The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-03

anians, and Russians. Among the 20
litical organizations, the Worker
Party, Slovak Socialist Federation
and the Irish Workers Republican
Club.
S. T. Hammersmark was elected
chairman and William f. Kruse, sec
rotary. After the reading of tbs cal
and list of accredited delei ates
George Maurer, national secretary o.
the Labor Defense Council, told tbs
story Of the Michigan raids, and of he
trials that resulted in the conviction
and falling of C. E. Ruthenberg, sec
rotary of the Workers Communist
Party. He described the legal pro
cedure up to the present point Of ap
peal to the United States supreme
court, and dwelt on the political situa
ton in Michigan as it affects immedi
ate trial for Robert Minor and the
other co-defendants.
Following his speech the following
resolution was adopted:
Resolution on Criminal syndiealIst
Cases.
Whereas, the Michigan criminal
syndiealist law and others Of It's type
are deliberate attempts on the part
Of the bosses to suppress the aetlv-
lily Of the labor movement, and
Whereas, the use Of this law
against the Communists on no other
charge than the holding Of con-
ventIon clearly proves the anti-la-
Dor intent and purpose Of this law,
Whereas, the suppression Of any
one section Of the labor movement,
IL successful carried out, would en-
danger the very existence of all
other sections, therefore be it
Resolved, that we, the Chicago De-
tense and Relief Council, In meet
ing assembled, call upon all organ
ixations turnout the country to rally
to the aid Of these workers who,
because of their working class ae-
tivIty were first singled out for at
tack, and be it further
Resolved, that we pledge our
selves to raise all possible financial
and moral support for these defend
ants in the Michigan criminal syndi-
eaIist cases, and to all others in sim
liar circumstances.
The matter of the Sacco and Van
zetti case was gone into. Maurel
gave the history of the case and urged
support of the nationwide protest
meetings to be held thruout the coun
try, on a united front basis, OF
March 1. The Chicago meeting was
arranged for Emmett Memorial Hall
with Jack tombstone Of the Trade I'm
ion Educational League, and Ralph
Chaplin of the |. w. w. At other meet
ings Joseph Ettor and Arturo Giovan
It'll were speakers. The delegate from
the Amalgamated Clothing Workers
stated that his union had responded
twice to Sacco-Vanzetti financial ap
peals and urged more detailed public
ity on the progress of such cases
Delegate Arnold of the Painters rails
ed the question Of the shortness OF
the time, but it was explained that
since these meetings were nationwide
on a set date this could not be chang
ed. All delegates took advertising
matter for the meeting with them.
The following resolution was adopt
ed:
Resolution on saeeo-Vsnzetti Case.
Whereas, brothers saeeo and Van
zetti, we'll known for their activity
in the labor movement in Massa-
ehusetts, were framed up on charges
OF murder, on which charges the
prosecution is trying to railroad
them to their death,
Whereas, labor, thruout the
world, has protested against this
frame-up and demanded their free
dom, and
Whereas, protest mass meetings
are being held thruout America on
March I, to demand their release,
therefore be II
Resolved, that this conference for
Labor Defense and Relief pledge
itself to work In every way possible
for the release Of these working
class prisoners, and to support the
mass meeting to be held In Chicago
at Emmett Memorial Hall on March
first.
Irish Famine Action Taken.
Richard Totten. representing tn
Irish Workers Republican Club. toll
OF famine conditions now threatening
the very lives OF 100000 Irish work
ers and peasants, and OF the failure
OF prominent Irish politicians TO ade
quately aid the starving workers
Secretary Kruse reported on the &C
ton taken abroad by various nationa
units OF the international Worker
Aid, how the Russian, British an,
other committees were already rush
ing relief into the famine stricken dis
tricts, and OF the appeal issued by tn,
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