The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-16

meeting, as demonstrated when the
police refused to permit the Commun-
lists to meet some time ago.
Labor Batter Welcomed.
O'Brien, however, was welcomed to
the city, given the privilege of speak.
ing on any street. O'Brien challens-
ed the radicals Of every belief to de-
bate with him on the liberties Of this
glorious land. At his first street
meeting, protected by several police.
men, many Of his lying statements
were challenged by the workers pres
ent. He stated any one in the audi
ence disagreeing with him could takt
the platform. This offer was immedi.
ately accepted by Pat Toohey, sub
district organizer Of the Workers
Party.
Flatters o'Brien.
In Commute speech Toohey re-
futed the argument Of the fascist.
OBrien Immediately recognized Too
hey and introduced him to the crowd
as zone of the young red leaders Of
America, who comes from Pitts
burgh, and who is in the pay of the
Communists" Toohey exposed to the
500 people the function of such organ
izations as the fascist represented.
Told, and quoted figures how the
workers government was progress
ing, how the Russian workers fought
for their revolution and how they are
fighting to build a new society. He
challenged the fascist to go into the
hell holes of West Virginia and shout
his liberties" where the miners are
being hauled to prison by the hun
dreds, to the steel mills, textile and cot
ton fields, and assured him the work
ers would treat him kindly indeed ~
Toohey then challenged O'Brien to
formal debate on Constitutional
Government VS.. Proletarian Dictator
ship" The damagogue could do moth
ing but accept.
Capitalist Press Hysterlcal.
The Shiny press of Scranton has
opened a barrage of filth and SANDER
against the Communists. Disregard
ing the indisputable evidence that the
crowd was with the Communist thru
out, the Scranton Times states that
the constitutional crusader appeared
to have been able to get the edge on
the fiery and emotional young Com
munist." The Scrantonian, ever will
ing to serve the boss class, charac-
terizes Toohey as IAN uneasy off
spring Of degeneracy" as a blatant
demagogical agent of the cheka,"
"a red vampire" and many other
titles. Another yellow sheet states:
ut has been something of surprise
to learn that the Philadelphia social
list who has been endeavoring to con-
vert Scranton is named Pat Toohey.
We would have wagered that the
name of the propagandist was Ivano-
witch Slobschycz Kanowitski or some
thing equally Russian. You do not
often hear Of man by the name OF
Pat finding fault with the American
government"
Press Popularixes Communism.
The issue of Communism and Com
munists has been on the tongues of
the workers of Scranton for the past
week. This has worried the authori-
ties and to stop the publicity ac-
corded the Communists, they have
decided to stop O'Brien's meetings.
At his meeting, the day before the
debate with Toohey, the chief Of po-
lice and a detail Of officers swopoed
down on his meeting and commanded
1t to dispense. 1t was an amusing
sight to see an exhibit Of the free
dom" dished out by the police.
The workers OF Scranton, particu-
larly the street carmen and employees
OF the LaeEawanna shops, daily re-
ceiye dose Of the liberty preached
by this lackey OF the capitalists. The
BARRIERS who have just returned to
work after long strike, the striking
plumbers, the striking carmen. the i'll
paid workers OF the many shops of
Scranton certainly in their hearts
aespise this turnkey of the ruling
class. The workers OF Scranton will
hear more Of Communism and of the
Communists.
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