The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-12
10000 STRIKE
IN newark FOR
SACCO, vANzETTI
Police Dispense Big City
Hall Parade


NEWARK, n. j., Aug. II. - Thru
eleventh hour appeals and without
any strike machinery 10000 workers
affiliated with the local union in Es-
sex County went out on strike Tues
day morning as a protest against the
legal execution Of Sacco and Van
zetti.
The Amalgamated Clothing Work
ers, BARRIERS Local SIT, Furriers Local
rs, and the Painters Local TIT Off
cially authorized their workers to
down tools as a protest against this
infamous legal murder.
Rank and file members from the
building trades, cooks and walters, !
laborers and other isolated trades an
swered the call Of the local Sacco and
Vanzetti Conference. The Essex
Trades Council when appealed to for
cooperation last Friday tabled the re-
quest, thus stamping themselves as
partners Of the machine interested in
killing the two workers.
Police Refuse Permit.
On Tuesday morning hundreds up
on hundreds of workers gathered be-
fore the headquarters of the Clothing
Workers at 18th st. and So. Orange
Ave. After hearing the report, the
city officials refused to issue a permit
for meeting in Laurel Garden,
Springfield Ave.
A motion was made to form a par
ade and march down to the City Hall
and protest the action of Acting Chief
of Police Harris and Commissioner
Gillen for refusing to issue permits
for meetings in Halls and Military
Park. The workers, led by Nathan
Kleinman, a representative Of the A.
C. w. of A, preceded their march.
The ranks of the parade increased
as the march proceeded down So.
Orange Ave. to Broad st. to the City
Hall. There the several thousand
workers were greeted by Acting Chief
Harris and a squad of uniformed and
civilian police. The chief said he was
sorry but that he had not the power
to grant the permit. The workers
then shouted and yelled that they de-
mand the freedom of Sacco and Van
zetti. They marched back over Broad
st. and passed Military Park up Cen
trail Ave. to Washington St., to Mar
ket st. to the court house, where the
workers stopped and shouted, eve
Want Justice for Sacco and Vanzetti"
The march then proceeded back to
the headuarters. The parade went
all thru the business section of the
city and demonstrated to the business
interests that the workers of Newark
were convinced that these two Italian
workers were innocent of the crime
for which they were convicted.
ManhandIe Workers.
In the afternoon a meeting was held
in Montgomery hall where speakers
from the local organizations affiliated
with the Newark Sacco and Vanzetti
conference addressed the workers. J.
Q. Bentall appeared as a representa-
tive Of the Sacco and Vanzetti Emer-
L h
workers were urged to strike Wednes-
day, to boycott Massachusetts made
goods, to march on to Boston and to
fight for elimination from public Of
flee of Chas. P Gillen who has set
himself up as tyrant and car in the
city.
In the evening thousands of work.
ers appeared in Military Park but the
police under the direction of Lieuten-
ant O'Connor were stationed there to
prevent any meeting. Under orders
of Acting Chief Harris many workers
were manhandled and two were ar
rested for not moving fast enough.
Irving Freeman and the committee in
charge Of the meeting were rushed out
Of the park.
Forbids Meeting.
On Wednesday committee of the
Newark Sacco and Vanzetti Confer
ence went down to the office of Gil
len. After attempting to evade the
committee, Gillen's subordinate finally
admitted them. He backed down from
his czarlike attitude and told the COM
mittee that he was sorry but that the
Board Of Commissioners had decided
that no meeting could be held in be-
half of Sacco and Vanzetti; but that
the Military Park could be had for
any other kind of meeting.
Due to the action of the city Off
cials no meeting could be held We'd
nesday evening despite the fact that
hundreds of workers appeared. The
American Civil Liberties Union tee-
graphed its unconditional protest to
Mayor Raymond against the actions
of the City Commissioners,