The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-20
WE CAN STOP THIS MURDER!

are being sown for conflicts, imperalist struggles
and eventual
The recent slaughter of 200 Nicaraguan workers
and farmers by American marines has had the eff
feet of electric shock upon the peoples of Latin
America and upon the oppressed masses everywhere.
This murder of Nicaraguans will not soon be for
gotten. The the threatened killing Of Sacco
and Vanzeti it constitutes grave reminder to the
exploited masses as to what American mprialism
stands ready to dc in order to maintain its power
and profits. I'll
When the world hears Of the proposed murder of
Sacco and Vanzetti, it recalls Immediately the
slaughter of the Nicaraguans. the lynching and oI-
preston Of N1gloes, the Dawes plan in Germany,
he persecution Of the foreign born workers, the
ailing for life cf Mooney and Billing the challenge
of world mastery delivered by American Imperialism
at the disarmament" conference in Geneva etc.
The present ruling class of America is fast sue
ceedng in establishing for the United States the
same kind of reputation as that enjoyed" by the
former empire of the Russian car And herein
lies the secret of the tremendous volume and power
of protest that is coming from all the world
against the murder of Sacco and Vanzetti.
The apparent disunity in the ranks of the capt
taist class on the matter Of Sacco and Vanzett is
to be explained mainly by the fear of the radical
zing effect upon the American workingclass should
the execution of our two brothers actually take
place. Some of the capitalists also in great fear
of the hostility of the world which may seriously
interfere With the promotion OF foreign trade ana
the further development of American imperialist
aims. This explains the origin of those capitalist
voices which advocate the Communication Of the death
sentence to life Imprisonment. Henry Ford for in
stance took that position This also explains the
position of William Green head of the American
Federation of Labor, in favor of Communication for
life
William Green remains true to his role of agent
of American capitalism in the labor movement He
knows that Sacco and Vanzetti are innocent. He
knows that the murder of these two workers is an
attack upon the workngelass and the labor move
ment. But he also knows the voice of his master.
And as usual he is doing his masters bidding.
The workingclass of America must rise to the
occasion and do its duty in a full measure Sacco
and Vanzetti must not die Sacco and Vanzetti must
not be doomed to living death which would be
accomplished by committing the sentence to life i'm
prisonment. Sacco and Vanzetti must be freed.
The International Labor Defense will forever be
remembered as the organization which viglantly
stood on guard calling, modifying and leading the
struggle for the liberation of Sacco and Vanzetti.
The International Labor Defense Il. L. d. is one
of the few labor organizations in the Sacco-Vanzetti
campaign which placed from the beginning the main
reliance for the release of Sacco and Vanzet upon
selves and of the labor movement The l. L. D.
lis again calling upon the working masses to
strike and demonstrate for the freedom of Sacco
Workers (Communist) Party. Only such mass pro-
halt the hand of the executioner, and and free
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