The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-16

The conviction of the mine worker Sam Bonita for man
slaughter" operators verdict handed down by coal
operators directed by coal operators judge through
jury carefully selected represent the coal operators influence
f nothing more upon the population of the mining community
The jury in the case obviously incapable of bringing
in any contrary interests of the coal companies
The DAILY WORKER pointed out from the beginning
manager business justice of the wholesale
merchant superintendent brother of the sheriff. orekeeper
an insurance agent clerk who made the majority Of the
juy-these community where the entire business lie is
dominated by big coal corporations could not act independently
of the interests of the coal operators.
The evidence trial showed concusve that Bonita did
nothing more himself from who at the
moment attempting him down. But the evidence OF the
of labor prisoner in capitalist court cannot
affect the verdict the function of capitalist court to
punish the capitalists and not to listen to evidence
The only effect of the conclusive evidence in favor OF Bonita IS
effect helping show to the of workers how cap
a Justice operates against affect the fate
Bonita only the extent that s up the workers outside
thereby brings to bear upon the court
which aims to electrocute the labor prisoner
No matter reasoning be adopted by the
petty dependents of the coal operators who constituted the bulk
of the jury explain their verdict their real for
ctng Bonita of the coal operators To
this added the Bonita and engaged in an IN
terna fight the union from destruction at the
hands the oahsome agents of the companies Cappe and
Cappein's SUPERIOR John L. Lewis
And no matter devious explanations be given by
mercy while they carried out the
operators mercless wihe recommendation of mercy was
the admission of the jury that Bonita guilty of crime
except opposing the coal operators.
substitution of long term of prison. instead of the
DEATH act of to Bonita Its only purpose
to soften the resentment resistance of the
The outrageous simply attack of the capitalist
coal upon workers of the and the work
ing class
should make the mistake of looking for
in
fooled by the of the coal operators jury for mercy to
Justice class justice and capital
justice is fully exposed the verdict by which Sam
living death although everybody knows that
guilty of mansaughter murder other crime
Mine workers that the biggest thing they
can help Sam Bonita to increase ten times their Save
he-Union movement of which Bonita is part
To prepare the Anthracite districts swing into the big
strike beat the contract SYSTEM to effect national
the United Mine Workers Union from de-
by the operators and the operators Lewis Cap
peni Co., is the proper of the coal miners to the
fends verdict of living death against brother mine worker
Sam Bonita.
the best defensive is offensive In this
the Bonita Moes and MENDOZA offensive
all line the mine workers against the operators Build
MENDOZA Defense Committee Pass Indignation
resolutions promising solidarity and protesting against the nd
ish convctionbut stimulate the movement against the
their agents. Lewis Fshwck Fagan Cappe and
Others the real the conviction of Sam Bonita
Build your Union Committees wherever coal dug