The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-19
NEW YORK UNION
DEMANDS FREEING
OF BEN GITL0W
Ladies' Garment Local
Condemns Anarchy Act
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NEW YORK, Nov. 17.-At a gen.
eral membership meeting of Interna-
tional Ladies Garment Workers
Union Local No. 90, held at Arlington
Hall, 10 st. Marks place, the follow
ing resolution, condemning the inn
prisonment of Benjamin Gitlow, mem
Der of the Central Executive Com
mittee of the Workers (Communist)
Party, under the New York state Grim
inal anarchy act and demanding his
release, was passed unanimously:
Whereas, the conviction of Benja-
min Gitlow under the criminal anar-
chy law has been sustained by the
supreme court Of the United States.
the decision also declaring the law
constitutional and thereby forging a
powerful weapon 6 of the capitalist
class against the militant labor move
ment and the revolutionary political
movement of the working class of
this country, andI
Whereas, this is a denial to the
labor movement to- the right of free
dom of speech, and
Courts Against Workers.
Whereas, it is part of the general
policy Of using the courts and machin-
cry of government against the work
ers in the form of injunctions against
picketing and striking and of perse-
cution of the militant leadership that
is found at the forefront of our pol
itical and industrial struggles, and
Whereas, the sustaining of Gitlow's
conviction by the United States SUI
preme court supplies a precedent
which will mean the railroading to
long terms in prison of many other
well known fighters in the ranks of
the labor movement and will make
easier the suppression by the capital.
list controlled government of all and
any working class organizations
which dare oppese their open shop
rule, and
Whereas the experiences of the
labor movement has demonstrated
that such statutes when once adopted
and sustained, are gradually extended
in scope thru judicial Interpretation
until they can be- used against any
sort of working class movement, and
Solidarity Essential.
Whereas, the. solidarity of the
entire working class is essential to
its welfare and requires that those in
the forefront of the struggle must
especially have the support of all
workers, and
Whereas. in freeing James Larkin
and the others charged, Jointly with
Gitiow for the same offense and under
the same act, even the capitalist gov.
ernor of the state of New York, Mr..
Alfred e. Smith, was compelled to
state Of those convicted: They are
not criminals and can see no useful
purpose that will be served by hold
ing them in prison any longer, there
fore be it ,sfs
Support !. L. D.
Resolved that we protest against
and condemn the action of the United
States supreme court; demand the re-
peal of the criminal anarchy law and
will work to that end; record our
selves as in support of the Interna-
tional Labor Defense in fighting this
case and call upon all labor bodies
and working class organizations of
any sort to take the same stand, be
it further
Release Gitlow
Resolved that we demand of the
governor of the state of New York
that he Immediately free the defend
ant, and be it further
Resolved, that copies of this re.
solution be sent to the governor of
the state of New York and to the la
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