The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-30
TORTURING or
YOUTH SHOWS
FEAR OF LIMOGES
Militants Expose War
Preparations
Rv PAUL CROUCH.


,Melman, Is year old member of the
Young Workers (Communist)
League, and Benjamin Hart and
Robert Albert, also members of the
League, for distribution of anti
militarist leaflets at the war show
in Madison Square Garden shows the
real character of American militar-
ism. The fear of the war depart
ment as a result of the Communist
activities against the preparations
for a new imperialist war shows it.
self in the vindictive hatred of the
officers and the indescribable bru-
talities with which they tortured
Melman and the other League mem
bers.
After their arrest for distribution
of anti-war leaflets at Madison
Square Garden, the League men,
bers were taken to room where
they were cruelty beaten with a re-
volver, kicked in the stomach, their
finger tips burned, and other tor
lures inflicted which cannot be de-
seribed in print. The officers tried
to force the young workers to sing
the "Star Sp4ngled Banner" and
threatened to shoot them if they did
not. Then, they were told that if
they moved an inch they would be
stabbed with bayonets.
Taken to the night "court," they
were denied the right to legal de-
tense, and were not even asked to
make a plea of "guilty" or mot
guilty" of the charge of disorderly
conduct. The magistrate, acting for
the military autocracy of Wall ST.,
Immediately sentenced them to five
days in the workhouse, where they
were given extremely harsh treat
ment and forced to shovel coal. After
release, the young workers had not
yet recovered from the torture and
beating they had suffered.
While the most extreme brutali-
ties are being used against those
who dare to speak up against the
war preparations, the government is
rapidly increasing it's military pow
err and is trying to stir up a war
psychology among the masses. The
largest military shows ever known
in the United States are being held
all over the country, and the gov
eminent will use Navy Day, and
Armistice Day for display of their
forces and to try to arouse spa
triotism" so that the workers will
be ready to sacrifice their lives for
the interests of Wall Street.
In statement on Navy Day,
Secretary Wilbur of the navy de-
elares: ''Navy Day reminds US again
that our foreign commerce of near
ly $4,000, 900, 000-three times the
value of the country George Wash
ington liberated-requires protection
by an adequate navy" In other
words, to protect the interest of
American capital, which is Compel
ing with Great Britain for control
of the world markets, the American
workers are expected to be ready
to sacrifice their lives.
"Salyationists" in lingo Parade.
The unity of all the forces of
capitalisn-the army, church, pa
triotic societies, etc.-is shown by
the announcement that following
patriotic ceremonies and parades on
November 4, General Hanson E.
Ely, commanding general of the
End Corps Area of the army, will
make a speech clarifying the war
preparations. This meeting will be
held in St. Thomas Church, on Fifth
Ave. Among the jingoist organiza-
tons participating will be the Sal
walton Army, which will march in
uniform in the military parade, thus
exposing itself as a part of the
army of imperialism.
Workers Don't Realize Danger.
The majority Of American work
ers today do not realize that they
are living in constant danger of the
greatest war in history, and that
the conflict may begin at any mo-
ment unless the masses wake up
and take active steps to struggle
against capitalist militarism. The
war danger is the greatest menace
facing the American workers today.
The war danger is the greatest is
sue in the election campaign.
The republican and democratic
parties are equally strong for mill
tarism, and Wall Street knows that
both Smith and Hoover can be de-
pended upon to carry out the poll
cies dictated by U. S. Imperialism.
The socialist party is throwing off
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