The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-15

tor General role that his agents played in the
kidnapping of Benjamin Gitlow, Workers (Communlst)
candidate for vice president the Party has sent the follow
ing telegram to Sergeant:
United States Attorney General
John G. Sergeant
Washington ID. c.
The New York Herald Tribune of October Fourteenth
reports following Dispatch Phoenix, Arz, Oct 13 Ben
jamn Gtow candidate for vice president of the United
States the Workers (Communs Party ticket is locked
up the city Jail at Nogaes the Mexican border ac
cording information received by federal officials in this
city today from the chief of police of Nogales The police
chief said he holding Mr. Gitlow but did not say
whether any charge had been made against him..
On the basis of this report we demand the following
nformaton ) What information have you secured from
your representatives regarding the date and cause OF
Gitow's arrest? (2) What extent have your officers
aided and abeted this unheard of arrest of Communist
candidate for vice president of the United States? 3 Did
any your officials coaborate with agents of the ku
Klux Kan, the American Legion municipal officials In
forcing this arrest?
The Workers (Communst) Party brands this arrest
infamous highhanded outrage against fundamental
interests and rights of American workers. This takes
away last preex of democracy in United States and ex-
poses American democracy the outright tool of the big
gest business interests against the workers.
So Called Liberal Governor of Arizona RespOn-
sible for Attack on Gitlow
Executive Secretary of Workers Party to Governor Hunt
A telegram was also sent to the so-caed liberal gov
of Arizona, George w. P. Hunt demanding the i'm
mediate release of the vice presidential candidate OF the
Workers Party ii still under arrest nOldlng
responsible for the personal safety of GitlOw The tee
gram follows:
Personal
George w. P. Hunt, Governor,
State of Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona.
The New York Herad-Tr of October Fourteenth
reports the following dispatch: phoenix Ariz, Oct b.
Benjamin Gitlow, candidate for vice president of the
United States the Workers (COmmunis) Party ticket
is locked up in the city jail at Nogales the Mexican
border according information received by federal Off
cals in this city today from the chief of police of Nogaes
The police chief said he holding Mr. Gitlow but did not
say whether any charge had been made against him..
We demand from yOu governor, information re-
gardng the following: O The veracity of this report (
The basis of Gitlows arrest.
We demand his release if he has been arrested.
The Workers (Communist) Party declares we will hold
you chief executive of the state primarily responsible
for the personal safety of Gow We insist that do
interfere with the campaign tour of Communist vice
presidential candidate Gitlow Arizona We demand that
you vigorous end gangserism and terror
of the Ku Klux KIan and the American Legion Hundreds
of thousands of workers throughout the country join us in
determination enforce rights Please answer
promptly by wire collect.
Following telegram sent by Lovestone to the presi
dent of the Arizona State Federation of Labor following the
information that labor officials among those who met
Gow at the station at Phoenix and forced him back into
the train:
president State Federation of Labor,
"Phoenix, Arizona
civilian O'Brien, Workers (Communist) Party candi-
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