The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-17
BY JAY LOVESTONE.

IT is yet too early to estimate the re-
suits and evaluate the significance
of the Sacco-Vanzetti case. The com
ing days will be decisive. 1t is al
ready clear however, that the Amer
lean, as we'll as the international
phases of the movement to save Saccc
and Vanzetti from the strangling
hand of capitalism is of immeasurable
significance and tremendously en-
richening in its lessons for the in
ternational proletariat. The usually
well-informed Vienna correspondent
of the Chicago Daily News tells US
the following:
THAT the reprieve Of Sacco and
Vanzetti will have far-reaching poli-
teal effect both in Europe and Amer
lea is the indication of the trend of
events since the reprieve was gran
ted and also is the substance of the
opinions of almost all careful obser-
vers with whom the Chicago Daily
News correspondent has had occasion
to discuss the affair in it's broader
aspects"
What the Reprieye Means.
THE same correspondent tells us
that, in Europe, there is consider
able opinion maintaining that: "The
Sacco-Vanzetti reprieve - is h g
greatest victory attained by red
Russia" How much truth is there
in that? The answer to this ques-
ton is the following. Undoubtedly
the reprieve was granted by Governor
Fuller not out of his love for pure,
abstract justice, not because Of his
desire to see Sacco and Vanzetti
saved from death. Such desires Gov
ernor Fuller could have satisfied long
ago by playing different role than
that OF a hangman who has been
responsible for keeping these two in
nocent workers within the jaws Of
death for seven years. There was
only one cause for the reprieve. This
was the mass pressure brought to
bear on the American ruling class by
the American as well as the interna-
tional proletariat. The most con-
scious section of the working class,
the Communists, in the United States
as well as in every other country in
the world can naturally only welcome
the extent to which working class
consciousness has been arouse
against the capitalists in this in
stance. The Communists can we'll be
proud of the role they have played in
Il
veloped over the Sacco and Vanzetti
execution.
But let none fool himself. The re-
prieve does not mean freedom for
Sacco and Vanzetti. Our arrogant
and crafty ruling class may well
utilize the reprieve as a sort of war
camouflage with which to hide (be-
hind this very delay as the final es-
Enlistment of "justice.") their con-
tinued intentions to murder these two
champions of the workers. The
danger is far from over The danger
is not even lessened. The danger of
death for Sacco and Vanzetti may be
even intensified by this very probable
ruse of the reprieve.
There is only one language that the
capitalist exploiters and oppressors
understand This is the language of
class power. They are used to talk
ing in this language. Obviously when
the workers speak to the ruling class
in the language of class power the
capitalists understand. More than
ever before is it necessary to con-
tinue and to develop to greater
strength than hitherto the pressure
of the working class on the American
capitalist masters in order to save
Sacco and Vanzetti from murder,
Our Tactics and Tasks.
WE have mentioned the role of the
" Communists in the Sacco-Van-
zetti campaign. We must emphasize
the role played by the organization
of the class conscious workers which
defends the working men and working
women from capitalist persecution on
the basis of class interests and class
need-the international Labor De-
tense. This organization has served
as the vehicle for the most militant
and energetic fighters in behalf OF
Sacco and Vanzetti. 1t has served as
the unifying center of the most per-
sistent and devoted opposition to the
murderers from Massachusetts and
their nefarious allies.