The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-27
"The Dawn of Tomorrow"
BY Pauline schuIman.

which are being published at pres
emit in the New York Jewish Commun-
list daily paper, the Freiheit, draws
a vivid pen-picture Of the olden days
when the Russian people we're op-
pressed and suffered starvation. Par
ticularly is the picture colorfully i'm
pressive when he describes the eve
of "pogrom" in the village of X. and
the defense army" consisting of but
twenty-one persons, seventeen boys,
four girls, possessing in all twelve
pistols. But out of these twenty-one
strong, only two were able to manipu-
late pistol.
This was the "army" that had to
face hundreds of peasants who had
been made drunk and were welt
equipped with arms by the agents of
the car for the purpose of slaughter.
How the little "army" succeeded
one thing am sure Of, that its mem
bers perceived the dawn of the NOR
row and went to lead others in that
same direction.
The result of their labors is evident
today, in the new Russia. To go into
details is unnecessary for the facts
in the Russia of today speak for them
selves.
DUT here in New York! We, COM
II mittee of eight, five boys and
three girls, attempted to approach
shop on 9th street in order to urge
the workers to join the union. Before
having the opportunity to enter the
shop, two of the employers, who were
notified by the elevator man who brot
us up, met us in the hall, one with
pistol in his hand and the other with
a club. The one with the pistol cried
out, 'T'n blow your heads off, if you
dare come up here again. These are
the orders given me by the captain
of police"
We looked a. him and smiled. lie
became furious, $50 you doubt me?"
And shot was fred-in the air, Of
course. We stood there unafraid, and
when we tried to go down we found
the elevator doors closed. The elevat-
orman, to whom the order was given
not to take us down, had obeyed.
Then the boss with the club in his
hands began thus: "YOu have to
stay here until the police will come
and then I'll have you arrested"
inquired on what grounds. The reply
was, you threatened to enter my
factory"
1--WE threatened to enter your fac
tory" said l, 'but you were shooting
and yet it is we who will be arrested?"
"Yes," was the answer, "how do you
like it?p
One of our boys in the committee, a
lad of eighteen years Of age said with
bitterness. Il win not go on my duties
next time without some way to defend
myself. Why should / stand like a
damn foo! and humbly watch others
direct their shots at me:"
Listening 20 him I saw in my i'm
agination the little "army" of twenty
one, seventeen boys, four girls, de-
Tending themselves against pogroms,
standing against hundreds and thou
sands. In comparison to the army of
the bosses, consisting of hired thugs,
gangsters, ex-union officials. who as
sist them directly and indirectly; the
police and above all the law and the
courts which protect them. we are but
an army OF twenty-one strong. And
yet what do We find? No one else
but the militant workers must win
control Of the labor organizations and
thru them defend the workers on the
industrial field.
II it is really true that the police
captain gives orders" or permission
to employers to shoot at those who