The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-22
POLICE BREAK
UP HANDS OFF
CHINA MEETING
Shanghai or New York
All the Same
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new war and the greater exploitation
of the American workers.
Police lnterferes.
Manley was speaking for not more
than 10 minutes when the police
sergeant inform eddsthe chairman,
Krumbein, that 2 language of the
speaker would we to be modified
because he was speaking against the
constitution" Manlev concluded his
speech pointing out the friendly rela-
tions Of Soviet Russia to China in
contrast to the imperialists and told
Of the remuneration by Russia of any
territory robbed from China by the
old czaristic regime
Because of this, the imperialists
we're opposed to Russia as the leader
against the oppressors of the sub
jected nations The demand of stand
by Soviet Russia" was roundly ap-
plauded by the workers. Manley's de-
mand of Hands OF China" was
enthusiastically applauded by the
audience.
Throws Speaker of Platform.
William Weinstone was the second
speaker. He told of the killing OF
more than 20 workers, and the wound
ing of 300 in Shanghai, of the bitter
exploitation of the Chinese workers
who were sweated more than II hours
a day. He also pointed out the long
oppression of China by the Great
powers, the policing by foreign troops,
the limitation of customs duty, the
draining of the treasury and continual
fomenting of civil war as a pretext
for interference. Ms
Weinstone had hardly spoken Is
minutes, when again the police
sergeant informed the chairman that
the meeting could not go ON as the
speaker was talking against the
U. S."
Krumbein advised the sergeant that
the police had been informed of the
meeting by letter and telephone and
he had received the usual alright"
from the police captain to hold the
meeting. The sergeant then threaten
ed that Weinstone would have to be
the last speaker or otherwise he
would arrest the chairman and break
up the meeting Immediately
When he received no assurance
from Krumbein that this would be
done, he proceeded TO the platform
and ordered Weinstone,to stop speak
ing. Weinstone asked the police
sergeant upon what authority. Where
upon the sergeant brandishing his
club and followed by his policemen,
exercised his authority of force and
violently pushed the platform over,
throwing off the speaker.
The audience which had grown
larger and larger during the meeting
and which numbered several thou
sand, indicated their protest against
this arbitrary conduct OF the police
by loudly booing the sergeant and
closed in about the platform in pro-
lection of the speaker. The police re.
serves then followed and dispersed
the audience with their clubs, arrest
ing two comrades whosdid not instant
ly comply with the orders to move
on.
Workers (communist) Party De-
nounces Police Action.
In written statement issued to-
night, the district Office of the Work
ers (Communist) Party denounced the
arbitrary and high handed action of
the police in breaking up the meeting. |
The Workers Party" the statement
declares, exercised the right of free
speech granted by the constitution in
holding this meeting against the VOL
ence- in China and the campaign
against Soviet Russia. It is quite fit
ting and glaringly shows up the real
significance Of events in the Orient,
that a meeting against the shooting
down Of workers in China should be
forcefully broken up by police action
in the United States.s
"The American imperialists are be-
hind the plumber and suppression of
The Chinese people and they are in
tercsted in having the action 60 un-
noticed. The Workers Party will con.
tinue fighting the imperialism in
China and elsewhere which is leading
the world to a new war and will 20 on
speaking on the streets of New York
laudly demanding the freedom of
China from the fmperialist yoke.
despite the cossack action and
violence of the New York police"