The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-18
LIBERALS CABLE
| FIRM PROTEST
TO BUDAPEST
Big Demonstrations of
Workers Arranged

Senator William E. Rorahs chairman
Of the senate foreign relations COM
nittee, has declared his intention TO
act in the effort being made TO save
the lives Of the workers who have
been recently arrested by Horthy, the
''hangman Of Hungary" and are
doomed to execution unless the hand
Of the murderer is halted by protests
thruout the world.
In telegram to the International
Labor Defense, to its headquarters
at % S. Lincoln St., Chicago, Borah
said he was deeply interested in the
case and further stated that he ''Will
act in the matter when / can deter
mine how l may be effective"
The outstanding figure among the
last batch of Horthy Victims is
Matthias Rakosi. peoples c0mmissar
in the former Soviet government Of
Hungary.
The influence Of Senator Borah.
head of the senate's most powerful
committee, is expected to lift the veil
of silence that has until now shrouded
the latest orgy Of terror inaugurated
by the notorious butcher Horthy. The
government OF Horthy is supported BY
funds supplied by the House Of Nor
gan and at this momement Horthy's
financial expert is an American by
the name Of Jeremiah Smith. who is
acting unoficially for the Coolidge ad-
ministration, but officially for the
Wall Street bankers.
Fight Gains Strength.
That the campaign to save the Hun
garian workers from the gallows is
gaining impetus is shown by the fol
lowing joint cables sent to the Hmm
garian government by committee
Of prominent liberals, headed BY
Upton Sinclair and Roger Baldwin.
The telegram made public by the IN
ternational Labor Defense reads:
"BethIen,
"PriHe Minister,
Budapest, Hungary.
deeply concerned about reports
from Berlin of torture Of political
prisoners and court martial and
threatened execution Of more than one
hundred including Matthias Rakosl,
peoples comnissar in the former revo-
lutlonary government. Carrying out
such executions will arouse greatest
indignation Of American people. We
demand that court martial be abol-
ished, that regular civil trials be con-
Quoted and that no execution take
place.
Upton Sinclair, Roger Baldwin,
Clarence barrow, Robert w. Dunn, An
drew T. Mcnamara, David Rhys VIII
IIams and Robert WItaker."
Big Mass Meetings.
| Reports of demonstrations and mass
meetings. are pouring into the national
Office of~the International Labor De-
Tense, the headquarters of the anti
Horthy campaign. The two largest
protest meetings are expected 70 be
held in New York and Chicago, where
arrangements are already made.
The New York demonstration win
be held at p. m. today in Union
Square and speakers from many or
CARNATIONS, labor and liberal, viii
participate.
The principal speakers at the Chi.
cago protest meeting will be Rev
David Rhys Williams, Ralph Chaplin,
James P. Cannon and r. Sauser. The
meeting will be held In Prudential
Hall, corner Of North Ave. and Halsted
st. and viii begin promptly at 8 .. m.,.
Tuesday, Oct. 20.
In addition the following cities are
ARRANGING demonstrations Of protest
I against the proposed execution Of
Rakosi and his comrades by the
Iorthy government: Boston, Phila-
ielphia, Buffalo. Washington, Pitts
burgh, Cleveland. Detroit, st. Paul
Minneapolis, Los Angeles, San Fran
cisco, Portland and Seattle.
Chicago organizations representing
10000 workers and liberals dispatched
a telegram TO the Hungarian embassy
in Washington protesting against the
threatened execution Of Rakosl and
his fellow workers. Among those
| signing the telegram are Clarence
barrow, William Fl. Wolly. David
Rhys Williams, DR.. Norman ID. Barr
and e. c. wentworth.
James P. Cannon, executive secre- ,
tary Of the International Labor De-
Tense, declared that the movement to,
save the lives OF Rakosi and other
victims Of Horthy's blood lust was
gaining phenomenal strength ana
would rouse the country from end TO-
end.