The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-16
Resolutions Of the |. |. D. Conference

Labor Defense a year ago. 1t was the
object Of l. L. D. to fraternally unite
all elements and sections OF the labor
movement into a powerful non-parti-
san movement for labor defense. Now,
after a year of it's activity, the Sec
ond Annual Conference OF Information
al Labor Defense has been fore
most champion of the cause of the
class war prisoners. 1t has shown
and will continue to show its united
and non-partisan character in every
field of its work. In its campaigns
for the Passaic strikers, for Sacco and
vanzetti, for the Pittsburgh Commu-
nists, for the Fall River anarchists,
for the Zeigler miners, and the numer-
Gus other workers whose defense it
has led, it has shown not only the
need of a working class defense or
ganization but also its advantage to
workers engaged in struggle for bet
ter conditions.
ONLY swift and united action of the
~ workers can prevent the capital
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ton to railroad to prison every active
fighter for labor's cause. The pene-
trating and informing light of public
ity must be continually thrown upon
the attempts of the bosses and their
judges to frame up workers because of
political or economic opinions or af-
filiations. Unjust sentences and inhu-
man and brutal treatment Of class
war prisoners must be barred to the
eyes of the whole working class. Le-
gal aid must be provided for those
workers who fall into the hands of
capitalist injustice. Prison relief must
be provided for them and relief for
their departments. Campaigns must
be conducted for the release of those
workers who are already imprisoned.
Work must be carried on persistently
for the elimination of the vicious
"anti-sedition" laws on the statute
books, which are used to break up
the solidarity and organizations of la
Dor. Aid must be extended to our
class brothers on other sides of the
ocean who are being imprisoned and
prosecuted for their class solidarity.
International Labor Defense has
already begun this work. 1t has mar
shalled the forces of big sections of
the labor movement for the fight for
labor defense. 1t has proved many
times over the need of the American
workers of a mighty shield to protect
themselves from the ever-present men
ace of prison and death for labor ac-
tivity.
More aid is needed and greater sol
idarity. Every worker must unite fra
ternally on the basis of unified. non
partisan labor defense which recog-
nizes no basis other than that of the
need of fighting for the lives and free
dom of workers who have been seized
by the capitalist enemy.
WYE must build a strong shield of
w the working class of America.
We must defend the men and wo-
men of labor who are fighting for the
cause of labor.
Our Second Annual Conference is
sues a call to all workers, without re-
gard to their opinions or Affiliations,
to unite in the International Labor De
Tense.
Fight against the continued impris-
onment of active labor fighters!
Demand the freedom of all class war
prisoners!
Fight against the anti-labor laws
that are used to strangle the labor
movement
Unite for the Defense of Labor!
International Labor Defense.