The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-23
RIGHT WING in
POGROM AGAINST
N.Y.FUR WORKERS
Stool Pigeons Give Aid
To the Police
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heing dubbed and dragged from the
sidewalk by hair by the paid thugs
Of the city brought out large num-
hers Of workers employed in the
neiehhorhood.
Men and women were hurled from
the sidewalks by the police and more
than 20 fur workers were arrested
and taken to the 30th Street Police
Station after being severely beaten.
Fannie Warshafsky, member Of the
Joint Board of the Furriers was bru-
tally attacked by one Of the mep-
hers Of the Industrial Squad, and then
dragged by the hair to the gutter
Left Leaders On Scene.
When Ben Gold, l. Shapiro and
Aaron Gross of the Furriers' Joint
Board arrived at 29th Street, the hum
dreds of workers at the scene Joined
m a demonstration. This furnished
The excuse for calling the "Riot
Squad" with a conspicuous array Of
machine guns.
The present campaign Of brutal in
timidation is the climax to the tactics
II the corrupt officialdom Of the In
teInatiOnal working with the bosses
and the New York police department.
Stool Pigeons Point.
When the Industrial Squad had sent
in its riot call and been reinforced by
dozens of uniformed men and armored
motor cycles, they began a systematic
roundup in the Railways of those
workers near at hand who were
pointed out by the right wingers.
Those picked in this way and ar
rested were Abe Berliner, Clara Melt
ger, Sam Gold ben Colds brother)
Willie Shiffrin, Leon Litvin, Herman
Taft, Fanny Warshofsky, Anna
Baras, Karla Gajdushek, Natty Men
del and Ray Epstein.
All dubbed.
All these workers were beaten with
clubs, some of them were threatened
with guns, and the women were
dragged by the hair to force them into
the police wagons. Otto Lenhard and
Sam Yaker, altho not placed under
arrest, were beaten by the officers
after they had been forced out Of
restaurant at the corner Of 30th street
and Sixth avenue. The proprietor Of
this restaurant, as well as the workers
arc making affidavits which will be
presented in court today.
The workers after being taken to
nnAI, -4,..oA .,o13oo gAr4snp r,ro,,r.
ferred to Jefferson Market Court
where Judge Brods1y released them
on their own recognizance for further
hearing this morning.
Brutalities HOrrify Outsiders.
These brutalities of the Industrial
Squad, which made passersby exclain,
This is the most outrageous per-
Torrance l ever saw. The idea of
beating peaceful people like this, etc"
follows President Green's state
ments before the Central Trades and
Labor Council Monday night claiming
that the American Federation of La
Dor in its war on the Communists
will succeed in winning by the open
ly manifested power of the workers
and public opinion"-at least this is
the way the Forwards quote him.
Breaks Promise.
"The Federation will not hire guer-
illas to fight its cause. The Fedora
ton will not give a cent for graft or
cent for guerillas. We viii go on
with our work and win in a straight,
and respectable and honest way. Our
power is the power of the workers
themselves. The whole world will
stand with u.s."
From all Indications yesterdays
performance by the Industrial Squad
who Of course are not guerillas-
has scarcely gained the right wing
any support either from the public or
the workers.
The workers, whose usual lunch
hour was turned into a battle period,
shouted in wrath at the police in spite
of clubs which swung indiscriminate-
ly right and left. The public was not
much better pleased even tho the clubs
did not come their way.
Joint Board Takes Action.
The Joint Board held a meeting last
night at which it was decided to for
mally inform the police authorities of
what is going on and of the brutal
treatment of the fur workers yester-
day. They will let the officials know
that the union does not intend to re-
main silent on this matter