The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-20
EDITORS NOTES
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whole BY attacking the foreign born workers the
capitalists seek to weaken and undermine the whole
labor movement. Through the proposed murder Of
Bacco and Vanzett the capitalist class of the United
States is serving notice on the entire working class,
on all oppressed and exploited well as the lib
eral middle classes, that the rule of big mperiaist
capital vii be extended and sharpened and that
mercy will be shown to the opponents Of the exist
ing order
This is time which calls for the utmost
tration and solidarity of the forces of labor This
is time which demands conscious political at
titude and militant policy of struggle The demon
stration and strikes of the past week indicate
awakening of American labor to the dangers con-
fronting it. The masses must not be deceived by
the temporary reprieve but must extend and inten-
sfy the strikes and demonstrations. This is the
only way to save and free Sacco and Vanzetti This
is the only way to mobilize the forces Of labor to
repel the capitalist offensive.
Undoubtedly we are facing renewed capitalist
offensive against the American worlJingclass. The
threatened execution of Sacco and Vanzeti signal
ICES the coming of this intensified capitalist often
sye 1t is fore-runner of new wage cuts "open-
shop drives, attacks upon the militant progressive
and left wing elements in the labor movement, "Red"
raids, etc. Imperialism, mtarism and general CAPT
talist reaction raising their ugly heads in
move to smash the power and morale Of the work
ingclass.
Almost instinctvey all the enemies of labor and
progress mobilizng their forces and concentrat
ing their energies in the demand for the execution
of Sacco and Vanzetti. They--the champions of op-
preston and reaction-seem to feel that If they
succeed in the murder Of two brothers they will
have dealt severe blow the labor movement and
all the truly liberal and progressive elements in the
country.
The case of Sacco and Vanzetti opens up all the
big economic and political issues around which the
present day class struggle in America revolves it.
self 1t is the fight of the workers against the
ployers 1t is the fight of the poor farmers against
the big bankers and monopolistc capital 1t is the
fight of all the genuine opponents of Imperialism,
militarism and war It is the great struggle of all
true champions of the rights and interests of the
masses against the brutal rule of the financial and
Industrial olgarchy which is exploiting and dominat-
ing the United States.
The fight for the liberation of Sacco and Van
zetti symbolzes the great historic struggle which
the workingclass must wage and lead in order to
free itself and all oppressed classes from the yoke
of capitalism. The organized effort to
and free Sacco and Vanzetti-through strikes and
demonstrations an inspiration and stimulus to
all the victims of American imperialism whether OPP
pressed in America in the factories and the
farms, exploited and prosecuted in Nicaragua,
Haiti, Mexico, Panama, the Philippines, China etc.
1t is the world wide and epoch-makng struggle for
the abolition of capitalism Imperialism militarism
and