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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-05
FROM MOONEY
BY RELEASED STRIKER

Harry j. Wolfe, just released
from San Quentin prison, where he
served three years as result OF
the longshoremen's strike of 1919
in San Pedro, Calf, when he was
arrested IL times, declared to the
International Labor Defense:
"Since my arrival in New York
City at A p. m. Saturday, Novem-
Der oath from the California state
prison at San Quentin, hundreds
upon hundreds of comrades as they
pressed my hands in welcome have
poured out heartfelt sympathetic
questions for Tom Mooney.
"Never. in the history of the
world, was a man so greatly
wronged as Tom Mooney has been.
Never did there live worker who
was so class conscious, nor as fine
a man, yesterday, today and tomor-
row, always pure gold until the
end of the world as have found Tom
Mooney to be during my three years
and month in San Quentin. l say
these words with an aching heart
for l know Tom Mooney. Never in
the history of the worldwide strug-
gle of the masses against capital
istic oppression has any man or wo-
man ever so tugged at the sympa-
thetic heart strings of the masses
as has Mooney.
Very Sick.
Lets answer your Tom Mooney
questions now, fellow comrades.
First, there is much we can do for
Mooney; second, he is not well, in
fact, the only thing that has kept
Tom Mooney alive is his continual
dieting for the past two years. The
rigors of prison life, such as aris-
ing at 80 every morning and leav-
ing for work at o'clock after
sleeping" on a hard straw mattress
and straw pillow with an insuffi-
cient number of blankets for cover
ing in cold concrete and steel cell
have transformed this unusually
healthy man into a shadow of his
former self. Leaving for work at 5
a. m. he keeps busy in the kitchen
of the officers and guards mess
until l p. m. From 1 until 2 p. m.
he is permitted to rest; at p. m.
he is returned to his cell. He spends
every spare hour studying for the
day he will be returned to the
struggle" Though no radical pa
pers, books or magazines are per-
mitted to enter the prison, Mooney
has managed to keep himself
Fundamentally interested in the
struggle of the masses, a super
human effort for one who labors
under such adverse conditions as
Tom Mooney is subject to.
Forced To Work.
"He works seven days a week,
and works mighty hard, especially
for sick man. He not only pre-
pares all vegetables to feed over a
hundred guards three times day,
but he must also wash the pots and
kettles, yet he always has a smile
and a friendly word for everyone,
truly a wonderful man. AS he
works in the officers and guards
mess, he is able to secure a glass
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-05
COMMUNISM AN ISSUE AT THE
CONVENTION OF MACHZNISTS

stupid, lying trash! The program
of the Red International of Labor
Unions is a constructive program
for struggle against the bosses, anC
for strengthening the unions. This
program, printed in Labor Unity
gives the lie to these vicious, lying
statements. Dawson wanted power
to declare it illegitimate for lodges
to help defray the expenses of such
delegations.
Business Agent Uhlmann, the for
mer socialist, also chimed in, main
tanning that local lodges should MOI
be affiliated with the International
Labor Defense, nor with the Miners
Relief Committee; and that the
Grand Lodge should have a right
to tell a local what kind of an or
gGnization they can affiliate them
selves with" Lodge 800, Chicago,
where Uhlmann holds membership,
has been affiliated to the Chicago
Committee of the I. L. D. for sew
eral years, and is still affiliated, de-
spite Uhlmann's opposition.
Drive Against Reds"
The Grand Lodge is conducting a
drive against the Communists.
Communists are in opposition to the
present social order; since the
Grand Lodge officers are staunch
supporters of capitalism, and have
made the trade unions auxiliaries of
the capitalist production machinery
the Grand Lodge wages a war
against the Communists. This
proves the existence of the class
struggle, with the Communists rep
resenting the interests of the work
ing class, as against the capitalists
and their labor hirelings.
The Grand Lodge expulsion cam
paign against the Communists be-
gan in 1924, with the suspension fol-
one year of Z members of the Toledo
Local Number 105. The Detroit
convention sustained the suspension
On August Is, 1925, the Execu-
tive Council issued Circular 1888
under the rule of B. & O. Bill John
ston, which branded the "Trade
Union Educational League, the
Workers or Communist Party, the
Young Peoples League or Young
Workers League" as "antagonistic
in character and dual in nature to
the International Association of Ma
chinists" and that "all members OF
the l. A. of M. who are also men,
bers of the said dual organizations
be given a go day notice within
which they shall sever all connec-
tions with the said dual organiza-
tions, or relinquish their member
ship in the I, A. of M. This was a
motion of the Executive Council.
After Detroit, the organization
was in such turmoil over the stolen
election in 1925 and the expulsion of
Anderson that there was no drive
against the Communists.
Fear of Defeat.
1t was when the Communists at
tackled the policy of the Chicago
machine as well as the Grand Lodge
policy that explosions began anew.
In 1927, Overgaard was expelled for
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-05

of milk day. On this glass of
milk and three slices of bread a
day, Tom Mooney has managed to
control the ravages of the stomach
trouble he is afflicted with. And
fellow comrades, it is my sincere
belief that Tom Mooney cannot pos
sibly live three more years in prison,
"His message to you, fellow COM
rades, is to keep faith--to carry on
TO remember that he is not whim-
pering nor crying, for he is not
afraid to stand persecution in be-
half of the worldwide struggle of
the working class and he wishes
that he could do more in their -
half.
"As to what you can do for Tom
Mooney-let me urge you that you
never let meeting adjourn until
the name of Tom Mooney has been
spoken; that you closely and whole
heartedly enter into the fullfilment
of each and every suggestion of the
international Labor Defense. Let
every breath you take bring the
name of Tom Mooney to your lips
in deadly determination to do your
part to help free Tom Mooney, who
has, and is, suffering more for the
struggle of the masses of the world
against capitalistic oppression, ex-
ploitation and terrorism than any
other living worker today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-05
GITLOW TO SPEAK
TO The CLOTHING
WORKERS HERE.
TUEL Forum Planned
for Saturday

Workers in the mems clothing in
dustry are to hear Ben Gitlow,
Workers (Communist) Party leader
who himself has worked in that in
dustry, discuss "The Present Policies
of the Leadership of the Amalga-
mated Clothing Workers Union" at
an open forum meeting this Satur-
Gay afternoon. The forum is called
by the Amalgamated section of the
Trade Union Educational League.
In the distributed announcement
calling the forum, the left wing or
&anization calls upon all .ailors to
come to the meeting, which will be-
gin at II noon in the Workers Cen
ter, 26 Union So, and participate in
the discussion that will follow Git
lows exposition of the traitorous
role of their union administration.
Working conditions in this indus
try have, for the last few years been
going downgrade at so rapid rate
that the standards of the tailors in
the factories are at about the lowest
level of all needle trades workers.
This despite the fact that the Of
ficialdom claims that it's "union" has
not so severe an inner union strug-
gle as the other unions. 1t is COM
mon knowledge, however, that the
Amalgamated is merely shell of
its former self and that the officials
add to this lack of power by deliber-
ately selling greater speed-ups and
wage cuts to the bosses in return
for their assistance in maintaining
the organization.