The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-15
FORM DEFENSE
SENTING
$4,000 WORKERS
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Local Unit of |. L. D.
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ate release of Paul Crouch and Wal
ter Trumbull, confined to Aleatraz
prison, under sentences of three years
and one year respectively, for being
Communists; and supporting the Is
zeigler miners who are charged with
murder by kluxers and mine union
officials because of their fight against
the corruption of the Harrington ma
chine, were also passed. The resolu-
ton on Crouch and Trumbull will be
sent to the war department and that
on the Zeigler miners will be sent to
the United Mine Workers Of America.
A report was made to the confer
enoe by Henry Corbishley, leader of
the Zeigler miners, who went into
detail on the alliance of the klans-
men and the mine union officials
against the miners, which led to the
murder Of one Of the miners by a
klansmen.
Rose Karsner reported on the cas-
es handled by the International Labor
Defense, since it's formation in Chi
cago. Comrade Karsner told how the
l. L. D. is aiding the sick wife Of
Tony Stafford, an Italian coal miner,
who was deported few days ago, af-
ter spending some months in jail. He
was arrested during the 1920 strike
of the coal miners. The l. L. D. tried
to secure Stafford's release but he
was railroaded to Ellis Island and
deported before counsel could be Sc
cured. Comrade Karsner also report
ed on the A. V. Severino case in
Cleveland, the Crouch and Trumbull
cases, and the Zeigler miners case.
Severino is in danger of having his
citizenship papers taken from him
because he is active on behalf Of the
workers interests.
So far, the International Labor De-
tense has been able to keep Benjamin
Gitlow, member of the Workers (Com-
munist) Party from going to Sing
Sing prison. Gitlow lost his appeal
to the United States supreme court.
He is charged with violating the
criminal anarchy" laws of New YORK
state.
Other cases touched on by Com
rade Karsner were the arrest of %
Communists in Pittsburgh, the Mich
igan cases against the Communists,
the attempted deportation of S. Tin
ich. working class editor and e. Val
tauer, and the l. w. w. cases.
The miners OF southern Illinois
have formed a Franklin county de-
fense committee, which has the sup
port of the l. L. D. and local of
the I. L. d. has been formed by the
West Frankfort miners. The men,
bers of the Industrial Workers of the
World victimized by class justice are
also being aided by the 1. L. D. Fred
Mann, member of the l. w. w. attend
ed the conference.
George Maurer reported on activity
and organization. He declared that the
conference indicates that the local or
ganization can be built up into a real
mass organization, with individual
membership and affiliation from labor
organizations, many of which have
already asked to be connected. There
are 70 permanent branches of the l.
L. D. represented at the conference,
Comrade Maurer declared, with 1,4OO
members. The delegates, Comrade
Maurer pointed out, represented trade
unions, fraternal organizations of
workers, 55 permanent branches of
the !. L. d. and other working class
organizations.
Comrade Blankenstein reported on
the white terror and showed the in
ternational aspect Of the defense of
the workers against the assaults of
the employing class and the govern
ments which are but their tools.
The mass meeting held last night
in Temple Hail. addressed by G. E.
Ruthenberg, William Y. Foster, Dun
can Macdonald and Henry Corbishley
will be reported in Tuesdays issue of
the DAILY WORKER.