The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-17
by a Worker Correspondent

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ization of the Russian workers and
peasants.
Fascist Methods.
America today is employing the
same methods. The American Lee
gion, the eVterans of the Foreign
Wars, the X. X. K. and number
of other fascist organizations are
acting as spy agencies of the cap
italists against the workers.
A dose of democracy" was given
to the writer Of this article in the
week of July %. America is
free country. You have the freedom
of starving in this country, no
guarCimen, no policemen, not a man
of the capitalist state power will
stop you. If you organize and re-
fuse to starve. if you fight to bet
ter your conditions, then you are
in for a dose Of capitalist "democ-
racy."
Monday, July %, 1 got up to
go to the picket line of the striking
shop of S. ]. Cohen, a clothing fac
tory located at 18th and Callowhill
SITS, this city. When the angels of
freedom, with clubs in their hands.
got tired of looking at me they ar
rested mo with five other militant
young workers who were in the
picket line with me. The lawyer
got US released later on bail. At
five o'clock, same day, l was again
arrested for being on the picket line
(second time in day.. Why was
I arrested? Well, try to guess it!
For breach of peacew Isn't that
a crime?
Tuesday morning, July "a; a
very nice morning, but the air was
oppressive. AS soon as you get on
the picket line you hear the voice
of the "angels of freedom" Say,
you! get to hell out of here" I
ignored those orders and at eight
o'clock in the morning I was again
arrested (third time). Fortunately,
] was taken all three times to the
same police station, 10th and Bot
tonwood. and in the morning of
Tuesday, at $50 a. M, judge tried
me, combining the three charges in
one.
$40 and Costs.
The Judge asked the policeman:
"Why was this young fellow ar
rested ?" When told for being in
the picket line in front of the strik-
ing shop, the judge, without ques-
tioning me at all. declared: "Ten
dollars and costs" | made an at
tempt to speak, but two "angels Of
peace and order" stationed behind
me in the court room, dragged me
away to the CELL
Friday, July 81, the Young Pho
neers of Philadelphia organized a
picketing demonstration in front of
the S. j. Cohen shop, still on strike.
Banners and placards, denouncing
the terrible conditions of the Phila-
delphia clothing workers, were car
ried by the Young Pioneers. AS
soon as the demonstration made its
appearance near the S. J. Cohen
shop the squad of uniformed police,
stationed there to defend S. J. Co.
hen, arrested me again Fourth
time) and two other girl leaders of
the demonstration. When taken in
to the station the two girl leaders
were released on bail about two
hours later. The captain Of the
Ten and Cottonwood police station
detained me until very late at night
The hearing of the latter case
took place the morning after. The
two girls were discharged. Even
though I was charged with the
same charge as they were. TINT Of
"breach Of pence" the Judge liked
to have a separate cnse Of lnine and
put me under $500 of bail. For n
charge of breach Of peace. co-sti-
tutionolly speaking. ACCORDING to
tho laws, the judge has NJ right to
detein anyone on $500 Of bail. But
we hav" democracy and tn judge
uses all the democracy he has
against the workers.
We have democracy" in America,
brt the worlcrs nro not allowed to
tell to another fellow-woriecr rot
TO vote for Hoover. Workers. nrs
not allowed to speak against the
citizens military training camps. a
capitalist militnrist institution for
training the youth Of th.a country
to become Rood soldlers and stand
ready for tho coming war.
1t's "-editioua" TO say that "lhs
Soviet Union" 10 a coed eeantr... a
country whera the workers ard
farmers enjoy their freedeHi. the
fruit OF the resolution. In Phila-
deiphia II Is "sed'tious" to say that
Coolidge Is a Htrikebreaker.
Philadelphia is a big city. The
city Of "brethefiy levs." tbs sitv
whsPs American hiHdeae-dsas9
was Gseiared, the city that has the