The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-28
Striking Miners,
JObIeSS Workers
Give to Prisoners

The hungarian Section Of the In
ternational Labor Defense, 80 East
18th St., New York City, publishes a
few replies, of workers to it's appeal
for the Christmas Fund for class war
prisoners.
One of them is dated Caledonia
Mines, B. c." and reads:
"The miners here, % of them, col
lected So for our imprisoned brothers,
We hope that you will receive a gen
erous sum for the brave ones in
prison. Yours for solidarity. 10"
1t is just short time since the
first letters calling for a special
Christmas Fund for the benefit Of the
class war prisoners and their depend
ents went to mail and already, judg-
ing by the replies received at the In
ternational Labor Defense Head
quarters from various parts of the
country, workers and sympathizers
of the cause of labor are rallying to
the assistance of the victims of class
justice.
Each letter bears the crystaliza-
ton of an individuals life drama, a
precious niece of mosaic from the
body of the composite tragedy of a
social class: each contains suppress
sed curse, grim determination and I'M
mitigated expression of hopeful en-
thusiasm for the cause Of labor No
long letters, just a few unchosen
words stimulated by the idea of soli-
iarity. Solidarity is the one word
that shines forth through the maze of
rroletarian letters. And indeed it is
solidarity in it's most valuable form,
because in all cases it involves ma
terial sacrifice while in many to an
extent that it "hurts."
The Poor Contribute.
Striking miners, unemployed, small
tenant farmers, workers of all in
dustries and sections of the country,
even across the border in Canada,
some of whom have obligations ex-
ceeding their pay envelopes, all for
got their worries for just moment
and, digging heavily into their
pockets, mailed their dollars to their
fellow workers who suffer for having
had the courage to stand up and
fight. All of them feel that they are
bound together with those suffering
in the prisons, by their common in
terest and common thoughts vi w.
bellion.
Just a few of these letters picked
out at random will bear out the above
contention.
From Coal Strike Area.
A striking miner from Neffs, Ohio,
writes: Enclosed { S2.70 for our
brother prisoners and their families.
think / could have done better if it
was not for the strike, which we are
carrying on for the last months.
With best wishes and solidarity.-S.
H."
From W. Va, comes the following:
Enclosed $500 for the children of
political prisoners. l wish you good
luck in your campaign.-M. A. A."
A Wellsburg, w. Va, miner says:
Here is $500, more if 1 can see my
way clear.-K. u"
Martins Ferry, Ohio, miner re-
marks, in sending in his donation, 81
will help as long as I can"
Unemployed.
j. w. of Buffalo says: "Here is my
donation. Would like to do more.
have been out of work for six months,
since the Ford Motors shut down.
M. j. of Chicago comments: 81 am
sending you $500. The coupons sold
like hot cakes. Send more"
N. S. Of New York writes: "Here is
$500 which have collected. Send
me another book"
Far West.
The Pacific coast, as well as middle
and northwest are we'll represented
among the supporters of the class
war prisoners.
A worker from Burnett, Wash, OBJ
serves: II am sending you $500 to
help fight the frame-up system. I
am sorry I cannot do more because
my father is crippled and l have six
children to support.--P. H."
A. j. of Chicago writes: Gam send
ing you $500 for class war prisoners.
Hope you will receive goodwill and
cooperation Of all in your Christmas
drive"
a sheriff from Montana expresses
his hope for the early release of the
lass war prisoners and sends his
check.