The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-15
new YORK LABOR
MEETS TO HONOR
MARTYR vOIKOFF

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stood against this provocation; has
refused to be tricked into a war be-
cause it has tremendous sense of
responsibility to the working class Of
the world who win be called upon
to furnish cannon-fodder in the
event of war. AS a matter of self
preservation the workers Of every
nation should in no uncertain terms
repud1ate the tory government Of
Britain, whose hatred of its own
working class has goaded it to in
famous excuses.
Another Martyr.
"Comrade Voikoff has joined that
long list Of martyrs to the revolu-
ton and the least we can do is to
fight to build up a powerful Com
munist movement in this country to
fight against imperialism and avenge
his death by destroying the bloody
capitalism-tha has muir
dered so many of our comrades and
is capable Of as yet undreamed-of
excuses against us in order to hold
power a little longer"
Alexander Traohtenberg described
in detail the life Of Voikoff and de-
clared that he was one of the most
devoted of the Bolsheviks. "He was
member of the old Bolshevik
Guard" he said.
Many Years An Exile.
The speaker told how Voikoff had
spent many years of exile for his
revolutionary activities and of his in
timacy with Lenin in Switzerland.
Foremost Battle Line.
HE was a member of the Red
Army" declared Trachtenberg. GAS
an ambassador of the Soviet Union
he was in the forefront of the battle
for the workers and peasants of the
world"
Joseph Freeman declared that the
menace Of new world war has been
imminent during the past 10 years,
and only the desire Of the Soviet
Union for peace has been responsible
for its refusal to permit itself to be
provoked into conflict.
Tories Regret Action.
He asserted that the British tories
'.ere beginning to regret their action
in precipitating the break in trade
relations with the U. S. S. r., and
pointed that the British industrialists
we're taking frantic measures to pre-
vent the lucrative trade going to
other countries.
The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted:
1.-THE murder of Comrade Voikoff
is part of the worldwide provoca-
ton against the Soviet Union that
the Baldwiu-Chamberlain tory gov
eminent of forgery has been carry
ing on since it came into power. The
fascist government of Pilsudski in
Poland appears more and more in the
role of vassal Of Britain. It's de-
liberate shielding of organizations Of
white-guard terrorists within it's
territory, its refusal to turn the muir
derer of Voikoff over to Soviet au-
thorities, its hypocritical expressions
of sympathy with the victims of its
own criminality and its empty ges-
lures against other anti-Soviet
terrorists only make more con-
temptible its role as provocateur
against the workers and peasants
government.
"The Workers (Communist) Party
Of America rejoices in the determined
stand of the Bolshevik government
Of Russia, which refuses to be de-
ceived by the cowardly words of the
murderers of Voikoff and halls its
attitude of defiance against Pilsud-
ski and his terrorists who have used
the most frightful suppression
against the working class Of that I'M
fortunate country.
SIN mass meeting assembled this