres
ence of so many reds in the court
room, no doubt, caused this.
"Reds" Were Steel Workers.
The Farrell branch certainly has, a
fine record Of party activity-it would
make most of our party branches sit
up and take notice The organization
of study classes for citizenship, mob1
lization of the branch for Russian and
German relief work. The jury dis
covered that these so-called danger
GUS reds, charged with sedition, were
hard working makers of steel ever
ready to take part towards the relief
of other workers and to provide bread
for the little ones across the sea. The
Jury also discovered that the Farrell
branch rejected the application Of
one man because he was charged with
being trafficer in bootleg. How diff
lferent was this from the Teapot Dome
expose where it was discovered that
the trafficer in bootleg rose to power
full positions in the two old parties.
Attorney Ferguson for the defense
made Lennon admit under cross ex-
animation that the department of
justice, with it's system of espionage,
has no evidence to show that the
Workers Party of America advocates
anything other than what is found in
it's publications and printed program.
That it's leaders are all well known
Ithruout the United States, that its
publications can be purchased open
lily, that it's national and district head
quarters are open and that the organ
ization made no attempt to conceal
its identity, or its aims and purposes.
This admission came after three
hours of trying cross examination
with Lennon trying hard to prevent
asserted admission of these facts.
Lennon Was Palmer Raider.
Reciting what he believed to be the
tactics and program Of the various
radical organizations, Lennon caused
a ripple of laughter to be heard in
the court room when he laughingly
admitted that the Socialist Labor
Party exists" but doesn't amount to
anything" He cheerfully admitted
that he took part in the Palmer raids
and that he has studied the Commun-
list movement for the past five years.
Lennon avaiIed himself of every OPP
,portunity to bring in that Commun-
lists advocate a bloody" revolution,
civil war and various other things
that he had in his trick bag to in
iuence the jury.
Upon cross examination by the de-
Tense, Lennon was compelled again
to admit that the Workers Party of
America has at no time advocated
these things and that he had no evil
dence to back up his statements.
Sharon HeraId--steeI Trust Sheet.
The Sharon Herald, mouthpiece Of
the steel barons, today carried scare
headlines on the trial, and also an
editorial demanding the deportation
of the defendants for the welfare of
the community. This yellow journal
sheet demonstrates the necessity Of
1.-THE workers having stanuch defend
er like the DAILY WORKER.
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