The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-28
CROWD CHEERS
SOvIET RUSSIA
AS SPY lies
Attacks on Workers at
AbramOUich Meeting
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NEW YORK CITY, Jan. 26.--
Once more Raphael Abramo-
vich, imported spy, tried to tell
faIsehoods about Soviet Russia,
and more cries of Long Live
Soviet Russia" rang thru the
Brownsville Labor Lyceum and
drowned out Abramovich's lies
at his second New York meet
ing.
The violence of gunner hired by
the Jewish Forward and large squad
of police, brought in to arrest friends
OF Soviet Russia, were unable to
drown the enthusiasm for the Com
munist international and Soviet Rus
STA manifested by the audience.
Socialist Thugs Active.
The thugs hired by the Socialists
OF the Forward" outfit, beat up sew
eral young workers who challenged
Abramovich's lies, and threw several
others out of the second story win
dow, but even this violence did mo-
prevent the Brownsville workers from
branding Abranlovich to his face as a
traitor. a spy and liar.
The Forward crowd has been
waiting for chance to let loose their
hired gunner and when a young
worker rose and challenged lie Alb
ramovich told about Soviet Russia, the
gangsters were let loose, and the hall
was Immediately in turmoil The
young worker was badly beaten up by
four socialist gunner. He was Their
dragged to the second story window OF
the hall and thrown out into the street
where he was picked up badly injured
and taken to the hospital by fellow
workers. Several other workers were
thrown out of the window at the same
time.
AbramovIch Branded Traitor.
The audience finally resumed its
seat, and Abramovich. gaining little
courage. recommended his attack on
Soviet Russia, and praised the world
imperialists for their attempt to throt
tie that country. But the gangster
tactics of the socialists could not pre-
vent the New York workers who at.
tended the meeting from giving the lie
to Abramovich's false statements. A
worker Immediately rose to his feet
in front Of the platform and shouted
"Abramovich, you are a traitor from
the Second-and-a-half International
You have put yourself in the serv.
ice of world imperialism. You are a
traitor to the working class, and you
and your social-democratic friends are
responsible for the murder of Rosa
Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht."
Spy Loses Nerve.
Immediately from all over the hall
shouts Of Long live Soviet Russia,
Long live the Communist Information
al" arose, and Abramovich, turning
pale. tried to apologize by saying he
was not in Germany at the time OF
Liebknecht's death. down with all
traitors to the working class" Down
with Abramovich." the shouting con
tinued. and Abramovich was forced tc
lcut short his speech.
/, Abramovich has not yet been abe
TO deliver his speech against Soviet
Russia, and II is expected that he will
soon make arrangements with the New
York Times, or some other capitalist
sheet. as the only means of getting hiI
poisonous propaganda before the pub
lie.
Crowd Sings international.
The Forward gangsters made fur
Their attempts TO drag the worker near
1.-THE platform from the hall, but he
CONTINUED to shout his defiance at The
traitorous Abramovlch, and workers
from all over the hall sprang to his
defense.
The audience marched from the hal
singing the International and still cry
Ing Long Live Soviet Russia"
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