The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-13
new STRUGGLE
Brings |. v. ".
into COURTS
Judge Hurley Puts Case
OFF to Friday

After six years members of
the Industrial Workers of the
World are back in the courts of
Cook County (chicago) once
more, but under entirely diff
ferent conditions.
During the summer of 1918,
while the world war was raging
over the battlefields of Europe,
more than a hundred I. w. w.
faced unfinchingly the 100 per
cent lingo, Judge Kenesaw
Mountain Lands, in the federal
courts.
Stood Solid Against Lands.
Every conceivable charge that the
kept prosecutors of the capitalist
class, maddened at having their war
plans interfered with by workers op-
posing capitalist wars, were hurled at
the I. w. w. 1t was a class fight car
ried on in capitalism's own courts,
with one Of the pet judicial poodles
of big business, Lands, now the over
seer of baseball, as referee.
But that was in 1918. Then the
"wobblies" were united against their
common class enemy. Today the
"wobblies" are before Judge Timothy
D. Hurley, in the county courts, fight
ing each other. Contending groups
Of officials came before the capitalist
judge, who could we'll afford to be-
friendly, as he was. The bosses and
their lackeys are not afraid when the
workers are divided.
Must Wait For Guinea.
The proceedings were halted until
Friday when the .high-priced labor
lawyer, William A. Guinea, did not
appear. He was reported out of town.
Guinea was among the defense law
yers in the trial of the members of
the Communist-Labor Party, in 1921;
in the trial of the five socialists be-
fore Judge Lands, in 1918, and in the
trial of Eugene V. Debs, at Cleveland.
He is the legal caunsel for the Anal
gamated Clothing Workers of Amer
ica, and his services come high. Evil
IDENTIFY the "wobblies" are in for an
era of heavy court expenditures.
Judge Hurley instructed Tom Doyle
and Joe Fisher, representing the adj
ministration in charge of the general
headquarters at 1901 w. Madison St,
July 20, to have Lawyer Guinea in
court Friday.
Attorney 5ieeIow Explains.
Attorney William F. Bigelow, coun-
sci for the group seeking control of
the I. w. w. headquarters, headed by
General Organizer J. A. Griffith and
Secretary-Treasurer ]. ]. Murphy.
tried to explain to the DAILY WORK
Err the. reasons for bringing the in
ternal struggle in the "wobbly" or
ganization into court.
"The l. w. w. has a general ex-
ecutive board consisting Of seven
members" said Mr. Bigelow. ~. A.
Griffith is the general organizer and
]. ]. Murphy, general secretary-treas-
urer. Joe Fisher was ousted from the
organization and was to have come be-
fore the general executive board with
his grievanceN at the meeting July 20.
Instead Fisher organized a gang of
gunner and they ran us out of the
building. Since they took this posi-
ton we had to ask the courts to aid
US get our rights"
Many Attend Court.
There were capitalist newspaper
reporters standing about, to whom
Lawyer Bigelow said, Nov you fell
lows from the press have a way of
writing us 1. w. w. up as gunner
and ruffians. All that we ask of the
press is that we receive fair and Just
treatment"
There was a goodly sprinkling Of
"wobbles" in the court room. In
terest In the case is spreading, and
Judge Hurley is expected to hold
court Friday morning before a full
house.