The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-13
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SAKLATvALA
IN SEATTLE
Mass Meeting for His
Admission
tspeoIaI to Va DaIIy w0rkerl


SEATTLE, Oct. 1t.--one Of the
most successful demonstrations in
Seattle was the protest meeting held
last night against the exclusion OF
shapurJl SakIatvaIa, In which re-
representatives. Of unions and other
workers organizations participated.
Paul Mohr, the veteran labor lead
er, M. Miller, Vincent Brown. NJ Han
sen of the best progressive leaders of
the organized labor movement, Jean
Stovel, progressive woman leader OF
labor. George O'Hanrahan, radical,
Elmer w. Steele, I. w. w. speaker
and Aaron Fisherman, district organ
izer Of the Workers Party were the
speakers.
The meeting was opened by Han
sen as chairman. He told the large
assembly the aims and purpose Of the
meeting. He was followed by O'Han-
rahan who said that once America
was the haven of men of revolution
airy thought. But now and particular
", since the. world war, it 1t is the
garbage can of dethroned and bank
rupt rulers and aristocratic garbage
of Europe The denial of Saklatvala
to enter the United States, he charac-
terized as disgrace.
Miller declared organized labor re-
scented the bar on Saklatvala.
Steele pointed out that because of
the indifference Of the large mass OF
workers, the victims of Centralia ira
gedy are still languishing in the peni-
tertiary. He urged the workers to
organize and stand up for their rights
as class. Saklatvala who represents
the interests of the workers would
not have been barred il the workers
were awake, he said.
Workers Showed Open Doors
Stovel said that the workers shouA
have made it possible for Saklatvala'
to enter the United States. The bar
ring of Saklatvala by Secretary of
State Kellogg, should make the statue
of liberty hang its head in shame.
The workers should demand that SAX
latvala be admitted into the United
States. she said.
Mohr declared that the fault lies
greatly with organized labor. Saklat-
vala represents the interests of the
working class England feared the ex-
posal of her atrocities perpetrated
upon the workers and peasants of
India. And in order to prevent SAX
latvala from exposing these atrocities
before the mass of American workers.,
the British tories have used kellogg,
as tool. he said He urged the work
crs to organize politically and indus
trially so that eventually they can
bring about their own emancipation.
sakIatvala Action Significant
Fisherman said that the action of
the secretary of state, in barring SAX
latvala from entering the United
States. is but only one of the many
outrageous acts perpetrated on the
working class by the ruling class and
their governmental lackeys. 1t is,
however, a significant one, because
It proves the contention of Commun-
lists once more that. the much herald
ed democracy of " .imperialists and
capitalists is class dictatorship.
SllIlatvala was denied entry into the
United States by Secretary Of State
Kellogg, at the behest of British
tpries because Salslatvala is a Com
nunist and as such he represents the
interests Of the workers of all coun-
tries He urged the workers to rally
the banner of Communism by Joining
the Workers Party
A resolution protesting and con-
demning the action of the secretary of
state and demanding that Saklatvala
be admitted into the United States
was passed by reclamation.