The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-11
Arrest Pickets At State
House; Raid Unions
Continued from Page Ome)


rorism against labor in preparation
for the new war"
"The Workers (Communist) Party
maintains that only the unity of la
Dor and the building of a more pow
erful trade union movement and the
development of a labor party will
prevent further attacks against the
working class. AS a symbol of the
unity of labor it may be pointed out
that Alfred Baker Lewis, the New
England organizer of the socialist
party, and Gus S. Shklar, the New
England organizer of the Workers
(Communist) Party were seized byI
the same police officer, while Her.
man Kobb, member of the National
Executive Committee, Socialist Par
ty and Bertram D. Wolfe, member
Central Executive Committee, Work
ers (Communist) Party, were both
thrown in the same jail. The picket
line was led by Wolfe and Lewis"
Under cover Of the smoke screen
Of prejudice aroused by the employ
ing class press, as part of the plan
to murder Nicola Sacco and Bartolo-
meo Vanzetti in the electric chair, a
terror reign is being invoked against
the militant trade unions in Boston,
resulting in the arrests of many Of
ficials and members.
Special attack has been directed
against the Capmakers' Union and
the Upholsterers' Union, but raids
are hourly expected against other
unions, that not only called strikes
on Tuesday demanding the liberation
of Sacco and Vanzetti, but that have
been instrumental in winning better
conditions, higher wages and the
shorter work day for their members.
Attack On Needle Trades
Judge Joseph Zotolli, in Municipal
Court, showed additional animus to-
day by declaring the death march"
pickets, who surrounded the State
House Tuesday, guilty of lettering
and sauntering, with the additional
charge of obstructing traffic. An eff
fort is being made to claim that the
needle workers unions are solely re-
sponsible for the picketing and thus
prove an additional basis for attack
upon these organizations.
Seven members of the Upholster-
ers' Union, quietly awaiting the ar
rival of their union officials at the
headquarters, 90 Leverett street, were
taken into custody in a raid today.
They are Jacob Pollerck, James Grit
fin, Ben Golden, Louis Anapolsky,
Sam Blank, Louis Gerovitz and Frank
Frasson. Gerrovitz was badly beaten
up by the police who charged that he
had warned others of the impending
raid. All Sacco-Vanzetti signs and
banners, used in Tuesdays demon
stration, were confiscated. The po-
lice also tore sign off the wall an
nouncing a shop meeting tonight at
six o'clock.
Question Workers.
The workers were thoroughly ques-
toned at Police Station No. and
their names, addresses and descrip-
tons taken. They were then allowed
to leave. They were told "When we
need you we will get you" They
also were searched, but nothing was
discovered on them.
Jacob Miller, manager, and Will
liam Seligman, executive board mem
Der, of the capmakers' union, have
been released after a days grilling
by the police. An effort was made
to frame them up on the usual
bomb plot" The local police even
called in alleged experts" from the
New York police department to aid
them in their third degree.
Raid Camp Nitgidaget
An carrier raid had been made on
Camp Nitgidaget, workers summer
resort, in which it is claimed that
two sticks of dynamite were found.
This is easily explained by the fact
that considerable blasting of stumps
in clearing woods and building road
ways is being done at the camp.