The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-15

which mlgeJ possibly pc Ifled Dy Cne
capitalists and their politicians. They
may attempt to quiet the working
class which they call the "mob," by
Communication Of the death sentence to
life imprisonment The Central Exc
eutive Committee of the Workers
(Communist) Party warns the work
ingclass of America against being de-
ceived by this cowardly and beastfy
device of trying to stop the protest
against the unjust punishment of Sac
co and Vanzetti by merely granting"
NSacco and Vanzetti living death
within the walls of the penitentiary!
The workers must Indignantly reject
this hideous and contemplate pro-
posal. We have not forgotten how the
capitalists and the political flunkeys
succeeded in deadening the whole ac-
tivitfes of the workingclass in the case
Of Brothers Tom Mooney and Warren
K. Billings, by committing Moneys
sentence to life time of torture along
with Billings in the penitentiaries of
California. Workers, don't accept this
swindle again. 1t is necessary to warn
you, especially because certain men
in the labor movement who hold Of
ficial trade union positions, but whose
real business is to serve the capitalist
class and the capitalist institutions
of "justice," private property, the ex-
ploitation of labor, and the capitalist
state. Some such men are now en-
gagged in paving the way for the CAPT
talist politicians to imprison Sacco
and Yanzetti for life in the event that
the mass agitation against the death
sentence becomes too strong to resist
without throwing out sop to you,
whom they call "the mob" 1t is nee
essary to warn you against such ac-
lions as the recent public statement of
William Green, president of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, who, al
though he knows that Sacco and Van
zetti are innocent, requests that these
heroes of the workingclass be kept
in prison for life, instead of being
electrocuted. This is what Mr.. Green
requested when he demanded the sem
tence of death be COMMITTED to life
imprisonment" The voice of the
workingclass must swell louder than
the voice of its misrepresentation who
is now temporarily the official head
of our Federation of I.abort The
workers must demand that Sacco and
Vanzetti be Immediately and uncon-
ditionally freed. No cowardly evasion.
No death for Sacco and Vanzetti. And
no lifetime of torture for Saeco and
Yanzetti! Give Saco and Vanzetti back
to the workingclass. That is the de-
mand of Labor.
The workingclass struggles have
been successful in drawing into this
an unusual number of middle class
people whose voices have helped to
swell the tide of protest. At the same
time the workers have to beware of
certain weaknesses of these elements
who because Of their class associa-
lions are too ready to relax the fight,
to believe in excuses, lies and evas-
ions. which the big capitalist poll
ticians, of the state house and the
courts put forth in order to quiet and
kill the movement of protest. With
all of their good intentions, the mid
die class elements do not and cannot
understand, and at time themselves
fear the mass movement Of millions Of
workers which can turn the balance
for Saco and Vanzetti. THE ACTIVE
TIES OF THE MASSES OF THE
WORKINGCLASS IN THE SHOPS,
| IN THE TRADE UNIONS. AND ON
THE STREETS ARE THE ONLY
HOPE FOR SACCO AND VAN
ZETTI! These mass activities must
be supported by all honest and sin
Fcere enemies of judicial murder. These
mass activities are what has kent
Sacco and Vanzetti from the death
chair up to the present time, and this
is all that can win them freedom!
The Central Executive Committee of
the Workers (Communist) Party fully
endorses and recommends the mill
tant and clear-sighted workingclass
policy which has been followed by the
International Labor Defense in this
respect. he WOTh6IS NtIyWfleIt
should use their pressure upon all or
CARNATIONS and groups taking part
in the defense, to compel all of them
to stiffen up their policies in accord
with the fearless and determined at
titude of the workingclass. The work
ers should join the organization
which has followed the clearest, Draw
est worlingclass policy in this case
the international Labor Defense.
Not Isolated Incident
The Central Executive Committee
of the Workers (Communist) Party
warns the workingclass of the United
States that the determination of the
capitalist class to destroy Sacco and
Vanzetti is not an isolated incident. |
1t is grim warning and it is a part |
of wide, general offensive against
the entire labor movement of this
country, and is the logical accompani-